Let the Right One In

An Independent RP blog for Eli and Oskar of Let the Right One In.

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((i’m sorry for being gone so long. i’m on a hiatus brought on by sickness, vacation, more sickness, and bucky barnes. you can find me here until i come back.))

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I WANT TO FOLLOW MATURE MUSES.

Preferably 30+. Like or reblog this if this applies to your muse!

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((do vampires count?))

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I do like this one. I prefer it to the "die young" thing, for sure.

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Eli has been listening to this for an hour now. I don't understand the appeal, but if it makes her happy, that's good.

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such-a-thing-as-evil started following you

Oskar sniffed. Vampire. Their kind, too. He nudged Eli and nodded toward the girl. Possibly dangerous, his expression said. Approach with caution.

Eli, though, wasn’t particularly worried. She’d had experience with their kind of vampire before, and while she hadn’t liked her experiences, they weren’t that violent. She pushed her hair back and approached the girl, Oskar trailing behind, and smiled.

"Hi," she said. "I’m Eli. This is Oskar. We’re vampires, like you."

"You were turned when you were our age?" Oskar asked.

"Obviously she was, Oskar," Eli said gently. "If not, she would look older."

She turned back to the girl.

"Sorry. He’s still getting used to everything. It’s only been a few decades since he was turned. He’s still a little off. So. What’s your name?"

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"Hello. You’re like me?" She looked the others over, curiosity filling her head. She had met others of her kind, but not often ones that were her age. And they weren’t…evil. They didn’t seem like it, and Abby wasn’t getting that sick feeling in her stomach when something had bad intentions. They’re children…they’re like her. 

"It’s okay." She smiled. "I was only twelve, but that was a long time ago."

She quickly pushes any thoughts of her past away, they weren’t always kind to her. This was a chance to make friends, and she wanted to take that chance. 

"My name is Abby. It’s nice to meet others like me."

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"Same," Eli said. "Usually, I meet vampires who were turned as adults, and, well, they're...usually not as fun, to put it lightly."

"They're mean," Oskar said simply.

"Well, I'm sure there are good ones out there," Eli said diplomatically, "but in our limited experience, things have gone poorly."

Oskar took out a Rubix cube and fiddled with the sides. Soon, he had all but forgotten about Abby, and Eli had to nudge him to get his attention again.

"Sorry," he said. "I'm still easily distracted."

"We came over from Sweden," Eli said. "Hence the accents. I forget when exactly, but it was awhile ago. You sound like you were from here. Well, from this country, anyway. Unless you've just lost your accent."

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"You guys climb like lizards," She said, jumping into the cave. She meant it as a compliment. "How did you do that thing with your hands?"

Her voice echoed in the cave and she turned and called into it, smiling at the chorus she created. There was a fluttering sound and she squeeked and cowered while dark shapes flew past her into the night. Bats. Go figure.

"Sorry," She said, straightening up. "I didn’t think anything lived in here. If it helps, I think I scared them all away."

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"It just happens," Oskar said, holding up a hand that shifted back to a normal human one. "We need new body parts, so we think ourselves new ones."

"I don’t mind bats," Eli said. "They’re sweet."

She led the way into the cave, carefully memorizing the path they were taking so she and Oskar didn’t get lost on the way out. They didn’t go far, but it was far enough that it was completely dark. Eli and Oskar helped Sara navigate the uneven ground.

"I think this is good," Eli said. "We should be safe here. Thank you for the help, Sara."

"I can help you back out of the cave if you want me to," Oskar said. "I’m sure we’ll run into each other again."

"Yes," Eli agreed. "We will most likely run into you again."

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Sara followed them in, confidently at first but less so the darker it got. She was glad Eli and Oskar helped her. She opened her eyes wide but she couldn’t see a thing by the time they stopped. 

"It’s no problem," She said. "Be careful though. One of these caves collapsed about a year ago. That was like 5 miles from here though and no one was in it so you guys should be fine."

She swung her hand behind her till she found the wall so she could keep herself upright. 

"Help would be appreciated," She said smiling sheepishly. "I can’t believe you guys can see in here, I can’t see thing."

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Eli poked around in the cave for a suitable sleeping spot while Oskar led Sara out of the cave. She kicked some rocks out from a flat patch of ground and sat down to wait for Oskar to get back.

Oskar kept close, one hand out to touch Sara's shoulder so she could know where he was. As the cave got lighter, he dropped his hand and just walked in front of her.

"Thank you for showing us this place," Oskar said when they reached the mouth of the cave. "Sunrise will be soon, so we're going to sleep now, I think. If you want, you can come back at sundown and we can talk more. Or you can just find us later. We'll be in the area for awhile, I think."

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Sara let out a sigh, blowing a strand of hair away from her face. 

"Let’s find out," She said, steeling herself for the task at hand.

She was fairly confident she could float up there. Just needed a little jump to get her started. She talked herself through it each time she jumped, gaining a few feet each time. She seemed to be landing on invisible platforms.

"Just gotta… jump…right up there…" She mumbled to herself. She stopped about halfway and looked down. 

"This usually doesn’t look as goofy, but I do what I have to. Whatever works, right?" She said.

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Eli and Oskar watched Sara jump, curious. When she stopped, they began to climb, their hands and feet shifting to be better climbing tools. They almost beat her to the top, but not quite.

"I like this one," Oskar said when they got to the uppermost cave.

"It’s nice," Eli said. "And deep, so we should be able to find a spot where the sunlight can’t get us."

"Thank you," Oskar said.

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"You guys climb like lizards," She said, jumping into the cave. She meant it as a compliment. "How did you do that thing with your hands?"

Her voice echoed in the cave and she turned and called into it, smiling at the chorus she created. There was a fluttering sound and she squeeked and cowered while dark shapes flew past her into the night. Bats. Go figure.

"Sorry," She said, straightening up. "I didn’t think anything lived in here. If it helps, I think I scared them all away."

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"It just happens," Oskar said, holding up a hand that shifted back to a normal human one. "We need new body parts, so we think ourselves new ones."

"I don't mind bats," Eli said. "They're sweet."

She led the way into the cave, carefully memorizing the path they were taking so she and Oskar didn't get lost on the way out. They didn't go far, but it was far enough that it was completely dark. Eli and Oskar helped Sara navigate the uneven ground.

"I think this is good," Eli said. "We should be safe here. Thank you for the help, Sara."

"I can help you back out of the cave if you want me to," Oskar said. "I'm sure we'll run into each other again."

"Yes," Eli agreed. "We will most likely run into you again."

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"Totes man," She said. "Follow me."

Sara set off towards the edge of town, following the main road. It was mostly deserted like the rest of town at this time of night but occasionally a truck would pass. Sara had no shadow in the headlights.

"Sometimes teenagers go to hang out in the closer caves," She said as they walked. "But further on there are caves that are too high for anyone to get too. Think you guys can climb up to them?"

They split from the road and walked about a half mile on a trail worn into the dirt. It was dark out here and Sara began wishing night vision came with the whole ghost thing. She stepped over a rock and continued walking about a foot above the ground, unaware.

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"We can climb," Eli said, and her hands changed briefly.

Oskar stared at Sara as she levitated, but Eli didn’t bother with more than a glance. They came to a group of caves that were covered in graffiti, and Eli looked up to see a group of caves further up.

"Yes, we can definitely reach those," she said. "Can you?"

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Sara let out a sigh, blowing a strand of hair away from her face. 

"Let’s find out," She said, steeling herself for the task at hand.

She was fairly confident she could float up there. Just needed a little jump to get her started. She talked herself through it each time she jumped, gaining a few feet each time. She seemed to be landing on invisible platforms.

"Just gotta… jump…right up there…" She mumbled to herself. She stopped about halfway and looked down. 

"This usually doesn’t look as goofy, but I do what I have to. Whatever works, right?" She said.

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Eli and Oskar watched Sara jump, curious. When she stopped, they began to climb, their hands and feet shifting to be better climbing tools. They almost beat her to the top, but not quite.

"I like this one," Oskar said when they got to the uppermost cave.

"It's nice," Eli said. "And deep, so we should be able to find a spot where the sunlight can't get us."

"Thank you," Oskar said.

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"Maybe you guys will see it in person one day. Feel free to yell out diving scores," She said.

Oskar’s question caught her off guard. She squinted her eyes and pursed her lips as she mentally went through all the abandoned locations in the area. 

"There are a few, but they’re pretty rough. There’s too many holes in them to stop the sunlight," She answered. "But there are a lot of caves not too far off. If you’re not claustrophobic they’re pretty decent."

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"Caves are good," Eli said. "Just so long as nobody comes across us while we’re sleeping."

"Would you show us some of them?" Oskar asked.

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"Totes man," She said. "Follow me."

Sara set off towards the edge of town, following the main road. It was mostly deserted like the rest of town at this time of night but occasionally a truck would pass. Sara had no shadow in the headlights.

"Sometimes teenagers go to hang out in the closer caves," She said as they walked. "But further on there are caves that are too high for anyone to get too. Think you guys can climb up to them?"

They split from the road and walked about a half mile on a trail worn into the dirt. It was dark out here and Sara began wishing night vision came with the whole ghost thing. She stepped over a rock and continued walking about a foot above the ground, unaware.

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"We can climb," Eli said, and her hands changed briefly.

Oskar stared at Sara as she levitated, but Eli didn't bother with more than a glance. They came to a group of caves that were covered in graffiti, and Eli looked up to see a group of caves further up.

"Yes, we can definitely reach those," she said. "Can you?"

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such-a-thing-as-evil started following you

Oskar sniffed. Vampire. Their kind, too. He nudged Eli and nodded toward the girl. Possibly dangerous, his expression said. Approach with caution.

Eli, though, wasn't particularly worried. She'd had experience with their kind of vampire before, and while she hadn't liked her experiences, they weren't that violent. She pushed her hair back and approached the girl, Oskar trailing behind, and smiled.

"Hi," she said. "I'm Eli. This is Oskar. We're vampires, like you."

"You were turned when you were our age?" Oskar asked.

"Obviously she was, Oskar," Eli said gently. "If not, she would look older."

She turned back to the girl.

"Sorry. He's still getting used to everything. It's only been a few decades since he was turned. He's still a little off. So. What's your name?"

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kthenotewriter started following you

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k gave a small wave from the floor when they were mentioned and they nudged Wolf towards Eli and Oskar, letting him know it was ok to approach them. He trotted over sniffed around them a bit more, apparently not satisfied with his earlier olfactory investigation. He curled back up next to k when he was finished but kept an eye on the company. k could tell he was unsure about them but he was doing better than Lola at least.

k had been working on sketches while everyone cleaned and they nervously kept at it while Eli and Eclipse talked. They really didn’t want any hostility. Everything seemed to smooth itself out though.

k wondered if maybe they should refrain from eating in front of Oskar or Eli as well. After all, while they were no sort of vampire (at least they didn’t think so), they were still a monster that could enjoy human food. They might even be worst because they could survive solely off of it, something they knew Eclipse already envied. They made a deal with themselves not to mention anything but they’d eat outside the house till the company was gone.

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Eli reached out to pet Wolf but retracted her hand uncertainly. She seemed relieved when he went back over to k. Oskar didn’t react.

A small raccoon launched itself from the top of the cupboards and landed on Eli’s head. She flinched and started to pull it off, but Sel giggled, and she realized it was just another pet. Instead, she let the raccoon investigate her.

"That’s Sam," Sel said. "She’s a very inquisitive creature."

Sam seemed to have no problem with Eli—or Oskar, when she jumped from Eli’s shoulders to his. She sniffed all around them, played with their hair, and jumped to the ground and scurried off.

"That was interesting," Oskar said.

"Very interesting," Eli confirmed.

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k rolled their eyes at Sam’s behavior with small smile and pushed themselves into a sitting position.

"If you guys ever get bored don’t be afraid to use the TV. I sleep in here but it won’t bother me. I take it you two don’t sleep?"

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"We sleep," Eli said, "but only during the day."

Oskar looked around the room and drifted to the bookshelves. He poked around the shelves, pulling out books and putting them back again.

"You have a lot of children's books," he noted.

"I like children's literature," Eclipse said. "It is refreshing after reading dense nonfiction texts."

"Understandable," Oskar said and went back to browsing the shelves.

"We can amuse ourselves," Eli told k. "And come sunrise, we will retreat to sleep."

"We have a lot of quilts in the spare room," Sel said. "You can make a little cocoon for yourselves if you want. We won't bother you."

"Thank you," Eli said.

Soon after, Sel popped in a movie, and the group settled down to watch. She put in another after the first finished, and by the time that was over, she was yawning. She got up, stretched, and smiled.

"Time for bed, I think," she said. "You two can stay up in the main room or the spare room, whichever is more comfortable for you."

"We will be in the spare room, I think," Eli said. "We can take some books in with us."

Sel nodded and started to pull quilts from the closet.

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Sara smiled too and tucked some runaway hair behind her ear. 

"That’s probably exactly how it looks. I fall into tunnels sometimes and if I can’t jump onto sold ground the only way to stop myself is to lie down. A bigger surface area helps I guess. I mean, it looks a little strange but it’s better than sinking into the ground like quicksand," She said.

Sara paused and smiled again when she thought about her next answer. 

"Oh my god yes. More than I’d like actually, but luckily no one’s figured out what’s happening yet. When that happens I like to pull a little move I’ve named the "swan dive". I have to play it cool, like I’m not sinking into the floor, till I think it’s the right time to strike. Then I point somewhere and yell something like "What is that?!?!?" and when the other person looks away I throw myself either threw the floor or the closest wall," She explained. She shrugged and continued. "It’s confusing for whoever I’m talking to but it works."

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"That sounds funny," Oskar said.

"But clever," Eli added.

"Do you know of any abandoned houses around here?" Oskar asked suddenly.

"We do need a place to stay," Eli admitted. "Sunlight kills us, so we have to find somewhere we can hide from it during the day."

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"Maybe you guys will see it in person one day. Feel free to yell out diving scores," She said.

Oskar’s question caught her off guard. She squinted her eyes and pursed her lips as she mentally went through all the abandoned locations in the area. 

"There are a few, but they’re pretty rough. There’s too many holes in them to stop the sunlight," She answered. "But there are a lot of caves not too far off. If you’re not claustrophobic they’re pretty decent."

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"Caves are good," Eli said. "Just so long as nobody comes across us while we're sleeping."

"Would you show us some of them?" Oskar asked.

[fallsthroughfloors]

Sara was a still a little winded from the wall stunt.

"Well, that happens sometimes too," She responded. "Then I have to concentrate on not falling through stuff.”  

Sara looked around awkwardly while Eli and Oskar stared into space for a while, not wanting to disrupt their thoughts. Eventually she did cough to knock them out of it.

"I, uh, don’t think I could fall through the Earth. I’ve never phased into the ground, just through the floors of buildings. Ground’s always felt pretty solid to me, especially when I fall through the floor and smash into it."

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"That’s probably a good thing," Eli said. "That you don’t phase through the ground, I mean."

"Otherwise you’d have a lot of trouble walking around," Oskar said.

Eli smiled.

"It would be pretty funny if you were just sinking into the ground as you walked," she said. "Like there was snow on the ground, or it was muddy."

"People would notice, though," Oskar pointed out.

"True." She blinked. "Do you ever fall through things when you’re talking to people?"

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Sara smiled too and tucked some runaway hair behind her ear. 

"That’s probably exactly how it looks. I fall into tunnels sometimes and if I can’t jump onto sold ground the only way to stop myself is to lie down. A bigger surface area helps I guess. I mean, it looks a little strange but it’s better than sinking into the ground like quicksand," She said.

Sara paused and smiled again when she thought about her next answer. 

"Oh my god yes. More than I’d like actually, but luckily no one’s figured out what’s happening yet. When that happens I like to pull a little move I’ve named the "swan dive". I have to play it cool, like I’m not sinking into the floor, till I think it’s the right time to strike. Then I point somewhere and yell something like "What is that?!?!?" and when the other person looks away I throw myself either threw the floor or the closest wall," She explained. She shrugged and continued. "It’s confusing for whoever I’m talking to but it works."

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"That sounds funny," Oskar said.

"But clever," Eli added.

"Do you know of any abandoned houses around here?" Oskar asked suddenly.

"We do need a place to stay," Eli admitted. "Sunlight kills us, so we have to find somewhere we can hide from it during the day."

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kthenotewriter started following you

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k changed into some sweatpants and a long-sleeved nightshirt in the bedroom while Eli and Oskar took a shower, They brushed their hair out and decided not to put a mask on tonight. They still had to eat and their mouth had the worst scars on their face. Once Eli and Oskar saw those there wouldn’t be much point keeping the rest covered. 

k padded to the kitchen and dished themselves out some soup. They threw Wolf a piece of chicken, which he caught in midair and chomped happily. Sam and Lola scurried into the kitchen and looked at k with eager eyes which they couldn’t ignore. They scooped out a bit of soup for each if them and rinsed their bowl out. They sipped some tea and took a seat.

"In a parking lot in the city. They approached me, actually. Caught my nonhuman scent before I caught theirs for once."

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"That’s interesting," Eclipse said. "But not entirely unexpected. The wind was probably just in their favor."

Eli and Oskar took some time in the bathroom, scrubbing themselves clean and then combing out their tangled hair. Eli obviously took longer to comb hers, even with Oskar’s help, but after about half an hour, they emerged, damp but clean.

"Thank you," Eli said. "We needed that."

"You have a lot of pets," Oskar noted.

"Well, Wolf is k’s, technically," Sel replied. "Sam and Lola are strays we found. Lola is—"

Lola sniffed, and her tail bristled. She took one look at Eli and Oskar, hissed, and scampered off into another room.

"—not good with people," she finished. "Huh. She usually doesn’t react that violently, though."

"Cats don’t like us," Oskar said quietly.

"At least this one didn’t attack," Eli said with a shrug.

"They usually do?" Eclipse asked. "That is odd. Animals tend to like me."

"Well, you’re not our kind of vampire, now, are you?" Eli said curtly.

"My apologies."

"Don’t worry about it," Eli sighed. "I just miss eating human food is all."

"Oh." Eclipse pushed his empty bowl of soup away. "I will make sure not to eat in your presence, then."

"No, you don’t have to—"

"But it is polite," Eclipse insisted. "I would not eat steak in front of a vegan guest, so I will not eat human food in front of a guest who survives on only blood."

"You’re…what’s the word?" Oskar said. "Oh. Excessive."

"Perhaps," Eclipse said.

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k gave a small wave from the floor when they were mentioned and they nudged Wolf towards Eli and Oskar, letting him know it was ok to approach them. He trotted over sniffed around them a bit more, apparently not satisfied with his earlier olfactory investigation. He curled back up next to k when he was finished but kept an eye on the company. k could tell he was unsure about them but he was doing better than Lola at least.

k had been working on sketches while everyone cleaned and they nervously kept at it while Eli and Eclipse talked. They really didn’t want any hostility. Everything seemed to smooth itself out though.

k wondered if maybe they should refrain from eating in front of Oskar or Eli as well. After all, while they were no sort of vampire (at least they didn’t think so), they were still a monster that could enjoy human food. They might even be worst because they could survive solely off of it, something they knew Eclipse already envied. They made a deal with themselves not to mention anything but they’d eat outside the house till the company was gone.

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Eli reached out to pet Wolf but retracted her hand uncertainly. She seemed relieved when he went back over to k. Oskar didn't react.

A small raccoon launched itself from the top of the cupboards and landed on Eli's head. She flinched and started to pull it off, but Sel giggled, and she realized it was just another pet. Instead, she let the raccoon investigate her.

"That's Sam," Sel said. "She's a very inquisitive creature."

Sam seemed to have no problem with Eli--or Oskar, when she jumped from Eli's shoulders to his. She sniffed all around them, played with their hair, and jumped to the ground and scurried off.

"That was interesting," Oskar said.

"Very interesting," Eli confirmed.

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"Definitely," She said. "Here, let me see if I can show you."

Sara walked over to the nearest wall and tentatively brought her hand towards it. Her finger made contact with it, followed by the rest of her hand, but didn’t go through. The wall didn’t feel quite so sturdy to her though. Maybe with a little push she could do it. Her shoulders bunched a little in embarrassment.

"I’m still new to this but I think if I give it a push I can do it," She said, putting left hand next to the other one and leaning into the wall more. Quite suddenly Sara jolted forwards as if the wall had given way, but the wall remained intact as she phased through it with a yelp. She hadn’t expected that. She stumbled into the empty room on the other side, just barely preventing herself from falling. 

"Wow ok," She said to herself. "Least no one’s in here."

She turned back to the wall and pushed like last time. Just like before she broke through rather suddenly and reappeared outside. However unlike before she didn’t prevent herself from landing in the dirt. She bounced back up and dusted herself off.

"Ta-dah!" She exclaimed, throwing her arms out like a performer. 

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"Impressive," Eli said, smiling a little.

"It’s good that you have to concentrate to do it, though," Oskar said. "Otherwise, you’d be falling through everything all the time."

"I wonder if you could fall through the Earth," Eli said.

"It would take a long time," Oskar pointed out.

"And you might get stuck," Eli added.

She and Oskar stared off into space for a full minute before Eli shook herself out of it and nudged Oskar.

"Sorry," she said. "Even I get distracted sometimes."

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Sara was a still a little winded from the wall stunt.

"Well, that happens sometimes too," She responded. "Then I have to concentrate on not falling through stuff.”  

Sara looked around awkwardly while Eli and Oskar stared into space for a while, not wanting to disrupt their thoughts. Eventually she did cough to knock them out of it.

"I, uh, don’t think I could fall through the Earth. I’ve never phased into the ground, just through the floors of buildings. Ground’s always felt pretty solid to me, especially when I fall through the floor and smash into it."

[elihasfangs-blog]

"That's probably a good thing," Eli said. "That you don't phase through the ground, I mean."

"Otherwise you'd have a lot of trouble walking around," Oskar said.

Eli smiled.

"It would be pretty funny if you were just sinking into the ground as you walked," she said. "Like there was snow on the ground, or it was muddy."

"People would notice, though," Oskar pointed out.

"True." She blinked. "Do you ever fall through things when you're talking to people?"