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The Midnight Train to Nowhere

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Ran: “Young miss, would you prefer to lie down for a while? There is a tree behind you that you can lean against if you feel too dizzy to lie down flat.”

The male voice almost startled the pink-haired man who currently had his head drooped downwards out of exhaustion. ’Shoot! My hair is a wreck.’ Suddenly, a high pitched purr gurgled out in front of him and Lesley couldn’t help but look up to see what exactly was making that noise? Once his gaze trailed up the clawed, scaly paws of Cobalt, he came to stare at a toothy-grinning baby dragon. The reptile blinked and bared its teeth as it widened its smile. “Oh well, aren't you just a precious lil’ thing!” Lesley gushed and reached forward, squishing Cobalt’s cheek in one hand. Finally turning his attention to Ran, he flashed the gentleman a charming grin and flicked his bouncy curls lightly. “I would, but could you help me get over there?” He asked with a pained tone and a slight pout.

Once Ran picked him up, Lesley wrapped his arms around the man’s neck in satisfaction with his compliance to the request. After he was set back down against the base of the tree trunk, Ran asked about help coming to get them.

“I hope it’ll be soon” Lesley mumbled to no one in particular as he combed his fingers through his knotted locks.

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To everyone’s dismay, help never came and they set out on the journey back to Sol on foot, injuries and fatigue weighing down on them the entire trip. Lesley’s limb-loss was treated and replaced with a functioning prosthetic hand. Though his real hand could never be brought back, he was still thankful for his new one.

Laying in his cot, Lesley fiddled with his artificial hand in deep thought. He heard some of the nurses talking about Avian’s cremation and how Victoria had reacted to the loss. Just imagining it made him tear up on the infirmary bed. It made him wonder what his parents might be thinking by now. His mom was probably causing all hell to break loose at Empire just looking for him. Cringing, he decided to push out the somber thoughts by sleeping.

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Lesley was sitting alone at the bar sipping on a fermented candy drink when Queen Delirium stood up and clinked her glass to call everyone’s attention. ’She looks nice…’

Queeny: "Thank you very much for attending this grand celebration. Never before in Nowhere's history have the humans come so close to completing the living list."

Raising his champagne glass in front of him, he swished the liquid in circular motions with a snort. ’Ah, so I was right. No human batch has ever gotten home yet. They all died before any of em’ could finish.’

Queeny: "As of now, they only lack two more items, then those dearies can finally go home, and when they do," a smile crept up her face. "All of Nowhere will celebrate!"

Crowd: "Hip hip hooray! Hip hip hooray!"

Bringing the rim of the glass up to his lips, he downed the rest of the alcohol in one swift tilt. ’I wonder where the others are.’ The cheering and sounds of celebration sounded like a blurred murmur to him.

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Amiel: "I'm charmed to make such a lovely woman's acquaintance. Oh, where are my manners.”

Hearing a voice directed at him from his right side, Lesley swiveled around on his barstool to face the speaker. The pink-haired man had been seeking to get drunk that night and had asked for a second refill. Taking a quick swig of his drink before turning, after coming face to face with the gentleman who had so graciously struck up a conversation with him, Lesley almost spit up the contents within his mouth. Doing the sign of the cross hastily, he forced his drink down with a troubled gulp. ]’Lord, he’s gorgeous.’

Amiel: “My name is Amiel Brightenburg, perchance could I ask for your name, fair maiden? It would be an honor."

Placing a hand into Amiel’s extended one, he cleared his throat daintily. “Lesley. Lesley LaBelle.” He flashed the male an exuberant smile along with one of his “looks”.

Amiel: "My father is good friends with the queen, so I've been here more times than I can count. If you like, I could show you around. There are many rooms in this castle, some so beautiful they just take your breath away."

“I would love to!” He replied excitedly. ’I’m sure I’ll take your breath away’ The pink haired man giggled mischievously to himself. Linking his arm around Amiel’s, the two made their way through the crowded dance floor towards one of the halls. Once they emerged from the jumble of Nobodies, he was pleasantly surprised to find Riley and Ace standing there fixing their own outfits. Pulling his new friend towards the girls, he smoothed out the hem of Ace’s dress. “Wow, you two look fabulous!”

“Amiel, meet Ace and Riley” Pointing his prosthetic palm at each lady, he was glad that Amiel could at least show them around. Alone time would have to wait.

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Welcome back MUG.

Aha Fox. Lesley be mackin' though :P

I'll try to get a post up today, but I'm going out with the fam all day. I'll try to type it up on my phone or something. Expect me to post a day over the rule, sorry.

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Oh lord. Out for human blood. Were dead guys, it's over. We're all meat. The feels was too strong in that post. Could've been a movie scene (━┳━ _ ━┳━)

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I'll go with Harper then. No fun roleplaying with busy people :P

Harper and Lesley need some interaction time anyways. And I can harass Inadi.

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If we swim then everyone will know Lesley's true gender or just think he's an extremely flat chested girl XD

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Let us hash out what rooms they discovered. I call a bubble room with no gravity so Jasper, Ace, and Lesley were floating.

Carnival with Lesley, Jasper and Inadi getting stuck in the ferris wheel sounds like drama.

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Aha I just read that link ∑(O_O；) What the heck is that? Ghettofy?

I will type up the discussion responses soon.

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Mental Health

Up until battling the witch, Lesley was enjoying himself and rather fascinated by Nowhere. He was curious and saw it as an opportunity to experience something way out of the ordinary. But now that he'd come to know the true nature of what he has to do to get back to earth, a grim overlay is now beginning to encircle his usual upbeat ways.

1 year ago

Life:

Some could call him a bum of sorts, but he doesn't consider himself that way. His parents babied him therefore allowing him to hold off on college after highschool and had no problem letting him stay at home even at 23. At least he had income, though sporadic, it was enough not to get him categorized as a leech child. Modeling opportunities were common and he never turned them down. Odd jobs were top contributors to the cost of paying for Empire.

All his experiences he accepted with open arms and viewed them as a chance to grow.

Lesley's daily life consisted of waking up at any time he wished, strolling into a kitchen with already made food, and going down to his basement to draw and paint to his heart's fulfilment. Some days he'd head out to wander downtown, buying clothes and knick-knacks here and there. Different art lessons were available at the community college near his home so he'd sign up for as much of them as he could to pass time and acquire more experience until he felt that he was good enough to audition for Empire.

Regrets:

His only regret is the fact that he had missed his audition for the school of his dreams and the possibility of dying is now very real to him.

Family:

His parents are still pretty oblivious of him going missing, but they're starting to worry, especially his mother. Lesley always called home to tell his parents of his whereabouts and never had a reason to cutoff connections with them. Two months without word, but his mother likes to think that he's just enjoying himself at Empire, but still wonders what happened. The boy had promised to phone them up to tell them the results of his audition, but since he never got sent back to LA, they assume he got accepted.

His mother has called his phone many times, though being sent to voicemail at all attempts, spammed all his social media and has cried a couple times just wondering why he hasn't responded, but she's yet to question the college. Give it one more month and Lesley's mother is bound to go rage mode at Empire asking for her son.

"How do you feel about ____"

Harper: "This kid sure is one tough cookie. A brave lil' guy too. You'd think he looks meek at first glance, but you can tell he pushes himself and tries his best at any given situation. I'll get to know him one day for sure (∩_∩)"

Riley: "I love her! She's hyper and cheery. Fun to be around and easy to get along with. I need to find out more about her, same goes for everyone else. I will try my best! (≧∇≦)/"

Jasper: "Ah, the albino one. She threw up on me y'know? Eh, I forgive her (*^▽^*). Can't stay mad at the poor girl, she's too cute. It's kind of unfair. She charmed Inadi, I can tell, but I'm ok (o;TωT)o I'm still going to be buddies with her, I'm the body guard after all!"

Leila : "EEP! *clenches fists in cute aggression* She is just too adorable *teeth are visibly clenched* I wish she was a stuffed toy so I could SQUISH HER Ｏ(≧∇≦)Ｏ All of this frustration aside, I hope we'll be close someday. She's kinda awkward, but I think I can break her（*＾ワ＾*）"

Ace :

"*blushes* Ahem, I can appreciate the 'girls' *coughs* Yeah she's cute and very brave. Rational, the most normal I'd say. I think she has the highest rate of survival, n-not that I'm saying we'll die or anything... I'm curious about her (♡˙︶˙♡)"

Inadi : "I liikeee him~ But he don't roll that way. It's all good, I think he and Jaspy will look real cute together （ ♡ w ♡ ）人（ ♡ w ♡ ）
But that still won't stop me from harassing him ヽ(*≧ω≦)ﾉ I WANT to get to know him better...maybe a lil' more than he would like"

Ran : TBA

Toby : TBA

Song : TBA

Martini : "I feel horrible. I can't believe I made her cry. I hope she can forgive me. I was really looking forward to modeling her creations and she's my friend. I just want us to be on good terms. I will apologize to her ASAP"

Brandy : TBA

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Why did you make a death AU for Lesley hmm? Is this a call for sacrifice? *turns to Lesley with evil stare*

Lesley: "What's with that look honeybunch? It looks like you want to stab me with a fork mydear (*´・ｖ・)"

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Aha. A little tmi yes, but I go to Shawnee Mission North if you know where that's at.

And nah Fox. It's a book called Black Boy by Richard Wright. The book itself isn't too bad, it's just the fact that I have to annotate it and put all my thoughts and crap like that on sticky notes and stick them in the pages.