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Clementine isn't a vanishing (hitchhiker) wrote in doors,
@ 2014-02-26 01:55:00

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hatter, supergirl

Jude M
[Locked to Jude M]

[After a real sleepless night.] You still talking to me?

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	Jude/Clem tipofthehat 2014-02-26 02:37 pm UTC (link)
	[A few touches of the screen and silence, but finally a response.] Why did you do it? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Re: Jude/Clem hitchhiker 2014-02-26 04:03 pm UTC (link)
	I got one of them for the hotel's Valentine's. He wanted peace. Not fighting. I want peace. I want us all to live to be real old. Heck, I just want you and me to end up real old. I just gave him enough to call for a truce, and nothing that could hurt us with the cops, and I told him to use it for that. To stop us all fighting. This was all a mistake, Jude. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Jude/Clem tipofthehat 2014-02-26 04:11 pm UTC (link)
	We're not dealing with people who call truces when we nearly killed one of their own. What makes you think they'd put their tail between their legs and say that's enough? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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hitchhiker
2014-02-26 04:14 pm UTC (link)

Jude, if they wanted fighting then they would have retaliated by now. To something. If you go on back and read, Chloe's been tormenting them for over a year, and no one's done a thing. The boy that they arrested for punching her wasn't even related to these damn passive people. Chloe keeps stirring this all up, and for thing. I figured this would make her keep quiet, and we could all sleep easy.

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	Re: Jude/Clem tipofthehat 2014-02-26 04:17 pm UTC (link)
	Because it was just Chloe annoying them, it hadn't gotten physical yet. Now it escalated. And I remember very well you were on board the plan and helped me plot it out, so don't act like you're innocent now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Re: Jude/Clem

hitchhiker
2014-02-26 04:21 pm UTC (link)

I never said I wasn't in on this, and I wouldn't say it, because it's not true. And if this hurts any of us, it'll hurt me for aiding and abetting, same as it would the rest of you.

But it was still a mistake, Jude, looking back on it. That girl's just a damn baby. Chloe and Neil are both old enough to know better, and Chloe isn't the innocent victim she went pretending she was. She tormented these folks, and then we tried to kill one of them. That makes us in the wrong, sugar. So giving them some leverage, maybe it would settle it all right.

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tipofthehat
2014-02-26 04:48 pm UTC (link)

That's not true in the least, Clementine. By helping them it makes you an ally, and they're not going to retaliate against you. Now their sights are on the rest of us. And you know that because you wouldn't be staying with them otherwise.

I looked in the past too, and even if she did make trouble, that girl is hardly an innocent. She instigated constantly and if she hated Chloe she could have ignored her posts and let it go. Perhaps Chloe had her own reasons for calling in the attack on her sister, but it was also the right thing to do in that situation. I would have done the same, regardless of who it was. Not to mention Chloe is just one woman and they had an entire pack after her. When I got here I believed in the truce that Alexander set forth, and it was broken by them.

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hitchhiker
2014-02-26 04:55 pm UTC (link)

I didn't tell him who I was. It was anonymous. It could just as easy be you or Alexander that did it. And I'm not staying with them. I'm staying with ~~my sister's ex-husband~~ someone else, someone not related to any of them by blood.

Honey, that entire pack didn't do a thing to Chloe. I don't got the affinity for her that you do. I see real clear when it comes to us all, and what we all done. Chloe lied about what was happening. If we all had the facts, things might have turned out real different. And if she just would have gone the non-violent scheming route, instead of turning to killing, we wouldn't be in this mess. She wanted to kill a whole damn store worth of innocent folks, Jude. Alex got involved with some girl to play with her. What the heck is all this even for? Because Chloe couldn't use her own damn wiles and common sense to win a man? That's the damn foolest reason in the world. Girl could of got him on her own, if she just stopped sulking constant.

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tipofthehat
2014-02-26 05:07 pm UTC (link)

By blood. You pick your words carefully, my dear. No one believes it'd be the rest of us. It took me five seconds to get to the right conclusion. Casey knows you have his person's relative.

Maybe they didn't do something to her at first, Chloe enjoys drama, I have no doubt she instigated plenty of it. That pack is not innocent, they are not automatically the good guys because Chloe got catty over her ex moving on. It escalated too much, I won't deny that. None of this changes that you put an x on the back of your siblings and gave them plenty of reason to do it. They're quiet because they're planning. Her family is full of criminals.

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hitchhiker
2014-02-26 05:16 pm UTC (link)

~~I didn't know he even knew them~~ Maybe not Alexander, because he's made his bed too, but there's just as good a chance of it being you that handed things over.

I talked to one of them, Jude. He talked about his baby sister. He talked about his family. He sounds just like us, real protective and prone to caring. And I didn't give them anything they didn't already know. They knew we did it, Jude. None of them doubted, not even for a damn second. I just gave them leverage for a truce. Any Xs we got, they were already there.

[Dot. Dot. Dot.] And maybe we all deserve some damn retaliation come judgement day. We tried to kill a little girl that did nothing but make some noise.

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Re: Jude/Clem

tipofthehat
2014-02-26 05:27 pm UTC (link)

Never. I'm responsible for it, it would be beyond stupid if I were to do that, and I really doubt any of them think I'm stupid. Besides, I know it was the wrong idea.

I don't care about their family, I care about my family. I would never sell any of you out, not for any reason. The only problem for me there is now they'll want you dead, and I'll have to protect you. Perhaps you don't care about those two, Clementine, but I thought you cared about me. Who do you think is at the top of their list? Chloe, perhaps, but they won't hit Alexander, not with their sister pregnant. Why don't you ask the man you're sleeping with if he'd spare me, and see how far that goes.

She's a few years younger than me, she's hardly a little girl. She beat her own sister down hard enough to need to go to the hospital. That's hardly some innocent child with bows in her hair. I don't believe in judgment day or hell or god, honestly. I am under no assumption I'm a good person, nor do I care to be.

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hitchhiker
2014-02-26 07:12 pm UTC (link)

They don't know that. No one's told them that. I haven't told any of them about the papers, about us giving them, nothing. ~~Only person knows is Graham~~

I do care about you. I did this so we could all have some damn peace. If things kept on, they would have eventually worked up the balls to kill you dead, Jude. ~~I'm not sleeping with~~ I'll let him know you didn't plan it, if you want. This was Chloe's idea, when it comes right on down to it.

You read the tabloids? I have, since this all went on. Her sister pimped her out to a rapist. What they got, it's between them. It isn't our problem, and Chloe didn't call the cops to be charitable. Chloe doesn't know that word.

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tipofthehat
2014-02-26 07:22 pm UTC (link)

Apparently you're assuming they're stupid. Even I'm giving them more credit than that. Casey Donovan is well aware that you share people on the other side, that causes a bond. If you know one of their friends, no doubt he's spoken up for you too.

How can you not see that this is the type of thing that leads to murder? They always suspected it was us, yes, they could suspect up and down, but they had no proof. No certainty. Now they have the certainty and it won't lead them to a truce. Right now I expect they see it as us or them, not entirely unlike how we see it. And I did plan it. We all did. Chloe would have never done it on her own. Just wanted to.

What do you care about these people and their problems? They're strangers to us. I came here to assess the situation and take care of Chloe.

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hitchhiker
2014-02-26 08:10 pm UTC (link)

These people all cut me off, Jude. You're making this into something it isn't.

Chloe would have. You're wrong about that, sugar. Real wrong. She was stir crazy and escalating something fierce. And if someone needs to pay, it should be her. Not you. She wanted to kill a ton of folks. Doesn't that matter none? That's when I realized being involved in this was a mistake. I might be scheming, but that's going too far, even for me.

And saving people is what I do with my life, Jude, and that girl looked like a broken doll on that hospital bed.

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tipofthehat
2014-02-26 08:41 pm UTC (link)

A truce is never going to work, because let's say you're right, and this is where she was headed anyway. She's not going to stop now. Alexander said even if I did take her to London, she'd come back, because she enjoys the drama. He also told me not to trust you, and that you betrayed him once already.

Oh cry me a river, I don't care about her or what she looked like. I don't feel guilty for what we did, I only regret I was stupid enough to lose my temper in public first.

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hitchhiker
2014-02-26 08:45 pm UTC (link)

He's lying. I never betrayed any damn person in this family. This is the first time I stepped out of line. Course, I shouldn't be surprised. Getting you to admit what I did must be something he's after.

And maybe this wasn't a good idea, but I wasn't trying to bring anyone down. Ask Joey Alexander if he has the note I gave him with the information. I haven't exchanged one word with that man since Valentine's, but it says real clear that I just wanted peace.

I care. She's near my nephew's age, Jude. Maybe it was silly, thinking she was some thirty year old monster, but it's what I thought.

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tipofthehat
2014-02-26 09:45 pm UTC (link)

No, I told him it was Kara. I never said otherwise. Much like you never owned up to what happened yesterday. But he knows and told me not to trust you. I still stuck by my story.

You can't control how other people use information. I'm a lawyer, any given bit of information tossed my way can be used in an endless list of possibilities. Peace was not possible if they knew for certain it was us. The doubt was keeping the peace, ultimately. I'm not certain what to do right now, I have to think on it. Stay with your friend, you are not safe anywhere else for the time being.

What's the difference between thirty and what, twenty-two? It's just a few years. You have a soft spot for your nephew, I understand, but this isn't the same thing.

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hitchhiker
2014-02-27 01:54 am UTC (link)

He probably told you I betrayed him to get you to change your story. I haven't betrayed a thing before this. Not ever.

I know I got a target on me now. I know. That's why I'm here, where there aren't any Donovans, or Alexanders, or Murphys.

Do you remember twenty-two, sugar? I do. I was a crazy silly little thing, half in love with Alexander, half in love with Cal, and dumb as could be. [...] Maybe I'm just not made for killing, Jude.

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Re: Jude/Clem

tipofthehat
2014-02-27 02:25 am UTC (link)

And they're going to know I covered for you, so they won't tell me everything they plan. I can only keep a partial eye on them. If we can just get Chloe through the charges, I'll see if I can convince Father to insist she leaves. I'll think of something.

Oh yes, I remember twenty-two. ~~I was still with her~~ This man you're with, did you tell him the truth, or did you lie? Did you tell him you were a part of the planning? That you suggested we pin it on one of them, to make sure the crazy sister is at the hotel and it'll be enough, that we can pay off a witness. Or did you sidle up to him very close and say how you don't know how it all happened, it was so fast, and you didn't know how to stop it. You were there with me from the beginning, but now you're what, some saint?

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hitchhiker
2014-02-27 02:32 am UTC (link)

I told him. I told him I was part of it, and that I didn't lift a hand to stop it neither. That I didn't feel a lick of bad until after. I asked why he didn't turn me over to the police. He thinks my conscience kicking in after means I'm a good person. He says folks make mistakes. He's the only person I talked to about it, and I didn't make myself a saint. Doesn't change the fact that I think it was wrong. Thought it since Chloe started talking about killing random folks, and I kept thinking it after, once I realized we tried to kill a mouthy slip of a girl, and not some woman who'd assaulted my sister.

Jude, you don't have to stand by me. They don't believe me worth a lick. You might as well get yourself safe with them. I don't want a thing happening to you.

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tipofthehat
2014-02-27 02:52 am UTC (link)

She didn't mean it about killing random people, she was caught up in the moment. Chloe would have never done anything if it wasn't for our enabling. I don't care about a mouthy slip of a girl. If she kept her mouth shut in the first place nothing would have happened. I blame myself more that I lost my temper in public, if I played it smart, they would never even know I was in town.

I'm not in danger from Alexander and Chloe. And maybe I should let them do what they want. You betrayed us. You chose strangers over your blood. But as a teenager I was half in love with you too, so I suppose it's not that easy to forget. And maybe I sympathize with your scruples, even if I have none of my own.

If you can talk to them about a ceasefire and say I'm going to try and talk her into leaving this city once the charges are dropped, perhaps we can work something out. But I've learned quickly I can't control either of them. Only our father might be able to, and that's very unlikely.

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hitchhiker
2014-02-27 03:52 am UTC (link)

You don't know that, honey. You can't know what Chloe would have done. None of us can know that.

I didn't choose strangers over anyone. I tried to choose a truce, and it didn't work real well. If I wanted to betray anyone, I would have gone to the cops and gotten myself immunity for talking. I didn't do that. [...] You know I care about you and not the rest. That makes me bad family in your eyes, I know, but I can't go changing that either.

Those people don't trust me, Jude, not any more than they trust any of us, but I'll try.

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	Re: Jude/Clem tipofthehat 2014-02-27 03:56 am UTC (link)
	Murphy blood and Murphy reputation above all else. That's what I know. They're my brother and sister too. I don't love them less because I love you more. It's not how it works, far as I can tell. Just be safe and do not let them smoke you out of hiding. I don't think they would kill you, but I do think they would hurt you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Jude/Clem hitchhiker 2014-02-27 03:57 am UTC (link)
	Loving folks and liking them aren't the same thing. I don't like them much, Jude. I won't see anyone but you. I'm not real good at being a martyr, sugar. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Jude/Clem tipofthehat 2014-02-27 04:02 am UTC (link)
	Not all of us are good at making friends and liking other people. I like our people. It starts and ends there. I read on this device and everyone is annoying and often stupid. They bicker and whine and are generally useless. The mad man in my head loves it, but I don't like going through his door. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Jude/Clem hitchhiker 2014-02-27 04:27 am UTC (link)
	I don't mind going through Kara's. She's young and idealistic, but she's real harmless, all things considered. I'm sorry I dragged you into this, Jude. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Jude/Clem tipofthehat 2014-02-27 03:07 pm UTC (link)
	I never liked Alice in Wonderland, so it's frustrating. You should be. And you should have talked to me before you did it. You didn't trust me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Jude/Clem hitchhiker 2014-02-27 03:52 pm UTC (link)
	Alice in Wonderland? Who you got? No, Jude, sugar. It isn't that I didn't trust you. It was impulsive. I just did it without thinking much. You know me. I don't much care for looking before I leap. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Jude/Clem tipofthehat 2014-02-27 05:31 pm UTC (link)
	The Mad Hatter. Crazy, like I said. Alexander isn't going to go anywhere without Chloe. And I'm not sure he'll leave with a pregnant girlfriend. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: Jude/Clem hitchhiker 2014-02-27 10:55 pm UTC (link)
	That sounds like a whole lot of not fun. Then we got nothing to work a ceasefire with, even if they're willing. (Reply to this) (Parent)