[OPEN] Well, that's a problem

[matchbreaker]

WHO: Elda Marker and YOU
WHERE: Garden Gate Farmer's Market, in and around the Marker manor, Towers (and most of Tisse by extension), the residential streets at night?
WHEN: Mid-June, as she gets a special gift
WHAT: Elda's received a new pair of eyes from Retrospec, and that's incredibly disturbing. Her various adventures in trying to get used to this and deal with the result of having red night-vision eyes.
WARNINGS: None worth noting, I think? Cranky 40 year old?

A) The Curious Incident of the Farmers Marker in the Morning

[ Our story begins one fateful day when, like any proper person who doesn't currently have a non-volunteer job but excess money, Elda Marker goes to the Farmers Market bright and early. Picking up a lot of fruits, some vegetables, hot peppers, and what else she can find (and what she can discern what with the lack of green here, it's kind of fucked up and she might be looking for some insights on that). She actually is getting a few flowers too! With two bags under her arms, the woman is humming a little as she's making her way back to the car to get back to the manor-

Until it happens.

Elda blinks, and once she opens her eyes again her previously dark brown eyes are now red. The burgandy orbs look widely around the area for a moment until - she shuts them as fast as possible and screams in pain. The light hurts? It's blinding, actually! The morning sun is- She drops all of her bags, and there's no way she's going to be able to drive. She's making a scene right now, her hands clutched over her face to try to block out the light - it's hurting even through her eyelids, causing her to tear up. ]

Arrgh... What the devil- Agh.

B) Home Is Where The ... Cats Are. Or something.

[ Somehow, someway, Elda will make it home even if she needed to walk there. It wasn't that far from the Farmers Marker to the manor. Once at her house, Elda... turns off all the lights. It's a bright summer day, and people who have known the woman knows that she lights to be outside on days like this but it's scaring her right now how much it hurts her eyes. Her house guests/son or anyone visiting the house will notice that the woman has turned off all the lights in the house and closed many of the curtains. The light even of the bulbs hurts her eyes a little... Man.

That said, later in the day you might find her outside of her house, on the front lawn. She is defiantly sunbathing in a light dress and wearing sunglasses and not a swimsuit (this is the front lawn, she's not a barbarian) but rather a loose summer dress. Her brown hair's tied back as well.

... Ugh, she should have gone on a run. This sucks, she feels so lazy. It's even hard to read. ]

C) Operation Classy Glassy

[ ... Also her only sunglasses are okay, but if they are going to be a regular fashion thing for her, as seems to be the case, she needs better ones. Or at least - no, actually definitely more than one pair. Still not trusting herself to drive on a Summers Day even with the sunglasses on, the woman instead calls a cab and takes it over to Tisse, where she's going to a variety of places to shop, but mostly focuses on the accessory section of Towers. Here, she's trying on all hella style. She's doing this and examining herself in the mirror, sometimes taking them off to lower the distortion, but wincing every time her new red eyes catch the light of the store. You know what, eventually she resorts to- ]

You there! I need some insight, come on over!

[ Conscripting outside help. ]

D) Gotta keep up the exercise somehow or another!

[ Something else Elda soon enough notices: ... She can see in the dark now. She has no idea how (it must be the eyes... did Retrospec give her night vision eyes or something?) and she has a great visual range than before, she's pretty sure. And you know what that means?

... It means that if she can't get her morning runs in, she's going to give herself some night runs.

Hopefully no one will find it strange to see a small 5' 40 year old woman jogging in the middle of the night, her red eyes wide to look around her. ... Hopefully none of you catch the moonlight or a street light reflecting off those eyes, it might look like the glow of a predator. But either way, she's sure.

Doing that. It's okay, she's learned a lot of self-defense. ]

[ Also if any of you want to do something else or a weirder prompt / have questions / just want to add me I guess feel free to talk to me at bigdamnhero. Yep! ]

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[scythegun]

[Jaeger's just getting home from work when he spies Elda out running. That's... weird. Huh. He'll lock his car and then raise his voice to call out to her. Don't think he didn't notice you, Elda!!!]

Well, well, this is a surprise! Why are you out so late, Elda?

[matchbreaker]

[ Oh, it's him.

she pauses in her run to speak to him, though she's still running in place a little. She looks at him... with red eyes. Right, slightly reflective of the moonlight eyes. ]

I'm getting my run in!

[scythegun]

[. . .]

What in the world happened to your eyes?

[THAT'S A LITTLE CREEPY, ELDA]

[matchbreaker]

I blinked earlier today, and they had turned into this.

[ At least they aren't quite in cat-like form?? ]

[scythegun]

I... How...

[No, you know what, it's better if he doesn't know. Jaeger shakes his head and sighs.]

Never mind. You have red eyes now, this is fine.

[This is absolutely Not Fine.]

[matchbreaker]

Don't be daft, of course it's not!

[ bounding over towards him, she stops the jog in place to put her hands on her hips.

... And her eyes shift. Taking on the more cat-like appearance. ]

[scythegun]

[Taaaaaaking a step back now and holding up his hands, holy shit.]

Now, now, Elda! There's no need to do... whatever it is you're doing with your eyes right now!

[WHY ARE YOUR EYES LIKE THIS THAT'S SO CREEPY]

[matchbreaker]

... Something happened with my eyes?!

[ She said, holding up a hand to them!! But they do revert to "normal" - well, red. ]

[scythegun]

Ja, you didn't notice? They went cat-like for a moment there! It was a bit alarming!

[just a bit.........]

They're fine now. Well, as fine as they can be while they're red.

[matchbreaker]

Cat like... is that a joke?

[ Uuugh, what on Earth, Retrospec? ]

[scythegun]

Do you really think I'd joke about something like this?

[...well, it is jaeger...]

I'm not joking, I swear.

[matchbreaker]

Maybe! But more importantly, Retrospec has got to be kidding me!

[ WHY ]

[scythegun]

I'm absolutely not surprised to hear that this was their doing. Shame about your eyes, but at least now you can intimidate people easily!

[FIND SOME POSITIVES... MAYBE....]

[matchbreaker]

I was perfectly capable of that before this?! What's next, my hair changing to some crazy shade as well?!

[ . . . ]

[scythegun]

I can't even imagine you with a different hair color. But then again, I never could have imagined you with red eyes. It'll take some getting used to...

[matchbreaker]

I know! I take care of myself, and ... and this! I better not end up with white hair or something from this!

[scythegun]

Goodness, wouldn't that be something...

[little old lady with white hair... he's trying really hard not to laugh, okay...]

[matchbreaker]

Don't you dare laugh! Arrgh, I'm not that old-!

[ she's only forty. Forty. Forty. Not any older. ]

[scythegun]

I'm not laughing, I promise!

[tee hee hee]

[matchbreaker]

You most certainly are!

[ Wide with predatory eyes she leaps up and makes to grasp him by the tie or collar, yanking the other man down a little. ]

[scythegun]

[She'll succeed and he'll get yanked down with an undignified sound.]

My, your eyes really are quite terrifying like that!

[He'll try to loosen her hands from his tie while not looking like he kind of wants to die. Oh god why are your eyes like this. What did he do to deserve this he's Innocent.]

[matchbreaker]

[ Oh, she will let go...

But it's because she blinks and ... and... ]

... Not again...

[ With Jaeger, again? ]

[scythegun]

Oh? Are you remembering something again?

[He appreciates being free again though, thanks.]

[matchbreaker]

Why would people be in the basement?

[ And that woman - that bitch? She seems pissed at her - called her old. ]

[scythegun]

Good question, why would they?

[He has no idea what's going on, but he'll humor her until she decides to tell him what she's seen.]