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[fistprize]

[to those who've been to the rookery and looked up this might be easy to put together, and definitely easier for those who have been inside jinx's treehouse - that's exactly where this pink-haired girl is sitting on the floor, in front of a sofa, holding a can of chicken noodle soup.

there's another can beside her but it's empty and on its side, with a huge hole in it - the pocket knife maul gave to jinx lying next to it.

her other hand holds up a chomper, pride, confusion and a bit of awe on her face - a face that's even more expressive at this age (not a tattoo or a piercing in sight) - before she looks directly into the omni, which fang is silently holding for her. what a helpful omen.]

Now I know my sister's here. See this? Hers, no doubt about it. So where is she? Who here knows Powder? No one better be messing with her.

[she'd say sorry about the soup, but she isn't. though ...this place? it looks like whoever she's staying with keeps a nice home. what a responsible adult they must be.]

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video | un: hoody

[theflyingone]

I have not seen anyone carrying those.

[ Whatever they are. ]

...You are not eating worms, are you?

[ Just making sure. Vi told him herself she'd eat just about anything. ]

[fistprize]

You sure? [she turns the weapon around so that he can see it from every angle before setting it down.] Huh. Well, she definitely made 'em.

Worms? [a headtilt at that, but then ...a bit of a laugh as she grabs the knife and makes a hole in the second can - jamming and twisting it until the hole's big enough that she can slurp a noodle out along with the broth (making a mess), looking directly at the screen as it's halfway out of her mouth - aaand then it disappears.] Sure hope not, but if I am they taste pretty good.

[shotgunning soup, sure. slurping out anther few noodles and wiping her mouth with her arm because manners? know them even less at this age.]

Noodles. And some kinda meat.

[is it worm meat? welp. she doesn't know.]

[theflyingone]

Those are noodles.

[ He hopes it's not worm meat, but if it was, at least it seems to be cooked and processed. (What kind of container doesn't have a lid, he's not sure...) ]

I did not know what to look for, so perhaps I dismissed them from memory. I know of a few smiths and artificers who would be able to make something like that. I can send you names and locations, though for some I do not have both.

[ His voice isn't exactly kindly, but it lends itself to softness more than usual. She looks younger, apparently a victim of the affliction that has struck some people who then posted on the network about suddenly being children. ]

[fistprize]

Yup. Definitely noodles. Not great ones... [a shrug. they were free. and they're not the worst.] ...I've had better at home.

[but home's not a thing she can get to now. ever since she got away from that weird pinkish-red haired husk she'd awoken next to (that had scared the shit out of her initially, but she's got half a mind to go back to it, see if it had moved at all. see if she could loot it. it's the only thing that's unnerved her enough not to loot on sight.]

Yeah, sure. Send 'em, and I can figure the rest out. You mean on this thing, right?

[she taps the omni that (silent) fang still holds.]

(NOT HERE) cw: trauma

[opheliac]

( so word's been fluttering around trench on how some sleepers had resorted back to their younger selves. and jinx had been hoping maybe if she kept speeding around the city, that maybe whatever is going around will have a hard time snagging her. the last thing she would ever want is go back as powder. it would literally be her worst nightmare. but given the fact this whatever had yet to get her, jinx felt maybe constantly moving was the answer.

besides, she is still on her quest to find the enforcer and a certain bug. the girl is starting to get a suspicion that maybe the two of them are in cahoots. it wouldn't surprise her. in fact, she'd bet money on it. giving her legs a rest, she decides to browse the network and immediately felt ill at the sight of the video. that's... that's vi. but. no. no,no,no,no. not this vi. )

( jinx suddenly feels her chest growing tight and the omni is trembling in her hold. and in an instant, all of those harmful memories she desperately wishes to forget appear front and center.

'i can't lose you.'
'wherever you are, light up and i'll come find you'
'you did this?'
'i told you to stay away.... i told you to stay AWAY!'
'because you're a jinx!!'

and when her eyes lock dead onto her sister's, a sketch-like monstrous face is masked over hers. it jumps at her unexpectedly and she gasps in fear; dropping the crystal onto the ground. panting, jinx scoots herself further away from the device and curls herself into a ball -- hugging her knees with her head bury into her legs. .... she's going to need a moment.


AKA. I'LL TAG THIS AGAIN WHEN I GET HOME. )

( TXT) — UN: ANONYMOUS (a little later)

[opheliac]

come on, shoot faster
just a lil bit of energy
i wanna try smth fun right now
i guess some ppl call it ANARCHY!
lets blow this city to ashes
and see what POW-POW thinks
its such pathetic neatness
but not for long cuz u'll GET JINXED!!!!

[fistprize]

[vi just reading this a few times over trying to figure out just what it means and failing miserably. in fact, the whole network can probably see her reading this text, at least for a while.]

Okay so you're into anarchy and blowing shit up? Do you mean this city, because that might be a bad idea if we're stuck here.

[but how would they know pow-pow? nobody else calls her that - not even mylo ...anymore - (and he'd only done it to tease her, and in doing so had made fun of both her and vi - didn't think that one through, mylo.)

that's too specific to be coincidence, even if the rest of it is ...too random for her to be able to put it together.]

So you know where she is? Are you taking care of her? Is this your place?

[is this your soup? still not sorry about that, but she's clueless.]

[opheliac]

( how much does she remember? or better yet, what time frame? )

what makes u different makes u strong.

video; un: v

[mehanizovati]

Oh, you too now Vi?

[boy.

well firstly it's at least a little amusing to see vi as a teen, pre-face tattoo era. one moment to enjoy that before trying to figure out how to deal with this- ah, jinx has come around to the post too, he sees, though anonymous. kind of hard to mistake her. that won't potentially end messily.]

[fistprize]

[peering at the screen like ????]

Who the hell are you?

[not meanly, more ???? than anything, and it shows on her face in every possible way.]

Did Powder tell you my name? Are you another "friend" of hers? And me too what?

[sorry about the airquotes, there. she didn't notice. this whole thing is weird (and scary) and frustrating.]

[mehanizovati]

I'm not sure you'd believe my answer to most of that.

[yeah. pal warned him about all this but it turns out he wasn't prepared.

eh, might as well be honest.]

I'm a friend of yours, though the you I know is much older. I am a friend of your sister's as well. [and ain't that wild that's true now. trench was an interesting place.]

[fistprize]

[she wants to say 'oh yeah, try me' but he's quicker speaking than she is getting the words out, and no. she is not prepared for that answer.]

Yeah, right. I'm a friend but I don't know it yet, and you're Powder's friend? Does she know it?

Wait, I'm older?

( video | un: alucard )

[ananym]

[ another child? what is going on? and she's definitely in jinx's rookery. ]

Would someone do that?

(VOICE) + (PRIVATE) — UN: BOMBSHELL

[opheliac]

Hey. Do you know if there's a cure for this?

[ananym]

None that I've heard of. A few people seem to be corralling the children for their own safety, but no cure as of yet.

And I certainly don't know any spells to fix this.

[opheliac]

Ugh, perfect. — The hell am I suppose to do with this?

[fistprize]

Mess with her? They could. I dunno what kind of people are here ...a-and she's younger than me. She's small.

[she looks distressed, putting down the soup and picking up the chomper again.]

Someone already knows me, or about me, and they're no friend of Powder's. They said that. Sure, maybe they're just trying to shake me up, but I don't know that. If Pow-pow's got an enemy, maybe that's why she made these.

[ananym]

[ hmm. alucard wonders who said that. hopefully it wasn't in the city. after a pause, he replies. ]

What kind of proof would you need to believe she has friends as well?

[fistprize]

[she's thinking on this one: and it shows. "something of hers" won't cut it. but maybe...]

Something only she'd know, but the kind of thing she'd only tell someone she liked. Or something of hers, and a story to go with it. A good story.

[it was ...jinx herself who said that, but vi hasn't a clue. if she only knew.]

video; un: mariathorpe

[givetheslip]

[Vi looks so different at this age. Innocent, almost. Maria wouldn't have guessed.]

I haven't crossed paths with her. What does she look like?

[fistprize]

[she wouldn't think of herself as innocent if asked - but she's certainly seen a lot less shit, and has yet to be marked by her worst losses. some (not all) of the guard she has up is mere bravado, too. it's probably easy for some people to see that.]

She's small, like about up to here [a hand up to her chin, wavering a little.] and she's got blue hair, probably in a little braid, and kinda long. And she's got huge eyes.

[implied question: now that i've described her, have you crossed paths, do you think?]

[givetheslip]

[Ah, yes. So it is her. Well, it makes sense, but for all Maria knew there were more sisters Vi might search for at this age.]

I've...not seen anyone by that description lately. [Technically! True!] But I'm certain she'll be all right if she is about. People tend to look out for one another here.

[More or less...]

voice; un: clarke

[romancekiller]

I haven't heard of anyone by that name before.

There's a good chance if she's here, she'll see your message but I can keep a look out if you can describe her for me.

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[fistprize]

She's small, and quick, and her hair's bright blue and probably in a braid, but maybe not. She wears little barrettes in it, and she climbs like a monkey. She could be anywhere.

Oh! Her eyes are blue, too. They're real big, and she's good at making faces.

[romancekiller]

Sounds like she would definitely stand out from that description.

I'll keep a look out if I see her around.