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[invisibilities]

[ simon's got a beautiful shiner blooming across the right side of his face, and his lips is swollen and bloody. simon himself looks more baffled than angry. there's a few minutes of silence before he actually starts speaking, as if he's very carefully choosing what he wants to say. ]A man I'd never met before punched me in the face. Twice. I don't

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[char_he_mcgee]

[She was halfway out of a convenience store when she saw Simon get decked. Of all the days for someone to show up...She ducks back inside, asking for a plastic bag and using it to get some ice for Simon. When she returns to him, she's holding it out tentatively.]

You're in a place called 'The City'. I think I've heard it called a pocket dimension.

[invisibilities]

[ oh it's a strange woman handing him ice. simon looks momentarily flustered--strangers paying attention to him is not something he's quite figured out how to handle well. ]

Thank you.

[ and he takes the ice and puts it on his mouth. then thinks better of it and puts it on his eye. ]

How did I end up in a pocket dimension?

[ it's a power thing. it has to be a power thing. it's pretty much always a power thing. ]

[char_he_mcgee]

[She watches him, shrugging at his question.] I'm not sure. I woke up here a few months ago. Someone told me this place kidnaps people at random. From everywhere and from all over time. Different variations of Earth and all. And the guy that hit you? It's honestly more likely he was cursed and not just some random douche bag. It's kind of a thing, here.

[She manages a faint twitch of a smile.] I'm Charlie.

[invisibilities]

My name's Simon.

[ half of what she said makes no sense. or rather, he understands it in theory, but things like that just don't happen. not even weird power things. ]

Thank you for the ice.

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[awkwards]

[ alisha is about to do the usual freak out when it comes to people seeing those they care about rocking up in this strange place. right now she's internally keysmashing because it's fucking simon - but the thing simon says is really fucking strange. she's going to fuck someone's shit up - verbally, at least - before doing the usual freak out. ]

What the fuck do you mean a man punched you in the face?

[invisibilities]

[ pause. alisha. simon's words get all stuck in his throat for a moment. ]

He walked up to me and punched me in the face.

[ he sort of shrugs. or does the simon equivalent of a shrug. ]

There are a lot of people fighting here.

[awkwards]

[ simon, you fail at making her feel any better. god, you are so hopeless. ]

Just - stay the fuck out of it, okay? Let Nathan get hit. [ since he is coming to get you (annoyed). and alisha coming where people are physically fighting ... yeah, that's definitely never going to have a happy ending.

but. yay. simon's here! now she can be super awkward around him. ]

Are you okay? Besides - [ she gestures to her eye. dumb question, hey? . ] - What's the last thing you remember?

[invisibilities]

[ he can't help it 8C ]

I wasn't trying to get into it.

[ he says this very sincerely. he was just walking down the sidewalking minding his own business. ]

Milk Boy.

[ simon ignores the question about the eye. that's irrelevant. ]

I'm glad. That you're here.

[ forever awkwardly expressing himself. well done simon. ]

[voice]

[immortaltwat]

Barry!

[sdfka Nathan is so excited. He almost forgets to expand on that. And assumes he hasn't moved since he arrived.] Stay where you are. Don't move.

[invisibilities]

[ of course nathan's here. simon is completely unsurprised. ]

I'm not moving.

[ he is turning invisible though because no, random pedestrians he is not going to fight you. ]

[immortaltwat]

[Not so long after, Nathan arrives at the fountain, a little out of breath and also sporting a few nice looking bruises on his face. Because let's face it; Nathan's incapable of avoiding pissing people off even when there isn't a curse on.

He looks delighted, but his grin fades when he doesn't spot Simon immediately.] Barry! Where the fuck are you? I told you not to move, you stupid bastard.

[invisibilities]

I didn't.

[ says the little voice right by nathan's shoulder. simon just might be trolling. he also reappears, one hand smoothing his hair down nervously. ]

People kept trying to fight me.

[drinkslikeanan]

Simon? Are you alright?

[invisibilities]

[ hello mysterious stranger ]

My mouth is bleeding.

[drinkslikeanan]

Yeah, you showed up on a bad day. You did just show up, right?

[invisibilities]

Yes.

[ oh, the joys of conversing with simon. ]

[virginblade]

[This is the look of a girl raising her eyebrow at the being punched part of this post.]

... If you got punched, then why didn't you punch them back! [Seriously why? She's genuinely curious.]

[invisibilities]

Why would I hit them back?

[virginblade]

Because you can't let them get away with hitting you.