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[aeva]

WHO: mrs sheringham + open
WHERE: the beach, a cafe
WHEN: may
WHAT: catch-all for may inc. player plot
WARNINGS: tbd

► HEROPA | THE BEACH

( it's been a very long time since she's been to a beach, something that had been a bit more special when she'd gone once with billy, making it the only time in the recent centuries that she had. surprisingly, the beach had actually been the reason she'd come to heropa that day, it having been recommended to her. and it would be nice, a change in scenery, somewhere to be alone with her thoughts, to enjoy the day and luckily this day was nice, not too hot, though compared to the temperatures she was used to in england it was already much warmer, hence the simple dress she'd opted for that day.

and she'd brought a picnic with her, having found a little basket in the market one day which had been a nice memory from york, sitting on a blanket on the beach, shoes tucked beside her. she'd brought a book though currently, it sat untouched on the blanket, mrs s. enjoying for the moment simply looking out to the ocean, polite smiles at people that passed by, enjoying the peace of the day )

► ANY CITY | FEYWILDS THINGS

( she was exiting a coffee shop when it happened, take-out cup of coffee between her hands, one that ends up promptly dropped. it's a quick thing that happens, her feet lifting from the ground, seeming almost to levitate for a moment before she steadily raises higher.

it makes her panic, surprised by it, the fact that she's-- flying? it's something that she's done before, had been able to when she had her wings but it was never anything like this, not something that happened accidentally. but then her other angelic power that she'd had returned here also had taken a moment to get used to, to remember her control of. and it's something that she could do here, if she focused, calmed herself she'd be able to land but she's surprised, too surprised and it's that panic that makes her raise higher.

she's still in arms reach enough for someone to grab her, to try and pull her back down (for now) otherwise someone will have to find a more creative way of getting her down -- or hope that she can herself )

► ANY CITY | WILDCARD
Interested in something else? Mrs S. works at Maurtia Falls High School or can be found at H.O.P.E. in Heropa. She can easily be found in a library or cafe, grocery shopping, a bakery, etc etc. Or pm me for some plotting and we can figure something out!

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good ol feywild things

[despicableglee]

Oh, my!

[there's surprise in that exclamation, but not really that much alarm -- it's more a declaration one would make discovering they make purple frosting or something surprising but not altogether out of the realm of possibility.

yet even as the poor woman starts floating up, Xellos doesn't seem too terribly ruffled!

...especially since he was, himself, a seven-foot purple ostrich with a staff tucked in the crook of his wing.

amused:] Do you just do that for no reason? Is that why you look so distressed?

[aeva]

( the ostrich itself was perhaps slightly less surprising, though odd -- she'd never seen one that was purple before or could talk but really so much was unusual that she didn't have time to question it )

I didn't do it.

( not that she's aware of )

[despicableglee]

Are you sure? [his head swivels around, just checking the rest of the area for signs of floating people.]

Looks like most everyone else has their feet on the ground.

[...except the hover cars. but those are supposed to do that, apparently.]

Maybe it was something you ate.

[aeva]

It wasn't.

( in her discomfort at the situation her tone comes out a little sharper than she intends, though thankfully she's at least now just floating, no longer raising higher )

And it's not a power of mine.

[despicableglee]

[she sounds so certain of that! goodness.

Xellos bobs in place, stamping one of his big ol' raptor feet in idle thought; doing so startles a passer-by who had started slowing to gawk at the both of them, sending them scurrying.]

Maybe you should find some string, then.

Heropa

[jeesh]

[ Working in Heropa is nice. It gives Bean an excuse to visit the beach during his lunch breaks. Bean had only been to the beach a few times before arriving on this Earth, but it's become one of his favorite places during his time here. He finds he can especially use the serenity the beach offers now, now that he's been forced into his older body again.

Mrs Sheringham may or may not recognize the face of the very tall (over seven feet) teen walking down the beach by the water line. He certainly recognizes her from their conversation over the network. He decides to approach. ]

Appreciating the sunny afternoon, Mrs Sheringham?

[aeva]

( she's looking at him, someone that clearly knows her, trying to place him but for the moment nothing's coming )

I am. It's nice to do so.

( she might sound a touch confused )

[jeesh]

[ He can tell she's trying to remember his face. He'll save her the trouble. ]

It's Bean. Whatever's happening to imPorts is happening to me, too.

[aeva]

( that's really not the answer that she'd expected )

Are you alright? Do you know how it happened?

[jeesh]

[ Bean shakes his head. ]

Just woke up like this. The last time I was this old, I had spent six years living on an alternate Earth. This time, I guess I took a shortcut.

feywilds

[pullsheavendown]

[Roxas is about ready for a late morning coffee and brightens up when he sees his housemate coming out of the shop--she's been really nice since she moved in, so it's kind of cool that she took his advice on where to go. He smiles, but it shifts into a gape when she suddenly starts floating.]

...uh?

[It doesn't look like it's on purpose, is the thing. He trots after her quickly, waving his arms to get her attention.]

Hey! Grab my hand! Think unhappy thoughts!

[aeva]

( it's lucky that she's not too high up yet, able to just still reach his hand, trying to take a deeper breath. unhappy thoughts don't quite help her but the contact centers her a little, calming and it helps her to focus -- she knows how to fly which means she knows how to not fly. even if she didn't expect this )

Thank you.

( it takes a moment but with his help and her focus she does come back to the ground )

[pullsheavendown]

[He was about ready to summon one of his Samurai to give him a boost, but they just manage to reach each other in time. Still, he doesn't let go once she touches down. What if she starts floating again?]

How long have you been able to do that?

[aeva]

I haven't.

( she hasn't read her file on her powers but it wouldn't be one of them either way. whilst she used to be able to fly with her wings it was very different to this )

It isn't one of my powers.

[pullsheavendown]

...but you're doing it.

[Which. She has clearly noticed.]

Are you sure? Maybe you just didn't know you could do it.

ｆｅｙｗｉｌｄｓ

[anathemic]

Weirdly, Anathema's already experienced something like this before.

She remembers seeing a robber with wonky superpowers going floating helplessly away into the sky, and so when she sees it happening again, she doesn't hesitate: the witch just goes running headlong with a shout ("Hang on!"), summons up a gust of wind to try to blow the woman a little closer to her, leaps up, and just grabs one of her boots and hangs on for dear life as the pair of them float through the air, trying to use her weight to drag the other brunette back down to earth.

It is not, exactly, the most dignified way to meet someone in-person for the first time after a network conversation.

[aeva]

She feels it before she sees it, the gust of wind and then the hand on her. And it does pull her back down, the two of them slowly lowering before (and perhaps some of her own will is involved in this, keeping her down now that she feels relieved) she feels her own feet also touch the ground.

"Thank you. That was risky."

If they hadn't been pulled back down anyway.

[anathemic]

It's an inelegant landing: Anathema doesn't quite catch her footing and instead winds up sprawled on the ground, seated with her legs crossed, as casual as if she totally, absolutely meant to be sitting here, craning her head to look up at the other woman. A moment later, she realises she's still hanging onto Sheringham's ankle, and sheepishly lets go.

"Better than you floating endlessly off into the heavens and then, erm, having a violent tumble back down." A beat, as a more horrifying thought occurs to her—

"Unless you were in control the entire time and you didn't actually need any assistance, in which case I just jumped on you for no reason, and I'm deeply sorry."

[aeva]

She offers a hand to help the woman back up, a slight shake of her head at the idea.

"I wasn't. I don't know how it happened and it isn't my power."

Or any of the others that she still has to discover.

"Unless odd things like that frequently happen here."

[anathemic]

"They do, actually, but this particular change is a new iteration." Anathema accepts the hand and gets dragged back up to her feet, and dusts off the knees of her skirt, rearranging the edges of her clothing. Then she looks at the other woman, appraising; they're almost the same height so it's easy to meet her eye.

"You look familiar. We've spoken on the network, haven't we? I'm Anathema."

Feywild things

[perfectlyhuman]

It's about half a minute before Adam and Dog enter the area, walking down the street without really noticing the scene. The strange events seem to be taking a break from affecting them in particular, so there's that.

As they walk past the door to the coffee shop, Dog looks up, stopping in his tracks and watching. He barks, catching his master's attention, thankfully diverting it up to the poor woman.

He could easily chalk it up to people's powers. Or the strange wild magic. But it doesn't take him long to notice that she seems to be struggling with it.

"Mrs. Sheringham?" He calls out to her. "Are you alright?"

[aeva]

"Not especially."

Thankfully she's not actually raising higher but now seeming to just float a good few feet off the ground.

"This isn't one of my powers."

That she knows of. Or isn't anymore -- she used to be able to fly but that was some time ago.

[perfectlyhuman]

Adam and Dog walk closer, watching as the woman just...floats there, in the air. Not the weirdest thing they've seen, but still quite curious.

"Are you stuck?" Adam asks, after a moment.

[aeva]

"I might be."

She's flown before but she didn't choose to do this, couldn't and-- could she use what she used to do to bring her down?

"Would you beable to help?"

[perfectlyhuman]

"Maybe." The boy says with a little shrug.

For a moment, he considers his options, and chooses to go with the safest one. Which entails letting go of Dog's leash, pausing, and then floating off of the ground himself, carefully. When they're both within reach, he offers his hand.

"I'll pull you down."