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[Unholy_Pariah]

With his gear safely concealed on his person Steven heads out to the news station and scopes out the security cameras from a nearby store, preferably one that serves coffee.

[RangerCado]

"I... I d-don't mind... h-h-her existing and... I d-don't want t-to be upset about th-the event... I-i-it was horrific a-at first... b-but I d-don't want to e-e-end her life i-in any manner... not if sh-she may become her own p-person... I-is it okay w-w-with you?" Selina looks up at her mom, worry in her eyes as well as comfort.

[Harry Baldman]

With his gear safely concealed on his person Steven heads out to the news station and scopes out the security cameras from a nearby store, preferably one that serves coffee.

You head out to the nearest news station in Edwardstown (there's two, actually), and scope the place out from afar. There's unfortunately no stores currently open in the neighborhood for you to lurk from, so you have to make do with a dark alleyway. And from there, you're fairly certain you can't see much of the parking lot. At least not well enough to spot any cameras. You might need to get a bit closer.

"I... I d-don't mind... h-h-her existing and... I d-don't want t-to be upset about th-the event... I-i-it was horrific a-at first... b-but I d-don't want to e-e-end her life i-in any manner... not if sh-she may become her own p-person... I-is it okay w-w-with you?" Selina looks up at her mom, worry in her eyes as well as comfort.

"Of-of course it's okay! I... did you think I... oh god, no," your mother says, still very discomfited. "It's just... I thought it would be so uh-unnerving for you, and... you haven't seen her yet."

Spoiler: GM Note (click to show/hide)

Man, I haven't updated in days. Sorry.

[RangerCado]

"I… I saw her o-once… wh-when she was m-made… Sh-she was like a b-baby, not knowing eh-what anything was… neck n-not supporting anything…" Selina goes a bit pale, shivering a tiny bit but working to keep calm so she could keep the slime from producing or spreading.

[Yourmaster]

Alex goes home to eat some Ramen noodles.

[Unholy_Pariah]

Leaving the alley steven walks past the station and subtly looks for the cameras.

[RangerCado]

Spoiler: bump? (click to show/hide)

Closing in on 6 days so… Felt I should at least. If nothing else to see if the others post an action.

[Harry Baldman]

(Oh hey, guess who forgot to update?)

"I… I saw her o-once… wh-when she was m-made… Sh-she was like a b-baby, not knowing eh-what anything was… neck n-not supporting anything…" Selina goes a bit pale, shivering a tiny bit but working to keep calm so she could keep the slime from producing or spreading.

Your mother remains silent, hugging you a little tighter. A few minutes pass as either of you don't say anything, at last interrupted by your father looks in curiously at what the two of you are doing, having just come back from upstairs. His eyes have a haunted look to them.

"I set the room up. She's... still there. A little restless," he says with an uncharacteristic meekness.

Alex goes home to eat some Ramen noodles.

You go to Kibbel's old place after a quick stop at a convenience store for some ramen, find a radio and tune it to a classical music station. Tucking a handkerchief into your collar and preparing an appropriate-looking spoon, you prepare to enjoy the high life. Pouring boiling water on the noodles and adding a little chicken bits you made out of stuff you found in the mostly empty fridge, you have a better dinner than you've enjoyed in ages. You taste the salt and the noodley goodness and realize - this is truly the high life you're living here.

Leaving the alley steven walks past the station and subtly looks for the cameras.

You walk past the station and swivel your head about like a schizophrenic hobo, which you can't be certain you're not. The disguise is working already. You think there's six cameras watching the parking lot. Maybe more. Your wild head-swiveling did not permit much examination, despite your best efforts to make your conspicuous movements take as long as possible.

[RangerCado]

Selina hugs her mom a little more before hugging her dad as well.

"I... I'll g-go see her... m-maybe calm her down." She smiles, trying to keep things a little more relaxed and calm before going up, hands shaking slightly as she worked to keep herself calm before seeing the clone once again.

[Unholy_Pariah]

Dissuaded by the number of cameras and that his wild head swivelling will have given him away should he try something Steven moves on, perhaps he can find something to entertain himself with elsewhere.

Perhaps an armored car parked near a store? Or a police car is sitting in front of someones house?

[Harry Baldman]

Selina hugs her mom a little more before hugging her dad as well.

"I... I'll g-go see her... m-maybe calm her down." She smiles, trying to keep things a little more relaxed and calm before going up, hands shaking slightly as she worked to keep herself calm before seeing the clone once again.

You head upstairs into your room and find it much the same as you left it, until your eyes are drawn to her.

She's right there, the other you, lying on a makeshift cot your father's set up at the other end of the room from your hastily-made bed, wrapped up in a blanket. The resemblance has not lessened one bit since you last saw her - indeed, she looks... more alive than before, you would venture to say. Her head turns to you as you enter the room, her eyes meeting yours. Her mouth opens slightly, and she makes a sound. It's louder than you'd expect, enough to make you tense up a little, a sort of questioning "guh?" that stops you in your tracks.

Dissuaded by the number of cameras and that his wild head swivelling will have given him away should he try something Steven moves on, perhaps he can find something to entertain himself with elsewhere.

Perhaps an armored car parked near a store? Or a police car is sitting in front of someones house?

Nothing quite like that, though you do see a suspicious-looking truck cruising down the block some distance away. It ostensibly carries furniture if you believe the writing on the side.

[RangerCado]

Selina can only stare for a moment, looking at the other her in a stunned silence as memories tried to rush to her mind. Her body shook with the effort of holding back her grief, not sure how to handle this yet; Or even if she could at all. However, she wouldn't lose herself to her emotions. Stiffly, she took two steps forward to the cot before crouching down next to her, looking at her.

"Y-yeah... its me again... I don't know... know much of what happened to you after... a-after you left but... I'm s-safe here now, and I hope you will be too. I... I want to help you. Help you move, speak, act... give you a life too." Selina's voice caught as she said this, wondering how much she could actually help.

"I... I don't know wh-what they told you but... I want us to get along... maybe even be like sisters. D-do you understand?" Selina looks at the clone, pity, grief, and hope all mixed in turmoil in her eyes. She didn't know what to do consciously, but this felt right.

[Yourmaster]

Bored, Alex would quickly pull out his phone to check for any updates Kibbel might have on explodey guy

[Unholy_Pariah]

Suspicious-looking? That reminds Steven of Steven.

Time to follow and follow he does.

[Harry Baldman]

Selina can only stare for a moment, looking at the other her in a stunned silence as memories tried to rush to her mind. Her body shook with the effort of holding back her grief, not sure how to handle this yet; Or even if she could at all. However, she wouldn't lose herself to her emotions. Stiffly, she took two steps forward to the cot before crouching down next to her, looking at her.

"Y-yeah... its me again... I don't know... know much of what happened to you after... a-after you left but... I'm s-safe here now, and I hope you will be too. I... I want to help you. Help you move, speak, act... give you a life too." Selina's voice caught as she said this, wondering how much she could actually help.

"I... I don't know wh-what they told you but... I want us to get along... maybe even be like sisters. D-do you understand?" Selina looks at the clone, pity, grief, and hope all mixed in turmoil in her eyes. She didn't know what to do consciously, but this felt right.

The corners of her mouth curl up a smidgen and her eyes look a little bit brighter. She's drooling a little. You're not sure she quite understood what you said or is merely fascinated by the way your mouth is moving and sounds are coming out. You look at each other for a moment.

She laughs. It's an infant's laugh, this much you understand.

Bored, Alex would quickly pull out his phone to check for any updates Kibbel might have on explodey guy

Kibbel doesn't seem to be picking up, presumably on account of it being the middle of the night right now. Guy needs his beauty sleep, clearly.

Suspicious-looking? That reminds Steven of Steven.

Time to follow and follow he does.

You follow the truck, eager to investigate its suspicious activity. Fortunately, it really is cruising just about as slowly as the truck possibly can without just stalling randomly. The truck's a bit old, doesn't seem to be in the best of conditions. You follow it for long enough to discover that it seems to be haphazardly traveling between the city blocks, as if looking for something.

What's more, just as you discover this, the door of the truck opens. A man leans out, looking up at the sky, then up and down the street, finally settling his eyes on you. Physically he's just about the archetypical thug with a shaved head, brutish look and the eyes of someone who spends a sizeable portion of his living on industrial-grade ethanol, though he's decked out in the ratty and unwashed flannel of a stereotypical trucker.

"Hey, you!" he shouts from afar, waving his arms at you. "You seen a fucking depot here anywhere?"

His voice, while aggressive, sounds more frustrated than anything.