2D's eyes shot open as he screamed and sat up quickly before colliding with something. The force of the collision was so forceful that the back of his head hit the bench.
"I'm so sorry, oh my gosh! Are you alright?" said a feminine sounding voice.
2D sat up slowly, nothing no longer in his way, and rubbed the back of his head since it started to hurt. And now he had another headache, great. "I's okay. I-I'm fine."
"I really am very sorry!" she apologized once more.
Now that 2D's head wasn't spinning anymore, he could see the girl more clearly. She looked extremely familiar, as if he'd met her before. Which he has, he remembered. At the shop he went to. If only he could remember her name. "Like I said, i's fine."
2D was about to lay back down and fall back asleep, since he didn't get enough sleep because of the nightmare, but them jumped up realizing that the sun was shining.
He grabbed onto the girl's, whose name still escaped his mind, shoulders and looked straight into her eyes, their noses practically touching, while asking, "What time is it?"
"U-Uh, around t-two," she stuttered with confusion while being weirded out by the extremely close proximity of the stranger.
2D instantly let go of her shoulders and gripped his hair in panic. "Ahhhh! Mudz's gonna kill me if I'm late!"
He bolted for the hotel that he and Murdoc were staying at, leaving the poor girl behind in confusion. 2D had to be there since they had to make sure everything was in working order before the concert, especially Cyborg. She has been having a few issues recently regarding her motherboard and circuitry probably due to the fact that she regurgitated an entire octopus during the filming of On Melancholy Hill. The thought of it still left 2D a bit shaken.
As 2D took off like a flash, the girl noticed a little pink bag next to the bench along with an iPad. She was surprised that neither were taken seeing as how he's probably been asleep for a while. Lurking in big cities like Seattle would usually be thieves and homeless people who wouldn't mind stealing things just laying out in the open with nobody watching.
Picking up the bag, she noticed that it had the logo of the store she worked at on the side of it. That's when she remembered the man that wandered into the store in the late hours of night. Of course she'd remember him, he was kind of hard to miss, especially with the blue hair and black eyes.
She picked up the iPad along with the bag. Since they belonged to the blue haired guy, she'd figure that she'd hang onto them and take them to work the next day in case he happened to come to the shop again. She didn't want anyone to steal his things, especially an expensive iPad, although what she was doing was somewhat considered stealing though she was trying to find the owner. And with that, she started to head home to her apartment which was nearby.
Meanwhile, 2D was running into the hotel, being careful with the revolving doors this time, and sprinted for the elevator.
"No running," commanded the receptionist who was now at the front desk.
2D could see why Murdoc had sex with her. She had a nice body, big breasts, wore tight fitted clothing, and had a nice face. But she wasn't really 2D's type.
2D slowed down to a fast walking pace towards the elevator, until he noticed the 'Out of order' sign on it. He was going to have to use the stairs.
He quickly walked to the stairwell which was right next to the elevator and started scurrying up the stairs in frantic haste. When 2D made it to the final step and onto the third floor, his foot slipped underneath him and he fell an entire flight down the stairs. His head collided with the hard marble floor which filled 2D with the sense of déjà vu. He sat up and rubbed his head, noticing that the wound on his forehead had reopened. He rubbed away the blood that was running down his forehead towards his eye and slowly got up, brushing himself off.
This time, 2D walked carefully, albeit a bit painfully since he was pretty sure he twisted his ankle, up the stairs and into the room Murdoc and Cyborg were. When he knocked on the door since he still didn't have a keycard, he heard a bit of muffled grumbling before he was met with Murdoc's agitated face.
"Where th' bloody 'ell 'ave you been?!" Murdoc shouted at 2D.
2D cowered slightly and responded nervously. "I-I, since I, I-I mean, yew were prolly b-busy with s-somefink l-last night, I-."
"Quit your blubberin', it's givin' me a headache," Murdoc growled while rubbing his forehead. "Instead, jus' take this twen'y and get some spare parts for the Cyborg."
Murdoc handed 2D the cash, and 2D meekly took it, putting it in his front pocket. As soon as he did, Murdoc had slammed the door on his face which made 2D slightly jump. 2D sighed, relieved that he didn't receive a punishment or even Murdoc hitting him over the head with a shoe.
2D sighed and went back the way he came, going back down the stairs. And on those stairs, he remembered something. Two things, actually. The first thing that he for some reason remembered was the cashier's name from the shop yesterday. (Y/N). It was a nice name, rolled off the tongue. Now that he was thinking back, the girl at the park had similar features to (Y/N). Maybe it was her?
Second of all, he remembered that he left his snacks, pills, and iPad at the park. By the time he gets back to where he was at, his things might have been already stolen seeing as how Seattle was a big city after all. He at least hoped that whoever had it wouldn't listen to the music that was on it. They were songs he was working on and wanted to release in an entire album as a sort of Christmas present for the Gorillaz fans. He didn't have time to buy a new iPad and remake the music he already had. After all, it was nearing the cold month of December, getting closer and closer to Christmas.
Feeling slightly sad and melancholic, 2D made his was down the final steps of the staircase and out to the lobby. The receptionist was pouring over a mountain of paperwork and didn't notice 2D whatsoever which relieved him. He didn't like her at all.
As 2D walked out of the building into the city, he shielded his eyes as the sun shone above him. Not a cloud in the sky. He wondered if it were going to snow any time soon seeing as how it was winter. That would be a pleasant sight to see.
A pleasant sight indeed.
