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[oliverplus]

[Oliver has not been having a happy time of it on the Plane recently. first he got pulled to it only to be trapped in the dark, then the blood was utterly traumatising, and then he witnessed others with god powers--not to mention that awful hologram showing everyone about his empathy. the hologram in particular was troubling because he's afraid

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[promisedsomeone]

[Hahah... look who has the worst luck? Asch comes here when the library is being paTROLLED by Jade or Peony, and he's been trying to avoid them lately, so that only leaves the ballroom-- which stings of things he'd rather not remember-- or the theater, which has popcorn and some projections to watch.

He wouldn't admit to being fond of this place. But nevertheless, he finds himself here in the theater with Oliver. He's actually been here for a couple minutes just trying to figure out how to approach him about things. Not that Asch is one to solve problems like this. But he's curious. He... has a few questions, even.

It's almost worth the risk of having his emotions exposed.

From Asch's point of view, Oliver is freaking out about nothing. Maybe going crazy is a part of the Plane suddenly gaining a mountain, a shitload of blood, a red field, and other things. He steps forward, keeps his voice low. One hand rests on his sword hilt in case he has to defend himself.]

What's going on?

[oliverplus]

[Oliver jumps at the voice, spinning on Asch. he relaxes slightly when he sees who it is, but all he can manage then is to wave vaguely at the hat full of popcorn]

I... It's gone wrong...

[promisedsomeone]

[Asch's eyes slide to the popcorn.]

... It's food. It's not going to kill you.

[You're gonna have to be more specific than that.]

[oliverplus]

No. No, not... [squeezes his eyes shut for a moment, trying to calm down so he can explain] I...I made it, Asch. I made it appear out of nowhere.

[promisedsomeone]

[He shifts uncomfortably.] So? There's weird things popping up all over the Plane right now. If you really did do that, you're not the only one who can.

Everything is going to break down again at this rate. [He considers, then adds:] Maybe you can do something useful before that happens.

[oliverplus]

[snaps, more out of fear than anger] That doesn't make it better!

[surprised] ...what do you mean?

[promisedsomeone]

[Asch snaps back, more of an unconscious reaction than anything else.] You're not the only one with a power they don't want!

[... er. He turns away suddenly.]

Forget it. I'll find someone else.

[oliverplus]

[is taken aback by that. he's quiet for a moment, looking at Asch wide-eyed] Asch...what's happened?

No, wait! What is it?

[the theatre seats by Asch slide to block his exit. oops]

[promisedsomeone]

[Fine, so Oliver doesn't want him to leave. He still doesn't turn around.]

Are you done?

[Throwing a fit, he means.]

[oliverplus]

[Oliver is staring in shock at the seats] Sorry! Sorry. I didn't mean... [he shakes his head, and the seats move back where they belong]

[Oliver takes a deep breath and asks, as calmly as he can manage] What did you mean?

[promisedsomeone]

[He's pointedly avoiding Oliver's eyes, looking off to the side instead while crossing his arms.

Also he's ignoring that question about what happened to him.]

Before everything broke down and this started happening, Meredith was messing with some kind of interface.

Can you get into it?

[oliverplus]

Interface? [frowns, thinking about that. Asch has a point] Maybe?

What would we do once we got to it?

[promisedsomeone]

What if the only thing separating us from them was knowledge of how to work the Astral Plane?

We'll see if we can get in first. I don't want to break it.

[oliverplus]

All right. [uncertainly] Maybe if I want to...

[and just like that, the screens appear. Oliver's eyes go wide] It worked!

[promisedsomeone]

[Holy balls, it worked. Asch steps forward to try and read them too. Among the worlds shown is his own, and it catches his eye for a moment.]

This must be what they use to monitor our lives.

See anything that looks like controls? [He's ready to start pushing buttons himself, but he's not sure he can.]

[oliverplus]

[Oliver's eyes widen as they survey the screens] But how can it see our worlds!? That... [points at one screen in particular] That's the TARDIS! It's inside the TARDIS!

Uh... [starts poking at buttons himself] Hey, here's something... [watches as a readout starts to load for "percentage integrated"]