v2.0 - this is a dark ride

[grey_of_heart]

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[badend_liar]

Hello?

[grey_of_heart]

[the screaming starts to quiet after a few moments, replaced by strained weeping.]

[badend_liar]

[cautiously approaching]

Are you all right? You're safe, sir!

[grey_of_heart]

Safe?

[He skitters back on hands and feet, like a crab, but he doesn't get far. Blind terror on his face.]

Augen und weißen Kitteln ...

[sanctusdei]

[Theo's sitting on a bench near the park, smoking furiously. He's already blown his first pack in his first few hours in Mayfield. He's already discovered the town looping in on itself and is trying to figure out what to do next when Gabriel runs and collapses nearby.

Theo watches all of this with one raised eyebrow, then gives sarcastic applause, laughing.]

Incredible! Maybe this town will be entertaining after all!

[grey_of_heart]

[Wince. Clapping, loud and crisp in the relative quiet of the afternoon. It shoots through his skull. hands on both sides of his head, he continues to wail.]

[sanctusdei]

[Theo frowns, stands up and stamps out his finished cigarette. Hands shoved in his pockets, he walks over to Gabriel looking curious.]

So what's so bad in this place that it causes this sort of reaction, hmm? Somehow I doubt this idyllic little burg has an asylum to escape from.

[grey_of_heart]

[The keening dies down. Breathing.]

[He stares at the man's shoes.]

Can't die here.

[crunchitize_me]

[To say that the Captain wasn't startled would be a lie--Even with his powers back, he slipped into the habit of not having them far too quickly. Though he can feel his heart rate increase, he lets the minimum curiosity flicker in his eyes as he cautiously approaches and kneels down in front of the other. Human interaction has never been his strong point.]

...

[grey_of_heart]

[He flinches back, even without physical contact.]

Wer sind Sie? Bitte tu mir nicht weh, ich will Ihnen gar nichts sagen

[plantenough]

[Viktoria watches for a while, partly out of curiosity and party because she simply doesn't want to leave the cool shade of the tree she's under. This is someone she hasn't seen before, but judging from his actions, she decides that he must be another... arrival. She feels some relief that she wasn't the only one to act so undignified at first.]

[Finally, she speaks up.]

I hope you know that is not going to solve anything.

[grey_of_heart]

[His head whips around to look for the source of the voice. In the trees.]

[Breathing quick and ragged, he stares at her.]

[plantenough]

[She smiles. Friendly with a side of calculating. She's studying you.]

Come now. Are you such a trapped little beast that just the sound of my voice frightens you so? You are stronger than this.

[Of course, she's blowing hot air. She has no idea who this man is, and he is only a man. Still, she's curious.]

[grey_of_heart]

[He rubs his face with one hand.]

No, just... just startled.

[Rusty English accent, shaky.]

Being here again, after...

[patchworksanity]

It would seem that you're back, old man.

assuming this is face to face...

[grey_of_heart]

Ahh...

[Man with giant screw in his head. ... and it isn't bothering Gabriel, which surprises him.]

[The white coat, on the other hand, does.]

Who are you?

[He looks like he's ready to bolt.]

Sure, why not

[patchworksanity]

They never remember being here before...it's a pain.

[The man reaches up and adjusts the screw in his head.]

Professor Franken Stein. Forgive me, you...reminded me of someone I once knew.
I can see I was mistaken.

Re: Sure, why not

[grey_of_heart]

I remember some. 's getting better.

[blink]

Visited City Hall, right? [He rubs his head, only flashes of memories coming to him, nothing solid.]