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Featuring: Max Mayfield + Others
What's Happening? Finding things on the porch, delivering a gift to Steve and a network post - OTA
When: March 5th - ?
Content Warnings: None so far.

I. [Spam - Open to Housemates/People Who Might Be Visiting]

[There's a huge box on the porch when she arrives home from her quiet maintenance duties and for a moment, she just stares at it. She approaches it with caution, poking it lightly with her left shoe. When nothing happens, she moves to kneel down beside it, carefully pulling the lid off and staring at the contents inside for a full moment, shock running through her.

Because right at the top lay her skateboard from home. Broken, but held together with gray tape. She wonders if she's hallucinating, but she reaches out and picks it up and when it doesn't crumble to dust, she hugs it to her chest. Tears prick her eyelids and she rolls her eyes at herself for getting so emotional over something so simple, but it's her board. And it's here, even if she can't actually use it.

After a long few moments, she carefully moves into the house, setting her board down on the couch and then hauling in the box to see what else is there.]

II. [Spam - Open to Steve Harrington]

[The moment she finds the bat, studded with nails, she knows exactly what to do with it. Who it belongs to. She has no clue why things are showing up here that are from home, but it's something she's relieved to see. She's seen Steve in action with it once before. There's not exactly a door to the family room, but she lingers in the door frame when she sees him sitting by the fireplace.

She lifts her hand in a wave to try and catch his attention, hiding the bat behind her back for the moment.]

[UN: MadMax]

So weird question but did anyone else get a big box of random stuff on their porch today?

[Private Network to Kara]

So...hi. Are you okay?

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If you go to Town Hall, you're going to need someone to play watch out. I can provide help. I may be able to hold them off or at least alert you when someone is coming. There could be a way to silence the wheels.

It almost seems boring. But I bet seeing the scenery is nice in all of those forms though. It's better to appreciate the things you do have.

I plan to keep on doing the right thing. I mostly don't want to see all hope gone. Doesn't matter where I am. Even here I'll keep trying to help those that need it. We all need it.

[ He didn't see the point to not try here too. Even if he needs to get back home. Everyone here wants to as well but they can't give up on living here to survive. ]

[She considers that, weighing the risks and benefits. She's not sure it's worth it unless she can find a way to make the wheels silent.]

Thanks. I'll think about it.

I mean I'm sure it's boring compared to travel by spaceship, yeah. [Plus having to wait until you were 16 to drive is arbitrary and stupid. She's pretty sure she could drive just fine if she had the chance.]

That's nice of you.

[Not really what she's used to from the adults she's around back home. They mostly just do their own thing without paying much attention to anything else.]

[ He thinks about the wheels. Even an astromech that was complete round still made sound. Poe missed BB-8 but he knew that his beeping would by noisy. The droid liked talking a lot. ]

When you say wheels, what are they made out of exactly? Plastic or metal?

I don't know. How fast can you go on your board? Can you do tricks on it? [ Boring? It could be depending on how it's perceived. He'll try finding the fun out of it, seeing the limits of something like that. ]

I haven't really heard that one before.

[ He can't help but ask. Poe then provides another answer. ] I sort of can't help but want to help people.

[ Yeah, he can't help the hero part. It's a weakness that he knows a lot about. ]

It's sort of plastic? But not exactly.

They don't go that fast, really, but I can do tricks, yeah. [Doing them here would be even nosier than just riding it though.]

That doesn't surprise me. [People opposed to war didn't tend to want to hurt people.]

Plastic but not. Is there metal parts holding everything together?

How fast do you think it can go? Have you done anything dangerous when you do tricks?

I guess it wouldn't. What would surprise you though?

Yeah, there are metal parts that hold the rest in place.

Well, if the circumstances are just right they can go pretty fast, like 70 or 80 miles an hour. But I don't generally go anywhere near that fast. Not the right kind of terrain. You need hills for that. Or a skate park. Um, yeah, I've tried some dangerous tricks before.

I mean, finding out other dimensions and monsters exist surprised me?

If I could take a closer look at it, I might be able to get an idea on how to soundproof it. If anything there has to be someone who could.

Have you tried exploring around to see if there are big hills anywhere? It doesn't sound impressive but I'm sure it's scary and thrilling to go that fast. A skate park? What does that include? I bet you felt foolish in the beginning but it's passion that drives you. They get mixed up sometimes.

Other dimensions? What do you mean exactly by that? What kind of monsters?

Yeah, that'd be great. Maybe we could meet up at Town Hall soon?

I've been over most of the town but there aren't a lot of big hills around. A skate park is - there are ramps and things where you can practice tricks and jumps. Usually all concrete so the surface is really smooth.

Like how none of us are from this place? Just other worlds, basically.

Oh. Like the Sound Eaters.

If you're not doing anything, I can meet you there in a few minutes.

The terrain seemed flat but I wanted to make sure there weren't any secret hills. Perhaps something like that could get built. Not sure where though, since the only time you would be able to use it is during the rain. I'm sure that's dangerous.

Do you think this is a dimension then and not the planet bringing us here?

Oh, do monsters exist where you're from?

Yeah, that'd be great.

If there are secret hills, I haven't seen them yet. It's still possible. But yeah, probably too dangerous, both because of the rain and the sound eaters.

I guess I kind of...was looking at it like the same thing. Science isn't my thing, though.

Mostly just the human kind.

I'll be out front, in a navy blue jumpsuit with a jacket.

Rain would deter the sound eaters though from the sounds you would make with the skateboard. Danger can be good sometimes if it's worth the risk.

I'm a pilot. I don't really know all of this stuff.

My name is Poe. Poe Dameron.

Hopefully you'll continue to have the human kind from your world.

I've got a red hooded sweatshirt and jeans on.

Yeah, it can be. [She supposes if nothing else she could skate in the driveway when it's raining...]

I'm Max Mayfield. I'll see you in a few minutes.

[ Poe will be standing out front of the Town Hall building leaning against the outer wall of the entrance looking forward. He should have asked for a bit more of a description but for now he'll keep a look out for someone in the clothing that was mentioned. Red should be easy to spot. He may be a bit nervous but he would randomly sign at people that would stop by casually making conversation with them. The conversation wouldn't last too long some were actually passing by but were curious why he had been out front. He would smile while signing the scenery. It wasn't that bad anyway. Once he was alone, he would walk a bit to keep from standing still for too long. Maybe even calm the nervous jitters that were randomly coming up. He didn't see a reason for them but it being the short passing of time. ]

[Max is a little nervous, too, mainly because she doesn't really know Poe at all. But she figures that Town Hall is a pretty public place, especially in the middle of the day, and she's dying to figure out a way to use her board safely. The possible rewards outweigh the possible risks.

She spots a man outside in a navy blue jump suit and a jacket and she pauses and lifts her hand in a tentative wave, waiting to see his reaction.]

[ The Town Hall being a public place did mean people could show up. Poe didn't mind it but they could get into trouble. He didn't want Max getting into trouble at least for doing something that the Town Hall could offer with being soundproof.

He sees a young girl waving at him and he waves back her giving a small smile. Poe goes to the door, opening it and puts his head in first before turning back to look at her. He gives a small tilt to his head to signal her that it's safe. At the same time he fully opens the door for her to go in first. ]

[She gives him a small smile and heads inside of Town Hall, tucking some hair behind her ear, clutching her board close when she turns to look at him, waiting for the door to close so they can talk. When it does, she exhales.]

Hey. I'm Max...this is a skateboard.

[It's got gray tape wrapped around the front of it to hold it together. Truthfully she's not sure it's usable at this point. She hadn't had a chance to try it back home before things had gone crazy.]

[ Once the door is closed he stays by it making sure he would hear someone approaching. He gives a small nod at her. ]

I would ask for a closer look but it looks a bit worse for wear. I don't want to accidentally break it more before you get to use the board.

[ Poe moves forward then moving a bit of the chairs around to give Max more space to use. Plus he would move anything that could easily catch her if she wasn't paying attention to objects. ]

Do you see anything else that needs to be moved away? Or do you feel you'll have enough space?

[He's not wrong there and she gives him a half smile before setting it down on the floor. She's not sure the tape will hold it for long, but she hopes it will.]

I think I'm good.

[It's actually quite a bit of space, really. She steps onto it, pushing off with her foot and rolling quickly across the floor, something loosening in her chest. It's stupid that a skateboard feels like home to her.]

[ Poe watches Max in her true element to start. He would stay far enough away too to stay alert to any other sounds. Such as doors opening or floors creaking of footsteps. ]

Good, I'll make sure to keep watch.

[ The silence in the Town Hall was a bit unnerving at first but the sounds from the skateboard would draw his attention to Max. A small smile forms as he's happy that the board didn't bust on her as she started off. ]

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