First Bamf [Action/Accidental Video]

[wildbluevagner]

[Action/Accidental Video]

[So Kurt intially wakes up near the southern lake - in an immediate panic at the lack of clothes, even his uniform, or his image inducer. He only sees the book nearby. Curiously, he winds up peering into it and musing into it, unaware that it's recording this snippet.]

Doesn't look at all like the bayou... Where did they go? [He looks down into the book.] And where did this book come from? My name's on it. A gift from the Professor? Something about this book seems really weird... But I should try to find the others first.

[And so... this blue, fuzz demon will be teleporting around in acrid puffs of smoke, trying to stick to treetops and following the river towards the village. Every now and then, he stops just to take another look at the book. There's got to be something he's missing. And are those voices he hears from this weird book?

And as he arrives at the village, he may wind up accidentally teleporting into one of several houses. Something just seems a little off about his power here, you know? Hope this blue demon-looking guy doesn't catch you off-guard, with the dramatic smoke puffs that follow him. He could even wind up in the item or clothing shop before meeting anyone he knows.]

Comments

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[wildbluevagner]

It's not like you did any of this. [He says that part in a somewhat restrained voice.] It's just so... We've been through a lot of weird stuff back home, and sure, I've seen another dimension too, but if all this is real, than it is really taking the cake.

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[touchofrogue]

Just wait - it gets better.

[But they're by the Clothing Store now, so Rogue heads towards the door.]

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[wildbluevagner]

Oh, the suspense is killing me. [He says with sarcasm as they approach.] This is it?

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[touchofrogue]

Yeah. Let's get you somethin' a little warmer.

[And into the shop she goes. Coming?]

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[wildbluevagner]

I could use a second coat.

[He gives a small tug at his fuzz, but as they enter the shop he's careful to be alert of anyone nearby, ready to duck or teleport out of sight.]

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[touchofrogue]

[Mercifully enough, the story is empty. Rogue points over to the men's section.]

Men's section's over there. See what you can find.

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[wildbluevagner]

[He takes a good look around first, anyway. The emptiness is kind of... eerie to Kurt.]

Will do!

[And then he scampers along, beginning to rifle through the men's clothing. Some of them look oddly familiar. There's a baggy pair of pants with a distinctive ketchup stain. And oh, the fabled boxer shorts.]

They've really got a good selection here! If I could find my image inducer, I could be pretty much set.

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[touchofrogue]

I guess we'll hafta keep on the look out for it.

[So much to talk about, how does she even start?]

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[wildbluevagner]

You think it'll just be... lying around somewhere?

[He takes another look around to make sure the place is still empty before bamfing over to the dressing room. He'll only be in there long enough to set up his pants and boxer shorts.]

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[touchofrogue]

Stuff tends ta show up, yeah.

[...]

Kurt?

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[wildbluevagner]

Yeah, Rogue?

[He says with some uncertainy as he step out with a shirt in hand, boxer shorts sticking out from his pants.]

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[touchofrogue]

So... somethin' else you should know about this place. It can tend ta... get repeats.

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[wildbluevagner]

Repeats. [He... repeats. And goes for the least threatening interpretation.] Like... like on the tv? I guess it would be really hard to get new episodes in a place like this...

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[touchofrogue]

[Sorry, Kurt.]

Like... people leave. An' then come back. An' sometimes they don't remember bein' here at all.

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[wildbluevagner]

[Leaving and coming back without memories? That sounds... scary. He looks her in the eyes.]

Rogue... What are you trying to say?

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[touchofrogue]

I'm sayin' - don't be too surprised if ya see someone who recognizes you, who you don't know.

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[wildbluevagner]

You mean... I've...? [He tears his eyes away and squeezes a white t-shirt over his fuzzy chest.] No, it's... That's not possible.

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[touchofrogue]

Nah, it's... pretty possible. You were here with me a good long time. [...] Sorry, I know that must be weird.

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[wildbluevagner]

It is! [He says, higher than he intended to.] Rogue, I was... I was on Earth the whole time! How could we both have been here? Weird time vortexes can't work that way! And... what, all my memories just zapped away?

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[touchofrogue]

Time at home stands still while we're here. An' when we go home... [She gestured to him vaguely] we forget Luceti. An' sometimes when people come back, they forget all about it too.

[She feels somewhat miserable about this and so apologizes again.]

I'm sorry, Kurt, that's - just the way it is.

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[wildbluevagner]

Not your fault. [He says quietly, almost robotically as he processes it all.] So I've been here and back again. And you... You've really been here for these whole two years?

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[touchofrogue]

Give or take a few months, yeah.

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[wildbluevagner]

It's still so hard to believe.

[Kurt turns his attention back to Rogue again, taking in the differences. And he gives a bitter chuckle.]

To think, after all that trouble we went through to find you... In a way, you still got to leave us all, anyway.

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[touchofrogue]

[Ouch. Ouch.]

No, Kurt.

[She took a half-step forward and stopped awkwardly.]

You comin' ta find me changed everything. [She swallowed hard.] I don't know... where we go from here. When you were here before you... hadn't found me yet. But... [Nervous. So nervous. He could turn her aside now and she would deserve it.] We found a way ta be... be family here. You're my brother, Kurt.

[It wasn't the first time she'd said it to him. But he'd forgotten that now, forgotten how long it had taken and what it meant to them then. But maybe... maybe it would still mean something to him now.]

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[wildbluevagner]

[His eyes, already gaining some perculiar glossiness, widened as she finished speaking.]

I was waiting to talk to you, Rogue. When we were leaving the bayou. I wanted to make sure that... that we really had found you. Before all that happened with Gambit, I thought you really were lost. It wasn't until you talked about leaving, and then you disappeared, that I realized... I could still lose you more. [And hearing about his previous stay here, how he could have treated her... It must have hurt.] So I'd be a horrible brother if I gave up then. And maybe I was, for having already given up before that.

That's why I wanted to ask you a question. But... [He looks down and takes a hesitant step closer - reaching for her shoulders or whichever parts of her arms were covered.] I think you just answered it. [He hesitates for another moment, as if making sure it felt right to add on.] It's... it's really good to see you again. [Another pause of consideration, before he almost breathes the last word, with a degree of uncertainty.] Sis.