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hugtopia_logs2021-07-31 11:14 pm
awooligan) wrote in hugtopia_logs2021-07-31 11:14 pm
it's been the ruin of many a poor boy [open.]
♥ Who: Clifford Norman, OTA!
♥ Where: wherever tbh...
♥ When: August 1 and general early August.
♥ What: Cliff arrives to do typical intro log stuff and be frustrated.
♥ Rating: uhh PG-13 for language? and probably underage smoking at some point.
[ a. the wrong world. ]
[He’d had the plan to move out solidly in mind until recently, but…somehow this wasn’t quite what he’d pictured. After being led to housing by the welcome wagon, Cliff had waited out the helpful robot before slinking away from the open street to somewhere he can quietly freak the fuck out in peace. Even in the alternate reality he suddenly had a second life’s worth of memories of, he’d only heard stories about some corrupted-but-harmless AI, nothing like a whole society….not that that’s his biggest issue right now. He doesn’t know nearly enough about science or magic to figure out why the hell he remembered two versions of his life or why he was a wolfboy from the middle of nowhere with shitty father figures in both of them. That just doesn’t seem fair?
He sighs and runs his fingers through his hair, shakes his head like it will disperse those thoughts, and sets off again. Maybe if he got the lay of the land, he'd have an easier time getting a handle on things. At least he can feel being an Animal Person, and know that if he wanted to right now, he could be a wolf before his next step hit, and that’s knowing more than nothing! Along that thought, he was wearing Oscar’s hoodie and he had that bag of gummies he'd just started. Undeniably real. But the hoodie had existed in that other world, too, even though he'd never gotten tangled with “just some guy” that was a magnet for trouble. And…]
Huh. Well, that was the most unbelievable part of all that.
[In his pocket, the push of his finger against a figurine’s ear assures him that it is also pretty damn real. Didn’t hate that, no matter how confusing it is. The circumstances surrounding this place and that other one, though...]
Christ. You save a guy’s life a couple times and they want to upgrade you to saving two worlds?
[Because he didn't have enough of a headache.]
[ b. the wrong foot. ]
[Contemplating his newly realized existential crisis, he doesn't have the mental fortitude to figure out who’s in charge and kick their ass. Instead, the redhead resigns himself to pretend-scrolling through his not-an-earth-phone while his eyes -- more animal than human, if someone were to inspect them -- and scowl do the job of telegraphing his mood for him even from where he's hiding under his hood.
It could be that simple, just his glare accidentally finding someone who didn't deserve it and a miscommunication running wild from there, or it could be that while he's pretending to be distracted by his phone, he's actually distracted with his thoughts enough that he comes too close to someone passing the other way and bumps into them. He jolts back with tight fists and an arm lifted like a shield between himself and the stranger. As ready to fight as he might seem and sound, it's possible to notice that he's on guard rather than being aggressive.]
Hey, watch it -- !
[ c. the wrong attitude. ]
This sucks.
[Cliff plops onto the bench with a truly impressive sigh. That feeling before he’d woken up… Even with as much as he loves his mom and brother, the fact that he still had to hold a part of himself back means that it had been so completely, overwhelmingly alien. Comforting and safe in the moment, but now?]
Fucking tired of people messing with my head…
[This really, really sucks.
Miserably, he notes that he should be rationing the few supplies that had come with him, but he deserves the sugar, dammit! Cliff drags the bag of gummi bears out and starts to eat them with the enthusiasm of a man on death row. He starts each one by biting its head off.]
[ d. the wrong...card?! ]
[idk man it’s the wildcard option, hit me up if you want to work something out!]
♥ Where: wherever tbh...
♥ When: August 1 and general early August.
♥ What: Cliff arrives to do typical intro log stuff and be frustrated.
♥ Rating: uhh PG-13 for language? and probably underage smoking at some point.
[ a. the wrong world. ]
[He’d had the plan to move out solidly in mind until recently, but…somehow this wasn’t quite what he’d pictured. After being led to housing by the welcome wagon, Cliff had waited out the helpful robot before slinking away from the open street to somewhere he can quietly freak the fuck out in peace. Even in the alternate reality he suddenly had a second life’s worth of memories of, he’d only heard stories about some corrupted-but-harmless AI, nothing like a whole society….not that that’s his biggest issue right now. He doesn’t know nearly enough about science or magic to figure out why the hell he remembered two versions of his life or why he was a wolfboy from the middle of nowhere with shitty father figures in both of them. That just doesn’t seem fair?
He sighs and runs his fingers through his hair, shakes his head like it will disperse those thoughts, and sets off again. Maybe if he got the lay of the land, he'd have an easier time getting a handle on things. At least he can feel being an Animal Person, and know that if he wanted to right now, he could be a wolf before his next step hit, and that’s knowing more than nothing! Along that thought, he was wearing Oscar’s hoodie and he had that bag of gummies he'd just started. Undeniably real. But the hoodie had existed in that other world, too, even though he'd never gotten tangled with “just some guy” that was a magnet for trouble. And…]
Huh. Well, that was the most unbelievable part of all that.
[In his pocket, the push of his finger against a figurine’s ear assures him that it is also pretty damn real. Didn’t hate that, no matter how confusing it is. The circumstances surrounding this place and that other one, though...]
Christ. You save a guy’s life a couple times and they want to upgrade you to saving two worlds?
[Because he didn't have enough of a headache.]
[ b. the wrong foot. ]
[Contemplating his newly realized existential crisis, he doesn't have the mental fortitude to figure out who’s in charge and kick their ass. Instead, the redhead resigns himself to pretend-scrolling through his not-an-earth-phone while his eyes -- more animal than human, if someone were to inspect them -- and scowl do the job of telegraphing his mood for him even from where he's hiding under his hood.
It could be that simple, just his glare accidentally finding someone who didn't deserve it and a miscommunication running wild from there, or it could be that while he's pretending to be distracted by his phone, he's actually distracted with his thoughts enough that he comes too close to someone passing the other way and bumps into them. He jolts back with tight fists and an arm lifted like a shield between himself and the stranger. As ready to fight as he might seem and sound, it's possible to notice that he's on guard rather than being aggressive.]
Hey, watch it -- !
[ c. the wrong attitude. ]
This sucks.
[Cliff plops onto the bench with a truly impressive sigh. That feeling before he’d woken up… Even with as much as he loves his mom and brother, the fact that he still had to hold a part of himself back means that it had been so completely, overwhelmingly alien. Comforting and safe in the moment, but now?]
Fucking tired of people messing with my head…
[This really, really sucks.
Miserably, he notes that he should be rationing the few supplies that had come with him, but he deserves the sugar, dammit! Cliff drags the bag of gummi bears out and starts to eat them with the enthusiasm of a man on death row. He starts each one by biting its head off.]
[ d. the wrong...card?! ]
[idk man it’s the wildcard option, hit me up if you want to work something out!]
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Sure. You didn't say it was going to be a good surprise for me.
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And I can't say that it won't be a dangerous surprise now, ah... [ Because they just met, and they don't have that trust. ]
Do you feel like you're taking a risk, just walking with me?
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lady????]
I do more now than I did two seconds ago, yeah.
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In… that case. I’ll just tell you, instead of making it a surprise.
[ So! She doesn’t worry him! Or scare him! The poor boy... ]
You mentioned video games, before. There’s an arcade up ahead that you might like… I know it wouldn’t be the same as playing them at home with your friends, but perhaps it’s something you can still enjoy with others here, too.
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His brows furrowed a little while he processes.]
Why couldn't you say that wasn't a dangerous surprise?
[Like, he wouldn't have 100% believed her, but that didn't mean it wasn't true, right? Unless VR is getting real interesting in Robotville.]
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I'm sorry, I didn't want to trouble you further.
[ But anyway, they're here, and there's the VR arcade. Pyra smiles kindly, linking her hands behind her back. ] More importantly, this is where you'll find the VR cafe. It's a very sophisticated system.
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They have a whole arcade for virtual reality games?
[That's? so cool??]
...Is it expensive?
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There's also a number of games. Even fishing and fantasy-type games.
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There are people who'd waste VR time on fishing?
[That sounds boring... But there's probably cool stuff around, too, if there's a whole place dedicated to it.]
Man... This might actually be something I'd be okay with my little brother coming here for. For a day, maybe, and then straight back home. He'd probably flip for this.