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[livingmyths]

Had a weird dream last night about a place with a carousel and a clock thing and people, oh people like you never see for real but only for pretend. Woke up this morning and I was there. On my feet, walking like I'd already been up for a really long time.

Stopped when I realized what I was doing, tried to look around a little, but it was all really too much. Kind of overwhelming, you know?

So I found a place where I could sit and watch, try and get my bearings, but then I found I got to wondering.

Am I really here or am I dreaming and just lost in the dreamtime?

Maybe somebody will stop and tell me what's happened if I look small and innocent enough. Works in a lot of places.

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[punching-devils.livejournal.com]

Gabe shrugged. "Eh, kind of a regular day for us. It'd be easier if Jason... or whoever Tycho claims he is, was here. But it's better than the Mime God. I had to stick my hands in pee for that one."

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[livingasheth.livejournal.com]

"There are Gods here?" Rain said perking up. "Is the Blue Lady here too?"

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[punching-devils.livejournal.com]

"...Iunno," Gabe said, shrugging. "Ask Tycho. He knows the god stuff. I just punch devils."

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[livingmyths.livejournal.com]

"Devils... Then she must be," She looked around. "Is this Tycho nearby?"

Re: ACTION POST

[punching-devils.livejournal.com]

Gabe nodded over to where Tycho was standing. "Over there. Might be hard to get him out of his book or whatever." He threw a practice jab and followed it with a vicious practice cross.

_{[[OOC: Tycho-mun is currently away. Hopefully back later?]]}

Re: ACTION POST

[livingmyths.livejournal.com]

Rain glanced in that direction then back at Gabe. He reminded her of someone, but she couldn't quite remember who. "Someone told me I had to find a place to stay. And that they don't make you pay right away. Do you believe that?"

Re: ACTION POST

[punching-devils.livejournal.com]

"...I hadn't heard that," Gabe said. "Usually they make me pay. I know we have to pay for the office. IT's why we keep taking jobs from little old ladies with houses infested with... tentacle-beak things."

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[livingmyths.livejournal.com]

Rain held the battery tight and closed her eyes for a moment.

She opened them again and looked around. "Same. Drat. That tentacle-beak thing made me sure you were just in my dream."

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[punching-devils.livejournal.com]

"Beaks," Gabe said. "There were beaks. As in more than one. I had to punch it in those beaks. Several times.

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[livingmyths.livejournal.com]

"Did it go away?" Rain asked curiously

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[punching-devils.livejournal.com]

"Eventually," Gabe said. "Tycho helped. Tommy gun. And knowledge of various gods and devils and things man weren't meant to know." He turned and grinned. "I just punch what he tells me needs punching."

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[livingmyths.livejournal.com]

"Gonna need to do it a lot here," Rain said absently.

"Me, I just... help out here and there."

Re: ACTION POST

[punching-devils.livejournal.com]

"Punching things?" Gabe said, excitedly, "You think?"

He remembered that they were probably still looking for work. And hey, he had cards!

"Well, if you need help with ancient gods or cursed artifacts, give us a call. I'm Jonathan Gabriel. Me and my partner Tycho Brahe run the Startling Developments Detective Agency."

He offered her a card.

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[livingmyths.livejournal.com]

Rain took the card and looked at it.

She hesitated, then reached into her pocket and pulled out her second spare extra-just-in case-the-other-two-got-lost battery and offered it to him. "Thanks. My name's Rain."

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[punching-devils.livejournal.com]

"Ahh. Good to meet you." He peered at the thing she was offering to him. "What's that? It looks like something Tycho's niece would know about."

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[daddys-working.livejournal.com]

"I certainly am."

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[livingmyths.livejournal.com]

Rain jumped a little, then smiled. "Do you know the Blue Lady?"

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[daddys-working.livejournal.com]

Tycho scratched his head.

"Sounds familiar. Is she a harbinger of doom?"

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[livingmyths.livejournal.com]

"No," Rain shook her head. "She watches out for all the lost children."

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[daddys-working.livejournal.com]

"Really? Wow... That's... That's kinda nice. No wonder I didn't know of her off the top of my head. I'm more interested in apocalyptica, the study and prevention thereof that is."

Re: ACTION POST

[livingmyths.livejournal.com]

"I don't know what that is," Rain admitted.

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[daddys-working.livejournal.com]

"End of the world type stuff." Tycho clarified.

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[livingmyths.livejournal.com]

"Like how the demons and angels fight in the streets?" Rain said sadly. "Since God ran away and hid?"

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[daddys-working.livejournal.com]

"Right first time." Gabe nodded looking pleased with her. "Oh! I see Gabe gave you one of our cards. Would you like me to explain our logo?"

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[livingmyths.livejournal.com]

"Sure," Rain said agreeably.