Various amounts of chaos here and there

[originaloddcouple]

[A | Open | Network Via Telephone | Late Afternoon 3/27/14]

Hi guys. Miria here. Just a. Heads up.

[She sounds exhausted. Almost as though, despite her usual chipperness and patience, she’s run into something she did not want to deal with today.]

You might want to avoid coming to the shop. Mom’s back in town and-

[There’s a loud crash and quite a bit of shouting in a distance.]

Don’t you lie to me, you stupid oaf! I knew you were up to no good the moment I laid eyes on you!

But we didn’t do anything!

Please! Giant snakes? Superheroes? This has both of your stench all over it! And why else would I not be “allowed” to stay here?

[You can almost hear Miria roll her eyes through the phone.]

Yes Mom! We definitely wanted to cause mass panic and the loss of hundreds of lives! That’s obviously what we’ve been up to all this time!

[There’s a long pause and everyone just processes what just happened.]

I- I didn’t mean-

How DARE you talk to be like that! This is exactly the insolence I expected once you went against my wishes and married the fucking Captain of the Brainless Brigade!

Now hold on-

[The phone is momentarily forgotten as the shouting continues.]

[B | Closed to Jacuzzi and Sam | Something Old Antiques | Same time as A: Late Afternoon 3/27/14]

[Things are basically awful at Something Old Antiques. A couple vases and lamps have been thrown off tables onto the ground. Bit and pieces of broken wares scatter the ground. The mess is ignored as both Isaac and Miria try, as always, to soothe the anger of the irritable Mrs. Harvent.

It’s clearly not going well.]

[C | Open to All| Action| Around Locke City]

[After that little episode, the rude old lady was on her own. She found herself out and about, exploring the cites of the city.

She hated it.

Where was she in particular? Maybe she was at the mall. Maybe she was at a grocery store. Who cares! You decide where this horrible human being showed up. Sans the Dians for once.]

[D | Closed to Arthur and Wheatley | Dian Residence (Above Something Old Antiques) |Backdated to somewhere around 3/17/14 to 3/22/14 I don’t even care, afternoon.]

[Let’s focus on a happier time. A time when whimsical violence and shouting had not been replaced by serious violence and shouting.

The Dians gesture to room as their compatriots climb the stairs.]

And this is the Living Room, Kitchen, Dining Room, Family Room, and whatever other thing you want to call it!

We should have plenty of space here to test out some things!

Comments

[gunhearted]

[Holy Jesus Christ what is going on who is attacking what happened?! Jacuzzi is king of "hide in my room and wait for it to pass" but there are things breaking and this is definitely the Dian's place of work and their home. Things should not be be breaking. So, despite every inch of him thinking "you'll just make it worse, don't bother," Jacuzzi is making his way downstairs and very, very timidly coming across the scene and very quietly asking--]

G-guys? What's goin' on?

[Did I mention he's gotten his ridiculous accent back? Because he has is ridiculous accent back and he's finding it impossible to speak like a normal person again.]

[originaloddcouple]

[That quiet little question? Well, it sort of brings everything to a sudden halt. All parties freeze and turn to stare AT YOU JACUZZI HOPE THAT'S NOT A LOT OF PRESSURE.

Isaac and Miria in particular have expressions of pure dread and horror at his appearance. It had all happened so fast, they had completely forgotten to warn Jacuzzi that Miria's mom was here.

For her part, Mrs. Harvent can only stare in confusion.]

...Who the hell are you?

[gunhearted]

[If they're looking at him, Jacuzzi has no hope. Something horrible as occurred and it's probably all his fault.]

M-my name's Jacuzzi Splot and I-I've been staying upstairs. I-I didn't mean to interrupt or anything, I just wanted to see what was goin' on since it was getting loud and--

I-Is everything okay? [He glances at Isaac and Miria and then Mrs. Harvent and then at Isaac and Miria.] I-I mean not that I can help or anything but--

Why are things breaking?

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[synonymouswithdookie]

That woman is the devil. The actual Devil.

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[originaloddcouple]

[At some point, Miria has grabbed the phone once again. Best not let their friends be in the dark.]

I wouldn't say tha-

[There's another crashing sound.{

...She could be doing better.

[part_time_overlord]

[Sam just got off work and hasn't gotten around to checking the network. Their shop was on the way home, though, so he figured he could drop by to see if he could reclaim his PHB.]

Hey guys, have you...

...had...a bomb go off in your shop?

[originaloddcouple]

[Annnnnd all eyes turn to Sam. The Dians gesture for him to RUN FOR HIS LIFE, while Mrs. Harvent glares at him.]

Who the fuck are you?! [She's lost some patience.]

a?

[charcoalfeather]

[Oh my. That's.... that sounds like a lot of trouble.]

Well.... She seems.... uh...

[originaloddcouple]

[She sighs a little.]

Yeah. Mom's just a bit... stressed. Giant snakes, all that...

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[youngestone]

[Oh fun]

You know, I hear Bora Bora's nice this time of year.

[voice]

[originaloddcouple]

Oh really?

[What a strange conversation opener! Miria really wants to focus on soothing a raging mom... but it's best to be as polite as possible to strangers and friends alike.]

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[italktofish]

[Arthur is looking around the house and nodding in approval.]

OUTRAGEOUS! We'll do the most outrageous testing this house has ever seen!

[epimethean]

[Wheatley is following, though he isn't quite sure what kind of tests they're going to run, exactly. He's never been terribly good at speaking up for himself, so he just sort of follows along, bringing up the rear, and finally deciding it's probably a good time to ask about...whatever it is they're going to do.]

Right, yeah, what is it--what is it, exactly? That you wanted to try?

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[guitar_case_vagabond]

[Maybe a bus stop, or something similar. Either way, Raye is sitting around minding her own business with a soda. Now dressed in regular old jeans, t-shirt depicting some heavy metal band or another and a jacket since they figured out Senketsu doesn't need to be all in one piece to not be dead. The strip of fabric holding his eye is being worn like a scarf around her neck.]

[She's also got a pair of headphones on and is listening to her music loud enough that you might catch a little bit of it. A normal person might find that a little inconsiderate but not worth picking a fight over. Everything's fine here!]

[originaloddcouple]

[Normal reactions don't exactly run in the Harvent family, Miria's insistence that this isn't the case included. As such, it takes all of 10 seconds for Mrs. Harvent to stick her nose into things.]

Turn off that racket.

[Voice]

[gobybessie]

And who is this lovely lady?

[Voice]

[originaloddcouple]

That's, uh... That's my mom.

...ignorant, criminal swine...

[She's still going at it.]

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[anequal]

I knew you were guilty too. The true terrorists. The masterminds behind an alien attack on earth.




Kidding. You okay?

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[originaloddcouple]

[OH GOD, that long pause was agonizing. Miria was about to ask why he thought something as RIDICULOUS as that before he clarified. She sighes in relief.]

Yeah, uh. Could be a little better.

[pheromonecoffee]

[You know what Matt's really prone to doing? Not paying attention. You know what's gotten worse since that pink light showed up? His attention span.

So normally he can at least avoid walking into other people. But not today. It's not like he was going at a fast pace or anything, he was just... staring into space. He's had a lot to think about. He blinks once or twice as he comes back to this plane of existence.]

Ah--sorry. I wasn't looking.

[originaloddcouple]

[The old lady grimaces at the impact and fixes Matt with a glare.]

You SHOULD have been!

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[hawaiianheir]

With everything we get up to, you'd think parents would be the least of someone's worries, huh?

[He's chuckling semi-amusedly.]

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[originaloddcouple]

[Okay, she can't help but let out a small, mildly bitter chuckle at that.]

Yeah, I see your poin-

What are you laughing about?!

[Uh oh.]

No-nothing mom!

It was SOMETHING all right...

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[duette]

[ Oaf? Stench? Insolence? Oh, gurl, hold her adorable earrings. ]

That's an absolutely terrible thing to say to someone, daughter or not!

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[originaloddcouple]

[WHY DO THEIR BUDDIES KEEP DEFENDING THEM, EVERYONE'S GONNA GET IN TROUBLE.]

S-she's just a little stressed, you know? That attack has freaked out a lot if people...