[mingle] the space (january).

[fracturamods]

interim mingle

( WELCOME BACK, TRAVELERS. )

There's nothing but the clatter of train tracks, and the odd feeling of almost floating.

When you wake, it's hard to tell exactly what it is that you're missing - only that you are. There are pieces that aren't quite right, even if you're not sure where those pieces would normally be. Pieces of what, exactly....? Well, if you had to put a word to it, it would be - yourself, probably. Or did you get something back recently?

The place you've found yourself in is strange, certainly. It's probably worth exploring a bit. Though it just as easily seems that the only form of welcome or explanation that you have, comes from nothing more than a slab of marble. It might've changed since the last time you saw it.

You might have changed since the last time you saw yourself too - perhaps with a new emblem on your clothes, or a portrait on your skin.

There's no need to fret that much though. You've already gone through the ordeal once, and you might be able to see results from it. Even so, it's best that you don't get too comfortable, because there is still the unshakeable feeling:

There's still much more ahead of you.

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[ everything hurts, but that's fine? she'll get back to her feet, and brush dirt off her clothes. ]

Let's gooooo!

[ she'll limp for a little bit but will bounce back it's fine ]

[suddenlybees]

[ Let's go!!

The first place Kano leads Hajime to is the promised gas station. To "fill 'em up"... ]

We got gas and air, which one will it be?

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[ this is. so stupid.

but she hums to herself and then pats her chest. ]

Air?

[ less messy ]

[suddenlybees]

[ Air.

Kano nods, thinking how they're going to do this. ]

Okay, so, you're gonna have to tuck your shirt in so the air doesn't escape, and hold your sleeves down. I'll fill you up through the collar. Sounds like a plan?

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Hm...

[ give her a moment as she attempts to do these things. once her shirt is properly tucked in, she will. attempt to hold her sleeves down? it's kind of awkward with the positioning. ]

Good?

[suddenlybees]

Good~

[ Kano sticks the nozzle of the air hose down the front of Hajime's shirt and angles it so she doesn't get blasted in the tiddie or something, and then opens the valve to let the high pressure air immediately balloon Hajime's shirt. ]

LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU'RE FULL!!

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[ she throws up a peace sign, and then quickly goes to grab the sleeve again.

this is very dumb but she thinks it's super funny. ]

I'm not sure if it's working...!

[suddenlybees]

[ Of course it's not working if she lets go and loses all that air for the peace sign!! ]

Are you sure?!

[ He

reaches forward and pats Hajime's chest again, but it's more air than chest he's feeling, and he can't tell either way. ]

[twitter]

It doesn't feel right!!

[ when would this ever feel right ]

It's just a whoosh feeling instead of the right one...

[suddenlybees]

[ When Hajime tells Kano what the hell they're even looking for, but not even then. ]

Hm... You'd know better than me, so, here, let me hold down a sleeve, and you give yourself a feel. Instead of whoosh, it should be more of a...? Psssssssh?

[ The gasoline is right there. They can try that next. ]

[twitter]

[ HER CLOTHES

she is seriously considering the question, but she'll let go of a sleeve so he can hold onto it instead and she can freely

pat pat ]

Nope.

[suddenlybees]

[ She has had ample opportunity to stop this and save her clothes, and the last chance is now. ]

Hm, looks like a dead end! Oh well! Let's check out the pumps...

[twitter]

Hm...

[ HMMM. ]

I don't think this is going to work.

[ well, she knows it won't work, it was just fun to do. ]

[suddenlybees]

No good, huh?

[ Kano pulls the air hose out so he can blast himself on the chest and make his hoodie flap dramatically on either side of him. ]

At least we tried! We can revisit this later when we get an idea, but for now, let's get ourselves some gold stars for effort~

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Let's go find some stars in the store.

[ she's sure they'll find stickers it's fine ]

[suddenlybees]

Alright, let's go~!

[ Time to scour the store for stickers. If there aren't any golden holographic stars, there'll probably price discount stickers or sell by date stickers on some of the food they can carefully peel off to collect and later stick on people's foreheads. ]

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[ that is less cute........

but hajime is good at improvising. ]

Is there a craft section in this store?

[suddenlybees]

[ Labeling people as discount loafs of bread can be cute... There probably is a better way, though, and while Kano doesn't know if there's a crafts section of the store, the layout of most suggests it'd be somewhere in the corner away from all the food, so he turns on his heels to one of those corners. ]

Let's see, somewhere over here... Ohh, we got floor tile stickers we could use in a pinch! And stationary and post-it notes... What're you looking for?

[ What has you inspired, Hajime? ]

[twitter]

Mm... I think I'll know when I see it.

You know, it's the kind of thing that once you lay eyes on something, it's like bam! You instantly feel that connection!

[suddenlybees]

Like... a word search.

[ Or does she mean something like nostalgia, because Kano has no idea what word he's looking for in a word search scenario. ]

[twitter]

Just like a word search! But also bigger!

[ so

is it like a word search or not ]

[suddenlybees]

[ A very very big word search.................. ]

Aha! A dictionary.

[twitter]

When you open it, and it turns out that the page you just accidentally landed on has the word you were looking for!

[suddenlybees]

I see, I see!

[ HE DOES NOT ]

We're probably in a thesaurus right now, than a dictionary, but... How's this? Getting warmer?

[ He holds up a package of overgrip tape, in bright obnoxious highlighter yellow. ]

[twitter]

Oh! This is nice! I like the feel of it.

[ she pats the tape, nodding in approval. ]

You have a good eye.

[ for what ]