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Here we go again.

[Because Charlie's developed a habit of not showing her face when she's stressed and this kind of weekend is stressful, Charlie's using audio today and she could filter it but that requires effort and she'd just flat out rather not expend more than she has to. This is really just the long way of saying 'charlie hates these weekends so much.']

Hey, Toph? If I said this weekend would be better spent Bending in the park instead of being at work, what would you say?

[There's a bit of silence, a muttered 'jesus' and the audio shuts off.]

[Charlie will later be found in the park, well away from the crowd. She's people watching. She has Phantom and Petrichor with her and they're chasing the occasional miniature ball of fire that she throws with a quick flick of her wrist. It's harmless, she's controlling everything it does, not letting it near anyone or anything and it vanishes within seconds but the animals seem to love it.

And she's dressed for firebending practice. Figure fitting, maroon colored tank top and shorts. Her sandals are off and tucked under the bench and her backpack has several bottles of water stuffed inside.

She really was serious about skiving off work to let off some steam.

After bending practice, Charlie will be found at home on the roof, tending to the garden and trying so very hard to just ignore everything.]

[ooc: have at her, folks.]

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[Don't assume that the park's entirely crowd-free, Charlie. There's a kid with a backpack hanging around--not in a creepy-stalker way, just in a woah-there's-a-chick-shooting-fire way.]

That's a lot fucking cooler than a lighter.

Edited 2012-06-30 10:39 (UTC)

[Charlie looks up at the voice, startling slightly and it takes a moment to locate the source. She almost assumes it's Pavel but there are too many things off about the guy and she's pretty sure he's just a bit taller.]

Thanks. You new here?

[Just to make sure she's right about this not being Pavel.]

If new's anything like woah, this isn't what my calculus class usually looks like, then yeah.

I think that's the definition of 'new', yeah. [She grins, extending a flame-free hand.] I'm Charlie.

[And she's...pretty sure she knows who you are since a curse gave her a few of Ed's memories. But she's not one hundred percent on that.]

So I'm doing it right? Cool. [He'll happily shake any hand that's not on fire, thanks.] No way, I'm Charley, too. Charley Brewster.

[She laughs slightly, shaking out her other hand much to her animals delight. They chase the rapidly vanishing sparks and then start chasing each other.]

That's what I thought. Not that we've ever met. I know a formerly living friend of yours. Well, knew. [A pause, a faint smirk.] Evil Ed? Ring a bell?

[Charley gets a kick out of Phantom and Petrichor--and getting to exist for a few minutes without worrying about school or vampires or shit like that--right up until Charlie drops Ed's name.]

Ed Lee? You know Evil?

[But she's not a vampire and she's not trying to kill him, so maybe that's not that bad.]

I did. I knew him pretty well. We dated while he was here.

[How's that for a bombshell, Charley?]

[That's a bombshell alright. It's weird enough being told that your former best friend who became a vampire is still around; doubly weird to hear that said former best friend, who was a dweeb even as a vampire (not that Charley will cast stones, as he has embraced his own dweebness) was dating an actual girl. Like, an alive human one, who's actually kind of hot, except Charley can't think that because Amy.

Charlie gets a moment of amazed fish-face while this processes.]

Holy shit.

[Words, where are they--]

And he was a vampire, and he didn't kill you.

He tried. I have a natural advantage, though. [She holds up a hand, letting a small flame dance on her palm before it goes away again.] And we actually hated each other for a while. I thought he was obnoxious and he just didn't like me because I set him on fire any time he tried to eat me.

So then you guys decided to date.

[Actually, now it's less weird. That's kind of how his parents worked, except without the vampireness and the fire.]

Is he still around here? 'Cause fire alone won't kill vampires. You've gotta be careful.

Yeah. I don't get how it worked out, but there it is. [His question gets a half-smile, not more than a twitch of her lips.]

He's around. So is a guy named Peter Vincent. [A pause, a faint nose wrinkle.] I don't like him all that much. I mean, he's okay, but he spends so much time drunk, it's disconcerting.

And I'm not worried about Ed. The guy went on a rampage when I was attacked a while back. I don't think he'd hurt me.

That's kind of how I explain my girlfriend, too.

Peter, too? [He... actually smiles, which is not a normal reaction to hearing about Vincent's existence.] That's something. He's not as bad as--no, he's terrible, but he's got all this knowledge and he's only, like, half as helpless as he acts like he is.

[And back to Ed.] Did he kill anyone? Ed?

If you say so. [Charlie replies when Peter's described as half as helpless. She has yet to see it.]

No. I think you'd have been....impressed. He could have. He had a ton of opportunities to do so. But he didn't.

Hey, I wouldn't've believed me either.

[Now there's guilt. Charley's going to feel like an even bigger douchebag than he already does if vampire!Ed was an okay person and didn't need to be put down.] He didn't...?

All Peter ever does is toss out sexual comments and drinks. And swears a lot. That's all I've ever seen.

[She gives Charley a small shrug.] No. He hurt someone...Peter...because Peter blamed Ed for something that happened to me but it wasn't Ed. But he didn't kill anyone, the entire time he was here.

He can do better than that.

[Charley can't exactly hold hurting Peter against Ed, considering both the situation and Peter's ability to piss people off.] Guess I owe Ed an apology if I see him around.

I almost want to be there to see this but I think he's going to be pissed at me after I talk to him. Still, you have to let me know how it goes.

So... you two aren't together?

[He runs a hand through his hair, clearly not all that wild about confronting a vampire after he's all pissed off because he talked to his ex.]

Sorry, doesn't matter. It's cool of you to care.

No. He left the City. I just get the feeling he's here again, because that's how my luck goes, and depending on if he remembers me or not...he's either going to be pissed because he tried to eat some girl who claims she knows him or pissed because the girl he was with while here is now dating someone else.

And even then, that depends on how time has passed for him since he left. [A sigh, a nervous running of fingers through her hair.] This place kinda enjoys fucking with time. You're here. You could be here for ages. Not a bit of time has passed where you were from.

Yeah, that'd do it either way. Shit.

[That wasn't directed at you, McGee. It just sums up the whole situation so nicely.]

If home wasn't as weird as it is, I'd think you're high. No offense.

None taken. I've been here since August of last year and there are still moments where I'm one hundred percent certain someone put something in my water. Like the day Daleks showed up.

Daleks? In full-on exterminate mode? That's-- [really cool, but his nerd is showing and that's not good] --unreal. What'd you do? Save the planet?

I ran. Ed was vaporized because he was trying to keep me safe. [Jerry harassed her in the sewers but he wasn't here anymore.] It was a very shitty day.

That sucks. Sorry.

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