forum “It’s the End of the World as We Know It” (O/O)

Started September 01, 2019 by @MusicElle-is-here

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He sighed. "Jesus. Uhm…" He looked away. "The time I was trying to impress a girl and ended up punching myself in the groin. That was…embarrassing and painful." He chuckled softly. "Same question, back at you."

Allie opened her eyes with a giggle, looking impressed. “How did you manage that?” she asked, smirking. “As for mine…well, I was at a friend’s house and she had sliding glass doors that were so clean, they were hard to see. Being the idiot I am, I walked right into the door, in front of about twenty people. I ended up getting a nose bleed because of that, so I guess I hit my nose kind of hard. I got blood all over my face, hands, neck, and t-shirt. It wasn’t cute. What is the most scared you’ve been in your life? Pre-alien invasion, I mean.”

He chuckled. He winced as he listened to her story. "Ouch. That hurts." He said with a chuckle. He sighed, drumming his fingers for a moment. "Well…hmm. Probably the time I mistakenly lit a firework while standing on it. I thought it was going to explode and blow my leg off. I was eight. So." He chuckled. "What about you? Same question."

“I was in the car with my dad, when I was like nine or ten and we saw a deer in the road,” Allie said. “My dad swerved to avoid it, and I thought that either us or the deer or both were going to die. It was terrifying. Weirdest dream you’ve had?”

He nodded, then thought for a moment. "The one where I dreamed aliens experimented on me and dissected me for science." He decided not to mention that in his case, the "aliens" had been human. The dream had been the American government had discovered who he was, and were dissecting him. "Uhm…since I apparently have no imagination, same question to you."

“That sounds terrifying!” Allie commented, shuddering. She was slowly starting to relax her suspicions, though not letting her guard down completely. “I dreamt that I was a superhero, but my powers came and went. One day, Earth was attacked and so I went to help, but my powers stopped working halfway through and the aliens who attacked Earth captured me and killed my family to make me behave. It was awful. But now twelve year old me would be glad it’s only a dream, because minus the superhero part, it’s practically a reality. Okay. Bravest thing you’ve done? Also, what number are we at now?”

(ok. Bye!)

He made a face. "Yeah, that would be nice. If this was all a dream." He sighed. "I have…no idea what number." He chuckled softly. "The bravest thing I did was running away from the orphanage at sixteen. Because of…reasons i will not be divulging to someone i just met." He shook his head slightly.

Allie nodded. “Fair enough. So, what’s your question for me?” She knew she couldn’t expect him to tell her his entire life story, especially if he was one who liked to keep the past in the past.

"Oh right. Uhm…stupidest thing you've ever done?" He asked, looking at her.

Allie laughed. “That’s a hard one since I’ve done a lot of stupid things,” she replied. “Probably the same as my most embarrassing. Walking right into a door is pretty stupid. Strangest food that you like?”

He chuckled. "Oh man. Uhm…this one like, Thai dish? I dont remember what it's called at this point, but its really good." He shrugged. "Favorite drink?"

“Hmm…smoothies,” Allie replied. “Or milkshakes. They’re both amazing. Biggest regret?”

He chuckled, then sighed. "Oh…that…" He shook his head. "That the apocalypse happened?" He shook his head again. "Anyway…uhm. Same question back at you."

Allie frowned, dissatisfied with his answer. “Me too, I guess. Umm, best dream you’ve ever had?”

He nodded, then thought for a bit. "Im not sure. I dreamt i had superpowers once. That was awesome." He chuckled. "Uhm…weirdest impulse you've ever had?"

“Okay, so once I had this urge to just hurl myself out of the window of the car we were driving, but obviously I didn’t do that,” she explained. “I’m assuming that you mean like intrusive thoughts? Same question for you.”

He shrugged. "Yeah, that works. Uhm…I had the urge to run into the freeway. During heavy, fastmoving traffic." He shrugged. "Uhm…biggest lie you ever told someone?"

Allie sighed. “My best friend and I—we had this big fight about a year or so before the invasion…I told him I hated him, but the truth was that I loved him so much I could hardly even think. I was in love with him, and he chose Europe over me. I know was I was acting rashly, but at the time I was so upset and angry. Then when all of the weird things started happening, we lost touch. So that’s the biggest lie I’ve ever told. Same question to you.”

"Oh. I'm sorry." He replied softly, then thought for a long moment. He wasn't sure what to say. "Uhm…I told someone i was 21 so i could get into a bar and flirt with a hot chick i saw." He chuckled. "It worked. For like ten minutes."

Allie laughed, still seeming far away. “That must’ve been fun…I’m getting tired, I think I might head to bed.”

He chuckled, and nodded. "Mm. Alright." He got up. "I probably should too." He said, stretching.

Allie stood up and dusted herself off. “Goodnight,” she said, pulling her hair out of its ponytail and walking towards her room.

He nodded. "Goodnight." He headed to his own room with a soft sigh. He plopped into the bed, curling up under the blanket.

Allie went to her room, laying down in her bed. Was the boy she had let into her house an alien? She pondered this question for the umpteenth time. He seemed human enough, but many of his answers were quiet vague. Luckily Allie was a light sleeper, since she’d decided not to abandon this kid in his sleep but still didn’t quite trust him. She always slept with a knife on her bedside table. Allie didn’t think she’d ever fall asleep but she eventually drifted off.