#anomaly.ask

[classified-coworker]

I think @c0worker-bryce is having a baby-

"...What do you mean by that."

[anomalous-antagonist]

> [ Guilt. Lots of it. His chest was tight with the feeling, and he wanted to apologize. He was fiddling with his sleeves, nervous. Any loud noise would cause him panic. ]

"... h-hey... Ant...?"

> [ His voice, familiar and warm. ]

( @doppelcoworker )

>[Growling.]

>[Bright red eyes are staring at him from the darkness. And the sound of static, and that growling.]

>[It's clear Jasper is unwelcome. But it's hard to know why]

>[At the sound of Jasper's voice the growling turns to a snarl. Low and hostile. Ant doesn't seem like himself. And... he doesn't really look like himself either.]

[classified-coworker]

> [ He hoped his new friend(?) hadn't stood him up. It's already embarrassing enough to stand there, wearing a girly outfit. ]

( @doppelcoworker )

"Jasper! Hey!"

>[The grey-suited man runs over to him. In his typical grey suit. Wow, he really doesn't have much to wear.]

"Sorry for the delay, traffic was a bitch and a half!"

"You look-"

>[He pauses, not quite expecting to see Jasper in such clothes. He seems a little dumbfounded for a moment. But then again. It does suit Jasper himself. Plus, who is he to judge? He doesn't have taste.]

>[Too bad he forgets to finish his sentence. That and the look on his face speaks volumes.]

[classified-coworker]

There is a call from a number. Expected, after all, these two were contacts, it was only part of the deal, no? It was late in the night. Concerning, maybe, but still. A yawn could be heard.

"... Hail. Pardon mine intrusion... I do keep myself awake at this hour."

It must be important since he doesn't usually call.

( @polaroid-angel )

"...Hello? D-0932 speaking. Apologies, but the man you are trying to contact is currently... busy."

"What business do you have calling 01?"

>[The voice on the other end is similar, but not quite Tanner's. But.. who is this 01?]

[classified-coworker]

This was not a conversation he wanted to have... nevertheless, the same number called. A personal one.

"H-Hey, uhm... so... my coworker found out about you... nothing bad! He's in the same rank as me, everything's fine...-"

"Who're you calling, Val?"

"I-It's that Tanner guy..."

( @polaroid-angel )

"...As I've heard."

"So, can you tell me exactly why he found out about me...?"

>[He can hear Porter's voice in the background and scoffs, though he corrects his tone to something less... hostile.]

"I mean- if I remember correctly, our deal was to be directly between me and Mr. Director, with you as a middleman, yes?"

[classified-coworker]

>[Protag was shaken up by his meeting with his employer, feelingly heavily guilty about the events that occurred today. He decided to stop by his associates office to check in with Coworker. He gently cracked the door open and stepped in, not very keen on the fact that he hadn’t knocked.]

“Hey…”

[¿📞💼?]

"...Oh, hey..."

>[Coworker turns to look at Protag. He looks stressed right now, sitting at his desk with three empty mugs of what was coffee. He's currently smoking]

[classified-coworker]

>".......YAY!!!!!"

[He points at the guy wearing the mask]

"Hm?"

"Oh, another masked doppelganger?"

"You definitely look odd. Perhaps an extradimensional sort?"

[classified-coworker]

> [ He's not bored, he tried to convince himself as he called the number he despised so much, he's just staving away boredom until he finds something better to do. ]

> [ Yes, that's normal. ]

"H-Hi... uh..."

> [ He ends up purring lowly. Though it just sounded like a cat was nearby. ]

( @doppelcoworker )

"Oh! Hello Jasper! I didn't expect to hear from you again!"

>[he can hear the purring but doesn't question it... yet.]

"How are you, old pal?"

[anomalous-antagonist]

Hello!! ~ I just wanted to say you look so cool!! That's all you just look great!! ~

I'm Winnie btw!

"Oh... hello.."

>[He smiles at Winnie, eyeing him for a few seconds. He seems to not mind Winnie, since he remains docile. He wouldn't hurt a kid. Or someone who's kid-adjacent.]

"You seem pleasant... weirdly nice to... whatever I am. Why is that...? Surely you don't just feel inclined to be nice because... appearances... right?"

[anomalous-antagonist]

"!! There you are!!"

> [ Colleague approached you with a concerned expression. ]

"I was looking for you! Do you have any idea how worried I was?"

( @doppelcoworker )

"..."

>[He growls softly and turns to face Colleague, static buzzing around him and ringing in Colleague's ears]

"...you're not him."

"you are not my colleague..."

>[He looks wrong. His skin's grey, eyes a burning red, and he seems to repeatedly glitch in and out of reality. He begins to bare his teeth, and growl a little deeper, the static becoming a near deafening screech]

[classified-coworker]

Youy gave my dad amnesia vro how dare you..!!!! *Pulls your stupid fucking hair*

>[He grabs the child and throws her. He seems about to shoot, but decides against it.]

"Don't do that."

"And I didn't do anything like that. It's called head injury for a reason."

[classified-coworker]

<[You received mail! It's a small box tied up with a little note]

'hey there, I recently lost my memories because of you! I think your aware and I just wanted to tell you that it was all my fault. I was a bitch and I'm sorry. So I made you this!'

<[it's a cute looking dessert!]

<[it looks like it was made with care. Right?]

- @c0worker-bryce

>[He sighs. However much he wants to decline the dessert, he's starving, having not eaten a thing in a couple days now. Plus, it seems so pleasant! He sits down and begins eating it.]

>[He feels guilty though, sitting at his desk and starting to type up a message for the man]

"Hello Bryce. I would like to apologize for the loss of your memory. Please, do not feel guilty for it. The entire situation was on me. I was reckless, giving you information that put not only me at risk, but you and maybe even your family at risk. Rather than asking you to keep it to yourself for the time being, or working something out with you, I chose to cause violence, and ultimately hurt you and your family anyways. I feel imense guilt for what I did, and it was noy worth ir, i wamt to apolofuse for ehat i did fo youu, and I wamy to malr id tihjt, if uoi'lk lrtttttdddddddddddddddd..."

>[He grows tired, slowly spacing out and eventually passing out at his desk with a thud, half eaten dessert still in his hand.]

[classified-coworker]

“Ooooh, what an… interesting guy you are!”

> It’s yet another version of you… His outfit looks like one of a rockstar’s. Well, this is new.

“…Where the hell are you from? That chip on your neck is freakin’ me out… must be from one of those super depressing dimensions…”

( from @rockst8rs , new rp acc woohoo!! )

>[For once, Coworker isn't at work, and rather is out trying to find himself something to wear after having gone out with Jasper before. When he turns to face the other man, he just... stares. Almost put into shock at his appearance.]

"...Huh?"

>[He was not paying attention.]

>[He does become self-aware again though, and looks away from the lookalike, realizing that he had registered absolutely none of his questions.]

"Could you repeat that...?"

[classified-coworker]

Uh…Hello?

[The guy carefully steps back, JUST IN CAST if something happens.]

What’s with the…thing on your neck?

"Oh, hi there!"

>[He smiles warmly at Winnie, before looking away, asked that same old question again.]

"Uh, It's not really that important, its just a piece of company equipment!"

"So, uhh, what's your name?"

[classified-coworker]

> [ Even when he was on his bed, he still needed answers. At first, he was fearful of the consequences of what he had encountered... nights ago? He doesn't know how long it has been. ]

> [ He dialled the number on the card he first found and waited for the person to pick up. His voice was raspy as he exhaled an answer. ]

"H-Hello...?"

( @doppelcoworker )

"Mm'yallo! This is Clayton Cox of-" [BLEEEEP] "-industries! How can I help you?"

>[He sounds cheerful on the other end, unaware of who's calling him]

[anomalous-antagonist]

> [ The day of scares is slowly approaching, Jasper must have been confused about his own change. It was quite the metamorphosis after what he pulled. ]

> [ He looked around in a... yellow dress...? And he has no stubble? He smells like Jasper, it surely is, but he looks like a completely different guy. ]

"Ant~? Are we playing hide-and-seek? Halloween is coming up and I wanted to show you something cool!"

( @doppelcoworker )

"..."

>[Ant slowly approaches, the man somewhat unfamiliar. But... he looks like jasper, a little. and certainly smells like Jasper.]

>[He gets up behind Jasper and puts his tendrils around him, placing his chin on Jasper's shoulder]

"...where fuzz?"