Case 53 - Turnabout Drones (0% Droned)

[little_thief]

[Phone; unfiltered]

Okay!  What the heck is wrong with all of you today?  Everyone's acting really weird today.

[Action; Mayfield Dairy]

[Later in the day, Kay's standing outside the dairy, just sort of staring at the building as she walks all around it.  She knows there's no way in - she's cased this place before - but it's making her really uncomfortable.  Is that stupid droning machine still in there?  Was it ever there in the first place?  Is it acting up or something, or is someone in there cranking up the power?  Whatever it is, she doesn't like it.]

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[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

It's like they've decided to give up and drone us all...

[Lucas has a firm grasp on his sanity by now, assisted by his literal firm grasp of a sunflower and a stinkbug that continually chatters away to him about his home.]

But something went wrong. My mind keeps filling in blanks with the wrong memories...

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

It's happening to you too?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Yes.

Just now, a part of me wanted to ask what was wrong with you for not getting into the holiday spirit...

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

But you're holding up okay, right?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

It's more annoying now than it is disturbing... I know what I need to ignore.

You're not affected at all, Kay?

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

Nope! Guess it missed me.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

I'm glad. After all, you don't want to be worrying about weird stuff on such an important holiday.

[...]

Wait. I meant something else.

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

I think I know what you mean. It's okay.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Sorry.

It will all fix itself soon, I think. Try not to be too bothered, if you can...

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

I just wish I could do something about it.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

...If you can remind the people who are struggling of what their lives are really like. I found someone to do that for me, and it's been a lot of help.

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

I've been trying, but it hasn't been working on some of them.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

If I weren't feeling so strange myself, maybe my psychic powers could do something... But I don't know. I guess we just need to keep trying.

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

Yeah, giving up definitely won't get us anywhere.

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

We'll be alright. Just like every other time the town does something. So... I'll talk to you once we're all fixed, OK?

[thief-of-truth.livejournal.com]

Yeah, okay. Stay strong, okay, Lucas?

[a-gentle-boy.livejournal.com]

Yeah. You, too.