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b-beaumont:

always the friendly face, orion’s interjection was met with a smile. “non, non. not a bother at all,” she assured him, locking her phone and slipping it into her back pocket to give him her full, undivided attention. “looking for something? sounds ominous. what are your questions?”

“It’s... Not nearly as ominous as I made it sound... More... weird than anything. Um... Okay... Have you seen any... Upturned trash cans around town? And... I mean... trash strewn everywhere like... something got into it?”

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dipinthestars:

Dipper wasn’t an employee. Hell, he was pretty sure he could never get a job anywhere with how much his mind wandered off. Orion talked in short segments, which didn’t please Dipper’s attention span. “Whoa, dude. I’m pretty sure I missed half of what you just said. Are you with a God organization? If so, I, myself, have a few questions to ask you.”

Orion frowned a bit as the other spoke; clearly he hadn’t completely listened, which, to be fair, was understandable. He wasn’t certain if he’d want to listen to himself either. “N-no.. I.. I’m not. I’m not part of any organization, actually.”

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“Hi, um..” Orion approached the person standing closest to him, a small checklist in his hand, along with a pencil. “Could... Okay... Um... Sorry to uh.. Sorry to bother, but.. Could I ask you... A few questions? I’m... I’m not talking about... God or anything. It’s just generic questions, I promise.. I uh... I’m looking for... something.”

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macenpines:

One of Macen’s life goals was to walk down the aisle with a bouquet of hand picked flowers. Wish spring coming to an end, she decided to take part in her yearly tradition of pretending at the rose garden at the park. She carefully picked her bouquet or roses, and took her time cutting the thorns off. She was preparing herself to walk down the makeshift aisle to a gazebo when a person came up behind her. “What? No… I’m not doing… whatever it is you think I’m doing.”

“Are.... Are you practicing for... a date?” He asked, furrowing his brow a bit. He knew his cousin was weird, but he didn’t think that she was completely bonkers. It just seemed... very odd that she’d be practicing in the open like this.

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maxwellv-ltage:

Maxwell wiped down the counter of the coffee shop, pushing his hair back and huffing once he was finished. He thought working there would help him work on his anger, but it had done quite the opposite. It was a miracle he hadn’t been fired yet. As another person walked up to the counter, he couldn’t help but sign. “What’ll it be?”

Orion shifted awkwardly on his feet as he looked down at the notes he had taken. There was some sort of familiar creature lurking around the town, and he was determined to find it and replace it back in its home. Asking around for witnesses, however, was awkward. The last thing he wanted to do was alert a ton of towns people about it. “Actually I uh... I just... Okay this is... I have a... weird... question...”

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ahappygoof:

“Hey, you! Wanna go to the park? I hear there’s art stuff going on. I don’t know what that means, but I can guarantee that it’s going to be fun because art is always fun! Every art-related thing I’ve been to has been fun and entertaining. I’ll pay if you need a ticket. I think I have five dollars in change. Let’s hope that’s all we need!” Happy was in hyperdrive. They loved celebrating everyone’s differences and thought that this was a perfect opportunity to get to know more people. So, they stood there, pointing to the random person, hoping they would take the chance to go with them to the park.

Orion smiled as he saw his friend approach him, offering a shy wave as he did. He seemed to be recovering since the last time they had spoken, which was good. “Don’t worry... You don’t have to pay for me.” The young man placed his hands in his pockets, still smiling a bit. He wasn’t sure what else to say however, so he looked down awkwardly.

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cal-the-silent-sparrow:

Cal thought about it for a minute. As much as he believed in trial by fire, he also wanted to make Orion comfortable. “Alright, we’lol just work on our form with the air then. Savvy?

He nodded. “That would make me a bit more comfortable. Sorry, Cap’n.” Orion rubbed his neck a bit awkwardly. Still, he was more than ready to test out swordplay, even if he knew he probably wasn’t going to be great at it.

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macenpines:

“Oh well… We’ll just have to agree to disagree.” Macen shrugged.

“Yeah... I guess so.” He shrugged his shoulders a bit but nodded.

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rowanflippincorduroy:

Well, here he was. The Capitol. Rowan had honestly never been more nerve wracked in his entire life, even compared to his first encounter with Gravity Falls weirdness then when his abilities first came to light. On the other hand, he’d also never been more excited in all of his 19 years because he would be reuniting with Orion, his best friend. The fact that they were going to be roommates also stacked on to his joy, helped him forget the nervousness whenever it got to be too much. As Rowan walked, albeit a bit slower than usual due to the bags he was carrying, he also pulled out his phone in order to send a text Orion’s way. ‘Hey, I’m almost there. Ready to get this party started?’

As Orion’s phone buzzed, he felt a wave of excitement hit him as he clamored to find the device. Once it was in his hands, he grinned and practically shot up to a sitting position. 'Heck yeah I am! Where are you? Do you need help with your bags?’

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@rowanflippincorduroy

Orion hadn’t seen his best friend in months, at least in person, and the fact that they were going to be roommates excited him to no end. It would be great to see Rowan every day, to be able to share a room and watch movies together. They could study and talk and hang out instead of having to do everything over video chat or wait until they all had free time.  He couldn’t help the smile that was spread wide across his features as he finished up preparing the room for his friend. He didn’t even care that he’d be sleeping in a single bed anymore, though he would miss the room he had when the beds were pushed together. He flopped down on his smaller mattress and covered his face as he waited to hear a knock on the door or a text, some sort of indicator that his friend had arrived.

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cal-the-silent-sparrow:

To answer his question, Cal quickly pulled a fancy move, twirling his sword around, throwing it up into the air, and catching it before it hit the ground. “Does that answer your question, mate?”

“I mean, that’s really impressive, and you’re probably well versed in sword play, but that doesn’t mean using you as a human target is necessarily safe.” He frowned a bit as he looked to the sword in his hand. Still, it was pretty cool.

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rainafitz:

Raina didn’t realize that the gnomes started to get rather.. irritated by her declination. She frowned as she tried to get them off of her. “I second that,” she whispered as he managed to finally shake the last one off of her leg. “Let’s go,” she said and began to hurry away. “Now I know why you were running!” She said to him.

Orion moved to kick some of the gnomes off of her quickly before taking her hand and breaking off into a dead sprint. He hoped she would be able to keep up with him without causing her to fall. “I... I-i have an idea! B-but you’ll have to promise me to be quiet about it, okay?”

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gavinwestergaard:

“You’re not stupid, I am, or my jokes are anyway,” Gavin laughed, though it vanished when Orion mentioned thE gnomes dens. “Why the hell were you doing that in the first place, man?”

“Well... Okay.. I saw a few of them heading to the forest and... Well.. I got curious. I didn’t think they’d actually see me. And... When they did, they got pissed.”

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macenpines:

“Well why wouldn’t it be true on all accounts, Onion?”

He cringed at the nickname but looked back to his cousin. “You haven’t met everyone with powers... So it’s hard to know if it’s a correlation or anecdotal.”

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ahappygoof:

“Oof!” Happy let out as they saw the gnomes launched their weapons towards two. Happy immediately requested the help of the surrounding plant life and the plants grew to shield both of them. “They’re such little stinkers aren’t they? I think they just need love.”

As soon as the plants shielded them, he took a deep breath. He didn’t figure the relief would stay. “Can.... C-can the plants wrap around the gnomes until we can get away?” He peered from behind the plant life curiously. “I don’t think they need love.”

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hysterikalsnow:

When the other stopped running, Erik was relieved. A few more steps and he might’ve passed out. Taking out his inhaler, he heard a large roar. Erik looked up, only to be met by a large reptilian creature. It was roaring at the gnomes and they were running the other direction. Still not hitting his inhaler, Erik stared at the creature until it transformed back into the boy that had been running beside him previously. At the boy’s words, Erik just nodded his head, before finally lifting his inhaler and taking a hit. 

Orion nodded his thanks to the other before moving to sit on the sidewalk. “Are you... going to be okay?” He furrowed his brow in concern, hoping they wouldn’t need a trip to the hospital or anything.

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cal-the-silent-sparrow:

Cal grinned at the boy’s excitement. It was a good feeling knowing that the boy was excited about this. “Wow is right, mate,” Cal said as he drew his sword. “Now let’s see if you have some natural form.” He then pulled his sword up to block his face. “Try and strike me.”

Orion had only seen television shows and movies of sword play, never had he really studied it. The idea of someone like him having any version of ‘natural form’ was amusing. “A-are you sure you’re not going to get hurt? I’m not about to be responsible for a-a life threatening wound..” Surely there were easier things to strike at rather than Cal.