e-mpathetic In reply to future-is-present [2016-01-07 17:59:17 +0000 UTC]

( sure, go ahead- thanks! )

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future-is-present In reply to e-mpathetic [2016-01-07 18:05:00 +0000 UTC]

/tony is out of his ward for a bit
/he decided there was no need to stay today
/the teachers would be fine without his leadership
/he hoped
/oh well
/his priority was to spend just the right amount of time looking for another watch for his collection 
/it always struck the others as odd that this matter of time that resembled a clock to a degree...
/would bother to collect clocks 
/but he did, it was one of his few actual hobbies 

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e-mpathetic In reply to chesapeakes [2015-12-23 23:49:02 +0000 UTC]

"Wait- Hannibal, really? How did you figure it out?"

*he doesn't get the reference*
*he doesn't even know who John Cena is*
*oh my god*

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chesapeakes In reply to e-mpathetic [2015-12-23 23:54:34 +0000 UTC]

"Oh? I thought it was obvious."

// I'M LAUGHING i'm sorry
// how does he even know about john cena?
// hannibal is too old to know about cool memes

"I'm surprised you haven't noticed."
"He left decisive evidence at the crime scene."
"He left swag, Will."

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e-mpathetic In reply to chesapeakes [2015-12-24 00:03:54 +0000 UTC]

*the mun is currently dying*

"He did? The techs didn't mention it, nor did Jack...hm, there wasn't even an investigative file opened on him...."

*he's so confused, but he wants to understand*
*so adorkable*

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chesapeakes In reply to e-mpathetic [2015-12-24 00:14:05 +0000 UTC]

"Maybe you should enquire about it?"
"John Cena might be vital in solving the case, so
it's important you make sure you're up to date on things."

// he's trying so hard to keep a straight face ohh my god
// hannibal confirmed for being an actual twelve year old
// his humour is literally just memes and awful cannibal puns

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e-mpathetic In reply to chesapeakes [2015-12-26 15:21:01 +0000 UTC]

"Hm...I suppose you're right."

*he pulls out his phone and texts Jack*
*Tell me everything you know about John Cena.*
*There, that should help*

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chesapeakes In reply to e-mpathetic [2015-12-26 18:12:42 +0000 UTC]

"Of course."

// cue one of his usual smug smiles
// hannibal you ass leave poor will alone
// the guy already embarrasses himself enough

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e-mpathetic In reply to chesapeakes [2015-12-26 22:21:27 +0000 UTC]

*a few minutes pass*
*Will gets a text and reads it, then frowns*

"...He said that was an amusing joke...Hannibal, can you explain this? Please?"

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e-mpathetic In reply to c-rane [2015-03-06 02:45:47 +0000 UTC]

(AWWW SURE <3
ideas? C: )

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c-rane In reply to e-mpathetic [2015-03-06 02:57:31 +0000 UTC]

(( Oh, the Iron Giant rp...? I was just gonna copy and paste or somethin'
Unless you want to rp something else, of course. uwu I know you're not as much nto animation and all that. ))

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e-mpathetic In reply to c-rane [2015-03-06 03:03:12 +0000 UTC]

(it sounds fun to me! Feel free to copy/paste. C: )

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c-rane In reply to e-mpathetic [2015-03-06 03:27:05 +0000 UTC]

Will was bleeding. Crying. Terrified. 
The woods were thick and heavy around him, the place where he'd fleed after being beaten yet again. He knew these woods well- at least he thought- but this section was unfamiliar and frightening. Wind whistled through the skeletal trees, an eerie, unnerving sound, and shadows seem to shift ahead of the small boy, bringing to his mind one word, one creature.
Wendigo.
His father had told him about the Wendigo over a camping trip- a cannibal who had turned into a stag-like creature, a hunter and killer of wanderers in the woods. 
It's the Wendigo. The Wendigo is gonna eat me. 


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The light came suddenly, without a hint of warning. One minute, Will was in darkness; the next, he was being blasted with light. It like being caught in a pair of helicopter headlamps- the source of it must have been towering above the treetops. Will couldn't see- for a moment, he was totally disoriented.
The light switched off, then on again, with the sound of creaking, clicking metal. The thing causing the light- it was metal, all right, but it was no helicopter. 
A gigantic, metal man, towering over Will with a pair of humungous eyes, glowing like spotlights, had just blinked.
The man blinked a second time, gazing down at Will, drenching the boy in blinding white light that flickered on and off as his eyes shut, then once again opened. Looking at those massive eyes was like staring into the sun. The effect was blinding, dizzying, and painful... not unlike having the sudden realization that you'd stumbled into a section of the forest where an iron giant had been sleeping.

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e-mpathetic In reply to c-rane [2015-03-06 03:49:10 +0000 UTC]

Will inhaled sharply, shocked and afraid of what this strange being was; he dropped to his knees, arms instinctively covering his head, and he slammed his eyes shut; even then, the light still burned. The wendigo was a ghost story, but this was something real, something mechanical and living, and Will was stunned.

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c-rane In reply to e-mpathetic [2015-03-06 04:05:15 +0000 UTC]

The Iron Giant had been snoozing, his back against a cliff, legs stretched out in the clearing. Something had woken him, be it some instinct or a disturbance in the outside environment, and he'd opened his eyes to find Will. Now the giant sat tense and still, gazing apprehensively at the small boy. 
A few moments passed, and the giant's alarm faded. The glaring lights grew dimmer. The giant cocked his head; curiosity entered his eyes. He stared down at Will silently, motionlessly.

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e-mpathetic In reply to c-rane [2015-03-06 04:09:48 +0000 UTC]

Will could feel the lights softening upon him; he was trembling from fear, but he at last found the courage to look up, his arms wrapped around his thin, battered frame as he addressed the strange light and its source.
"...H-hello...?"

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c-rane In reply to e-mpathetic [2015-03-06 04:21:29 +0000 UTC]

"Hello."
It had been ages since the giant had talked; his jaw moved awkwardly, and his voice was scratchy, hoarse, and slow. Hesitantly, he lowered a hand down, brushing his fingers against Will's back. His eyes were filled with curiosity.
"Hogarth...?' the giant questioned.

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e-mpathetic In reply to c-rane [2015-03-06 04:47:21 +0000 UTC]

Will gasped, stiffening at the metal giant's touch.
"...No...Will, m-my name is Will...."

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c-rane In reply to e-mpathetic [2015-03-06 04:57:57 +0000 UTC]

"Hogarth," the giant repeated softly, but even as he said it, he realized the boy before him was not the one he'd once known, but someone else. A noise escaped his throat, a sad whimper of disappointment.
He sighed and brushed some of the tears form Will's face with one fingertip, as though comforting the other for the sadness he was feeling himself.
"Will, what...?" he said wearily.

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e-mpathetic In reply to c-rane [2015-03-06 05:01:13 +0000 UTC]

Whatever this creature was, it was gentle, Will realized...gentle and sad, just like he himself was.
"...Will Graham...may I ask who you are...?"
The boy hesitated, then touched the giant's fingertip uncertainly, bloody fingers warm against the cool metal.

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c-rane In reply to e-mpathetic [2015-03-06 05:10:59 +0000 UTC]

The giant held his hand still, no wanting to frighten the child.
"I am... me," he said in his slow, rusted voice. Then, with a hint of curiosity, "Will... Graham..."
With a great creaking and moaning of his metal torso, the giant leaned forward, bringing his face closer to Will so as to see him a little more clearly. Those big, luminous eyes blinked again.
"What's... wrong?"

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e-mpathetic In reply to c-rane [2015-03-06 05:28:23 +0000 UTC]

Will faltered, watching the giant for a long moment before responding.
"...Some larger boys hurt me...they don't like me. They make fun of me because my mom is dead." Sadness flickered in his blue eyes.

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c-rane In reply to e-mpathetic [2015-03-06 05:34:34 +0000 UTC]

The giant felt a pang of sympathy for the little boy. 
Carefully, he patted the boy's head with the tip of one finger, certain that would make him feel better.

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e-mpathetic In reply to c-rane [2015-03-06 15:39:57 +0000 UTC]

Will smiled faintly through his tears, touched by the giant's kind gesture.
"...You're very nice...may I...ask what you are?"

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c-rane In reply to e-mpathetic [2015-03-06 16:17:00 +0000 UTC]

"Yes," the giant answered in his rough, low voice. "I am... the giant."
His hand drew away from the boy. Then he stood, showing his full height. He was a skyscraper; his silhouette hulked as tall as the trees around them. His two spotlight eyes blinked again as he waited tentatively for Will to react.

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e-mpathetic In reply to c-rane [2015-03-06 19:49:18 +0000 UTC]

"...Wow...."
Will stared up at the giant in wonder and astonishment; was this real? A dream? He could hardly believe his eyes, but he knew well enough that this metal creature was not something even his vivid imagination could create.

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c-rane In reply to e-mpathetic [2015-03-06 20:15:04 +0000 UTC]

Slowly, so as not to alarm the boy, the giant crouched. His face was close to Will, massive, but somehow, not really all that threatening. His head tilted innocently.
"Do you... go home?" the giant questioned.

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e-mpathetic In reply to c-rane [2015-03-06 21:35:30 +0000 UTC]

Will hesitated, then gently stroked the giant's large face with one of his hands, almost as though petting a dog.
"...I was on my way home earlier, but then I got scared and ran away...and I don't know how to get home now," he confessed softly. "I'm lost."

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c-rane In reply to e-mpathetic [2015-03-06 21:42:05 +0000 UTC]

The petting felt good; the giant almost had to resist the urge to start purring. He listened to the boy's dilemma, and when Will was finished, the giant gave an eager grin.
"Help you...?"

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e-mpathetic In reply to c-rane [2015-03-06 21:51:34 +0000 UTC]

Will smiled, a small, grateful expression.
"That would be great...thanks."

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c-rane In reply to e-mpathetic [2015-03-06 23:12:43 +0000 UTC]

The giant lowered his hand, which was big enough to easily lift a whole car, down against the ground at Will's side- palm facing up. He then waited, his wide, glowing eyes fixed expectantly on Will.
Climb on, those eyes seemed to say.

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e-mpathetic In reply to c-rane [2015-03-07 00:14:54 +0000 UTC]

Will uncertainly climbed into the giant's open palm, sitting down on the smooth metal; he was a naive boy at times, but in this instant, he knew the giant to be a kind, gentle being. 
"Are we...could we...will you be my friend?" he asked, a shy blush coming to his face.

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c-rane In reply to e-mpathetic [2015-03-07 01:30:00 +0000 UTC]

Wind rushed softly in Will's ears as the giant stood, raising the boy slowly towards his face. His metal jaw was open in a smile.
"Will Graham friend," he said happily, excitedly. It had been ages since he'd had a friend. With a fingertip, he gently tousled Will's curly hair.

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e-mpathetic In reply to c-rane [2015-03-07 02:53:39 +0000 UTC]

Will giggled softly, happily. 
"Great...you seem like a really nice friend," he added; he hadn't had a true friend in years.

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c-rane In reply to e-mpathetic [2015-03-07 03:20:00 +0000 UTC]

The giant smiled again.
"Will be... nice...friend. I... promise."
Then he lifted his head, gazing around at the treetops. Maybe if he kept walking, they'd come to a section of the woods that Will knew. Maybe they'd even find some sort of road.
His steps shook the earth; a cool night breeze blew Will's hair back as they moved.

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e-mpathetic In reply to c-rane [2015-03-07 05:40:06 +0000 UTC]

The movement startled Will a bit at first, but he soon became adjusted to the trembling earth and the rushing wind; it was exciting, and he felt confident the giant wouldn't let him fall.
"Do you know where the docks are?" Will called up to the giant. "I live close by, in a small house with my dad."

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c-rane In reply to e-mpathetic [2015-03-07 14:17:40 +0000 UTC]

There was a metallic sounding click as the giant brightened his headlamp eyes, drenching the woods in light. He swept his gaze over their surroundings as they walked, looking for the place that Will had described.

"Docks...?"

Then, a little distance away, there was a glimmer, like light being reflected off of water. The giant smiled and turned to head that way.

"Docks...!"

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e-mpathetic In reply to c-rane [2015-03-08 00:23:10 +0000 UTC]

Will's eyes narrowed as he scanned the horizon, then brightened when he caught sight of the water's glistening.
"That's it! We're getting close!"

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c-rane In reply to e-mpathetic [2015-03-08 01:49:51 +0000 UTC]

They reached the little house in only a matter of footsteps. The Giant knelt and lowered Will down onto the roof of the structure. He grinned, his face level with Will's.

"Good?"

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e-mpathetic In reply to c-rane [2015-03-08 14:11:01 +0000 UTC]

Will giggled softly and nodded, crawling from the giant's hand and onto the roof.
"Yeah...good."
The boy smiled up at the giant, the strange metal being who had saved him and brought him safely home; if he could, he would've hugged the giant.

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c-rane In reply to e-mpathetic [2015-03-08 15:47:38 +0000 UTC]

The giant reached out cautiously, putting his hand on the roof. The structure creaked under its weight, but he seemed not to notice; he focused intently on Will.
"You will... be safe...?" he questioned uncertainly.

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e-mpathetic In reply to c-rane [2015-03-09 04:12:04 +0000 UTC]

Will's eyes widened a bit when the roof creaked; he nodded slightly.
"Now that I'm home, I'll be safe...well, at least until tomorrow, when I have to go to school again," he admitted quietly. "They'll probably go after me again."

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c-rane In reply to e-mpathetic [2015-03-09 04:58:09 +0000 UTC]

(( I can't sleep, so I'm going through Buzzfeed and listening to the Beatles. A Day in the Life is playing now. 
I read the news today, oh boyyy!~ ))

The giant nodded slowly, understanding. Hesitantly, he spoke again.
"Do they... scare you...?"

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e-mpathetic In reply to c-rane [2015-03-09 15:27:54 +0000 UTC]

Will faltered for a long moment, then nodded again.
"Yeah, they do...."

(Awh, Buzzfeed and the Beatles are fun. <3 )

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