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Drahcir Evan

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"Thank you so much!" Adria responded, trotting along beside Oliver like a found puppy.

"Adria." She responded in turn. "A pleasure to meet you." She descended the steps gingerly, but made sure not to go faster than her companion for the sake of normalcy. Minutes ago she had been vaulting across buildings and scaling the height of the city with ease. Now, she was practicing restraint and turning down the temptation to try sliding down the railing on her feet.

At the ticket booth she accepted Oliver's offering graciously, and held it like something of great value. "Thank you." Adria said politely, holding the ticket in both hands.

And silence.

She was eager to find out what this man's aura meant exactly, but didn't know how or when to start the conversation. Would it be better to wait for the train, or should she ask right away? Would other passengers stop to notice if the conversation got too close to the truth? Adria fidgeted slightly, glancing all around the station and identifying various sounds as if they'd somehow present her an answer.

"Do you visit Central Park often?" Adria asked suddenly, casual as ever despite her antsy demeanor. She didn't know where specifically this conversation was going yet, but she didn't want to let the silence carry on too long.

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11-Jun-2020 08:09:10

Fysyx

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Oliver Tenpenny

"I'll talk more openly when we get to the park, where less people will listen. Want to keep the number of people thinking I'm crazy down," Oliver said before answering her.

"I went there when I first moved out here. See the sights, and all that," Oliver replied. "But other than that, maybe... once? I usually don't notice the green spaces in this city. Something is just compelling me there tonight." He chuckled, suddenly noticing the awkward energy between them - it hadn't carried in her voice. Maybe he should have spoken first. "Strange as that sounds. Anything in particular bring you there?"

The train screamed into the station and passengers streamed out. Inside, there were two open seats immediately next to the door, and several poles and grips to stand. Theirs would be the next destination. Oliver sat down on the seat furthest from the door and stowed his backpack beneath him. He wanted to ask Adria about her eyes, or her unusual fashion sense, but that somehow seemed too personal since he already implied he wouldn't answer serious questions until they got to the park. Not cool dude. If she asked about his ill fitting clothes, what would he say here? Well, not every question would directly and immediately lead to, 'this body is new.' He could answer partly, dissatisfactorily, and fill out the rest at the park. But that's lame. What was he doing going to the park in the middle of the night? What was she doing going to the park in the middle of the night with him , a complete stranger? He drummed his fingers on the seat, and it sounded like he was hitting it with wooden mallets.

"Did you lose a bag or something? I lost my phone tonight." Oliver reached into his bag and produced a box of pastries. "Donut?"

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11-Jun-2020 14:47:20

George Rozas

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That settled that then. Ivy nodded, as much to herself as Titty, and looked around at the strange group gathered in this simple alleyway. If the same thing had happened to all five of them it was a crazy coincidence to have all stumbled upon each other like this - if coincidence was even what it was.

" Follow me then, shouldn't get too many looks if we use the alleys some more... " She told the group, though whether all of them were going to follow or some would break off was entirely up to them.

-

Ten minutes later Ivy unlocked the door to her motel, stepping inside and leaving it open for anyone who'd come with her. She immediately went for the hastily packed dufflebag dumped on the ground on the other side of the room, opening it up and rummaging through its contents for a few moments - what clothes she managed to pack in her panicked state were varied enough, even if they wouldn't fit Titty perfectly they'd do the job until she could get something that worked for her.

She stood with the dufflebag and passed it into Titty's arms, nodding her head towards the ajar bathroom door in the back of the room. " Throw something on, then maybe we should all have a less awkward talk about all this. " I am Inferi.

11-Jun-2020 21:55:20

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Taleisin

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Titty accepts the bag and nods. "Thanks," she answers meekly, before scuttling into the bathroom. The moment she shuts the door, she quickly rifles through the bag. Since it is Ivy's and not hers, there isn't really anything in here she would ordinarily wear. She gives up on the bra part. No way would she fit in anything of Ivy's. Instead, she finds a simple tanktop. That will do....What else? Is that pants?! There are pants!

They would be a bit tight on her, she realises. But the important thing is that she has pants and that is good enough for her. She pulls these on, before looking for anything else. She's scared to look herself in the mirror, so she stares down at the floor and the bag as she pulls out a pair of ill-fitting combat trousers. Still staring down, she gives herself a quick scrub down from the sink, feeling somewhat gross from the alleyway. She dries off and dresses, before finally daring to look at herself in the mirror. For a moment, she is frozen, staring at herself. The face she expected to see is not there. Gone is the mousy hair and glasses, and the shapeless body. Gone is the uneven skin and weird heavy-lidded eyes that always made her look half asleep. She barely even looks human now. And those hips! She could feel the new underpants really digging in, and now she understands why.

She opens her mouth, with every intention of screaming. But her throat closes up, and all she manages is a shocked gargle.

Everyone has the potential to be an asshat in a flower crown.

12-Jun-2020 08:54:27

Drahcir Evan

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All the while, the reaper stole glances around the station. As people came and went, their different auras drew her attention. Some were almost completely blank. Others were oppressively uncomfortable. She didn't know what any of it meant, and still struggling to get used to it. And still, no matter how many people passed by, none of them had an aura like Oliver's.

"I would jog there sometimes." Adria said of Central Park. "I wanted to have the space tonight..." she added, being vague.

"...No thank you." she politely declined the doughnut after a pause. After looking it over for a few seconds, she found the pastry almost revolting in some way. She loved sweets as far as she knew, but on this night the sheer thought of a doughnut suppressed her entire appetite.

"I lost my bag... my phone... my keys..." the strange girl recounted calmly. "The truth is... I don't know what's happening right now. But I trust the lord's guidance." She awaited the train ride, prepared to sit most of it in either silence or less heavy conversation.

Proverbs 16:9

12-Jun-2020 17:37:41

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2023

Bluefirecan

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Lyla agreed to follow Ivy and the others to her motel room to get Titty better dressed. As Titty headed to the bathroom, the pixie eyed the splintered mess beside the bed. She could only hope it had once been a bedside table, but the damage made it almost impossible to tell.

She sighed, and went to lower herself onto one of the chairs scattered about the room. Why did motels always seem to have multiple chairs in the room? It had been a question that tugged at her mind since she was a kid. But it felt like it didn't matter anymore.

Anyway, she went to sit in the chair, before realizing that it was grossly oversized for her. It was hard to reimagine one's entire body shape on such a large scale. Or small?

No matter. Instead, she flitted up to rest on a table that hadn't been destroyed. It only added about a foot compared to where she was resting on the chair, but it would at least be somewhat easier for her to converse with the others. And, hell, it would be less likely to get her crushed by another who sat too quickly.

"So..." Lyla started, hesitating. "I guess there's not really a good way to start a conversation like this. Did we really all die? Why did we come back? Why are most of us not human?" The pixie quickly glanced at Kathy, not trying to come across as hurtful, but clearly confused as to why she had so far not expressed any supernatural abilities. Titty, too, but she was still in the bathroom changing. "And why the fuck did no one warn us this is what happens when you die?"
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13-Jun-2020 03:56:11

Fysyx

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Oliver Tenpenny

He stowed the pastry box. Hmm. A religious type. He nodded, feeling the lurch of the train through a turn. Beneath the train was the earth the subway tunnels buried. New York was built on a marshland, entombed in concrete and asphalt, its waterways constricted in the serpentine sewer systems further below. He could feel something below him as he rode the train, a main artery of the city that did not flow to its heart.

Oliver let the moment pass and listened to the speeding stillness of the night.

--

They walked - briskly, this is New York - upon the train arriving and soon made it to Central Park. Wanting to get off the concrete pathway, into the thick of the park, he motioned Adria over to the grass. "Here!" Gleefully, he took off his sandals as he stepped onto the lawn, the grass already starting to accumulate crisp dew, the damp earth comforting beneath his feet. He had never much been for going barefoot before, but the impulse had just overcome him. It felt... grounding.
No, gross. Too cheesy.

They shortly came to a clearing. Across the park, they could see a few individuals and couples milling around, speaking, though silent at this distance. There was no one within earshot of a normal conversation. They could talk here.

Oliver breathed in deep. The air was fresher here. Even though he could still see skyscrapers, they seemed hazy and far off. Like they were some other world, or maybe a reflection from a city that never existed. The same way that yesterday was starting to seem distant, more like last year than last night. Like a last life . In some ways, Oliver felt like a new man.

He turned to Adria. Her eyes - he could now see they were not merely red, but glowing. Could a pair of contacts do that? He wasn't so sure. He remembered she had been drawn to him for some reason, and he looked to her, letting her eyes ask him questions before her lips could. 404 SIGNATURE NOT FOUND

13-Jun-2020 07:13:54

Drahcir Evan

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Adria spent most of the train ride staring at herself in the dull reflection of the car windows. It was the first time she'd stopped to do so since what happened earlier, and though the difference in her appearance was jarring, she managed to contain the surprise.

Still, the figure that looked back at her was less a reflection of God's grace, and more in line with something darker. She wore no white robes nor heavenly crowns, but instead a black desolate garb that lacked in modesty. What did it all represent? What purpose had God decided for her? Could she ever go back to normal? Back to who she was before?

Adria stayed mostly silent until they reached the park. She watched with blank curiosity as Oliver took to the grass. There was definitely something odd about this man, even disregarding the aura he had.

She held her silence for a while before finally asking "Were you saved by the lord God?"

Romans 12:2

13-Jun-2020 23:56:36

Fysyx

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Oliver Tenpenny

Even though he had been prepared to be asked something strange, the question took him by surprise. He tried, and failed to suppress his laughter. "Sorry," Oliver said, covering his mouth. "Sorry. It's just, after all I've been through tonight, and the train ride, I wasn't expecting the climactic question to be if I had religion." He scratched the back of his head, now not able to look in her eyes, and not because they were red. The calm night. That was admittedly a slightly different way to pose that question - most preacher types spoke of being saved in the present tense. Maybe he had interpreted her wrong.

"Well, He put me in some pretty tough situations tonight. And I guess, in a way - if you were a literary sort - you could say I was baptized again tonight." Oliver smirked, still unable to meet her eyes. "Full body submersion in the East River. Like I have a new body, too. But no idea how I got there! One minute, taking a bath. Next minute, taking a swim. That He put me there is as good an explanation as any. Better than most, actually."

He let his voice trail off. Maybe that raised more questions in her. Across the park, backlit by the haze of city lights, a couple laughed beneath a tree. He wondered what they thought of him from there. How did he get to the middle of the East River? 404 SIGNATURE NOT FOUND

14-Jun-2020 07:05:42

D F Angel

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As the girl who rather optimistically called herself Titty went into the bathroom to change, (somewhat of a moot piece of modesty given their introductions,) Kathy made sure to familiarise herself with Ivy the shehulk's motel room, checking out both the standard, bland decoration of the motel itself and the way in which Ivy had made her mark on the room with her items and the destroyed pieces of furniture.

Kathy glanced at Lyla the pixie as she began to speak, trying to keep a poker face as she observed the very small girl on a comparatively rather large table. When Lyla mentioned only some of them seemed to have abilities, Kathy piped up.

"Hey, check out these puppies!" Kathy objected, pointing to her eyes, which were now (she hoped - she hadn't looked in a mirror in a while) permanently an opalescent colouration. "It's not quite super strength but you roll with what you're given, y'know." Kathy stopped her inspection of the room and lent against a wall adjacent to the bathroom, and spent a moment trying to see through solid objects, read minds and lift objects with her mind. When none of those bore fruit, she sighed out. A regular sigh that did not freeze anyone.

"Personally, I'm not sure this is anything worth worrying about," Kathy said once Lyla had finished making her point. "It happened, here we are. The rest of the details seems pretty boring to me." She glanced at Ivy, apparently having lost interest in the topic at hand. "Got any speakers?" Hags be hagglin', gods be god damn crazy, it's all happening ogre at Into The Fire

14-Jun-2020 18:49:36

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