Abnormal Norman 11: Another Day
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Three days after the FlimFlam incident
Be female citizen in city
>Walking to work like always
>Walking past the appliance store, televisions showing news of two masked vigilantes fighting crime
>Another tv shows the orange masked vigilante swinging from a rope in a van chase
>What a bunch of attention whores
>Going through an alleyway, you feel as if someone's following you
>You were right. Someone's trying to mug you
>"HAND ME THE MONEY AND YOU WON'T GET HURT!" yelled some hobo armed with a rusty knife
>Before you can act, a masked orange man jumps from the roof and lands on the mugger
>He then knocks him out in one punch
>After that, he turns his attention to you
>"You okay miss?"
>You look at him with such contempt
>"WHAT? YOU THINK BECAUSE I'M A FEMALE I CAN'T HANDLE MYSELF"
>The masked man backs off, saying "n-no, that's not-"
>"YOU CAN'T KEEP THINKING I'M WEAK BECAUSE I'M A WOMAN!"
>A crowd appears to the alleyway, looking at who's shouting
>"YOU CAN'T OPPRESS US, MALE OPPRESSOR!"
>"Look madame, I just simply..."
>Before the masked man could explain his "fault", people are already gossiping in the background
>"omg, how sexist"
>The masked man jumps and climbs by jumping from wall to wall
>You raise your fist and shout "CHECK YOUR PRIVILIEGE, MASKED SCUM!"
>The masked man had already  reached the rooftops when you yelled
>You looked up, and though to yourself
>"That guy does have a pretty nice ass"
 
THE NEXT MORNING
NEWSPAPER COVER STORY: SEXIST MASKED MAN FORGETS TO CHECK PRIVILIEGE AFTER SAVING AN OPPRESSED WHITE WOMAN
>Sigh
Be Norman
>Eating your breakfast with the family that barely gives a notice everynight
>"Norman...do you seem...different?" asked your father
>"Uhh, yeah. I've been working out..."
>Your two parents smirked at each other
>"So who is it" they asked
>You nearly spit your cereal
>"It's nothing like that. I'm just starting a healthy lifestyle"
>"OH COME ON" said mother. "Surely you're also trying to look good for a special someone..."
>"Come on, mom"
>The whole family lets out a good laugh, something you haven't felt for years
>Walking to school, you thought about what Rarity would have thought if she sees your new and improved body
>As you thought about it, you remembered that your small night time escapade across the city beating up small time crooks had been sensationalized by the media
>"Purple would be disappointed in me"  you thought to yourself
>You broke her promise, but then again, at least it wasn't a Pinkie promise
>Lord knows what Pinkie does to those who break that
>Maybe she takes them as her slave...being Pinkie's slave...
>...being forced to eat sweets while being...tortured...
>Your mind is wrapped in perverted thoughts as you walk down the street
 
SCHOOL HALLWAY
 
>"WHAT IS THIS?"
>Purple shoving the newspaper over your face
>"...a piece of paper?"
>"Norman! I can't believe you broke your promise and continued to risk your life!"
>"Alright, Alright! First off, calm down and keep your voice down. Second, it was completely Brad's idea"
>Feeling guilty over pinning everything on Brad
>"...okay, it was my idea too"
>Purple expresses disappointment, putting her hand on her forehead
>"Look Purple, if it helps you feel any better, we were the ones who saved Applehat's family from bankruptcy"
>Purple looked at you, and you told her the whole story
>"So...Lyra's in this thing too?!"
>"Yeah, apparently she found something from the meteor too"
>"How?"
>"I can't explain. She said she kept having dreams about a meteor, and some green guy in a suit. Come to think of it, it's similar to mine!"
>You grab Purple's arms, telling her
>"Look Purple, if there's anyone in this school who knows something about the weird and the creepy, it's you"
>"What?"
>"Look, you said you were from a land of talking horses and unicorns, right? Maybe you could study this and find out where, or how we could be rid of this curse!"
>"Purple thought about it, and said
>"W-well I need to test it without a host, and it will take time. How will you survive for the day?"
>"Well, I think I won't die in 5 hours!"
>Purple was reluctant, but for a good friend, she's willing to do it
>"Thanks, Purple"
 
LUNCH TIME, SCHOOL CAFETERIA
>Sitting in an empty table, waiting for your harem of multicolored women
>Lyra comes in and sits at your table
>Her face shows sleep deprived symptoms. Her eyes still has darkness under their lids
>"Hey...trouble sleeping?"
>She just sits there staring at you for a few seconds
>"uhh...Lyra?"
>"...sorry. I'm just...thinking"
>You comfort her, telling her that Purple agreed to give her time to help find a cure.
>"She's gonna test the ring out, and, if we're lucky, she'd find a cure in less than a week"
>"...wouldn't that mean you'd stay with her for everyday?"
>"Pretty much"
>"Where?"
>"Probably Fluttershy's house. She has alot of science equipment that she uses for her animals"
>"Guess  your hero days are over...huh?"
>"That, I don't know."
>Lyra eats her food lazily, due to her lack of sleep from the visions
>"So Lyra...how are the visions?"
>"A mix of life and death. Sometimes random things like spectating some guys jerking off on their chairs"
>"Must be pretty traumatizing"
>"It is...you got a pretty nice cock too"
>"W-what?"
>Lyra just laughs while drinking her yogurt
>"O-oh, it's a joke...right?"
>"Maybe..."
>Lyra just gives out a wink and you both laugh at it
>Octavia comes in
>"Good afternoon Lyra"
>"...oh hey Tavi"
>Octavia looks at you
>"Your face looks a bit red"
>Lyra did talk about your junk...it was awkward and embarrassing
>"It's...nothing"
>You never actually got to know Octavia, aside from the fact that she's the school's top leading musicians.
>Octavia pulls Lyra from her seat and converses with her in whispers
>Luckily your super hearing can hear most of what they're talking about
>"You mind telling me why you ran off in the middle of a storm a few days back?"
>"... I had to do something...important"
>"You know, I could have given you a lift"
>...alone"
>"Lyra, what are you hiding? You can tell your good friend about this"
>"Maybe...but not today. I already have a lot on my mind"
>Lyra gives a shiver, obviously trying to repress awful memories of her visions
>"Well, maybe we could hang out later. No good friend of mine will go through the whole day in a bad mood"
>"Trust me Tavi, nothing you... could do to cure me of a bad mood. Only Norman could do that. Speaking of...which, I'm hanging out with him later for an experiment...or something"
>Octavia looks back, you just smile and try to look less guilty on eavesdropping
>"Are you two dating?"
>"No"
>"Then what's so special about him? He doesn't even look like a musician, more so someone who knows how to play a harp"
>"...sorry Tavi. That's just my special...secret"
>Lyra dozes off into sleep, standing in the middle of the mess hall
>"sigh"
 
AFTERSCHOOL HOURS
Be Octavia
>Lyra's been acting weird lately, and the only lead you have is Norman
>You caught up with him going home
>"Norman, right?"
>"Octavia?"
>"I need to ask questions about you, about her"
>"About who?"
>"You and Lyra. Are you two dating?
>Norman pauses for a moment
>"What, no!"
>You walk away for a moment, confused by all this
>"Look, we're just good friends, Octavia."
>Something doesn't add up. A few weeks ago, Norman and Lyra barely talked to each other, moreso know each other
>Now they act like they're best friends with a deep dark secret
>They probably had a one night stand...or Lyra was impregnated...or-
>You turn back to interrogate Norman some more, but he already walked away
>You turn your head in all directions, looking for him
>You saw him, and now you've decided to follow him, secretly
>If that guy knocked up one of your best friends, he'll receive a beating, or be fed to Fluttershy's pets
>ALright, off we go
 
(Cue the montage of Octavia stalking Norman)
20 minutes later
>"HEEELP" said a man
>You got distracted for a short moment
>Looks like something's happening, better stay safe
>...
>Dammit, lost sight of Norman
>I could have sworn he went through here
>Suddenly, a shadow passes by
>You pay no attention and proceeds to go through an alleyway
>He must have come through here. There's no other way
>Sneaking by, you peak by the edge to see a man getting beaten up
>"PLEASE, I'LL GIVE YOU ANYTHING...ANYTHING"
>They don't stop, and kept on kicking the guy
>This isn't a good place for a young girl such as yourself, you better le-
>A masked orange man comes from the rooftops and lands on one of the muggers
>He proceeds to beat them up in an agile way
>Jumping from wall to wall, kicking and spouting one-liners
>He looks incredible. That flow, that smooth flow, kicking and jumping
>"...Are you seeing doubles? You might want to check em", "...Even my grandma can punch better than you", ..."Who taught you how to fight?
>The one liners were cringing, but he looks pretty cool
>Finally, the gang was knocked out, thanks to the masked man
>"Oh god, thank you, thank you" said the beaten up man
>"Just doing my job...my unpaid job"
>The masked man runs off and freeruns up the rooftops
>He must be that vigilante you've seen in the newspaper
>You though he was a hoax, or a myth even
>Wow, he was ... DAMMIT, I LOST NORMAN'S TRAIL!
>You walk off, disappointed
 
Be Norman
>Arriving by Fluttershy's house
>You enter, and looked at the door you destroyed*
>[spoiler]As seen in Issue #1 - Dan [/spoiler]
>"Purple, you there?"
>"Norman! Come look at this!"
>You join Purple in the living room with Flutters, looking at the Television
>TV Announcer: AS YOU CAN SEE, ANOTHER METEOR HAS ENTERED THE ORBIT AND IS ABOUT CRASH LAND IN OUR CITY...AGAIN. STAY TUNED FOR MORE, LATER
>Purple looks at you, asking "You think it's the same one?"
>"It is"
>Another voice in the room!
>Everyone looks behind to see Lyra, still looking bummed as usual
>"Lyra?"
>Lyra looks at you, explaining
>"It's in my vision, it has the same thing inside. An artifact."
>"S-Should we go look for it?" Flutters asked
>Lyra shook her head
>"Too late for that. Someone already found it"
End of Chapter 11