His imaginary friend [open]

[Alec M'Crae]

It was quite late at night, and for some reason, Alec was let out of the asylum for a while. He was still in his uniform so he was able to be identified in public. The young boy sat down the park bench, his eyes locked on the empty space in front of him. Well, that's what everyone else saw. But he thought otherwise.
In Alec's eyes, he saw a creature that stood about seven feet tall, covered in hair with huge arms with three huge claws extending out of them. His eyes were round and black, and below were to large teeth coming from the bottom and extending over his head. To humans, the sight would be terrifying, but to Alec, it was very cute and welcoming.
Actually, he named his 'imaginary friend' Bloo.
Bloo spoke to him in a way that Alec heard through his ears even though it was all in his head. It was a language they made up together when he was diagnosed with schitzoprania. Alec couldn't speak but his lips moved, making him think he could talk too. He used gestured while talking, and everyone around him gave him odd looks since the couldn't see Bloo. Yes, it's all very cofusing, but it's who he is, and he wouldn't want to change it since he was perfectly happy.

[October Cursay]

[you changed the picture -u-]

The clicking of the small bracelet on her ankle was starting to annoy her. The beeping too, she wanted to start ripping her hair out, but that seemed impossible at the moment. October stopped, crouching in the grass as her fingers played with the metal tracker strapped to her ankle. At least she wasn't in chains or bars. She was grateful for that at least.
She pushed her bangs out of her hair, but to no previl they fell back in her eyes as she sat cross legged, trying to figure out this contraption. She had tried to manipulate it already, maybe melt it off or make it dissolve into thin air. But it was alive. There was no matter in it to speak of, thus, she could not take it off. And that scared her. It reminded her of a bug, a leech maybe, slowly but surely, sapping the life away from her very being, and she had no say to this.
October huffed, her cheeks burned from the wind and late sunset. The days were becoming shorter, the dangers increasing. Her feet ached and she felt lost.
October looked up, the soft sighs and coos catching her hearing. Her blue eyes looked up to see a boy, a little older than her, and he seemed to be talking. Well, sort of, she could only make out small words. Hell, not even that. But who was she to talk? she couldn't read and she could barely speak. The inmates at the prison taught her mostly; profanity and curses made up the majority.
Her mouth moved, a small squeak coming out. October looked infront of him where he seemd to be talking to. But she saw nothing....

[Alec M'Crae]

Alec's hearing was very sensitive, and his head rapidly turned to the faint squeak in the distance. The first sight he saw was a girl, standing just about fifty feet from him, looking quite confused. Alec wanted to ask what she was looking at him for, but he didn't have a voice to begin with. How lips moved and he looks back that Bloo, or the empty space, yet no words really Came out of his mouth. And you couldn't read the boys lips either since they way he communicated with his 'friend' was in a language he made up. It was all in his head, Bloo, his voice, and just about everything else. Insanity really is a challenge.
Than he looked back at the girl and his head titled oh so slightly. He said nothing or did anything else but stare. Was she scared of his 'friend'? That's what he thought since he assumed she could see him too. Bloo wasn't all that scary to him, Afterall, he did make him up himself. His lips moved again, and hisfacial expression changed from normal to confused. He wasn't aware this girl couldn't talk either, so communication would be very, very hard.

[October Cursay]

His lips moved, but that neither helped nor made things worse. Was he communicating with her or the air in front of him? She didn't know. So she did what she could, on her hands and knees. She crawled up next to the bench, poking her nose over the handle and looking at the space in front of him. October still saw nothing, so she tried to imagine something, anything. She saw something take form from her own mind, a giant grey blob with small eyes and a nose, but no mouth. Was this who he was talking to?
October sat down, crossing her legs as she tried to decipher what to do. Her head turned to look at the boy again, and she smiled. Her lips moved slightly in an 'o' shape, and she blew air. A sort of word like 'oh' came out. A hello in her ears.
she wasn't crazy, but she was ignorant. Living by herself with no teacher to guide her. The police at the station had tried to, but she refused to learn anything from them. But she did know her name.
But would this guy understand?
This was hard.....

[Alec M'Crae]

Alec blinked, staring at her curiously. He just felt air on his neck, but nothing more than that. Was she trying to make him cold? Maybe trying to talk? He heard a voice as clear as day, sounding like a high pitched voice, but not like a chipmunk, and it gave you a dark-ish feeling. It spoke in a language only Alec could understand, and it sounded like it came from the space in front of him. Yet only he could hear it and no one else.
"Listen young man. She's just like you. Sadly, she's not as fortunate to own a friend such as I."
Alec turned his head to the space and his lips moved to mouth out his language back to the voice.
"So, she can't speak and neither can I?"
"You can speak to me, but no one else. I find you don't need anyone else to talk to, however."
"Becasue you're my only friend."
"precisely."
Alec turned back to the girl, still holding a strait an awkward face.
"Smile."
Alec's soft look turned into a shy smile, hoping it would break the awkwardness between the two mute people.

[October Cursay]

To her surprise, he returned the favor. Smiling, but she saw confusion underneath all of it. October nodded, blinking then looking back at the blob, it slowly grew arms, blobby arms and waved. She didn't return it though. More words were spoken between the boy and his 'friend'. She guessed that was what it was seeing there was no hostility.
But she didn't want to seem like a crazy person, and judging by the boy's clothes, he just might be. October didn't mind, who was a person to judge someone on their sanity? Maybe the person judging was crazy and insanity was a normal thing!
The girl shifted, looking back down at her ankle, she felt more alone than ever. Even with all 5 senses, she felt blind. No communication, no guide, just a cold anklet clinging to her, probably killing her. October drew her knees up to her chest and hugged herself as a cold wind blew. The imaginary blob slinked forward, more grey glop sloshing on the ground.

[Alec M'Crae]

"She's cold. I recommend you helping her get warm again."
Alec looked at her worryingly. He looked back at Bloo, the Name of the creature, and sighed. "How can I make her warm?"
"Get her attention and offer her to sit next to you"
Alec did as he was told. He hesitated for a moment but than poked her head. Than he pointed to a spot of the bench next to him, hoping she would understand and sit down nexttk him.

[October Cursay]

The movement caught her eye, not to mention the tap. She jumped slightly and looked up. He was pointing to the bench.
He wanted her to sit down?
October nodded, getting up and dusting herself off before taking a seat on the slightly warmer bench. She looked back at the space in front of the bench, curiosity teasing her. She pointed a finger at the space and tilted her head as if asking a question.
The blob was gone and she could no longer picture anything.
She bent over, picking up a long thin stick and began drawing in the sand. She wanted him to draw a picture of who he was talking to.
It would set her mind at ease a bit. She picked up the stick again and laid it in her palm, holding it out to the boy.

[Alec M'Crae]

When she pointed he jumped a little. He assumed she could see him, and... Wanted him to draw Bloo? But why? He looked towards the space, an in his eyes, Bloo, and his lips moved. But hid eyes narrowed when he got no response. Bloo just stood there. Alec looks back at her, than at the stick. He slowly took the stick from her hand and looked at her as he bent down a little so the stick would touch the dirt on the ground. He started to draw , assuming that was way she asked of him. As he drew he occasionally looked up at Bloo, making he girl seem like something was really there, and in a few minutes he finished it. It wasn't percice, of course. It looked like a circle with two small eyes, and two triangles attached to a stick-like arm, and another one on the other side. Than he realized Bloo didn't look like a circle, and gave it an arch around the belly. Finally he drew a small tail, hooves for feet, and two long fangs out of his mouth. Than he drew a stick figure much smaller than Bloo, representing himself. He tried to make her understand Bloo was very big. Finally he handed the stick back to her, smiling in satisfaction, like Bloo wasn't scary at all either.

[October Cursay]

Like a ghost, she gazed at the picture over his shoulders. A circle, no, more oval thing with big arms. It also had fangs and big claws, a small tail, and it stood in two legs. Then she saw him, a small figure next to the large beast. Wow, not really what she had expected, but at least she knew. October straightened her back and smiled back at him.
Her blue eyes looked out at what she could now picture. He was big, much bigger than the grey blob. She glanced at him, then to the creature. It was a bit intimidating, but October didn't cringe or squeak in fear like she might have a while ago. No, but she did watch him.Then she remembered how they had communicated. Jealousy clicked and she looked down again. She shook her head and looked back, her eyes lookng back to the guy next to her, especially watching his lips. Maybe she wouldn't learn it, but she could try.
She twisted the twig around in her fingers, looking from the beast to the boy.

[Alec M'Crae]

Suddenly, Alec's head quickly down to look down the path and than looked back at October. But than he stood up and slowly started to walk away, but than trotted down the path as if he was trying to catch up with someone. In his eyes, Bloo was walking away and Alec needed to follow, but he wanted to October to come too. As he walked he looked bad at her and realize she wasn't following. Bloo seemed to stop in his path and Alec rushed back over to the girl, grabbed her hands with a smile and a giggle and dragged her along the path, racing after Bloo.

[October Cursay]

She watched Alec get up and walk away, and she was disappointed. She guessed he was following after his monster friend. October frowned slightly, tilting her head the way he had before. It wasn't her place to say on whther he had to go or not. She looked down at her hands, crestfallen.
Her ears picked, footsteps followed and she squeaked as her hand was swept into his and suddenly she was being dragged down through the park. He wantedher to come?!
October heard him giggle and she then found herself laughing. She smiled brightly and picked up speed, racing down the path after his monster friend.

[Alec M'Crae]

They ran for a little while, chasing after the being Alec saw and October imagined to be quite similar to Alec's view. They ran for about three long minutes, Alec taking to mind to the people who looked at them funny. Maybe they were wondering why they were following this creature. Sadly he didnt know he was the only one who could see them. Or can he tell if he had schizophrenia if he wasn't able to talk about what he saw?
Suddenly he came to a quit hault. Than he started to look around despeatley. Bloo vanished, and in other words, his hallucinating has vanished too- for now anyway. Alec's soft smile turned into a frown and he suddenly became mad, stomping his foot hard on the stone path. His grip on October's hand grew a little tighter and he started to walk again, his footsteps a little heavier and for sure didn't hold a happy face whatsoever.

[October Cursay]

They slowed down after a good five minutes and the mood seemed to disappear. October looked over Alec's shoulder to see what was the matter. He was frowning, disappointed it looked like. His hand grew a bit tighter around her's and she strained not to pull away.
He started to fuss but they continued down the path nonetheless.
October was convinced that the beast had left seeing as nothing else might trigger a mood like this. Her shoulders drooped and she began to ponder on what she should do.
Coming to a conclusion, she tapped him lightly on the shoulder and pointed away to a small set of swings accompanied by a slide. She didn't want him to leave and well, she enjoyed being with someone.

[Alec M'Crae]

Alec looked at the swingset and a little smile grew on his lips. He always wanted to be on a swingset but never has he gotten a chance, being since he's had his childhood ripped from him due to his mental illness. Alec, still holding her hand, he raced to the swingset using the same pace as he did while chasing Bloo. When they quickly got to the empty swing set he let go of October's hand, sitting on one of the swings as he Waited for her to join him on the swing next to him.