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Tweak says, "Cranial infarction!"

Audrey Parker (lookslikelucy) wrote in thedisplaced,
@ 2019-12-27 10:15:00

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!log/thread, audrey parker, duke crocker

Who: Audrey Parker and Duke Crocker
When: Friday Dec 27
What: Duke finds out Audrey's here
Where: The Grey Gull (Duke's new present)
Rating: Low

Audrey Parker was no stranger to weirdness. Ever since she had gotten to Haven there had been a daily occurrence of weirdness in her life, even if it was just trying to have a normal conversation with Vince and Dave. Being sucked into a completely different dimension after going to bed knowing Duke's father wanted her dead. As much as she wanted to dismiss showing up as some sort of dream, she knew better than to think anything was impossible now. So Audrey listened to what the people at the Bureau had to say, thanked them for their time, and when she was handed her keys to her apartment above the Grey Gull, she almost laughed out loud. Of course the Grey Gull was here too.

She thanked the taxi driver for the lift, paying him before turning to the familiar sight in an unfamiliar place. She had always wanted to go to Texas. Or had she? The real Audrey Parker had, but the truth was she had no real idea what any of her life dreams were. The thought made her press her lips together in a thin line of frustration. Taking a breath, Audrey put that thought aside and headed up the outside stairs to her apartment.

The key worked - a part of her had been worried it wouldn't - and she stepped in to a familiar sight. "If I didn't know better, I'd like I was still in Haven." She decided the best thing to do at the moment was to do an inventory of what was still in her apartment and what wasn't.

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leaveatrail
2019-12-27 05:32 pm UTC (link)

The Santa letters were weird. This place was basically Haven, but in Texas. There was also the matter of how everyone had powers and no one seemed to hide them from the other people in their group. But asking for things had been...complicated. He didn't really know what he wanted, but his box hadn't been on the Rouge and he didn't have the Gull. The Gull was a way to try to coax the universe into giving him back Audrey. At least if he had the Gull, Audrey would have a place to stay.

He didn't work at the Bureau, so he wasn't really aware of the coming part of the equation. The going part always came with a series of beeps and a list of names. He'd decided to take inventory of the things this place had. There were bars all around this place and some restaurants. He'd have to be different from everyone to get any sort of customers. He'd also have to rethink taco Tuesday. He could fool people in Maine, but he wasn't sure about people in Texas. He'd probably need to stick to authentic seafood. That would mean using the Rouge to get the things he needed or at least seeing if he could pay someone to take him to the fresh seafood places. He had a feeling that was where he needed to lean. He could get things cheaper out of state and bring them back.

The sound of footsteps on the stairs alerted him that someone was there. He grabbed for the gun under the counter and walked outside. Part of him wasn't sure if he should take the sound of the footsteps as an intruder, but there was another part that didn't trust this place enough to assume someone might not just try to take the apartment. He walked up the stairs carefully, trying not to make his approach obvious. Once the he was done being subtle, he shoved the door open. "Don't you know trespassing is- Oh." Audrey. He lowered the gun, staring a moment longer. "Hey, Audrey." He cleared his throat. "Uh...when did you get here?"

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lookslikelucy
2019-12-27 07:37 pm UTC (link)

Audrey was thankful some of her clothes were here, though not all of them - that seemed like a weird thing. Why would you include some clothes in her apartment from home and not all of them? She even noticed a few of her newer pieces of decorations were not around. The random of this all did not help with her trying to figure this place out.

When the door opened violently, she reached for her gun, but was annoyed when she remembered she hadn't shown up with one. She hadn't yet seen if her back up handgun was in the safe yet. When she turned, she was ready for anyone, but was instantly relieved to find Duke. She assumed, of course, he was around if the Gull was, back she hadn't expected to see him right away. She sighed and gave him a 'thank God it's you' look, then smiled. "Hey Duke." Her hands went up on either side of her to gesture to the apartment. "Thanks for keeping this warm for me."

Her smile remained, though it was a little playful. "And to answer your question like, twenty minutes ago. The speech they give at the Bureau is really long. I think they're used to people freaking out more. They kept asking me if I was sure I understood." And she had, thank you very much.