kineticcajun | Fourth Wall Time!

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Fourth Wall Time!

[Catch-all time! Feel free to tag any one of them, just indicate which in the title line. ♥]

	Gambit is more or less keeping to the sidelines of the crowds today, both keeping an eye out for familiar faces and just plain people-watching. Because hey, let's face it, this is just about as good entertainment as you'll find in this place. He'll probably head to Good Spirits later on in the day to see how many people he can cheat at cards, because why not.
	Albel Nox is none too amused with all of these people milling around the town, so he's making an effort to get the hell out of the way. Except that people keep turning up in the places where there usually aren't any people. The mountains aren't clear, the forest isn't clear, even the library has a ton of people in it. Eventually, he'll sullenly submit to the mess that is this weekend and just make his way out to the Battle Dome to see if anyone else from back home turns up out there.
	Sergeant Calhoun isn't too terribly phased by the sudden influx of people, although it does make her vaguely concerned that this sort of thing could be a security hazard. That said, she'll be making slow circuits of the village, both keeping an eye out for anyone familiar and also keeping an eye out for any potential trouble. Somebody's gotta keep the peace around here.

[Happy Fourth Wall, everyone!]

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[Well hopefully Calhoun can pick up that signature BOING sound as Felix hops about through the crowd of people. There has got to be exit. If there's an entrance, there's an exit.

But then he to come to a full stop. That tall elegant figure. The high def details.]

Miss Calhoun! You're here as well?

[The sound effect is definitely a good clue-in that Felix is somewhere nearby, even before she spots him. Being so freakishly tall has its advantages; she catches sight of him just before he calls out. And a small smile twitches onto her face.]

Fix-It. You're a little late. [Her tone is actually fairly light, though.] You only just got here?

[If he's been wandering around town for days already and she didn't even know it, she's really going to kick herself.]

[A sheepish smile. Ah, the voice of an angel.] I hope I didn't keep you waiting for too long, my fair lady.

I did indeed only just arrived to this place, though I don't quite remember how I even came to be here. What about yourself?

["My fair lady." How he says these things with a straight face is beyond her, but that's just one more thing about Felix that makes him... well, Felix.]

I've only been here a week or two, but Wreck-It and Vanellope have been here for a few months, from what I hear. [Which raises the question of why they're all arriving at different times, but that's a question that can wait.]

And trust me, none of us have any idea how we got here. All I can tell you is that some scientists went ahead and created this monster so that they could drag people into it.

[Her tone turns decidedly sarcastic towards the end. Scientists. You know how those types are.]

Two weeks? Hold on just moment. Not to say you're lying or anything, but I could have sworn we were only just having a nice drink at Tapper before I got here.

And jiminy jaminy, Ralph and Vanellope have been here for how long!? [They'd have taken the plug off the games if they were gone for that long.] That can't be right either, since I know I saw Ralph a few hours before that.

[Her expression softens a bit at that. She can definitely forgive him the confusion; it baffled her as well when Vanellope first told her.]

Apparently the people running this place think it's funny to take people from different checkpoints before bringing them here. The last thing Wreck-It remembers is falling into Diet Cola Mountain.

[She shrugs, and her tone goes a little more hollow again. Tapper? So even Felix isn't from the same point she is.] As far as I can tell, the four of us all got pulled from different checkpoints.

Really? Well...golly it sounds like [He swallows] like someone messed around with our codes, if we're remembering different things.

[That Diet Cola stuff was last Tuesday.] Are you at least feeling all right, Miss Calhoun?

[Someone did mess around with their codes, if there are wing-shaped life meters attached to them now. She's not all that sure how much further the code messing goes, but she hasn't noticed anyone else glitching, either.

Still, she gives a small smile.] I'm fine, Felix. This place is strange, alright, but aside from all these newbies showing up today, it's been quiet as a kitten.

[She knows, she's been patrolling it just to make sure. :|]

[That's my gal]

Well good. That's good to hear you're all right. [He...seems distracted] Pardon the staring, but when did you get those little angel wings?

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Oh, those. [She glances over her shoulder, even though all she can see of her wings is a bit of bright blue. Why everyone's wings are different colors is another thing beyond her guessing.] They were there when I woke up here. Wreck-It says they're our life meters in this place.

[And when she glances back down at him to see what color he got landed with, that's when she frowns. No wings?]

...Where did yours go?

Mine? [He's confused by the question, because he doesn't know how he should answer that.]

Am...I suppose to get them somewhere here? I mean, I'm going to be fine without them, right? [Cause that whole life meter thing...has him just a little worried.]

[She's a little worried as well, but the fact that he hasn't already keeled over and used up a life is encouraging. After a short pause in which she weighs a few possibilities, she reaches out and gently puts a hand against his forehead to make sure there isn't a fever.]

You should be fine without them, if they weren't just there when you woke up. You are feeling okay, aren't you?

[Hey, Gambit. Ever have somebody pull the old brush-by-you-and-try-to-pick-your-pocket trick?

Because it's happening now, and this one's a master at it.]

[He has, indeed! He's pulled that same trick himself plenty of times, too. And while he can appreciate someone who's a master at it, he's not too keen on getting his wallet pinched, even though there is absolutely nothing important in it here.

And so he'll try to catch hold of that hand as it tries to slip into his pocket. It's a practiced move.]

[She stops short as his hand grasps hers, eyes going wide. Crap. Either he was really lucky, or he was a pickpocket himself. She doesn't say anything, doesn't do anything, just freezes. And tries to think.]

[That freeze is entirely too amusing, but rather than go on the offensive, Gambit opts for being the charmer instead. And goes to try to plant a gentle kiss to the back of this lady's hand.]

Introductions first 'fore tryin' to get into someone's pants, non? I'm Remy.

[His eyes glow with amusement.]

It was a nice try, by the way.

[Well. It says a lot about her growth as a person that she doesn't try to stab you.

... no, really, she's done that a few times. In fairness, they were usually way sleezier about it.]

"Uh. Parker. Thanks. I've kind of been doing this for a while."

[Yes, she's talking about it like it's a casual hobby.

What?]

Enchanté, Parker. [And he is completely unfazed by talking about pickpocketing like a hobby. He just grins.]

How long a while we talkin'?

"Um... pretty much all my life."

[The glow in his eyes grows a little brighter again, but his smile doesn't fade in the slightest.]

That makes two of us, then. No hard feelin's.

"Uh. Good. Right. Good."

[She nods decisively.]

"I'm just gonna go do a... thing."

[She starts backing away.]

[Does a Wooper shooting a light water gun Calhoun's way count as potential trouble?!]

[YES IT DOES okay not really, but that water gun just splashed on her scanner and now it's fizzling the horrible fizzle of damp electronics everywhere. Calhoun frowns and looks over at Wooper.]

What was that for?

[Oh whoopsie. He didn't break that or anything, did he..?! Feeling potentially guilty, he frowns.]

Woopa...

[The scanner pops and the screen dies. She looks at it, looks back at Wooper, and slips the scanner into her pocket. No big deal. It apparently didn't mean to break anything.]

It's fine, Bubbles. Don't worry about it, I'll fix it later.

[Oh no that definitely sounded like a breaking noise...! Even after Calhoun says it's all right, Wooper still figures it should try to make up for its mistake...

So he hops once as if to say "wait one second!", then scurries on off behind a nearby tree. He returns just a brief moment later, holding a large chocolate chip cookie up to Calhoun with his mouth.

Compensation!!]

[Calhoun stares blankly at the cookie for a moment before she finally fails in fighting back a small smile.]

Is that payment or just a consolation prize?

[It's both! Which Wooper tries to convey by... swaying his head left and then right. That works right. Maybe.]

[Hey, it's no harder than communicating with the Q*Bert characters. She gives a low laugh.]

Well. Thanks.

[Even though she's not big on sweets, but oh well. It's the thought.]

[It nods excitedly, a big grin on its face. Yaaay she likes it...! Or well. Maybe not the sweet part but shhshh what does he know..

And then he just kinda stands there, waiting expectantly. He likes you Calhoun..! And he intends to follow you around for the day okok.]

[Calhoun returns the stare for a moment, silently weighing the options of taking this little guy with her or leaving him behind. Because really, she can't afford distractions if there is something lurking around like a rusty nail in the candy dish.

But the last time she'd tried to brush off something small and very blue, it turned out not to be such a bad idea.

Slowly, she straightens back up, pauses, and then nods back towards the way she'd been going.]

Okay, okay. If you want to go on patrol with me, fine. But you have to stay alert, got it?

[Oh, excellent! Delighted to hear this, Wooper jumps around excitedly for a few brief moments before stopping to give Calhoun a srs bsns affirmative nod.

He'll stay alert! He'll be the most alert Wooper you've ever seen yes.]

[Another crazy dream. How many times did that make this? But instead of giant deer, it looked like this hallucination belonged in a sci-fi flick this time.

At least the ladies were hot. Damn those legs.....

Too bad he can only see her from behind at this angle.]

[Albel could swear he's being watched. He can feel that someone is watching him. Not that it's much of a strange thing, considering how many people are milling around, but still.

He turns in the direction he can feel the stare emanating from and...

...glares.]

[Oh, there we go. Well she didn't seem too happ-

.....'She' was wearing a crop top. Normally he'd be all for this, but the very obvious lack of breasts and abs made Leon's brain screech to a halt.

This was even worse then D's damn dress! Hadn't these guys ever heard of pants?!]

Ah... er....

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[The glare becomes about 50% more venomous.]

What, fool?

[There were many things he could say to that, but he didn't plan to pick a fight with this guy when he had what looked like a real sword. What kind of yahoo was this?

Good thing he had his gun on him.]

....Nothing.

[ Here's one sort-of familiar face for you, Gambit! Her mother's spitting image, this one. Until you get her angry, anyway. But for now she's in the plaza, herself looking for anyone who looks familiar... ]

[Sort-of familiar indeed! After a day full of newcomers, a familiar face like this is welcome. And she's headed this way, to boot. Must also be out scanning for newbies.

There's something different, though.]

Hey, Stormy. [Nope, completely unconcerned about how much that nickname usually pulls down the fury on him.] I like the new hairstyle. When'd you change it?

[ She doesn't realize he's talking to her until he... keeps talking at her. She blinks and pauses right by him before she gets too far. ]

- I'm sorry? [ Totally missed the first bit there! ]

[Gambit's usual easy smile falters a bit in confusion. Okay, that voice wasn't quite right... was it? Maybe he hadn't heard things the right way. Time to test.]

...Stormy?

[She does sound a little like her mother, she's told, but she is only fifteen! She also quickly figures out what's going on here.]

Oh! I'm sorry, you must be referring to my mother. ... Though I'm pretty sure I've never heard anyone call her by that name.

[This is a very, very confused Cajun. He's never heard Storm refer to a daughter, nor has he ever gotten wind of any such person back from his Acolyte days. But he recovers easily enough.]

Yeah, she don't t'ink it's too funny when I call her that. [And that doesn't stop me. He smiles.] Name's Remy, by the way. What's yours?

Kendall, Kendall Munroe. [(-Logan), her mom always reminds her to say, but dad always says it doesn't mean anything, not in the world they'd been stuck in.

Anyway, she holds out a hand.]

It is nice to meet you, Remy. How do you know Mother?

[Hey there good looking. As Calhoun makes her rounds, Tingle gives her the waggly eyebrows. Sure, he doesn't even come up to her knee, but that doesn't mean he can't appreciate what he sees.]

[Calhoun does not respond well to those waggly eyebrows. For one, flattery has never worked on her anyway, but for another, she's spoken for. One hand perched on her hip, she frowns down at him.]

Am I supposed to be impressed? Googly eyes won't get you anywhere, trust me.

S-so statue-esque! Caring devotion! Motherly sternness. You... you must be a Great Fairy!

[How could he have been so lucky!?]

[Flat tone is flat.]

Last time I checked, space marines weren't fairies of any kind.

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Fourth Wall Time!

I call upon the lady of my life

oh valiant knight of the golden hammer~

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for calhoun!

omg that icon is adorable ;_;

all of these icons are

god they really are

right

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Albel because I'm terrible like that. And I apologize if I'm rusty.

don't apologize it's beautiful

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Gambit

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Calhoun

oh god tingle. XD

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