8 (Welcome Back)

[surf_n_makai]

[Action A - 460 Stone Street, morning - locked to housemates]
[Kono's back in Mayfield - and she shoots up in bed, gasping for air.  She's obviously disoriented, eyes darting around the room wildly as she tries to control her panic.  She was just drowning, and now she's in bed?

It won't take her long to make the horrible realization that she's back in Mayfield.  Somehow, that seems worse than drowning. 

This house doesn't seem exactly the same as she remembers, so she's going to look around a bit.  She has a shell-shocked expression on her face.  How can she be back?]


[Action B - John Doe Park, early afternoon]
[Funny how things repeat themselves.  Kono found herself sitting on this same bench the day she first arrived in Mayfield.  She's sitting, brooding and slumped down.  Feel free to stop to talk to her or try to cheer her up.  She'll talk if you make the effort.]


[Phone]
This is Kono.  Back again, apparently.  How much has happened since I was gone?  Has anybody figured out anything else about how Mayfield works?

Please tell me there weren't any more zombies.

Comments

[surf_n_makai]

Aw, prom? Really? Of course I miss the things that could actually be fun.

Things are home were... well. They were going well, before Delano murdered the chief. Waking up here this time was way more of a shock. I was pushed off of a boat and then woke up here.

[photonicfighter]

With any luck, we'll have another one? ...with lots of luck, we'll be out of here.

[Oh. Wait. Oops. She's awkwardly silent for a moment.]

That's... oh. That's an inconvenient time to get pulled back in...

[surf_n_makai]

Yeah, inconvenient is one way to put it. I just hope I'm not... dead on the other end of things.

[photonicfighter]

I hope you're not, either.

[Again with the awkward silence. It's never good to find out that a friend might possibly be dead.

It's also not very normal. This is a new feeling.]

...you should come over for dinner some evening. You really should.

[surf_n_makai]

[Kono offers a small smile, glad for the change in subject.]

Yeah, sure. Is Gatt still around?

[photonicfighter]

Yes! He still is! [It's said with a level of enthusiasm that surprises even Dakki. Her volume is reduced as she continues.]

I'm sure he'll be happy to see you again, too.

[surf_n_makai]

Yeah. He was one of the first people I met here in Mayfield. We've helped each other out a few times when things got rough. It'd be good to see him.

[photonicfighter]

He's a good guy like that. Always willing to help someone. I hope I can be as good a Guardian as him, someday...

[There's a little happy-sounding sigh.]

...so! Once I've figured out a good day to have you over, I'll give you a call?

[surf_n_makai]

Sounds good. [Kono gives her a smile - yeah, she caught that little sigh there, but isn't going to go into it. At least not today.]