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[trashed]

[For anyone walking along the village today, they might come across a rather strange sight. Two girls who look like they could be twins walking towards the clinic, with one hanging onto the shoulder of the other... or rather, one being held up by the other. And “she” doesn’t look too happy about it, either. But when is that one ever happy, really?]

--I swear, once these stupid drugs wear off-- [“She” started, blinking as if trying to get the effects to go away. Of course, it wasn’t going to work. It had taken a lot to sedate Sync, surprise surprise.]

It’s only a little bit further until we reach the clinic. [Ion all but ignores the attempted threat, keeping “her” voice soft in the hopes of keeping Sync’s temper at bay. Not that there’s much “she” could do to Ion in this condition.] Are you tired? We can stop and rest for a little while if you’d like...

I’m fine. [“She” snaps.] I don’t need your help at all. [Even ignoring the fact that “she” can’t walk in a straight line at the moment, which was why Sync was even depending on Ion to walk at the moment. It’s not like “she” wanted to, but at the moment it was inevitable.]

[Ion only sighs, once more ignoring Sync’s words and stopping at the nearest bench. Sync may still be far more affected than Ion, but that didn’t mean Ion wasn’t feeling tired as well. AND SYNC WAS A FATTY SO HE WAS HEAVY....

...HEY NOW IT’S MUSCLE OR SOMETHING OK. Sync sits with a sigh as well, not exactly fighting it for once. Even though Sync had said it wasn’t needed, “her” body was saying the exact opposite. As much as “she” wanted to get away from the whole situation, there was no way Sync was going anywhere fast.]

[Anyone out there want to help two “girls” in distress? Or, alternatively, anyone who actually knows them might see fit to realize those “girls” are not normally supposed to be girls...]

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[Once Ion’s left Sync in the clinic to rest up, he’ll start making his own way back home. Only this time, he’ll be putting a bit more effort into concealing the little change the Malnosso decided to stick him with this time around... not that it’ll be very difficult, of course, given he is Ion. He’ll probably be walking a little unsteadily until he finally makes it back to House One, whereupon he’ll try to quietly make his way back to his room so he can curl up under the covers and sleep for awhile.]

[Of course, someone is free to intercept him, either to help him back home or greet him upon his return. Though he might be a bit more stand-offish than usual... and you would be too if you woke up as the wrong gender today.]

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[Well finally, the rest of the drugs have worn off, and Sync’s back to his normal self -- personality-wise, that is. Everything else...has gotten him into a bad mood. Now that he’s not so sedate as he was earlier, he’s much more prone to losing his temper on anyone and anything he comes across. Kicking a puppy? Yeah, that’s what he’d like to do right now. He is slightly satisfied about the coat that Ion gave him, but there’s no way he’ll admit that ever. Just less embarrassment for him later, right?]

[He’s also making his way back home, hoping to just sleep off this curse Luceti brought on him. Maybe...maybe it’s just a bad dream.]

[But he’s pessimistic enough to know that that’s not even true, so he’s not going to bother hoping for long. Run into him? Good luck if you choose to...]

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((ooc note: Please note in your subject line whether you’ll be running into Sync and Ion in the beginning, or either of them separately! Keep in mind three-way threads may move slower than others because timezones are a jerk. Or you can run into both separately, because this is funny ok ok.))

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[distressedude]

[Wow, more like the worst topic. And here Ion though at least he was wearing enough layers to hide it! At the very least, the topic change is enough to leave that previous "trash" comment forgotten for the time being... if only because this was rather embarrassing.]

A-Ah, that's... has anyone explained the Malnosso's kidnappings to you, yet?

[trashed]

[Consider that scowl at the Original saying to him "apology not accepted."

But he changes the topic before Sync could even speak up. So instead of speaking up again (in which he'd probably get ignored), he falls into a broody silence.

He's just going to let Ion explain it. He's not about to answer any of the Original's questions at this point anyway.]

[telefononhold]

They all thought I was you, so I guess they didn't see the need to.

[He should be irked about being mistaken for his replica, but he's satisfied instead. That means it's perfect, just as planned. Although, he has a feeling it'll get tiring later on.]

[distressedude]

I see... [Clearly they should wear sign markers over their heads to keep them from getting confused... though you would think anyone who knows Ion well enough would notice if he suddenly became shorter. #replica problems]

Sometimes the Malnosso will kidnap people for individual experiments in addition to the ones that occur throughout the village. Sync and I were both kidnapped and were only now just returned to the village. That's... why we're both like this. The effects should wear off in a week or so.

[trashed]

[Great, so if they all get markers above their head, would Sync have 'Mister Grumpypants' above it?

Anyway--]

It better...

[He doesn't want to be a girl forever, okay.]

[telefononhold]

I see. So nothing was wrong with... [Clearing his throat softly. Shh shh.]

Are you two going home? If so, perhaps we could walk together for a little bit. I'm going to take a look into the library before I go to find Arietta.

[distressedude]

[There's a part of Ion that would love right away to accept that offer. The chance to speak with and perhaps really get to know the original Ion? Feelings of unease aside, to think he would have the chance to do that here... it would be incredible. There's so many things they could talk about, so many things Ion still doesn't know about his predecessor, so many things they could learn...!]

[But considering the circumstances, this wasn't exactly the best time to go for a walk. They only just arrived at the clinic, after all.]

Ah, actually, we were just coming to the clinic to rest for awhile. The drugs the malnosso used to sedate us were rather strong, and they make moving difficult until the effects wear off.

[Which probably explains why Ion is more or less holding Sync up over here. Naturally the angrier of the two received a higher dose.]

[trashed]

[You know, he would turn down the Ion that was currently holding him up in a heartbeat for something like that.

So anyone could imagine that walking with the Original would be a hell no. He was partially to blame for his creation, after all, so why bother? He didn't want to be around someone like that.

Besides, he wanted to be alone more than anything else at this point.]

I'm leaving when I get out of here. Alone.

[And he's looking at Ion too, out of the corner of his eyes. Yes, that means you need to go away when you can, too.]