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rileykinsey:

The redhead hmmed thoughtfully, pushing her hair out of her eyes. “I’ve never really thought about it like that, but you do make a good point. Hell, don’t listen to me, I don’t know what I’m talking about,” she laughed, waving absently.

“Oh,” she jerked her head back, nose wrinkled in disgust just at the thought, “not like that at all. No more stress tests, I promise. I just mean… like, if some of us got together and tried to figure it out. Maybe, we’re just drawn to each other. Maybe it only took two of us in this city to start bringing more in.” She shrugged, “I’m just saying, every time I’ve ran into one of us it’s been totally random. Like fate.”

“Though if I could go back in time...does that mean I could steal the same thing unlimited amounts of times and create a loop so future me has five of what only existed as one in the past?” They mused. “You know a lot.”

“Oh yeah. Yeah that would..that would probably be beneficial. Not cutting our skulls open is a good plan. You’re right. But then it should have happened sooner. Or maybe it has been happening and we don’t know. Some slower than others just showing up to the city. I don’t know. Yeah, it has been very weird.”

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farrahtoma:

“I…” she knew the answer to Darling’s question, but to say it aloud sounded embarrassing to her. Odd, if nothing else. A moment later, though, it did occur to her that it was unlikely they would judge her. She couldn’t imagine that any of them had lived particularly luxurious lives over the past years. “I spent a lot of time in the woods,” she admitted, voice low, “as a cat or a falcon. It got too cold eventually,” she shrugged uncomfortably, letting it go without saying that it was almost entirely the inclement weather that drove her back to humanity. At least she always had a backup plan. “What about you?”

Darling looked at the other, letting silence fall between them as she paused after they asked their question. Since leaving the facility, they had a lot of doubt many of them were doing more than surviving. Though, some had seemed to find a home. Others hadn’t. “Oh uh, that is cool.” They said, imagining her ability to take different forms must have been helpful to her for that. “I uh, I have been...yeah about the same. I uh, I just move from place to place and I don’t really fit in with people so I just live wherever. Right now I’m in a building near a railroad kind of close to the city. It’s a little bit remote but it’s not bad.”

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rileykinsey:

Riley tutted, refusing to believe her idea wouldn’t come to fruition. “I bet you could do it,” she insisted, “even if it was just by a year. If you can make someone sixty years older in like a minute, there has to be a way.”

Brows drawing together thoughtfully, she tilted her head to consider Darling’s theory. It was more than she had ever even considered, and abruptly found herself wanting to know more. “You know, you’re definitely right. Our brains are definitely different than everyone else’s. Maybe there’s something else we all share, but we just don’t know.” Her eyes lit up at the thought. “We need to do some experiments.”

“That’s because the future isn’t written like the past is. I just feel like it could go horribly wrong.” They said, shaking their head. Moving time backward had been the thing scientists wanted them to do most and the thing they refused to learn. “But who knows. Maybe one day.” They said, offering a smile.

“It would make sense when you think about it. I have been trying to learn more about it since leaving but uh..resources are limited. But I think maybe we just have increased sensors or something in our brain and it could be reacting with something else or with each other. I Don’t know.” they said with a shrug. “I don’t think any of us need nay more experiments.”

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farrahtoma:

“I’m sorry,” she repeated, eyes concerned, “I just… forgot myself. Forgive me.” Knotting her fingers together close to herself, she listened to Darling’s list with a growing feeling of alarm. She hadn’t realized there were four more than she even knew about. “Not as many as you,” she admitted with a breathless, uncomfortable laugh. “Um. Just Vale, Seth, and you.” She remembered the other names they’d listed; all younger than herself, and with promising abilities, but not people she was aware had even escaped, let alone found their way to Cleveland. It made the hairs on her arms rise.

“It’s okay.” They said, hands tucking into their pockets as they returned to the spot where they had been standing previously. "Ah,” They said with a nod. That was...more of them than Darling was hoping to see. Especially when it was so sudden. Whatever was happening, they were all being pulled to Cleveland it seemed and none of them seemed to have answers as to why. “So uh...how have the last few years been?”

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rileykinsey:

An idea struck her, and Riley grinned suddenly, turning towards Darling. “You know how you could make, like, a zillion bucks? Anti-aging treatments,” she giggled, covering her mouth with one hand to stifle her laughter. “People would pay big bucks to look years younger, Darling.”

With a shrug, she continued, “well, we could all kill each other, really. That’s why we got rounded up, after all.” Her eyes narrowed slightly at their points, tilting her head in consideration. “You mean like… we’re the magnets being pulled together?”

“I’m not sure what I would do with that much money.” They said, a smile on their face before a small laugh left them. “I uh. I don’t think it works like that. I can do older but younger, not so much. Though..it could theoretically be done.”

“We could have all killed each other years ago too.” They said with a shrug. “Uh sort of. It’s a theory but I believe there’s something more receptive in our brains...like...something more responsive. I don’t know. But it makes sense because we have abilities. So maybe there’s something we all have in common and it’s being used to pull us in...or it could be a natural thing too.”

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rileykinsey:

“Thanks, Darling,” she beamed, “but it’s nothing compared to yours. I can strike people with lightning, sure… but you can stop time.” She froze in place momentarily for added affect, breaking off a few seconds later with a short giggle.

“Me either. Very weird. What do you think it could be? You know, bringing us all here?”

“I think very power is very cool in it’s own way.” They said, offering a smile of amusement when she stopped. “Everyone was scared I was going to make them old in the facility and you could just kill them. I really think their fears were irrational.”

“I don’t know. Maybe a similar compound in our brain reacting to something else. Maybe an increased electromagnetic field. I have a lot of ideas but nothing to go off of.”

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farrahtoma:

Farrah’s brows drew together in confusion, dark eyes abruptly more suspicious. “You, too? I…” she trailed off, casting a wary look around the two of them before her eyes returned to Darling’s face. “How many?” she asked insistently, reaching out to grasp the end of Darling’s sleeve, surprising even herself. “I’m sorry,” she said immediately, pulling her hand back. “Who have you seen?”

“Me too.” They said as they looked at her before shrugging, their body freezing when she reached toward them, time slowing around them as they quickly put space between themselves and her before time returned to normal. “Please don’t touch me.” They said, scratching under their sleeve where she touched. “I uuh, a lot. Um...Sid, Vale, Riley, Olive, Bex...and now you. Have you seen anyone?”

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farrahtoma:

“Oh, um, good-,” Farrah stopped dead when they looked up at her, freezing in place. She felt an odd prickle rise on the back of her neck, and was immediately afraid. It took her a moment to realize that she didn’t recognize them because they were a trainer or a scientist - it was Darling. Her friend. “D-Darling?” she stuttered, confused, looking to her right and left as though she expected to suddenly be back in the lab in her gray frock. “What… what are you doing here?”

“Yeah,” They said with a small nod as they looked at the familiar face. Another person that they hadn’t seen in years, since before the facility escape. “I uh, I live here.” They said with a shrug before petting the dog again. “I’ve only been here for a little bit now though. But there have been a lot of us around here.” They said, looking back at her.

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rileykinsey:

“It’s called electrogenesis,” Riley flipped her hair over her shoulder with an excited smile. “I can create, manipulate, and attract electricity of all types!”

“Exactly,” she pointed at them for added effect, “not good. I didn’t either, really. Do you know Vale? I met him again about a year ago, and thought that was super weird. Now, it’s like some weird fever dream.”

“Electrogenesis,” They repeated the word, making a mental note of it. “I uh, I think that is really cool.”

“Yeah I saw him a few days ago. It is really weird. Really very weird.” They agreed. “I haven’t seen anybody from then until coming here.”

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rileykinsey:

Riley giggled at the image Darling conjured up. “That’s amazing. If I were you, I’d steal so much shit.”

“I know, right? I don’t like it either. I mean, it’s sort of nice, seeing everyone again… but… I still don’t like it. You know what they say about eggs and baskets.”

“I uh, I do.” They said, a small smile on their expression. “What about your power? I understand the basics of yours but not much else.”

“It’s uh...it’s weird seeing everyone again. I kind of expected never to see anyone again.” They admitted before nodding. “Too many isn’t good.”

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farrahtoma:

The January cold of Cleveland was biting her cheeks, and Farrah kept her head down so she could hide half of her face in her gray knit scarf. Both hands were occupied with two leashes apiece, a sheltie and white Mastiff on her left, and a waddling bulldog in a jacket and her own pitbull mix on her right, making it nearly impossible for her to cover herself more. Peering up to check the street sign she was passing, she sighed at the realization her route had nearly another hour to go. She felt a leash tighten unexpectedly, and immediately dug in her heels to prevent being swept off her feet. “Max!” she snapped, dragging on the leash as her pitbull leapt at a passerby, tail wagging furiously and tongue lolling. “Stop that!” she reeled him in with an iron grip, eyes darting up to meet whoever he had jumped on. “I’m so sorry. He won’t bite.”

The cold was getting to be too much, even when they were covered head to toe in multiple layers of clothes. Walking, they were lost in thought as they moved down the alleyway. Their attention was brought back when a dog jumped on them. At first, scaring them and making them jump until a smile appeared and they pet the pitbull. Their smile grew as they knelt down to continue petting the dog. “Oh uh, it’s okay. I don’t mind, really. I love dogs.” They said before looking up, eyebrows furrowing at the familiar face. Another person they knew from the facility. “Farrah?” They asked as they slowly stood back up. “I uh, wasn’t expecting to see you here...” Though they should have. It seemed everyone was appearing in Cleveland.

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rileykinsey:

“So, wait. You can like, freeze time too, right? Jump around and fuck with everyone?” She didn’t hide her envy.

“I just sort of assumed it was just another place to live for awhile until I ran into Vale. And then about a million other people from the past in quick succession. What is up with that?”

“Yeah, I can. That’s uh, that’s how I was found. Kept disappearing and reappearing in different places.” They shrugged.

“I am not sure...I haven’t figured it out yet. But I don’t trust it either. What if it was something we were injected with and they’re just luring us in?”

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