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[shops-a-lot.livejournal.com]

[Bulla's been spared some of the worst status effects, though she wasn't fortunate enough to be left alone entirely. Everything she's been doing lately has been at high speeds. A simple walk for her has been at a sprinting pace for everyone else, and the one time she actually ran in the past week had been somewhat disastrous, ending with her running headlong into a wall. This is getting old, but at least Bulla's been able to sleep.

Currently, her main problem is slowing herself down proportionately so that she doesn't crash into anyone. She has to keep reminding herself that she's faster, rather than everyone else being slower. Bulla's attempting to walk down the halls right now. Attempting, being the operative word. Her body language shows that she's walking, but her pace is that of a sprinter. Rounding a corner, she crashes right into some poor unsuspecting soul]

I'm so sorry!

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[iamfacepalm.livejournal.com]

'I find myself wondering if I'll ever get used to this place. Supposedly this whole status thing is only temporary, and I was lucky enough to avoid it altogether. Still, walking through a giant flying military training academy is weird enough as it is; the last thing I need are some zombies thrown here and there to spruce things up.

Or girls moving like race cars. Incoming--!'

[ If Kyon was someone who was used to fighting, or combat, or any of that, he might have taken the hit on his feet, or maybe dodged it, or backflipped to compensate for the force of impact. However, being a normal average guy, he is instead sent sprawling to the ground.

Awesome.

He pushes himself up into a sitting position, rubbing the side of his head with a wince. ]

Ow ow ow ow ow. Let me guess; it's 'haste', right?

[shops-a-lot.livejournal.com]

I'm really, really sorry about this. And yeah. I thought it was supposed to wear off, but it's been like this for days.

[She's still bouncing up and down, even in her current state. She offers her hand]

[iamfacepalm.livejournal.com]

[ He rubs his head for another second before taking her hand to pull himself up. Well, it's not like he wasn't used to physical abuse. If nothing else, dealing with Haruhi had given him a decent level of tolerance. ]

Don't worry about it; I've had worse, anyway. Besides, it's not your fault that this status thing is going around, so it's fine.

[shops-a-lot.livejournal.com]

[Bulla smiles sheepishly. It's still embarrassing, even if it's not really her fault]

I'm just glad I didn't wind up with 'berserk' or 'confusion'. Or 'zombie'.

[While this is annoying, she will admit she's more fortunate than others have been. For that matter, other people are fortunate she doesn't have berserk or confusion. She's come to terms with the fact that she hits rather hard]

[iamfacepalm.livejournal.com]

If nothing else, I'm glad the 'zombies' aren't eating everyone. I was a little freaked out when I first heard about it. Like I was thrown into some kind of cliche horror movie, or something like that.

[ He takes a second to dust himself off before cramming his hands in his pockets. ]

I just got here a few days ago, so I apparently avoided this whole mess. Uh, sorry that you didn't, though.

[shops-a-lot.livejournal.com]

[Bulla chuckles a little at the comment about the horror movie]

I'm glad, too. You're lucky you weren't here when we all started having nightmares before.

[iamfacepalm.livejournal.com]

'That's not necessary; I spend half of my days living in a nightmare!'

[ His eyebrows raise a little in a quizzical manner. ]

Nightmares? This place can affect people's dreams, too?

[shops-a-lot.livejournal.com]

Yeah. We had nightmares for weeks, every time we fell asleep. It sucked.

[Bulla nods. It was more than sucky, but that's the best way to sum up the experience]

[iamfacepalm.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I imagine that would be pretty awful. And now that the nightmares are over, people are getting these status effects.

... is this place seriously just screwing with us?

'With my luck? It's going to get worse soon, and somehow focus on me.'

[shops-a-lot.livejournal.com]

I think it's just the Time Compression. There's a few people here, even the Commander, whose timelines got messed up by it.

[iamfacepalm.livejournal.com]

I guess I'm not really an expert on what this whole Time Compression thing can do, so it's as good a guess as any.

[ --oops, brushing a bit of dirt off his sleeve. ]

So, are you native to this place? Or did you get sucked in, too?

[shops-a-lot.livejournal.com]

I'm not an expert, either.

Oh? You can't tell? Normally my hair colour weirds people out since none of the natives have it. I got sucked in, too.

[iamfacepalm.livejournal.com]

Blue hair is weird? Since when?

'This really is a strange world, isn't it?'

[shops-a-lot.livejournal.com]

It's uncommon where I come from but not weird. But it doesn't seem to be a natural hair colour here.