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Christopher "Chris" Perry Halliwell. (changethefuture) wrote in vas_captio_rpg,
@ 2009-08-13 22:03:00

Entry tags:

!complete, chris halliwell, connor temple, day 18, location: in town, the doctor (ten)

Who: Chris Halliwell and Connor Temple, now joined by the Doctor (Ten).
What: Trying to figure out where in time they are, and if Remy's info can be trusted.
Where: Possibly wandering around now; right now they're in front of the Gym.
When: Day 18 - Morning, 8:15am.
Rating: PG.
Status: Complete.

In a way, Chris felt like he was back in the world he knew. This place looked in about as bad shape as parts of the San Francisco he had known most of his life. It was disheartening yet at the same time it perhaps kept him from panicking as much as he could be.

No, the panic seemed reserved at the moment for his new companion, though he wasn't showing it at the moment. But then, they both seemed relieved the supposed human with the red eyes had left them, even if it did mean they were on their own for the moment in this rundown, inhabitable town. Chris sighed and ran his hands through his hair, half expecting to feel a bump from whatever his head had hit when he tried to orb up to the heavens. Don't think about that. Do not think about that. You're no good if you panic.

"What do you think he meant by that? Not being on Earth." He turned his attention to Connor, figuring it was best to keep them both engaged in conversation. They didn't have to be on another planet to not be on the same Earth. Could be a different plane, or a parallel world. There were lots of options. Which made Chris think of something the other man had said. "And what did you mean when you said you'd seen weirder?" It made him wonder if Connor was from a world with magic too. That would certainly support his theory that he might be Chris' unofficial charge. Ignoring the conflict of the years they were taken from.

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changethefuture
2009-08-17 06:26 am UTC (link)

He nodded, confirming Connor's deduction. The grin seemed permanent. "I can make spells and potions, yeah. There's a spell for traveling back in time, actually. That's where I was before I woke up here." Which, if Connor had been following, meant Chris was quite possibly from the other man's time or later. "But there's other things I can do, some that I haven't grown into yet." To demonstrate he turned his attention to Connor's hat, eying it as he put one hand out, palm up. One moment it was on the other man's head, the next the little glowy orbs appeared above Chris's hand as the hat did. Perhaps it was dangerous to be doing magical things out in the open like he was, but he wasn't really too concerned. It was rare he got the chance to show off at all.

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leconnortemple
2009-08-17 11:48 am UTC (link)

Connor was unprepared for what was about to happen and jumped a little when the trusted fedora first left his head. But when he saw the glow in Chris' hand similar to the one where he'd attempted to teleport, he grinned. Sure enough, his hat appeared in the other man's hand a beat later. Connor stared at it for long moment, then suddenly his grin grew even wider. "Wicked."

He thought for a moment, then laughed. "So wait, there's spells for time travel and you've seen an actual Tyrannosaurus. Were you actually there?" Connor sounded a bit like a child who'd just been told his favourite super hero was real. The voice he used dripped with awe and am*zement.

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changethefuture
2009-08-17 04:34 pm UTC (link)

Chris toyed with the hat a moment, then set it back upon Connor's head. Magically, of course. Man, why couldn't everyone have the same attitude about magic that this guy had? Then they wouldn't always have to hide and worry about crazy things like people bringing back the days of Salem. Brushing his hair out of his eyes, Chris nodded. That was one of those 'once in a lifetime' things that were easy to remember in full detail. "It was an accident but yeah. The natural portals, there's no way to know where they go. My dad and I kinda fell through and ended up in Jurassic Park." he said with a chuckle. His smile was a little sad though. It had been nice to actually have Leo around. Made him kind of wish he had told everyone sooner who he really was and why he was there, so he could have spent more meaningful time with both his parents to make up for the lack of it in his future. Chris did his best to shake off such thoughts though. "It probably would have been more cool if we didn't spend most of the time running for our lives."

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leconnortemple
2009-08-17 06:37 pm UTC (link)

Sorry, Chris, but few had the adoration of all things supernatural and paranormal that Connor did. Connor watched the X-Files and truly did want to believe. Roswell was merely a step away from being a true story for him. There was little Connor wouldn't believe in. Hell, he was only mad that he couldn't learn the things Chris was doing now. "You know, Jurassic Park is all sorts of fiction," he began, his geek roots coming out, "most of those species wouldn't even have lived in the same era, let alone... Aw, never mind." Curb your tongue, Connor. No need to lose a new friend the day you met him. The red-eyed man and the snobby tall bloke were plenty, thanks. "The problem with messing around with things like that is, dinosaurs hardly know we're not supposed to be a food source," he added with a grin. "It's the main reason we do everything we can not to kill them. That and you never know how you'll mess with evolution if you remove a creature that should have been alive and wasn't." Claudia Brown again. So weird. So very, very weird.

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changethefuture
2009-08-17 06:56 pm UTC (link)

"Oh man, you sound like my dad." Chris said with a groan when Connor started rattling on about how inaccurate his reference was. But he was still smiling. When the other man mentioned the dangers of messing with time -- well, not time exactly but it was basically the same thing -- Chris was easily nodding. He completely understood what Connor was getting at. Blinking out of existence was no fun, thank you very much. "At least it sounds like you guys are smart about what you do. That can make all the difference." Of course, knee-jerk reactions were hard to avoid sometimes, but that was just natural.

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leconnortemple
2009-08-18 12:44 am UTC (link)

"We try," Connor admitted. "It can be difficult, but a lot of research has gone in to doing what we do. No matter what he says," he tipped his head in the direction of the suited stranger, "we do everything we can to keep others safe. We may not have magic powers or anything, but we do what we can."

He grinned, then, smirking at his companion. "These people don't know what they're messing with, bringing the two of us on board. We may not be able to get out of here, but I have the feeling we're not going down without a fight."

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changethefuture
2009-08-18 03:12 am UTC (link)

Chris smiled as the other man defended what he and his group did. He definitely had passion for what he did, that was undeniable. And Chris could appreciate that. He'd had the same sort of determination when he'd been trying to figure out what or who was going to turn his brother evil. "Oh, definitely not. And there's got to be a way out of here somewhere. It's just a matter of finding it and figuring it out." He was sure the people that were already here had tried, so he wasn't exactly knocking them, but he wasn't the type to give up on something. Especially when someone said it wasn't possible. "This looks like the type of place meant to beat a person down, so we just don't let it. Agreed?" Chris grinned back at Connor, knowing they were on the same page. The guy might not have been magic in any way, but he was pretty decent so far in his book.

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	leconnortemple 2009-08-18 04:30 am UTC (link)
	Connor offered a grin and his right hand to shake. "Agreed," he said, nodding firmly. This wouldn't be so bad. They were bound to figure out a way out of there. Sooner or later. And until they did, at least Connor had faith that he'd found one ally out of the bunch. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

changethefuture
2009-08-18 08:29 am UTC (link)

Chris mirrored the grin as they shook, then let his attention turn back to the old building they were still standing in front of. "This place looks like a strong wind would do damage to it. Which does not make me feel good, but I'm betting every building in this place is probably in about the same condition." He sighed lightly and looked back over at Connor. "Though it's probably at least dry inside. For the most part." It would not have surprised him a bit if the roof leaked, given how what they could see looked.

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leconnortemple
2009-08-19 07:18 pm UTC (link)

The idea of a building collapsing on them didn't exactly appeal to Connor. He'd already watched the destruction of one structure only hours before. Well. Hours for him. Who knew how long it really was in this place. "It ought to hold up well enough," he considered, walking forward to lean slightly on the wall with his hands. It wasn't going to collapse that moment. He wouldn't rule out soon, but it was something at least. "Better than wandering around like lost kids," he joked, "and honestly, I'm tired of being seriously wet here. It's kind of gross." Right. Because that was the worst he'd ever dealt with. A little damp rain. Ha. "Unless you want to check the rest of this place out?"

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changethefuture
2009-08-20 07:49 am UTC (link)

He lightly smirked when Connor pushed on the wall, as if the strength of one man was all it took to determine the safety of a structure. Chris couldn't tease him much though; he'd probably do the same thing. The comment about kids made him chuckle and he nodded in agreement. "I'm pretty sure we'll be okay if we put off fully exploring this place until things dry out. Even if we found something it's not going to do us any good when we're soaked to the bone." Okay, he was exaggerating a little, but if they were outside all day they very well could get that wet. And sick.

His smirk widened a touch as he moved to open the door of the gym for them. "You know, you kinda look like a drowned cat."

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leconnortemple
2009-08-20 02:30 pm UTC (link)

Connor grinned despite himself, accepting the offered door and leading the way into the gymnasium. It wasn't what he'd expected. It looked like it'd been inhabited. Oh, well, of course it had. Remy had said there were several people, and not an hour later they'd run into someone else. He should've expected it. But after the slightly unwelcome welcome of the last two they'd met, he wasn't really looking forward to running around the gym meeting any more.

"You don't look so great yourself, you know," he said, laughing as he found a corner of their 'new' home. It didn't look like anyone had claimed it, but who knew in such a captive situation. "Why doesn't that magic of yours work to make us dry, hmm? And if it could make me look like Brad Pitt in the process, I can't say I'd complain."

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changethefuture
2009-08-23 01:43 am UTC (link)

Chris wasn't looking forward to meeting anyone else either. He knew it was inevitable, but he wasn't going to be quite so nice to anyone else who should happen to give the newcomers attention. Unless they were actually nice about, which seemed to be rare, or so he was guessing. Well, Remy hadn't exactly been mean, but Chris didn't trust him so that negated having a good attitude.

He glanced around the gym, making note of all he saw, particularly anything that might be of use to him. One thing he did notice was what appeared like an open doorway off to a locker room, and he ducked in. After a moment he popped back out, managing to find a few towels that weren't horribly eaten by moths, and he tossed one to Connor. Not the best, granted, but there was no sense sitting around being any wetter than they had to. "Sorry, my talents don't stretch to playing with heat just yet." But they likely would, some day. Chris knew well what whitelighters were capable of, and elders for that matter. He was simply never sure if he inherited all the traditional whitelighter abilities or if, because he was part witch, he somehow couldn't use them all. Only time would tell.

Rubbing a towel over his hair a few times, he crinkled his nose even as he chuckled. "Think there's a potion that could do something like that, but they always wear off after awhile. Or have some unsavory side effect usually."

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