River is in the Cooper farm's living room, lying flat on her belly in a patch of sunlight. It's unclear whether she's catnapping or simply has her eyes shut to make listening easier, but either way she's quite botherable.
Sometimes Stranger takes a step and it goes a lot further than she thought it would.
Like, for example.
"...oof."
River, you have been tripped over by someone who may in fact be legitimately crazier than you are. Be impressed! Not that Stranger looks particularly impressive, sprawled as she is across the carpet with her butt kind of sticking up into the air.
"It's not," she says low, "It was, you- it was," she insists with a smidge of desperation, stumbling to her feet, fingers grasping at the patch of sunlight for balance and catching nothing.
In the reflection of the window pane, Mort watches the girl. Another of these strangers, with ties to Fate and Destiny. As weird as this job sometimes gets, at least he's meeting interesting people.
He doesn't sy anything yet, merely studies her, trying to figure out what to say, or if he should say.
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- Or maybe not, Mel decides. Is that- hey, is that River?
So Mel's in the doorway, trying to decide if 'oh hey, are you an alternate version of someone I once knew?' is an appropriate opening line.
Loo doesn't care. Loo's crawling into the room excitedly. There's sunlight!
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This may be something of a giveaway.
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Her eyes flicker open, and peer at Loo.
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But it's not moving around, so maybe that means it's safe?
This requires investigation, in any case.
There is a little yellow thing padding closer and sniffing.
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Oh look, strangely cute yellow-jagged-thing.
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IT'S BEEN SPOTTED!
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OK, nothing's happening. Yet. No need to flee.
"...pikaaaa?"
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"Yellow isn't well-chosen camouflage."
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Sometimes Stranger takes a step and it goes a lot further than she thought it would.
Like, for example.
"...oof."
River, you have been tripped over by someone who may in fact be legitimately crazier than you are. Be impressed! Not that Stranger looks particularly impressive, sprawled as she is across the carpet with her butt kind of sticking up into the air.
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River's eyes snap open within an instant as she lets out a startled shriek, rolling out of the way and flopping a bit like a landed fish.
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Flop.
Flail some more.
"...gnrfl?" asks Stranger, intelligently.
Then, sitting up: "How did a house get here?"
Because of course, when Stranger walks it is the world that moves around her.
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He doesn't sy anything yet, merely studies her, trying to figure out what to say, or if he should say.
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Maybe she knows he's there.
Maybe not.
It's difficult to tell.
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