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[oliverplus]

[when Oliver arrives on the Plane, he starts his common habit of wandering about and seeing who he might run into. he's near the forest on this particular occasion, looking to be enjoying his walk and the view of the starry Plane around him. if anyone were looking closely, they would see that he has some sort of earbuds in, though there is no sign of a cord. behold, the mp3 of the future! no cords, and the music is stored on the datapad in his pocket]

[he pauses, however, when he sees someone else, just obscured enough by the trees that he can't quite tell who it is. being Oliver, he waves with one hand, deftly popping out one of the earbuds with the other. he opens his mouth to call a greeting to the other person, but then he stops mid-wave as absolutely no sound comes out. confused, he lowers his hand, moving his mouth as he tries again to speak. still nothing. distressed, Oliver turns his attention back to his unknown companion, hoping it's someone who might be able to do something about this...whatever it is. he beckons the figure his way, starting to jog toward the person at the same time]

[OOC: Oliver's first experiment! He is currently completely mute, i.e. unable to produce, not only speech sounds, but vocalizations of any kind.]

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[lamb_of_gold]

[Mu comes to the forest alone, sometimes, often hoping against hope to see it's creator come out to greet him with the smile and love she afforded all things. But it's been more than half a year, and still he comes now and then. So cure the surprise when he sees Oliver running up!]

Hello.

[oliverplus]

[Oliver slows when the voice reveals that it's Mu ahead of him. he waves again, not really sure what else to do. he opens his mouth in one more hopeful attempt at speech, but when that proves unsuccessful, he gestures at his throat before holding his hands up in confusion]

[lamb_of_gold]

...Lost your voice, have you?

[polarization]

[ ... and Sefton doesn't really notice, because he's trying to climb into one of the trees. :I Gabriel sits at the base of the trunk, while Sefton has made it onto the first branch, but seems to be having difficulty finding a handhold to the next branch. ]

[oliverplus]

[Oliver is very surprised to realise it's Sefton he sees. the kid's position in the tree had given him the impression of someone taller, but no, just a boy in a tree. a boy having trouble climbing a tree, in fact. his eyes widening, Oliver keeps running in his direction, shouting at him soundlessly and waving his arms. be careful there, kid, would you?]

[polarization]

[ Sefton continues to feel and look around for a second branch he can pull himself onto, when he notices Oliver's waving around out of the corner of his eye. In looking to the side to see what he wants, he nearly loses his balance - with a yelp, he starts pinwheeling until he can wrap his arms around the trunk and hold on to errant pieces of bark. ]

... Oliver?

[forever-noble.livejournal.com]

[she grins seeing him, not immediately getting that something's wrong]

Hello, Ollie boy! What's the matter, cat got your tongue?

[oliverplus]

[oh her. well, that figures. indignant that he can't even protest the nickname, he stops in front of her, debating what to do. then he shrugs, gesturing at his throat. his mouth moves as he attempts again to speak, but no sound comes out]

[forever-noble.livejournal.com]

[too bad, she's not going to change that nickname now!] Oh come on, next thing I know you're going to start signing at me.

[but she frowns seeing him gesture like that, eyebrows knitting together in concern] Something really is wrong, isn't there?

[fruitbrandy.livejournal.com]

Oliver! Oliver, I need your help. It's very important.

[so important, indeed, that Sebastian doesn't stop to think of much as he goes for the old 'link your arm in theirs and drag them off somewhere' routine]

[oliverplus]

[is rather startled by this treatment, but it's not as though he can do anything besides let Sebastian drag him off. tries to give him a questioning look, but he doubts Sebastian sees it]

[fruitbrandy.livejournal.com]

[of course he doesn't! He's too busy pulling Oliver to the bar] Dorian Gray - have you met him? - is going to be holding a masquerade. I don't know if you know. And I offered to help him with the drinks! But of course I don't know anything about anything after my time, so I would like for you to help me pick out what's best from the future selections.

[shewalks-away.livejournal.com]

[she comes his way as well confused and concerned]

You all right?

[oliverplus]

[smiles at the sight of Rose--especially a Rose who is not covered in mud this time. but at her question, he holds out his hands and shrugs, then taps his throat. he tries to say that he can't speak, but no sound comes out]

[shewalks-away.livejournal.com]

[pauses, studying him intensely trying to figure out what's going on. It takes her a moment, but then something clicks]

Your voice? Hold up, all right?

[she drops and returns to with a notepad and pen and gives it to Oliver]

That's probably easier than charade, yeah?

[silenteden.livejournal.com]

[Kuhn spots him from afar and, when he begins to look a little frantic, starts his way.]

Oliver? Hey man, what's wrong?

[oliverplus]

[when he sees it's Kuhn, he moves a little closer before gesturing at his throat, mouthing soundlessly that he can't speak]

[rude-not-ginger.livejournal.com]

[is distracted, looking over another set of papers from the Secret Saxon Diaries, er, the Secret Files of Saxon, er...whatever these things are]

[turns when he hears him approach] Oliver?

[oliverplus]

[the Doctor! who better to help with a problem like this? he hurries over to him, trying to call, "Doctor!" but of course he makes no sound. sighing, he gestures at his throat, hoping that will express his meaning well enough]

[not-theman-iwas.livejournal.com]

[The Doctor's also on a walk, it seems, looking considerably less pebble'd than last time, which is nice.

She notices Oliver on his way over and waves to him cheerfully. 'SUP FUTURE COMPANION]

[oliverplus]

[flails back at her as he hurries her way. THERE'S A CRISIS, DOCTOR]

hope you don't mind a late tag!

[heartscastaside.livejournal.com]

{Caster turns as soon as he's reasonably close}

It is unwise to sneak up on someone, boy.

Not at all!

[oliverplus]

[stops in his tracks, blinking at the new arrival. oops. he certainly wasn't trying to startle anyone! holds up his hands, giving an apologetic smile and trying to express that it wasn't intentional. then, not sure what else to do, he taps his throat and hopes she gets the idea]

[bodilesswarrior.livejournal.com]

[she smiles when she first catches sight of him, making a slow turn in his direction; it fades pretty quickly, and she goes faster]

Oliver?

[oliverplus]

[he's surprised to realise it's Barbara coming his way; he would have thought he'd have worked that out sooner. even so, he's glad to see her. when he gets close, he knows from her tone that she can already tell something's wrong, so he cuts to the chase and gestures at his throat, saying--or rather mouthing--that he can't speak]