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Self-Proclaimed Seeker of Truth
"Khada" Jhin - Activity Room
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"And you seem like the kid who'd hop into a white van because you heard there's candy inside," Peter huffed toward Erin in turn. "All I'm saying is that we shouldn't--" He began, until Michelle volunteered and stepped forward to open the door herself.
"Hey, wait!" He attempted to exclaim, though of course, his words fell upon literal deaf ears. As Michelle pushed through the door with that, Peter standing cautiously behind her, they would find themselves in yet another hall. One much brighter lit than before. It was a much smaller hall, with another door in plain sight, along with a corner to the right.
As the group would move forward into the new, much brighter hall, Peter gulped slightly, before furrowing his brow as he realized this hall looked strangely familiar. "Wait a minute..." He murmured, taking another few steps forward before peering around the corner to the right. Down that corridor was a pair of double doors with a familiar sign that hung above that read Activity Room.
"What the hell? That's impossible!" Peter exclaimed in confusion. How could they have made one turn, walked straight ahead, only end up back where they started? With his confusion overtaking his prior apprehension, Peter jogged forward, pushing open the doors back to the Activity Room.
"I seem to be no worse for wear. A bona fide miracle," Elijah responded to Hagusa, maintaining his wry expression as he spoke.
Before everyone could get much further wondering about what had just happened, among other things, the doors burst open, revealing Peter and the others who followed him to find Dr. Staple had returned to the room. Peter in particular had a bewildered look on his face, though Fujiko paid it no mind as she was the first to speak to him.
"Oh, there you are. Did you manage to find the Doc?" Fujiko asked.
"Huh? Uh... No, we... we couldn't find her," Peter mumbled, rubbing the back of his neck in discomfort.
The woman gave a deadpan glare at him, before sighing in resignation. "Well, I guess it's to be expected. The earthquake probably messed up your sense of direction, right? Came completely out of nowhere."
...
"What earthquake?" Peter asked with a furrowed brow, genuinely confused.
Fujiko only gave another glare. "... I know you're slow, Petrelli, but not this much. You can't be serious."
"No, I don't know what you're talking about! Right, guys? We don't remember any earthquake, right?" He asked back to those who accompanied him; Michelle, Erin, Flynn, Khada, and Morgan.
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Realizing that they had ended up right where they started, the artist's eyes lit up. He clapped lightly, making sure not to steal the scene. "Well played! Had I been told that I would be a part of a magician's act, I would've better prepared myself," he exclaimed. To those who had opted to stay in the Activity Room, it seemed like he was talking to himself, but he was hoping that the disembodied voice was listening in. "I do hope to eventually see who's behind all of this. The suspense is ... well, it's killing me."
Khada was silent for the most part after the initial reveal. He had no words to add to the scene. He took pleasure in simply watching everything unfold naturally, his watchful eye peering at nearly everyone's distress, taking particular interest in Flynn's outburst, Takara's sickness, and Clark's grimace. He eventually snapped himself out of it, however, feeling that he had been staring for too long. When did he develop that habit?
"Malfunction, dear Ms. Matsushita," Erin spoke, patting Takara's back, "It was just a technical malfunction. We heard the construction outside, Mr. Coward... sorry... Mr. Petrelli was there too, and so was Mr. Blazkowitz, and Mr. Jhin, too. Ms. Curry was there too but she's deaf. You can ask them about it and I'm sure they'll say the same thing.
"Well, I wouldn't say that it was a malfunction," Jhin said to the crowd, "I'm sure it was all part of the act. You have to admit, as frightening as this all may be, it is impressive, is it not? To fool two groups of people simultaneously, without the other noticing?"