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Tweak says, "One Tweak to rule them all..."

Seth Reed (needmymedicine) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2008-01-14 21:27:00

Entry tags:

plotty mcplot, seth reed, tachikoma

Who: Seth and Tachikoma
When: Tonight
What: Seth is freaked and runs over to Tach's for help...and gets a surprise.

Seth hadn't had the best of days, so when he got home and his hand went through the mouse beside his computer he thought, at first, that he might just be imagining it. The day had sucked and he was tired. So he was hallucinating or his crazy had somehow upped itself without alerting him.

He tried again--same problem. And again. Then, suddenly, he fell through the seat of his chair.

It felt kind of like drifting downward through water. Feeling oneself sieving through a solid object was not the most comfortable feeling, especially when he started to go through the floor.

Panicked, he kicked out--and went shooting up toward the ceiling. He yelped and backpedaled, windmilling his arms.

Fuck. Fuckfuckfuckfuckfuck.

He hovered there, not moving for a moment, then began to test this weird air-swimming thing. He couldn't figure out how to turn it off, but he did manage to figure out how hard he had to concentrate to get himself moving. It really was all about concentrating, as it turned out, not about the flailing he'd been trying to use. And once he got past the weirdness of it, he figured this might be cool--but he wasn't quite done freaking out yet.

So where to go? He went through the door to his apartment, then up through three more stories to the roof. The wind buffeted him about a bit, but he didn't much care. He could hold himself in place pretty well. He looked in all directions from where he was.

Well, when in doubt...try something stupid.

He shot off the edge of the roof before he could tell himself not to and, despite how much this kind of sucked--that was cool. He was flying, genuinely flying through the air.

He headed in the general direction of Tach's estate...which wasn't easy, because it was hard to judge roads from a bird's-eye-view. But he made it there eventually, coming slowly down toward her front door. It had been a fun trip, scaring the shit out of anyone who happened to look up.

He tried knocking on the door--his hand went through. "Stupid." He glared at the door. No real way of knocking...but who needed a knock?

He carefully pressed toward, then through, the door, reappearing on Tach's doormat. "Tach?" he called out tentatively. This was going to be fun to explain.

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williseeheaven
2008-01-15 04:13 am UTC (link)

Tachikoma was upstairs, playing with the animals. Puppy had attained the ability to speak, though higher thought had not come with it. Currently he was telling her about how hungry he was, and how he wanted to play and why did the cat keep looking at him funny? Anyway, he really wanted to go outside and run and Tach wouldn't make him take a bath again, would she?

Tach thought she heard her name, and sure enough, Puppy heard it too. "Hey! What's that? There's someone here! Hey! Hey! Someone's here! Let's go find out who's here! Hey!"

She picked up Arth, who was a newly tiny kitten, and put her in the pocket of her orange hoodie. "C'mon," she said to Puppy and started for the stairs. She rushed down the stairs and saw Seth. She smiled brightly. "Hi!"

"Hey, it's that guy," said Puppy, pushing in front of Tach. "Oh hey, he smells funny. Hey, mister, did you bring me any treats?"

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	needmymedicine 2008-01-15 04:17 am UTC (link)
	Seth stared at the dog, too startled for a moment to say anything. "Um...he...um." He stared at the dog. Great. Dogs that talked. Life just got better and better. "Your dog is talking," he said, pointing at Puppy like Tach hadn't noticed, like the fact that he was floating two inches off the ground was any less weird. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

williseeheaven
2008-01-15 04:35 am UTC (link)

"He'll stop soon," she said, not sounding at all surprised. "Vynnie was flying earlier. He stopped." She shrugged.

"Hey, Puppy, c'mere. I have treats over here. Leave Sethy alone." She pulled a treat from the jar and threw it. "Go to the kitchen and play with your toys. Take babyArth." She put the kitten on Puppy's back and Arth tucked her nails into Puppy's collar. "Go careful." They would be closeby, but out of sight.

"Is floating fun?"

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	needmymedicine 2008-01-15 11:13 pm UTC (link)
	"Huh." He watched the kitten and dog until they disappeared around the corner, the turned back to her. "Fun? Kind of." He looked down at himself. "I flew over here. That was...pretty incredible. But I can't touch anything, really." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	williseeheaven 2008-01-16 01:32 am UTC (link)
	"Cool," she said, grinning. "I wish I could fly. That would be really cool." She rolled closer to him. "Sometimes I fly in my dreams. Hey, can I poke you?" She proceeded to stick her finger through Seth's shoulder. "Weird," she giggled. "Did it tickle?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymedicine 2008-01-16 04:32 am UTC (link)
	"You're lucky," he said. "At least nothing's happened to you." Of course she poked him before he really got a chance to answer. It felt strange, and, truth be told, a bit like a tickling sensation. "Kind of," he said. "That's so weird...what did it feel like?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

williseeheaven
2008-01-16 04:56 am UTC (link)

She was tilting her head and looking at him curiously, as if he were an experiment of some sort. She poked him again. "I don't know. Kinda spongey, but not really.. Hey, I wonder if you can eat ice cream. Or if you couldn't and it would just make your mouth really cold."

"Hey, I wonder if I can move you." She stepped back and turned one shoulder to him, as if she were trying to bust down a door, and then lunged toward him. It felt really funny when she went through him, and of course she stumbled right to the other side. She stumbled, tripping and falling on her rear end when something went wonky with her skate. It also felt colder and a little breezier.

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needmymedicine
2008-01-16 05:11 am UTC (link)

He flipped around when he heard her crash to the floor behind him. It had felt so strange having her go through him, feeling himself part like a curtain to let her through. "Hey, are you..."

His voice trailed off and died away.

Well, it looked like the madness had affected Tach after all.

He immediately turned around again, shutting his eyes even though it wasn't really necessary. "Oh Jesus fucking..."

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williseeheaven
2008-01-16 01:03 pm UTC (link)

"What?" Then she looked down at herself "Ohhh," she cooed. She wasn't super embarrassed, she just didn't really know what to do at this point.

At the sound of the crash, Puppy had clamored back into the room. "What happened? Hey. Something's different. Are you okay?"

"Um. Yeah.. Can you bring me some clothes?" she asked the dog. Puppy obediently went to the stairs to go fetch some. Tach sat on the floor, looking up at Seth's back. "Um. So."

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	needmymedicine 2008-01-17 03:03 am UTC (link)
	He had a hand over his eyes and his eyes squeezed shut tight. He'd only gotten a glimpse, really, but he felt like the image of her naked body was burned into the backs of his eyes. "So," he said, his voice cracking slightly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	williseeheaven 2008-01-17 03:31 am UTC (link)
	Puppy was fetching a dress and bringing it downstairs in his teeth. She crawled toward Seth, reaching out to touch the back of his leg. "Hey, are you okay?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymedicine 2008-01-17 04:16 am UTC (link)
	It took every ounce of self-control he had not to flinch away from her. He managed to level out his voice, grateful that she couldn't see how hard he was struggling to keep a straight face. "Yeah. Fine. Just waiting for you to get dressed." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	williseeheaven 2008-01-17 04:20 am UTC (link)
	"Okay.." She still looked worried. "Thanks," she said when Puppy dropped the dress at her feet, looking at her quizzically. 'I know, he's weird,' she mouthed to the dog before pulling the dress over her head. "Okay, I'm dressed." And then a second later, the clothes dissolved again. "Oh, weird." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymedicine 2008-01-17 04:43 am UTC (link)
	He started to turn, and then abruptly stopped when she spoke. Better safe than sorry, he figured. Ignoring her tone, he asked, "What?" His eyes were still closed. It was a safety measure, just until he was sure she was decent. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	williseeheaven 2008-01-17 04:46 am UTC (link)
	"They disappeared again." Tach frowned, looking down. "Did I bring the wrong one?" Puppy sounded confused. "No.. That dress usually works." She looked back up at Seth. She didn't know what to do. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymedicine 2008-01-17 04:52 am UTC (link)
	"Oh." Of course they had. Only everyone who'd reported being naked against their will had said the clothes melted right off them. Stupid, stupid. "Yeah...I heard that's been happening," he said. "I can...you know, leave you alone, considering the situation. If you want." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

williseeheaven
2008-01-17 12:43 pm UTC (link)

Tach frowned. She didn't like it when Seth was unhappy, and wished there was someway to cheer him up. But now he seemed so uncomfortable, and she thought that anything she did would make things worse.

"Um. If you want?" She shrugged a little. "I don't know how long it'll last." She didn't sound nearly as uncomfortable as Seth was, but she knew he didn't like it.

She hoped this wouldn't happen to Kitten. Kitten really liked her clothes, and would probably be really upset if they disappeared.

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	needmymedicine 2008-01-18 03:20 am UTC (link)
	((OOC: AWWWWWWW. Poor Kitten. XD)) "It's probably the best idea," he said, his voice level. "I already figured out how to work the computer like this, so I'll send you a message later." He was so anxious to get out of there. He wanted to bolt, yank the door open... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	williseeheaven 2008-01-18 03:40 am UTC (link)
	"Okay. I'll talk to you later." She got up and waved a little, even though his back was to her. "Um.. Sorry?" She didn't really know what to say. She tried to not be naked. It just didn't work out. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymedicine 2008-01-18 03:47 am UTC (link)
	He'd probably feel guilty about ditching her later, but at that moment all he wanted was out. He went through the door without saying anything else, and shot up from the earth as high as he could go. He wanted to be somewhere else, somewhere buffeted by wind, a place where the howling would drown it all out. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	williseeheaven 2008-01-18 03:54 am UTC (link)
	Puppy barked up at her. "All done talking?" she asked, bending to scratch his ears. She sighed, blowing a lock of hair out of her face. She walked upstairs to find Kitten and make sure she was okay. (Reply to this) (Parent)