As Quill answered Penny, Pierre scurried into the cafe and went up to the both of them. Pierre slammed his hands on the table and rambled, his face looking towards Penny, but his eyes were misaligned and seemed to be looking at the ceiling, ends opposite of each other, "Legend! Find the Legend! Find you will help you! You're a gone! Trust there! Trust no oner! Look to the wrong your abilities, they will hers who share my fate. Beware! Beware! Beware your gift! Trust no one! Beware othe clock and beware! Beware! Trust no one! Trust the clock and you! You're they will here! Trust no one! Beware a gone hers who share a gone hers who share! It's your hubris! Abusing people and beware! Beware othe clock and your new gift! Trust no one! Beware! Watch the of abuse your a-"

He was immediately interrupted by the a waiter who had a broom in his hand, the wide end up in the air ready to swat at the old man, "Sir! I'm afraid you have to leave," At first, Pierre didn't seem to react, but as the waiter swatted at him, he yelped "Nyeh! Eh! Eh! Eh!", before he ran out of the cafe.

Penny was confused and a little scared at the old man's behavior and words. But the fear quickly faded to curiosity, and her eyebrow raised. She realized that he was trying to say something, but what was it? She could that it seemed to be just gibberish...but she couldn't help but get the feeling that there was something more to his words...
She looked to Quill, and she commented "Well...That was...strange," She had no idea what to say to the strange old man and his strange words that occurred out of nowhere.

Jack was back outside, walking the streets of Chronos View. The rain didn't bother him at all. It was a welcome change from the hot and cramped subway. He was heading to the local bar. It would be nice and empty at this time of day, and he knew the bartender quite well. Besides, it's a hell of a lot cleaner than his apartment.

Suddenly, some deranged old came running down the street like a dog off its leash. Jack had barely enough time to look up from the floor and step out of the way as the man came barreling past. He looked around him. Everybody was staring at that old man who had apparently come from the cafe, where a waitress was lowering her broom. Jack, still a little shocked, decided to stop standing around like a mook and continue his way to the bar.

Quill

Yeah... That was something... wasn't it. Quill watched as the man ran off before diverting his attention back to Penny. Hmmm, she may like the Murder Mystery Ball, but that's a while away. I could take her to the roller-skating rink, and if she doesn't know how to skate then I could teach her.. Quill was completely lost in his thoughts when the drinks arrived. He sipped his drink while thinking of the options. "Well, any bookstore or library will have mystery novels but as for dancing, we could always go to the roller-skating rink. They're having a dance-off going on in a little bit. You do know how to skate, right?"



Marshall had headed off to class and got there right before the first bell rang, thankful to be inside before the rain started. As he sat down he noticed something was off. "Wait a minute, you aren't our teacher. Who the heck are you?"

"I'm Elysia, your new student teacher. They put me in charge of this class for the next two weeks. Hope that won't be a problem.

Elysia walked over to her chemical mix and held a test tube over a beaker of chemicals. "So today, I'll be teaching you about chemical reactions and how to control them. In fact, that will be our main focus for these two weeks. If I did this right then.... Elysia poured the contents of the test tube into the beaker and watched as it bubbled before a green smoke rose out of the top and formed the shape of a weird green tentacle creature and then faded away, That should happen. So I'll be teaching all of you how to do this and even how to change it to make whatever you desire."

As impressive as that was, this is going to be a looooonngg two weeks.

Eswin

Eswin pulled his notebook back towards him and began to write, My name's Eswin. It's a pleasure to meet you Nova. I saw you at the school earlier, aren't you going to be late for class?" Eswin started to hand out his notebook again before he ended up dropping it. The book landed on the ground with a picture of Nova surrounded by hundreds of blue butterflies. He quickly picked it up and flipped the pages around back to the correct page before handing it to her, a huge blush on his face.

Both Cassie and Cage could see the young woman looking at their car. Neither said anything to one another, but the window on Cassie's side was lowered so she could stick her head out and look at whoever was oogling her car. It didn't help her vision that she was staring through tinted windows with sunglasses on, so she needed to get outside to see what she looked like.

"Like my ride?" She asked with a smile full of pride. "Spent months on this baby, so I'm happy to see people are enjoying it too."

Nova

Nova watched as he started to write on his notebook once more, curious to what he was going to try to say to her in his own way. She would usually avoid people that tried to talk to her but this person was kind of surprising in the way he went about speaking with that notebook that she wanted to know what he had to say. She reached out as he went to hand her the notebook but it dropped before she had a chance to grab it and it clattered to the ground. She was going to pick it up for him but froze as she saw well herself, drawn perfectly. It made her blush slightly that anyone would watch her enough or think she was interesting enough to draw in the first place but it also scared her because it made images from her nightmare flash in her head. She felt bad that something beautifully drawn had made her think of such a thing as horrible as her nightmare just because of the blue butterflies.
He quickly picked it up, flipping through the pages most likely to find the one he had written on earlier. and then handed it to her with an obvious blush on his face while hers was wearing off.

She carefully took the book from him, her eyes skimming over the words he put down.
My name's Eswin. It's a pleasure to meet you Nova. I saw you at the school earlier, aren't you going to be late for class?

"You know my name?"Nova asked curiously, forgetting manners as she often did sometimes."Sorry,it is nice to meet you too Eswin.", she quickly shook her head before looking back out at the rain with a sigh."No, I won't be late because I am not planning on going today. I would be of no use in class. If I am not going to focus than I will just get in trouble. Best to avoid the trouble and let everyone assume what they wish."

Abigail

"You damn straight I do! This is awesome! Months work of savings definitely well spent but what are you doing here is the main thing? I mean, I would notice a baby like this if it was here everyday, which means you are new here which seems unlikely or you have a reason to be here. Wither it is here or in town." Abigail stated, wondering what was going on exactly.

Ethan

Corporal Ethan looked out the window of his police cruiser as it sped down the road. He had a stern expression on his face.

"So what has you worked up boss?" his driver and subordinate officer Tom asked.

Ethan's eyes narrowed in irritation. "You know about the new case that opened up with the missing girl right? Well, the feds have stepped in and the chief has ordered us all to stand down while they conduct their investigation," he said.

Tom replied, "Well, so whats the issue boss? They're the feds, I'm sure they have good reason to. Plus I hear one of the them is hottie and you kn-,

"Damn it this is a local case and it should be dealt with by the local police force. You don't know how the feds operate Tom. They don't care about collateral damage or if they have to upturn this entire community to find what they need," Ethan replied.

He sighed and held a hand to his head. An hour ago he had just left a yelling match between him and the police chief. The chief promptly told Ethan to cool off and put him on day patrol. A fairly leisurely task involving driving through the city looking for truant students and the odd drunk.

"I need some coffee, pull over by that cafe over there," Ethan said.

Jack reached the end of the block, and took another paranoid look around the roads, and out of the corner of his eye, he spotted a police car slowing down next to the cafe he passed by. He's probably going to get some coffee which means he's going to get out of his car to walk to the counter to get the coffee meaning he's going to be out in the open meaning he'll be exposed meaning he-

Jack stopped that train of thought right there. No, I am not going to steal another badge. I've already done a round on the train, there's no need to it's so easy I don't need to he won't see it coming what if he he won't.

Jack glanced around. Nobody had noticed that he was standing still, with his arms tense and hands clenched and an intense stare on his face. Against his better judgement, he walked back on himself towards the cafe to intercept the officer.

For a moment, Penny was lost in her thoughts, trying to figure out what the old man was trying to say. She had a feeling that there was something coherent behind his jumbled mess of words, and it made her curious. However, she snapped out of her thoughts as soon as the waitress served the both of them their drinks, and she accepted it with a "Thank you". She looked to Quill as she took a sip out of her beverage and she listened to what he had to say. She blinked at the mention of the skate rink and she answered while rubbing the back of her head, and a blush of slight embarrassment coloring her face, "That sounds fun! But I don't really know how to skate..." She was much more used to dancing on solid ground.



Daniel left the hotel, escaping the nagging words of his agent, but his bodyguards followed him closely. Daniel didn't bother putting on any sort of disguise and just walked around as Daniel the pop star, all because of that girl he met earlier. How could she not know who he was? The thought still plagued him. He hoped that maybe if he went around without the disguise, if that girl saw him again, maybe she would actually recognize him. He also was trying to see if any of the other citizens would recognize him and flock to him. He needed the adoration. He walked around the town with the bodyguards keeping themselves inconspicuous and silent.

Quill

"I could teach you, besides it's not that hard once you get the hang of it. The real challenge is not having a sore butt at the end of the day. So come on, let me take you out to the skating rink." Quill, being the impatient thing that he is, grabbed Penny's hand and practically yanked her out of her seat. Forgetting to pay and still carrying his drink, he dragged Penny out of the cafe towards the rink and right by a police officer. Not even noticing the officer, he carried on and looked back towards Penny, "This will be a lot of fun, trust me."

Eswin

Eswin was still embarrassed by his accident but tried to smile anyway. Taking his notebook back, Eswin continued to write, Of course I know your name, you just told me it before asking for my own. I'm not that dumb. But if I may ask, if you're skipping school then what do you plan on doing today? He handed the notebook back to Nova being cautious not to drop his book again. As for his blush, it only got worse.

Nova

Nova took the notebook into her hands as he pasted it back, an embarrassed blush flashed quickly on her face as she just realized she had indeed introduced herself before hand and asked for his name. "I seem to really be out of it today, I'm sorry....", she stated feeling bad that she had made Eswin feel like she was questioning his intellect. She rubbed her arm awkwardly for a second, a blush sticking on her face before she calmed herself to answer his question."I don't really have a plan. I've kind of been letting my feet take me where they may." Nova answered honestly before handing his notebook back.

Ethan

"I'll be back do you want something?" Ethan asked his driver.

"Nah boss, I don't like coffee too much," he replied.

"Eh k," he said and got out of the car.

He stretched his arms up and yawned. His badge dangled from a pin on his chest. He stepped onto the pavement when he caught the glimpse of someone's eyes boring into him. It reminded him of the feeling that he was watched while patrolling poor crime-ridden neighborhoods. Ethan went on full alert. Adrenaline flooded through him as he became more aware of his surroundings.

He was about to shift towards where he caught the onlooker when the cafe door suddenly opened. His attention shifted to the sudden interruption. Two people swept past him.

"Teenagers?" he thought watching them get further away from him.

The shock fell and Ethan immediately jumped to the simplest conclusion. His eyes narrowed as he thought, "Can't remember the last time I went on patrol to catch truant students. I thought kids these days would be smarter."

"Hey you there stop!" he yelled pointing at the fleeing figures.

"Hey you there stop!"

Fuck, he's gonna get away. In a panic, Jack half-jogged-half-ran straight into the corporal. While he was stumbled, Jack reached out and undid the pin of the badge before slipping it into his palm. With the prize in hand, Jack made a dash for the street corner, turning a sharp right. Good going there. He thought sarcastically That was the worst hit I've seen in a while. Now run.

Penny

Penny smiled at first at his comment, however it immediately disappeared when suddenly he grabbed onto her hand suddenly and dragged her out of her seat. She stumbled out and yelped "Woah! Wait, Quill! Our drinks-!" Realizing that he didn't seem to notice, she quickly grabbed a twenty dollar bill out of her pocket, with her free hand, and placed it onto a nearby empty table for a waitress to pick up before Quill had completely dragged her out of the cafe, as payment since it didn't seem like Quill would stop. At first it would seem as though they would just continue on their way to the rink until...

"Hey you there stop!"

Penny looked back to see a man pointing towards them and she noticed that he seemed to be wearing a police officer's uniform...but with no badge. Was this guy just dressing up for Halloween, or was he just not a morning person? She tried to slow Quill down and suggested "Quill, maybe we should slow down. Somebody wants to talk to us..." She had nothing to worry about. The school wasn't expecting her to come until tomorrow. They explicitly told her this in her acceptance letter.

Cassie was prepared to rev the engine, just to show the girl how powerfel her car was, but Nic set a hand over hers and rolled down his window. he looked out to the pink haired woman.

"We have a couple questions, actually. We were sent in to investigate the disappearance here, I'm sure you know the one." he looked at her, his voice carrying the weight of authority in hopes of getting her to cooperate. "Sarah Reed was her name."

Quill

Crap, truant officer. "Or maybe not, you may be new but I'm expected at school. If I get caught, then it will be my third offense with the cops which gets you jailed until your parents come and get you. And if I get jailed the school will kick me out. Come on, into this back alley." Great, now I have to use my pause to get out of here and reveal my powers to Penny. Well at least I know she won't get in trouble.

Quill ran into the back alley pulling Penny along. As he entered the alley, Quill activated his powers and started to walk away when he looked back and noticed that Penny wasn't frozen. Wait, what? Was it I was because I was touching her or... something else? Having no time to explain, he grabbed Penny and got out of range of the cop before ending his powers. "Look, don't ask. Let's just do what we planned. Please?"

Eswin

Eswin froze for a second due to still being in range of Quill's powers but it would only appear as a slight spacing out to Nova. Eswin took the notebook and thought for a moment. As he thought, he couldn't help but quick-sketch a picture of Nova in the library window holding a blue butterfly that was half-grayed. This had given him an idea and as he finished he began to write below the picture, Mind if I follow your feet too then. I like to draw my surroundings. He passed the notebook back to her, hoping she wouldn't mind the drawing of her.

Ethan

As he raised a finger at the two figures, Ethan saw someone rush close to him from the corner of his eyes. Something tugged at his shirt. By the time he swerved his head to look around the assailant had just turned the corner of the block.

Ethan looked down and saw the missing badge on his chest. "Fuck!" he cursed and ran after the man. He looked to his right. The two students were nowhere to be seen.

"That's odd, where the hell could they have run off to?" he thought. He swore it was only a second that he took his eyes off the two of them.

He had turned the corner and had eyes on the thief. "Hey you!" he yelled.

Penny looked to Quill when he answered, telling her that he's very close to getting kicked out of school for being a truant. But before she could say anything else, she was pulled into the back alley. Her eyes went wide and she couldn't help but let out a small gasp as she took in an unbelievable sight: Everything around her was frozen! The raindrops remained stagnant in the air, and a passing cat was frozen mid leap in the air. It was a wondrous sight to behold; She looked around breathing in awe and surprise "What the-?!" Before she could say anything more, Quill grabbed her wrist again and pulled her out of the alleyway and everything resumed movement once again.

Her mind was reeling as Quill made his comment. She had so many questions and she wanted to know what just happened, however she couldn't manage any noise, and she could only stutter "Wha-B-But that was-!" She gave up and she sighed through her nose with her hands up, calming herself down, "Okay, okay, alright. Let's head to the skating rink," She wanted to say that it was amazing as well, but she kept that silent along with her questions and decided to investigate later. Apparently, she may now be in the middle of a mystery novel herself.

Jack

"fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck"

Jack ran straight down the street, searching for an escape, somewhere, anywhere. Maybe once he turned this alley ahead he could hide-

"Hey you!" Jack looked over his shoulder to see the cop he stole from behind him, and looking straight at Jack.

"FUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCKFUCK"
Jack ran faster and pulled a trash can down to the sidewalk as he passed, hoping to buy some time. He turned into the alley where he saw a fire escape. There is no Plan B. He got onto a nearby dumpster and jumped for the fire escape, and just managed to hold on. With the cop approaching, Jack climbed as fast as he could...

Mel Lender

"And there it goes miss. Projector just wasn't connected right. Have a good day!" Mel left the classroom a few minutes after he entered it. He looked down at this notebook, which had everything that will happen today written down. Apparently, some kid'll throw up in a half-hour's time, and the florescent light delivery should be coming in a few hours. That means he has some time left to chill. He was told by his boss that he ought to be patrolling the school, just in case, but since Mel already knows exactly what'll happen today, there's no real need for that, and his boss doesn't care as long as he doesn't get any angry letters from the school, which he hadn't in this timeline.

Then again, I have plenty of time to spend, and I don't feel like sitting down, so I guess I'll take a walk around, why not.

Abigail

Abigail blinked, a little surprised that strangers were on the case or more anyone other than the local police department since people go missing everyday in other places but not only that but to think her father would allow it. It is true that his hands could have been tied but it sure as hell wouldn't have made him happy and it seemed weird that he hadn't spoken of the fact. The Chief was very protective of his small town and this was the biggest cases they had seen in a long time. Could he have asked for help? It didn't seem like he had gotten to that point yet but maybe. This just made her want to talk with Nova all the more or even warn the girl about these strangers. Just because someone spoke with authority didn't mean that is actually what they were and she didn't know if Sarah had just run off or not.

She looked at them suspiciously but nodded softly, "Who wouldn't know about that? That is all that is being talked about. I was even asking people their thoughts on the matter earlier today. You may ask all the questions you like but I may choose not to answer since I don't know either of you and you could be lying for all I know. It isn't really smart to be talking with too many strangers since it is unknown if this was a kidnapping yet or not, though it isn't looking good."

Nova

Nova froze for a second, not because of Quill's power necessarily but the feeling of his power against her senses. It was like that eerie feeling when you try to forget something horrible but the memory slightly creeps in or that haunting second where a nightmare feels all too real until you realize that you are safe and nothing will happen. As quick as she felt this terrifying panicked feeling, it was gone and left her pushing back her memories, convincing herself that it was all nothing. It was because of this that she hadn't even noticed Eswin moving the notebook from her hands, her gaze once more out the window and listening to the sound of the rain which was giving the perfect calming effect she needed. Nova's gaze turned back to the other next to her just as her showed her the notebook once more, a blush dusting her face once more at another picture since usually she didn't think of anyone paying much notice to her but that seemed to be different with Eswin. She smiled at his comment on drawing his surroundings which made sense on why she was in a few of them since they were bound to be in the same area more than once. Eswin's pictures were nagging at her though...why the butterflies? She didn't mind but the fact that they were graying kind of pulled at her nightmare. Why would he choose something like that?
"Umm...sure, why not? Can I ask you something though? I know this might sound weird but why the butterflies in your pictures with me? I mean not really butterflies but them graying? I am just curious. I draw a bit myself and it is interesting to hear people's views on what they see or what they were thinking."

Quill

"Thanks." Quill awkwardly walked towards the rink, hoping that Penny would eventually forget about what just happened. Although, based on how she seems to be, I doubt she'll ever forget. The whole walk he couldn't help but glance over at her to see if she was staring at him. He also couldn't help but wonder why she wasn't affected, it didn't make any sense. "Ummmm, you know, if you aren't that into skating...... We could always go somewhere and talk about..... all that," Quill said as he motioned to everywhere, "Ooooorrr...... not..... Ummm." Quill's previous fun-loving had completely left the building, he had no clue how to act around Penny anymore now that she knows about his powers.

Eswin

Eswin had to think for a second. Why were there butterflies, why were there flashes around that one girl, or the glitches in that one kid, or any of the other oddities that appear when he draws people. Then again, there was something different about this girl's oddity. It would change.

I've been drawing you for awhile now, originally you had lots of butterflies, but now there is only one. Every time things would go wrong in your life, a butterfly would grey. If you overcame it, the butterfly would remain a full grey and then fly off but if the darkness won, the butterfly would die off. Since this is your last one, I think this is your last chance to choose if you live or die. If you can overcome whatever is going on in your life now, you'll be able to overcome everything. Can I help? Eswin slowly passed the notebook to her, not sure if what he just wrote should even be said to her.