Life Unexpected

[godbent]

Who: godbent and markofthewise (under markofthegod wisebent)
What: see here
When: Forward dated to tomorrow morning
Where: House 10
Summary: The first day of the body switch plot
Rating: Dubious

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End of Day 1

[wisebent]

[After getting through their respective dinners, the two go to their pre-arranged meeting point - the school playground. Given it's late, it's abandoned and tucked away behind the school. Sokka gets there first and ends up sitting at the end of the slide, looking a little worse for wear (dinner was hard) and about as frustrated as he can get. After only one day he was on the verge of calling the whole thing quits.]

[markofthegod]

[Haruhi ends up later. In a fuller house who cares more about if "he" comes or goes, she had to delay a bit until she got out. So ... looking very tired indeed she does show up, looking around for her own body. When she spots it, she walks on over]

Hey.

[wisebent]

[When his body finally shows up, he has that strange feeling of 'out of body experience' which is natural, given he is out of his body. It's odd watching it move like that and not be a reflection.]

Okay, your plan? It sucks. I can't do it.

[markofthegod]

Well what's the alternative, being brain-panned?

[Flatly. She sighs, leaning up against the pale for the swings]

[wisebent]

Maybe that won't happen. Maybe if I just go to my home and explain things, we can just... wait it out. These things don't last forever.

[Sure, even if it's supposedly not a Shift, it's something like one and these things are never permanent.]

[markofthegod]

You heard her - it's not a Shift. It's not them.

[Biting her lip. Which... probably looks a little awkward on Sokka]

[wisebent]

[It is awkward. He frowns at her concern.]

It's the Malnosso. She works for the guy who convinced us he was some kind of high priest.

[markofthegod]

...Fine, I don't think it's them.

[wisebent]

So if it's not them, who did it? The Third Party?

1/2

[markofthegod]

[...]

[markofthegod]

...I...

[Gulp, and then trying to look at him directly, but it's awkward and she's wary]

Think I might have.

[wisebent]

[Sokka stares.]

[wisebent]

[And then groans.]

It's not our fault.

[markofthegod]

I didn't say our, I said my.

[Though, she wish it could be "our." She pushes off the pole, focusing on the face. Wow. It's so weird to stare at her own face like that]

[wisebent]

[It is. And Sokka ends up looking away, turning to walk away and kick at the ground.]

Whatever. This isn't the time to start projecting, Haruhi.

[markofthegod]

[Hang her head and- then she speaks to Sokka's back]

I have a special power. I can't control it well.