024 - 4th wall

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[AUDIO - and this isn't Cooper speaking. It's a strange, stilted voice you don't recognise.]

You are heere an thereis no place to g o ... BUT HOME!!

[After that, have some laughter. Again, not Cooper.]

[ACTION ANYWHERE: A lot of you know Cooper, but none of you know exactly how bizarre his life actually is. If you run into him today - anywhere,

Comments

XD

[isntittoodreamy]

(She takes in her surroundings with more than a little trepedation. She'll probably throttle her mun for this later. She remembers this place, though can't exactly recall the how or why of it.)

"I might have taken a wrong turn somewhere."

:D <3 --also assuming for normal Johto

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[A wrong turn would be putting it mildly. If she waits just a moment, though, she'll get company - in the form of a blue and yellow dog, who will happily run up to her in that excited way most dogs do and try to sniff her hands.]

[Let's just say the Manectric is fond of meeting new people.]

^.^

[isntittoodreamy]

(It's not the color that Audrey notices first, but that's definitely a close second. It's the strange build of the dog that catches her eye. It seems friendly enough though, so she crouches down and holds a hand out to it.)

Well hey there, puppy. Where's your owner?

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[The electric dog doesn't answer, but gladly accepts the invitation to run her cold nose all over Audrey's palm before licking her fingers. Congratulations, Audrey - you're now Tricia-approved.]

[A whistle further away does make her ears swivel back to listen, but she doesn't respond to the call the way she should. She keeps her eyes fixed on the teenager and offers a bark instead, as if letting her owner know she found something interesting she'd rather not leave.]

[And that's when Cooper shows up ... and stops for a second.]

[There's a feeling of deja-vu, somewhere. Or some other notion he can't quite place. It's been quite a while since he saw her, after all, but the scenario does seem familiar.]

Audrey?

[Tricia stays by her, wagging her tail - showing off her find.]

[isntittoodreamy]

(And Audrey apparently enjoys the adora-puppy attention. The object of the creatures bark has her looking thataway, and what she sees sort of makes her second guess her sanity. Familiar is right.)

Agent Cooper?

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[He nods slowly; and of course it's him. Still the same very same, though he probably looks a bit different - "FBI Agent" isn't really the first thing that comes to mind anymore. He's been in Johto over a year, after all, and has adapted to that lifestyle ... but you still couldn't really mistake him for anyone else, could you?]

[Then again, the same goes for Audrey and he keeps his eyes on her, like she might disappear if he looks away. He's surprised, a little confused.]

When did you get here?

[isntittoodreamy]

Just a few minutes ago. I mean, unless I'm dreaming.

(Pretty vivid dream though, but Audrey always has weird dreams. There's trepidation in her gaze, like she's not sure who it is she's seeing. Agent Cooper or something else? Maybe not Johto, but she wears the marks of where she's been. And there, there's a smile.)

sorry for the late D:

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[He shakes his head, a simple, obvious gesture. No, you're not dreaming. He's pretty damn sure at this point.]

[But there's a hint of a smile hiding somewhere near his eyes because her answer further feeds into the feeling of familiarity that he unabashedly treasures, because in this place, he's had so little of it.]

Does it feel like a dream to you?

[It's a little too real to be one, isn't it?]

Totes okay!

[isntittoodreamy]

(If it is a dream then she's pretty sure she doesn't want to wake up. It's been so long since she's even thought of Dale Cooper outside of nightmares. It's those thoughts that keep her where she's standing, rooted to the ground as if glued there.)

Not anymore. You're you, right? I mean, of course you're you but you're not..

(Her sentence trails off and there's a sadness that snaps behind her eyes, momentarily drowning out the excitement.)

Where exactly are we?

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[Who else would he be? Three days away from entering the Lodge, he doesn't get the meaning behind those words either. She's got the normal confusion, he thinks. It's always shock to wake up here.]

[He knows he had one ... even if it was quickly replaced with wonder.]

[But he doesn't miss the sad note that has her trail off, the little bit of sorrow in her eyes. But he doesn't ask, because he's answering her question.]

It's called Johto. It's a different world.

[And as if to emphasize, the blue-yellow dog by her side nudges Audrey's hand not-quite-gently with her snout.]

[isntittoodreamy]

Johto. Joh-to.

(The strange canine gets a pat on the head in return but she doesn't take her eyes off of the man in front of her. She couldn't if she tried.)

(A relieved sigh then.)

So I take it that you're not the same Agent Cooper from my universe then.

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I'd like to believe that I am.

[It's an odd thing to say, because he's fairly sure she's the same Audrey. But something in the way she worded it has him looking at her almost curiously, and he speaks slowly - thinking about it.]

You certainly look like the same Audrey Horne.

Holiday Craziness! Sorry for the delay :)

[isntittoodreamy]

I'm pretty sure I'm Audrey, just...I don't think I'm the one from your universe.

(She almost looks apologetic, a simper touching her lips and an awkward shrug rolling her shoulders.)

Just like I'm pretty sure you're not the Cooper from mine. You don't..

(She swallows, shakes her head.)

Just a hunch.

no worries! I could backtag forever. :)

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[That, he can't fail to take notice of, and his frown is one of concern.]

[They could usually get along, but for whatever reason, she seems almost, what? Scared, sad? Different Audrey or not, he feels there's something completely amiss here.]

Audrey, what's troubling you?

[isntittoodreamy]

Nothing, I'm just...I'm really glad to see you, Agent Cooper.

(There's a lot of weight being carried by that 'you'. She moves closer to him, peering back once in awhile to look at the strange dog.)

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[When she finally moves it breaks some kind of tension he hadn't been fully aware of, because he's never really seen her rooted to the same spot like that before. She's all movement - dreams and fluid little movements.]

[So it's with that he drops the topic, with a little hum of thought and lingering hesitation.]

I'm glad to see you too.

[He means that.]