81 - Stage 3

[perfectsymmetry]

[Crowe pulled out the phone from the wall to keep him from spilling his secrets like the rest of the town. He was *full* of them, and he doesn't want them getting out, thanks.

And yet, he wanted to tell someone. He needed to talk to someone. So many people have told him he keeps things too bottled up, that he should talk about his problems...

No! He can't. He just can't. Something weird was going on. Hol got on the phone and told everyone he was a communist. It didn't make sense.

Housemates will find Crowe pacing about his room, a familiar worried expression on his face. He'll get stir-crazy after a bit, and head outside. But instead if usual warm greetings, Crowe will be trying to avoid everyone. Of curse, that won't stop people from trying to approach him, and he's too polite to turn anyone away harshly...

For the rest of the day, he'll be hiding high up in a tree at the park. And there he will stay for as long as he can.]

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[volcanoes]

[You like trees, huh.

Though Iceland doesn't notice this time. Instead he's gone to get some time to himself, away from weird discussions with Norway and phone confessions he didn't need to hear, and has parked himself underneath the tree Crowe is in without realizing.]

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

[He loves trees not in the same way Norway apparently does and is in them a lot. Usually it's to relax and read, and not hide though.

Iceland will hear some rustling from above as Crowe shifts a little, trying to decide whether or not he should speak to Iceland.]

[volcanoes]

[No one can love trees like Norway Iceland prefers sitting under them, usually. He does hear the rustling, and glances up, but can't quite see anyone from his angle.]

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

[Crowe is amazingly stealthy!....when he doesn't want to be found. Some dark eyes and silver and blue hair peeks down though. Have a little wave, Iceland.]

[volcanoes]

[Well, that's not usually in trees.]

...Hello.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Hi. Sorry. I-I'm not... spying or something. Just hanging out, I suppose.

[volcanoes]

It's not my tree. [Settling again.] Just trying to get away from the phones.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Same here. I can't handle all those calls. A-And I don't want to end up making one myself.

[volcanoes]

I haven't made any call yet. Do you want to?

[He is not sure how that works, being compelled to make a phone call about your life.]

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Not a call, no. The last thing I feel like I want to do is broadcast my life's secrets to the entire town. B-But it's not stopping me from feeling I need to tell other people.

[volcanoes]

I told Norway a lot of embarrassing things because he kept asking me.

...I wasn't going to tell anyone that.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

I-I've been telling lots of people lots of things I don't want to, so don't feel too badly.

[volcanoes]

How long do things like this last here? I don't want everyone to know about my puffin stuffed animal.

[...Why.]

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

Usually a few days. A-At most a week or two.


...


A-Ah, y-you have a pet one too, right? [Subject change?]

[volcanoes]

Yeah. He must be back at home. I kind of miss him, he's never been gone this long since I was little--

[Burying his face in his knees.]

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

[Oh dear. Crowe hops from the tree now.] A-Ah, I'll go, I feel bad making you all embarrassed.

[volcanoes]

You were in the tree first.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

It's okay. I-I should stop hiding anyway.

[volcanoes]

Not a bad idea this week.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

N-No, I've been hiding all day a-and it's making me feel cowardly.

[volcanoes]

Is there another option?