Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Winifred Winters » Sun Oct 26, 2014 5:40 pm

"Cool," Winn says. "...Thanks."
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Altamira Vazquez » Sun Oct 26, 2014 5:49 pm

"Not a problem."

Mira then walked over and knocked the coffee cup out of Winn's hand, shattering it on the floor.
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Winifred Winters » Sun Oct 26, 2014 5:55 pm

Winn briefly looks scared, flinching at Mira, but she recovers nicely and returns to her sarcastic self.

"Rude."
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Altamira Vazquez » Sun Oct 26, 2014 6:01 pm

"Teaching.

You can fix that."
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Winifred Winters » Sun Oct 26, 2014 7:07 pm

"Sure thing. Got any Crazy Glue?"
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Altamira Vazquez » Sun Oct 26, 2014 7:22 pm

"No. Picture the cup coming together in your mind. Visualize all the pieces fitting together."
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Winifred Winters » Mon Oct 27, 2014 12:16 am

Winn stares at the cup. Nothing happens.

"Yeah, I don't think that's happening."
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Altamira Vazquez » Mon Oct 27, 2014 12:21 am

"Are you trying, or are you just pretending to try?"
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Winifred Winters » Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:04 am

"I'm trying, shut up!" Winn snaps at Mira.
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Altamira Vazquez » Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:22 am

"Shhh, shhh, shhh," Mira said, sitting down on a bed, and guiding Winn down next to her. "It's OK. I just wanted to make sure you were giving it your effort."

The pieces of the cup hovered in front of them, slowly rotating. "This is a hard one, because all the pieces are so irregular. But can you see the edges? It's like a jigsaw puzzle, in four dimensions."
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Winifred Winters » Mon Oct 27, 2014 7:31 pm

Winn takes a deep breath and relaxes. She stares at the rotating cup and focuses intently. Her eyes pulse yellow as the soft music picks up again.
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Altamira Vazquez » Mon Oct 27, 2014 7:36 pm

"It's not really broken. It's just out of place..."
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Winifred Winters » Mon Oct 27, 2014 7:39 pm

Winn closed her eyes and focused on the sound. Quietly, hidden in the complex movements and interlocking symphonies, there was a single note that was a little off. She just had to tweak it a little bit....

Energy crackled around Winn's hands as she gestured towards the cup. Shakily, it began to pull itself back together.
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Altamira Vazquez » Mon Oct 27, 2014 7:40 pm

Mira smiled to herself and nodded.
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Winifred Winters » Mon Oct 27, 2014 7:48 pm

A mental flash of glowing eyes and a faceless being of light surprised Winn. Startled by the image, she curses as she loses focus and the cup falls apart again.

"What the fuck?" Winn says. "Okay. Who is that, huh?"
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Altamira Vazquez » Mon Oct 27, 2014 7:51 pm

"Who is what, Winn?"
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Winifred Winters » Mon Oct 27, 2014 7:55 pm

"I keep seeing this fucking glowing bitch all over the place and it's really starting to piss me off," Winn says standing up. She kicks Mira's wall.

Why would you do that Winn? What did that wall ever do to you? It was a nice wall with a family that loved it.
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Altamira Vazquez » Mon Oct 27, 2014 7:58 pm

"A glowing bitch, hrm? Any other distinguishing features?"
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Winifred Winters » Mon Oct 27, 2014 8:06 pm

"No," Winn says. "She's just...fucking light. She doesn't talk or do anything. She just fucking watches me all the damn time."

"I figured it was a hallucination but the doctors say my brain is fine sooooo....." Winn makes a "what the fuck" sort of shrugging gesture.
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Altamira Vazquez » Mon Oct 27, 2014 8:24 pm

"Oh, don't listen to doctors. What do they know?"
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Winifred Winters » Mon Oct 27, 2014 8:25 pm

"...Hey!" Winn says after puzzling that out. "There's nothing wrong with my brain. And that....thing, is NOT a hallucination!"
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Altamira Vazquez » Mon Oct 27, 2014 8:44 pm

"No, it's probably a manifestation of some kind. It doesn't SOUND like The Watcher, anyway."
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Winifred Winters » Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:01 pm

"What the heck is the Watcher?" Winn asks.
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Altamira Vazquez » Mon Oct 27, 2014 9:07 pm

"A real bore at parties.

I wouldn't worry significantly about it, though I could go in and check, if you're concerned."
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Winifred Winters » Mon Oct 27, 2014 10:36 pm

Winn shakes her head stubbornly, "Nah. Whatever it is, fuck it. I ain't giving it the satisfaction."
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Altamira Vazquez » Mon Oct 27, 2014 10:37 pm

"That's the spirit."
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Winifred Winters » Mon Oct 27, 2014 10:41 pm

Winn glares angrily at the broken cup and concentrates on it again.

Fuck off.

Kirby dots flow around her with a loud crackling noise before swirling around the cup.

Come on....

And in a flash of light, the cup is whole again.

"H-holy fuck," Winn says, panting hard. "That's -- that feels amazing."
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Altamira Vazquez » Mon Oct 27, 2014 10:45 pm

"I can imagine," she smiled. "It's getting all that gunk out of your system and into reality."
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Winifred Winters » Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:02 pm

Winn takes a deep breath, "So, what? That's it? Fix a few dishes and I'm golden?"
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Altamira Vazquez » Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:48 pm

"Well, it is, of course, more complicated than that. But there's no need to overwhelm you from day 1, is there?"
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Winifred Winters » Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:52 pm

"Day one?" Winn asks. "Is this gonna be a regular thing?"
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Altamira Vazquez » Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:56 pm

"I'm afraid you don't get rid of the Phoenix that easily."
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Winifred Winters » Tue Oct 28, 2014 12:09 am

"Fine, but don't get clingy," Winn says. "I don't want this getting weird."
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Altamira Vazquez » Tue Oct 28, 2014 12:11 am

"Oh, we're nowhere near weird yet."
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Winifred Winters » Tue Oct 28, 2014 12:45 am

"Ominous," Winn says.
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Altamira Vazquez » Tue Oct 28, 2014 2:19 am

"And accurate! A healthy combination."
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Winifred Winters » Tue Oct 28, 2014 2:24 am

"And what is this exactly," Winn asks, gesturing back and forth between her and Mira. "I mean, what, do you got the same mutation or some junk?"
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Altamira Vazquez » Tue Oct 28, 2014 2:26 am

"Not at all.

I'm a fundamental force of the universe, sister to Death and cousin of Decay. The power that I am bleeds off into vessels, much like yourself."
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Winifred Winters » Tue Oct 28, 2014 2:47 am

"Aren't you a little short to be a fundamental force of the universe?"
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Re: Altamira's Room: Winn Reborn

Postby Altamira Vazquez » Tue Oct 28, 2014 2:48 am

"Oh, I only appear short because you can only see five dimensions."
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