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"Alright, thank you!" 7 ignored the others except to give them a sour glare before walking off in the direction of the city hall. She was mildly annoyed. As soon as they heard some new outsider term they acted like complete fools. What happened to 'act normal'? But it was only to be expected she supposed. At least they didn't say anything too extreme.

“Yes. Thank you.” Murasaki said, stroking Mausu. “We should probably go now.” She said, adding a nervous laugh at the end.

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Natasha simply rolled her eyes, and THAT was one of the reasons why she relieved her memories daily, and suffered through her nightmares. She knew what this place was called, well not the state America, but she knew what a Walmart was, and how not to act like a fool. She swept off, following 7, rolling her eyes as she did so

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Marusaki followed, glancing back. “Shouldn’t we know each other’s actual names?” She asked, then saying her own name.

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5 kept berating herself for acting like an idiot. "Stupid, stupid stupid!" She punctuated her sentence with a smack to the forehead. When Marusaki spoke, 5 looked up. "Don't you already know my real name? The Masked Man said it yesterday because the freak loves to torture me like that. It's.." she hesitated. "It's Mora."

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When 1 had asked whether or not they were ready, 19 had nodded immediately, and continued to stand there calmly until 9 returned. He still had yet to say anything, contemplating the entire situation. Finally, he had to admit to himself that no, he wouldn't be able to bring himself to hurt them, to turn them in. This settled, he immediately began to contemplate the consequences and how he could get around them. Perhaps he could find a way to get lost in the chase? Yeah, like that would work. Another thought crossed his mind, and it was all he could do to not physically react to it. He could use this position, go along with 1 and 9, get as close as possible, and then allow them to escape. The thought terrified him; it went against the exact person he'd been molding himself and allowing the Masked Man to mold him into over the past 6 years. But seeing them flee had made him long for freedom once more, he couldn't deny it. He would likely find a sort of freedom if he carried this plan out, just not in the way anyone ever hoped. After all, death was freedom, was it not? Yes, he assumed the Masked Man would likely have him killed for his treachery, but in his mind it would be worth it, worth the chance to have at least one valiant act to his name, despite the ice cold fear the concept brought to him.
All this ran through his mind as he stood there waiting for 9's return, and when the girl finally came back, he couldn't help but ponder with whom she would align, and whether she would end up being the one to turn him in.

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“Well, I mean everyone here. Wouldn’t it be weird if we called each other numbers?” She said, holding Mausu. “People would start to wonder.” She added.

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11 overheard what Marusaki said. “I’m Natasha, what’s yours?” She asked the girl who was walking quickly beside her.

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"I'm... I'm Kaida."


Loni had set her tray on the ground. Since she was officially a soldier now, she had to think of some way to get to the group and help them without risking being turned in by the others. She might have to suggest the group splitting up so she can go on alone and help the escapees, and maybe she could hide them in her water dimension until 1 and 19 give up looking for them... Maybe she could even warn them that two of the soldiers who are after them also have powers...

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“And I’m Marusaki, and this is Mausu.” She said, gesturing to Mausu. “Mausu is one of my spirit friends. He is just using the mouse body to not make me look crazy, talking to nothing.” She explained, stroking Mausu.

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"oh, Buffy" 7 said before shoving her hands into her pockets. "but you can all me whatever."

(sorry one liner-)

Still easily keeping pace with the heavy-armoured guard, Twelve continued his stealthy approach, his face now pulled into a mask of concentration. Another foot closer; the distance couldn't have been more than five feet now. Because his concentration was so ingrained on the guard, he didn't notice the clearing ahead of him, nor did he notice the bustle of whichever American state this was. It was for these reasons that as the guard came to an abrupt hault, Jonathan did not stop, and ended up tumbling over the guard in quite an undignified manner. Well, the guard was stunned, at least - giving Jake a chance to flee.
He was up on his feet within the first second, only to find himself being approached by some sort of moving peice of metal. Mesmerised by the odd contraption, he found himself unable to move, so simply stood there as the car hurled towards him. Luckily, the driver had the presence of mind to stomp on the brakes, sparing Twelve's life. What on earth was this thing? A messenger, perhaps? He took a step towards it, before being confronted by the driver.
A burly man with very little hair appeared from a swinging metal sheet on the size of the machine, and glared at him with such anger than Jonathan whimpered a little.
"Watch it, jacka**!" The man shouted, before climbing back into his car, which then made a disturbing honking noise. Jonathan walked to the oppostie side of the road, and watched as the four-wheeled machine disappeared into the distance.
It was at this moment that he noticed a group of girls, most of whom appeared to be looking at the world as if it were a completely new concept to them. He jogged over, forgetting the guard he had abandoned on the fringe of the forest.
Once he had caught up, Jake trailed the group for a while, listening to them introducing themselves. He smirked a little; none of them had noticed him yet.
"I'm Bob," he said, a smile crossing his face. He very much hoped that they took that as a joke, because his name was most definitely not Bob.

“Buffy....well do you know much about the outside world? You seem much more street smart in a sense” Natasha asked, as they entered the town hall

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Marusaki made an effort to put a mouse spirit back in it’s body, while not looking suspicious. She failed. “This going to be hard you guys!” She said, whispering. “What will we do without our powers?” She asked, then realizing Mora had been without her powers for a while. “Oh. Sorry Mora. I kinda forgot about that...” she added, embarrassed.

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5 whipped around and stopped when she realized that it was Jonathon. "I'd kill you if I didn't deserve that for already scaring you." She sighed, following them into the Town Hall. She couldn't believe that she had actually thought that he was going to turn them in. Now that she could see the blank look on his face, she completely agreed with Buffy.


The Town Hall was fairly quiet, with not much going on. There was a receptionist, who was leaning against the counter, looking extremely bored. When she saw the odd group entering, she spoke in a monotone voice. "Can I help you?"


1 nodded. "Right. I should probably tell you now, my mutation is rather..." he paused, trying to find the words. "Unique." 1 grinned around his toothpick. "Give me a minute, and we'll be on their trail." He sniffed the air once, then twice. "Aaand got it." He started hurrying behind the barracks. "Since we're on a offical mission, there's a gate they'll let us through."

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19 felt a thrill of surprise as the realization hit him. He'd be leaving the Community. He'd been so absorbed in his decision to help the escapees that his mind hadn't fully perceived the implication that they'd actually have to leave to accomplish that. Still barely exhibiting emotion, he shrugged in response to 1's saying his mutation was unusual. Nothing much phased him anymore, he doubted this would. 19's own mutation was relatively tame, but it could get... dangerous. Shaking the memories of his mistakes away, he strode purposefully after 1, though that, too, was faked.

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Loni seemed pretty chill on the outside, but on the inside, she was actually pretty thrilled about this. She didn't think much of what 1 had said, since she thought that whatever power he had was rather tame compared to being able to morph your right arm into that of a water elemental creature that lives in a puddle dimension. Never mind that, she had to think of a plan to help the escapees behind 1 and 19's backs.

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Marusaki looked at the person. “Yes please.” She replied, nervously. “We’re looking for a place to stay.” She explained, a blank stare on her face that she learned from the spirits, and if you look at too long can give you chills.

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The woman sat up, raising an eyebrow. "Err.." She typed something into the computer beside her. "If you're looking for a hotel, there's two here. One on Main Street, and another just down the road." She continued scrolling, not taking her eyes off of the screen as she spoke. The light reflected onto the glasses, showing a tiny blurry image of words and pictures. "But if that's not in your budget, you can go to Meshom's, that's an inn not far from here." She paused and spoke. "If you want, I can give you the actual address and Google Maps will do the trick. Looking up for a minute, she spoke. "Wait, you are planning on staying temporarily, right?" She looked them up and down with pursed lips. "You tourists or are teenagers now moving out early?" 5 scuffed the ground with her shoe. "We're just looking for a place to stay," she repeated, not really sure what the lady meant by "budget" or "Google Maps."


1 was quick, already striding torwads a large metal gate that was not easy to see from the main area, hidden behind the barracks. Nodding to one of the Soldiers stationed on the side, the man took out a small remote, pressing a button. With a loud beep, the gate slid open. 1 glanced behind him. "Well then, it's time you get your first taste of the outside world." He looked back, and kept moving. Sniffing furiously, he didn't stop until they had rounded through the wildreness sorounding to the hole where they had escaped. 1 bent down, then looked back at them with one of his unsettiling grins. "Looks like our little runaways went this way." Powering up his Stun Gun, he started striding deeper into the woods, not checking to see if they were following him.

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"Yeah. We're just trying to find somewhere to stay." Kaida would attempt to explain the whole situation, but she didn't really want to sound insane.

Loni had split off in another direction, but made sure to keep 1 within her line of sight so she had a lead. She had to get to them before he and 19 could, and warn the escapees of their arrival.

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