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the demon's lexicon - mae crawford

018 ⇨ walk a thousand miles

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So, yes. Welcome all visitors, and please don't think I'm rude for not paying more attention to your presence and all, but.

Jamie? Guys? Are you here?

[ooc; 4th walling goes! anything goes - old friends, new friends, cast mates...cast...mates...;;]

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[ At first he's not sure if he should say anything but then he turns the voice feed on anyway, figures if the sentiment is true, why not: ]

Hope they show up.

I'm - uh - I'll go look.

Good luck.

[ pause ]

Problem with looking is there's so many people now. Like there weren't before. [ mild exhale because the population in the City always seems to defy what he assumes it is - incredibly dense or just giving the impression of it, the idea of a city's citizenry like a New York or a London or whatever, but these are just his references ] Do they have...phones?

[ Sometimes, as he recalls, people who show up end up on their phones, talking to teh network, so why not vice versa. ]

He does - I didn't think of that. Thanks for the idea, Arthur.

Nothing to thank me for.

Guess you don't have a photo or anything, do you? If you did I'd say forward it. Then if I spotted anyone you're looking for, I could let you know.

Sending - thanks, Arthur.

[sending: jamieisadork.jpeg]

Mae! You're still stuck here? [ A pause, a slightly worried frown and then he beams to cover it up. ] Well, I would hate to be here on my own. What would I do, terrorise the unsuspecting populace with my wit and charm?

JAMIE!! [The biggest smile; she's missed him so much. Daily.] I don't think the City is ready for that, but I'm breaking it in to the Crawford charm.

Where the bloody hell are you, and why is not in my arms yet?

Oh, good. Small steps, and one day the residents of the City will be able to accept our magnificence. [ A beat. ] Are you still at the same apartment? I ended up near the B-grade horror movie carousel again.

I'm shocked that they have yet to accept it. [A beat.] Still the same place, yeah. Surprisingly, I have not adopted three cats and five different teapots.

I'll come get you.

No? I have to say I am a little disappointed. I always thought I was inspirational enough to have a cat named after me.

[ He sits down on a nearby bench and gives Mae a thumbs up. ] I'll be waiting here, like the lovely younger brother I am.

...don't tempt me. I guess it would be less crazy of me to talk to Jamie the cat, rather the the wall or the hanger.

[She's definitely rushing out of her apartment, eager to get there; but she doesn't turn off the video.]

You are so well behaved, I might just treat you to something. Hold onto something for this news - I've been taking cooking classes.

Jamie the Hanger doesn't have quite the same ring to it, really.

[ He totally does a double take at that piece of news, however. ]

Actual cooking classes? And nothing has burned down or exploded? Alan would be so proud.

Don't go insulting Jamie the Hanger, he's very sensible.

[She grins, face flushed with pride and mostly, joy to see him again.]

Actual cooking classes! A nice woman I met here signed us all up after we discussed how much of our monthly allowance take-out food stole. I also got a job.

He doesn't sound anything like his namesake, then.

[ Jamie grins - Mae cooking and working? Whoda thunk. ] And you're now a productive member of society, too? Wow, Mae, you are leaving me in the dust here.

He's...tall?

[She's finally there; she can see him on the bench. She device gets turned off and stuffed in the pocket of her jacket, and runs; doesn't stop running until she's hugging him tight enough to rob him of his breath for a moment. His words swim in her head, over and over, little fish of bright colours.]

I'd rather be unproductive with you than working nine to five and coming home to cats.

[ Jamie hugs Mae back just as tightly - he's only just seen her, really, but he knows what this place is like, and he knows how much he missed her when it had just been him and Alan, too. And if she's the only one from their world there now... he doesn't want to think about how hard that is. ]

Well... how about we just try to be as unproductive as possible? [ The curse usually lasts for a few days, right? ] Unless, of course, that will get you fired.

There was no way I was going to do anything else. [She hugs him for a while longer, silent; then pulls away to take a good look. She's been dreading to think about what might be happening back in Exeter, or London, or wherever they are. She dreads thinking about Jamie, who left with the magicians - knows herself well enough to know that she would've followed, one way or another. Maybe she should confirm what she knows.]

How've you been?

Me? Fine, with a side of dandy. [ His arms drop to his side, and he frowns a little. ] I got back to mum showing off her expertise with the golf club, and then... we were going to London. All of us. Mum even got out her fencing sword! I thought I was going mad, to be honest.

[ ... so no, he still does not know what awaits in his future. ] But how have you been?

[He doesn't know. Doesn't know just how far their mother is going to show them that she loves them. Doesn't know what'll happen with the magicians in the end. Doesn't know that her plan will fail and everything will change, again. And Mae doesn't have it within her to erase that smile off his face, even if he might end up resenting her for the secrecy.

She wishes Alan was here, so she could tell him that she understands, now. That she's sorry for the hypocresy.]

I've been okay...filling up time. Gathering an army of eye candy and party friends. If you take out the curses and the fact that the people I feel the closest to aren't even here...it's almost like home. Before everything.

Eye candy, you say? Do tell. [ It's relevant to both their interests, okay. ] But you're right. It was sort of the same when I was here before, except for the part where I never went to school.

{ Even if the curses and the people she cares about most not being there are pretty big deals. ]

[Talking about boys with Jamie is definitely a good way of spending the day. She's going to be the strong one here, if Jamie ends up leaving - because he'd been in the City a long time, too, without her company. She'd just be grateful for this. And miss him, later.]

Oh, honey, if walls could talk...they'd sing of my moves and the way I make grins appear and hearts flutter. [A wink.] But no, really - some really handsome people in this place. It's like there's a filter.

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018 ⇨ walk a thousand miles

backdated like hell ;-; no obligation to reply orz

not obligated here <3

<3333333 /rolls on you and mae chan ;3;

suddenly so kwaii

JUST ADD ....well we have the pink hair and the pinstripes....just add dansu? 8]

and maybe cat ears

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