It was a blessing that they weren’t being sent off to a mission right off the bat. It didn’t take a mind reader to tell that the serum had left most- if not
all- of the subjects reeling in one way or another. There was also the matter of the powers that the doctor had mentioned. Dawn found it likely that her own abilities would be connected to her dreams or sleep, given how much trouble they had given her throughout her life, but...in all honesty, it was hard to say how that would factor into a superpower. The man who had scoffed at her had sparked a flame out of thin air, and there were the several who had had their phobias manifest physically, but sleep was sleep. Dreams were dreams.
Perhaps it would be some sort of hypnosis.
Shaking herself out of her little musing, she smiled at Eiko, watching as he went to work in patching up his sister. Much to Dawn’s surprise, the girl , Thalia, had woken- seeming incredibly, understandably shaken.
“It’s good to see you’re awake,” Dawn said. She drew the hat from her head to better let the girl see her face, and had opened her mouth to speak again when the girl suddenly pointed at her and blurted something out.
Dawn blinked, surprised.
“I…’Bags’?”James, too, got a nickname in the form of “Odd Eyes”, before Thalia slipped off to dub the others with new titles. Dawn watched her leave for a moment before placing her hat back in its rightful place, shaking her head and laughing quietly under her breath.
“It’s alright. I probably should’ve put on a bit more makeup before I came here, really.” And, at any rate, it was somewhat reassuring to see that the girl had seemed to have recovered so quickly.
“I think I might head to the training Dr. Williams mentioned. See what I can do now.”A pause.
“Or look for a coffee maker. Whichever comes first, really.”@Tenma Tendo@Majoras End
At Esther’s response, Percy snapped his fingers, feigning disappointment to the point of absurdity.
“Damn. Really thought I had it, there.” He kicked his legs up onto the arm of the chair he was in, letting the feet dangle.
“And I wouldn’t be so quick to say that. Maybe I have a fear of clown-centered lawsuits. Gotta think outside the box, here.”This chick wasn’t so bad. The whole spider deal was still creepy as all hell, but considering that he looked like the unholy lovechilld of Bozo and Clarabell the Clown, he was in no real place to cast judgement. The doors swung open just as Percival had shifted further into his seat, and he turned his head over to see who it was.
While Percival had figured out by now that the serum had screwed some people over more than others, it still came as a shock to see one of the researchers carry in a very wounded, very unconscious young girl. His grin faltered and he quickly scrambled into a proper sitting position, lips pursed. The researcher handed the girl over to the greenhead on the couch before leaving just as swiftly as he had arrived.
“I’m sure she’ll be fine,” Percy said.
Although the wounds had looked pretty deep.
Luckily, before he could think too much about it, the door slammed open once again- sending the Tall, Dark and Brooding looking guy lighting his hands on
fire, and spider woman backing up in surprise. Percival himself had jolted a bit, only to let out a loud curse as he accidentally bit the tip of his tongue. The flesh wasn’t severed, but his mouth soon filled with the sharp tang of blood.
Percival wiped his mouth, then turned his attention back to the crowd. It seemed that the Doc and Doc family had arrived, with the former being bombarded with questions almost immediately after introducing herself. Deciding that now wouldn’t be a good time to ask if there were any dentists around who could file his teeth down, he settled in to listen to what Dr. Williams had to say.
It was pretty simple. “Work together, learn how to use your new powers, see ya later”. Nothing too shocking or ground-breaking or anything. One guy promptly left after the dismissal, while most others grouped up in bunches to chat or what have you. Percival moved to stand upon seeing that the green-haired girl from before had woken up, inhaling sharply through his teeth upon seeing just how bad the cuts were.
“Hey, how’re you feeling?”Then the girl opened her mouth, and Percival plopped back in his chair, brow raised.
“Well, hello to you, too, Sunshine,” he drawled. It seemed that spider lady was just as unimpressed by the whole thing as he was, and he found himself chuckling at her comment.
He quickly stopped himself upon hearing the sound. It was high and sharp and shrill. More of a cackle than anything. Recomposing himself, Percy took spider-lady- Esther’s- hand with a grin, giving it a firm shake.
“Percival R. Pelacour, Monster Clown Extraordinaire. At your service.” He hopped to his feet, did an over-dramatic bow, then sat back down.
“So what d’ya plan on doing on our day off, Miss Copyright -Violation?” Percival, himself, wasn’t too sure yet. Grab a granola bar, maybe. Talk to the doctor about his little transformation. Wander. The possibilities were endless.
@Tenma Tendo@Tojin
