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He stares blankly for a second, then seems to decide 'okay this isn't working' and does... something. Loren's seen Jackson use this Blessing only once, and the visual indicator is easy to miss, but in this case the way he goes from incapable of focusing and barely able to talk to upright, focused and alert indicates that he activated it just now.

"Oh. I'm on soon, so I... I really shouldn't leave. Do you work here? Have I seen you before?"

[oh... he does recall something about this one having some kind of kickback though]

You've seen me. I don't work here though.

I was just thinkin' I'd give everybody out there a lil' shock 'n have 'em run around for a bit. Ya wouldn't miss your show.

He looks around briefly, then shrugs.

"In that case, I absolutely feel like getting some air."

This is gonna look really stupid for a sec, but I've got a kinda invisibility, so we're just gonna open the door 'n let them come ta their own conclusions.

[Will just yank a loose tassel on this throw blanket until a yarn comes out and tie it to the knob with a quick release knot. Cloud Cadet nonsense. Waves for him to come stand close by, out of the way where people would be rushing around if their main act disappeared.]

Totality watches him do this, then - more out of curiosity and an interest in novelty out of really thinking anything is going to happen - heads over to stand near him.

[It's not anything fancy. He's just gonna hide them in his field and then yank the door open hard enough to bang and alert the nearest guard, pulling the string free in the same movement and into his hand]

The closest person to them is the man in the suit, who stomps in, annoyed.

"Tali, the fuck are you doing in here this time-?"

[Looks at Totality and shrugs, plugging his ears]

Totality just kinda freezes up, which is honestly an ideal reaction in this case since it means he stays hidden in Loren's field.

The manager looks around, realizes that there is ?? no one there?? and goes from angry to panicked, whirling on his heel to storm back out and start yelling at security that their headliner is MISSING AGAIN?

[Wishing him a very have an aneurysm. Just gonna wait here to see if enough people clear out for them to sneak out]

It does look like security is fanning out and away from the dressing room!

Looks like we're clear for a bit. Okay so far?

"Yeah, all good."

[Probably taking him back to baby Tali would make them both very sad or something, so.......well, he'd go for the rigging near the stage but maybe that's unsafe]

"Does whatever you're doing move with you?"

Only if I keep it small enough, or I can just set it up wherever we stop.

"Okay. I got a plan then. Don't wiggle."

Then he just.

Picks Loren up. Bridal carry style.

[ok]

This setup makes it easy to scurry through the hallways and get up to like, some maintenance roof access area between floors. There aren't a lot of places in an arena that are outdoors and NOT highly visible by everyone all the time so they simply must make do.

[Doesn't mind a maintenance hatch or weird perch somewhere. More importantly Totality is buffer than Jackson--]

Totality's blessing has set his body to peak physical condition, which means he is buffer than the accountant.

He places Loren down on the ground carefully.

"How's that?"

Great, thanks--

I mean I just thought it seemed kinda stifling in there so wherever woulda been fine.

"Haha. It's a little stifling."

He kicks a vent that's sticking out to see if it's like, too hot to touch or something, and finding it acceptable he hops up and sits down on it.

"That's just kinda how it is, though."

Ya think...? I guess if it's gotta be miserable whenever you're not on stage it might as well be a hassle for everybody else now 'n then too.

"It's not..."

He trails off in the middle of trying to say 'it's not miserable' and shrugs.

"Being on stage is worth anything, though. But honestly, you're right. I have sort of developed a reputation for running away."

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