recolle | OPEN.

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. ]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

I actually am good at that. Or...got good? I dunno, I have a very...accurate. Sense of time.

So does it...feel like anything?

How do you mean?

When you time travel. Does it...I don't know. What does it feel like? I mean you're moving through time shouldn't there be...

Something?

Oh, that. It feels like...breathin', I guess. Just...slidin' myself to a different place. It's hard to explain?

Right. I guess I can understand that, I still don't know how to describe how my TK feels.

[She huffs.]

I just. I wish I could figure it all out. Even if I can't.

[Meanwhile the dog is still so happy to be petted you have no idea. She's rolled over on her stomach again.]

Like...movin' something with a hand you don't have?

[ future dave is still doing the talking, petting the dog. ]

...No. Well, maybe. [Eleanor huffed into a laugh.] Like I said. It's hard to describe.

[She looked at the two of them again, back and forth, then on future Dave again.]

So do you know what happens next? Since you did all this earlier?

[ the future dave nods. ]

Technically it's easiest if past me does all the talkin' so I don't have to remember what to say, but future me is an asshole sometimes. When he has to be.

[Eleanor laughs.]

We're going to need new tenses for this aren't we.

God, probably. At least for everyone else? Or like...a simple diagram explainin' time loops.

I like how you think there'd be a simple diagram for time loops, Dave.

[Eleanor knew just enough about physics to be sure that whatever the diagram was, it would never be anything close to simple.]

Either way. That's a really cool power. You could do some amazing things with it, I bet.

Well, it might make it easier to explain than...tryin' to explain it without diagrams?

Well...okay, yeah, that's true.

[Eleanor thought it over, leaning down absently to scratch Grace behind the ears.]

Most people will probably just be okay with 'I can time travel.' They aren't all as nerdy as me I guess.

I mean, to a degree? A lot of them follow it up with "but how? how does the second you work, dave?"

...Actually that's a good question. [Eleanor glanced between the Daves again.]

Does anything happen if you touch your past self?

Uh. I get touched, mostly? Like, I don't disappear or anythin'.

So not some sci-fi paradox explosion thing. Though...I suppose we wouldn't be talking about it if you'd tried it and that actually happened...

Basically. I can only like...if a paradox happens, I think one of me dies, and the other me becomes the usual me? But like, also, that is a thing I don't want to do and am not sure I can right now.

That's...I don't know what that is.

But yes. Avoid dying please.

I'll do my best. I should let you get back to your walk though?

[ MOSTLY BECAUSE THIS WAS FROM MAY ]

I don't know, pretty sure Grace would be happy to stay here forever at this point.

[The dog managed to look embarrassed by that, at least? As she rolled over and climbed back to her feet.]

But yeah, we're already kind of late.

[TWO MONTHS LATE.]

Later Dave. Daves. Yeah, definitely gonna need new vocabulary for this.

[And off she went.]

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