video: un: twitchy

[twitchcraft]

[ It's probably a few hours after Tabatha's abrupt arrival. That really didn't feel like enough time to settle in, but there wasn't really any point in waiting for that, now was there? So there's a red-haired teenager with dark eyes and long, red hair, sitting outside a cozy looking house despite the lawn looking like nothing more than dirt and sand.

She looks unnerved, but she's doing her best to smile and be friendly. Reach out to others in her situation. See if they have answers. Because she has tried several time to translocate, back to home, but she just ends up going nowhere. At first, she thought it was a loss of powers. A grounding, one of the worst things that could happen to a witch. But she took advantage of being home alone and translocated from room to room, just to test that theory.

And when it turned out she did in fact have all her powers, that was when she decided to reach out and at the very least introduce herself. So, despite the day she's had, she offers the network a smile. ]

Hello! I'm Tabatha. Jerry already told me about this place, and I found my home.

[ She lifts the FluxPhone to show the exterior of her house and then the view returns to her face. ]

Literally, my home. Lacking my mothers decorations and my fathers advertising projects on the walls, this is my house from my universe. Has anyone else had something like this happen? Your home appearing in this place?

Thank you for anything anyone can tell me that Jerry might not have. I'll appreciate all the advice and information I can get.

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video | un: wanda

[control]

( This is possibly the most excitement Wanda has felt since Westview, but she's doing her best to keep calm since she's come face-to-face-ish with a character from one of her favorite shows.

It shouldn't really be a surprise to her that Tabatha and everyone else from Bewitched come from their own universe. Still, she can't stop the trill of giddiness building inside of her as she watches Tabatha pan the device toward THE HOUSE.

She makes sure to have herself completely pulled together before turning the video on to chat with the other redhead. )

I was given an apartment when I arrived, though I'm not sure I would want to see my house right now... It would be a bit lonely.

I'm Wanda, by the way.

Re: video | un: wanda

[twitchcraft]

Hi, Wanda! It's a pleasure to meet you.

[ She has her mothers kindness, and her fathers warm smile. Tabatha was clearly raised very well. If someone were to point out that in another reality, Tabatha was a television character? She'd be a tad confused. But as it stands, she and her mother have absolutely seen various versions of their own timeline, and she's smart enough to understand theories on the multiverse and all. ]

I hear some of the apartments are nice. And I'm sorry to hear your own home might not be the most welcome sights. A house that feels lonely is no fun.

Video | un: milesmorales

[idontgetpaid]

Not my entire home. But I've gotten a few of my things from home every once in a while.

Anyway, nice to meet you, Tabatha. I'm Miles.

Re: Video | un: milesmorales

[twitchcraft]

Hello, Miles. I’m relieved you said that. There was a box with my name on it and it had some of my stuff inside.

I’m guessing that happened to you, too?

[idontgetpaid]

Oh yeah, that happened when I first got here too. Just a bunch of my stuff from home in a box, already in the room of the place I was staying at. It was pretty weird.

It's also pretty weird when we change locations, because sometimes we get more stuff from home.

[flippedscript]

There are a few people from my home here but that’s it.


But I’m really glad for the people here, both from home and that I met.

text | un: mischief

[yourbatman]

Woah howd you score that? Did you have to bribe mr cranky with his own cookies or something I'd kill to get my jeep back

Figuratively speaking

[twitchcraft]

Are there? And you've made other friends, too? That's good to hear.

That makes me hope someone from home will show up, and makes me hopeful that I'll make a few friends. Not that I can't, or am bad at it. But I'm sure it's helpful.

Who do you have here from home?

oh hi new friend.

[twitchcraft]

I'm sure I couldn't truthfully say. Jerry gave me the keys and a map with my actual home address on it, and here it is. The house I've spent all my life in.

[twitchcraft]

The box had your name on it, right? Mine did.

We change locations? How often does that happen?

Heyyy

[yourbatman]

But you could tell a fib about it

Man of course you gotta make nice with the old guy ugh well thanks anyway I guess

Re: Heyyy

[twitchcraft]

If you'd like a fib, I could say I used a spell to bring my house here.

How's that?

I'm Tabatha and I'm not the best at lying.

[yourbatman]

You know that doesn't sound all that out there to a guy like me so I'd say it's pretty good

I'm stiles and I'm way better at lying than my dad would like

[twitchcraft]

It doesn't? Why not? Do you know people who can do that?

I'm delighted to have met you, Stiles.

[yourbatman]

Yeah I've seen some magic stuff here and there I dunno if anybody would call them spells exactly more like uh ritual sacrifice and stuff

To be clear I did not do the sacrificing I was trying to stop it

Yeah you seem real cool try to ignore me fondly at school lol

[twitchcraft]

Once the school is up and running, because I'm hoping that's a goal, I'll ignore you with all my heart.

[ She really hopes he understands that means she won't be ignoring him. She can't. ]

That's good to hear. That you were trying to stop the sacrificing, and not actively part of it. Otherwise, I don't see this friendship lasting at all.

Okay, so I now someone from California. Where might you be from?

[yourbatman]

I'll gaze wistfully in your direction like a sad puppy

Yeah you don't want to know what I'm like without adult supervision

Never mind that he was currently without adult supervision.

Oh hey! I'm from cali too beacon hills and I hope for your sake you haven't heard of it

[twitchcraft]

I've never heard of Beacon Hills.

I'm from Connecticut. My guardian is from Reseda.

[yourbatman]

Beacon hills really is a magnet for trouble

Reseda's in LA I think I've only been a couple times

I bet you have a sweet accent if you're from out east tho all we got in cali are surfer dudes and flaky actors

video: because why not

[twitchcraft]

[ Of course she's going to switch to video. He said something about accents. So now, Tabatha is curious about whether or not she has one to him. It's a mild accent at best, and her tone is cheerful. ]

I dunno about that. I've been a couple times for family vacations and going on business trips with my dad. The food can be good if you know where to go.

Video | UN: mischief

[yourbatman]

Let no one ever say Stiles is not a gentleman. He switches to video, too, and flashes her a bright grin. "Oh for sure, the Mexican can't be beat 'round here, you just gotta follow the day laborers, they know where all the best stuff is. They're pretty cool, too, as long as dad isn't in uniform. And you do have the accent. I bet people are gonna ask you if you went to Hale or Yarvard or whichever one is out there."

[idontgetpaid]

Yup. Had my name and was already waiting for me in my room. It feels a little pre-planned, but I appreciate that my stuff was taken care of through inter-dimensional travel.

Every once in a while. The longest we've stayed in one place so far has been about...four, five months?

[twitchcraft]

It does, yeah.

[ Tabatha frowns a bit, considering what she found. She's not concerned about how it all fit. She's seen magical bags that could hold more than they appeared. It was just some of the stuff was oddly specific. Like her riding broom. But she's not going to be bringing that up at this juncture. ]

I will say that finding a photo album that I know I last saw on the coffee table back home was oddly comforting while somehow being a bit unnerving at the same time.

[twitchcraft]

"Well, considering I'm only fifteen, I can easily say neither just yet." Nor has she any plans to go to either, just yet. She still has to get through high school, deal with the Witches Counsel's repeated attempts to dissolve her parents marriage, Grandmama and all of her attempts to scare her dad away.

She has a busy life, Stiles. A busy life, indeed, and that's only her Tuesday.

[yourbatman]

"You could always say you're a prodigy," he replied brightly. "I bet you could totally pass for one, just put on some cute glasses and an oversized college sweatshirt, post it to Insta and everyone'll be asking you to help them study for SATs."