Search Core - 2009 [active/OPEN]

[cafedeinfierno]

Characters: Diego Armando, Kang, VERY VERY OPEN.
Content: The cooler heads of Manhattan get together for a discussion at Madison Square Garden.
Location: ... Madison Square Garden.
Time of day: The evening after the disappearances.
Warnings: None.

NOTES: This will be a party-style thread. If your character has any interest in discussing the

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[loopmein]

Rushing had never done any good in the past. Not for Odd, anyway. So he didn’t have any problem with patience. If he did anything that could compromise the safety of those who had been taken by acting rashly, that would be on their heads. Odd hoped to make that clear to any of those who dared to wander off into Central Park.

He hadn’t moved move from his position since he first sat down, so Odd had that faraway look about him when a woman approached. He almost didn’t notice her out the corner of his eye. Then he turned his head to her and blinked. She appeared normal and kindly enough, but so did a lot of other people who were just as liable to be just as dangerous as anyone else. And sometimes even the nice ones who had absolutely no ill will could do harm.

Around here you could never be too careful.

At the offering of tea, Odd shifted uncomfortably. He knew that the woman probably had no malicious intent towards the nice offering; he still couldn’t help it due to his previous incident on Halloween. After having a bad trip after accepting tea from one nice lady, his radar went up by default at any such mention of tea. Couldn’t ever let your guard down these days.

“No thanks on the tea. I wouldn’t mind some sandwiches, though. I’m starved.” Odd had been too far scatterbrained to really consider the fact that he hadn’t troubled himself to eat that morning. So yes, he was fairly hungry.

[lilywhiteiris]

The smile grew a bit when he at least accepted the sandwich. It looks like she had yet to escape the stigma of sharing her sister's face. Ah well. If people wanted to trust her, they would. It was just that simple. She set the styrofoam cup in the seat's cupholder, and shrugged off her backpack. "I have turkey and ham, both with regular American cheese. And I have some little mayonaise and mustard packets." She shifted some bags of chips aside, before getting to the insulated lunch bag in the bottom that contained the sandwiches. "I have a bunch of bags of chips too."

[loopmein]

On a personal level, Odd really had no knowledge of the history of this woman or anyone related to her. He had met the one responsible for his episode on Halloween; enough to realize that it had been just a practical game of trick-or-treat gone wrong. What was meant to be just a joke turned out to be something that really wasn’t that funny at all to a lot of people... Odd included.

It also wasn’t entirely a matter of whether he trusted this woman or not. She seemed nice enough, and at least her face wasn’t entirely covered in stitches, coupled by that strange singsong of a voice. You could never be too sure of the overly nice types, however. But Odd hated the idea of being one of those type who grew suspicious and distrustful of everyone.

So for now, he decided to let that go.

He also just never really cared that much for tea; that was another factor.

“Turkey and some regular potato chips will be just fine.” He smiled pleasantly. “I’m Odd, by the way. Don’t think we’ve ever met.”

[lilywhiteiris]

She nodded, retrieving the requested items and handing them over with a couple napkins as well. "Call me Iris. It's great to meet you," she smiled. "Though I wish it were under better circumstances."

[loopmein]

Accepting the offer, Odd laid them out on the table and settled with what he had. Luckily, he didn’t have the appetite of a growing boy, so this would be enough.

“Iris. That’s a nice name.” He really didn’t put the name to anything else. In terms of what had been going on with other people’s affairs in Manhattan, Odd Thomas had kept surprisingly to himself. On top of everything else he had to deal with, he had enough on his plate as it were.

To put it lightly.

He shrugged at her second remark. “Oh, I don’t know. Disappearances are circumstantial in this city when it comes to that. They say people are united through trials and tribulations.” He took the napkins. “I think it’s true.”

[lilywhiteiris]

She nodded in response to his statement. "Oh, I agree fully. Even before I ended up here I would agree to that." She looked down at her hands where they gripped the strap of her backpack. There was the faintest of pink twinges on her cheeks from thinking of Phoenix. "Like right now. People are coming together to find out what's happened to these people."