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[charring]

[It's Charlie, frowning at pretty much the world. It's not her typical frown, this one seems a bit more confused and hurt than her usual scowl. And it's not accidental video for once. She speaks, her tone calm but exasperated. And an underlying hint of anxiousness.]

This is ridiculous. I have work to do. I can't serve people tea if I can't get within five feet of them before something knocks them over. [She goes quiet, closing her eyes and pinching the bridge of her nose before running her fingers through her hair.]

Toph and anyone else working the tea shop, apparently I have several feet of semi-invisible and completely impenetrable bubble or something around me. I don't think it'd be wise for me to come in. I keep knocking people over. I'd apologize, but this is a curse. It'll be over by midnight and I'll work a double tomorrow.

[And the feed shuts off, but not before Charlie scoffs, shakes her head and mutters 'ridiculous'.]

Comments

voice;

[threadthefire]

You, too?

voice;

[charring]

Hello, Cinna. And yes. Me, too. Knocked about five or six people over on the subway before I figured out what was going on.

[socoolbrewster]

Can you bounce?

[charring]

Seriously?

[ Action ]

[latenightfondue]

[ It's a wonder that Howard makes it to the apartment door without injury, eyes glued to the device in one hand, which he's now tucking away into his jacket, and two coffee cups in a cardboard carrier in the other.

He knocks on the door, not as confident as he had been moments ago before seeing the distress in her feed. ]

[ Action ]

[charring]

[Charlie can't exactly open the door, for fear of knocking whoever it is over so she takes a peek out of the peephole and smiles slightly. She unlocks it and then takes a few steps back.] It's open, Howard.

video;

[ruthless_hunter]

That sucks.

[Not often he says that in a voice that's genuine and not sarcastic or patronizing.]

video;

[charring]

Hi, Lockdown.

Do you have a bubble, too?

permavoice;

[yourbestguysgun]

This is like the dodgems at Coney Island.

[charring]

The what?

[video]

[iwatchtjhooker]

An invisible bubble?

[Sam frowns, looking sympathetic.]

Like a ... a force field?

[video]

[charring]

Yep. Can't go near anyone without knocking them over. And my cats can't get to me, either. [She turns the camera towards one small grey kitten, perched on the back of the couch. Back end wriggling, Petrichor crouches as low as he can before jumping. And he sort of lands in the air above Charlie, bouncing slightly before sliding down something and onto the floor.

Charlie might have giggled at that. Possibly.]

voice;

[minigolfandsushi]

Are you sure it'll be over by then? I've been hearing it might be otherwise.

voice: (one of IDK how many yet so please hang on)

[charring]

Why--

voice; still going

[charring]

Why would you--

voice; one more after this

[charring]

Seriously? After the desert you're gonna---

voice: done

[charring]

That's an awful thing to say.

Action;

[tangledintower]

[It's not working out very well for Rapunzel today...she also has the bubble thing going on.]

You're having trouble too, huh...? I've got Pascal helping me. He's surprisingly good at this sort of thing.

Action:

[charring]

Not at all. This is impossible and I'm pissing people off just by being near them. There are people I've gotten used to being able to be near. This sucks.

[othersdie]

Five feet?

That's odd.

[charring]

How so?

video;

[oceantrauma]

It happened to you as well? [He's a little saddened by the barriers, even if he doesn't touch others often, this just highlights that fact for him.]

Video:

[charring]

Oh, Ken. [Of all the people to curse.] You okay?

voice;

[dr_conscience]

Is it just people that you can't get near?

[He's not cursed, which all in all is probably a good thing. Especially for patients.]

Re: voice;

[charring]

Can't get near people or my cats. Other than that, I'm okay.

[Video]

[destinedtobeunpopular]

Great fun, isn't it?

[Video]

[charring]

Loads. [The flattest of tones and the most annoyed of facial expressions. She shakes it off, though, and grins at Merlin.] Hi, again. Settling in alright?