[PRP] We could use the extra hand (Camila & Temperance)

[The Semblance of Unity]

So, Temperance thought, Mila was absolutely the cutest girl. She half wanted to ask her if she was even real - from her mannerisms to her minty hair to her nightgown. She'd give her left big toe to be so cute, but that would only detract from her own (non-existent) cuteness. Cuteosity. Were toes cute; could they even be cute? If not, would the lack of them matter?

She realized she was staring, blinked owlishly, and entered Mila's number into her phone. "I-I mean, yeah, that's my job. What do-" Then Mila finished her sentence. "Wait, someone's following you? Who?" Her brows drew together.

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[Melancholies]

"I dunno! That's the problem." She fretted, "It only just started to happen. I was standing in my kitchen, and then I was watching myself from outside my house, and it keeps happening... there's someone out there! They're being totally weird about it!" She huffed, "I mean, it has to be supernatural or magical or something, right? If it keeps... pulling me out of my body like that... I don't like it. What if I get pulled out and I can never go back? And then they can take me away." Oh gosh.

"I tried to go out there a few times, but I never find anything or any signs of anyone being there, but I'm not a forensic specialist or anything either... I live right up to the woods, so they can hide super easily I guess, whoever they are." Mila sighed, "But there's no way I can catch them. I figured: I have to fight magic with magic! But I'm not magic..." Or very magic, anyway.

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[The Semblance of Unity]

"Mila," she said. "Please tell me you called the police. Magic or not, they should be able to help. Maybe don't tell them about the watching yourself part. Or you... you can install cameras around your place? Or stay with a friend." Hart watched on, vaguely interested. She knew what she thought it sounded like, but hey, no one was asking Hart. Moreso, she was interested in how Temperance was reacting to Mila. She hadn't expected this.

"I'm going ahead, Lady Temperance." Temperance waved to Hart and the fetch picked up as much as she was able to carry and began walking back to the court.

Temperance should help, too. but.. "If you need to stay someplace for a night, let me know. You can stay in my apartment. I'm barely home, and I wonder if that would confuse whatever is going on." That was probably kind of weird to offer right off the bat. "You are magic, and I don't know what this thing is, but I'll try to help however, okay?"

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[Melancholies]

"The police?" Camila blinked, "Gosh, I didn't think of that..."

Mila.

"B-But really! They'd think I was crazy. Or what if they found out that I am apparently magic? 'Oh, I've been having weird stalker visions'--and then poof, I'm on a surveillance program!!" She puffed up a little, clearly frazzled, "I guess there are some magical people on the police force, though..."

She sighed, watching Hart as she took her leave.

"Oh um, sorry, you guys were in the middle of something, weren't you? I'm sorry..." She shifted her weight around on her feet, even though she probably didn't weigh much at all due to being a dream spirit or whatever, "So um, how does this work? Do I just... putz around until I wake up?"

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[The Semblance of Unity]

"Well, the chief has magic. I mean, I'm not especially fond of him..." She frowned. "But I'm sure he's not bad. It'll be okay, Mila - I know it's a lot to take in, though." Temperance shifted from foot to foot, eyeing her dropped items.

"It's pretty much always like that - wander around until you wander right on out. If you want, you can hang around with me? I think you can even touch inanimate things." She held up her hands. "You don't have to, of course, if you'd rather explore on your own."

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[Melancholies]

"No?" She looked a little worried. It was true that having magic made for exceptional law enforcement (not many people could avoid magical intervention after all), but on the flip side of that it sure seemed like it could be easily abused... "That's worrisome..." She sighed.

"That sounds nice though." She seemed thankful for the subject change, "I wouldn't want to get lost! Even if I am just a weird... dreamy-weamy apparition thing. Does this mean I'm going to wake up tired? Gosh." She looked a little huffy, "I really hope not! I need my energy."

She reached out to touch Temperance's hands, but they only seemed to phase through them. After screwing her face up in something like concentration, she stooped down to inspect a pebble on the sidewalk. Seemed like she could interact with that... "O-Oh! Sorry." She stood back up, "Um, lead on I guess. Miss Hart sure left us in the dust..."

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[The Semblance of Unity]

Temperance looked down at her hands. That hadn't quite worked. "Yes, Hart... is impatient, in many ways. She doesn't like me very much, but is trying to be useful." She looked after Hart's retreating form a little wistfully or, perhaps, a little guiltily.

She turned to Mila, a small smile playing on her lips. "Well, you're a pretty interesting dreamy-weamy apparition thing. Can you grab that box?" Temperance pointed to a plastic storage bin of what looked to be a bunch of gauze. Then her six arms were busy gathering up her own things. "This place is full of strange things - and some are scary, so I'm not saying it's unsafe, but be careful." She jerked her head in one direction, then began to walk.

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[Melancholies]

"She's a real go-getter...' Mila watched her go too, completely oblivious to Hart and Temperence's torrid relationship. "Oh--! Let me try..."

She tiptoed carefully to the box (for a dreamy-weamy thing she was pretty apprehensive to get her ghost feet scuffed) before picking it up. The gauze made it light enough. "Careful, right! Got'cha." She smilied, "The trails are the same way. Wildlife is neat and unusual and beautiful, but you have to have a healthy caution when you're admiring it! Not that I've been getting out much but y'know..." She scampered off after Temperance. "I think the same principals apply. But I'll try to be careful. You seem to know what you're doing though, so I'm sure I'll be safe for now!" Mila beamed.

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[The Semblance of Unity]

At the word 'principals', she tilted her head towards Mila, only belatedly realizing she didn't mean it in that manner. Whew. "Do you normally do the outdoors thing? Between work and, well, this sort of thing, I usually just play video games in my free time." Temperance sounded kind of sheepish, well aware of how lame that made her sound.

"I solemnly promise to let no harm coming to your dreamy self, Mila." A pebble from the road levitated up and poked Mila in the shoulder while Temperance's mouth twitched in amusement.

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[Melancholies]

"Yeah!! I mean, not as much as I want to. I think it's super important to balance a good active life outside as well as inside too. Vitamin D is good for the soul! And I just like the sun. And it's fun to go birding and stuff..." She trailed off, "Oh gosh, that probably makes me sound like a nerd. Anyway, I grew up in Colorado with my parents, so we'd hike a lot. We lived super close to the Rockies." At the mention of video games though—"I really like retro games! I still have my super Nintendo from when I was a kid." She laughed, "And my Genesis, and my Dreamcast, but I guess that isn't... really retro."

"Oh but, I've been getting really into computer games too, like the online first person stuff." She smiled, "I haven't been able to play too much though. I guess that's neither here nor there though—boy, I'm so glad you're—"

The pebble prodded Mila in the shoulder, "Huh—?" She looked over, and then she sprang almost a foot in the air, "ACK! Temp Temp Temp—!" She darted forward not unlike a startled deer, her bare feet carrying her surprisingly far as she hid behind her new friend, "You didn't tell me there were sentient rocks!"

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"What'd birding? And a Dreamcast counts as retro enough. Sadly, all the retro systems we had at home were one of my brother's. I just mostly have the newer systems." Temperance opened her mouth to speak again when the rock she'd prodded at Mila connected. And Mila proceeded to freak out. Oh dear.

It was terrible of her, but Mila's reaction was pretty funny. Temperance stifled a giggle. "Mila, Mila, it's okay! That was.... me... I poked you with a rock, sorry." She reached out before remembering that Mila was untouchable at the moment. "Are you okay?"

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[Melancholies]

Mila stopped. Then she stood up straight. "Ohhh—! You—!" But she wasn't actually mad, "L-Listen! I didn't know! It could've really been an evil sentient rock... thing... okay I guess that's kind of dumb. You got me. But I'm gonna be watching you from here on out! You better watch your back." She bounced a little with her arms full of the supplies she was carrying. "You're sneaky!"

"Anyway, I'm okay. A good spook gets the blood pumping! Or something." She was totally hyped on adrenaline, "Birding is like... watching birds..." Wow that sounded lame, "Some people get really into it. I just like looking at cute animals. It's not for everyone."

She watched Temperance reach out, even though she was intangible. "That's still really weird."

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[The Semblance of Unity]

Temperance hid her smile behind one hand. "Watch my back? Are you going to fling rocks at me in retaliation?" She could've argued about the word sneaky, but she guessed making a rock poke Mila counted.

"Looking at cute animals can't be wrong. Have you gone to the aquarium in Ashdown before?" Temperance fancied that maybe Mila was a bit see-through. "Maybe when we meet back up when you're awake, I'll pat your all over just to make sure you're not a figment of my imagination."

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[Melancholies]

"Pat me all over? Oh gosh that's a doozey..." Mila swayed a little, "But I guess I'll just have to comply. Better safe than sorry! After all, what if I actually am just an imagination figment? That'd throw a wrench into a lot of things..." She tapped her chin, "I'm not sure I'd appreciate being that, actually, so I hope that isn't the case... but I guess it'd be okay if it was your imagination, you seem pretty nice. Take me to the aquarium sometime! You gotta feed your imagination right?"

She giggled, "Anyway, I can't tell you what I'm planning! That'd be telling. You've already broken one of the most fundamental rules of magic!" She held up one finger, "A magician never reveals their secrets! And you did. And I won't! So there." She smiled.

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[The Semblance of Unity]

"Well, if I need to feed my imagination, I guess I better take you to dinner, too." Temperance let out something that could only be described as a giggle, although she was kind of shocked to hear it.

"I'll get your secrets out yet, or I'll just wake up battered by rocks, gosh." She started walking again. "You're secretly super violent, yep."

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