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Calleo Crowe ([personal profile] perfectsymmetry) wrote2011-07-10 05:47 pm

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[Recovering from the Independence Day incident wasn't easy. Crowe still had nightmares the last few days that, while fading now, were hard to shake. That feeling of being two people in one was unsettling, not knowing which was right.

At least his room has a lot of reminders of which Calleo was the right one. All his things from home, all the photos he's taken with is friends in Mayfield. Those notes from Lucas. That goofy hat Kay and Adolph found in the western town. The pendant from Norway. His extensive journal chronicling his time here, all the horrid events Mayfield has put him through. A journal he is now writing in, filling in the details of July Fourth, and the body of Jane Smith, also known as Samantha Achewood.

Once he's done, he'll place a call to the town. Filtered from the usual NPCs:]


Hi everyone. Um. I-I know it's been a difficult week, but we need to try to understand what happened. I think... I-I was wondering, maybe we should have some sort of town meeting? I know we have the pamphlets, but I think it would be good to get everyone together to discuss things that have happened in this town. Get everyone up to speed, let them know what we're dealing with, answer questions, share information... We're all in this together, right? Whether you want to go home or not, I-I think we can all agree that, at the very least, we'd like to get to the bottom of this place so that, um, e-even if we can't go home, we really can make this a decent place to live.

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[Later, Crowe's out and about with his camera. He hasn't taken it up in awhile, and with this great summer weather, the town is crawling with people. He wants to clear his head, and take some fun pictures for the collection. His mission: to record the non-droned people in this town. He keeps a large photo album with names with people's names. It's a nice record of the people as they should be, before Mayfield brainwashes them. You might find him trying to snap some candid photos. Care to pose, or are you photo-shy? Crowe's a good climber, so you also might find him sitting in high tree branches, on your rooftop, at the peak of Makeout Point - anywhere he can get a cool shot. Come bug him!]

[identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com 2011-07-13 02:42 pm (UTC)(link)
O-Oh, sure. I've got a few albums worth now. I've been here awhile.

[identity profile] shadowflashkick.livejournal.com 2011-07-13 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Are they photos of the town, or are they photos of the people who've resided here?

[identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com 2011-07-13 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, for example, they sent me a motorcycle around the end of January. My father always promised me I'd get one for my seventeenth birthday. But I turned seventeen while here in Mayfield. But it showed up right around my birthday. I was glad to see it, but it's really strange...

[identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com 2011-07-13 05:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Both, but mostly the latter.
volcanoes: (a burnt child keeps away from the fire)

[personal profile] volcanoes 2011-07-13 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
...What happened three days ago?

[identity profile] gezellighe.livejournal.com 2011-07-13 08:19 pm (UTC)(link)
You don't need to work alone though.

[Ever since the 4th of July, he's felt more determined.]

[identity profile] littlemiss101.livejournal.com 2011-07-13 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Motorcycle?

Oh, I've seen some remains of those before! The gas tanks are like 20 caps a piece if you tell them to the right places.

[identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com 2011-07-13 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
...Three days ago?
volcanoes: (a burnt child keeps away from the fire)

[personal profile] volcanoes 2011-07-13 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
On the fourth.

[identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com 2011-07-13 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Good to know. Thanks, sir.

[identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com 2011-07-13 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
O-Oh. That. It was, um... People were getting droned, but not fully. For me, i-it was like...like I had two lives, two personalities, a-and I couldn't tell which was the right one. Thank God for my friends. I-I don't know how I couldn't have made it through otherwise.
volcanoes: (a burnt child keeps away from the fire)

[personal profile] volcanoes 2011-07-13 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh. [He remembers the day in a haze, and being fully convinced he'd always lived in Mayfield. He doesn't want to tell people he is apparently that easy to manipulate, though.] Is that what everyone meant when they said things happen here?

[identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com 2011-07-13 08:47 pm (UTC)(link)
If you stop by my house sometime, I can show you it. I just got it back from the shop too, so it looks better than ever.

[identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com 2011-07-13 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. Bad things, I'm afraid. Usually on American holidays, but not always.
volcanoes: (a bad rower blames the oar)

[personal profile] volcanoes 2011-07-13 08:56 pm (UTC)(link)
...That's annoying. [And a bit scary, but he won't say that out loud.] Is it always something like what happened then?

[identity profile] littlemiss101.livejournal.com 2011-07-13 09:11 pm (UTC)(link)
That'd be great. I've never seen one actually work before.

[She'll try not to steal your gas tank either.]

[identity profile] dragonlitany.livejournal.com 2011-07-13 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
...Oh. Photos... like the pictures in the house, right?

[She doesn't really understand, but it seems innocent enough! So she shrugs and stretches her legs; now's a good enough time to take a break from her dancing, anyway.]

That's an interesting hobby.

[identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com 2011-07-14 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. Good holidays are usually ruined. But it's not always something too terrible, and sometimes it's... it's really bad.

[identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com 2011-07-14 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, yes, kind of like that. I, um, like to keep a record of people in Mayfield, since it changes so often...

[identity profile] dragonlitany.livejournal.com 2011-07-14 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, that's right... People come and go a lot, don't they? [She frowns and plucks at her skirts awkwardly.] I've not been here long, myself, but one of the boys in the house has already been 'droned'... For good, I think.

[identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com 2011-07-14 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
Sadly, yes. I've been here a long time so I've seen a lot of them go in and out. I had only wished I had started this project sooner, so I could have gotten some of my friends who were droned long ago.

[identity profile] dragonlitany.livejournal.com 2011-07-14 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Ah... that must be difficult for you. I'm sorry.

But... that is a good idea. The pictures, I mean. Even if you never see your friends again, it must be nice to have something to remember them by...

[identity profile] mercyasdeep.livejournal.com 2011-07-14 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Fey looks confused for a moment, then smiles. Heading over to where Crowe is now.]

Hello, do you mind if I ask you something?

[identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com 2011-07-14 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
[There might be a slight blush happening here.]

Oh. N-Not at all.

[identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com 2011-07-14 02:58 am (UTC)(link)
It's okay, thanks. But that's why I started this project. Ah, I know I should have asked first, but sometimes it ruins the moment, I guess. I-I don't mean to come off as a creep or something.

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