1st Spare - What Will I Do Without the Internet?

[reconstructs]

[Action; 5722 Cunningham Lane]

[There's a moment of shock when she wakes up, but realizing there's no immediate danger, the sensation passes. In any case, this is a strange situation.

Examining her room and area, she can't find any of her possessions. Was she kidnapped? This doesn't even seem like Japan though... and at such an important time too.

Oh, well.

In any case, Nico is wandering around the house calmly scoping the place out, though her quick movement belie some of her concern with the situation]

Hello? Anyone here?

[Phone]

[The first thing heard is a rather bored monotone voice of a young girl:]

Ah, oh no, what a frightening witch's barrier I seem to have fallen into.

Just kidding. It's pretty obvious this is something else... so who else is here? I don't really think I'm special enough to warrant kidnapping just me, so are the rest of you girls here? This is certainly an unexpected twist.

...I can't believe I'm using a phone with an actual dial on it.

[Action; Around Town]

[There's a young teenage girl being harassed by a pair of drone boys around her age. The reason? Rather than a dress, she's wearing shorts and a hat that clearly got swiped from some drone boy's closet. While the drones call her a tomboy and childish insults for not dressing like a girl, she just stares off with a bored look on her face.]

...you're really kind of annoying, huh?

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[kingofshadows]

If you can tolerate the drones, it's downright boring.

[Breakfast is going to be cold cereal, it seems.]

[reconstructs]

Well, peaceful is boring, right? I'll take it, over being tortured, anyway.

[She's got no problem with that]

[kingofshadows]

If it's any comfort, they don't usually do repeats. I doubt we'll be seeing the torture again anytime soon.

[One for Nico, one for Grimsley. Feferi doesn't seem to be around yet, but he'll leave the cereal on the counter.]

[reconstructs]

I'm glad; that's an encore I wouldn't mind missing.

[She'll take a seat and start eating, idly waving her spoon as she talks]

So what do you do when not struggling to survive? I mean, aside from the experiments, life seems pretty cushy.

[kingofshadows]

I have a job as a police officer, actually. Mostly, this involves riding around aimlessly.

You will be required to attend school.

[reconstructs]

Ooh, do you get a motorcycle?

School, huh...? And if I play hooky?

[kingofshadows]

Yes. And you get droned, of course. ...Have I mentioned that yet?

[reconstructs]

You mentioned that's what the normal residents here are. Are you saying we can turn into them?

[kingofshadows]

If you misbehave, miss school or work, or the town is otherwise feeling capricious, then yes.

[reconstructs]

Guess it's better than the death penalty... though with how death works, I guess it's more effective too.

[kingofshadows]

Occasionally, people are permanently droned. That's when they leave town for good, or so we think.

[reconstructs]

Permanently, huh... that's pretty unnerving. Is that if they do something really bad?

[kingofshadows]

No. As a matter of fact, there's no pattern to it. You'll only know for sure if all of their possessions disappear -- Ah. That's another thing. You'll receive your things in the mail from time to time, usually after one of the town's little games.

[reconstructs]

Receive things, huh? That's reassuring and at the same time kind of concerning... but I guess no more concerning than being here in the first place. There's definitely some things I want of mine... like clothes, for one.

And the fact that my "powers", as it were, seem to be sealed?

[kingofshadows]

[Grimsley raises an eyebrow slightly but decides not to query further for the moment.]

Same reasons. Whatever you were before, you're a perfectly normal human child now. You'll receive those back as well.

[reconstructs]

Perfectly normal, huh? [That's almost a relief. Though it also meant her soul gem wasn't necessarily within 100 meters of here] Well, it's not like I've never been one before, so that should be fine.

[kingofshadows]

Quite often, the town rescinds the regains during one of its, ah... events, anyway. Learn to do without.

[reconstructs]

Seems like good advice.

[Finishing her cereal, she drops the spoon in the bowl and takes it over to the sink]

Well, I think I'm going to go take a look around the town, Grimsely... any other advice before I head out into the big, dangerous world?

[kingofshadows]

Hm...

Look both ways before crossing the street. When assaulted by a stranger, kick between the legs.

...And don't drink the milk.

[reconstructs]

I'll keep it in mind, but what's with the last one? Poisoned?

[kingofshadows]

Of course.

And occasionally spidered. Or glass sharded.

[reconstructs]

I'll keep that in mind when selecting beverages.

Well, see you.

[kingofshadows]

Goodbye.

Remember, between the legs.