chapter one | texted from a phone

[15minuteslate]

so weird stuff's happening to everyone on this network, right

well I need a place to practice something. it's got to have something I can jump off of, but not too high. and it's got to be secluded. I don't want anyone seeing this.

does anybody know a place like that?


oh and I'm mamoru. it's nice to meet you

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[formermagicalgirl]

Is a tree too high? If not, I know a few secluded areas on campus with some good and sturdy trees around.

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[15minuteslate]

depends, how high is the tree? I'm gonna be jumping out of it, and I don't want to deal with broken legs if this doesn't work

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[formermagicalgirl]

That I can understand. Might also not hurt to get something to put below it just in case since even a small distance can hurt. Maybe like an air mattress or something else inflatable or soft?

Are you looking for a particular range of height? I have a few locations in mind, some also have benches and tables, but that only gives a couple of feet, the trees give a bit more.

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[15minuteslate]

good idea. uh...the tables sound good for now. I'll try trees once I know for sure I can do it again.

thanks

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[formermagicalgirl]

[Tamara quickly marks off a couple of locations on a campus map in photoshop and attaches the file to her response.]

I marked a couple of good locations on campus there that I know of. They aren't in as well-traveled areas so they are pretty secluded. I use them to study when I want to be alone.

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[icy_heavens]

So you can fly now, or something?

forever texting

[15minuteslate]

not...exactly

Texting until further notice

[icy_heavens]

[Kind of an odd answer.]

Then what is it exactly?

[15minuteslate]

well if you want to know what EXACTLY happened, I fell out a window and caught myself in midair. like I was standing on something solid, but it was just air.

[It's like the text is daring you to call him crazy.]

[ Text... like he does much else with this for now ]

[notquiteanobody]

I've got access to the skate park for late-night practice runs. A couple of the half-pipes go up pretty high. What's this thing you can do that you don't want anyone else seeing?

[text till further notice!]

[15minuteslate]

thanks for the offer but I'm gonna wait till I get good at this before I go jumping off of half-pipes. I'll keep it in mind though

[notquiteanobody]

Fair enough.

Oh yeah, I'm Ciel.

Welcome to the club.

[15minuteslate]

thanks, I think

it's good to get an official welcome, since my unofficial one was FINDING OUT MY BROTHER WAS TRAPPED IN A CAVE WITH A FLOCK OF MURDERBATS

this one's loads better.

[hollowleg]

wow that sounds like the best idea ever.

not

[15minuteslate]

yeah well how would you practice something like this

[hollowleg]

in my ROOM on a stack of milk crates with a bunch of pillows to land on. duh.

[15minuteslate]

right, because I really need to give the crazy shut-in downstairs another reason to hate me.

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[fatherssins]

You're asking for a good place to jump off of? Really?

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[15minuteslate]

yep, that's what I said. scroll up and read it again if you have to.

[fatherssins]

You don't need advice on that, surely? Large buildings, trees or bridges?

The real question is why would you ask?

[15minuteslate]

because I got something I need to practice, somewhere no one can see me because if it works it'll freak the mundanes out

which is what I said

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[depolarized]

There's an old warehouse some guys and I sometimes use for parkour.

permatext

[15minuteslate]

that sounds pretty good. how likely is it that those guys will walk in on me? though I guess I could just pass it off as parkour if I had to

[depolarized]

Depends on when you go and what you're gonna do. Early morning is pretty open, though. Don't try it at night, the lights are broken so you'd break your neck.

[15minuteslate]

well, what I'm going to do is jump off of something. ideally, I'll catch myself in midair before I hit the ground.