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For All Ramonas (hairoftheweek, direct_to_door, hairlikethis, ridethesubspace), spying on them A-OK

Sep 27, 2010 16:57

[OOC: This is going to be both on Awesomebook and then eventually Action. Please specify which in threads, feel free to swap when necessary. This is intended for the four Ramonas currently in SPvDR, though newer Ramonas or Ramonas that I've unintentionally left out are VERY WELCOME TO JOIN. Not to mention, anyone like Scotts, Gideons, Roxies, or ( Read more... )

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gideon_graves September 29 2010, 07:34:44 UTC

Sitting on a metal bench just beyond the reach of the light from the park lights and party going on within it's confines was Gideon. A bottle of water dangling between his thumb and fingers, more than half empty, swishing gently as he swayed it from side to side. The party had been answering many of his questions since he had awoken in the Chaos Theater after Scott and Ramona had defeated him. He had thought he was losing his mind after convincing himself that he was not seeing a Scott or Ramona around every corner. Even himself! He had actually been seeing them.

There was still the issue of Toronto having limits. Literally. The city limits was more than just a sign. More like the edge of the earth itself.

With a certain amount of contempt, the black eyes behind his framed glasses stared at the proceedings as he drank some more water. Kept cool by the frosty weather the Ontario province was well known for. This was a distraction from trying to wrap his head around his current situation in a way to make it work to his advantage. None of the normal locals seemed to know or care about the difference between the Toronto Gideon was familiar with and this Toronto he found himself in. Is this what happens after someone dies? Does that mean everyone else here was dead. Too many questions.

And why the hell wasn't he invited to this shingdig!?

wasnotthecat September 30 2010, 04:37:17 UTC

Well now--this was all kinds of interesting. While the multitude of Ramonas milling around the park was certainly alluring, Gideon had already known there were doubles of her in this alternate Toronto. Finding out that there was another one of himself walking around? That promised to be a much more novel experience.

He doesn't hesitate to approach, just ambles over easily and leans against the back of the metal bench. He takes a pull from his beer and doesn't bother to hide the smirk gracing his lips as he looks down at his seated double.

"Hey."

gideon_graves September 30 2010, 05:29:26 UTC

Being too absorbed by the parade in the park to even notice the weight being put upon the bench. His eyes were locked on the Ramonas, rarely drifting over to one of the Scotts there. However, when he heard his voice, which didn't belong to him Gideon snapped to look over at...himself.

Definitely worthy of a double take.

He could have sworn earlier that he had already been prepared for the possibility of running across himself. But it would have been a lie.

After a short pause he said "Hey. Nice shirt." Downing the last of his ice water in one gulp he continued with "Is this what it's like to be dead?"

wasnotthecat September 30 2010, 05:35:59 UTC

"Dead? Buddy," Gideon chuckles and shakes his head, taking another quick sip of his beer, "We're here in a scenic park watching a handful of Ramonas party it up. If we're dead, we got sent to one sweet afterlife. And I wasn't under the illusion that I was going anywhere nice."

gideon_graves September 30 2010, 17:39:56 UTC

"How true." A perfect answer. It made sense, not like he was really a paragon of some sort. Possibly the opposite.

"Have you been able to make sense of this city?" It was hard to look at another Gideon in the face and not think it was a mirror. "It's been eating at me since, since..." he paused before he continued talking "How or where did you find yourself here?"

After briskly tossing the empty water bottle into a trash bin, he glanced at the park as well as the others there. Of course it was peaches and cream for them. Their most recent memory before winding up here wasn't being sliced up.

wasnotthecat September 30 2010, 20:21:25 UTC

He frowns right back at his double, "Since I died, you mean? So you are from the same point in time as I am. Interesting. And good to know that I don't have to catch you up on anything."

Gideon stares down at his beer bottle, swishing the remainder of its contents around, observing the play of reflections in the liquid.

"I haven't been able to find any cause for this version of Toronto, or our resurrection. Not yet, at least."

gideon_graves October 1 2010, 00:17:17 UTC

Point in time.

Gideon furrowed his brow turning that phrase over in his head. A gathering place that exists outside of time? Of course there was the possibility this was all a screwed up dream. An incredibly painful realistic dream.

"So you've seen the edge of town too then." he rested his arm on the back of the bench and looked over to his double. "And died the way I did." Curiosity overcoming him he instantly asked "How do you feel about Ramona now that you're back?"

He was still collecting himself after his revival. Something he had only seen Scott do.

"Don't worry, you can tell me. I'm you after all, right?" finally that familiar smirk played across his lips.

wasnotthecat October 1 2010, 00:32:26 UTC

"How do I feel about Ramona?" and here Gideon actually grins in an unspeakably cocky fashion, "Damn good considering she's seeing me again. Well, one of them is in any case."

gideon_graves October 1 2010, 01:21:52 UTC

"R-Really??" he asked shocked at this news. Ramona had always been a spitfire, that's part of why he had liked her. He looked back to the party in the park, his glasses reflecting the light such that his eyes were not visible behind them.

"And what do you plan to do about Scott Pilgrim?" he asked unmoving as a brief gust of wind whipped at his shirt and hair.

wasnotthecat October 1 2010, 01:28:39 UTC

"Yeah, man," Gideon nods. "I stumbled upon one of them while I was in transit in Subspace. Turns out after she helped to kill the guy she once was crazy for, she had a whole boatload of guilt. We talked. Things went from there."

At the wind, Gideon pauses to brush a strand of his hair back behind his ear, then snorted at the question. "Pilgrim will undoubtedly come after me once she breaks the news to him. I suppose we'll have to fight. Not that I'm worried. No extra life and no Ramona to back him up? It'll be a breeze."

gideon_graves October 1 2010, 02:09:49 UTC

Adjusting his glasses as he listened Gideon inclined his head, the party in the park obviously not dying down this deep into the night. But really his interest in the party had been whittled down after talking to this version of himself. The fact that any Ramona could be interested in giving their relationship, using that term loosely, another shot was one thing. Obviously this Gideon had no qualms over what had happened when the confrontation with Scott and Ramona happened back at the Chaos Theater.

Upon receiving his answer, Gideon said nothing a while.

"Looks like you have all your ducks in a row. It's only been a couple of days since I came back. I suppose I need a little more time to adjust." being dead was one thing, coming to grips with everything that had been lost in just mere moments and having your memories sullied along with some words to think over was something else entirely. Finally he stood up from the bench and smoothed out his shirt.

"You've helped me with a few things I've been thinking about for hours on end. Thanks pal." Taking a deep breath and shaking his head to clear out whatever he was feeling, Gideon looked over and said. "By the way, is the apartment still there?"

wasnotthecat October 1 2010, 02:17:08 UTC

Gideon would be a lot less okay with everything that had happened to him if it hadn't all lead to him getting Ramona back. You should have seen him before it happened--so much introspection and private self-depreciating it wasn't even funny.

"Definitely. It took me awhile to adjust, myself. It's never too easy coming to terms with your own death, especially at the hands of someone you hate," Gideon nods. "And if you're talking about the apartment that you stayed in prior to the opening of the Toronto Chaos, yeah. It's still there. The geography of this place is all intact and as it should be, bottomless cliffs aside."

gideon_graves October 3 2010, 02:25:41 UTC

Looks like he wasn't the only Gideon who was going through the same feelings. So it looked like he would get everything back in working order judging by the current state of this Gideon. Well that was definitely reassuring.

"I think I'll go crash there then. At least the town's the same. I guess I'll see you around chief. In the mirror or in person. One or the other."

Giving a back handed wave as he walked off past the entrance to the park. Too much stuff to think about at a late hour.

hairoftheweek October 1 2010, 07:38:24 UTC

Ramona could swear there was something watching from far away, but from the looks of things it was just probably her mind playing tricks on her.

Probably, anyway.

gideon_graves October 3 2010, 04:19:28 UTC

A brief glance from a Ramona brought the memory of Ramona asking him why he would even want her back. Pushing up his glasses with a finger as he eyed the party, Gideon wondered if he should just get up and leave for his apartment.

hairoftheweek October 4 2010, 05:46:03 UTC

Or he could, you know, come try and crash the party or even catch a Ramona when she's alone. Or be in better sight so one can see you.

... Or just sit there and watch the antics between four lookalikes with different hairstyles chat it up. It could be the best heaven ever, or the worst.

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