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Poko, still a little dazed, nodded "I'm fine, just got knocked back into reality" he laughed and looked closer at the girl. She was very pretty. Almost unnaturally so. Her skin shone a light umber color. If he didn't know better he would say her skin even seemed to glow a little, but it was hard to tell under the harsh white lights of the store. Her eyes seemed to have a familiar glow to them, as if he had seen it before… on who though…

He hesitated to continue " Have-" he started "Have I seen you before?" he asked. The glow almost seemed like the same glow he had seen in the mirror countless times when trying to get in control of his abilities. He shook the thought from his head. No way she's also a glitch, he must have recognized her from someplace else. "You seem familiar"

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As much as Deacon hated having to go out, he found himself walking along the streets in the city. He preferred staying in his small apartment, away from everyone else and away from the worry of being caught. On the other hand, there was not much in his fridge, plus he needed to do something other than staying home.

His hands were buried in his pockets as he ambled along the sidewalk. Keeping his eyes staring straight across, he used his peripherals in order to see if there was anyone looking at him. No matter how normal a scene seemed to be, he always worried about someone in the crowds hiding, waiting to point him out.

Walking into the store, he turned to pick up a basket. After lifting up the handles, he started to walk around the place, finding items then dropping them into the basket. Suddenly out of nowhere, he heard something bump into shelves and things hitting the floor. He walked over to find two people in the aisle.

Something felt out of place as he looked at the two, but he wasn't really sure why. Deacon just stood there for a second, trying to pick apart any details he could find from where he stood. His eyes squinted at them. Shrugging the strange feeling off, he went on about his business.

(question, did the separate chat ever get made?)

(ok, just wanted to know if i missed it lol)

"Oh, well, sorry I guess" A man began to walk past the aisle they were in and paused. Shoot. He also had the same glitter in his eyes. Suddenly Poko recognized the light. It was the sign of a glitch. Three glitches in one place. This definitely wasn't good news. "I'll let you keep on shopping" he heard the girl in front of him say, as she apologized "Actually" Poko began "You should probably come with me… We might not be safe" he knew that even being seen with another glitch was enough to incriminate you, so three glitches in one place was EXTREMELY bad, for ALL parties invlolved. He looked around for anybody else who might be looking at them suspiciously "We need to hide"

Poko sighed and turned around… maybe he was overreacting "Sorry, sorry I just… nevermind" he turned around as she walked away, and saw somebody else walking into the store. A man with dark tinted sunglasses on, his hair slicked back. Definitely a cop. Shit. He stood nearer to this rack of food, to obscure himself from view. He watched as the cop approached the security guard in the store, who jumped when he heard what the cop said. I at least have to keep myself safe he thought looking around I've got to find a way to leave. As he thought this a worker came onto the store intercom "All customers, please report to the front of the store for a Glitch check!" Poko took a cold breath. He was in deep shit.

Deacon tried to go on about his business, but his mind was always going back to the people in that aisle. There is just something about them that made his mind restless about the matter. Are they Glitches?

His attention snapped back to reality when the cop's voice rang in his ears. It took a moment till his shoulders tensed up. A check? Now? Perhaps he should have gone with his gut instinct to stay home, but here he is now about to get himself caught in front of other people. Well….unless he finds a way out of it.

There wasn't much he could do to help him pass a check. While it is somewhat easy to maintain his powers, he knew that it would never be enough to keep himself completely safe. He walked towards the back of the store. Maybe he could find a way out.

Just outside the door, a slender man with wearing a hoodie was about to enter, only glancing up from his phone when he heard some sort of commotion. Lika stared for a moment, processing what was going on, before backing out of the store as if he hadn’t tried to enter in the first place.
Unfortunately it wasn’t as easy as it seemed and a security guard noticed him backing away. He was promptly called back into the store for suspicious behaviour. ‘Damn it! They had better be using the scanners this time, they’re easier to work with.’

While being escorted to the line of customers waiting to be checked, he noticed a few other faces that looked just as apprehensive as he felt. Surely, if they were innocent, they had nothing to fear; if they weren’t Glitches, they would be fine. Right? But what if the results showed a false reading for someone who wasn’t a Glitch, would that give him a chance to slip past security?
‘Man… It’s too early for this.’

Poko headed to the back of the store as quickly as possible, a stern expression on his soft face. A bead of sweat ran along his brow as he suddenly became overwhelmingly conscious of his entire body. He could feel the piercing at the bridge of his nose all the way to the tips of his toes, which were wriggling with anxiety. Still, Poko tried to keep his composure. If he lost it now, he definitely wouldn't survive.

Once he reached the back of the store, the vegetable aisle, he tried looking for a way out. The beads of sweat on his face and arms made way for a few small stalks of mushrooms, that began to grow straight from the surface of his skin where the sweat had been. He plucked them out as fast as they could appear, but his nerves were getting the best of him. He glanced around desperately around the aisle when he found a vent, it was decently close, above the vegetable aisle rather than on the roof, for ventilating the produce. At that very moment, he saw somebody else come to the back of the store. The man who had seen him and the other girl earlier.

If he did this with perfect timing, then he wouldn't get in trouble. Sure there would be the security cameras and such, but he could find a way out of it all. As long as he got out, then that's all that matters to him.

The odd feeling of someone's eyes on him was looming over as he got closer to the back of the store. His shoes made a small squeak as he came to a sudden halt. Looking over his shoulder, Deacon noticed that it was the guy from before who was staring.

A Glitch. There is no other reason why this man was standing in the back, especially near a vent. His eyes squinted as he looked at the vent, wondering if it was possible for him to go through there. He shook his head. "Be quick or get fucked," He mouthed.

A cop came out from one of the doors, walking right past him. Deacon swiftly grabbed whatever was near him then began to walk towards one of the doors. Glancing over at the guy again, he motioned him to go to the same door. "You won't get up there in time……"

Poko trusted this guy more than he trusted himself, so he walked towards the door with him. "Do you know where these doors lead?" he asked, whispering "There could be more cops outside for all we know" he pulled up his mauve hoodie, trying his best to shield his face from view, so nobody would be able to recognize him "And what about the cameras?"

When it came to Lika’s turn to be scanned, he gave the security guard a tired smile as the device beeped.
“Alright, you’re clear.”
“Thanks.” Lika murmured, nodding softly as if his heart wasn’t currently racing. He properly made his way into the store to grab what he needed, but while trying to decide whether he wanted the skimmed or lactose free milk, almost a hundred images burst into his eyes.
Every security camera in the building was essentially hooked up to his mind, and he could see everything. Including the guys walking towards the doors hidden out of view of the security guards at the front of the building.

While each camera was being occupied by Lika’s mind, from anyone else’s perspectives it would look like all the cameras had shut down, and the man himself looked to be in a daydream just staring at two bottles of milk.

Deacon stared straight ahead, looking through the small windows of the doors. In the corner of his eye, he glimpsed over at the guy then gave a simple shrug. "As long as I get out….," He whispered. Taking a step forward, he paused after hearing the guy's second question.

Right. Cameras. Running his fingers through his hair, he used his peripherals to look up at the one camera close to them. Again, he shrugged. "Change the obvious features of your identity so they'll lose you," He responded. A smirk swept across his face for a second. "Dye your hair if you want."

Poko smiled at the thought of dying his hair and sneered a bit. As if he wanted to call any more attention than he already did. This guy he was following was pretty snarky. "Well, as long as you think we'll be alright…" he looked this guy up and down. He was built pretty sturdily, and his red hair definitely made him more intimidating. " You look like you can hold your own"

As they ran through the doors, they came onto a small alleyway, just to the side of the store. Poko could hear the cops from right there, they were very close-by. Too close for comfort. He looked at his tall partner. "What now?"

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(Okay I have no clue how to move Lika from here.)

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Deacon softly scoffed to himself as they got out. As he stood against the wall, he started to look around, trying to find a way out. Scoffing to himself, he shook his head. "I probably could handle more than myself," He said. "We should be fine eventually, just as long as we get out in time."

The sounds of police coming close rang in his ears. Shit. There isn't much time for them, and there's not a lot of routes that they could take too. All he sees is the door to another building, the dumpsters, and a ladder that goes up to the roof of the other building. Then there's also things around he could burn, and yet using his abilities can bring more danger too.

He stood next to the guy before lifting his hood up. Leaning over he whispered, "Well, we could either climb up that ladder or go into the building across from us. We really don't have many options sadly, but we should make one quick."

Poko nodded to the guy. He knew a way they could make it up there quickly. As he heard the police getting closer, he broke into a cold sweat "Ok… I can get us out of here" He concentrated, closing his eyes. As he did this, the concrete ground under the two of them began to crack open and two thick, green vines whipped around them, quickly taking them both to the top of the building next to them, before shrinking back into the ground.

Poko looked down the ledge. The vines had settled into a tiny, inconspicuous patch of moss and grass. "That was close" he sighed, looking over to his side. He breathed in sharply, wincing "I hope you are a glitch like I had thought, or else this puts me in a really bad situation."

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