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[gummies]

[Clickity-click. Hi guys. Hope you weren't hoping for a damsel in distress asking IS THIS THE REAL LIFE, because all you're getting from Shea the Bright Little Crayon is a very long, dramatically pitched,]

Hello-ooooooo?

[And pause.]

Man, this is some fancy gadget. Don't see the maker's name anywhere.

[Yes, that would be the sound of her shaking it to see if anything jingles inside. Now that's the sign of good workmanship. You're lucky she didn't just decide to sell it off.

(She's lucky, actually. But moving on.)]

Anyway-! I'm feelin' kinda lost right now, but I'm guessing one or two of you might be able to help me out? I'm looking for my big sis. Her name's Riley. Long brown hair, eyes like this, [she presses her fingers against the corners of her eyes and pulls softly,] Always smoking or talking about our bike. Always dresses in black, too. Can't be hard to miss!

[And yep! That's pretty much it. But after a beat her voice becomes a little distant, suddenly groaning with slight discomfort.]

Man, I should not have eaten that thing...

Anyway - thanks! Bye.

Comments

[askedtobe]

[ .... well, this certainly became more confusing than he'd originally planned. ] It's just a movie I've seen a bunch of times, I was never in it.

[gummies]

Shame. Woulda liked to meet a movie star. [Oh, well.] What's your name?

[askedtobe]

It's Peter- Petrelli. Not a movie star, just a guy that used to be a nurse.

[gummies]

[Humans with gender-specific and family names. She's... still not used to that. But she thinks she likes it.]

Nurse? You should be super useful around these parts, then! In case somebody gets hurt. [She leans in, lowering her voice momentarily,] Don't take my word for it, but it looks like it's gonna happen a lot.

Anyway! Name's Shea. Just Shea. Nice to meetcha, Peter Petrelli.

[askedtobe]

You too, Shea.

[ He might be smiling, just a little, from the whole whispering under her breath thing. ] Don't know how much help i'll be, since I don't think there's a whole lotta humans around here, but I'll do what I can, I guess. Can't help to try.

[gummies]

Think taking care of an alien would be real hard? Like - I bet their blood's colored different and everything. How weird would that be?

[askedtobe]

Pretty sure an alien's the last thing I'd want to take care of. [ Shit, does that make him xenophobic? ]

Not that- it's not the alien part that i'm worried about, it's that I've never had to take care of one. Wouldn't exactly be in anyone's best interest if I made it worse because I didn't know what I was doing.

[gummies]

What if you absolutely had to, though?

[askedtobe]

Do I get to ask anyone for help?