New Kid

[not_good_not_wicked]

[Action]

Anyone who lives near the edge of town will find moving trucks outside one of the empty houses out there. Marisa can also be found, exploring her new neighborhood, or helping move stuff into the house. Now's a good time to meet your new neighbor.

Students at Locke High, the homeroom teacher is introducing a new student to your school. She's got blonde hair, a leather jacket, and honest to god cowboy boots on. Her backpack slung over one shoulder looks stuffed FULL, and you can see what looks like a can of Rockstar about to fall out of one of the side pockets. If switching high schools right at the end of her junior year has thrown her off in any way, she's not showing it. She looks quite chipper.

"Howdy. Name's Marisa Kirisame. Just moved up here with my Mom from Texas, so I'm jumping in for the last few weeks of school before summer."

Any questions for the new kid? Join her at lunch? Attempt to beat her up and steal her lunch money? Make fun of her accent?

[Text, iPhone]
Who's number is this?

Is this one of Dad's stupid things?

You don't believe in astral projection do you?

Comments

[Text]

[shiromadoushi]

What does your dad do that that's your follow up question?

[not_good_not_wicked]

His stupid fans keep trying to contact me. It's annoying.

[shiromadoushi]

Though telepathy? Makes sense that you'd guess that of a mysterious number you can't shake out of your head.

[not_good_not_wicked]

I found the number in my phone.

[By saving it as a contact while half asleep a few days ago, but she doesn't remember that.]

And there's no such thing as telepathy. It's just wishful thinking and con men cold reading people.

[shiromadoushi]

You're going to have a hard time if you cling to that mindset~

voice {iphone}

[ursoreckless]

Now why would you ask that? [it's a deep voice with a slight accent and the undercurrent of someone that spent a lot of time practicing to get English right.]

Do you believe in it?

voice back

[not_good_not_wicked]

[Okay now something extra weird is going on. Someone's talking through her phone without actually calling her.

The voice that replies sounds like a girl's, with a bit of a twang to it. Definitely a native english speaker, though.]

No. How'd you get voice through an IM conversation?

[ursoreckless]

Ah, that is what happens in the secret number club - the numbers connect to other numbers which let's those with the numbers interact.

Oh yes, welcome to the club. Here's a little information for you. [and he'll send along this little link.]

[not_good_not_wicked]

[That was a hell of a claim, but easy enough to test. Marisa leaned over to the window by her bed and fogged it up with her breath, then wrote the number with her finger. Sure enough, her reflection changed quick enough. Shou could see a young blond girl with maybe vaguely asian features.]

...Huh.

[ursoreckless]

[and she will see the bleached blond with very blue eyes and a face that was just shy of being totally feminine and also rather Asian in appearance. he waves at the mirror.]

It can be weird, but this isn't the weirdest part of the this club.

[Text | Cell Phone]

[scramasax]

What makes you ask?

Re: [Text | Cell Phone]

[not_good_not_wicked]

People think I can get them on the show. I've gotten harassed by strangers before.

[scramasax]

Over astral projection?

Why?

[Allusion to "the show" is unfortunately lost on him.]

[not_good_not_wicked]

Nevermind, you're obviously part of this network thing, not that.

[scramasax]

But what is "that"?

If we're all part of this, our problems should be each other's.

[Text | POS phone]

[odd_jobs]

I'll give it a 7 on pick up lines, but you should really stick to one.

Re: [Text | POS phone]

[odd_jobs]

[A moment later.]

Kidding. Kidding.

Like, out of body stuff?

[not_good_not_wicked]

Or past lives or telepathy or any of that stuff.

[odd_jobs]

You know a month ago I'd have a smartass comment about that.

[It's a few moments later this time, that the second text comes through.] Past lives 100 percent.

[not_good_not_wicked]

This morning I woulda laughed you off. Now...

[Text | Computer]

[formermagicalgirl]

Since someone already covered the explanations I'll give you a word of advice that will upset every straight male on here: Don't write those numbers on a mirror in your bathroom.

[not_good_not_wicked]

Ooh yeah, good thought.

[formermagicalgirl]

Definitely. No need to give them all a show if you can help it.

[not_good_not_wicked]

Do you normally talk on the phone in the bathroom?

Because that's kind of weird.

[formermagicalgirl]

Me, no. Others have written their numbers on the bathroom mirror and ended up making fools of themselves.

[And Tamara will go ahead and leave a link that shows this point rather well..]