Smaug//21 (around two hundred in dragon years)// The Hobbit// Coffee Shop//Mentions: Jackie, Stanford

Smaug smiled at her, a bit softer now that he was interested in what she had to say, which was a first. "Interesting.." He murmured to himself. He could see her point. He liked it when people wrote about him, because he was just like that, but he had read things that weren't about him and had thoroughly enjoyed some. He turned his head and held the stone around his neck in his hands and stared into her eyes. The malice in his eyes and voice had faded, leaving just his naturally dark voice. "Oh no, never..." He rumbled. "I couldn't bother being bored with someone who has such fine opinions, and nice manners as well." He was always a sort of gentleman, even when he was trying to be rude.

He felt a hand in his shoulder and turned slowly, his red hair hiding his eyes, which glared with malice. If only you knew who I was! The King Under The Mountain! He didn't know if Stanford knew who he was, but if he did, he wasn't too intimidated, which both fascinated and angered Smaug.

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Jackie Ford || 21 || Human
Apartment Building lobby || Smaug & Stanford

Jackie's body slouched a little as Smaug complimented her. Oh, please, Jackie, he can't be all that bad if he just said that. Still, it made her feel even better as Standford came up. "Oh. Hey there.... you." She said, searching in vain for a name. It had all been too weird to recall. She briefly checked around the old man for his daughter, but didn't see her. Maybe that was for the best, and she wouldn't see any animal creatures.

"Listen you two," she said to the two strange men. Did they know each other? They seemed comfortable enough touching the other. "I really have to get to my apartment, sorry..." She let the sentence trail off and started walking past the red-haired man again.

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Smaug//21 (around two hundred in dragon years)// The Hobbit// Coffee Shop//Mentions: Jackie, Stanford

Smaug took his chance and darted away from Stanford, moving after Jackie, who was heading to her apartment. He walked up behind her and turned his head lightly and began to speak. "You should really fancy teaching me your literate ways." He rumbled. "I would fancy that." He turned his head to one side and turned around again, heading past Stanford with his head held rather high.

Draco was waiting on the sidewalk, leaning against a fence post. He raised his eyebrows when Smaug trotted up. "So?" He asked, raising his hands to show how completely exasperated he was that Smaug wasn't giving him answers. "Speaking with a writer, I suppose." He lowered his deep voice as much as he could and walked off. He snarled a little and jerked his head, alerting Draco. "What is it?" Draco asked him. Smaug snarled again and turned his gaze into his pale stormy ones, his Amber eyes glowing. "I need to fly." He snarled. "My wings used to be hurricanes. Now they are like a rain from yesterday that nobody remembers." He snarled. "The way you speak never ceases to confuse me." Draco mumbled, barely noticing Smaug's smug grin.

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Stanford Pines || App. 60 || Gravity Falls
Apartment building lobby || Jackie, Smaug, ???

Stanford also shot Smaug a look before sighing and looking in Jackie's direction. "... Listen. I know you saw something today. Something that confused you, made you wonder if it was real. It was with someone who I claimed was my daughter but wasn't, to protect her. I know you write stories and are drawn to people, I can see it in the way you interact. But do you want to know what you saw?"

He hand a hand in his trenchcoat for a moment, feeling the flip phone before removing his hand. He was looking right at Jackie, whose back was till turned. "I'll tell you what happened. But it can't be here." He knew the nature of Writers. They were curious, always wondering what's happening. It was likely Jackie was no different.

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Jackie Ford || 21 || Human
Apartment Building lobby || Smaug & Stanford

Jackie almost turned around at Smaug's words, but heard him walk away and thus didn't. She hesitated, however, at Stanford's proposal. She bit her lip in hesitation before turning around. "Okay. But still somewhere somewhat safe." She said, for obvious reasons. "I still don't know you, and it's just for a story." Just for a story. So much of her life had been 'just for a story.' "And make it quick. I need to send out an email soon." She met his eyes evenly, showing him that, from now on, she was in charge. She figured he had a secret and he was trusting her to keep it. Well, that could easily go to her advantage, she figured.

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Stanford Pines || App. 60 || Gravity Falls
Apartment building lobby || Jackie, ???

"I understand. I just can't be overheard. If anyone else hears us, it..." Stanford paused. He looked away for a moment before looking back at Jackie. "... I could be forced to leave here if anyone else hears. You'll soon find out why. Why you're attracted to some people to write about. Why you see strange things. And why I'm so anxious to tell you this."

All of it would be explained.

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Toffee || Appears 25 || Star vs. the FOE
Hotel Lobby || Stanford, Jackie

Toffee was just returning from the Coffee Shop, a hot drink clutched tightly in his right hand. As he entered the lobby, he saw two people talking in hushed voices. Curious, Toffee hid himself quickly, before he was spotted. Whatever the two were talking about, he was sure he wasn't supposed to be listening, but that just made it even more interesting to him. He listened for a while, raising an eyebrow. 'Is he going to tell her about the characters? How does he even know about them?' He wondered. 'Maybe he is a character.' The realization struck him slightly, and his eyes widened. He knew there were others like him, but he didn't think there were any of them living in the same apartment as him. 'Why is he telling her? That idiot. For all he knows, that girl could be a Council Member.' He had to bite on his tongue to stop himself from cursing under his breath.

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Jackie Ford || 21 || Human
Apartment Building lobby || Stanford

Jackie's eyes searched Stanford's. "Kay. Let's go." She said, somewhat softly as to not draw attention. The man obviously thought it was a big deal, so she would honor that. Her eye looked over the lobby again. What did he mean by strange things? How did he know about this attraction? All of it made her itch with curiosity and she gently picked at her laptop, wanting to open it and begin writing again. Ah well, she doubted the man would allow her to record what he said. That is... if he knew...


Macavity || 27 || Cats (The Musical)
Street || None

Macavity rubbed his fingernails together. He missed his nails. Now, instead, he had this ring keeping them back. Maybe, though, once he got to his apartment, he could relax in his fur again? The crime lord didn't enjoy the thought of someone possibly watching him, though. He always worked in the dark. Glancing up at the sky, he realized he'd have to wait until dark before he could even think about changing into his cat-like self. Stupid humans. He puffed the cigarette again. Well, at least the humans in the place of Cuba made acceptable substances for his mouth; he certainly never got that back home. Macavity paused, then headed in the direction of the apartment building.

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Stanford Pines || App. 60 || Gravity Falls
Apartment building lobby || Jackie, ???

Hearing her agree, Stanford motioned for her to follow him. He didn't go into a place too private, although it also wasn't too public. It was a little corner of the lobby, where no one was really listening in on, instead chatting with each other while standing in the middle of the room or quickly trying to go somewhere. Perfect. Ford thought, sitting down. I don't think anyone will hear us here. Might as well start off with something about myself, shouldn't I?

"... Alright, so first thing's first. Have you ever watched a show on Disney called Gravity Falls?"

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Jackie Ford || 21 || Human
Apartment Building lobby || Stanford

She followed him to the corner and sat across from him at the table. She carefully set her laptop down in front of her and listened to the six-fingered man. "I haven't..." she replied, "But I've heard the name. Why?" She narrowed her eyes at him, suspicious and yet overwhelmingly curious about the entire ordeal. Did this man know someone from the studio? Did they want her to be a writer for the show? How did he know she wrote? And what her writing was like? Too many questions, she thought, blinking her eyes a few times. Just listen, Jackie, just listen.

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Stanford Pines || App. 60 || Gravity Falls
Apartment building lobby || Jackie, ???

Stanford sighed before reaching into his trenchcoat, pulling out a folded piece of paper. "Gravity Falls is a show on Disney about a little town in Oregon. Of course, most people say it's just a cartoon. Ha, as if that was the truth. You see, that thing that you saw... You might've guessed, but that wasn't a costume. That was an animatronic, from a video game called Five Nights at Freddy's." He held up one of his hands. "I have six fingers, an anomaly, I know. It might not be as extreme as being a fox robot, but here's the thing..."

He unfolded the piece of paper. It was literally a printed out copy of a description of Gravity Falls. "These shows, these games, everything. It's all real, you see? I'm not supposed to tell anyone, but I got permission to tell you before you blurted it out to everyone. If this leaks, then you'll get in serious trouble. Not many humans like you know. Before you say anything about me being a human, well..." He pointed at the "Main Characters" section. "I'm one of them as well."

Chara Dreemurr || 9...? || Undertale
Alleyway > Coffee Shop || N/A

If one were to listen closely on this quiet day, one might hear the strangled sound of a squirrel dying.

No, that wasn't some kind of weird analogy. It was literally happening. Near the coffee shop, in a little alley beside it, a child had a squirrel by the tail, a knife in the other hand. It only took a moment to finish it off. Naturally, it felt kind of nice to see it happen. Comforting, even, for the child. However, the feeling soon passed. It wasn't as fun as it was in the pocket dimension. Curse The Council, anyway. Since when were they in control anyway?

It wasn't like Chara had a choice. Shrugging, they threw the dead squirrel at a wall, putting the bloody knife in their inventory. Yeah, they still had one of those. They stepped out of the alley, turning and going to the coffee shop. They didn't drink coffee, but why not go there? With that in mind, they just swung the door open, red eyes glancing around.

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Connor//House//Male//9//Coffee Shop/Mentions: Garnet//Human form

"Your friends aren't here either?" Connor asked Garnet. "Hopefully they come soon, too." he added in, taking a sip of his chocolate milk. "My name's Connor. Nice to meet you, Garnet." Perhaps he had made a new friend, even if she wasn't in his age group. Plus, one has to expand their comfort zone to meet new friends, right?

Mangle//Apartment 5B//21//Female//Coffee shop//Mentions: Stanford Pines//Human form

"Alright, Stanford. I guess I'l just wait for you here." Mangle replied, nearly downing her cup of coffee. She walked up to the counter with her cup. "Refill, please?" she asked. When her cup was refilled and steaming hot, she sat down once again. Pouring sugar and milk into it, she mixed it in with a spoon.

Karka//Apartment 6G//Female//26//Apartment 6G//Mentions: None (Open!)//Fox Form

Karka yawned and got up. So she had slept in late again. She was off from work, but she still saw it as no excuse for being lazy. And it was 4:30. Great, just great. Last time, she had slept until 2 PM, but 4:30 Pm was just too much. "I need to go to sleep early today to fix my schedule." she sighed, the looked down at her body in horror. Why was she in fox form? It was too risky. But still tired, she didn't switch out. Karka looked at the bracelet on her dresser. She was supposed to keep it on in public so nobody saw her as a fox.

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Garnet || Appears 25 || Steven Universe || Coffee Shop- Apartment Lobby
|| Mentions: Connor, Standford, Jackie, Toffee


Garnet couldn't help but smile at the child as he spoke. Connor it was then. Somehow she felt a need to look after him. It was probably because she had no one to look after anymore.

Since her friends were not there, she longed for a sense of purpose. Maybe, just maybe, she could find one in this world. Her "job" hardly interested her nor gave her the sense of purpose like fighting to protect the world did.

She figured she should get going soon, somewhere she could dance the night away. She loved to dance. As soon as night hit, maybe she'd check out a nightclub.

"Alright, Connor. I must go now, but if you ever need someone for any reason, feel free to call this number." She said, writing her number on a piece of paper then handing it to him.
"Do be careful, Connor. As things aren't always what they seem." She said, lowering her shades just a little for only him to see her eyes and winked.

And with that she nodded and walked out of the coffee shop. Maybe she'd head to the beach, it reminded her of Beach City.
However, as she walked down the street and into the Apartment lobby, something caught her eye... She thought she saw that old man at the coffee shop. He was speaking to a girl about something.

Then she saw someone eavesdropping on them... A young man.


"Something on your mind, child?" She asked calmly.

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Jackie Ford || 21 || Human
Apartment Building lobby || Stanford

Jackie looked from the paper and back at him a few times. "You can't be serious," she said, but something about his tone made it clear that he was very serious. "But that's impossible. If all the characters from every piece of media are real, then villains with cosmic power are real. Jedis and genies and anthros and ents and dragons and fairies and mermaids and talking starfish and sponges... they can't possibly all be real with no one noticing them. Word would get out, or, the 'evil characters' would destroy everything!" She quickly lowered her voice again. "I don't understand how this could be..." But what could he expect? It's not like she was just going to say 'Oh, that sounds about right. Thanks for telling me.' This sounded crazy to her.

"If all characters are real... then, are my characters real?" She said, ever so softly. Maddie and Jack, in their little house on fifth street in her book. Did they actually exist? By bringing hardships into their lives, was she actually hurting people somewhere on the earth? The thought was too much for her and she stood from the table. "I can't... I just, can't," she said, putting her palms to her head. It was too much to take in; too much to think about. Characters... were real. Characters from short stories, too? Stories that kids write on their computer, or students write a quite excerpt about for class? Characters in poems? Comics? Were superheros real? She shook her head and grabbed her laptop. Too weird, too weird, too weird. "I have to go," she said, still pressing one hand to her forehead as a headache grew. There was no way...

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Stanford Pines || App. 60 || Gravity Falls
Apartment building lobby || Jackie, ???

Stanford nodded, putting the paper in his pocket. "It's a lot to take in, but they exist in another dimension. I can explain it all later. If you have more questions, please, come by my apartment. It's on the next floor, 116. Maybe it'll be easier in that environment." As he said that, he stood and walked away.

Are you happy, W? I did it.

Chara Dreemurr || 9...? || Undertale
Coffee Shop || Garnet, Connor

Chara watched as a woman got up and walked away, the child she left sparked his interest. He walked towards him, brushing against the woman as they passed, flopping into the chair beside Connor. They leaned over, red eyes wide, a seemingly permanent smile on their face. "Whatcha got there?" They asked.

Their voice almost seemed to resonate in someone's mind, though it wasn't too noticeable.

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