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It's been a few days since Rorschach's first experience in the bar, and he pauses in the doorway this time, one arm extended to hold the door open.

Behind him, if anyone cares to notice, lies an eerily quiet and somewhat shadier-looking bar than Milliways.

It only takes him a moment to make up his mind, though, and he lets the door swing shut behind him and heads for the Observation Window.

Apparently the bar isn't a dream, and doesn't just exist in Dreiberg's apartment. This means the next logical step is figuring out where it does exist. Hence the solemn window study.

Long story short: There's a short masked man sitting on a table, making the 'thinker' pose at the Observation Window.

He's relatively botherable.

[tiny investigative tags: Rorschach, Ellen (Vault 101 Dweller), Charlie Monroe, Michael, Tommy Shepherd]

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"But it looks nice," she echoes his words in a nearly sing-song way.

"Beautiful because of movement, separation of color. Not meaningless patterns."

Her shoes click against the floor as she slides off the table, and takes a step closer to get a better look at it.

"Yeah," Elle agrees. "It's cool."

Rorschach remains motionless.

"Temperature sensitive," he corrects in what may actually be a bad pun.

"Um."

She definitely wouldn't be able to tell.

"Is... that why it's moving?"

"Yes. Temperature and pressure."

In other words, the way his face moves does have an affect on the patterns.

Elle's head tilts, slightly, again.

"Do you ever take it off?"

He doesn't answer her.

After all, he'd lose his air of mystery if he gave up all his secrets.

Hmmm.

"How do you eat?"

He tilts his head at her.

Not telling, it seems.

She mimics the movement.

Then, like an afterthought, as though he weren't right there in front of her, "Maybe you don't have to."

That's an interesting theory. (Rorschach only wishes it were correct.)

"Hunh."

"That's not that much, though."

Convenient, but not that interesting. "Like not sleeping."

Funny, he doesn't really do that, either.

It's possible that her speculation is amusing him, not that it's readily apparent from his face or stance.

Elle doesn't say anything, either.

But after a moment, she does reach out, like she's going to try to touch the mask.

Now he moves, leaning back and grunting harshly.

That means 'no touching'.

She presses her lips together, but lowers her hand

With a disappointed grumble to it, "Fine."

He doesn't relax.

"Good."

Pause.

"You're kind of touchy." It vaguely sounds like a question.

"And you're kind of annoying. Point?"

Elle starts giggling.

(It's good for when you don't have a point.)

Women.

Rorschach grunts and turns back to the window, cautiously.

Just in case she decides she needs to try and touch him again or something.

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