30 // Action

[willbeurprincess]

ACTION; Music Store

[She's pouring through the records, looking for anything beyond the usual fifties selection. Anything European at this point. At least something to drown out that noise--polish or lithuanian would be nice. But half the store down, she's beginning to give up hope on anything besides American music. She clicks her tongue and looks around in a bit of frustration]

ACTION; Diner

[Her old job looks precisely the same. The same girls skate around the drive in and she remembers those falls and skinned knees. A little sigh escapes. Koharu would enjoy a job now. Something to keep her busy when all her assigned chores are done.

She pushes open the door and puts on her most cheerful face as she asks for a malt. None of the girls who had claimed familiarity with her as a girl even glance her way as an adult. Mrs Laurinaitis this and that. Not that drones were real friends but still. While waiting, she glances around for any familiar faces.]

ACTION; 5720 Cunningham Lane

[Koharu had remembered to bring the cookies this time--she had forgotten last time and had had to run back to fetch them after all her shopping. Knocking is polite still--even if Ukraine probably wouldn't have minded if she had just walked in]

Ukraine?


ACTION; 1333 Benny Road

[Koharu doesn't even think about it when she twists the knob on the front door and puts her hand on the wood to push it open and her hand slides right through. After a few days, it's starting to wear on her--but it's nothing she can't shake off--except she can't.

Her hand stops and she's pulling the door back and forth with her arm now. She can hear the radio screeching from the kitchen--though she had sworn that she had turned it all the way down and off--and the television is murmured voices and static.

And she's fairly sure no one is home. This is perfect really. She opens the door and sets her bag of shopping on the front hall's table and sighs.]

I hope we don't have to destroy it to get me out...

Comments

1333 Benny Road

[vytis]

[Lithuania isn't home yet, but the dog is! He barks wildly at the radio's sudden screeching while making a run for the door--to greet Koharu, but then to be a bit confused at why she is not coming inside.]

[willbeurprincess]

[She wants to kneel and pet him--but that's a bit hard like this] Ah--Akio I'm sorry, I'm trying to come inside. [Little nervous giggle as she extends her hand to try to rub his head, at least] Good boy.

[vytis]

[Akio wags his tail, still obviously confused with the entire situation but moving close enough for petting while sitting next to her, apparently willing to sit next to her for now.

He does bark once at the door, possibly in an attempt to help.]

[willbeurprincess]

[Giving him a quick scratch behind the ears, she eyes the door with exasperation] Unfortunately dear, barking won't make it turn immaterial again. If only it did, you could be my hero little Akio.

[vytis]

[Akio will bark at the door a bit more, at least until Lithuania gets home to much confusion. He hasn't quite registered that Koharu is actually stuck in the door yet.]

...Why are you outside?

[willbeurprincess]

[ There's a pause as she tries to come up with a reasonable explanation] ...Mayfield. Um--could you put the eggs in the refrigerator? I couldn't reach it and I don't want them to spoil.

[vytis]

Couldn't reach--[He was approaching, and in his sharp pause you can identify the exact moment when Lithuania realizes Koharu's arm is in the door and the door is solid.

Akio identifies this moment before Lithuania does and barks, which seems to set Lithuania's panic off.]

A-ahhhh! Your arm! Does it hurt? Are you okay? It doesn't hurt, does it? How long have you been stuck like that?

[willbeurprincess]

Ah--Calm down please. [She tries to reach for him and just pulls the door along with--there's a little noise of frustration and she kicks the door lightly--which does jerk her arm and make it hurt a bit but that was her own fault. His panic is just setting off a whole wave of panic in her]

I-I'm fine--Akio has been keeping me company--it doesn't hurt really.

[vytis]

O-oh, be careful-- [Lithuania, obviously, can't really help himself from fussing. But Koharu probably knows that by now. He tries to force himself to calm down, though, and inspect the situation.]

Should we take the door down?

[willbeurprincess]

[Little smile] I could stand out here until the door decided to flicker again. Though Akio might get tired of standing with me.

[vytis]

I-it shouldn't be too difficult to take the hinges off... [He reaches for one of the hinges in question, to examine it, but it decides it wants to not be real and his hand slips through it.]

[willbeurprincess]

[ Are hinges separate from doors, Koharu doesn't know. She still jerks her arm experimentally ]

[vytis]

[Normally hinges aren't separate from doors, but this is Mayfield. Lithuania's knuckles knock against solid wood.]

...This place...

[willbeurprincess]

That would have been too simple...

[vytis]

[Lithuania stares at the door.]

We could cut it down.

[willbeurprincess]

If you think we should...I'm sorry, I should have been paying more attention to what I was doing.

[vytis]

I don't think you can really prepare for the door not being solid. [He tests the door a bit, but he's not America and he'd hurt Koharu if he just broke it down anyway.]

I'll get the toolbox, alright?

[willbeurprincess]

Well I should have moved faster. [ She nods a little, looking back around into the house ]

I'm sorry Lito... Why is Mayfield so troublesome?

Diner~

[selematpagi]

[ Yukko knows everything about falls. And scrapes and bruises. See, look, she's falling over right as she passes by Koharu's seat. THUNK. Good thing she wasn't holding anything... ]

O-Ouch! Jeez...

[willbeurprincess]

[Koharu quickly reaches to stop her fall--but just misses.]

Are you alright? You didn't hurt your knees or hands?

[selematpagi]

[ She wobbles back onto her feet. Yukko looks more embarrassed than hurt. ]

Uhuh. I'm okay, but I hate these stupid things! [ She blinks ] Uhh. Huh. You look kinda familiar.

[willbeurprincess]

Tell me about it. Oh--I used to work at the drive in as a car--jump?--no hop. Carhop. That's probably where you recognize me from. I turned 18 and suddenly they didn't even recognize me here. [Sheepish smile]