003 ♪ Action ♪ what have we done with innocence

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[The oh so forever annoying sound of the alarm clock going off is what rouses Darcy from sleep. Whining tiredly, she turns onto her stomach, reaching blindly for the source of the offensive sound. Her hand slaps at the clock and hits the snooze button. The room is plunged into quiet once more and Darcy sighs blissfully. She cracks an eye open to

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[An (unknown) amount of time later, Darcy is out the door of the apartment building and in the street. It's bullshit. There's no way she's on another planet. That guy, with the white boy 'fro, he's nuts. She can find a bus stop or something and find a way to get home. She's got midterms for chrissake. Her mom'll ground her for the rest of her young life if she skips class. So off she goes, wandering the streets.]

[selfantagonized]

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[There's a man walking down the street in Darcy's direction - he notices her, and while he knows they haven't met before, she looks a little.. unsettled. Raising a brow, he clears his throat, approaches.] Excuse me, miss? Are you alright?

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[Darcy turns to look at the man, nodding.] I woke up in a strange place with a man I don't even know and he said he's my boyfriend. But I've never seen him before and I don't know where I am and I just wanna go home.

[Panicked ramblings...everywhere.]

[selfantagonized]

[ . . . this is one hell of a first impression, he won't lie.]

-I. Hold on, slow down. [He holds his hands up, brows furrowed.] I'm not... sure what to tell you that you won't believe, but you're in a place called Mandalus.

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[Magnus jerks awake at the scream, sitting up and squinting at the light.] Jesus-- fuck, Darcy, what the Hell is wrong with-- [And then he sees her. She's younger, a lot younger than he remembers seeing her last night, and he squints even more at her.] Darcy?

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[He calls her by name. BY NAME. And she jumps back, lifting her arms to cover her chest. He looks way older than eighteen.] How do you know me? I have no idea who you are. Where am I? Where's my mom?

[Darcy's keeping her eyes on the man with the poodle hair and backing up slowly. If she can just...get to the door.]

[greatmagnus]

I-- oh, god, I am not awake enough for this. [He drags himself out of bed, wearing only pyjama pants, and he rummages around for a t-shirt, deciding this has to be something to do with Mandalus and it's tricks.]

Well, to be frank, you wouldn't believe me if I told you. [He sighs.] This is Mandalus, take a look out the window. Your mom is at home, she's fine. You're safe, so don't worry. My name is Magnus and... [He groans, raking a hand down his face.] I'm actually your boyfriend, or I will be when you're older.

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[He climbs out of bed and she lets off a small yelp and backs up further, glancing off to the side for some sort of weapon. Hit him and run. Hit him and RUN.

Then he says he's her boyfriend. Her eyes mimic dinner plates.] Older? Like, what, forty? [Oh, honey, you are gonna have to get him so many stuffed animals in apology for what you say when you're upset.]

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...Darcy, are you okay? [ Asks the person with her head down, nose buried in work. ]

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[Okay. So this person knows her, too. Does everyone freakin' know old her?] I think I am the opposite of okay. Pretty freakin' certain.

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[ Jane looks up at her--then jumps back. ]

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[Darcy jumps back when the lady does as well.] Oh god, what? Am I even younger now? [Darcy looks down at herself. Looks about the same. Lifts her hands to touch her face. Feels about the same.]