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[perfectsymmetry]

[Phone call filtered from NPCs]

U-Um. If anyone here knew Hol Horse, ah... He's droned now, and I think for good. His things are gone. It's sort of funny, you know... Um, funny in that weird way. He was talking to me the other day cryptically, about how if he was gone. And now this. It's unsettling.

At any rate, I was wondering how many other people in town had motorcycles, or something like it. Would anyone be interested in a race? I thought it might be fun. We can set up something on the highway.


[Call filtered to Lucas and Silence (yes he knows Silence can't answer on the phone, but those two live in the same house, okay):]

Would, um... Would it be okay if I hung out with you guys for a bit? Ash is still here, which is good, but being in here with drone parents gets, ah, overbearing. [This is Crowe-Speak for "They are annoying the hell out of me, help!"]



Uh, so... Has your "dad" been bugging you about... um... something, lately?

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[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

Haha, I would race, but I doubt my poor old clunker could keep up with that damn Ducati of yours.

[phone]

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

[He laughs.] Don't tell me you're scared!

[phone]

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

Oh I ain't scared! I'm just statin' pure physical fact. Brat.

[phone]

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Hmm, maybe I should challenge you to a foot race instead.

[phone]

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

You'd loose so badly at that though.

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[littlemiss101.livejournal.com]

....You think he knew he was going to be droned?

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Y-You know, it almost sounded like it. And like he was... at peace with it? It was really weird.

[littlemiss101.livejournal.com]

.....well....I suppose it's good he was at peace with it.

Was there any reason he started talking about it though?

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Not that I know of. Though he seemed... [A pause as he thinks.] I-I think he was lonely, to be honest.

[Phone]

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

I can steal the car. I'm not certain Scott knows how to use it and the drone woman here has been odd. Well, no, more annoying than usual.

[Phone]

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I guess cars can count, if you think they can catch up.

U-Um. But that's not what I was referring to. I didn't know i-if your parents were drones, like mine. They've been... on my case about something.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

The older woman is. She's on my case constantly. Its kind of irritating.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Mine too, a-and now my "dad" is a drone again, so...

[He sighs, and starts talking fast in that normal nervous Crowe voice.] Look, I don't know if they think they know your "parents" o-or something but they seem to think I'm single a-and that I should take that "nice Pilgrim girl" out on a date and it's all very stupid and irritating and so I-I was wondering if we could just go to the diner together to get them off my back.

I-It... It's not a date. I swear. It's just. Um.

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[brbgoing2russia.livejournal.com]

No way, they got someone from your house too?

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Mm, I've been here a long time, and been through a lot of housemates. I-It's not surprising really. Hol and I... ah, we never really got along anyway. But he was better than a drone.

[brbgoing2russia.livejournal.com]

That really sucks dude. I'm sorry.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

I-It's okay. I guess I'm used to it, and plus I've got somewhere I can stay most nights anyway. S-So it could be worse. I used to live with a boy who, uh... was pretty violent, and I ended up camping at the park thanks to him.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Of course you can stay!

Oh -- There's someone new staying with us now, too, just to let you know.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Lucas. I've, um, made a bunch of baked goods lately to practice, so I won't be coming empty-handed. You guys can be my test subjects. Just, um, let Silence know for me, yeah?

Oh, really? Will they be okay with it?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Oh, you didn't have to do that. I'll let Mr. Silence know for sure.

I'm sure she won't mind. [And with something of a gulp, as if he can't wait to blurt it out...] ...She's my best friend from home, after all.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

O-Oh, really? Wow, I can't wait to meet her, then. When did she get here?

[Phone]

[snipingmissy.livejournal.com]

[Riza is quiet for a moment before responding.]

Hol's been droned?

I'm sorry, Crowe...are you all okay?

[She will focus on making sure that they are all right instead of being sad that Hol was mostly likely home.]

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

A-Ah, yeah, we're okay. [It's not like Crowe and Hol ever really got along too well.] It was just... startling, after what he said.

[snipingmissy.livejournal.com]

All right. You know that if you need anything you can always come and find me. I'm still not certain why the town moved me, but that doesn't mean I'm not available to help if you need it.

[She hesitates, and then nods.]

I can imagine it would be.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I appreciate it. I will probably staying at a friend's house now, mostly, so I don't have to put up with infuriating drone parents.