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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Aug 3, 2017 18:15:13 GMT -5
CRASH
In a mixture of panic, confusion and curiosity, the people in the theater lobby clamored around the door to see what the commotion was outside...
What they found was a teenage girl in a red, black-spotted jumpsuit and mask, lying face-down on the sidewalk and with a small crowd already gathering around her. After a few short seconds, she picked herself up, shook herself off and got back on her feet, looking none the worse for wear. She surveyed her surroundings, her bold look quickly turning to puzzlement and worry when she realized that she didn't recognize a single landmark.
"Uh-oh..." Yeah, this definitely wasn't Paris. Where in the world was she?
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Post by enigmamystere on Aug 3, 2017 18:34:28 GMT -5
Adrien, having been one of those who rushed over at the sound, can only stare in stunned silence at the familiar form before her.
Sky, however, has no such qualms, hurrying to the girl's side and carefully looking her over, making sure not to touch her for fear of offending her somehow. "Are you alright? Where did you even come from?"
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Aug 3, 2017 18:46:19 GMT -5
Needless to say, Disquietude was nervous yet intrigued. Whatever was going on out there might've gotten everyone's attention, but Adrien in particular seemed startled by it. Wanting to know for himself what had him so on edge, Disquietude sunk back into the shadows and navigated outside, rising up along the side of the building and peaking around the corner, shielded from the sun.
This girl in the red bodysuit... What about her had everyone so interested all of a sudden?
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Aug 3, 2017 19:02:22 GMT -5
Ladybug swiftly turned around upon being addressed, discovering a... girl... or... maybe a boy... no, definitely a girl... with sky blue hair and... pony ears? What??
"Um..." Ladybug straightened up, gathering her nerves before preparing to leap into her already long list of questions. "I-I'm fine, thanks. I was just in the middle of a fight with a guy who can create portals when I got sent here. Wherever here is..." She briefly looked around at the city again, then turned back to Sky. "I don't suppose you could tell me where I am or how I can get back to Paris?"
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Post by enigmamystere on Aug 4, 2017 3:06:28 GMT -5
Her question snaps the blonde out of his stupor. "Yea," Adrien steps forward, rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly, "that might be more difficult than you think, Ladybug."
Sky just frowns deeply. "...you know each other?"
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Aug 4, 2017 10:53:28 GMT -5
...Ladybug?
So this was who Plagg had mentioned earlier? This supposed Ladybug that Adrien knew and... reportedly had feelings for? Already, Disquietude was feeling weak under the crushing weight of reality, immediately jumping to the conclusion that with her here now, he would be nothing but a shadow to Adrien. Insignificant. Maybe even unwanted. How was he supposed to compete with this, after all? These two clearly had a history together. Adrien had just met Disquietude and was well aware of what he was. His choice was clear.
No... No, Adrien wouldn't do that to him. ...Would he?
Wait... what was that? There was something lying on the ground right behind Ladybug. A small, circular device with a string hanging off of it, adorned with the same red, black-spotted color scheme as her outfit. She must've dropped it in her crash landing.
Maybe he could try to get on her good side?
Shakily and with hesitation, still hidden around the corner, Disquietude stretched a shadow out along the sidewalk and wrapped it around Ladybug's discarded trinket, hoisting it up for her to see.
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Aug 4, 2017 11:49:10 GMT -5
"?!?!?!!! ?!??!  ?! ??! ?!?!?!??" Ladybug immediately tensed up, face frozen in panic at the sight of the young man. At a cursory glance, he seemed to be maybe ten years older than her, and yet the defining traits were still there. She could still clearly see it. It was still recognizably, undeniably... "A- GCKT- EH- A-A-AAAA ADRIEN?!" But... how was that possible?! She knew that Escapist had made several of her friends disappear, possibly by sending them to wherever she was now, but... he had only appeared about ten minutes ago! How could Adrien have been here THAT LONG?! WHAT WAS THIS PLACE?! "Y-YOU... BUT... HOW DID... WHAT ARE YOU DOING... GAH!!!" In the middle of her shock, Ladybug finally noticed her yo-yo entangled in what appeared to be a tendril made of pure darkness. Already on edge and not knowing what this thing was, her immediate reaction was to swipe the yo-yo, rapidly spin it and get into a defensive position. Not out of the woods yet, it seemed. "Everyone get back!" |
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Post by enigmamystere on Aug 4, 2017 22:45:52 GMT -5
As the majority of the crowd flinches away at her shout, Adrien, having seen the tendril, holds out a hand to the superhero. "W-Wait, Ladybug, calm down. It's not what you think." He pauses briefly. "...I think." He glances around, confused. "Dis? That was you, right? Were you trying to help?"
Sky just blinks blankly at all this. It was a moving shadow, so what? She'd seen stranger semblances all the time back home.
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Aug 4, 2017 22:59:48 GMT -5
The shadows themselves seemed to cringe at Ladybug's cry, dispersing as Disquietude pulled away from the corner and pressed his back against the wall, eyes wide and hand to his chest. He hadn't expected such a hostile reaction, though in hindsight, maybe he should have. But what now? He didn't want to fight!
His ear perked when he heard Adrien call out to him, much to his surprise and relief, but he stayed put as he shakily responded, "Y-Yeah, that was me! Sorry! I-I didn't mean to... startle you, miss!"
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Aug 4, 2017 23:10:07 GMT -5
"...Dis?" Ladybug promptly tugged her yo-yo back into her hand and shot Adrien a confused look, her bafflement only mounting when a strange voice responded to him from around the corner of the building. So apparently he had been in this reality long enough to age significantly and meet someone who could manipulate shadows. The only thing spinning by that point was her head.
"W-What...? Adrien, you know what... who this is? How...? How long have you been here? What is going on??"
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Post by enigmamystere on Aug 4, 2017 23:27:10 GMT -5
"I've only been here for a day. Why?" Sky leans over and whispersitting into his ear, making his look of confusion turn into one of realization. "...oh. Oh! That, right." He awkwardly clears his throat. "So, as it turns out, I was hit with something that made me temporarily older. Strange, right?"
As the two talk, the pony girl makes her way around the corner where Disquietude is. She pauses for a brief moment upon seeing him, her eyes widening slightly, before continuing out of sight of the others. "So... you have shadow powers as well as illusion powers?" She smiles softly. "Neat."
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Aug 4, 2017 23:38:04 GMT -5
Disquietude backed away slightly as soon as Sky rounded the corner, curling inward slightly with his ears held low, trying his best not to look intimidating. He was somewhat surprised by Sky's subdued reaction to his true form. In fact, she actually seemed quite fascinated by it.
"Um..." Disquietude straightened up a little and stared down at his hands. "Well, it's... th-the shadows, yes, but it's... not really an illusion. A-At least, I don't think it is. It's just a temporary covering I can put on, like your human clothes. ...Albeit with a constant mental strain. B-But that's it."
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Post by Pink Moon Wolf on Aug 4, 2017 23:51:42 GMT -5
"Temporarily older...?" As in, some spontaneous magical event had aged him ten years instantly? And it would wear off in due time and he'd be her age again? It took everything in Ladybug's power not to let out a massive sigh of relief. "Yeah, that's... definitely a new one."
Well... the age difference might've made this somewhat more awkward, but darn it, he was still eye candy.
Adrien might've noticed a bright red bond extending from Ladybug to him...
Pushing those thoughts aside for now, she looked over her shoulder at where Sky had disappeared to. Where that voice had come from. She then placed a hand on her chin and took a moment to gather her thoughts. There was so much to sort out, so much going on in such a short time, but the sooner she got everything in order, the sooner she could get back to the real problem at hand. There was still an akumatized villain causing havoc in Paris, after all.
"I'm guessing you were sent here by that Escapist guy like I was," Ladybug said to Adrien, finally managing to keep her voice level. "What happened since you got here? Do you have any idea where we are exactly?"
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Post by enigmamystere on Aug 5, 2017 1:08:50 GMT -5
He lowers his gaze to her shoulder, taking notice of the red ribbon that his new ability affords him the power to see. He promptly dismisses it as his own feelings for her. "Well, I've gained the ability to see others' relationships, while I'm like this. Friendships, rivalries, crushes..." He jerks a thumb over to a couple at the concession stand inside. "She loves him, but he only sees her as a friend, for example." Something she says catches up to him, and his brow furrows a bit. "I'm sorry, the Escapist? Who's that?"
Sky blinks, thinking about what Disquietude said for a moment before she glances around. "...not too many around, thankfully..." She closes her eyes and concentrates, and he can feel something happen though not exactly what happens. The girl peeks open an eye, looking at him. "...it didn't backfire... thank goodness..."
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Post by ParamountKeymaster on Aug 5, 2017 10:45:24 GMT -5
"W-What...?" Disquietude nervously stared at her, then at himself, then back to her. He didn't feel any different, and as far as he could tell, he didn't look different. He was somewhat scared to know but still timidly mustered the question, "What did you... just do...?"
"Hey, nice hair, buddy! You gel that?"
Disquietude looked up in confusion, finding himself staring at a teenage girl with brilliantly pale skin and a pink jacket, shooting him a genuine smile. He himself was completely unaware of the human visage that once again covered him. "Uh... Maybe? I don't know."
"You don't know if you gel your own hair?" the girl laughed.
"What's hair?"
"Ha! You funny!" She then turned and walked off into the theater, pulling her phone out all the while.
Alone with Sky again, Disquietude shot her a confused look. "Going to be honest, I always expected light people to have a more hostile reaction towards this form."
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