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[hawkeward]

[ACTION A; 1761 Beaver Street]

[Of course, the dog is the first to notice that something is amiss. The radio, having turned itself on at full volume, rouses the poor beast from his slumber, and the mabari hops off the bed to growl and bark at the offending device. Sadly used to such wakeup calls, Hawke sits up, rubbing her eyes and frowning.]

Maker's breath, boy, there's no need for--

[FWOOSH.

And as she pushes herself to her feet, Hawke falls through the bed, passes through the floor, and lands neatly in the living room. On the couch. Where her not!husband is sleeping. Or, well, where he was sleeping. Oops.]

[ACTION B; wherever]

[Falling through the floor was one thing, but the creepier-than-usual drones are something else entirely. When Merida's drone starts walking backwards and continually asking for the time, Hawke decides it's time to get the hell out of the house and walk the dog.

So, together with Cupcake, she walks through the front door - literally - and sets about exploring the town. She doubts she'll find anything interesting, so she amuses herself by watching the dog phase through trees and fences before peeing on them. Maybe he's doing his business in your front yard!]

Comments

[whowhatwhy]

[ Was sleeping is right. Not that he was very deeply asleep- the blighted television kept waking him up- but having a Hawke land on you from nowhere would surprise anyone.

Whatever exclamation- profanity-laced or otherwise- he was going to shout at the sudden appearance of his not!wife ends up being more of a sputter, as Hawke lands on him, driving the air from his lungs.

With a gasp, he makes a very valiant effort to sit up. ]

[hawkeward]

[Hawke is reminded, for the brief moment she spends falling, of her time at the carnival, when the stairs collapsed under her feet and she spent a good half hour falling into nothingness. Thankfully, this particular fall doesn't last nearly as long, and it doesn't end with a broken neck, either.

After that very graceful landing, she stares up at the ceiling for a long moment, blinking slowly. It takes her a moment to realize just what - or, rather, who broke her fall, but as soon as it hits her, she quickly slides off the couch, dusting herself off.]

Well. That certainly just happened.

[whowhatwhy]

[ She gets a cough and a sputter by way of initial reply. It takes Nate a moment to catch his breath. ]

Yes. It did. Can I ask what just happened?

[hawkeward]

[She's very nonchalant as she speaks, as though what just happened wasn't weird at all or anything:]

It would appear that I fell through the floor and landed on you. Just my way of saying good morning.

[whowhatwhy]

I hope you're not going to make a habit of that.

[ He glances up at the ceiling. He grabs the nearest thing he can find- a small pillow from the couch- and tosses it. It passes through the ceiling and back down again. He then decides it's time to get off the couch just in case the mabari decides to drop in next. ]

I'm going to guess that's not normal, even for this place.

B

[logic_and_magic]

[Crown has noticed the strange goings on. Like when he was in the bathroom and ended up falling right into the basement. He's still sore from that one.

He's watching the drones currently walking backwards and asking for the time and such. Yeah, whatever the hell this is, he's getting the idea he's in for seeing something happen soon.

When he's walking down the street, he does notice Hawke walking her dog...and it's walking through trees. Okay, weird.]

Does he do that often? Or is this just today?

[hawkeward]

Old dog, new trick. [Cupcake lets out a happy bark to show that he agrees, and she attempts to lean against the fence, and... nearly falls through it. Sigh.] Looks like I learned a new trick, too.

[logic_and_magic]

All right than...

[He looks at Hawke and her nearly falling through the fence.]

I am guessing Mayfield is deciding it is time for the festivities to begin soon? At least that seems to be what it is saying.

[He just looks over to one of the drones mowing the lawns backwards.]

[hawkeward]

It's that time of the month, yes. Seems relatively harmless so far, but... you never know, with this place.

ACTION right in front of his house aren't you lucky

[3wayforjustice]

[Well, he was going out. To do mage things, or just buy the cat some food.]

[But then he falls... right through the door with a colossal CRASH and several choice words.]

[He's only lucky he doesn't go right through the porch as well.]

Andraste's tits!

skjdfsdkfj lucky me indeed

[hawkeward]

[It's not coincidence that she just so happened to be walking past Anders's house, really. With the town acting as strange as it is, checking on her favorite mage and making sure he hasn't broken his hip is fairly high up on her priority list.

And she showed up just in time, as it turns out.

The dog tears off toward Anders as soon as he hears the crash, whining and wagging his tail worriedly. Hawke isn't far behind, of course.]

Oh, so it's not just me. Good to know. [a beat] Are you all right?

B)

[3wayforjustice]

[And of course, he ends up making an ass of himself in front of Hawke. Glorious.]

[He pushes at the dog. No, not now, mabari go away. But picks himself up in the end, just fine.]

No, it isn't. And yes, aside from having my pride shattered, I'm fine.

[hawkeward]

[The dog lets out one last whine before running off to phase through the trees some more. So mean to the puppy, Anders. :C Hawke, meanwhile, is carefully suppressing the urge to smile, so as not to damage his pride any further. She's so nice that way.]

I'm sure your ego will recover. Sooner than me, at least - I fell through the floor this morning, gave Howe a good scare. [She grimaces.] Mayfield's at it again, it seems.

B

[kettchmeifyoucan]

[Wes looks at the dog. Looks at the tree. Looks at Hawke.]

Well that's different.

[hawkeward]

As it turns out, you can teach an old dog new tricks!

[kettchmeifyoucan]

Apparently the laws of physics are overrated.

[hawkeward]

Who needs physics? Or doors, or trees, or... well, anything solid, really. And the dog is entertained; I couldn't ask for much more.

B

[hontobakabaka]

[Ruri peers at the doggie and tilts her head slightly]

I guess there's a major system error going on. I wonder when they'll do something horrible to try and cover it up.

[hawkeward]

System error? [She has no idea what that means.] It never takes them long to come up with something horrible to do. I'd give it another day or two.

[hontobakabaka]

Yes. An error in the system running this place. I'm fairly certain its some sort of simulated world given all the particulars.

[hawkeward]

I'd always thought this place was rather bizarre, but a simulated world seems pretty out there, even for me. [She sighs and throws up her hands.] I don't know why I bother being surprised anymore.

action b!

[cutesy]

[ Juliet is just skipping her way into town - literally - not noticing the sidewalk beneath her is letting her feet phase right through soil. She does, however, spot the incredibly adorable doggy down the street!

Juliet opens her arms wide and attempts to call out to the doggy. Oh, how she loves furry cute animals! ]

Oh my god! What a cute puppy! Here boy! Come here boy! [ SHE WILL GET THIS DOG TO HER ONE WAY OR ANOTHER... ]

[hawkeward]

[Fortunately for Juliet, it isn't very difficult to get the doggie's attention! As soon as he hears her calling out to him, he bounds up to the nice lady eagerly, barking and wagging his tail as cutely as he possibly can.

Look at that face. You can't not pet him!!]

[cutesy]

Oh my gosh! You're the cutest doggy ever! [ Juliet leans in for an affectionate head pet. Her hand affectionately starts to brush over the head of the doggy. ] Who's the good doggy?! Who's the good doggy?! [ Marian could be a twenty foot orange capybara and Juliet would most likely not notice her. Awkward. ]

[hawkeward]

[Cupcake eats up the attention like it's some high quality kibble. It's not often that he gets to meet new humans who want to shower him with love and pats like this!!

Hawke, on the other hand, is just amused. The dog is pretty cute, so she can't really blame Juliet.]

Making friends, I see.