Near first floor lobby early Tuesday eve.

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John lay in his bed after class, in the early evening, hating his sinuses.

Left side. Nothing.
Right side.
Back.
Front.
Fetal position right side. Slight movement.

Sighing, he decided to take a hot shower to combat the lack of humidity. He rubbed his nose, and decided to use the ol' swimmer's trick of blowing his nose while pinching the nostrils shut.

His ears popped, but still felt funny.

Giving it up for naught, he walked into the bathroom.

And screamed.

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Coming back from the Perk, as she dug her keys out she heard a scream. Being, well, here, she couldn't just let it go. Off to investigate, she knocked on the boys room door and looked at the floor.

"Are you ok in here?"

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THe reply was somewhat muffled. "Ah, sorta. I mean, yeah."

From outside the room, one could hear stuff getting knocked over (clumsy, not rage) and something muttered that started with the first letters W, T, and F.

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"You didn't get bit by a gremlin, did you? I thougth we got rid of all of them."

She's utterly at a loss, wanting to help because no one screams like that for no reason, but...hello. Boy's Room. It has like an anti female barrier, doesn't it?

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"I hope not." There was a sound inside the room, a sound similar to a kiss or the sound an airplane passenger would make, and the door opened.

"I swear, one comment about a magic feather..."

John's ears were slightly bigger than the Ferengi in town but so much better looking.

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She stood there, staring at him for a minute, trying to place his voice.

"Mr....Connor?"

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"In the flesh." His ears got caught in the breeze from the open door.

"Very much in the flesh. Prof Creggggggg?"

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"What in the hell happened to you? youyouyouyou..."

[apocalypsesoon.livejournal.com]

"Damned if I know. Someone been putting GremlinJuice in the water?" John did the ear-pop trick in reverse, and the ears shrunk a bit.

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She blinked, and shook her head. "Um, I don't know. Most of the gremlins are gone, I think."

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"Well, then, d'ya know who can explain this? Cuz... As far as nifty superpowers go? It's rather lame. And I look like a retarted version of Die Fledermaus"

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"Um, jeez..." utterly stunned, she can't even try to pretend this isn't a big deal. "I'd guess the clinic? And super dorky looking hearing isn't the worst thing you could have, I imagine. It's not like you've become Arm-Fall-Off boy or something."

Laughing on the inside. So hard.

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"The hearing's not that improved, sadly. It's just, the reflectors are bigger. And I can sort of control it. I think I was at the end of the Amazing Superpowers line." If he wasn't so pissed, he'd be laughing his ass off.

"Arm Fall-Off Boy? Yeah. It's official, it's not the lamest superpower. or maybe ability to talk to fish or something stupid."

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"Who'd want to talk to fish?" she looked at him quizzically and stepped out of his way, "I can think of worse things. You could be like Lana and spout the chemical compunds of things you taste."

She stopped and looked at him.

"Apparently everything she tastes."

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"wow. That's a crappy superpower, for sure. WOrse than FishSpeak."

"oh, this is such a wonderful day."

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"It could be worse, John. It could always be worse. Why don't you head down to the clinic and see what they suggest."

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"Thanks. That sounds like a good idea. I"ll get right on that."