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[teaspectre]

[ So hey, this is Annie. She's been a little hazy around the edges for almost a week now, having trouble even grasping certain items, cups slipping through her grasp- it's getting really out of hand. ]

Alright, this is getting ridiculous.

Has anyone else got powers sort of like ... Not invisibility-- Intangibility? Or something sort of like it? Because it's just being a right pain for me not being able to get a handle on it.

I can offer tea and lunch in exchange for any help, and I promise, I'm excellent, proper company.

-- Oh, my name's Annie, and really, I won't bite. I'd just really love to get the hang of this ... whatever it is.

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[teaspectre]

[ u sure ]

um they come alive again. or something like it. not exactly sure.

[ Yes she is. But this is a strangely pointed question. Or maybe it's not and she's just being weirdly paranoid. ]

I mean from what I've learned so far, they just turn back into humans.

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[newsfeed]

[ Real talk, it is a little bit weirdly pointed. ]

Well, that's something. I know a few people who'd get a kick out of that.

I've heard it's about focus and confidence, by the way. The tangibility thing.

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[teaspectre]

That sounds both exhausting and annoying to have to keep up 24/7

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[newsfeed]

Yeah, I suppose it does. But surely the payoff's got to be worthwhile. Or maybe it's just like exercising a muscle, gets easier with time.

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[teaspectre]

Hm, maybe. Still sounds tiring, but I guess if it's worth it there's no point fussing about it.

[ Even if there is ALWAYS A POINT TO FUSSING ABOUT IT UGH. ]

I'm Annie, by the way. If the thingy above my post wasn't enough of a give away... :)

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[newsfeed]

Well let's not get too ahead of ourselves. It's always worth fussing.

[ HE FEELS YOU THERE ANNIE. And his name's also obvious enough, but traditional introductions have their merit. ]

Nick Cutler. Cutler to most. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, Annie. :)

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[teaspectre]

[ Is this a vampire thing? Going by their last name? Like really. ]

Oh I know. I just have to pretend to be polite about it. Usually.

But you too! I hope you enjoy your stay in um, wherever it is you're staying here. I mean it's awful that we're not back in our worlds, but this place isn't so bad.

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[newsfeed]

You're right about that, could always be worse.

[ Could be Wales. ]

So I know the power's taking some adjustment, but what about the job they've set you up with? Better luck there?

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[teaspectre]

[ It could be Wales. Even Annie wasn't exactly happy about Wales, okay. And she's usually happy about everything. ]

God no. Door to door cosmetics sales. I have done plenty of odd jobs before, but this is taking the cake. I'm awful at it. Which is a little surprising, given my chatty nature.

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[newsfeed]

Well I don't buy that for a second. Have you tried modelling the product?

[ Is that forward. It sounds a bit forward, but you know what he means. ]

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[teaspectre]

Not often. It's not really the best makeup for my skin tone. I mean it's pretty, but all I can really try on is the lipsticks or mascara. And honestly it's not the best.

God, see, I can't even sell the product well. Give me clothes and I'm fine, but makeup? Ugh.

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[newsfeed]

Well, that's a shame, but at least you're honest about it. Difficult to sell something when you don't believe in it.

Have you looked into getting something else?

[newsfeed]

And you look fantastic without the makeup, for the record.

[teaspectre]

Oh stop!!

[ Don't u flirt with her u cretin. But I mean if you really want to until she figures it out I mean yes please actually go right ahead. Keep telling her she looks purdy. ]

And I probably could be looking a bit harder than I already am. I'm such a homebody and I don't even mean to be. Happier to stay home and tidy without realizing I've wasted the entire day.

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[humanistic]

[looms in here]

Annie be careful with this guy

[not because he's flirting necessarily just... because.]

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[teaspectre]

[ REALLY. EVERY SINGLE PERSON, MITCHELL. ]

Oh - What is it this time?

PRIVATE FOREVER just switching to voice to more easily convey urgency

[humanistic]

I'm serious. I mean it.

I don't know who he is, but he knows Hal Yorke.

[SO.]

voice. its okay i fudged the last tag anyway GO ME

[teaspectre]

Gosh Mitchell, I suppose the lady who sells him his groceries would be too dangerous to talk to, then? I mean now you're just being ridiculous.

voice. throws arms around you

[humanistic]

He doesn't have a grocery lady, Annie, he's a vampire. He doesn't have t' buy groceries.

[And he doesn't mean that like 'oh he doesn't contribute to the household' (even if that's also true for vampire housemates).]

Listen to me. He knows him. He came here, already knowing him. You know what kind of a world we come from. I told you, what Hal Yorke is--where he's from. This isn't some insane story, this is real.

[newsfeed]

[ nOPE never stoppin blame Hal he learned from the best (worst) ]

Well, that's a job in itself, isn't it? Keeping a house in good shape. It ought to come with a paycheck of its own.

[teaspectre]

God, if only. I'd be rich within a week.

[showtunes]

[ please, he can do a lot better than "you look nice without makeup". ]

[newsfeed]

[ something about flower petals right ]

[showtunes]

[ tulips are a potent aphrodisiac.


in holland. ]

[humanistic]

[but +1 on 'it could be Wales' for real]