[action] future confusion

[espio]

[Right now, Espio isn't quite sure what he's supposed to be thinking - he's just so confused! At the very least, he's sure Time Compression has done something stupid specifically to mess with him. The problem is, he's not completely clear on what, and he's trying so hard not to jump to what is (to him, right now) the obvious conclusion: he's been randomly moved two years into the future.

No, this is not the most ridiculous conclusion he could jump to! Similar things have happened to others, after all. But he knows it's pretty stupid, even so - surely he'd've noticed?

Still, now he's got the idea in his head, he just has to make absolutely sure. Which he is doing by wandering the hallways, figuring that he'll try and visit a friend's dorm or something. Marco, most likely, unless the phoenix found him first.

He seems to be paying an unusual amount of attention to the people in the halls, watching them quite closely even as he hurries towards the dorms, and trying to see if anything was weird about them.

It's a bit hard to watch everyone so closely while he's walking, though.]

Comments

[fierybluebird]

So you have problems with the cops too? And here I thought you were obsessed with Justice.

Eh... sounds like Time Compression being its usual obnoxious self. Maybe there was fold in the compression aspect.

[espio]

I already told you - when I was a kid, I was gonna be the world's greatest thief! That, and Chaotix got framed for bank robbery not that long ago. And, he's not our biggest fan. Aaaand if I spend too long in remotely the same vicinity he starts treating me like his errand boy.

[fierybluebird]

[Laughs.] Then isn't this a good reason to get some cake and get away from him?

Just stand up for yourself, you're a SeeD here, eh. Not a student.

[espio]

He's not exactly the kind of person I can just not listen to... [his face seems to scrunch up as he tries to figure out how to describe it.] Kind of like a... teacher, I guess.

[fierybluebird]

But you're an adult now. [Puzzled moment.] Wait, how old are you turning on Monday?

[espio]

Nineteen, but my age has nothing to do with it.

...uhhh... [TRYING HARDER] well, I grew up without a family, and got into trouble with the police a lot. He's a giant pain, but I guess he looked out for me. In a weird, go get me coffee kind of way.

[fierybluebird]

[Lineface deadpan for a bit before he snaps his fingers.]

Ah! So sort of like Pops. But... in a more Garp way.

Well, just give him space until you figure out how to handle it?

[espio]

[Nod.]

...he also doesn't know about what happened. With, you know, the Special Zone.

[fierybluebird]

Oh. [Solemn expression.] Do you want to tell him?

[espio]

I haven't worked that out yet.

[fierybluebird]

Want to decide over tea?

[espio]

I think it'll take a little more than tea, but sure. Whatever.

[fierybluebird]

Alcohol?

[espio]

Time!

Alcohol will just make me tell him anyway.

[fierybluebird]

Oh. [Eyeroll.] Sure. Let's go steal you some time then. And tea.