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[oorah]

(𝙪𝙣:𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙙𝙤𝙜) 𝙩𝙚𝙭𝙩, 𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚, 𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤 & 𝘼𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉.

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[underachievement]

[ Jess has a hand out for Bruno the bump his head against the split second his nails dig into the floor and he starts rocketing towards her. ] Hey, Bruce.

[ and then to Frank, straightening up ] Hey.

[oorah]

[ frank narrows his eyes, spinning on his heel to face her almost like... she's inconveniencing him or something. she isn't really, he's just... had a long day?? something like that. ] Did something happen? [ he cuts through his usual dramatic procedure and just asks. he assumes yes so he'll be waiting for the answer now. ]

[underachievement]

[ He's coming off a bit brusquer than usual but she merely takes shallow notice. It doesn't bother her. For some reason, she must have been anticipating it. The time apart from Kam may be to blame. ]

I just got done chasing someone through the forest. Someone from the lists, Finnick knew her. She ran south for some reason and we lost her. [ not typical behaviour for a new arrival -- or a returning one, as far as she knows. ]

[oorah]

[ someone from the lists...? his mind is racing, but he feels strangely numb for a change. ]

You think she came back? Or maybe... never left?

[underachievement]

If she's been living here, it's in a hole in the ground. There was room and supplies in there for a few people, depending on how you rationed.

[ she eyes the shelves and floor for a container of wine or water or whatever he might or might not have brought to drink that can soothe her parched throat. ]

[oorah]

[ okay he could have anticipated everything - but that. ] That's like the treehouses. Kira found his father's lighter out there. [ without all the emotion that usually clouds his mind, he's... sharper, in a way. and if she looks around there is in fact a jar of water near where aretha is sleeping. bruno curls up on his boot while he talks and he doesn't seem to notice. ] Did you ever get the feeling like the more we - died, back in Reims? Like we would change. Lose a part of who we were. [ maybe the iterations are something like that. ]

[underachievement]

[ treehouses? she doesn't follow and she doesn't care to. if it were any more significant than a shred of personal ephemera, he'd have told her. ]

What did you lose? [ she inquires as she crosses to the water once spotted. Aretha does nothing to ward her away from it though Bruno swiftly pads over to see if he can score another pat while she's leaning over. Jess capitulates it. ]

[oorah]

[ it actually is??? more significant, that is. but he doesn't even realize how much he's kept from her and today won't be the day he figures it out either. ] Hard to quantify something like that, isn't it? At first, I just thought it was my memory, but... [ he would usually NOT share this theory. had done his best to not ever ever speak it. today he's feeling bold for whatever reason, like he truly gives no fucks instead of putting all his effort into acting that way. ] I always had this feeling like the Sound Eaters? Were humans once, they just went through that reset one too many times.

that icon is some bodice-ripper nonsense

[underachievement]

[ no shit, she'd normally say, but manages to feel complete at just thinking it. Jess never entertained theories about Sound Eaters beyond a little surface contemplation. otherwise she'd inevitably wind up wanting to join them. ]

Locals didn't reset, unless Constance was full of shit. [ from Jess's tone, she's willing to bet on it. god they are idiots for not testing it. ]

it literally enrages me ty for noticing

[oorah]

[ he just tips his head and shrugs. they'll never know now. ]

Might not be locals. Same as here. This girl you saw was a transplant, right? How far away is that hole?

thank Y for burdening

[underachievement]

[ When does one become the other? Jess has a hearty swig of water, getting reluctant to discuss their previous situation. ]

Running distance, a couple miles.

any time apparently bc jonny b be like that

[oorah]

[ yeah frank doesn't mind dropping that talk even if he is particularly loose-lipped today. he scratches the back of his neck and thinks that over. ] Like I said, there were some houses up in the trees, about that far, maybe. Looked like people had been staying there, I dunno, a while back. Hard to say.

like the man your man could kill like

[underachievement]

[ ... huh. she wasn't close with Kira but he led a relatively unashamed existence while he was here. it's likely he mentioned it to people other than Frank, possibly over the network. she didn't care back then so she has herself to blame now. ]

The crap down there didn't look like it was from a while back. People could've been sleeping there yesterday.

LMFAO i hate you

[oorah]

[ then that follows what he was thinking. he nods eagerly. ]

Up for checking it out again?

Bt

[underachievement]

We should-- [ Jess loses momentum as she pulls back her sleeve and exposes her wrist. her device is the wrong colour, though notably hers in every other way. the grime on it hasn't changed. um, anyway ] go now.

[oorah]

Okay. [ he whistles and aretha snaps to attention, long ears pricked forward. bruno launches himself into frank's arms but instead of cradling him like normal he puts the little critter on his shoulder to manage his own shit. he reaches out to grasp jessica's wrist lightly on the way out, frowning at her device and his. his eyes collide with hers and he holds the contact for a second. ] You too, huh?

left turn

[underachievement]

[ she mirrors his frown, gleaning the misplaced colour of his device as he does hers. it could be a coincidence, or it could be affecting everyone. as profound a mystery as the first, they can't prioritize either one. thankfully, or not, by now they can make it through, in and out of either village blindfolded. or blind drunk. she's arguably as sober as she's ever been, for how nonplussed the day so far has her. ]

What goes with yellow again? [ power-wise. Jess covers her device with her sleeve purely out of distaste. it's not her colour. ]

swerves with

[oorah]

Uh... energy blasts. It's pretty cool actually we should practice once we get into the woods. [ he hasn't played with his bubble yet but elektra and jess always make it look fun. even when she's pushing him off the bed with it :( ] All the yellows I know are really friendly. [ he smiles to himself, for some reason it tickles him that jessica got that one. ]

[underachievement]

[ Jess chuckles sharply. ]

So the sun literally shines out their ass. [ she shakes her head, stuffing her hands in her pockets. that's more likely to be where the energy discharges from and she's not keen to test it out, deliberately or by accident. ] Cute.

[oorah]

[ he snaps and points at her, which gets a little rattle out of bruno. when frank turns his head to get a look at the creature, he gets a rough tongue against the side of his face for his trouble. he makes a face and swipes his hand against the crocodile spit. what a life. ]

...Exactly. Thor's a yellow. [ that says everything right there, doesn't it? ] Maybe that's why everyone is acting funny.

[underachievement]

[ it looks no different than if Frank were about to be affectionately eaten. she looks ahead as they hit upon the spot she was first seen, or near to it. he or Hawke would have collected the material traces of her trail while Jess bailed. ]

"Funny" sounds like a break. What did you notice?

[oorah]

Just people acting... not themselves. Some of them had different bands, now that I'm thinking about it. [ as in only now in retrospect. someone is definitely not acting himself either. ]

[underachievement]

Well trust me, I'm not feeling any friendlier. I hope nothing else sets off those beams. [ like skepticism, or she's going to ruin her jacket ]

[oorah]

We can do it on purpose now, the powers. Did you not notice that?

[ just asking??? god, he's kind of fresh today. ]

[underachievement]

[ kIND of ] I noticed. It just didn't matter to me. I considered myself dangerous way before the attack bubble showed up.

[ fresh meet candid. She's not acting that strange, she's just saying all the stuff she usually infers. which does not suit his description whatsoever, prOOF ]