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Random scenario test drive meme! For all you thinking about apping to our fair game. Because all our characters are the modern reincarnates of the people we canon reviewed for, you need a modern AU! Post your character with a couple details about who they are now. Use a prompt to set the scene! And tag around.

RAIN: The weather sucks and you gotta share a bus stop, overhang, or other cozy space with someone.

MONSTERS IN THE PARK: Doesn't really matter what they are, it's time to run and/or fight!

NEW ECHO: augh you were minding your own business in public and now you have feathers for hair, or you just had a vivid flashback to being a wizard, or suddenly you have your preincarnation's clothes on. Someone help! Or point and laugh, that works too.

NORMAL DAY AT THE MALL OR WHEREVER: Slice of life happens too!

WILD CARD: You can't be contained by these paltry prompts! Get out there and combine them or make your own!

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"I just hope that nothing was broken in the process," he sighed, stepping aside to allow Maggie in. Kavi would look at the contents of the gift later, but for now he simply put it on the kitchen counter. It would be all right there for a few minutes.

He straightened a moment later and held out his hand. "I'm Kavi, by the way."

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The place wasn't completely unfamiliar to her. She had babysat for the family that had lived here previously but Maggie couldn't help but give the place a curious look over nonetheless, just to see what had been unpacked.

The hand was taken without hesitation and she gave him a firm handshake. "Nice to meet you, Kavi. I hope you'll grow to like it here. It's a nice and quiet neighborhood." Or as quiet as a neighborhood in a city like this could get. Maggie at the very least appreciated it.

"If you don't mind my asking, where are you coming from?"

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"I have family in the area so I hope that will make it easier," he chuckled, rubbing the back of his neck.

Kavi released the hand and took a step back. He gestured for Maggie to take a seat. A polite gesture, if anything. There really wasn't much he could offer besides that anyway.

"Ah... Well obviously I'm not from here. I'm coming from Fort Wayne."

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Maggie took the offer seat, smoothing down her skirt.

"Fort Wayne in...Indiana?" She'd never really had the chance to travel outside of the city, barring a couple field trips back in school. The only memorable ones really being the one she took with the choir. It had been the only home she had ever known, born and raised here by her mother.

"How as it there?"

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Kavi decided to stand. He didn't think it would be all that appropriate to sit next to someone he just met. Standing would be preferable for now. He was content with leaning against the countertop. Just chatting.

"Yes. Decent sized city with a fair amount of traffic. You can find it in the middle of cornfields in summer and endless mounts of snow in winter."

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Maggie honestly didn't know much about Fort Wayne, beyond it just being in Indiana. Cornfields did sound nice though. For all the love she held for this town which was all she had ever known she did wish to one day settle down elsewhere. Somewhere not quite as big. Closer to forests or mountains.

"Does sound nice," a pause before amending with a small laugh, "well, perhaps the snow not so much. I was never very good with the cold. Winter is coming much too soon." Much, much too soon. She'll actually need to start driving.

"You probably won't see much of that in this place but there is definitely a lot to do if you know where to look."

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"Not much of what? Corn or snow?" he teased. "Here I was hoping to sort of avoid them both."

It wasn't as if the area was horrid. Hot, humid summers and harsh winters happened to be the norm for a good portion of the Midwest. What Kavi was thankful for, when moving to Indiana for the first time was less snow. Less wind too, for that matter. It was nice to be able to walk downtown and not have to entirely worry about if the windchill from the lake was going to drive temperatures down into warning levels.

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Her eyes crinkled "Unfortunately you still won't be spared from the treachery is snow. Though I do imagine it's nowhere near as bad as it was out there. The city is pretty good about getting the streets cleaned quickly.

"So I figure it was that family you mentioned that brought you here? Or did the cold really chase you away?" She teased right back, feeling fairly comfortable doing so. He seemed like a pretty chill guy, as far as first impressions went. She hoped she wasn't wrong in that assumption, last thing she wanted to do was overstep her boundaries.

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Kavi laughed, rubbing the back of his neck. "Most cities do. It's just every now and then the snow and ice will end up overwhelming the snow plows or take them unawares."

Ah, now the real question. What brought him from the land of corn and occasional ice storms to the City of Locke. Yes, there was family here. Though that was not his actual motivation for doing so. Granted, it would be nice to actually get to know Karson. He was family...

"I would love to say that it was purely to be close to my nephew, but I'm not that great of a person. There was a job opening and I decided to take it. The fact that my nephew lives here is a happy boon."

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Maggie could understand that. She loved her mother more than anything but it was nice when she started traveling--she didn't have to worry about being dragged off on some crazy escapade. Honestly that woman how more energy in her than Maggie herself. There were time she worried about what she might be getting up to bu at the very least Maria checked up with her once every two or so weeks.

She shifted back on the couch, settling more comfortably on it drawing some of her hair away from her face to tuck it behind her ear. A simple silver earring, shaped like the Leo symbol encrusted with a tiny peridot piece.

"What kind of job?" She hoped she wasn't being too nosy but. Maggie just always was genuinely curious to learn more about others. Seeing where they came from, where they went, nothing was more inspirational than the lives of others when it came to writing her stories.

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The shimmer of silver caught his eye. It was perhaps her zodiac. He didn't realize she even wore any type of jewelry. Then again, Maggie did have quite a bit of hair on her. Kavi was sort of reminded of a lion and his mane, with the way that hers seemed to consume the space around her. His eyes lingered on the earring, perhaps a little longer than he realized. Her question brought his attention from her ear to her face.

"Oh. Well I took up a position at the high school as a guidance councilor," Kavi smiled. "I'm sure Karson will be thrilled."

Sarcasm. Kavi never told his nephew that he would be taking up residence in the city. There was a part of him that believed that Karson would likely not care either way. No, the man would just simply surprise the boy on the first day of school. Oh the look on the kid's face...

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She laughed a little at his tone. "That is the nephew, I take it?" She was a tough wistful. She was an only child so that meant no nephews or nieces for her. There were plenty of cousins to be had, however, and some of them had children that she enjoyed doting on. She only ever saw them during family gathers since they were so spread out.

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"Yes... He can be quite," Kavi paused, looking for the right way of putting it. "He can be vocal about his opinions.

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Maggie bit her lip to suppress a smile.

"Sounds a bit like my mother. She needs to make sure she's heard, and once she sets her mind to something there is no stopping her, no matter how unreasonable it is." Which was more than a little frustrating but after so many years Maggie had just learned to deal with it. In all honesty she would be lying if she said none of that stubborness had been passed onto her. She liked to think she wasn't quite as bad though.

"But better that than the other extreme of never speaking up, I feel." If only because she imagined never being heard of being that self conscious would be awful lonesome.