Logan J. Riddick (![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} vigoratus) wrote in ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small} badwater_rpg,@ 2009-01-12 03:14:00 |
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| Entry tags: | january, logan riddick, phonecall, stephanie barker |
Who: Steph and Logan
What: Oh, just CHATTIN'.
When: After Vince tells Logan they need to talk, and before Steph's phone convo with Vince.
"Hellooo?"
-uncharacteristically upbeat- "Oh, hey Steph. How're you?"
-hesitant- "Hey Logan. What's up?"
"Oh, not too much. Just thought I'd call and say goodbye."
-panicky- "You're leaving again?"
-still strangely chipper- "Yep!"
"Is this because we slept together? Logan, it's not a big deal, I promise. I won't even bring it up again. Please don't go. I'm sorry."
"Kind of like you didn't bring it up to Vince?"
"I had to tell him, Logan. He would've found out on his own and that would've been WAY worse."
"Well he's going to fucking MURDER me, Steph! I am no longer going to exist on this plane of existance because of this!"
"He wasn't even that mad when I told him! Besides, I specifically remember him saying that he was pissed he couldn't kill you because you were Sam's brother!"
-there's that insanely happy voice again- "Oh GREAT! Maybe he'll just amputate a limb or two, then."
"He's NOT going to do anything! I mean, I even told him that you didn't pressure me and stuff. He probably just wants to... talk or something."
"Steph, you obviously don't know anything about being a brother."
"You're panicking, Logan."
"I'm fucked!"
"You're not. I-I'll call him, okay? I'll... It'll be fine."
"No, don't. You talking to him is what started this in the first place." -deep breath- "...Who else did you tell?"
"Uh. Gully and Jude."
"....May I ask WHY the FUCK you would do that?"
-sigh- "Because I just- I had to tell Jude because I felt... I don't know. And Gully... well Gully would have told me if it had happened to him. He's my best friend."
"Best friend ot not, if this gets back to Nat... Well, let's just say I won't be the only one fearing for my life and body parts."
"Gully wouldn't tell her."
-sigh- "I'm just saying..."
"Look, I'm sorry, okay. Just... don't leave. Please. It'll be fine, I promise."
"I wasn't really leaving, Steph. Just wanted to say some goodbyes so that the shock and horror of reading about my murder in the paper would be lessened, some."
"Oh..." -sigh- "Oh."
"No need for the heart attack."
"Sorry. It just.. really sucks without you around."
"You should tell Vince that."
"I will."
"...I didn't mean to freak you out. Really."
"I know. It's okay."
"So..." -awkward pause-
"How're things with Natalia, though? Are you guys.. talking or anything?"
"I haven't talked to her in a while, no."
"...Worried she'll see it on your face or something?"
"No. Not like that. We just... haven't seen much of each other, and neither one of us has put much effort into making it happen."
"Oh. Well. Do you want to?"
-mumbled- "I dunno... I guess."
-laughs- "What was that?"
"what was what?"
"What did you say?"
"I said I guess. I can't say she feels the same though. Things with her are always so.... dramatic."
"You did... sort of abandon her."
-flatly- "Yea, I know. Thanks."
-laughs softly- "Just saying, especially for someone like her, that takes a while to get over."
"Everytime I try to work things out, she goes crazy."
"Well, you probably haven't been the most tactful about it."
"I don't follow."
"Don't take this the wrong way, but sometimes you say things without realizing what you're saying."
"...Maybe I know exactly what I'm saying, and people just choose to interpret it the wrong way."
-gently- "Or maybe you're being stubborn and not wanting to admit that you could be wrong for once?"
"I admitted that I was wrong!"
-sigh- "About what?"
"Everything!"
"Everything?"
-irritated sigh- "Yea, everything. I've told you all this before!"
"When you say everything, you mean everything before you first saw her when you came back, right?"
"well, yea."
"And what about after you came back?"
"What are you talking about?"
"You said you've been fighting, didn't you?"
-getting impatient- "Yea. About me leaving."
"Not about how you handled coming back?
"I've been apologizing to her ever since I got back!!!"
"...Nevermind Logan." -sigh-
"you know, I always try to say exactly what I mean. Maybe you should try it."
"I'm fighting a losing battle, so I'm throwing in the towel."
"Throwing in the towel was what landed me in all this trouble to begin with."
"...What?"
"Going to Chicago."
"Well, my throwing in the towel isn't quite on the same level as that throwing in the towel."
"It's still a towel!"
"And?"
-growl- "You know, I've never been good at talking to girls, and this is why! I'm asking you what the hell I'm supposed to do or say, and you're not telling me!"
-sigh- "Logan, you're supposed to acknowledge that she's hurting and that things can't automatically go back to the way things were. You have to be okay with the fact that things are going to set her off and when they do, instead of yelling at her, you need to apologize because you hurt her, Logan. A lot, and she's still hurting. There's a part of her that's going to be afraid you'll disappear again. You just have to deal with it."
"I know all that, Steph..."
"If you know it, act on it."
-impatiently- "I've been trying, I've never yelled at her!"
-sigh- "Okay. You've never yelled at her."
"I haven't."
"I believe you."
-yes, he's pouting now- "I don't get why I'm even talking to you about this, anyway."
"Because we're friends?"
"...Yea..."
"...Us sleeping together doesn't change that, okay?"
"Well... that's good." -obviously getting awkward- "...I'm glad you're like...ok with it and everything."
-laughs softly- "I told you I would be, you big girl."
"I'm NOT a girl."
-giggle- "If you say so."
"Hey, you of all people would know, right?"
"Yessir, I would. You were very... manly." -laughs-
"That would be more convincing without you laughing at the end."
-laughing hard now- "I'm sorry, what do you want me to say? You know I enjoyed it."
"Then why is it funny!?"
"Because you seem so offended!"
"How hillarious."
"Oh, come onnn. Don't be a Debbie Downer."
"A what?"
-bursts out laughing-
-huff- "I'm glad this is so amusing."
-regains composure- "Okay, look Logan." -chuckle- "I don't exactly have a lot of experience to judge you by, but I certainly enjoyed it. A lot. Your masculinity is still very much in tact."
"Awww, I'm sorry Logan."
"Yea, yea." -sigh- "So what did Gully say, anyway?"
"About us sleeping together?"
"No, about the genocide in Darfur."
"Hey, that's a very serious issue."
"I'll be sure to wear my 'Save Darfur' teeshirt tomorrow."
"Oh! I'll wear mine, too, and we can be twins! And Gully... was fine with it, actually. I mean, I think he always expected me to wait for that 'special someone' or whatever, but he wasn't upset or anything."
-laughs- "Like I said, I wasn't disappointed. And I don't regret it."
-pause- "...Well that's good." -clears throat- "Sorry, this is just a little weird... at college I never really had to... you know. Confront this stuff."
-you can practically hear her grin- "Player."
-you can practically hear his eyes roll- "That's not what I meant."
"Suuure."
"Well listen... I gotta get going. But I'll talk to you soon, alright?"
"Okay. Bye Logan."
"I had to tell him, Logan. He would've found out on his own and that would've been WAY worse."
"Well he's going to fucking MURDER me, Steph! I am no longer going to exist on this plane of existance because of this!"
"He wasn't even that mad when I told him! Besides, I specifically remember him saying that he was pissed he couldn't kill you because you were Sam's brother!"
-there's that insanely happy voice again- "Oh GREAT! Maybe he'll just amputate a limb or two, then."
"He's NOT going to do anything! I mean, I even told him that you didn't pressure me and stuff. He probably just wants to... talk or something."
"Steph, you obviously don't know anything about being a brother."
"You're panicking, Logan."
"I'm fucked!"
"You're not. I-I'll call him, okay? I'll... It'll be fine."
"No, don't. You talking to him is what started this in the first place." -deep breath- "...Who else did you tell?"
"Uh. Gully and Jude."
"....May I ask WHY the FUCK you would do that?"
-sigh- "Because I just- I had to tell Jude because I felt... I don't know. And Gully... well Gully would have told me if it had happened to him. He's my best friend."
"Best friend ot not, if this gets back to Nat... Well, let's just say I won't be the only one fearing for my life and body parts."
"Gully wouldn't tell her."
-sigh- "I'm just saying..."
"Look, I'm sorry, okay. Just... don't leave. Please. It'll be fine, I promise."
"I wasn't really leaving, Steph. Just wanted to say some goodbyes so that the shock and horror of reading about my murder in the paper would be lessened, some."
"Oh..." -sigh- "Oh."
"No need for the heart attack."
"Sorry. It just.. really sucks without you around."
"You should tell Vince that."
"I will."
"...I didn't mean to freak you out. Really."
"I know. It's okay."
"So..." -awkward pause-
"How're things with Natalia, though? Are you guys.. talking or anything?"
"I haven't talked to her in a while, no."
"...Worried she'll see it on your face or something?"
"No. Not like that. We just... haven't seen much of each other, and neither one of us has put much effort into making it happen."
"Oh. Well. Do you want to?"
-mumbled- "I dunno... I guess."
-laughs- "What was that?"
"what was what?"
"What did you say?"
"I said I guess. I can't say she feels the same though. Things with her are always so.... dramatic."
"You did... sort of abandon her."
-flatly- "Yea, I know. Thanks."
-laughs softly- "Just saying, especially for someone like her, that takes a while to get over."
"Everytime I try to work things out, she goes crazy."
"Well, you probably haven't been the most tactful about it."
"I don't follow."
"Don't take this the wrong way, but sometimes you say things without realizing what you're saying."
"...Maybe I know exactly what I'm saying, and people just choose to interpret it the wrong way."
-gently- "Or maybe you're being stubborn and not wanting to admit that you could be wrong for once?"
"I admitted that I was wrong!"
-sigh- "About what?"
"Everything!"
"Everything?"
-irritated sigh- "Yea, everything. I've told you all this before!"
"When you say everything, you mean everything before you first saw her when you came back, right?"
"well, yea."
"And what about after you came back?"
"What are you talking about?"
"You said you've been fighting, didn't you?"
-getting impatient- "Yea. About me leaving."
"Not about how you handled coming back?
"I've been apologizing to her ever since I got back!!!"
"...Nevermind Logan." -sigh-
"you know, I always try to say exactly what I mean. Maybe you should try it."
"I'm fighting a losing battle, so I'm throwing in the towel."
"Throwing in the towel was what landed me in all this trouble to begin with."
"...What?"
"Going to Chicago."
"Well, my throwing in the towel isn't quite on the same level as that throwing in the towel."
"It's still a towel!"
"And?"
-growl- "You know, I've never been good at talking to girls, and this is why! I'm asking you what the hell I'm supposed to do or say, and you're not telling me!"
-sigh- "Logan, you're supposed to acknowledge that she's hurting and that things can't automatically go back to the way things were. You have to be okay with the fact that things are going to set her off and when they do, instead of yelling at her, you need to apologize because you hurt her, Logan. A lot, and she's still hurting. There's a part of her that's going to be afraid you'll disappear again. You just have to deal with it."
"I know all that, Steph..."
"If you know it, act on it."
-impatiently- "I've been trying, I've never yelled at her!"
-sigh- "Okay. You've never yelled at her."
"I haven't."
"I believe you."
-yes, he's pouting now- "I don't get why I'm even talking to you about this, anyway."
"Because we're friends?"
"...Yea..."
"...Us sleeping together doesn't change that, okay?"
"Well... that's good." -obviously getting awkward- "...I'm glad you're like...ok with it and everything."
-laughs softly- "I told you I would be, you big girl."
"I'm NOT a girl."
-giggle- "If you say so."
"Hey, you of all people would know, right?"
"Yessir, I would. You were very... manly." -laughs-
"That would be more convincing without you laughing at the end."
-laughing hard now- "I'm sorry, what do you want me to say? You know I enjoyed it."
"Then why is it funny!?"
"Because you seem so offended!"
"How hillarious."
"Oh, come onnn. Don't be a Debbie Downer."
"A what?"
-bursts out laughing-
-huff- "I'm glad this is so amusing."
-regains composure- "Okay, look Logan." -chuckle- "I don't exactly have a lot of experience to judge you by, but I certainly enjoyed it. A lot. Your masculinity is still very much in tact."
"Great. Thanks."
"Awww, I'm sorry Logan."
"Yea, yea." -sigh- "So what did Gully say, anyway?"
"About us sleeping together?"
"No, about the genocide in Darfur."
"Hey, that's a very serious issue."
"I'll be sure to wear my 'Save Darfur' teeshirt tomorrow."
"Oh! I'll wear mine, too, and we can be twins! And Gully... was fine with it, actually. I mean, I think he always expected me to wait for that 'special someone' or whatever, but he wasn't upset or anything."
-sounding uncomfortable- "Eh, sorry to dissapoint."
-laughs- "Like I said, I wasn't disappointed. And I don't regret it."
-pause- "...Well that's good." -clears throat- "Sorry, this is just a little weird... at college I never really had to... you know. Confront this stuff."
-you can practically hear her grin- "Player."
-you can practically hear his eyes roll- "That's not what I meant."
"Suuure."
"Well listen... I gotta get going. But I'll talk to you soon, alright?"
"Okay. Bye Logan."
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