Outside Fandom Post Office (Black Swan Drive) - Friday Morning

[weetinyreese.livejournal.com]

A note card left under the door of Room 511 told Kyle that there was a letter waiting for him at the post office that he needed to claim in person. It had taken him all of a minute to realize that the letter could only come from someone who knew he was here, which meant someone from home.

He tore out of the room at a sprint, returning only when he realized that a shirt was probably a good idea. Then he made his way hastily down to the post office, made sure it wasn't a trap, and then signed for the letter with a barely legible scribble of his name.

The postal worker handed over a crumpled envelope that looked like it had been through Hell and worse on its way here. He stepped outside and looked at the envelope, carefully trying to read what it said.

Kyle Reese (DN38416)
Fandom High School
Fandom, MD
United States of America
2009

He carefully opened the envelope, trying not to tear the contents. Kyle's heart sank when he saw the pages of writing. There was no way he'd be able to read this on his own. Frowning, he put the letter back in the envelope and the envelope in his pants pocket. He needed to think about who he could trust with this. Maybe he needed to go for a run.

[OOC - open for anyone wandering the streets!]

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[iknowstuff.livejournal.com]

Layla was on her way to J'GOB's but was taking her time and getting there by a wandering route when she saw Kyle.

She gave him a cheerful wave and a grin. "Hey Reese. What's the good word for the day?"

[weetinyreese.livejournal.com]

"Hey Layla Miller," Reese replied. "Are days meant to have good words of their own?" They weren't as far as he knew, but it was the first thing that came to mind.

[iknowstuff.livejournal.com]

"Not necessarily," Layla said as she brushed some hair out of her face. "But it doesn't hurt for them to have one."

[weetinyreese.livejournal.com]

"Then the good word for the day is 'juice'. I haven't had any yet, but when I do, it's going to be good. Can I ask you a question?"

[iknowstuff.livejournal.com]

"If it's what kind of juice, I'm going to pick grape," Layla replied. "But I'm pretty sure that's not the question. Ask away."

[gunandcoffee.livejournal.com]

Reese was out early on her way for some breakfast (read: coffee). She was surprised to see Kyle.

"Morning," she said, in greeting.

[weetinyreese.livejournal.com]

"Detective," Kyle replied in greeting. "Any exciting cases to solve?"

[gunandcoffee.livejournal.com]

"Yep," Reese answered, "but those exciting cases are somewhere not here. What're you doing out so early?"

[weetinyreese.livejournal.com]

"I'm always out this early," he replied, disappointed he wouldn't be tagging along on any mysterious detective adventures. "But I'm usually in the Preserve or the hill up there," he pointed towards Selkie Peak, "or getting food. What are you doing out so early?" he countered.

There was also part of him that liked being able to stand out in the morning sunlight too.

[gunandcoffee.livejournal.com]

Reese was also disappointed she wouldn't be in on any mysterious detective adventures. She didn't think about the board in her study.

She looked to where he was pointing, "I haven't been to that part of the island yet." She smiled, "I'm getting breakfast, I ran out of coffee."

[bitten_notshy]

Jack was at the post office checking for a letter from Sebastien. It had been too long since he went home.

"Kyle," he greeted with a tiny wave. "I haven't seen you in a bit. How are you?"

[weetinyreese.livejournal.com]

"Hey Jack," Kyle said, happy to see his surrogate big sibling. "I'm good. There was a thing with the washer machine trying to eat my clothes, but I got them back. It's been pretty quiet other than that. What are you doing here?"

[bitten_notshy]

"Wanted to see if my guardian had written me," Jack answered. "He's supposed to be back from Boston by now. The washing machine eats things?"

[weetinyreese.livejournal.com]

"I thought it did at the time," he explained. "Turns out they're not sentient, but they don't react well to too much soap and too many clothes at once. Did your guardian write to you?" He was hoping for tales of detectivey adventures since Detective Reese wasn't having any luck finding any in the thread above.

[bitten_notshy]

The washing machine adventure deserved a sympathetic look, and Jack provided that.

"Wait here and I'll tell you," Jack said, and trotted off to the clerk who, unlike every other postal clerk in the world, did not go on break just as he reached the counter. He returned with a slim envelope in his hands and glanced at the postmark. "He did. And it looks like he's home again."

Hard not to sound relieved at that one.

[momslilassassin]

Ben was finishing his morning run with a stop at the ice cream shop Perk when he spotted Kyle.

"Hi," he said, smiling. "I very rarely see people out in the morning."

[weetinyreese.livejournal.com]

"Hey," Kyle replied. "People keep saying that. Is there something about mornings I'm missing that makes everyone not want to come out?"

[momslilassassin]

"The really early part of it?" Ben said with grin. "I don't know. I like getting things done before everyone else is up."

[weetinyreese.livejournal.com]

"Mornings have never bothered me," he shrugged. "I'm not out here this early usually though, but there was a letter for me at the post office, so I came down to get it. I think it's from my CO. First time I've heard from anyone since I got here."

[momslilassassin]

"The one who thinks you need to be better?" Ben asked, screwing up his forehead in concentration.

[stylin-wizard.livejournal.com]

Alex happened to be on her way back to the dorms with a large iced coffee in hand, which she'd needed for her early morning class, when she spotted Kyle.

"Hey Kyle," she smiled, adding a friendly wave to the greeting.

[weetinyreese.livejournal.com]

"Hey Alex," he greeted. "What's new?"

[stylin-wizard.livejournal.com]

"Not much really," Alex shrugged. "Celebrating my last workshop with a treat," she added, gesturing with the coffee. "What about you?"

[weetinyreese.livejournal.com]

"Just been to the post office," he said, jerking his thumb over his shoulder at the building. "Any idea when the next round of classes start?"

[stylin-wizard.livejournal.com]

"We have a break this week and then classes resume on that following Monday," Alex explained. "Which would be the 31st."

"Which means we'll be getting new students and teachers soon." Oh, the potential brains that would be broken.