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forgotten_titan ([personal profile] forgotten_titan) wrote2011-11-10 06:42 pm

Memory 001: Starting over again.

Good morning 625 Topper Street! Usually, the house would be filled with the chatter of the drone!kids and the drone!wife as they start the day all fresh and chirpy. However, this time there's something, or rather someone, who's acting out of the "ordinary" for drones. Rather, when the drone!mum pops up to shake her "daughter" awake, all she gets is a sleepy, "Ten more minutes dad, please...?" Drone!mum shakes her head with exasperation, but gives the teenager the extra time she wants.

Tara is in bed less than that though, as her sleepy mind suddenly realizes that something is not right. Her mom isn't home, she's working out of the country. It's dad who usually wakes her up. And he would NEVER give her ten extra minutes.

Action: 625 Topper Street
Hey Sniper, you have a blonde girl dressed in pyjamas trying to sneak to the phone. She's trying to avoid the drone!mum and the kids, but obviously she's no Spy. However, she does look determined, if not nervous, to get to that phone. Care to speak with her and say hi to your new not!daughter?

Action: Topper Street
She's just had a conversation with her new not!dad, but there's still plenty of things she doesn't get. She's taken to wondering the streets outside now, gaping at the perfect houses and trees that line the entire neighborhood.

Action: School
Mayfield High, there's a new kid who's in town. Tara "Mundy" is looking a little lost though, and she has no idea where the classes are, or even which is her locker. She's going around asking people for help. Maybe she's just waved you over then? Or maybe you see her wandering the corridor? Either way, will you help her out?

Action: Town, after school.
The moment the bell goes, she's out of the place immediately to check out the rest of town. Prison or no, she's not one to turn down the opportunity to go exploring. You might see her around as she checks out the place.

Phone, unfiltered
(She was already told that she had been taken from home, that this wasn't even the USA that she had grown up in. Still, she had to at least try. Her fingers nearly slip as she dials in the number.)
...Dad? Are you there?

[identity profile] forgotten-titan.livejournal.com 2011-11-12 01:17 am (UTC)(link)
(So many thoughts going through her head at this moment. On one hand, she doesn't understand what you mean by Jovian colony, but if you're talking the Asteroid Belt and PIRATES, then you've really got her confused. However, she does feel bad when you mention that your adopted family was killed.)

Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to bring it up. It...must've been hard on you.

[identity profile] hontobakabaka.livejournal.com 2011-11-12 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you for your concern. It was bad but, we have to move on, right?

[identity profile] forgotten-titan.livejournal.com 2011-11-12 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
I guess.

(She can't imagine that she can just move on if her parents got hurt or died though. She doesn't know what she'd do.)

You're a really strong and brave person then. If you were in Jump City, you'd totally qualify to be a Teen Titan.

[identity profile] hontobakabaka.livejournal.com 2011-11-12 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
No, I'm just a girl who was never taught how to have emotions. That's something to pity, not look up to.

[identity profile] forgotten-titan.livejournal.com 2011-11-12 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
(Come to think of it, Ruri hasn't shown even a flicker of feelings since they've talked. Tara's just having one giant shock after another. First, her not!dad is a mercenary who has no qualms about killing. Second, a potential friend she's met at school doesn't know emotions. Is there any normal human here in Mayfield!? And she's feeling even worse now, for thinking of Ruri that way. How could she, when the girl's been nothing but nice to her? Shame on you, Tara Strong.)

Gee, that's...I don't know what to say Ruri. But...I think that you're a great person. You've been really nice and kind to me on my first day here. That's gotta count for something, right?

[identity profile] hontobakabaka.livejournal.com 2011-11-12 12:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[She smiles very slightly]

Thank you. This place is terrible when you are new. Also when you've been here for a long time but its even worse when its new. That and with all the crazy people and idiots giving bad information I don't want anyone to suffer from that.

And I sort of have emotions, I just don't really know how to classify them so they're.... Quiet. But helping people, its a nice feeling here.

[She puts her hand over her heart]

After school if you'd like I can show you some of the better meeting places for people who are well, people and not drones.

[identity profile] forgotten-titan.livejournal.com 2011-11-12 12:51 pm (UTC)(link)
That'd be really nice of you Ruri. Thanks.

Umm...if it's ok with you...can I be your friend?

[identity profile] hontobakabaka.livejournal.com 2011-11-12 02:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure. Its good to have friends, right?

[She nods and tilts her head in a slightly curious fashion]

[identity profile] forgotten-titan.livejournal.com 2011-11-12 02:38 pm (UTC)(link)
It's the best thing ever. I can't imagine not having them.

(She's got a giant grin on her face now. She's making friends even faster than when she first moved to Jump. This is awesome!!)

Cool! We're going to have as much fun as we can here. I mean, we may be stuck in this lousy town, but that doesn't mean we can't still live our lives here. We've just got to keep up spirits up. I just know we'll get out of here someday, so long as we've got friends to help support each other.

[identity profile] hontobakabaka.livejournal.com 2011-11-12 03:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[She nods]

I also have one of the largest movie and video game collections in Mayfield so that helps too.

[identity profile] forgotten-titan.livejournal.com 2011-11-12 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
R-really!? WOW! Where'd you get all of those!? Do you have Mega Monkey 4?? Or, or Wicked Scary? That is an awesome movie! I've always wanted to watch it, but I daren't do it alone, and none of my other friends want to watch it with me.

[identity profile] hontobakabaka.livejournal.com 2011-11-13 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Her eyes flicker a bit as a holographic screen appears in the air in front of Tara with a list of thousands of games and movies]

This is everything Omoikane has in his database right now. Those may be specific to your world though because I haven't heard of them.

[identity profile] forgotten-titan.livejournal.com 2011-11-13 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
(She takes a step back when it pops up, shocked.)

Woah...that's so cool!

(There are a few titles that are there, and a lot that aren't. But Tara's alright with that, because she will play ALL the video games and watch ALL the movies!)

You've got lots of video games and movies Ruri! We should totally have a sleepover one day!

[identity profile] hontobakabaka.livejournal.com 2011-11-13 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, that could be fun. I've never done that before, maybe I should ask the whole group.

[She ponders a little]

Movies are something that need lots of people to enjoy sometimes. Especially scary ones.

[identity profile] forgotten-titan.livejournal.com 2011-11-13 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I know! I can't watch any alone, I think I won't be able to sleep at all by myself if I did.

But umm...would your friends mind if I was there? I don't really know them and everything, and they might not like having a stranger there...

[identity profile] hontobakabaka.livejournal.com 2011-11-13 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
I don't think they'd mind. We're all strangers to start, right?

[identity profile] forgotten-titan.livejournal.com 2011-11-13 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
Right! I'll be sure to make a good first impression. I just hope they'll like me though.