[log] The Hills Have Eyes [closed-ish]

[jumpthegun]

Characters: Watson, Charles, Davesprite, Bucky, Zell, Sora, Kunsel, Homura, and Quark
Location Building 235 (Aquarium) and Building 130 (Pharmacy)
Date: Day 162 - 164
Summary: Eyes appear all around, static and paranoia return, friends arrive with fire, hopefully no one is getting attacked. Later, Bucky, Quark, and John discover evidence of Fiona's murder.
Warnings: References to character death.

[The aquarium has the feel of a small-town tourist attraction, the sort built to give people just stopping to fuel up on petrol a reason to stay for an hour or two. There are various aquariums inside that, according to plaques beside them, once showcased various Alaskan fish; they're empty now. The whole atmosphere is kind of eerie, with the water casting rippling patterns on the walls, ceilings, and floors, but there's hot water in the sinks for anyone who wants it.

What's probably unwanted by everyone is the eyes. They're on the walls, drawn in the frost on the windows, they're on the ceilings, and the static crawls its way over walls and people. The sense of being watched, of being followed, is strong.]

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[seekthelight]

[Sora doesn't exactly keep in good contact with most people. He was just in the process of running his supply path and, lo and behold, people.

He glances around when the other gestures and let's out a sigh, shoulders slumping a bit as everything shifts about through the static--

And those eyes.]

I really wish it would stop. The screaming, too. I think it's one of the worst things I've experienced here yet.

[mrcreamsicles]

[Worst thing? Davesprite taps the pocket where he just put away his tablet. It's not the clearest of gestures, but he means to refer back to his obituary, and namely his death. But he's not complaining about this for nothing, and he rubs the heel of his palm against his ear in a kind of sympathy. At least last time there wasn't that to deal with.]

[seekthelight]

[If there's one thing Sora's learned since coming here, it's how to think before he speaks so he doesn't say something in a way that comes off as rude or ignorant. His initial reaction had been to say something about how he hadn't died yet but he caught himself.]

..I hope it doesn't happen to you again.

[Man does he wish he could do more in this place.

Sora sighs softly.]

It would be a lot easier to deal with if we had more answers about this place. Even back home, when things got really weird, we could still figure things out.

[mrcreamsicles]

[He tosses his hands up, caws again, about as much of an I know, right? as he can get without the words to it.]

[In the next moment he takes his tablet out again, and the purpose becomes clear enough once he has the notepad app to draw in. It takes longer than waiting for speech, but if Sora will give him the moment, he's soon got a couple quick doodles.]

[First is probably opaque as hell: it's him with a giant word bubble (full of filler scribbles instead of actual words) next to what looks rather like a checkerboard if checkerboards were circles, and if that circle were surrounded by a ring of tangled squiggles. Then he motions out around them, to the building, the place in general, and jots some question marks down.]

[He could tell him miles about the place he was last, but for this place he's only got questions, is what he means. But good luck making sense of it, Sora.]

[seekthelight]

[It takes Sora a long, long moment to even get an idea of what Davesprite is going for with those doodles. His mind immediately processes it as him not being able to talk but the other gesturing around makes him wonder if maybe he means general confusion.

Or does he mean that he's tried to literally ask the admin questions?]

So this place..really confuses you too?

[Is he right about that? Is he?]

Or did you try asking the admin questions and not get any answers before?

[mrcreamsicles]

[Davesprite's not even surprised when Sora gets it wrong, but how he got the admin out of what's supposed to be the battlefield (it's kind of hard to draw all of Sburb) is something he'll never understand. He sighs, rubs his face, and gives him a thumbs down with his other hand. He's never so much as spoken to the admin, let alone asked her questions.]

[seekthelight]

[Hey, you're the one that gestured all around and to him that came off as well, whoever was watching them.]

...Oh. Oh you mean this places really confuses you, don't you?

[mrcreamsicles]

[It's not all of what he meant, but at this point it's close enough. Putting his hands back down, he nods to him.]

[seekthelight]

To be fair, I don't think anyone really understands this place at all. Just when it seems like we've figured something out...

[Sora makes an exploding gesture with his hands.]

It all goes haywire.

[mrcreamsicles]

[Okay, now he laughs. That's about an apt a way to put it as can be, and how else do you describe this mess today? He gestures out at the glitches again, the array of eyes, and huffs a kind of frustrated squawk.]

[Hell, he could probably explain how it's hindered him without too much trouble. He fishes his tablet out of a pocket, then floats over nearer to Sora to show him. He pulls up House's map. They're at the aquarium, right? He points to himself, then draws his finger from the aquarium's rectangle on up to the large square of the hospital. That's where he wanted to go. But then he points back at the blobs of static fuzzing around, to himself, and then plants his finger unmoving on the aquarium's marker. He wanted to head north today, but like hell he's going out in this mess.]

[seekthelight]

They kind of make my head hurt.

[Which wouldn't be so bad it his entire body didn't constantly ache but it is what it is.

Looking curiously at the other's tablet when Davesprite floats closer, Sora let's out a thoughtful sound and crosses his arms.]

I was planning on heading up there too. It's been a real pain to travel lately--more than usual. I keep getting the feeling I'm going in circles.

[His gaze shifts from the tablet to Davesprite.]

If things are better tomorrow, we could head that way together. It..might be safer to travel together for right now, you know?

[mrcreamsicles]

[Davesprite looks back to him. Together? He hadn't thought of finding a travel partner for this, but it's probably unavoidable with the sheer number of people around. He figures too that Bucky and Watson are probably going to be heading that way, and he sure doesn't want to tag along with them. Sora at least seems friendly, and apparently doesn't care enough about him being a bird person to bug him about it. That earns a lot of points. And if nothing else, having someone else might help him not feel so alone while wandering the snow. If the static keeps lingering in milder form the way it had between the first bad day and now...]

[He nods decisively. He points to Sora, points to himself, then retraces that path north. They'll go together, sure.]

[seekthelight]

[Sora tries not to make it obvious that he really would like a traveling companion for once, that he really doesn't want to be alone right now considering all the static and everything that's been going on lately.

And then the other agrees and he lets out a breath, offering the bird boy a slight smile.]

Great! We can head out in the morning-- [He hesitates a second.] ..before everyone else. Just to avoid any issues?

[mrcreamsicles]

[He gives him a thumbs up. Good plan, and he should be awake early enough that he can get Sora up if he's more likely to sleep in. He doesn't know how he'll sleep through the static tonight. Let alone the last leg of the event—the passing out, and the weird morning paralysis until things fade back to normal. But sleep or no, he'd rather be out and moving than left lingering here any longer.]

[He gestures at the map again, showing a path on up toward the school. He needs to restock on food, to say nothing of other goals. Then he chirps and points at Sora. Where does he want to go?]

[seekthelight]

[Sleep hasn't been coming easy for Sora so he'll most likely be up. Considering what's going to happen? He's definitely not getting any sleep.]

I've been moving between here and the school for the past couple of weeks moving supplies around. So I was going to head up there to restock everything before making my way South again!

[mrcreamsicles]

[Davesprite chirps and gives a thumbs up again. They can go that far together, then. After that he has his own plans, but he's hoping by that point he'll have his words back to explain that to him.]