78 - 50% droning

[perfectsymmetry]

1) Early this morning, Crowe is merrily delivering your newspapers! Maybe that's not all that strange - he has been a neighborhood paperboy for the last 16 months straight - but he's doing it with an unusual skip in his step, whistling a merry song. If he sees you, he'll give a friendly wave and say hi.

"'Morning, neighbor! This holiday is shaping up to be the best Fourth of July yet, don't you think?"

The creepiest thing drone!Crowe does is speak with an American accent, instead of his usual Irish one. Because he was born and raised in this perfect little place, after all!


2) Finished his route, Crowe stands in front of his house looking confused and almost on the edge of panic. He's been in Mayfield a long time and has only been droned once or twice, and it wasn't like this. He looks back to the house and around his neighborhood, holding his head, wondering what just happened.

"Wh-what...?"


3) By mid-day, Crowe's brain has been tearing itself in two between its personalities. It's so jarring that it's making him feel disoriented and ill. Housemates or visitors will find him going about his chores in a perky fashion (there's so much to do for the picnicking today, right?), only to drop whatever he might be holding, or stumble and grab the wall as the memories hit him like a sack of hammers. No! Holidays in Mayfield are terrible and he shouldn't be happy about it! This isn't right! Anyone passing by might find him outside, sitting on the half-finished yard next to the lawnmower, with his arms wrapped around his head. It hurt to think. since as soon as be convinced himself that he lived here and liked it, or that this wasn't where he is from at all, the opposite memories swallow him up.

[[OoC - I didn't know if the changes would be so severe or not, if it's not OK let me know, mods.]]

Comments

[springtime4me.livejournal.com]

Crowe? Are you alright? Should I call a doctor?

[Very worried Hitler here.]

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

[Crowe looks up, his eyes wide.] A-Adolph... I... I-I don't know what's going on.

[springtime4me.livejournal.com]

You look dazed. You didn't hit your head or anything, did you?

3

[jaws5sonofjaws.livejournal.com]

[Mart's just strolling through the neighborhood when he sees Crowe acting... off.]

You okay, man?

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

[Crowe shakes his head, and stands up, American accent kicking in.]

[jaws5sonofjaws.livejournal.com]

[Mart raises a brow at Crowe's whiplashed mood and strange tone.]

You sure you're okay?

You sound kinda different?

1 - 1 of 2

[ooeeooahah]

[ Ilsa is shocked to hear him speak, she gapes at him a few moments before taking the paper... ]

Re: 1 - 2 of 2

[ooeeooahah]

[ Then the memories switch places again. ]

Yes, it's going to be a wonderful afternoon, don't you think? See you at the picnic later!

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

[He stops, since there's a lot wrong with what he just said. Last year... let's not talk about what happened in Mayfield last year. He looks confused.]

[ohlookboobs.livejournal.com]

Uh.....Crowe? [Watching you while delivering papers as well. Aw man, he's not droned as well, is he?]

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

["Crowe"? Who's that?]

[ohlookboobs.livejournal.com]

Well, I sure wasn't talking to Grady! [Teasing a bit, although he still can't notice that something seems off]

Hey, man - you okay?

3

[littlemiss101.livejournal.com]

[Walking by and stops...hey she knows that kid. They talked about ...something...No! The Wasteland, they talked about the wasteland]

.....Are you alright there?

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

[He looks up at Mae, for a moment completely unrecognized her.] I... don't know.

[littlemiss101.livejournal.com]

Neither do I.

It's such a - lovely day for -

[She pauses....]

I keep doing that.

3

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

[Here's Kay, running up to check on him.]

Crowe! What's going on?

Re: 3

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

[Crowe's head snaps up when he hears her. The accent is switched again. He looks frazzles and confused.]

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

Because it's your name! Calleo Crowe! Don't tell me you've forgotten!

2

[flameyedhunter.livejournal.com]

What do you mean what, silly? You're taking me to the the fireworks tonight, aren't you?

You know I said I had something to say to you there....

[ Have a poodle skirted and fully droned Shana, Crowe ]

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

[He turns and gawks at Shana. That sight is so bizarre, pulling him back out of the drone state. But her words reach him, yanking him right back into drone territory. He goes to say something, and it finally comes out in that weird American accent.]



[He trails off. This all feels wrong.]

[flameyedhunter.livejournal.com]

It's going to be tonight! I promise this time I won't run away.

Yeah guess who seems perfectly fine?

[emperor-cowboy.livejournal.com]

[He came out for a smoke that morning... and couldn't quite light the cigarette, due to what he saw.]

... Hey kid, ya feelin' okay?

Of course =P

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]

[From beneath those hands his face is buried in, Crowe's voice comes out weakly.]

L-Like I am going insane.

[ Action ] - 1251 Williams Road

[inababanchou.livejournal.com]

[ Souji is stepping out of the house and retrieving the paper. Do you know how early it is? Souji is already up, dressed, his collar to his polo shirt neatly starched and stiff and tucked into a pair of khaki slacks. In other words, he just tucked his shirt in today, so it seems.

He sees Crowe and just waves. ]

Morning neighbor.

[perfektsymmetry.livejournal.com]