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[helynge.livejournal.com]

[Josh is currently trudging back into the castle, his journal tucked under one arm, a book with a solid black cover in his left hand, and more creepily, a dead bird in his right hand. He also looks like he hasn't really slept or eaten in a few days.

As soon as he's in he'll wobble over to a couch and collapse in it, before laying the journal open next to him and staring intently at the dead bird for a few moments. Then he'll flip open to a page he has bookmarked and read a passage just as intently.

With a deep breath he'll put the book down next to the journal and hold the bird in both hands before that healing glow of his starts up.

Several moments will pass and nothing will happen.

The bird is still dead, and Josh has failed.]

Fuck. Dammit why?

[He'll let the bird drop to the floor and bury his face in his hands... which is just a little disturbing since he was just holding a dead bird and he clearly didn't wash his hands before doing that.]

What the hell is wrong with me? I can fix every stupid cut the people in the city have, and I can't fix this one fucking bird.

((OOC. Eris'd))

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[batfail.livejournal.com]

JOSH.

[idgsbgsdub trying to kick it way under the sofa.]

[helynge.livejournal.com]

[she manages it away, but he's just getting off the sofa so he can make another grab for it, POOR THING HAS BECOMING TOTALLY DISGUSTING IN HIS MADNESS. Someone needs to just bury that bird or something.]

[batfail.livejournal.com]

Josh! Leave it alone! [TUGGING ON HIS SHIRT B( ]

[helynge.livejournal.com]

[Trying to ignore her.]

I have to have something to practice on if I'm going to figure this out.

[batfail.livejournal.com]

You are going to lose all your marbles. [GETTING READY TO TRY TO TACKLEPULL HIM AWAY.]

[helynge.livejournal.com]

It doesn't matter.

[Ahaha, not about to stop ): she might have to.]

[batfail.livejournal.com]

[... OKAY. THAT'S IT. IS YOUR BODY READY, JOSH?

She rolls up her sleeves, then grabs Josh around his middle to pull him away from the sofa.]

[helynge.livejournal.com]

[Wasn't expecting that. Wtf. SHE DOESN'T LOOK THAT STRONG, HOW IS SHE EVEN DOING THAT?]

[batfail.livejournal.com]

[AND MAKING A LUNGE FOR THE BIRD.]

[helynge.livejournal.com]

[What! NO! THAT'S HIS DEAD BIRD!]

[batfail.livejournal.com]

Ewewewewewewewew--[HOLDING IT BY LIKE... a wing.

And then she's running off.]

1/2

[helynge.livejournal.com]

[HE'S SO CONFUSED, HE'S JUST STANDING THERE BAFFLED. WHAT JUST HAPPENED?]

[helynge.livejournal.com]

[It last for all of three seconds before he shakes it off and snatches up the book again.

Stephanie just ran off with his lab rat... bird. He can't afford to waste time chasing after her and it. He needs to find another one...]

[batfail.livejournal.com]

[She's just running outside and chucking it into some bushes... then covering it with snow.

And rubbing her hand all in the snow, ew ew ew ew. BE CLEAN.

... then she'll come back... to see if he's still around.]

[helynge.livejournal.com]

[He is, but he's just about to walk outside himself. He has to find some other animal. He has to make sure no more people die/stay dead]

[batfail.livejournal.com]

Josh. Hold up.

[helynge.livejournal.com]

No time.

[and he's out the door. If she wants to talk to him, she's going to have to follow.]

[batfail.livejournal.com]

Oh, no. You are not walking away from me, mister.

[STOMPING AFTER.]

[helynge.livejournal.com]

[YES HE IS! Walk walk walk. He keeps glancing around him looking for any signs of DEATH]

[batfail.livejournal.com]

[FINE. Reaching for his arm, then.]

You need to stop.

[helynge.livejournal.com]

[Why do you keep doing this to him, Steph? WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO STOP HIM?]

I can't.

[batfail.livejournal.com]

[BECAUSE SHINY GOLD FRIEND IS TOUCHING NASTY DEAD BIRDS.]

When people die here, their bodies disappear, Josh.

[helynge.livejournal.com]

Just the people of the castle, and that's not even instantaneous. There's a small window of opportunity to save them before they do.

[batfail.livejournal.com]

And what then? Are you going to try to get super speed? You can't be everywhere. What you do is enough.

[helynge.livejournal.com]

[a beat he's actually sitting there considering it.]

Maybe... Maybe I can. If there is anyone else in the castle with superspeed if I can copy whatever is in their DNA that makes them that way, maybe I could alter my own...