15. Dazed and Confused

[redrobinhood]

[ooc: So I meant to post a exposition log that explained wtf happened to Ghost during his captivity. Long story short, fail mun is fail and I have Jury Duty tomorrow so I dunno when that'll be done. For this entry, there's long pause between each line, since he's at a total loss of what to say. Replies will be equally slow and evasive as hell.

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[felinemystique]

Hey, you. It's good to hear from you.

You said Smoke was hurt?

[redrobinhood]

[[Blinks at the picture, lost as usual]]

What's a Kappa? Hey maybe its like when you call someone a bastard even though you don't really know if their parents are married or not.

[[He looks back up at Clé and his face softens.]]

Sorry, C. Its a long story but...the red thing makes a little more sense now. It definitely has something to do with my past...being a Ranger. Like in my birth dream.

[unwinding_key]

[[Clé smiles, but if anyone's looking closely it is a much more tired smile than the sort she usually has.]]

Perhaps you are not fully kappa, then. Either way, they seem to be some sort of water demi-god from Japan. I thought it would be only fair to try and find some information for you...

[[She looks up at Ghost.]]

Really? Do tell. Though I have to admit it is a little amusing that so many of your friends have the color red for hair.

1/2

[inthecenterfold]

[[If "ping" had a face, Smoke is wearing it as Ghost defines bastard and then Clé continues with "not fully"]]

2/2

[inthecenterfold]

I... read something about that in Ran's journal entry. Sorry if you meant it to be secret or something.

[[looks over at Ghost, trying and failing to get a neutral expression]]

That guy wasn't you, y'know, man. Two completely different people.

[redrobinhood]

[[The confusion is waring with the sadness on his face and neither is winning.]]

Yeah. Yeah I know that guy wasn't me. Still...fucking messed up piece of shit.

[[He blinks as Clé's comment finally runs through his brain]]

Wait. What?! You're a half Japanese demi water god?!

[unwinding_key]

[[Welcome to the moe corner. Population, these three.]]

I think you misunderstood my reasons for bringing you this book. I did not realize it would have such a negative connotation.

My death is not a secret to be kept.

[[Her voice drops. Someone lost sanity points this week and she's tired in a really weird way.]]

I am more than tired of doppelgangers by now. The sooner this event ends, the better. There are sides to people I simply did not wish to see.

[inthecenterfold]

[[He actually smiles at Ghost's reaction.]]

Naw, naw, man, no godhood here. I got called that in my dream and then other guys called me that too and it didn't really seem weird or anything, but I guess that's what it is. I'm just a "pervy kappa" to them or something.

[[A sigh before continuing]]

But yeah I agree... I can handle my own evil version just fine. Everyone else? Not so much apparently.

he's not ready to talk about his death to Smoke yet, alas

[redrobinhood]

[[smiles back]]

Gee and Spike just called me an ass. Our insults seem so uneducated.

[[the grin falters]]

How many evil twins are there, really? I take it both of you had a lot of bad run-ins?

Well yeah. She told Smoke to ask him directly about tha.t

[unwinding_key]

I am not sure that uneducated is the word I would use.

[[There's a small pause before she continues.]]

There are entirely too many of them. Fortunately I have only encountered one. Unfortunately it was Mister Valeth's and I did not realize that until it was nearly too late.

8( Yes I really am going to bed now

[inthecenterfold]

Woah woah woah. [[Smoke's hand goes to her shoulder.]] I've never met this Lezard guy but just th' way yer sayin' that gives me th' creeps.

[[pauses as he gives Ghost a worried look]] She wouldn't talk to anyone for a few days except through East & Fallen.

[[Back to Clé]] You seriously got messed up by this, didn't you?

slightly off topic, but poor chosen and poor smoke

[redrobinhood]

Teach? Nearly...too late?

[[He visibly shudders]]

Man.

[[He scoots over to her and offers a hug]]

God this is so fucked up.

Yeah. <3

[unwinding_key]

[[To Smoke:]] The physical damage is minimal, thankfully.

[[She wonders if somehow East managed to tattoo something like This one needs hugs on her psyche. But its dark and she trusts them so she doesn't attempt to dissuade it; she even hugs back.]]

The psychological damage has yet to be fully mapped.

;w; <3

[inthecenterfold]

[[Smoke lets go of her shoulder so Ghost can hug her; he's not the hugging type, but it's a cute scene.]]

You know... we're your friends now, Clé. [[He knows that makes even more sense to her than to Ghost, but it still wasn't easy for him to say.]]

Promise - no more Hooters trips without a full explanation first. [[A bit of a grin to try to lighten things.]]

We just gotta' make it one day at a time, I think; if we aren't who we were yesterday, nothing can stop us.

[[It makes sense to him on a subconscious level; it's his rationale for why he could beat his twin.]]

:)

[redrobinhood]

[[Ghost lingers in that hug for a moment. He's much more tactile than Spike or Brooklyn and he's touched starved at the moment]]

Don't worry C, you look about as nuts as you always were.

[[To Smoke]]

Man, I am still in awe that you managed to drag her and Sky to Hooters. That my friend, was classic.

[[He holds his fist out for a bump. Do Hanyou and royalty fist bump?]]

Re: :)

[unwinding_key]

[[Clé laughs. She missed Ghost, a lot more than some people might think.]]

Oh good, one cannot lose their image.

[[She blinks at the fist.]]

Why do I feel like Fallen might chide me for not knowing what this is?