John's back in the city for now, and wandering aimlessly-- which, in his case, means in the general direction of Anna's apartment, although he knows better than to actually try and visit her.
He's pretty sure he believes what Schreber's friends (okay, not his Schreber's friends, but whatever) are telling him. Pretty sure. It's incredibly fucked up
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Breathing is a crude feeling, and she has to remember how to do it. "O-ow." she says, as some brick falls on her. She looks... realer. More there. But utterly small.
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But he does hear the voice coming from the ground behind him, where there was definitely not someone when he walked past that spot a second ago. He stops in his tracks and turns around warily, with no idea what to expect--
-- but all he sees is Melinda, crumpled in the street with a handful of brick dust scattered over her.
Not recognizing her at first, John crouches down next to her. "Uh, Miss? Are you okay?"
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She was back to being meat and chemicals.
"H-head hurts." the worlds are pronounced correctly, if not even more well pronounced. She has to think. Which is also strange. How did humans manage? How did SHE manage?
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Stopping that train of thought, now.
"Oh, jeez." He scrubs a hand through his hair. "What-- do you need a doctor?"
Damn hospital's all the way on the other side of the city.
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Her skin rippled against the cold ally- she didn't tell it to do that.
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Well, one of the girls who threatened him, anyway.
This girl, she's dangerous. Really dangerous. And she hates his guts. But she's just a kid, really, can't be more than thirteen or fourteen, and for Chrissake her skin is rippling. Something's very wrong with her.
He's tenser now he knows who she is, but he does his best to stay calm. "What do you need? What happened?"
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A stone near her turns into glass, then metal. Too much. Too much not enough.
"Mmmagic. Ll-let go of my human form." it's a lot of strain. Let go of one area, tighten another to move the tongue, move the teeth, do it all at the same time. "Wasn't ready. Tried to find y-your alt. Landed wrong. Found you."
Her eyes are unfocused. She feels small.
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what the hell is this?
"Okay." He takes a deep breath. "What d'you need from me, then? Or do I need to get you to the other Murdoch?"
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"There's one near here, but it doesn't always work." He takes a deep breath. "Can you stand up?"
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