Seventeenth PSI

[a_gentle_boy]

[Lucas has a package!  It is very large and it is wrapped up all nicely on his driveway, blocking the passage of any cars.  He wonders momentarily what he could have possibly gotten back until realizing that he only has one 'possession' that's shaped like this.  After spending about twenty minutes carefully removing it from its packaging, Lucas beams at the extremely odd . . . thing.]

Hi.  It's nice to see you again.

[With that, he gets on.  And is instantly dragged away.]

W-Wha . . . Uwahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!  S-S-Slowwww d-doooooown!

[He hangs on for dear life.
Mr. Saturn's Tea Table is rampaging around the town!  Lucas has forgotten how to control this thing and is liable to smash into anybody and everything.  It's a little smaller than a car and seats four.  Here is a picture although it's larger than that in canon.  Here is a video demonstrating it running things over.]

Sorry!  . . .   Ah, get out of the way! . . .   I-I'll heal you later . . . !   Tea Table!   You've got to calm down!

Comments

[wybrows.livejournal.com]

But... but I thought you were lying! How'd you get one of those? How does it work? And what's a Mr. Saturn?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

OK. I think I've got it under control now.

[Lucas leans forward and holds on to the sides of the flat table. Somehow or another, he manages to steer the thing now.]

Are you new to Mayfield, Princess? I don't think I've seen you around before . . .

[crawlininmytome.livejournal.com]

With names like those, technology probably would be weird.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Well. I got it from the Mr. Saturns. They're really nice, but they're walking heads and they talk a little funny. And I try not to lie if I can, but I didn't want you to feel bad that I'd never heard of you.

[princessoffrogs.livejournal.com]

I am quite new, yes.

[Settling delicately onto the tabletop, adjusting her hair ribbons.]

It was only yesterday morning that I awoke in this dreadful place.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

They're very nice! They're just a little . . . weird.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

And has anyone explained everything to you yet?

[clip clop clip clop it's going at a steady pace now.]

[wybrows.livejournal.com]

You come from a really crazy place... What else do ya got there?

I-I definitely wouldn't feel bad if you hadn't heard of me. 'cause... You will! Everyone will soon. I'm just starting out as a country, so that's why.

[princessoffrogs.livejournal.com]

I have received some information from the man who is to be my father, but beyond that, not much else.

[teacup-parry.livejournal.com]

It certainly sounds like it may be worth a try.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Well . . . The strangest thing besides Saturn Valley is probably PSI. Psycho . . . Psycho-something.

[Fwoosh. Have some healing Lifeup Alpha, Wy.]

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

OK. I can tell you anything you want to know, then. You've heard about drones and brainwashing and getting stuff back and things like that?

[princessoffrogs.livejournal.com]

Ah, a little bit... We have had everything taken away and must 'earn' them back, correct? And the drones they are... the natives to this place? Is that right?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure how much information you could get by disguising yourself as a drone, though, but yeah, it's probably worth a shot.

[teacup-parry.livejournal.com]

Perhaps some easily accessible sources of information could be found within the City Hall.

[wybrows.livejournal.com]

H-huh? That was... PSI? [ She thinks that's cool but she can't say that. ]

... Seems sorta interesting, I guess. Too weird for my tastes though. I like my house better.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Yes, that's right. And if you're not careful, Grady can get ahold of you and drone you.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Records, you mean? . . . Like some of the things we found in Westport. Do you think they'd leave that somewhere where we could get at it?

[princessoffrogs.livejournal.com]

What do you mean by 'drone me?'

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

. . . What does your house have to do with anything?

[wybrows.livejournal.com]

It's better than anythin' you could show me. It's real pretty and there's lots of creativity all around... A-and there'll be a highway there soon! Really!

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

He can turn you into a drone. If you misbehave, you sometimes end up behaving like one of them.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Oh! That's what you mean . . . Well, maybe if you get it back sometime, you can show me then. Or draw a picture?

[Lucas doesn't know what a highway is but pretends to.]

[wybrows.livejournal.com]

I can paint you picture. I'm a really great artist, y'know. I could even paint a really great portrait of you if I wanted to.

[windmill.livejournal.com]

[oh thank g--

NEVER MIND. tackled in the face by Lucas.] SH-- [manages not to swear somehow and falls again.]