Where Did I Learn To Do That? (Open)

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Robin was feeling antsy, like he didn't quite fit in his own skin, and he had no idea how to fix that feeling. Maybe it would have been different if he'd known anything about himself, but he was running almost entirely on instinct. He still had no idea if it was good or bad that he'd come to this place, but at least he had somewhere to stay and food to eat until he figured out who he was and where he came from. He'd hidden away the gadgets that he'd brought with him, tucked them under his mattress in the dorm room after scanning for hidden cameras or other surveillance equipment, so they were waiting for him to use them just as soon as he figured out if he needed to or not.

For now, though, he just needed to find some way to occupy his time, to get rid of this itchy feeling, he'd tried reading, surfing the internet, watching a movie, nothing had satisfied him for very long. Did he have some kind of ADHD or something? He had no idea, but there was no mental exercise that seemed to be taking away his restlessness, so he'd come down to the school's gym to see if something physical could make him feel better.

As soon as he walked in the gym he was starting to feel like he was on the right track, the gymnastics equipment was just calling to him. Ropes, bars, beams, he wanted to fling himself across it all, but it was a set of uneven parallel bars set up near the end of the room that caught his attention. Not stopping to think about what he was doing, he stripped his jacket off and ran for the bars. He couldn't get his hands chalked up fast enough, running back to the start of the mats before taking a deep breath and taking off.

He leapt into the air, catching hold of the first bar and swinging himself up, letting go at the last second for that tiny brief feeling of flying.

This was it, this was what he'd been missing.

[Pascal Grünewald]

Pascal was prone to wandering. After spending most of his life trapped in a tower, even if it was with his best friend, he wanted to see things. And, being a chameleon, he was prone to going places he wasn’t supposed to go. After all, he’d never had any kind of rules back in the forest or the tower. Why should rules apply here?

The chameleon wandered into a building wondering absently where he was, but not minding that he didn’t know where he was going. He’d gone and gotten himself more of those Hello My Name Is stickers, which were helpful, and some paper and pencils to carry around so he could communicate with people better. But most importantly, he’d gotten himself a satchel, very similar to the one the suspicious Flynn Rider had been carrying. Now Pascal had a place to put his paper and pencils and carry them around with him.

The chameleon opened a door (having hands was very handy for that sort of thing) and wandered through to see a boy flying through the air. Pascal’s eyes widened comically and his jaw dropped as he stared in awe, coming to a complete standstill just inside the doorway. He’d never seen anyone do that before and began to clap enthusiastically. It was an amazing feat and Pascal wished Rapunzel were here to see it.

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It took Robin a moment to register that he heard anybody else in the gym, and when he did realise that he had an audience, he didn't stop right away, so it was a few moments of swinging and flipping and flying before he flung himself off the bars, spinning in the air before coming to land. He was breathing heavily, but it was just as much from exhileration and exertion. He had no idea where that had come from, but he knew it made him feel just that little bit more complete to have done it, like his feet didn't quite belong on the ground.

He sauntered over to the boy who had been watching him and grinned, waving a hello while he waited for his breath to finish returning.

"Thanks," he grinned "Always nice to have an appreciative audience." Sure it sounded a little bit cocky, but he hoped the boy took it in the friendly, slightly-joking manner that he meant it.

[Pascal Grünewald]

Pascal quite enjoyed watching the boy flip around like that. He'd always loved when Rapunzel had gotten around the tower using just her hair, but this was different. Rapunzel wouldn't be able to do any of this with all that hair. It would get tangled all over the place and then he'd have to very carefully untangle her from the bar things.  All the same, Pascal couldn't help but think it looked fun. He'd never been one to mind heights. He wasn't so sure about flying, on the other hand.

The chameleon waited patiently for the boy to finish and waved back at him. Pascal wanted to ask so many questions he felt like he could burst. Unfortunately, being mute caused only a minor problem in that regard.

Pascal nodded in agreement, then held up a finger to signal to the boy that he did have something to say, but it was going to take a minute. He dug around in his handy satchel for a moment before procuring both a pencil and a small pad of paper. He wrote quickly for a moment and when he was done, he turned the paper towards the boy.


Where did you learn to do that?

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Haku had been exploring the school grounds when he stumbled upon the gym. From his understanding this was a place of training to get stronger. He decided that maybe a little training would help him get back to feeling like his old self before he found himself here in this land. He stepped into the gym noticing two other guys there. He wondered of they were using the training area for themselves. He let his feet guide him over to them.

" Hey there is this the training area?" Haku asked giving the guys a friendly smile. He was planning on several exercises. He hadn't trained in a long while since before he was shifted. Ever since the shift he felt weaker than he was before. He hoped a little traing would help him feel better.

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Robin watched in confusion as the boy held a hand up to wait and started to dig around in his bag, though is dissipated into understanding when he pulled out a piece of paper and started writing. He wondered if the boy couldn't talk at all or was simply choosing not to for some reason, but he wasn't sure it was polite to ask.

"Oh, well..." he shrugged awkwardly, giving the other boy a sheepish grin "I don't know actually, I only just found out I could do it. I don't remember anything before I came here, you see..." he really wished he could answer the question, not least because he wanted to know so desperately himself.

"Maybe I used to be in the circus," he joked, though there was something about it that made a sort of sense to him, something that rang true. Perhaps he had been in the circus... his train of thought was interrupted when someone else entered the gym, and he glanced up at the boy approaching them.

"Well, this is the gym, so... yes? I guess if you wanted to train, this is where you'd do it." he grinned back.

[Pascal Grünewald]

Pascal wanted to learn to fly like that. Maybe he could learn now that he was human. And then he could tell Rapunzel all about it when he got back to her! She would be so excited for him. She might even want to learn too! It would be so exciting!

Pascal was a little disappointed that the boy didn't remember, but he couldn't help not remembering. Those people in the suits had said sometimes that happened to people. Pascal shrugged in what can you do about it kind of way. The suggestion about the circus perked him right up though. He wasn't sure what a circus was, but it sounded really awesome! He nodded enthusiastically.

Pascal turned at the sound of the other voice and saw the other boy. He shrugged, then gestured towards Robin as if to say What he said.