poly_chromatic | 1st Shrug; video

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1st Shrug; video

[R stares into his communicator, blue veined neck pulsating briefly as he instinctively swallows. His pale dead eyes are wide, maybe a little scared. This… is not real. This is not how you talk to people. This is not a person. Does he even want to talk to people?

He knows it’s recording, broadcasting. He should say something, right? Something a living person would say. Something not creepy, even; don’t scare the populace. Don’t let them know there’s a human-eating zombie in their midst.]

…Hi. [Is that enough? Maybe he could shrug… maybe he should share his name. Is anyone listening? Does anyone care? At all? Does he care? Julie’s gone. Why is he even bothering to talk to people? He’s probably going to have to eat one of them soon. Talking won’t help with that. Wasn’t he just promising himself he was going to blend in?]

I’m… R. [Great. Now they can shout his name while he’s tearing their arm of.]

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[Julie had been content to ignore the device today. Sometimes she needs a break from it. It's a weird contraption to have. All they had back home were phones and all of them were connected to Citi Stadium. There wasn't anything like this.

But then...that voice. She stops what she's doing, dropping the book on car maintenance she'd been reading before digging through her messenger bag for her device.

And the second she spots R, she almost freaks out. In a good way, R. She promises.]

R?! Oh, my God. R!

[She's happy to see him. The device is held in one hand while Julie works to haphazardly stuff things in her bag again. The aforementioned book. A bottle of soda. A bag of chips. Half a sandwich still in it's container.]

Stay where you are. I'll come find you.

I can't believe he's here. Jesus Christ!

[And the feed ends. She's seen enough of his surroundings to hazard a guess and within a few minutes, there's one very familiar blond girl searching the streets and sidewalks for R. But the crowd is sort of thick, so she may need some help.]

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[Seen you before.

Downloads a map of the subway entrances.] In case of trouble, duck down the nearest one. You'll be far safer Underground than topside.

[ .................The blank face of blank blankness. ]

You don't.

Look so good.

[ Way to point out the obvious, Li. ]

... [Nathan said to make new friends... this is what he repeats to himself often lately.]

Do you need a doctor?

Huh! An intelligent zombie. Neat!

[Can I poke you?]

Tsk. Even the dead are pulled here from their eternal rest.

[Because Leah knows a thing or two about dead people, coming from the Norse Underworld. And this boy is definitely dead.]

[The moment she saw this guy on the network feed that feeling slammed into Lydia's gut. Only he's up and walking, and that is...kind of a change. She's not sure it's a good change, but.

Still this blonde girl is freaking out over the network, and Lydia is surprised by her reaction.]

Excuse me!

Do you need help finding this umm, R person? I might be able to help you.

[Julie turns towards the voice, looking at Lydia for a moment before answering.]

Do you know where he is? He's from my home world.

[And he's important to her. She's leaving that off for now because it's still confusing. But there it is]

Not exactly? But I'm pretty sure I can help you find him. It's um, kind of hard to explain. [That she's drawn to death, and dead bodies.]

Tell me where you are and I'll meet you. I'll try my best.

[Because this is what she said she was going to do. Help people.]

You know that Thai place on [Street name goes here.]? I'm half a block down from that.

[...of course Julie'd know where the Thai place was. it was one of her favorites.]

I'm Julie. And thank you so much.

Oh yeah! Their pad thai's the bomb, isn't it? I'll be right there.

[The network clicks off, and soon enough Lydia will be walking up the street to the very spot Julie suggested, lips pressed together in thought.]

[Wow. Really? That is clearly a dead guy.]

Slow down a bit, okay? It is really a shock.

Roman. Meet R.

My zombie.

[...really, Julie? You couldn't think of a better way to say it? Of course, lack of breath might be the issue because there's the sound of an inhaler a moment later and then...]

Gotta go.

[And she logs off because what is talking and running at the same time?]

Yes. Yes, it is.

[Julie's waiting, hand rifling through her messenger bag. Once she finds what she's looking for, she pulls out her inhaler and takes a quick hit. Being an asthmatic is kind of shit, isn't it?

But she spots Lydia and waves slightly.]

Hey!

[None of that beyond the introduction sounds reassuring.]

And you sound like you're running for your life because-?

I don't know how people might [slight wheeze] react to him.

He kept me safe. It's my turn.

Bring a movie camera and shout cut.

[Thank you, Roman. That's exactly what she needed. Something to laugh at. That's what she's doing now. Laughing.]

You asked.

[It was a real suggestion though? Well. Whatever. He's laughing a little too.]

Don't let me stop you saving your boyfriend.

You're a dork, you know that? Has anyone ever told you that you're a dork?

[WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL HIM SHE OUGHTA....FULLY IGNORE THAT BECAUSE SHE HAS NO COMEBACK! AT ALL! NOT EVEN AN EXPLANATION!]

Roman Godfrey is many things.

[Like he can even begin to be objective about himself.]

If you can laugh and call names that means you aren't dying. Keep up the good work.

Thank you for your concern, Roman.

[She means it. As teasing as she sounds, she really means it.]

[Lydia likewise spots Julie and walks toward her. Hrrm. Someone may be in need of a makeover, but right now she's got to help this chick find her zombie. Or something.]

I'm Lydia. Let me see if I can get an idea of where he is, okay?

[She'd be for it. Lydia and Nathan can team up.]

Thank you. I don't want anyone to react badly. He's different but I don't think anyone here will know that right off.

Trust me, I knew he was different the minute I saw him.

[Lydia closes her eyes, raising her face to the wind. This is the first time she's tried doing this on purpose. Reaching for death, instead of just letting it pull her along. She opens her eyes after a few moments, and then points.]

That way. [She sounds certain.]

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1st Shrug; video

video and then action because I changed my mind.

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video;

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video

/threadjack (sort of)

/oh hi future friend.

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Network ---> Action

audio;

audio: (sounding a bit out of breath)

Action

audio;

Re: audio;

audio;

Re: audio;

audio;

Re: audio; (I love these two)

audio; (fffffffpt)

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so anytime R wants to jack this...yeah 8)

exactly. it's a good time to scent her out.

also lydia may try to make julie over >.>