Where's a good distraction when you need one?

[waylostandfound.livejournal.com]

They haven't been all getting locked away in experiments. Well maybe they had at times and somehow found the way to block it out.

It's a mystery.

But now there was a Nathan, a Xander, and a Kate all milling around the Living Area. Nathan was currently pacing around, while Kate was checking her bow on one of the fleshy seats. Xander was resisting the urge to poke the weird sculpture just from sheer boredom.

If there was ever a group that needed distractions, it would be them.

(ooc: Tossing the lot in since been ages that they're all had posts and threads. Newly popped pups, come on in. Old pups, definitely stop by. Especially any car keys one. My AIM's Whspr2ascrm13 if you need to ping. Tag any of them individually, just say you want in the thread. The post will be open forever for threads.)

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[flunkingspanish.livejournal.com]

"Kate!"

Heeeeeeere's Paco! He kissed her on the cheek and flopped down on the fleshy couch next to her.

"I'm bored. Which is better than getting chased around by roaches or smacked by tentacles, but still boring. Want to explore the city some more or just see if the Sensorium has a Wii program?"

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

Kate grinned over at him, and clutched his hand, giving it a friendly squeeze.

"Hey, yeah, I just got done with some practice." She tries to keep herself sharp.

With her free hand, she moved some of her hair behind her ear.

"We can go check out the city again. Won't be alone, so should be cool, right?"

[flunkingspanish.livejournal.com]

"Sounds good!" Paco hopped off the couch, pulling her along with him toward the Hub. "Her Grand High Poobahsity said we had to go around in groups of two, so we should be just fine."

Paco hadn't had much objection to that. Not because he was worried for his own safety, but because he wanted to get to know the rest of the crew. And you know, girlfriend time: Always good.

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

Kate got up, and remarked, "Well this is totally a group of two so it fits."

"Probably still a lot down there to check out anyway. Especially if we got to worry about anything else sneaking out." Why she kept herself armed and ready at all times.

[flunkingspanish.livejournal.com]

"The city's huge," Paco said. "And I'll bet that some of the buildings have secret passages."

Into the Hub and down to the fourth level they go!

"Besides, between your mighty arrows and my stick, I think we've got it covered long enough for back-up to arrive."

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

"Secret passages? That sounds good in a creepy something could jump out at us way."

She seemed bemused as they walked along.

"Oh come on, usually we *are* the backup, we'll be fine."

[flunkingspanish.livejournal.com]

"If something jumps out at us we'll scream and beat it up," Paco said, then looked thoughtful. "Come to think of it, that's pretty much exactly what happens every time my sisters drag me into a haunted house with them."

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

"You scream?" Kate laughed at that, "Usually we just make smartass comments and then beat it up."

[flunkingspanish.livejournal.com]

"No, my sisters scream, and I try to keep Soledad from accidentally throttling Jaime with his shirt and her and Viviana teaming up with Brenda to kick the ass of the poor guy in the werewolf costume." Paco shook his head and laughed.

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

"Ah, I stand corrected." She was still giggling some as they walked along. She glanced upward.

"God I miss New York."

[flunkingspanish.livejournal.com]

"A guy's only got so many hands!"

One of them was draped across Kate's shoulders as they wandered along. Paco did seem to have a destination in mind, though.

"Yeah. I know the feeling." He sighed.

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

"Unless you can grow extra like some people," Kate agreed, and gently leaned toward him. She didn't mind being lead for the time being. Probably found something interesting to check out.

"Well we all do. Wondering if we'll ever get back."

[flunkingspanish.livejournal.com]

"Wasn't kidding when I said we were going to," Paco said. "Superboy and Robin and Impulse have stuff to do back home so that the world doesn't explode before me and Jaime got grabbed." He paused and made a face. "Get grabbed. Will be grabbed? Man, time travel sucks."

[neomite.livejournal.com]

Painfully aware that she was now lost, Eve hugged herself, mewling for Paco or the older woman who had made her feel safe. She couldn’t feel the older Eve anymore, no matter which direction she turned. She had just walked off to see a baroque fleshy sculpture and when she turned back, she’d suddenly found herself alone. She didn’t think she had gone too far, but evidently – she had.

The thrum of life around her made it hard to discern any specific life signs. Shaking her head pessimistically, turning another corner with abject abandon, she suddenly picked up on something -- someone. Paco?

She couldn’t tell how long ago he was here, but it was him. She followed it with dogged determination, where upon she met another stranger face to face. No not Paco… someone…. Else. Staring wide eyed at the unknown man, she gulped, and shook her head once more.

Was he friend… or foe?

_{[[ooc: hope you don’t mind Eve dropping in post meeting thread, as cannonly she’s been with the other Eve most of that time.]]}

[waylostandfound.livejournal.com]

(ooc: yay for bendy time!)

Nathan paused in pacing, and turned to face the new arrival. He noticed the head shake, and he studied her quizzically.

"Yeah? Were you looking for something?" He then flashed a smile filled with pearly whites.

"Or someone?"

[neomite.livejournal.com]

Blink.

The pause was significant, even though Eve knew what she wanted to say. She didn’t want to be out alone. There could have been a hundred other strangers like this man and not all of them nice. She wanted to tell him who she was looking for but no, the other male figures who she had lived with wouldn’t understand, so why would he?

Taking a step back nervously she met the man’s eyes with a wary glance.

[waylostandfound.livejournal.com]

He then sat down noting the wariness.

"Take it easy. You're new here right?"

[neomite.livejournal.com]

This time around he received a nod in the affirmative. The small girl took three steps toward him, studying his reaction, and with a curious tilt of the head, sighed.

[waylostandfound.livejournal.com]

"....What?"

[neomite.livejournal.com]

Blink.

Furrowing her brow at his question, Eve stepped back, gaze volleying from stranger to the floor then back again.

[waylostandfound.livejournal.com]

Long look back, and he glanced down at himself. No, same strange pulsing plantsuit.

"Not much for conversation are you?"

[neomite.livejournal.com]

Conversation? Did he want her to say something? That was strange, especially in her world of limited reference. Biting her lip – hard – she finally spoke.

“Who – are – you?” It was barely audible, but they were words.

[waylostandfound.livejournal.com]

Well she got an A for effort. Sort of. Hard to be comfortable on these fleshy seats that held your hips in disquieting ways, but he managed as best as he could.

"I'm Nathan. And you are?"

[neomite.livejournal.com]

“Eve...” the young blonde replied.

“Nathan… Why are you here?”

[waylostandfound.livejournal.com]

"Nice to meet you, and why? I got dragged in here along with everybody else. Only reason I'd be stuck in this ... plant infested gooey set up of a spaceship."