Fifty-Second Theory [Action]

[i_speak_softly]

[Anyone visiting, or working at, the clinic this afternoon will surely hear a sudden commotion from one of the lab rooms. If they investigate, or merely wait until the perpetrators burst out of the room, they will find two anthropomorphic turtles and some kind of human-monkey hybrid, all looking quite agitated

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Robert for sure, but Don and/or Leo can come, too!

[lostinmyway]

[Every few days, Grune wanders by the clinic to make sure nobody there is lonely and needing a visit. Today is one of those days.

When she hears voices coming from one of the labs, she directs a mildly curious look in its direction, then slowly begins making her way towards it.]

Probably just Robert here for now, but Don might jump in later if that's okay? :3

[capuchinja]

[Grune is just in time to see Audubon exit the hallway. This may not be the first day since the mun isn't sure, what with timeline awkwardness but he is still hanging around the area, uncomfortable as things are for a person who is completely unused to Luceti and only vaguely aware that he might not be a hideous abomination here.

He startles when he sees Grune. Tall, pale, definitely not a Turtle - funny curves in all these places, where her plastron should be, and no shell, and long soft fur coming from her head.

It's enough to make him stop, and cautiously stare. There are no shadows to dart into with the labs, but there is a wall he can press his back against. And he does this, skittering back reflexively, his long furred tail whisking as he sizes up this possible opponent.]

Leo's here! o/

[honorthecode]

[Not too long after Audubon, comes Rodney. He's checking out the area to see if that freak is still here. Not to mention it's so freaking cold out there. Who the hell is running this town? He freezes though when he sees Grune. He tenses up.]

Great, another one. [He growls in annoyance.]

Excellent! A two-for-one deal. :D (Also 1/2)

[lostinmyway]

[Grune blinks. He looks a little different, but is that….] Robert?

2/2

[lostinmyway]

[And then she beams and steps forward with the intention of giving him a big, soft hug.] Welcome home!

Yes! And probably soon to be three-for-one! o/`

[capuchinja]

[...

The sheer strangeness of being called that freezes Audubon in place a long moment, but then she approaches and the first thing in mind is get away - reflexively, he springs back along the wall, somersaulting agilely aside. This has the added bonus of putting distance between himself and Rodney.]

Who are you?! [His voice is laced with frustration and the barest traces of fear. He can't trust anybody.]

Please let me know if it gets to be too much. XD

[honorthecode]

Isn't it obvious? She's another freak like you.

[Rodney's backing off too a little, since he's outnumbered. But he could still take them if he had to.]

No worries! The more, the merrier! (Also, I swear I will stop doing this, but: 1/2)

[lostinmyway]

[Grune gives Robert a confused look for a moment. Then, she remembers: Giles was a little mixed up when he came back a while ago. Maybe the same thing has happened with Robert.

Before she says anything to him, however, there's something important she needs to do.

She gives the other person a serious look and says levelly:] That's not very nice. You might hurt his feelings if you talk like that.

2/2

[lostinmyway]

[She turns back to Robert and smiles.] My name is Grune. You and I are friends, even if maybe you don't remember that now. But that's all right. I'm sure you'll remember soon.

[capuchinja]

[It is strange for Audubon, to not remember something. He has a sharp memory - many times Brooke has relied on it to keep them both alive. He remembers the layouts of places, the positions of exits, the way to move to best land a killing blow...]

...

[But it's the friends part that throws him the most. Friends? He was friends with this fellow mutant? Human? Whatever she is...?]

... Are... are you another... "human"? [There are so many of them here.]

[honorthecode]

That's what he is.

[Though it's not just Audubon, it's anyone not a turtle. Sorry Grune. He's noticed the fact that there's a ton of these...'humans' around. They're certainly not like Audubon. None of them have a tail either.]

[lostinmyway]

[This is actually a difficult question for her.]

Hmm.... I don't think so. At least, Dhaos says I'm not human.

[She sounds faintly puzzled. She knows she isn't a Ferines, either, but she's not quite sure what else she could be.]

[capuchinja]

[Who the hell is this "Dhaos"? But the fact that even Grune doesn't know what she is baffles Audubon.]

Not a human. A mutant, then? [Terrible word for Grune to pick up, but...] ... That's what I am.

[honorthecode]

[Rodney's watching silently.]

How many others like you is there?

[lostinmyway]

Hmm.... There are all kinds of people in the village.

[capuchinja]

[... All kinds of people...?]

... But who has the rights? Who has the power...?

[Who runs the place?]