We Must Speak of the Trampoline

[ COOKIESANDLIZARD ]

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[ COOKIESANDLIZARD & MYNAMEISZUCCHINI ]

[ mynameiszucchini ] [ cookiesandlizard ]

Two weeks drifted by since Angelique skipped out on Danny and Zuchinni, and her situation had gradually gotten worse. All in all, she likely would have been safer if she’d simply stayed, much more comfortable and more put together, but her fight or flight response had pushed her into ‘flight’ and she was gone the very night she met them after both of the odd young men had gone to sleep. She could only imagine what their reactions had been the following morning to see she wasn’t on their couch and about half the contents of the fridge were gone, but she imagined it for only a little while as she was more focused on getting away from the pesky loan sharks and government officials tailing her

Which brings the story back to current day: Angelique’s loans were quickly rising as the one who’d stolen her identity was still at large and she had no way to prove it. She’d considered calling the bank, asking to cancel her cards–but she didn’t have the numbers, and they likely had been notified to keep an eye out for her anyway, so putting herself on the radar seemed like a bad idea. And making the situation worse, old ties with some unsavory people back home in Seoul had caught up with her, thus putting her in an even tighter and more dangerous situation than before. In short, she was a fugitive on the run in every sense of the word.

And speaking of ‘run’, that is precisely what she’s doing. Frantically, Angelique sped down the sidewalk, cursing quietly and shouting at people to get out of her way as she sprinted away from the owner of the groceries she’d just taken. The girl hadn’t the faintest idea what was in the bag, but considering she hadn’t eaten in a day, she wasn’t in the place to be picky. It amazed her how uncaring city folk were–there she was, a thief, running with someone’s belongings and no one event attempted to stop her as the owner screamed after her. After a few more feet, Angelique turned the corner, finding herself in an alleyway that ended with a metal fence. Cat like, she scaled it and hopped over to the other end, which set her on the other side of the street and she hid away in the warehouse nearby. This was her ‘home’ for lack of a better word and the pace where she could safely dwell without being seen or noticed.

The little thief set her belongings down, then moved towards the back part of the warehouse where a mutlitude of pilfered clothes and belongings lay drying from their ‘wash’ (which wasn’t much more than rinsing things off with the help of a broken hydrant down the street). Quickly changing into a different outfit, Angelique pulled her hair up into a ponytail and set on her face a pair of glasses she’d stolen from somewhere, hopefully making herself look different enough from the grocery pilfering thief she’d been a little while ago. And then she left her warehouse again: After closing the door and setting the lock back in, she turned and found herself crashing directly into someone a bit taller than her and she fell back against the door, “Holy shi–Oh…I thought i’d gotten rid of you guys…”

Danny was running as fast as his legs could carry him. His breath short, his heart beating against his chest – he couldn’t stop now! They were right at his heels! His hands clutched the small glass box, microchip safely inside. He didn’t know what it was for, but they said they needed it for their invasion plan to succeed. And that was enough for Danny to know: grab it and run!

“Zucchini!” Danny almost tripped over his own feet as he called back to his friend a few paces behind. “This way!” With a skidding stumble he dashed into an alleyway – but it was blocked! “No no no-” sniff..... It smelled like... a friend... the trail led to- the fence! The fence as chain link! Yes!

In a split-second decision he bolted for the end of the alley. Holding the box in his mouth to free his hands, he clambered up and over the chain link fence as fast as he could. He cringed as the wire pressed into his hands, but there was no time to be in pain! With an awkward fall. barely recovered into a landing, he made it safely to the other side.  The scent was stronger...

“It smells safe! This way! This way!” Towards the safe place! Across the street! Just as he reached the other side of the street, he looked back to make sure Zucchini was following and -WHAM!

A person! A person wasn’t there a minute ago! Did she teleport? Did she come out the door? But that scent, it was right there! It was... her!

-

Luke nodded, “I’m fine, thank you. I’m glad you’re okay.” He smiled slightly now he knew the other was okay. “Tell me about yourself, Danny… If you don’t mind doing so?”

"I help people,” he said without  a second thought. “I used to be really smart, and I’m not now but... I can still help people. And Zucchini helps me.”

-

“Are you okay?” Luke asked, looking at the other with some concern. He smiled at him a little, “I hope you’re okay.”

At the question, his thoughts snapped back to the present. "Danny is okay.” His new friend looked worried. Danny didn’t know why. “Are you okay?”

-

“I’m sure Zucchini will come back, we’ll just wait,  okay?” Zucchini? Was that a nickname? Was Zucchini this girl’s boyfriend? Girlfriend? Either way… Ultana wrapped  her arm around the younger woman’s shoulders and took some  hair out of her face. She fished in her pocket for a handkerchief and offered it to Danny, then said:

“How about I go make you some tea? Tea makes everything better.”

TAGGED BY: the-lady-oneill

» NAME: Danny » TITLE: Zucchini’s friend (from Zucchini), Zucchini’s love muffin (from himself), Zucchini’s boy/girlfriend/stalker (from some people at the mall) » AGE:  unknown (young adult) » BIRTHDAY: does not match up with Earth’s calender » SPECIES: shapeshifting lizard alien » GENDER: male (usually) » SEX: technically scientificly female » ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: heteroromantic (towards his species), zucchini-romantic » SEXUAL ORIENTATION: ??? » PROFESSION: explorer, homeless

PHYSICAL ASPECTS » HAIR: black, highlights reddish in sunlight; length varies between base and mating form » EYES: brown » SKIN: pale (humanoid), scaley yellowish (lizard) » HEIGHT: 5′6″ (humanoid), 19″ (lizard) » WEIGHT:  55 lb (both forms)

FAMILY » SIBLINGS: one older brother named Dmitri » PARENTS: alive, but back on his home world » GRANDPARENTS: three out of four are alive, but also back on his planet » OTHER RELATIVES: Danny doesn’t know his extended family very well » ANY PETS?: likes the fish at the mall and the animals in the petstore, but doesn’t take them to Zucchini’s house because they have a comfy nice home where they are

SKILLS » PHYSICAL PROWESS: Danny doesn’t have a lot of physical strength and will turn into a lizard and hide when in danger, but if Zucchini were being attacked, he would absolutely do his best to defend him! » ABILITIES: turning into a lizard, sneaking into locked rooms, very keen sense of smell, catching bugs, ??? (he knows he can do more, or at least used to do more, but it’s all really hard now) » HOBBIES: watching fish at the mall, making new friends, exploring the universe, being with Zucchini

TRAITS

—— POSITIVE ——

optomistic, loyal, creative, not easily discouraged, friendly, accepting, non-judgemental

——- NEGATIVE ——- bad at reading social cues, doesn’t know when to leave people alone, sneaks into people’s houses and eats their food, breaks down if he’s away from Zucchini for too long

LIKES

» COLOURS: blue, yellow, green » SMELLS: crickets, strawberries, papaya, sawdust, Zucchini, home » FOOD: bugs, crickets, fruit, strawberries, dandelions, Zucchini’s cooking » DRINKS: water » ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES?: Zucchini won’t let him have any

OTHER DETAILS » SMOKES? no » DRUGS?: no » DRIVER LICENSE?: no » EVER BEEN ARRESTED? probably by accident at some point in his pre-Earth travels

DONE! NOW TAG OTHER  PEOPLE TO DO IT. (sorry if any of you have done it already!)