Scene 07

[a_crazygirl]

[Today at the hair salon, Toni's drone is hard at work and chatting it up with her fellow drone clients as usual. In the middle of giving a drone woman a trim, however, her face suddenly goes blank and she lops off a huge lock of hair without even thinking. The drone customer does not take it well.]

Oh, you clumsy girl! Just look what you've done!

[Toni blinks.] Huh? Oh my God, what am I doing here?

Are you listening to me, young lady?

Wait, what? O-oh, oh jeez! I'm so sorry, ma'am, I wasn't paying attention-

I'll say! Get me your manager this instant!

[And that is the story all about how Toni's life got flipped turned upside down got sent home from work early! Which leads to a phone call once she gets home and sees A) the date on the calendar and B) that her hair was back to its natural color.]

...Did anybody else lose a month or is it just me?

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[phone]

[brotherseyes.livejournal.com]

Not a whole month, but I missed a few weeks.

[a-crazygirl.livejournal.com]

This is so uncool. I can't remember anything.

[brotherseyes.livejournal.com]

You can't? Not even a little bit? I remembered bits and pieces, at least.

[Frowning into the phone. Er, not that Toni can see it.]

What's the last thing you remember?

[a-crazygirl.livejournal.com]

I remember getting back from Westport, and a couple of days after that and then... nothing! Complete blank.

[crazyclownwoman.livejournal.com]

Toni! You're back!

[Harley's not at the salon anymore either.]

[a-crazygirl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, guess I am! I just wish I could remember where I went.

[crazyclownwoman.livejournal.com]

Um....You were droned?

[a-crazygirl.livejournal.com]

...Oh. So that's what it's like.

[crazyclownwoman.livejournal.com]

Sucks, doesn't it?

[a-crazygirl.livejournal.com]

I know! I've been pretty lucky so far. I haven't, you know, died or anything, either.

[crazyclownwoman.livejournal.com]

Really? You haven't died at all here?

Man you are lucky.

[a-crazygirl.livejournal.com]

I guess you aren't so lucky then, huh?

[crazyclownwoman.livejournal.com]

Nope! I got killed pretty early into my stay here.

I've been lucky since then though! I even made it through Westport....twice!

[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

[[Didn't really plan to answer the phone today but...

Yeah, he'd feel bad not answering.]]

I lost a little time. I was droned...

[a-crazygirl.livejournal.com]

I've never been droned before. I didn't think it would be like that.

[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

It was my first time too...

You holding up okay?

[a-crazygirl.livejournal.com]

I think so. It's just kinda weird not remembering anything you did, you know?

[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

Yeah, if I was missing a month I'd probably freak out.

[a-crazygirl.livejournal.com]

I'm trying really hard not to do that right now.

[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

Oh, sorry about that.

How about this, what do you like to do to relax usually? Like back home or since you came here?

[a-crazygirl.livejournal.com]

...A long, relaxing bath sounds like a good idea right about now, actually.

[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

Then do that. Maybe listen to music and let yourself get away from it for a moment.

Though the music here is pretty bad.

[herrdoctortenma.livejournal.com]

[Tenma's in the middle of cooking dinner when Toni comes back home. There's something immediately different about her expression.]

You're back.

[a-crazygirl.livejournal.com]

Pretty much. Sorry you had to put up with me all through that.

[herrdoctortenma.livejournal.com]

It isn't your fault. I'm relieved to see you're okay now.

[a-crazygirl.livejournal.com]

Really? Thanks, that means a lot.

[mayflychaser.livejournal.com]

Lose a month? Where'd it go?

I think you lucked out anyways! You didn't suffer a giant robot attack.

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[a-crazygirl.livejournal.com]

I don't know! I can't remember anyth- a giant robot what.

[mayflychaser.livejournal.com]

Yeah, apparently the milkman was a cheesy anime villain! Who knew!

[a-crazygirl.livejournal.com]

For real? Did he spend ten episodes powering up?

[mayflychaser.livejournal.com]

He could have and not been out of place at all, hahahaha...

[The man on the other end laughs jovially.]

...that's done and over with now though. You missed the giant April Fools Day banner.

[a-crazygirl.livejournal.com]

April Fool's Day? They had the gall to pull a prank on everybody?