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[EVENT] The Simulation Ends

WHERE: 6I Fountain Park & Elsewhere
WHEN: April 1
OPEN TO: ALL - Mingle
WARNINGS: N/A

In the snug circle of an old park, a fountain sits burbling beneath a broad, midday sky.

Once-neat paving stones have buckled and cracked from the slow nudge of wayward roots. Benches stand covered in lichen and rust. Three paths push into the underbrush like the spokes on a wheel, the encroaching forest creating lush tunnels through the dark.

But the fountain stands singular and pristine, brightly splashing in open rebellion of the deep, muffled sounds of a place long ago gone to seed. A vibration hums through the ground, there and quickly gone, and the water in the fountain trembles, lapping against the high walls of its cool, pale reservoir.

Far, far away, in a place that isn't really there, people begin to blink out of existance.

It is the first of April.

It is precisely ten o'clock in the morning.

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Mary looked her brother over as he skidded to a halt beside her. She was looking for any sign of injury but he appeared to be in good health despite the fact that he was having a hard time catching his breath in front of her.

Mary allowed Steve to pull her into a tight hug and she wrapped her arms around her brother. She was relieved to see him here and she was glad that she wasn't alone. She may or may not also be enjoying his body heat too while they embraced in a hug.

"Are you okay Steve? What's going on? Is Danny here?" She pulled back slightly. "And why are you wearing pink?"

Sorry Steve. That was a detail that your little sister was not going to overlook.

Hanging on tight, Steve allowed himself to take comfort in the relief of finding Mary here and in one piece. Part of him still wished she was safe and sound back home, but he didn't think he'd be able to handle the worry if she just suddenly up and disappeared on him like that.

"Yeah. I'm fine. You?" When she pulls back, he does too and looks her over with a critical eye, as he nods in response to her question. "Danny's here. He arrived after you but before me. He's back at the well helping getting everything situated."

Frowning he looked down at himself. He had no idea what was going on or why he was in purple scrubs. "They're not pink, Mary. You're scrubs are a different color too..." He narrows his eyes at her, mostly teasing. "What did you do?"

She almost rolls her eyes when she sees Steve check her over with a critical eye but she can't blame him. He was over-protective and she had done the same to him. She was glad to see that he was okay. They were both okay.

"I'm fine. Little confused but fine." Mary was used to going with the flow but even this was getting to be a bit much. "Good. I'm glad he made it here too." She was happy that Danny was here. He was Steve's best friend and she knew it would drive her brother nuts that he wasn't here.

She laughed. "They're definitely pink Steve." She looked down at her scrubs which were also a different colour than the navy blue she usually sported. "Why do you think I did anything?! None of this is my fault!" She glared at him. "But I'm glad I'm wearing red and not pink like you."

It's been a stressful few hours, but now that he's located Danny and Mary, with both of them being relatively unharmed, at least not more than they were, the tension in him washes away and he grins at his sister in relief. "Yeah, I think we are all a little confused. This place looks exactly like where we were but..." He runs his hand over his unkept beard. It's more than a few months worth of growth. If he had to guess, he'd say the seven months he'd been here. "Not at the same time, I certainly didn't wake up this morning with this."

Pursing his lips and putting his hands on his hips he shakes it's head. "They are not pink. And there is nothing wrong with purple... But I wonder what happened to the green. To be honest I preferred those over..." He waves his hand in front of him indicating the purple scrubs. Then he chuckles at her, mostly out of relief but there's a tease in his voice now. "Because you are always doing something! It's a logical conclusion!" The chuckle turns into a glare. "Purple!"

"I wonder why we were brought here. And why we're in different colour scrubs." She glanced down at the band on her wrist and she held it up to show Steve. "Or what this is." Even though she was full of questions, she wasn't overly worried. She had been stuck in the old place for months and while weird things happened, it wasn't anything she couldn't handle. The main thing was that Steve was also here and he wasn't hurt.

She moved her now semi-dry hair out of her face. "My hair has never been this long. I kind of like it so I guess something good came out of whatever the hell is going on right now." She gave a small smile which grew into a grin when Steve emphasized that his scrubs are not pink. "I think you need to get your eyes checked Steve. That's pink." She was going to enjoy teasing her brother about this for days to come.

"Well for once, whatever just happened is not my doing." She looked at her brother. "I don't like that you're stuck here but I'm happy you are. I was going to our house. When I couldn't find you, I thought maybe you might still be at the house. Or already there. Maybe it's not even there anymore."

Steve shrugged. "Everyone was in scrubs back at the fountain... Danny's were the same color as before." But, Steve didn't know if everyone had a different color now. "I miss the green!"

When Mary held up her wrist, Steve frowned and leaned closer, then examined the one on his wrist. As much as it looked like a watch, he expected there was more to it than that. Especially when he couldn't remove it. "At least it's not around our necks."

"You're hair looks good long, but I won't be keeping this beard any longer than hI have to." Glaring at Mary he tried not to rise to the bait of her telling him that he was now wearing pink. Not that there was any problem with a guy wearing pink but it wasn't something he generally did. Besides, these weren't pink. They were clearly a purply color.

"I was there for a long time after you left. Then Danny left and it was another long wait before I turned up here too." Part of him wanted to get back to Danny and the others, but looking in the direction of the house, they were already more than half way there. And, it would be good intel to have. "Why don't we go check it out and then we can report back to the others?"

Reaching over to Mary, he wrapped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her close before starting to walk. "I'm happy I'm stuck here with you too, Mary. I wish we were all back home, but since we're not..." He leaned in and kissed her temple, giving her a squeeze at the same time.

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