23rd Combo - [Video]

[redcladidealist]

[It's pretty easy to tell that something is wrong when the video feed turns on. Colette's face is upset, worried, possibly even with a tinge of panic in her eyes.]

Dammit, I can't find it! I can't find my card! Does anyone have one I can use? It's important!

[...yes, that's right. Colette just swore. She also seems to be using Lloyd's Dreamberry instead of her own.

Or maybe something deeper is going on here. Regardless, the message is clear. HALP!]


[[Lloyd and clumsychosen have had their bodies switched. Replies to this post will come from redcladcolette.]]

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[pactofheart.livejournal.com]

[Something is definitely off here.]

Hey Colette, are you okay?

[redcladcolette.livejournal.com]

Huh? No, I'm not- Wait, no no no, you've got it all wrong. I'm not Colette! I'm Lloyd!

[Video]

[pactofheart.livejournal.com]

[So it was hard enough coping with Colette not remembering her, but this? This is an all new level. Just... how to even respond to that, Marta doesn't even.]

What are you talking about? You look like Colette to me.

[Video]

[redcladcolette.livejournal.com]

[Not quite catching onto the fact that he probably sounds nuts.]

That's because Colette and I switched bodies!

[Video]

[pactofheart.livejournal.com]

You what?

[Did she just hear that correctly? Well, given how weird this place is, it wouldn't be that much of a stretch.]

How did that happen?

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[redcladcolette.livejournal.com]

Colette put a card in her Dreamberry. We though it would make her older, or maybe younger. We weren't expecting this. Now we can't get it out. That's why we need another card, but I can't find where I put mine at!

[Video]

[pactofheart.livejournal.com]

A card?

[She doesn't quite get it. Cards can do that? Well, if she says so...]

Maybe I can help you look?

[While the thought of Lloyd in Colette's body was certainly... odd, to say the least, it was also somewhat, well... romantic! Of course Marta wants to be able to help~]

[Video]

[redcladcolette.livejournal.com]

Really? [Lloyd perks up at the offer.] Wow, thanks, Marta!

[So blissfully aware of the thoughts running through Marta's head. He quickly describes what a card looks like.]

I don't even know where you'd begin to look, though. I found mine by the lake, and Colette found hers in the market.

[Video]

[pactofheart.livejournal.com]

[The Ratatosk Maiden listens carefully to what Colette!Lloyd tells her, taking mental notes all the while.]

Well, we won't find it if we don't start somewhere, right? [Pumps her fist in determination.]

So, where did you have it last?

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[redcladcolette.livejournal.com]

Er... [He suddenly shifts guiltily.] In my room?

[With a sense of dread, he can already guess what Marta's going to offer next. Oh man, he hasn't cleaned his room in ages.

Eep.]

[Video]

[pactofheart.livejournal.com]

[And as Colette!Lloyd probably suspected—]

Okay! Tell me where you live and I'll be over shortly~

[Marta's already grabbing a jacket. There's no getting out of this one, Lloyd!]

[Video]

[redcladcolette.livejournal.com]

[Lloyd cringes. Knowing something is going to happen and hearing someone say it are two entirely different things.]

N-no! It's okay! I can find it on my own! Just, uh, give me a minute to, uh-

[No good way to say it. Quick, dodge!]

It's the Rivera Apartments. I'll meet you outside! If I can't find it by the time you get here, then, uh, maybe I left it somewhere else!

[Video] -> [Action]

[pactofheart.livejournal.com]

[Oops, were you saying something? Because Marta's not listening anymore. She's already out the door and on her way over.

And a few minutes later, she's standing in front of the apartment complex as promised, calling out:]

Lloyd? I'm here~!

[Action]

[redcladcolette.livejournal.com]

[Ohcrapohcrapohcrap. Lloyd doesn't even bother searching his apartment anymore. There's no way he can find that card in the few minutes he's got before Marta arrives. Grabbing a jacket - unfortunately not his favorite red one, the one Colette has right now - he rushes down the stairs to meet the other girl. Grabs the front door and pushes it open.]

Hey, Marta! Great, you're here!

[His voice is so bright and cheerful, nope, absolutely nothing wrong here!]

I couldn't find the card, so let's check somewhere else!

[Action]

[pactofheart.livejournal.com]

[Whoa, seeing Colette!Lloyd in person was pretty trippy. It's like she's really talking to Colette herself! Except... not.]

Come on, Col- [she catches and corrects herself] Lloyd. You can't look thoroughly in that little amount of time!

... besides. [Despite allowing herself to get caught up in the situation without really thinking (after all, it being Colette's body threw her off!), she still hasn't forgotten what happened. She had long since forgiven Lloyd for the things he did (and didn't do) back home, and even went so far as to truly trust him, but she doesn't appreciate it being thrown back in her face (http://somarium.livejournal.com/1158751.html). Old wounds have been reopened, and it isn't exactly something she's too thrilled about.] Make no mistake. I'm doing this for Colette. Not you.

Now... aren't you going to invite me in?

[She says that, but she's already pushing her way through and helping herself.]

Which room is it?

[Action]

[redcladcolette.livejournal.com]

[Lloyd wilts a little bit at the reminder that Marta is probably still mad at him. With the mess he was in right now, it had slipped to the back of his mind.

Wait, what? She's going in?!]

No!

[He rushes after her, trying to catch hold of her arm before she reaches the stairs or the elevator.]

I mean, it's fine! I've been looking for a while already! This was just the last little bit! And... and I have secret things! Like- [Quick, think of an excuse.] Valentine's stuff!