three : and if that birdie don't sing [audio]

[everylittlegirl]

[Hayley's left arm is in a sling from a partial dislocation and she's a little bruised, so she opts for audio instead of the usual video.]

Is there anything like a movie theater here? Or frozen yogurt? I could really go for a fun afternoon.


[60% encrypted to: Annabeth, Percy, Nico, Jason (& any other demigod who wants to admit to being a demigod) - EXCEPT LUKE]

Hey, so, how much do you know about Luke Castellan? Because he told me some stories that were kind of.. I just want to make sure he's not lying, because he seems like a pretty cool guy.

[60% encrypted to: Lois]

This is kind of embarrassing, but you seem really cool and I feel like I could learn a lot from you, so I was wondering if maybe I could come help out with your reporting stuff or something? Like an internship.

[60% encrypted to: Clark]

Is it still bothering you?

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[cons]

Ugh, I'd kill for a day at the movies, but I haven't found a theater yet, if there is one. And I know that turtle isn't that big, but yes, I am that lazy.

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[everylittlegirl]

[Color her amused.]

No, I totally know what you mean. It's weird just wandering around here and not really worth the effort.

The best I've come up with is a sleepover? But that still doesn't really give us a lot to do.

voice;

[cons]

I hoping one day I'll come across it on accident, and it'll magically have all the flicks I was supposed to catch before the virus ruined my chances. [ Wichita's still not 100% cool with the fact that some people didn't have their world ruined by a zombie virus, so she kinda just.. brings it up casually, hoping it'll stick to someone one day. maybe she, her sister, Dumb, and Dumber weren't the only survivors. maybe. ]

Yeah, I think that would end up rapidly turning into something that I call 'group boredom'. Eh, but maybe not. Not if you believe in the Piano Man theory.

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[sophos]

[Annabeth sees your 60% and jumps it right up to Leo's super godly encryption ok.]

[Her voice over the feed is entirely guarded. It's not that things are awful with her and Luke anymore, as they were when he first got to the turtle, but just the combination of words in the post is enough to send Annabeth into stiffness.]

What kind of stories? [Okay and maybe a little preemptive suspicion and hostility slips in her tone, too. Though maybe she's wondering if her own name had come up at all, especially if this girl's decided to seek her out purposely like she has. She's not comfortable with strangers knowing that much about her.]

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[everylittlegirl]

[When she speaks again, her voice is more solemn.]

He said he lead an attack on a camp because he was trying to help the demigod kids, allying with some monsters, but trying to do the right thing.

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[sophos]

[Well that's. Fairly true. A little simplified. But she has no idea what else Luke might have said.]

[HOW TALK ABOUT LUKE. This is hard. The solution is to ask more of her own questions first!!] That's not... inaccurate. Just not the whole thing. What else did he say?

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[kelpful]

[Percy slams up the same encryption as Annabeth.] More than most people. What'd he tell you?

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[everylittlegirl]

[Same as with Annabeth, Hayley's more solemn when she replies to this.]

That he lead some monsters and demigods to attack a camp and accidentally killed some people, but that he did it to help you guys and he eventually killed himself to help prevent some monster.

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[kelpful]

He spent about four years trying to get us to join him. And when we didn't, he spent most of that time trying to kill us. He wasn't possessed for most of it. [Percy's voice is tight. There's a lot of pent up issues when it comes to Luke Castellan. He doesn't even register the use of the word 'us' instead of 'me']

He died a hero in the end. But he hurt a lot of people along the way, and a lot of kids died. Why - I know why he did what he did, and I can understand that. But the way he did it was wrong. [a pause] Sorry, who are you? I don't think we've...spoken before.

voice;

[flagrate]

What's a movie theater?

[ though he's never had it, ace can guess at what frozen yogurt is. but movie theaters? so much confusion. ]

voice;

[everylittlegirl]

It's a place where they show movies on giant screens, so you can really get into it.

voice;

[flagrate]

Okay... [ wait for it ] What's a movie?

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[andaway]

I have had worse. [He honestly feels guilty he didn't get any broken bones, he should have protected the kids better. He's too used to having powers, throwing himself at danger and not thinking of the consequences is almost muscle-memory by now.]

What about you?

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[everylittlegirl]

[Hayley's grateful for what Clark did. If not for him, she would have been much worse off.]

Oh. My shoulder's fine. I was more talking about, like.. the kid. And maybe some insomnia? [A pause.] He died because of us.

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[andaway]

[He's glad this is voice, he's sure the way his lips tighten would have given her the wrong idea. After a pause, he answers.]

Do you want to come and visit? Maybe it'd be better than... using the network.

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[wherethestoryis]

[The smile in Lois' voice is audible. That is what she calls having style. She approves.]

Couple conditions: realize you're probably not getting paid, which is a grand old tradition of journalism internships; the other day was the most excitement we've had on the job, so it won't be like if we were home in Metropolis; and you will be answering to me, not Smallville. Think you can handle that?

[Pause.]

How's the arm?

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[everylittlegirl]

[She sounds simultaneously nervous and eager to answer.] Yeah, I didn't think I'd be getting any money or anything. Who's Smallville? I can totally do whatever you need.

[Then, the same pause, and she's a little less fast-talking.]

It's okay. I still have it in the sling, to be safe, but it doesn't really hurt as much.

voice;

[shorttempered]

There might be plays... I don't think they have film here.

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[everylittlegirl]

Is it like, those terrible middle school ones where only one or two people are talented and everyone else is just kind of there and all the sets and costumes look like they were sewn by the kids' parents, where some are totally awesome and others are basically sheets and you never really know why you're going except because you're bored?

I'll be honest, Mark.. I don't really know if I'm bored enough for that.

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[storm_warning]

Been working on a theatre set-up, but the whole turtle-dying made the drama too real for my tastes.

[A beat. Ororo's shrugging on her side of things, not that the audio picks it up.]

Things keep getting better and I'll start it up again. You much of a Total Recall fan?

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[everylittlegirl]

I don't know what that is, but I'm willing to give it a try. I was kind of hoping for more comedy than drama though. Because you're right, about the drama with the turtle.

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[candystriped]

... you're gonna share the frozen yogurt if you find some right? Right?

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[everylittlegirl]

Totally! Haven't really found anything so far though.

Any other ideas?

i was on hiatus and totally missed this but if you don't mind hideously late tags...! also encrypted

[ozones]

"A pretty cool guy." Seriously?

audio // 60% encrypted -- from you? nothing is hideously late, only fashionably tardy. ♥

[everylittlegirl]

Uh... Yes? [It's asked with a tone of voice in which she clearly doesn't know if it's the right answer. After a beat, it's followed with:] No?