OPEN.

[parodeity]

WHO: dave strider + open as heck!
WHERE: various places
WHEN: various times through the end of the month
WHAT: time shenanigans! if you need a time travel related regain this may be relevant 2 you. or if you just want to go wtf @ dave, also. also, a sord...
WARNINGS: idiocy

WEDNESDAY MAY 17TH OPTION A

[ it might be imperative to know how to track dave down or contact him in person for this one, because while you might see him, you'll basically see him messing around with some floating records. he scratches them, and a strange red gear (or a lot of them) pop into existence and turn and then dave is just Gone. his expression before he disappears is at least entirely startled, even though he's usually pretty good about keeping a poker face.

clearly this was an alien abduction. oops. ]

WEDNESDAY MAY 17TH OPTION B

[ the first time, it was an accident. he woke up to a new bullshit item, he fucked around with new bullshit item, and...

...well, shit happened. the second time it wasn't so much an accident, and the third time it was on purpose, but it's a whole chain of events that leads to idiocy like this: dave strider standing beside himself in intense conversation in apprassage, in one of the many walk-around paths. it's not like he's ever been secretive about having a twin, but that twin is a girl, and shorter than him, and not...you know, dave, duplicated. and also there is only one of her, but there seems to be a third dave jogging down the path in the opposite direction, and

this is so STUPID

what are they saying? well, if you're close enough, you'll notice that one of the daves is significantly more frustrated than the other, who just looks Tired As Hell. ]

- don't understand why you won't.

[ the response is: ] Because you didn't. Anyway, just do what you're gonna do, man.

With what - oh, shit. [ apparently he didn't expect to get caught doing...whatever the hell he is doing. ]

SATURDAY MAY 20TH

[ there's just one of him right now, but dave looks absolutely fucking exhausted. there are probably dark circles under his eyes, but who can tell with the shades? he approaches you apparently at random and says: ]

Yo. So, I gotta talk to you, if you got a second?

[ ...it's mostly because of Really Stupid Reasons, and his deadpan tone conveys the idea that he finds this entire thing really. dumb. ]

TUESDAY MAY 23RD

[ tuesday the 23rd dave doesn't seem to be doing any time travel practice or anything Weird, except he's kind of hanging out in the park at some point kind of idly holding a terrible sword. like. its not even worthy of a "w", this is a sord... of idiotic proportions.

he can recognize most network people by face, but even if he doesn't know you, there's one relevant question to ask: ]

Yo, do you see what this is doin' to my hands or is it, like, all in my head? [ he has to know. what the hell is this piece of crap and why has he not thrown it out. ...also why is he hanging out in the park alone after school, actually, but whatever. ]

FRIDAY MAY 26TH

This is a dumbass idea. [ says one dave to another, near the edge of the recollé woods. it's pretty late, so why are you up, and why is he up, but whatever. they both seem to be facing off with a sword in their respective left hands. ]

Yeah, maybe, but am I actually gonna do it or not? [ there's no reply, so: ] Thought so.

You know what they say about countin' chickens? [ the other one says, gesturing behind the first. hey. you've been spotted. ]

WILDCARD

[ if none of the above work feel free to throw me a different prompt / pm me or w/e to bang out an idea and i can write you up a specific prompt. i am more than happy to do so, esp if you'd like to work towards some kind of specific regain. ]

Comments

23rd!

[thesettingsun]

[Shuji does not know Dave, maybe he's seen him on university campus in passing, but he thinks Dave probably doesn't carry around a weird sword regularly. And probably not at the park. Parks are supposed to be people.]

I have to check, hang on...

[He approaches until he can get a better look at Dave's hands.]

...Your hands are pixellated. They have shitty JPG [pronounced jay-peg] artifacts.

[This is stupid.]

[parodeity]

Ok, cool, so I'm not goin' crazier.

[ ALWAYS NICE TO KNOW. he eyes shuji contemplatively. ]

...Wanna see if it does the same thing to you?? Like. For science?

[ why is this important science. spoiler: it is Not. ]

May 17th B

[feistytrader]

[There are three Daves.

Surely there's some sort of explanation for this, or maybe he missed dress up like Dave day- he has a big family, right- or maybe we're dealing with the weird fruit that makes multiple versions of you from super maria 3d world. But the fact of the matter is that there are three of Dave, and they seem to be in some kind of debate? And-]

There are three of you.

[No shit, Sherlock. It's hard to tell if Silver's just accepted this or if he legitimately doesn't know how to respond and needs a moment to reboot. For now, he's calm.]

Is everything okay?

[parodeity]

I mean, the third guy had to go do...something else. [ MOSTLY THEY THOUGHT it was too suspicious to have three of them standing around.

TWO IS SOMEHOW BETTER, CLEARLY THEY ARE JUST TWINS - no. the dave speaking is the one who looks annoyed, not the one who is Tired Of This Shit (they are both tired of this shit, but there are levels.) ]

Uh...I seem to be experiencing some temporal difficulties. I mean. Kind of on purpose, maybe, but also, I have no idea what the fuck I'm doing.

May 20th

[caelestialis]

Of course.

[ ainsley pops out herearbuds and turns off her music player, giving him her full attention now. she was planning to do one more lap around the area but she'll always have time for her students if they ask anything from her. (kara, for her part, takes this chance to totter off and find a shady place to take a nap.)

she does her best to look like someone who's dependable and helpful, giving him a cheerful smile and hoping she's projecting an air of confidence. ]

Need a hand in anything?

[parodeity]

Well, mostly I just need to talk...to you specifically? About anything, basically.

[ ...this sounds weird. sorry, teach. ]

Hey, how'd the shit with the knife go, anyway?

17th Option B

[true_noir]

[Yep. She's just standing there, watching as the third one is jogging over towards the other two. She's just standing there, or more accurately she's just perched on top of a wall, staring down at this. When she finally decided she'd had enough, she hopped down and began walking towards him.]

If you are now able to clone yourself, I am ordering you a latex suit in brilliant reds and blacks and expect you to begin striking obscenely stupid poses. You must know this, Dave.

[Because, seriously? Super Speed + Cloning was absolute bullshit. There was no way she was ever winning laser tag against him again, was there?]

[parodeity]

[ look, the third one is now jogging away so there are only two that makes it Better, right? ]

Man, no, I'm not gonna wear latex, if I gotta be a hero I want to wear somethin' a little more stylish and a little less skintight?

[ since she's basically suggesting he become a hero... ]

But I don't think I am a hero?

17-b

[accordance]

[ Lucian spends most time in Apprassage other than Chata, so it's merely an ordinary day's route for him to head to the library. What he does not expect, however, are three exactly identical teens conversing with each other. ]

Excuse me.

[ Technically they are kind of taking up the entire space on the pavement, so it's polite to ask to pass. However, the way he raises an eyebrow indicates that he is interested in what seems to be a triplication. ]

[parodeity]

[ technically there are only two, since the third ran off. the two still standing there, however, respond to the "excuse me" in a fairly regular fashion: the one on the left says: ]

Oh, sorry. [ and they both step off the path, still turned toward one another. ]

May 26th

[chiseler]

[...look, what Thalia doesn't know won't hurt her, all right? He has to be sure everything's fixed by this point and it's why he's left the bar this late and he's heading for the woods.

And then. You know. Spotting the two Daves. Backbiter's in its sheath and strapped to him and as he approaches he simply stops and stares for a minute, eyes going back and forth between one Dave and another.]

...is there going to be an explanation that isn't going to end in me asking "what the fuck"?

[parodeity]

[ thalia's gonna strangle luke one of these days. and then she will be sent away to jail? it's gonna be tragic?

but yeah hey luke, both daves turn to glance at him. ]

Well. [ says the left-dave. ] Have we ever had a conversation about shi I got back that didn't end with you askin' that?

May 26

[glaciers]

[He's out because the scene went long. Very long, honestly who wanted anybody to break that many eggs...

Whatever, he's free of it now, he's walking back home without really paying that much attention to what's going on around him.]

...? Why are there two of you?

[parodeity]

[ OH, HEY SHOUTO. since it's a friend both daves loosen up. the one on the right even lets his sword disappear back into his sylladex? ]

...I maaaay have acquired time-travel powers? [ says the dave still holding a sword. ]

May 20th

[destiny_key]

[Sora's never met Dave outside the network, but he recognizes him easily enough. He's pretty sure he doesn't usually look so down, though.

But hey, Sora's a helpful guy, so he smiles and nods.]

Sure thing! What's up?

[parodeity]

I mean, nothin' much. Do you have a thing you want to discuss with anyone right now, maybe?

[ ????? dave? you're the one who asked to talk to sora, though? ]

17th, A!

[sharplydressed]

[Well, he HAD been about to greet Dave with a bag full of free pastries he'd managed to weasel away from his shop but no! Apparently he's decided it's a great day to be abducted by aliens instead of hanging out with friends. Heckin rude, honestly, it's so hard to find social people these days.

Anyway, more seriously, Kashuu is dutifully Freaked Out and even accidentally drops his bag of pastries.]

—Holy shit?! Dave!

[Fortunately, no pastries were harmed in the making of this tag. His general sense of the parameters of reality might be at stake soon, though... In the meantime he'll just rush over to the spot Dave just was, as if that'll actually help him find his missing comrade. DAVE WHERE ARE YOU.]

[parodeity]

[ i'm glad like three people were trying to feed dave strider before Shenanigans Occurred. thankfully no pastries were harmed in the making of this tag? that would be tragic?

also the spot where dave was will yield No Clues.

however in like five minutes dave will walk up from behind kashuu, because like. ]

I thought I saw you. [ BEFORE HE DISAPPEARED TO

WHEREVER THE FUCK

kashuu are you ready for idiocy ]

option B

[covenantal]

[ Well, that's something.

Yu knows Dave, and Yu knows Dave has a twin. But Yu knows Dave's twin is a sister, and also, not a literal carbon copy.

Or several of them.

Seeming rather unfazed by this turn of events, Yu will make his way over to the ... Daves ... and just kind of waves, expression pretty blasé. ]

Hey. Is everything okay over here?

[parodeity]

[ at least only two of them stuck around, okay. but dave knows yu is from the network so he makes a face.

...the dave on the left makes a face, that is. ]

Uh, kind of, we're just havin'...temporal issues.

[ the dave on the right adds: ] And disagreements about how to go about them.

Whatever day works

[notyourutopian]

[Eleanor had promised Dave that he'd get to see her dog, which is why she came walking up outside of his house with said border collie trotting along next to her. She thought about knocking, but after a moment just tugged out of her phone to text him.]

Hey come outside.

it is now the 22nd when i sadly finally got back into tags, rip

[parodeity]

be right there

[ he's not sure why he is going outside but dave has never let not knowing what a friend wanted stop him from like, going to see the friend at the drop of a hat, so he comes out the front door pretty quickly after sending the message. he does light up at the sight of the dog, though, speeding up to come over in that too-fast kind of way he has now. ]

You brought your dog. [ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ]

17th b!

[voideity]

[ roxy was smiling and approaching when she spotted just one dave, a laptop bag over one shoulder and a bag of mcds in hand. she definitely bought some for dave. but.

but is that. a second dave. now she's not smiling.

IS THAT A THIRD?? she doesn't have enough mcds for three daves. ]

I am 90% sure I've seen this twilight zone ep and it wasn't a good fuckin' one. [ she looks between the. daves. ] What the holy shit am I lookin' at here, bro? Bros? Bro in the plural, I think?

[parodeity]

[ THE THIRD DAVE IS RUNNING OFF THE MCDS CAN STILL WORK, MAYBE. ]

Uh. [ dave on the left looks embarrassed. ] Technically still just me, just a little temporally displaced.

[ dave on the right adds: ] Sup, Rox?

26th

[vitis]

[ why is he up, is a good question— insomnia, mostly, and had decided to go for a walk to clear his head somewhere likely the most of devoid of people. it's an incorrect presumption; he'd seen the two (twins? was the only explanation— about to engage in some dueling?!) and hadn't intended to intrude. that'd also been wrong.

john halts in his stride, tentatively offering a smile and the raise of a hand in greeting. ]

Ah... Hey. [ he's also not so much a fan of the idea of potentially two swords v. his switchblade. ] Sorry, wasn't gonna bother y'all.

[parodeity]

[ dave does not actually recognize john immediately as a person from the network, so he will probably be relying on the "we are twins, yes, that makes sense,,," option until he figures that out. for now they kind of lower their blades and uh.

the one on the left waves. ]

Hey, it's chill. Just didn't expect anyone out and about this late, you know?

26th

[trivialization]

[Catherine knows she's getting jaded if her first reaction to this nonsense isn't to turn right the fuck around and possibly start running.]

...is it too late to suggest against the Yulaw approach?

[parodeity]

The what now? [ at least he recognizes her as definitely from the network, so when one dave responds the other just shrugs. ]

26th!

[goen]

[ Yato is up and in the woods because he's looking for a certain fight date with a certain personification of death, but what he gets is Daves. Why is everyone in the woods at night nowadays?? God?? Used to be you could have a nice quiet night around these parts.

It looks like Yato is in good company though, because he emerges from the bushes with a katana sheathed at his waist... It isn't a cool antiquated sword like all the other kids are getting, he got it off the internet. He looks at Dave, then Dave, and then at each of their shitty pixelated swords. What does he even say to this. ]

What the fuck?

[ that I guess ]

[parodeity]

[ because the woods are great to not meet people OR USED TO BE, GOD EVERYONE, also they were going to have caelfwlch but you know what a sord fight is funnier so that's definitely what yato gets. ]

[ left dave: ] Oh, hey.

[ right dave: ] Why the hell are you out in the woods this late?

PUTTING THIS IN BECAUSE IT IS GETTING LATE 26th

[splinten]

[Wow.

Wow.

He folds his arms.]

Dude. No.

[parodeity]

[ okay wow this is the single worst person to come upon him and the daves make simultaneously aggravated looks at one another before their swords disappear into their respective sylladexes. even though one of them knew the jig was gonna be up.

that dave waves idly. ]

Hey.

[ shenanigans what shenanigans. ]