Six

[justdumbluck]

[Action]

[Firo's leaving 1246 Williams Road late in the morning when he spots his regain. Outwardly, the car's nothing too remarkable. Except that the sides are badly scratched and the windshield is mostly broken. The thing's definitely been through the wringer.]

What the-? This thing..?

[It's not even his, unless... The sudden presence of the car has Firo a little unnerved. He knows he's seen this before, and he's pretty sure it's Szilard's. That brings up a question: why did he regain it?]

The hell is goin' on here..?

[He growls and marches to the vehicle. Though this is worrying him- he's been trying to just forget about Szilard- he's going to do his best not to show it.

After a few moments of slowly circling the car, he attempts to push it into the street. It stays stubbornly in place. Passers-by might see Firo glaring resentfully at the car before kicking it in the tire. He'll be alternating between attempting to move it and anxiously examining it.

He's not Szilard, Mayfield's must just be trying to mess with him.]

[Phone]

[A little later in the day, Firo picks up the phone. Trying to sound casual, he asks:]

Hey, have any of you ever gotten somethin' from Mayfield that's... not exactly yours?

Comments

[answerer_sword]

...Never.

[She pauses for a second.]

Did you get something like that?

[justdumbluck]

Yeah, just now. It's definitely not mine.

[His voice doesn't hold the same conviction as his words, though.]

...Well, I'm pretty sure.

[answerer_sword]

I see. That is strange then. What is it?

[justdumbluck]

It's a car. Belonged to some bastard back home.

[ phone ♥ ]

[priceofmagic]

I have been wondering the same thing myself... I really liked Mikale-san's bank account... I wonder if I could get that...

[ phone ♥ ]

[justdumbluck]

Really?

[Wait a second, did he hear that correctly? Firo laughs, momentarily forgetting his troubles.]

Wait, you're tryin' to rob somebody from back home?

[ phone ♥ ]

[priceofmagic]

Wh-what? N-no no no um! I-It's!!! [ Caught. No sense hiding it. He totally heard... ] It wouldn't be 'stealing'... It'd be a 'present' from Mayfield.

phone

[sanctus_dei]

Actually, yes. Twice.

phone

[justdumbluck]

Twice?

[That makes him feel a little better.]

Were they from friend's a' yours?

phone

[sanctus_dei]

My former mentor's. Honestly, I think it was Mayfield's idea of a joke, considering I hate his fucking guts.

[railtracer]

Can't say that I've gotten anythin' like that.

Though I did get that movie poster a while back, don't know who's that was.

[justdumbluck]

Yeah? I guess it's probably not too likely.

What movie? Was it at least from a good one?

[railtracer]

But, hey, if I do I'll let you know. Because I always thought everythin' you got back had to be yours or somethin' like that.

It was Dracula, actually.

Phone (filter)

[forgotten_titan]

...I did. But then it turns out that they did belong to me in the end.

Phone (filter)

[justdumbluck]

[That sounds a lot like what he didn't want to hear. There's a pause, and his voice is more cautious when he speaks.]

...Yeah? What do ya mean by that?

Re: Phone (filter)

[forgotten_titan]

I thought I was someone else, when it turns out I wasn't. It's... complicated.

[action]

[ghostlygames]

[A little girl is riding by on a pink bicycle. She stops when she sees him kick the tire.]

Is something wrong with your car, Mister?

[It does look a little strange though. Different from the other cars in Mayfield.]

[action]

[justdumbluck]

[He's feeling pretty annoyed with Mayfield at the moment, and so Firo's response is a little less than friendly. He starts speaking without turning around to see who it is.]

It is not my-!

[And then he turns around and comes too his senses just a little too late.]

...Oh.

Re: [action]

[ghostlygames]

[She flinches a little when he yells.]

I'm sorry....

[She can see the scratches and the damage on the car, but if it's not his why does he care? Maybe it belongs to a friend....]

Umm... who's car is it?

[Phone]

[ceasetoexist]

Sort of.

From what I've gathered though I'm not sure it counts since the stuff I got is supposed to be from the future.

[Phone]

[justdumbluck]

The future? Like, you in the future or somebody else?

[Phone]

[ceasetoexist]

From what I've been told, it's from me in the future.

Which is still super weird.

[roadroller]

My puppy was like that. In my world, I only worked with him on a project, but he wasn't mine. Well, he was in the story. But we were just acting. ♪

Oh, and this other time I got something terrible that isn't even supposed to exist for real. ♪

[justdumbluck]

[That last part sounds pretty crazy.]

"Somethin' terrible"?...What was it?

[roadroller]

Ugh, well basically it was another me, only without a body. Just a head and legs and it's gross-looking and rude and I don't know why anyone would even! ♪