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Post by Fell on Mar 29, 2021 1:23:02 GMT
It was five days after Leif's initial kidnapping. Maggie was with the TSI agents, actively working on clearing Drake's name, and the media was being periodically updated. Gidget had managed to contact the group to meet at a location just outside of Tent City, where there were no working street cameras, right as night began to fall.
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Post by WR Harthe on Mar 29, 2021 1:36:40 GMT
WR was quick to arrive at the location, having parkoured their way through streets and alleyways like some sort of vigilante, their mind flooded with all the possibilities of what came next. They weren't exactly sure what to expect from this, but they were sure of two things:
First, they would finally get some answers.
Second, they would finally see Drake again...and then get some answers.
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Post by Gidget on Mar 29, 2021 1:38:05 GMT
Gidget was at the location early, as she often was, her hood pulled up. She was sitting on a rock, curled around herself slightly, and glanced up as she saw WR arrive. Her smile was wan and tired, but it reached her eyes.
Finally. Drake would be back.
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Post by Drake on Mar 29, 2021 1:39:57 GMT
Drake would show up not long after with his hood over his head and his scarf wrapped around his lower face. When he was within sight of the duo he wouldnhalf wave at them!
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Post by WR Harthe on Mar 29, 2021 1:43:54 GMT
So, there was Gidget. Cool. She was cute and secluded as usual, and made them grin stupidly as soon as they saw her. They would take a seat next to her, eagerly waiting, until finally, they caught sight of Drake.
A brow was raised. And a head was tilted.
"What the hell, man?" They said, half grinning, half genuinely concerned, as they watched Drake walk over to them.
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Post by Gidget on Mar 29, 2021 1:46:55 GMT
Gidget jumped up the second she saw Drake, stomping up to him with rage in her violet eyes. In that moment, she looked almost like she was going to hit him.
"You fucking IDIOT!" she hissed, standing nearly toe to toe with him. "What the fuck were you thinking, disappearing like that? Did you seriously think some CHILD'S house was going to be your safest bet? And why the hell did you fall for that stupid trick in the first place? I seriously thought you were dead for a whole like TWO DAYS! I swear on whatever GODS actually exist, I should beat the crap out of you right here and now!"
She wasn't yelling, keeping her voice down as she lectured him, putting both of her hands angrily on her hips and cocking them out, as if some tiny little androgynous bean with very little control of her Qi could actually square up with somebody like Drake.
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Post by Drake on Mar 29, 2021 1:48:46 GMT
Drake hugged Gidget as soon as she finished her rant.
"I missed you too."
He said with a smile on his face.
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Post by WR Harthe on Mar 29, 2021 1:52:33 GMT
As Gidget started her lecture, WR stood up and headed over to the two of them, rolling their eyes. On one hand, they felt bad for Drake, on the other... well, she wasn't wrong, was she?
"Hey man," They murmured, giving Drake a little dig in his arm. "Glad to see you're still alive," They grinned, clearly having missed Drake more than they actually cared to admit.
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Post by Gidget on Mar 29, 2021 1:54:45 GMT
For a moment, when Drake hugged her, Gidget visibly relaxed. She let him embrace her, and even looked like she might embrace him back... and then the moment passed. She began to squirm and wiggle, pushing at him to try to free herself, hissing much like a cat would and narrowing her eyes at him. However, the wind didn't pick up at all.
"Dumb bastard...." she continued to mutter under her breath as she struggled to get free.
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Post by Drake on Mar 29, 2021 3:08:02 GMT
As Gidget began to struggle his smile turned into a smirk as he suddenly reached out and pulled WR into the hug lifting them both in the air.
"I was so worried! I thought you two would've got into SO much more trouble with me being gone!"
He laughed.
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Post by Fell on Mar 29, 2021 3:12:27 GMT
As soon as the three hugged, the sound of thunder crashing filled the air, so loud that it seemed to shake the very buildings surrounding them. No storm clouds rolled through the sky, and there was no rain to accompany it. However, if one looked close... Blue lightning seemed to arch from the ground into the sky, and then skitter across it, spreading out and through the city.
The silence after the thunderclap was nearly deafening, before everything seemed to return to normal.
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Post by WR Harthe on Mar 29, 2021 3:17:36 GMT
WR, for once, accepted Drake's embrace, but began to struggle as soon as he picked them up. Fortunately, there was no time to retaliate, before the thunderclap ruptured through the city like an earthquake.
Almost falling on their ass, they cupped their hands over their ears.
"What in the fucking FUCK was that?" They growled, swiveling their head around.
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Post by Gidget on Mar 29, 2021 3:19:40 GMT
Gidget yelped, hissing again, and the wind swirled around all three of them like a tornado. It lasted only a single moment before she managed to get ahold of her shock and surprise, and she clung to Drake, considering he was the only one she could reach.
Glancing around, she narrowed her eyes. What now?
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Post by Drake on Mar 29, 2021 8:16:38 GMT
Drake would drop the two and immediately turn to see the Lightning. He didn't know what it meant... but something inside of him churned for the worse...
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Post by Fell on Mar 29, 2021 12:07:51 GMT
There was a soft cackling coming from the shadows: a male seemed to be almost laughing at them and their reactions to the noise. The darkness around them intensified for a moment, smog beginning to rise from the storm grates around them. No face showed itself, but slowly, it would become just a bit more difficult to see.
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Post by WR Harthe on Mar 29, 2021 17:28:56 GMT
WR shoved their hands into their pockets and backed closer into Drake and Gidget, their head swiveling around wildly.
"Can't even say I'm surprised anymore," They muttered, fully prepared to flame on for whatever dipshit with a death wish was fucking with them.
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Post by Drake on Mar 29, 2021 21:29:38 GMT
Drake focused his eyes trying see if this thing had a soul!
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Post by Fell on Mar 30, 2021 15:24:15 GMT
There was a very obvious soul directly in front of them. It looked almost as if it were on fire, tendrils of red and black licking up at the sky. The man was small, but his soul was filled with rage, pain, disgust, hatred... so many unfulfilled negative emotions that they seemed to almost eat him alive.
Thunder clapped again, and lightning brightened the area, but the darkness directly around him thickened like smog, obscuring him from view.
Blue lightning continued to sitter across the cloudless sky, like fingers reaching out, begging.
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Post by Gidget on Mar 30, 2021 15:25:31 GMT
Gidget backed up slightly, catching sight of the darkness. She sniffed slightly and her arm immediately jerked up to cover her nose.
"Ugh, what the fuck is that smell? It's like a sewer..." The smog was overwhelming her newly sensitive nose, and she closed her eyes, moving to keep behind Drake and WR.
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Post by WR Harthe on Mar 30, 2021 23:27:09 GMT
WR tensed up and fearlessly stared down whatever was coming their way, despite the fact that they couldn't actually see.
"I dunno, but whatever it is, it's gonna regret picking a fight with us," They muttered, narrowing their eyes through the thickness of the smog. They weren't quite sure what to expect, but they were ready for it, their body almost itching for the inevitable conflict.
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