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Tag Dump - 4/4 - Muses, pt 2

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Wil pouted. "It's not like I meant to!" He sighed heavily, looking over at the door quickly when it opened. His eyes widened slightly.

Oh.

Oh boy.

Oh God there were way too many attractive people on this ship.

He cleared his throat, turning over slowly as not to aggravate his injury (while shooting Hannah a look that almost said "See, I'm learning"), standing up.

"Uh... hi." Then he paused, holding up a hand. "Back up. What'd you say about your girlfriend?"

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Wil sighed to himself, glancing at his jacket, considering it, then tossing it up onto the bed thing. He leaned his head back against the wall and closed his eyes.

And a bit later, he was back to trying his best to keep things as interesting as possible - without the existential crises. So he was sitting upside down, his back on the floor and his legs against the wall, crossed at the ankle, arms under his head.

“Can I have my sword back yet?”

“You cut your hand on a glass of water. Answer’s a hard no, darlin’.” Hannah scoffs and rolls her eyes, sticking her tongue out a bit as she does some detailing on one of her older sketches.

Audrey snickers a bit at that response, turning when the door opens and smiling. “Penelope. Walk into something and forget pain exists again?”

“No! For once,” the girl sighs a bit, leaning back on one foot. “Lilith’s been goin’ on and on about the new guy in sickbay and this show she used to watch and how excitin’ it all is and I came to see what the hullabaloo was about cuz when my girlfriend get’s goin’ on somethin’ it’s only a matter of time a’fore I gots ta see it for myself! I’m a real curious type, y’know!”

Hannah laughs softly and nods over to Wil. “There ya go, then. Wil, this is Penelope. Penelope, this is Wil.”

Penelope glances over and oh. Which, everyone can tell is her response because a very familiar cartoonish alarm sounds, doubling with the usual effect as if her eyes and jumped out of their sockets, though that one isn’t accompanied by the visual effect for obvious reasons, her jaw dropping slightly. “Wowza.”

Hannah starts laughing softly, shaking her head.

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Alfonso fidgeted a little. Shit, he was bad at words. "Uh... well... um..." He cleared his throat. "I... I just wanted to... talk. With you. About..."

Spit it out, spit it out!

"Why am I not surprised?" Arthur sighed, shaking his head.

"Hey, look, I offered to try and brush it out," Wil said, pointing back at Willa. He turned back to Penelope, smiling softly and squeezing her thigh. "We know."

Lilith kissed her cheek. "That's why we're here to help."

Hale snorted, shaking his head. "She definitely went home with someone. And that someone seeeeems to be a certain Mercer."

"I've seen the walk of shame enough on this ship to know that Grace one hundred percent did not escape the clutches of the totem," Azura laughed, slowly running her fingers up and down Maybeck's back over his shirt.

For: @starbcrn-kids

Muses: Alfonso Mercer, S'Chn T'Gai Brynn

Guest Starring: Rebekah Keyali, S'Chn T'Gai Azura, Others (Orville College Students!)

"Feels weird seeing you starting with water," Azura chuckled, nudging Brynn gently, trying to joke with her to make her smile.

Brynn smiled softly, nodding. "Feels weird to start with water, honestly." She glanced at Grace, but said nothing to her directly.

Alfonso sipped his drink in silence, trying not to glance at Grace past his glass, though anyone who was paying attention to him would see that he was failing.

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Penelope sobs, hugging her giant pillow close to her chest, wearing a big jacket with her hood pulled up as her movie plays, trying to stay quiet and watching, but tears rolling down her face nevertheless.

The jokes don’t get her the way they usually do in this movie, the way they always do, the way they’re meant to. Penelope buries her face in her pillow and tries to calm down but just cries harder.

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Ziva just walked along silently, listening to the ghosts. They weren't giving directions, but they were talking. Talking about who they once were. Talking about what had happened to them. Talking about... everything.

Kenna snorted at Grayson again, her muzzle tightening. She nudged him again, more aggressively.

Michelle glanced back, shaking her head a bit. Stubborn idiot.

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Lilith glanced around as they walked, absently tracing small circles on Penelope’s hand. She had to stay calm, had to stay calm, because Penelope needed her to.

Kenna plodded along with the group, easily dragging Nari’s pod. She kept an eye on everyone, looking for stragglers, for anyone getting tired. She could assist them. She was a damn horse. The kelpie watched Grayson and Gwen. She slowed slightly, nudging the boy with her muzzle, snorting at him, trying to get his attention.

Penelope squeezes her hand a bit reassuringly. Make it funny. Ease the tension. It doesn’t help, she scolds her screaming brain, when you won’t come up with anything funny to say and just scream at me to be funny.

Grayson waves off the nudge without even looking at Kenna, still rubbing his shoulder. Gwen frowns. “Grayson…”

“I’m fine.” He shakes his head. “Nothing I haven’t dealt with before.”

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Michelle chewed her lip, looking up at the movie. The same movie Penelope was always watching. Her parents. The telepath scooted over to her sister, holding out an arm to her silently.

@unscrxpted​: “Penelope?” Michelle felt around for her sister, slowly stepping into the room and going over to her, keeping her distance in case Penelope didn’t want her too close, sitting down quietly. Mother’s Day Asks Starring Penelope Rabbit of House Tashtok

Penelope sobs, hugging her giant pillow close to her chest, wearing a big jacket with her hood pulled up as her movie plays, trying to stay quiet and watching, but tears rolling down her face nevertheless.

The jokes don’t get her the way they usually do in this movie, the way they always do, the way they’re meant to. Penelope buries her face in her pillow and tries to calm down but just cries harder.

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“NARI!!” Tayen skidded to a stop, sliding to the ground next to Nick and her daughter, reaching out to her but hesitating, tearing up. “Oh, Nari, baby…”

Brynn carefully held Nicholas, bouncing him softly, humming to him. The song she often heard Mackenzie singing to Grayson. She looked over at her brother for help, humming along.

Azura gripped Maybeck tightly, sobbing against his shirt. She’d been so scared when she couldn’t find him, even though they’d been together when things went wrong…

Aila held Penelope tight, looking up at Fergus. “How is she?”

“In pain,” Fergus sighed, looking around.

Mackenzie looked up, sighing. She broke the spell quickly. “Nick, Tayen, whichever, get her to the truck.”

Mara and Freddie popped out of the back of the ice cream truck, holding the doors open.

Nick sighs, shaking badly, scared out of his mind. Oh, if anything happened to her--

He looks up at the truck's arrival, gently scooping her up and running her over as the doors open with almost no need to be prompted.

Maybeck plays with Azura's hair. "It's okay. It's okay, my love, it's okay--"

"Nathan?! Duke!" Audrey groans, frustrated at her height. "Guys!!"

Penelope cries in Aila's arms.

Willa scowls, losing her patience.

"CAN EVERYONE JUST SHUT. UP?!?!"

The silence is a blessing. "Thank you. DAMN, I couldn't hear myself think. As I've been TRYING to say, I think I know when and where we are, but if I'm right, then we're in for a pretty bad time."

...

And the result is even more noise and chaos in response to those words.

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"Oh, really?" Wil smirked at Penelope, then looked up, wrinkling his nose at Hannah. "I have enough self control. I'm not doing anything I shouldn't do. Zero strenuous physical activity until I'm healed. I know how that works, it's not my first time being seriously injured."

Tayen laughed at Hannah's reaction, shooting little finger guns at Penelope. "Sometimes it's the best medicine."

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Wil pouted. “It’s not like I meant to!” He sighed heavily, looking over at the door quickly when it opened. His eyes widened slightly.

Oh.

Oh boy.

Oh God there were way too many attractive people on this ship.

He cleared his throat, turning over slowly as not to aggravate his injury (while shooting Hannah a look that almost said “See, I’m learning”), standing up.

“Uh… hi.” Then he paused, holding up a hand. “Back up. What’d you say about your girlfriend?”

Hannah chuckles. “Not gonna lie, I expected more confusion at the sound effects.”

Penelope, who’d kinda been chewing on her finger for a moment while looking him over, blinks. “Huh? Ohhh, riiiight. Did they tell ya yet that a number of different alternate universes know each other’s universes as TV shows? Including you and me. Well, mine’s from a movie, but I digress. Anyways, my girlfriend knows lots about you, but she left off that you’re cute.”

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Wil bit his lip. "Oh yeah?" He leaned down, whispering in her ear, "I'd definitely love to see how much, one of these days..."

He pulled back, glancing at Hannah over Penelope's shoulder, laughing. "C'mon, what's that look for, doc? I'm not doing anybody." Yet. "I'm injured. Kinda got stabbed."

"Hmm, don't think I should find that relatable," Tayen laughed. "But, uh, sometimes it's a little..." She paused, then smirked. "... to the point."

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Wil pouted. “It’s not like I meant to!” He sighed heavily, looking over at the door quickly when it opened. His eyes widened slightly.

Oh.

Oh boy.

Oh God there were way too many attractive people on this ship.

He cleared his throat, turning over slowly as not to aggravate his injury (while shooting Hannah a look that almost said “See, I’m learning”), standing up.

“Uh… hi.” Then he paused, holding up a hand. “Back up. What’d you say about your girlfriend?”

Hannah chuckles. “Not gonna lie, I expected more confusion at the sound effects.”

Penelope, who’d kinda been chewing on her finger for a moment while looking him over, blinks. “Huh? Ohhh, riiiight. Did they tell ya yet that a number of different alternate universes know each other’s universes as TV shows? Including you and me. Well, mine’s from a movie, but I digress. Anyways, my girlfriend knows lots about you, but she left off that you’re cute.”

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Wil raised an eyebrow at her, looking down at her again. He shook his head a little. No, he needed... needed a minute. Needed a minute to pretend he was coping when really he wasn't.

Which was something he realized he'd been doing a lot since his mom died.

He smiled at Penelope, reaching up and gently putting his hand under her chin. "Either I'm crazy and somehow managed to dream up something as gorgeous as you, or I died and went to heaven be... cause..." He stopped, closing his eyes. "Hmm, nope, can't use that one, there's actual legitimate angels here, never mind. Moving on."

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Wil pouted. “It’s not like I meant to!” He sighed heavily, looking over at the door quickly when it opened. His eyes widened slightly.

Oh.

Oh boy.

Oh God there were way too many attractive people on this ship.

He cleared his throat, turning over slowly as not to aggravate his injury (while shooting Hannah a look that almost said “See, I’m learning”), standing up.

“Uh… hi.” Then he paused, holding up a hand. “Back up. What’d you say about your girlfriend?”

Hannah chuckles. “Not gonna lie, I expected more confusion at the sound effects.”

Penelope, who’d kinda been chewing on her finger for a moment while looking him over, blinks. “Huh? Ohhh, riiiight. Did they tell ya yet that a number of different alternate universes know each other’s universes as TV shows? Including you and me. Well, mine’s from a movie, but I digress. Anyways, my girlfriend knows lots about you, but she left off that you’re cute.”

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Wil jumped a little, having been so wrapped up in his crisis that he didn't even feel her approaching him. He looked down at her, clearing his throat, definitely not suddenly focused on the fact that she was right there.

Right there next to him, very close, and she was very pretty, and oh no.

But then his crisis took over again. He cleared his throat softly, nodding, leaning his head back against the wall.

"I know it's not an illusion spell," he sighed, "but the longer I'm here the more I wonder if I just went a little bit crazy."

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Wil pouted. “It’s not like I meant to!” He sighed heavily, looking over at the door quickly when it opened. His eyes widened slightly.

Oh.

Oh boy.

Oh God there were way too many attractive people on this ship.

He cleared his throat, turning over slowly as not to aggravate his injury (while shooting Hannah a look that almost said “See, I’m learning”), standing up.

“Uh… hi.” Then he paused, holding up a hand. “Back up. What’d you say about your girlfriend?”

Hannah chuckles. “Not gonna lie, I expected more confusion at the sound effects.”

Penelope, who’d kinda been chewing on her finger for a moment while looking him over, blinks. “Huh? Ohhh, riiiight. Did they tell ya yet that a number of different alternate universes know each other’s universes as TV shows? Including you and me. Well, mine’s from a movie, but I digress. Anyways, my girlfriend knows lots about you, but she left off that you’re cute.”

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... what?

Wil leaned back against the wall, closing his eyes. He... uh... what? What? What the fuck? What?

"We didn't cover that yet," Tayen whispered to herself, flinching slightly at Wil's reaction. Could've been worse, but... still.

"What?" was all the half-elf could manage.

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Wil pouted. “It’s not like I meant to!” He sighed heavily, looking over at the door quickly when it opened. His eyes widened slightly.

Oh.

Oh boy.

Oh God there were way too many attractive people on this ship.

He cleared his throat, turning over slowly as not to aggravate his injury (while shooting Hannah a look that almost said “See, I’m learning”), standing up.

“Uh… hi.” Then he paused, holding up a hand. “Back up. What’d you say about your girlfriend?”

Hannah chuckles. “Not gonna lie, I expected more confusion at the sound effects.”

Penelope, who’d kinda been chewing on her finger for a moment while looking him over, blinks. “Huh? Ohhh, riiiight. Did they tell ya yet that a number of different alternate universes know each other’s universes as TV shows? Including you and me. Well, mine’s from a movie, but I digress. Anyways, my girlfriend knows lots about you, but she left off that you’re cute.”

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Alfonso nodded, leading her outside, clearing his throat. Yikes, yikes, yikes. He turned to her slowly, taking a deep breath. "Hey..."

Hey? Hey?! That was the best he could do?!

"Sorry," Arthur mumbled, wrinkling his nose as he continued to work on her hair. "How did you even do this? Correction, no, who did this?" Because it certainly wasn't him, this time.

Wil and Lilith both reached out to set their hands on Penelope's thighs, a silent reminder from both of them to wait to react so excitedly until they had confirmation of something happening.

"Oooh..." Hale grinned, bouncing a little. "Guys, guys, guys, what do you think?"

Brynn sighed, sinking into her chair a little, trying to pretend she didn't exist.

For: @starbcrn-kids

Muses: Alfonso Mercer, S'Chn T'Gai Brynn

Guest Starring: Rebekah Keyali, S'Chn T'Gai Azura, Others (Orville College Students!)

"Feels weird seeing you starting with water," Azura chuckled, nudging Brynn gently, trying to joke with her to make her smile.

Brynn smiled softly, nodding. "Feels weird to start with water, honestly." She glanced at Grace, but said nothing to her directly.

Alfonso sipped his drink in silence, trying not to glance at Grace past his glass, though anyone who was paying attention to him would see that he was failing.

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Ziva nodded, looking back at the ghost and waiting silently, nodding again. "Northeast, she says. It's gonna be a good walk, but they all say it's safe."

She glanced at Wynn, taking a deep breath. It was hard. Showing what she could do. It was always hard. But especially in a universe like this, where it was... even less normal, because she wasn't anything special she was just a fucked up version of a human...

Lilith smiled weakly at Penelope. "Yeah. Yeah, it'll be okay."

Michelle looked up as she sensed... something. Someone? Someone familiar. "Incoming. Someone from the ship. I can't really put a finger on who."

After a few moments that felt like ages, Kenna broke into view. She sighed heavily. "Thank God." She looked over the group, stopping and blinking at the woman at the back, rubbing her eyes to make sure she was really seeing who she thought she was seeing. "Oh... my God."

"Incorrect," Melina smirked. "Good to see my favorite horse. Call me Melina."

"Kenna," the kelpie smiled. "I'm actually strangely glad to see you. And I'm not surprised you're already armed." She squinted a little at strap connected to the pod Grayson was holding, walking over. "Alright. Surrender it. Don't argue."

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Melina partly playfully saluted Lara, standing at the edge of the group. She listed off her powers in her head. Seduction, illusion, hypnotism were the major ones, the ones she could rely on most in battle. Better than the human children had.

Aida held Avery tight. She didn’t want to let go, too scared of her disappearing if she did.

Michelle stepped over to Brynn, standing close without touching her. She leaned over and whispered, “I know you’ll need to eat soon. Don’t worry, I can take it.” Brynn blinked at her, frowning a little, but not arguing.

Ziva closed her eyes. She nodded silently, trying to calm down. Don’t focus on them. Focus on Wynn, on getting safe. On-

She looked up abruptly, looking at seemingly nothing to anyone else. “What?” She pushed herself up off the ground hastily, nearly falling back over in the process. “What are you talking about?”

Eretria pulled away from Oliver a little, confused. “What’s…?”

“Are you sure?” Ziva asked. She shook her head. “No, no, it’s just me. It always has been.” She blinked, her eyes going wide. “You would? Really?”

“Ziva, what’s happening?” Lilith asked, standing up.

“They’re…” Ziva cleared her throat, turning to Lara. “The dead people… they want to lead us to a safe clearing.”

Eretria blinked. She looked up at Oliver and back to Ziva. So that was what was weird about her. She’d known there was something, but she hadn’t known what exactly. She grabbed onto Oliver’s hand, shaking like a leaf. She wasn’t sure how long she could bottle it up, but she’d be damned if she didn’t try.

Lilith held out her hand to Penelope, biting her lip.

Lara watches Ziva, cocking her head, blinking a few times when the girl looks back at her before nodding quickly. “Okay. Okay. I’d take any help we can get right now.”

Oliver plays with Eretria’s hair, shrugging when she looks up at him, holding her close, squeezing her hand.

Wynn rubs his best friend’s back, surprised, knowing how much of a big deal this was to her. He needs to make sure she’s okay with everything.

Penelope takes Lilith’s hand quickly, taking deep breaths. “It’s gonna be okay.” It has to be. She needs a joke. She needs to make this all funny, somehow. It’s her nature… and she thinks they need it.

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"A girl who isn't an alcoholic in training," Rebekah snorted, raising her margarita a bit. "But seriously, are you feeling alright?"

This is fine, Alfonso thought, shifting around a little in his seat. This is fine. This is fine. Completely fine. This is fine.

"Is this a case we need to call Michelle for?" Azura smirked, raising an eyebrow.

For: @starbcrn-kids

Muses: Alfonso Mercer, S'Chn T'Gai Brynn

Guest Starring: Rebekah Keyali, S'Chn T'Gai Azura, Others (Orville College Students!)

"Feels weird seeing you starting with water," Azura chuckled, nudging Brynn gently, trying to joke with her to make her smile.

Brynn smiled softly, nodding. "Feels weird to start with water, honestly." She glanced at Grace, but said nothing to her directly.

Alfonso sipped his drink in silence, trying not to glance at Grace past his glass, though anyone who was paying attention to him would see that he was failing.