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WHO: Jon & Laurie
WHERE: Laurie & Tank's apartment
WHEN: Monday afternoon
WARNINGS: Naked blue man
SUMMARY: Laurie's 16, Jon comes to discuss things, etc etc
FORMAT: Whatev

Laurie smiled at her communicator before putting it down next to her. She was sitting on the couch in her costume -- since nothing in the closet fit and this is what she was wearing when she got here -- still not sure of what was going on. It was nice to know a familiar face was around though, however little they knew about each other. Plus, Jon was interesting. She'd been curious since the moment she saw him and now was her chance to get to know the guy better. And maybe get some questions answered, of course.

She grabbed a cigarette off the coffee table and lit it while waiting.

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Whoa, whoa, whoa. Laurie had no idea what this guy was talking about at this point. Completely went right over her head. She wondered if 30year old Laurie Juspeczyk could understand him.

And now he wanted her to play guessing games. She raised an eyebrow. "A... wristwatch?" Laurie really didn't get how this was helping, none of her questions had been answered, and --

"Um. Wait."

She was almost positive he was thinking about a watch.

"How'd you do that to me?"

Jonathan didn't reply at first. Instead, his calm chilly gaze focus on Laurie's much more naively oblivious one.

"I didn't. When you arrived here, you gained that ability. How about now?"

The first A-Bomb. Hiroshima.

Okay so Jon forgot about subtlety but it could have been worse.

"I -- OH shit, Jon! Shit, I don't wanna see that!" She jumped off the couch, nearly dropping her cigarette. This image was a lot more horrifying. "Why would you even -- " Laurie narrowed her eyes. "That was really awful, thanks."

Slowly sitting back down, she bit her lower lip.

"Ugh. So what, now I can read people's minds?"

Jonathan's brow showed the faintest sign of furrowing, as he came to the realization of what he just did. Perhaps that was pushing it too far.

"I apologize."

Though, there were metaphorically worse memories he could have thought of.

"Yes, you can. Initially you were unable to control the ability, and as a result, you were attaining empathic abilities as well. Perhaps instinctively, you now have it under control, though that is somewhat doubtful."

"Huh..."

Laurie needed some time to think about this. Telepathy? I mean, it was kinda cool, but... she didn't want to go off seeing cities get destroyed halfway through dinner or something.

"What's doubtful about having it under control, huh?" She was beginning to get the hint that this guy was fucking weird.

"Well, it's just that given your current state in memory, I find it difficult to believe that you may have these very recent abilities under control. You are after all, seventeen years, four months, two weeks, three days, seven hours, thirty-five minutes, and seventeen seconds in the past."

He realized how much different he must have seemed to her. Even in the short while they knew each other, he'd still been somewhat more empathetic.

Jonathan was going to have to lower the bar just a bit.

"Is there anything specific you want to know about yourself, Laurie?"

"Oh," she replied simply. And he apparently had a thing for numbers. "Hey, I bet you're always on time," she said with a laugh.

Well that was an interesting question. She wasn't really sure how to go about answering it -- she didn't know what precisely to ask.

"Umm. Well. How long have I been here? Like, my future self I mean. Who are my friends, who do I hang out with on a regular basis, that sort of thing."

Jonathan did not laugh. He never laughed. At anything.

"You have a good social reputation, higher than the average positive feedback from personal relations. Other residents find you quite reliable and conscientious. You seem to have the closest relationship with "Tank Girl." Though prior to that, you were also exceedingly familiar with Daniel Dreiberg and seemed to insinuate that you were more sympathetic with Rorschach and his typically profound choice in actions."

Jonathan would have mentioned himself as well, but he was irrelevant.

None of that sounded all too bad.

Laurie smiled. "Guess I'm not doing too bad for myself, huh? So what are you, like the Seer of All Things or something? Fortune Teller Extraordinare?"

"You really aren't aware of my abilities then?" It had been quite some time since they had the discussion.

"I'm capable of seeing past the present, yes. Ordinarily, I would be able to control both time and space, and my actual sense of the past, present, and future would be nil. Though, that doesn't seem to be the case here."

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THIS IS ALL SO VERY TRAGIC

OW MY BRAIN, THANKS JON

just this nice lil watch then KABOOOOOOOOOOOM

YEAH THANKS >[

THIS GUY WAS FUCKING WEIRD. DYING.

HAHAHA :D

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LMFAOFNJASF this is a fail tag btw sorry bb

I'M SO TEMPTED TO PLAY THE GUESS HUZ UR DAD CARD BUT HE WOULDNT BE DAT MEAN