Quarantined in the new year

[PoeticJustice]

Alice frowns deeply at the question "where are you from". Her brow furrows and she seems to hunch in on herself, grabbing her copy of the Last Free Voice from the table and beginning to fold it up. Once it was completely folded, she began to carefully unfold it. Once it was unfolded, she began to fold it. One could almost see the wheels turning behind her eyes as she considered the question, turning it over and over in her mind.

"Nowhere," she said finally, to an unfolded paper. She traced the word 'late' over with a finger as her brow remained furrowed. "Although New York most recently. California before that. Now here."

She carefully folded the paper back up and held it in her hands, looking at it instead of any of the others.

[Tempest]

vasily perked up at the mention of new York. and cheerfully looked over to Alice.

what part a NY. I was living in the tunnels and subways around the city.

shifting his attention over to lou. it was getting harder for vasily to concentrate with his constant migraine. vasily was refusing to take his meds because it dulled him made him slow.

lou why ya never go to the city lots of work in that place for people that do your type of work?

[PoeticJustice]

"Brooklynn," she responded without looking up. "I was-" she visibly stopped herself from finishing her sentence, her brow furrowing even more deeply. The paper was then placed on the table and she rubbed the part of her jacket that covered the tattoo of the candle.

"I was doing some work for a food kitchen. Carrying boxes, things like that," she finished quietly. She shifted uncomfortably in her chair before settling, looking out over the horizon and seeming to be lost in thought or memory. "Helping people is important," she murmured, mostly to herself.

[Owle Isohos]

Kelsey nodded to Alice. She was glad to see another charitable soul.

"I'm from Arlington, Massachusetts myself, but it might as well be a different world out here. I grew up a bus ride away from the city - a year ago I never would have dreamed there were places where cell phones didn't work."

Looking thoughtful, she turned to Vasily. "You might try asking Chastity. I think she mentioned working for McGregor, or maybe it was one of the other big corporations. And I think I heard they were moving here from White Noise, so maybe he'll know something."

Content that Alice wasn't going to have any kind of violent reaction to her presence, Kelsey moved fully up onto the porch to lean against the railing.

"As for Whisper Hill, the locals don't want anyone else going there, it seems. I've been warned away by both Dr. Ellie and that fellow Eugene. Eugene was saying bad stuff there happens after dark. Billy St. Francis said it was a place where bad things happen, and people don't want to acknowledge them, or talk about them, and maybe that's part of why they keep outsiders away."

[ronfiction]

"I'm not a fan on the city. I mean; I've been to Boston a few times. To in to see the bruins or sox play when I get lucky and have the money for a ticket. But living there? No way man."

Lou says to Vasily.

"So many people, no place to park and the crime. Gross, city living sucks even if there is more work to do. The closest thing to crime around these parts is hunting out of season or a cheating wife and an ex-best friend getting gunned down by an dude home from work early."

He says with a chuckle. He stands up from the table and picks up a hand full of snow and forms it into a ball.

"There are a lot of weird stories about Whisper Hill but I'm not one to rush to judgements. I'm gonna give this place a chance."

He said and tossed the snow ball out off the pourch.

"I bet there are plenty of parking there."

He said with a grin.

[PoeticJustice]

Alice listened intently, eyes sliding between Lou and Kelsey before she picked up her copy of the newsletter again. It was carefully unfolded and then set down on the paper before turning it over. She rummaged in her pocket for a pen and then began, carefully, writing along the top of the page.

[ronfiction]

Lou rubs his chin and looks around at the others that we're hanging out with him.

"So what brings you folks here to Whisper Hill? So many folks from outta town showing up at the same time has got of the locals on edge but again; I'm not one to jump to conclusions."

He says and looks to Vasily and Kelsey.

[Tempest]

vasily looks up from fiddling with some dice he pulled out of somewhere. he was thinking about telling them some tall tale but felt none of them are the enemy. yet.

well I came here because the people that played with my head have somebody and I have been told she will be is wisperhill even if she is not Rashid has work for me here I think. plus lately the tunnels have been getting odd and full of stuff.

vasil rolled the dice across the table to lou. pursing his lips and furrowing his brows.

but I don't know if any of it is true anymore. I lost my touch stone my person that kept me grounded. people like me need that.

vasily looked deeply sad almost normal in his sadness.

[PoeticJustice]

Alice continued writing all through V's explanation until the last words. And then her pen stopped moving and her entire body stopped, as if someone had hit the pause button. She didn't move. She didn't move. And then she began to tremble violently. Her grip on her pen shifted to a fist, her breath shaky. Her eyes were closed.

The trembling upgraded to shaking, and the air around her felt uncomfortably full, like the air just before a storm, charged and full of energy. Her brow furrowed as her eyes squeezed more tightly shut, her other hands shifting into a fists. Her lips parted to let out a shaking breath.

And then she stood up, knocking her chair over in the process.

She didn't say anything, just turned to flee from the trio, putting space between her and any other human being, her shoes crunching in the snow.

[Tempest]

vasily looked up at the motion. he sighed knowing what was happening. he felt bad for her.

well I guess that was bound to happen. when a person like us brakes we brake differently. its a shame.

vasily would visit her and make sure she was ok and not in danger.