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Tweak says, "I'm schizophrenic--and so am I"

Tyler Simms (_babyboy) wrote in wariscoming,
@ 2011-09-10 18:42:00

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kitty pryde/shadowcat, tyler simms

WHO: Tyler Simms (and OTA if anyone wants to jump in; otherwise just a narrative!)
WHAT: Tyler being Tyler until he suddenly arrives in Lawrence.
WHEN: Evening of September 11. DATE HAS CHANGED TO ACCOMMODATE KITTY AND AVOID NATE-PSYCHICNESS.
WHERE: Outskirts of town.
RATING: PG-13 because he drops the F-bomb.

The wet towel was wound up and then cracked like a whip against Tyler's bare thigh with a loud crack! The blue-eyed witch gave a rather embarrassingly girly yelp as he jumped from the stinging slap and spun around to glare at his now laughing (and positively nude; not that Tyler was all that surprised - Reid never did understand human decency) blond friend.

"Ow!" Tyler snapped, feeling his face go red. "Fucker."

He rubbed at his thigh, but it wasn't really from pain. He was used to being towel whipped by an overly bored roommate almost everyday after swim practice. The fact that meets were closing in and fast probably only fueled the blond's need to harass his friend even more, and all Tyler really did in response was roll his eyes. For a second, as he watched Reid's retreating back, he thought about Using just to send him stumbling forward and possibly (probably) falling flat on his face, but decided against it. A lecture from Caleb really wasn't worth it. Even if it would make him feel a little better.

Turning back to his gym locker, he moved to open it (having to reset the combination before undoing the lock thanks to Reid's rude interruption) and pulled out his clothes so that he could change out of his swim trunks. He could hear the other boys around him, heading into the showers, most of them mentioning something about heading to Nicky's tonight. Once or twice he glanced up as he changed to see if Reid or Caleb had jumped into the conversation, wondering if they had any plans to head there. He knew Reid probably did and didn't exactly need any sort of backing to know that, but things were usually a lot better when Caleb or Pogue were hanging close by as well. Reid wasn't exactly known for making friends at the billiards table.

And, okay, so maybe he wasn't the greatest either.

He smiled a bit to himself as he pulled his shirt on over his head, thinking about how he and Reid had managed to hustle nearly $120 out of Aaron three nights ago. But they wouldn't be doing any tag-teaming tonight. He scowled as he thought of the huge math test he had tomorrow. Reid probably wasn't even giving it a second thought, and Pogue was excused thanks to the great excuse of being in the hospital, and Caleb was - Well, he was Caleb, and had probably been prepared for it since he was five years old. He quietly mourned the loss of junk food and the sugar high he would have most definitely had if he was heading out that way tonight as well, and mentally prepared himself for the argument that he knew would probably spring up later.

No, Reid, he practiced in his head as he packed away his gear and stuffed it back into his locker, you cannot borrow my car. Hitch a ride with Pogue. He saddled his backpack strap on his shoulder. I don't care that you'll look like a little bitch riding shotgun with Pogue on his bike. You're just going to have to deal or not go. I might need my car. Mentally, he could already hear Reid whining about what for?? I don't know. But I might.

He blinked.

Even in my head, my arguments sound lame, he thought with a sigh as he headed out of the locker room. Only to promptly stop, frozen, as he stared in front of him.

"Oh shit," he breathed, spinning on his heel to try to figure out where the hell he was. The doorway he had just exited wasn't even there anymore. "Where the hell am I?"

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walksthruwallz
2011-09-12 04:17 am UTC (link)

Kitty didn't know what the hell she should be thinking about now. Really, this was more than she'd ever dealt with before. Biblical seals, angels, demons, and the fact that she was fictional...that was enough to make anyone get a migraine. She was a fictional character. She was in comics, movies, and she was even an action figure. How the hell did this happen? How did a world like this exist? How could a seal have that much power? Kitty wasn't even a Christian, and from what she gathered this whole thing was following Christian beliefs... It didn't make sense to Kitty. She was just having issues wrapping her head around all of this. She didn't like the idea of being stuck here. She wanted to go home. Back home she understood so much more. Here, she was just some new arrival. She had things to learn, and despite the fact that she was a fast learner....she really wasn't sure that she was ready for this.

Kitty had managed to find a place to stay, though. One step at a time had to be the way to go with this. She'd never be able to figure everything out all at once. Hell, she kept getting caught up on Professor with HAIR. She knew that things like alternate universes were possible. She just never thought of anything like this. Being dragged away from your world and into another one and being dropped into the middle of a biblical war was somewhat difficult to wrap your mind around.

Kitty, despite having been told about all of the dangers, couldn't help but have to get out of the place she had found to stay. She needed fresh air, needed the break. She needed that time to gather her thoughts. That was why the young mutant was walking around Lawrence at the moment. It wasn't that she was going anywhere. It was that she needed it to help her think. She couldn't just sit in her new, temporary living quarters. She had the amulet thing, and it wasn't as if she weren't capable of taking care of herself for the most part. She didn't have training for nothing. Kitty was sure that if she needed she would be able to get away, or whatever. She didn't have any destination in mind. She did remember the address of where she was staying, and the way back, though.

It was while she was walking that she saw a rather confused looking guy that was around her age. She almost ignored him, to be quiet honest. But hearing his question about where the hell he was, Kitty couldn't help but stop. "Lawrence, Kansas." The teenage mutant supplied as she looked at him, unsure of how to ask what she wanted to. "You didn't happen to just....arrive here, did you?"

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_babyboy
2011-09-12 05:38 pm UTC (link)

Tyler had not realized that he wasn't alone. If he had, he probably would not have spoken aloud. He spun toward the voice, his face flushing as he did. No, he definitely would not spoke aloud if he had seen the pretty girl nearby two seconds before. Attracting attention to himself tended to be a bad idea unless one of his brothers were around. Attracting attention to himself just seconds after something strange happened was probably even less of a good idea. He mouthed wordlessly at her for a few moments, trying to find his voice, but realizing that he had absolutely no idea what to say. It was such a matter-of-fact response, and it made perfect sense, but at the same time, it made no sense at all.

"Kansas?" he finally managed, though he realized that maybe that was not the best thing to say.

Really, was acting totally confused and shocked about the state you're in anywhere even close to sounding normal? He couldn't even venture a guess where the city of Lawrence was in the state, though. Hell, he wasn't even sure if Kansas was the state that he was thinking of, so he could even not even in the right vicinity of the United States. He grimaced a bit until her next question registered in his head. He turned to look at her, blinking a few times at her. Had he heard her correctly? That was certainly not a normal question, unless she was just verifying that she's not crazy because she just saw him appear out of thin air.

Oh man. This was bad.

"Ah, who? Me?" he squeaked, flushing even brighter at the sound of his voice. Did he just sound like, really? He cleared his throat, trying to sound as normal as possible. Nonchalant. Cool as a cucumber. Yup, that's him. "Nah... nah, not me. Nope. I'm cool. I'm just gonna..." Run off and make a panicked phone call to the east coast. Yeah, that was definitely the plan. He paused before moving though and turned to look at her. "Sorry if I freaked you out," he murmured.

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walksthruwallz
2011-09-13 11:26 pm UTC (link)

Kitty was probably the queen of stealth, if you thought about it. Though, at the moment she hadn't exactly been attempting to hide or be secretive. Kitty had just been walking! Kitty did understand how easy it could be to get lost in your thoughts, she had been doing the same thing only moments earlier, really. Kitty couldn't help but watch the guy that had spoken flounder. She couldn't be sure that he was in the same boat as her, but if he happened to be, well, Kitty was ready to help if she could. She had been in the position f having just arrived in Lawrence not that long ago. Though, her first medium for help had been the internet, after being pointed that way. This could just be that the guy was confused...or something....

Kitty nodded. "Lawrence to be even more specific." Kitty chirped, grinning just lightly. Really the way he was acting it seemed like he was in the same boat she'd been in; she could remember how awkward and strange it felt.

From what Kitty gathered it was quite normal for people to just sort of appear here. Nobody had particularly flinched when she had appeared from home. She was from a comic in this world. It was so strange to consider that! Pushing that back into the part of her mind that wasn't most present, Kitty studied the guy. He looked like he was her age! She was attempting to figure out whether or not she needed to offer this guy some help, or even show him to the place she was staying at or something.

"Yes, you." She couldn't help but laugh a little bit. "I mean, I am looking at and talking to you." She offered him, her hands slipping into her pockets. She wasn't sure what was going on in his head, but as he started to say he was coo, Kitty couldn't help but not believe him. "You're cool, huh?" Kitty echoed, tilting her head as she stood there, watching him. She couldn't help but give a shrug. "You didn't freak me out." He didn't, but she was pretty sure that he probably needed more help than he was letting on. "I only asked because the same thing kind of happened to me yesterday, but if you're all good and you know where you're going, I guess you don't need the help I was going to offer." She shared with him, shrugging lightly. She didn't move to go anywhere yet, instead watching him.

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_babyboy
2011-09-14 02:18 pm UTC (link)

At her laugh, he brought his hand up to his face, trying to hide away from her. God, he felt like a total dork. Why did he always have to have such trouble talking to girls one-on-one? And this wasn't even in a romantic sense! Not that she wasn't pretty, or his type, or any of that - because that would be a bold-faced lie - but the others were always so much smoother in situations like this. Caleb would just smile and charm his way out of the situation, Pogue would his roguish good looks, and Reid would just talk so much shit that they would forget what the hell was going on in the first place. Him? He wasn't even sure what he would do. Except this. Fumble over every word that seemed to want to come out of his mouth.

"I know that. I just, uh," he stopped himself, not even sure what he wanted to say. He just, what? Wanted to try to seem even more innocent than his already guilty demeanor and face suggested otherwise? Yeah, right. That wouldn't seem strange at all. Hell, he was pretty sure that he was developing his own definition of strange right about now. He cleared his throat, just going a little more red when she mocked him about the "cool" comment. Yeah, he was sure he looked cool. Muchly. Right.

But then she continued, and he couldn't help but turn to look at her, a confused look on his face. Was she pulling his leg? She certainly didn't seem like the type, but if not, then what the hell was she going on about? He swallowed. "You mean, you were somewhere else, another state or whatever, and suddenly wound up here? Just like that?" he asked, just to clarify. "Because, uh... If so... then maybe I do, sorta, maybe, kinda... need your help."

Smooth, Tyler. Very smooth.

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walksthruwallz
2011-09-16 03:16 am UTC (link)

Kitty couldn't help it, this was all a little bit surreal. She'd been in the same position as him not so very long ago. Not just that, but she had been much more angry than him, and far less confused. She had no idea what was going through his head, she didn't really want to know. Kitty had n ever really envied the empaths, to be quite honest. She knew a person that needed help when she saw it, though. This guy wasn't anywhere near as fine as he was pretending that he was. He was fumbling, he wasn't sure of himself at all, and he just seemed to be tripping over his self. It was cute, by all accounts, but they were signs that something was going on too.

Kitty didn't say anything to the boy as he stopped himself mid-sentence. There was nothing she needed to say, really. She had been talking to him and he hadn't really realized that. Maybe he had recognized that she'd been talking to him and it had shocked him. Either way she didn't need to say anything to his cut off comment, it wouldn't help anything. And maybe he was cool, popularity wise. He was nowhere near cool in his demeanor at the moment, though. Kitty stood there, patiently, though. She wasn't going anywhere, she was kind of a sucker for the whole helping people thing.

She was glad that she had continued and said what she had. If she hadn't he might have just continued to wander off. Getting lost here didn't seem like a very good thing. As he spoke again Kitty nodded. "That's exactly what I mean, as that's exactly what happened to me." Kitty thought about the way that she had Lockheed had arrived here in Lawrence. The poor little dragon was stuck back in the apartment, only because dragons didn't exist everywhere. Kitty didn't want to draw too much attention. "You're in luck. Helping is what I do. For starters, there's a little more to it than just being in Kansas." Kitty stated and paused just to make sure it sunk in.

"We've been transported to a whole different world, or universe." Kitty knew it sounded pretty far fetched, but if he needed some sort of proof or didn't believe her, she figured she'd find a way to make him believe her.

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