first leap of faith ~ action

[knightofmirth.livejournal.com]

[While walking around campus today, you may come across one particularly handsome and well dressed...

...puppet.

It will just be sitting there. Chilling. Should you look away and back, however, it will suddenly be gone... only to be found sitting somewhere else nearby.

There's no one else around, is there?

Those with a quick eye may catch sight of a dark blur as the puppet moves. If you stick around long enough, the owner might even speak with you. Right now he's just testing the waters.]

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[batmansphoenix.livejournal.com]

[Wow okay if a silent puppet was creepy, a laughing one is even worse]

The fuck are you?!

[knightofmirth.livejournal.com]

Haa haa!

[The puppet disappears and reappears a few feet away.]

Hee hee!

[And again. This time it's spinning in a circle, twirling like a ballerina.]

Hoo hoo!

[batmansphoenix.livejournal.com]

...

[And because he's had enough, he points a firearm Lil Cal's "forehead"]

[knightofmirth.livejournal.com]

[Whoa, okay. Disappearing again VERY quickly.

It's alright, lil Cal. He won't let the big bad man hurt you.

Dave's voice speaks up from the shadows.]

Shit, bro. Got some lax gun laws goin' on here.

[batmansphoenix.livejournal.com]

[There. No puppet. Better.

The gun doesn't go just yet though.]

What the fuck was that about?

[knightofmirth.livejournal.com]

A motherfucker ain't allowed to practice a hobby?

Usually people charge for shows like that, you know.

[batmansphoenix.livejournal.com]

Well maybe your 'hobby' freaks the fuck out of people.

[And by people he means himself but whatever let's pretend it isn't obvious]

How the fuck do you move that fast?

[knightofmirth.livejournal.com]

How's anyone do anything? Lots of motherfuckin' practice.

[And possibly some time magic, and the help of a dead troll.]

[batmansphoenix.livejournal.com]

...Right, of course.

[Jason's practiced, a lot. What Dave's doing is more than that and he knows it.]

So I could do it if I wanted to, too?

[knightofmirth.livejournal.com]

Sure.

You can do anything if you put your mind to it, right?

[But he's smirking just a little.]

[batmansphoenix.livejournal.com]

...Right-o.

How old are you, kiddo?

[knightofmirth.livejournal.com]

[There's a brief pause as he reminds himself with unit of time measurement to use.]

Thirteen.

[batmansphoenix.livejournal.com]

...Wow, and you're even faster than the baby bird. What kind of training did you go through?

[knightofmirth.livejournal.com]

Oh, you know.

Bunch of time-manipulatin' related shit. Dyin' a bunch of times. The usual.

[batmansphoenix.livejournal.com]

I only died once. I guess that's not good enough to give me that kind of speed.

[knightofmirth.livejournal.com]

Shit, no. What kinda cheap bastard are you?

I hear you get lasers out of the eyes if you hit a thousand.

[batmansphoenix.livejournal.com]

Well some people can't afford more than that you know, whatchu gonna do. I thought it was pretty impressive at the time, but I bow to you master.

[knightofmirth.livejournal.com]

Yeah, yeah.

So there's some factors involved outside regular motherfuckin' trainin'.

[batmansphoenix.livejournal.com]

...Factors like...?

[knightofmirth.livejournal.com]

Like all the shit I already mentioned, bro.