Repose

[Public]

The carnival has singing flowers and no one calls that a holy miracle.

[Melody B.]

Did Tethys lock you back up?

He's dead?

[She might not be in the facility anymore, but she's outside, watching the building, having not left the area.]

[Once the Cat appeared, Eddie took off towards Melody's location. He wasn't crazy about leaving Stephanie and Cat alone, especially since his long time intuition about felines told him that Cat wasn't in the best state, but he had work to do. Any kind of coddling or protectiveness would get his ass kicked by both women and he knew it. Stephanie, despite rolling around in frozen goop, would be fine. Cat? Could take care of herself. And, if something went wrong, he really believed he'd get the first call.

He was down to his white button up shirt, green tie, green slacks and expensive wing-tipped shoes. His hair was starting to bounce out of place into that annoying curl on the top of his head and he had bits of goop splattered over him, but the worst hadn't knocked on his door yet. He knew that by the end of this he'd probably be wearing whatever kind of clean clothes he could find down here. Even overalls god help him. Eddie was already wearing a backpack of supplies and he found that on the very pinnacle of unfashionable. Overalls would just take him over the edge.

Most of the monsters so far could be slipped past with ease; all it took was his Fred Astaire light footing and they didn't even notice him. As for the new bit of alien tech that came in the form of a holographic bird? It was nestled in his coat pocket, sleeping to recharge energy. Unseen for now since he wasn't crazy about explaining Birdie to anyone except Steph just yet. He finally got to the containment area where they kept Melody and then directed himself towards the access tunnel she was talking about.] Here. Stay quiet, I saw a big one with a disco ball for a head wandering around. [He said into his comm and waited for her to show herself.]

[Tethys Comms Channel]
[After this.]

This is Eddie Nelson. I seem to have lost a Cat. Has anyone seen her? Tall, brunette, sharp claws...

[Private Comm to Melody B.]

Hey, are you here? Okay?

[During this disaster; after picking up a radio from a downed security officer (along with taking whatever weapons were on hand).]

[On the security comms channel]
[Calm, but with urgency.] Anyone not here already, stay out of the lab. I repeat, stay out of the lab. We have [...] a situation. We need to evacuate those here to a safer space and contain the chaos.

[Private to Melody B]
[After this.]

Hey, can you do me a favor?

[Tethys Lock: Michael, Melody, Jas, Reece, Eddie]
Well, I might as well introduce myself to all you lovely people. My name's Cat, and I'm going to be working security at Tethys for the time being. If anyone plans on needing anything? Please don't.

[Locked to Jason W]
[Since she knows he's been working at the facility.]
Any advice on what to avoid in the cafeteria?

[Locked to Jack P]
Was that a hint of a news story?

[Midday, the day after the egg hunt.]

[Locked to Lou D]
Sorry for being slow, Lou. You make it through that mess alright?

[Locked to Daniel W]
Least tell me you're alive, huh?

[Locked to Connie G]
Doing okay, blanca?

[Locked to Jason W]
Easter egg hunt treat you okay?

[Locked to Hunter R]
Hey, mijo.

[Locked to Gwen R]
Gimme an update, chica.

[Locked to Oliver K]
Hey, you ever talk to Sam?

[Locked to Billy K]
Hey, kid, you hanging in there?

[Locked to Melody B]
Melody, lemme find you someplace. Posting public ain't real bright.

[Locked to Iris M]
Iris, you gotta minute?

[Locked to Wren H]
I heard you were outta town. It help you make any kinda decisions?

[Locked to Eddie N]
I know that wasn't supernatural, but maybe we can talk anyway, huh?

[Text to Sam A]
[After he's been gone for a couplea hours. 'Cause he can't not.]
Hey, mami.

I don't have any money, but I was wondering if anyone had a tent I could use.

[The morning after the Easter Egg Hunt, computers in town start to go a little... well. Crazy.

Some work just fine, and some seemed possessed by some crazy presence. Videos play without prompting, websites load at blinding speeds, music blares, chat windows pop up, web cams activate. Shutting down the computer doesn't seem to do much good for it simply comes back on without help.

At times. There's a face. It's impossible to discern any details, but it's a human face.

Help, it pleads.

Help me.

The computers continue to misbehave well into the afternoon, though by nightfall, things seem to settle down for the most part. There are still some issues, visual glitches, but the storm, as it were, seems to have passed.]

[Locked to Hunter R]
Looks like we're partners, huh?

[Locked to Jason W]
You said you do security?

[Locked to Gwen R]
How's it going out there for you?

[Locked to Seven M]
Everybody's home. How's it going there?

[Locked to Melody B]
You talk to Eddie?

[Locked to Destiny S]
You been talking with Wren, I heard.

[Locked to Sunshine F]
Hi. You know who I am?

[Melody B.]

Hey, I heard you might need a place to stay.

[Post-ghosts.]

[Locked to Daniel W]
You ain't even come round to kiss Sam while I was away, huh? You must be feeling sick or something.

[Locked to Gwen R]
I'm sorry I was a jerk. I was a lil overwhelmed. That wasn't real nice or faira me to take out on you.

[Locked to Hunter R]
You didn't check in. You doing okay?

[Locked to Melody B]
We needta talk. You gotta minute?

[locked to reece.]

hi.

[Immediately after this, as soon as the doors close and she and Melody are left alone in the art store.]

[Locked to Oliver K]
Greetings, friend.

[Locked to Jason W]
Sheriff Martin indicated you were concerned about my safety.

[Locked to Sheriff M (+Melody B), while Melody sleeps]
Are you still awake, sir?

[Gwen had no idea how Melody communicated with Sheriff Martin, but she was fairly sure it was Sheriff Martin that Melody had been talking to. She tried to comprehend Melody's ability, but Gwen found that challenging, because she didn't have a good grasp of advanced technology. Her area of interest was biology, and that was a mainly personal interest, since no one could agree on her rate of cellular decay, and it seemed important that she understand the discussions about her own potential lifespan. But Melody's ability seemed to involve some kind of mental manipulation of technology, and Gwen was at a loss.

She was at a loss about a lot of things.

For example, she totally had no idea where they were. She'd never been in this part of the woods. It was in the opposite direction of the abandoned tracks with their chalk flower garden, and her only other outing had involved going to the diner for apple pie, and this section of the woods was nowhere near Main Street or apple pie.

She didn't like feeling super useless. She didn't like feeling super scared either, but she did feel scared. Every time a twig snapped, she was sure it was Hood. She knew he'd come after her. She wasn't sure if Melody's dad would come, but Hood would definitely come, and Gwen needed a hiding place before that eventuality came to pass.]

It's getting super late. [She couldn't see the moon straight over the canopy now, and it was crazy cold. The white medical scrubs and baby-blue hoodie the tiny blonde wore, they weren't very warm. She paced, bare hands tucked deep into her pocket, and her breath causing the air around her to fog. The piercings at her eyebrow and nose were fresh, angry red against her cold-pale skin, and her blonde hair was starting to freeze in places, even in that new blue streak.] If anything weird happens. If he doesn't promise he won't take us back, then we run in different directions, okay? He can't chase us both.

[Locked to Eddie N, Reece E, separately. The message also goes to anyone else Melody has ever talked to, flickering and unsteady]

[After this.]

[It's a desperate reach out from the woods, two people she knows, but a flickering image appears on the screens of anyone she's talked to out of that desperation. A girl, flushed cheeks, tangled hair, eyes wide with panic.]

I need help.

[The Science Facility at Area-52 goes on lockdown for the second time in a month. The Facility reports two "fugitives" missing and considered dangerous. They're described as young women, but reports caution that this should not negate the need for their return to Facility. They set up a line for tips, and Facility staff and security (some of which is obviously private and brought in for the occasion) begin scouring the woods and orchards.]

[After a super bad few days of testing stuff, and after her own resulting rebellion.]

[Locked to Melody B]
Can you incapacitate whoever brings you food tonight? They come into your room, right?

[Some computers across Repose flicker on Friday afternoon. Only some, not all, and on some of those flickering screens, a message appears.

Black screen.

Green text.]

Are you there?

[The cursor blinks as though waiting for a response.]