Puzzle 010

[tapshoetomove]

[Action - Around town, morning.]

[It's 11 o' clock, do you know where your puzzle shotas are?

Certainly not at school, it seems. Doppleganger!Luke's walking around Mayfield munching on a burger. After eating it, he'll crumble up the wrapper and toss it on the ground.]

This place sure is boring...

[Passing by a toy shop, Luke grins to himself

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AROUND TOWN, MORNING

[trickquestioner]

[Who should Luke's doppelganger bump into? None other than dear old dad's doppelganger. And right off the bat, there's just something sinister about this guy.]

Badmouthing puzzles, are we? Pity. Perhaps if you actually had some brains sloshing around in that thick head of yours, you might actually enjoy them.

[OOC: This'll be a placeholder for now. I'll respond to this as well as Action Two later on this evening.]

AROUND TOWN, MORNING

[hintcoinplz]

[The doppleganger only snickers, pawing through some of toys scattered on the sidewalk. He grabs a jigsaw puzzle before tossing it into the trash behind him.

Somewhere, the real Luke is crying.]

The only kind of people who like puzzles are loser nerds and old folk.

You look like both, so it's not surprising you'd like them. Ha ha!

[ooc: No prob! I'll be tagging later tonight too!]

3

[strike_you_out]

[From somewhere above, a voice calls down.]

Hey, Lukes!

[Slugger is standing at edge of the roof, peering down at the two Lukes and keenly watching for any signs that might help him to tell one from the other.]

[hintcoinplz]

[The real Luke briefly looks up, looking like he's about to say something, right as his doppleganger pulls him back down, kicking him in the stomach.]

[strike_you_out]

[Well, that gives him a decent clue. Eyes narrowing on the other!Luke, Slugger lifts a hefty uncarved pumpkin under his arm and whistles sharply to get his attention.]

What's black and blue and orange all over?

[hintcoinplz]

Is this another one of your dumb riddles, again?

[The real Luke on the other hand, is smart enough to realize what's going on. He aims a fist right at his double's stomach, causing enough pain to force his double to let go while the real Luke scrambles away.]

3

[geassedmassacre]

[Oh

Oh this isn't good at all!

For the moment, Euphie isn't sure where her own double went, but that doesn't really matter. Instead, she just rushes over to try and pull the two Lukes apart.]

Oh! Stop it! Stop it!

3

[hintcoinplz]

Miss Euphie? Miss Euphie, stay back!

[Luke doesn't make any further attempt to fight back, but his double seems to be determined to make a grab at the other Luke.]

[geassedmassacre]

Of course I will not! Don't be ridiculous.

[Euphie reaches out, to grab the Luke that's grabbing for the other Luke. She assumes that one is the aggressor, and therefore the double!]

[hintcoinplz]

W-wait, miss Euphie, please be careful he's dangerous-!

[She does manage to grab the fake Luke! Who seems to be trying to squirm out of her grip to get at the real Luke. The real Luke on the other hand, leaps to his feet to help Euphie out.]

Morning!!

[hatonhatoff]

[ Well if there was one thing that didn't really add up, it was how Luke was acting. It was so off, like...it wasn't really Luke at all.

After a moment of watching, he'll approach. ]

...Luke? Is everything alright, my boy?

Professah ;A;

[hintcoinplz]

[The biggest clue that this isn't the same Luke is the way he's going through those jigsaw puzzles as though they were garbage. He grabs one of the jigsaw puzzles right before tossing it carelessly behind him.

He grins as he spots the Professor.]

Hello, Professor! I'm doing great!

Action ☆ 3

[badend_replay]

[ Just... just...

What.

Rika was walking home like a normal girl. And now two boys who look the exact same are having an epic brawl on someone's front lawn.

Excuse her while she stares. She's been seeing similar things all day, but can't help herself for a second or two. ]

m-mi!!! Y-you two! Stop this at once! [ She drops her school bag and runs over. ]

Action ☆ 3

[hintcoinplz]

S-stay back, it's too dangerous-!

[Luke yelps right as his double kicks him in the shin. The boy returns the favor by punching him in the stomach.]

Action ☆ 3

[badend_replay]

I cannot leave you to be beat up!

[ But she does stop, watching from a closer distance... hesitant and a bit scared. It's not often that Rika gets involved in these sorts of things. ]

Please stop hurting him, sir!

Re: Action ☆ 3

[hintcoinplz]

I'll be fine miss, really I will! Please go find somewhere safe!

[The two Lukes are just kind of rolling around on the ground by now.]