Something That'll Scare You

by **Miranda Weaver** » Thu May 07, 2015 11:37 am

Miranda had decided to walk down to Maldon, giving her alone time to clear her head and not have to deal with the press of other people and the possibilities they presented. That ended by the time she got to Maldon, but she was prepared for it and feeling a little better. She wandered down the High Street, watching the shops and ignoring the people who occasionally stared at the "blind girl" walking without a cane or guide dog.

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by **Zephyr** » Thu May 07, 2015 3:15 pm

While most people are staring (or specifically avoiding to stare) a young woman about Miranda's age with blue-ish hair seems to smile at her from across the street and giving her a wave, followed by sticking her tongue out at Miranda. It's very possible she's trying to test whether Miranda notices by trying to provoke a reaction.

by **Miranda Weaver** » Thu May 07, 2015 5:43 pm

Miranda stopped, turning to 'look' across the street at the blue-haired girl.She tilted her head as if she was trying to figure out what the girl wanted or why the girl was making faces at her.

by **Zephyr** » Thu May 07, 2015 5:51 pm

"I knew it!" she says loud enough that Miranda can hear it. She runs out into the street, dodging one car and making another honk at her. "You can totally see me, can't you?" she asks once she's on the other side.

by **Miranda Weaver** » Thu May 07, 2015 5:53 pm

"I can see lots of things. You just happen to be one of them," Miranda says, obviously a little surprised by the reaction.

by **Zephyr** » Thu May 07, 2015 6:20 pm

"Yeah but it's... It's not with your eyes, is it." she says, dropping her voice to a conspiratorial whisper.

by **Miranda Weaver** » Thu May 07, 2015 6:22 pm

"That's entirely dependent on your definition of 'eyes'."

by **Zephyr** » Thu May 07, 2015 6:28 pm

"You know, round, kinda squishy, come in all kinds of colors." she says cheerfully.

by **Miranda Weaver** » Thu May 07, 2015 6:29 pm

"Then, no, I don't have those," she said quietly.

by **Zephyr** » Thu May 07, 2015 6:37 pm

"That's so cool! I mean... that you see anyway. How does that work?"

by **Miranda Weaver** » Thu May 07, 2015 6:39 pm

"There's a long and complicated explanation that they gave me, but it's a form of clairvoyance, if you know that term."

by **Zephyr** » Thu May 07, 2015 6:47 pm

"Sounds fancy." she says, dropping the topic. Apparently that was answer enough for her. "My name's Zephyr."

by **Miranda Weaver** » Thu May 07, 2015 6:49 pm

"Mine's Miranda," she said, "Nice to meet you. I like your hair."

by **Zephyr** » Thu May 07, 2015 7:01 pm

"Thanks! I was trying for blonde but I messed it up, so I went at it with blue to cover it up and this is the result!" she laughs.

by **Miranda Weaver** » Thu May 07, 2015 7:24 pm

"Well, it worked out well, even if it didn't start so well."

by **Zephyr** » Thu May 07, 2015 7:28 pm

"Yep! So, what'cha up to? Would you like to hang out?"

by **Miranda Weaver** » Thu May 07, 2015 7:38 pm

"I'm just walking. I suppose we could hang out. Did you have something in mind?"

by **Zephyr** » Thu May 07, 2015 7:58 pm

"I was just gonna do some window shopping, maybe hit the Goodwill store and head over to Madison's later. You know, the Bowling alley and stuff. They got some arcades there too. It's a pretty good hangout spot, no adults bugging you."

by **Miranda Weaver** » Thu May 07, 2015 8:07 pm

"That sounds kind of awesome."

by **Zephyr** » Thu May 07, 2015 9:16 pm

"Groovy. Come on then, Goodwill's down the road and Tuesdays are when they cart out the new stuff!" she says, pulling Miranda along by her sleeve. Zephyr's clothes look like they majorly came from that store or other second-hand places. She doesn't quite look homeless but she doesn't seem to be exactly well off.

by **Miranda Weaver** » Thu May 07, 2015 9:39 pm

Miranda followed along in her wake, "So you live in Maldon?"

by **Zephyr** » Thu May 07, 2015 10:00 pm

"Yup! Well, out on the road to Great Totham. Lemme tell you, it ain't so great!" she laughs. "Maldon's closer though and there's more stuff happening here anyway."

by **Miranda Weaver** » Thu May 07, 2015 10:13 pm

"It always seems kind of quiet to me."

by **Zephyr** » Thu May 07, 2015 10:38 pm

"You know, compared to Great Totham." she chuckles.

by **Miranda Weaver** » Fri May 08, 2015 8:08 am

"Great Totham must be really boring then."

by **Zephyr** » Fri May 08, 2015 9:49 am

"There is nothing there, I swear. It is sooo dead. Unless you're really into farming then oh boy is it exciting!" she laughs.

by **Miranda Weaver** » Fri May 08, 2015 9:52 am

"I suppose farming is exciting for those farming is exciting for, but I'm not one of those people."

by **Zephyr** » Fri May 08, 2015 10:06 am

"Nobody gets excited by farming. Unless you're from Wales and sheep are involved, but that's not the kind of party you want to be at, believe me." she snickers.

by **Miranda Weaver** » Fri May 08, 2015 10:31 am

Miranda seemed to be confused by the joke, "I wouldn't consider sheep to be particularly exciting either."

by **Zephyr** » Fri May 08, 2015 10:43 am

For a moment she looks at Miranda, confused that she wouldn't get it. "Nevermind. Just a dumb joke." she finally waves it off. "Ah, there we are." she says, as they arrive at the Salvation Army thrift store and heads inside. It's nothing special but it has that strange flea market appeal of looking like there could be cool stuff hiding among all the stuff, just waiting to be dug out.

by **Miranda Weaver** » Fri May 08, 2015 10:47 am

"Any particularly good place to start looking?"

by **Zephyr** » Fri May 08, 2015 11:03 am

"Not unless you catch them wheeling in the rack with the new stuff before they sort them in. I need some new pants, but we can just browse around some. Oh! Always check the purses for stuff left in them. Found 20 quid in one once."

by **Miranda Weaver** » Fri May 08, 2015 11:13 am

"You'd think they'd go through those before they put them out," she said, starting to poke around the racks.

by **Zephyr** » Fri May 08, 2015 11:52 am

"They do, but sometimes they miss stuff. And then there's the other kind of treasure!" she adds as she spots something. Rummaging through a bin of stuff she pulls out a sunhat with the pattern of a pizza printed on it. "Look at this magnificent thing!" she laughs and puts it on Miranda's head.

by **Miranda Weaver** » Fri May 08, 2015 12:00 pm

"It's certainly a thing," Miranda said, taking the hat off and looking at it in a completely unnecessary series of gestures.

by **Zephyr** » Fri May 08, 2015 12:22 pm

"Pff, no appreciation for haute couture." she says with a vaguely French affectation and completely wrong pronunciation. "It would go wonderfully with this leopard print scarf." she says, picking up the item in question and throwing it around her neck and over her shoulder with her nose held high. "Tress shick."

by **Miranda Weaver** » Fri May 08, 2015 12:33 pm

"No, I'm positive there was a reason someone got rid of it," Miranda says, reaching out to feel the scarf.

by **Zephyr** » Fri May 08, 2015 1:20 pm

"Yes, a distinct lack of whimsy." she chuckles, taking off the scarf and dumping it back into the bin it came from.

by **Miranda Weaver** » Sun May 10, 2015 8:28 pm

"So why'd you stick your tongue out at me?" Miranda says before going back to looking through one of the racks.

by **Zephyr** » Sun May 10, 2015 9:41 pm

"Dunno. I was wondering if you'd notice, I guess." she shrugs. "Plus I like making friends and I hadn't seen you before."

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