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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] doctor-creep.livejournal.com 2011-07-11 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
[What's the best shot of a slightly mad doctor one can get? ... Oh, wait, never mind. Crowe won't be getting into Nusakan's basement to snap pictures. Ah well. The most likely shot he'll get is of Nusakan's walk home, seemingly absent-mindedly scribbling in his notepad and unaware of anyone else.

If not for his sickly skintone, odd jacket and something about the way he walked, he might even be mistaken for a drone, sometimes. Well, and the fact that as the camera focuses for another, better shot, red eyes stare, piercing, at the camera from beneath glinting glasses. His fangs are suddenly visible beneath pale lips as they curl upward into a frightening enough grin.]

[identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com 2011-07-11 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
[That gives Crowe a start. His first instinct is to look down at the camera - but this isn't a modern camera with an LED screen. He'll have to wait to develop it to see if he really just saw what he just saw. He looks back up to Nusakan, eyes wide.]

[identity profile] doctor-creep.livejournal.com 2011-07-13 06:25 am (UTC)(link)
[He can rest assured that he did indeed just see that. Upon looking back up, the grin has faded somewhat, but the doctor still watches him in mixed amusement and curiosity. There are many members of the town he has yet to meet, and this one seems sensible to... speak to. Each step he takes is light and soft, just the faintest click of his boot-heels on the pavement echoing in the quiet air.]

Well, well. Do you normally employ such a covert method to meeting new people? [His voice is pleasant enough, but there's something odd about it - or maybe it's just the dissonance between what Crowe just photographed versus what he's now seeing.]

[identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com 2011-07-13 01:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I... I just, um. Was taking a photo. Sorry. I should have asked.

[He's a little nervous after that, but he stands his ground.]

[identity profile] doctor-creep.livejournal.com 2011-07-17 06:54 am (UTC)(link)
[A small smile crosses his face, and perhaps because of his nervous reaction, it shows off just the tips of what are almost indefinitely too-long canines. They disappear before too long, though.]

I don't mind too terribly. Standing your ground in spite of your natural inclination for flight - interesting. And healthy, by the looks of it. I'm Doctor Nusakan. It's a... pleasure to meet you.

[identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com 2011-07-17 04:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[What was that supposed to mean?!]

I-I just wasn't sure if I... I thought I saw... [Oh, there was teeth, look at that.]

[identity profile] doctor-creep.livejournal.com 2011-07-21 09:02 am (UTC)(link)
[What do you think it was supposed to mean, Crowe?]

Thought you saw...? [Mild amusement in his voice now.] Come now, you ought to know better than to leave your statements unfinished.

[identity profile] doctor-creep.livejournal.com 2011-07-21 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[Laughter now, and if his fangs are creepy, this is probably worse...]

Well, fangs are a fairly common nonhuman trait, and most certainly expected amongst mystics, after all. So your eyes don't deceive you.

[identity profile] perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com 2011-07-21 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Sorry, just wasn't expecting it, that's all.