001 ~*~ This isn't Gensokyo...

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[ She wasn't home anymore.

She was in a home; though not for long. Meiling's first response after her initial bit of flailing was to step outside. Pinching herself didn't work. Slapping herself didn't work. Fresh air would help! Meiling had been trying to focus on how she got here, when she didn't recall crossing any borders--

The border. Of course! How could she be so stupid? That must be how she came to be here, in the outside world. All she had to do was figure out where she needed to cross, and then she would be back home--

Except she... can't fly. She can't sense much of her powers at all. Panic began to set in. What was hampering her performance? Is this some trick by-- No, it can't be him. Not again! She was victorious, and this was far too... subtle to be his doing. She had to concentrate.

Anyone who walks past 340 Brady Lane will see Meiling, dressed simply in the local fashion (because she wasn't going to step outside in what few clothes she woke up in...) and meditating on the front lawn. ...she may or may not have dozed off in that relaxed position. ]

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[wizardoftheweek.livejournal.com]

-One of the upstairs windows opened. Out of it came Patchouli, taking in a breath of air. She'd been doing that more often lately, at someone's suggestion. It did feel good...

But then she looked down. And in the shock of what she saw, she nearly feel out of the damn window.

Actually, she did. She totally fell out of her window. Screaming.-

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[ The sound behind her caught her attention; despite attempting to zone out, she wasn't having any luck because she was just so out of sorts. It's really hard to center your mind when there is so much commotion.

Wait.

That voice--

She might be "human" right now -- by her reckoning, anyhow -- but she is still Meiling, and Meiling has amazing reflexes. The gatekeeper steps back as she rises to her feet, leaving a nice track in the grass as one foot slides out and plants itself firmly in the ground.

Nice catch? She thinks so. ] Miss Patchouli! You've got to be caref--

Fffff--

[ ...well, crap. ]

[wizardoftheweek.livejournal.com]

-There is now a bundle of frump and mukyu on top of you. What do?-

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[ > Panic. ]

Are you alright? Are you hurt? That was a long fall. What are you doing here? What am I doing here? [ She shifts, not yet setting the wizard down, too flustered to do all this in the proper order. ]

[wizardoftheweek.livejournal.com]

Meiling... please stop yelling.

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[ Her jaw snaps shut so hard it might as well be that someone had hit her. ] Sorry.

[ She takes a few deep, long breaths to center herself, before finally setting her friend down on the grass. First things first-- ] What happened to our clothes?

[teh-sword.livejournal.com]

[]

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[ Zzzz-- ]

[ Meiling opens her eyes, leans back, and stares blearily up at the young man. ] --hm?

[teh-sword.livejournal.com]

Hey. Just checking. 's not exactly... the safest place to be taking a nap. []

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I wasn't napping! I was meditating. [ Said defensively. Force of habit, as she's rather tired of always being accused of that.

Meiling eyes that hand warily for a moment, but decides to take it all the same, and use it to rise to her feet. ]

[teh-sword.livejournal.com]

Okay, okay... [] Still. Just got rid of an infestation of killer statues that snuck up on people and sent them to Westport. Gotta keep alert. Meditate inside, maybe.

[naicha]

<sub>[ lmao meditating next to haha

This is boring, though. She opens one eye to peek at Meiling. Was she... sleeping...? ]</sub>

Wei. _{[ Hey. Are you even awake!? ]}

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[ She totally is!

Well, mostly... ] Hn?

[naicha]

Why are you doing this?

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[ Murmuring, eyes still closed. ] I'm trying to find the border.

[naicha]

_{[ She has her eyes open and is on all fours, crawling next to her. ]} Huh? Border? Mm... oh, you mean where the town loops?

[idkmybfforin.livejournal.com]

[That must be some really awesome meditation there.

'cause there's a bird sitting on Meiling's head--or trying to.

Okuu is attracted to the color red, okay.]

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[ She'd better be careful with those claws.

This is what she gets for not having her hat. Meiling absently brings a hand up, swatting at the bird. ] Mmgoway....

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[SQUAWK. Noooo she refuses to desert this perch!

Utsuho nips at the hand trying to push her off, even.]

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[ Meiling swats a little harder. ] I sai--

Ow! [ Now she shakes her head violently, trying to dislodge the bird. ] Get away! I'm not a post!

[idkmybfforin.livejournal.com]

Unyu! Unyu!


[Now the raven performs an odd little dance to attempt to stay in place--that includes hopping about from foot to foot and cawing and flapping her wings.

--then she's successfully swatted off and falls in a squalling, rolling bundle of feathers in the grass nearby.]

The thread above is Reaver-approved. Just sayin'.

[karma-houdini.livejournal.com]

[Reaver is heading out to work when he spots the chick he woke up to in his bed with sitting out on his front lawn. If he had his cane with him, he'd be poking her with the edge of that. Instead, he's just kind of standing there for now admiring the view.

Though ugh it reminds him of something Garth would do.]

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[ Someone's blocking her light. That's a sure-fire way to get her to wake up (and to remind her it's not noon, so she shouldn't be sleeping).

She furrows her brow and peeks up at...

Why does he look familiar? Oh, right, she stepped right out past him in her rush to figure out where she was. ] Ah--!

[karma-houdini.livejournal.com]

[She's quite lucky to have noticed him so soon. If she didn't, he would have had her meet his newest lovely, the M1911--not quite like his Dragonstomper .48 by any means, but it would simply have to do.

He leans over, grin spread across his face.]

Well hello there, love.

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Um, hi! [ Smiling a bit, if nervously. ] Am I in the way? [ Did he want the lawn for something? ]