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Zoe (history_repeats) wrote in nevermore_logs,
@ 2012-10-16 08:12:00

Entry tags:

greed, zoe hansen

WHO: Greed & Zoe
WHEN: Backdated Monday
WHERE: Zoe's apartment
WHAT: Duct tape fixes everything
WARNING: I don't think that man ever went to medical school

Raiden had left and Gabe still wasn't home so Zoe was miserable and alone and in pain. There were a few more 'and's' there but those were the most prominent ones. She didn't know why she always felt like shit when she talked about Greed with someone, you'd think she'd take it as a sign but no, she was an idiot.

She'd told him to not come over. She didn't want to even entertain the idea of being able to rely on him for anything. So right now she was in her bed, her side throbbing with a dull ache, the bandage from the night before having a small splotch of blood on it and needing to be changed. It wasn't too bad a wound but it still hurt and she avoided looking at it. Mainly why she hadn't changed it yet because she didn't want to see it. She was in PJ bottoms and her bra still, all she wanted to do was sleep for the next three days and down a bottle of tylenol.

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better_than
2012-10-16 07:09 pm UTC (link)

Zoe had said to give her a few days. Greed thought he'd give her a few hours. He showed up at her apartment with a bags full of pills, heating pads, gauze and all kinds of medical supplies that he'd practically dumped in the cart. He'd also bought a few rolls of duct tape.

Dropping the bags in the middle of the hallway he fiddled with the door handle. She wasnt going to open up, so picking it open was the only way he was going to get in. He wasn't going to play phone tag just to get her to the door. He wasn't even sure what had been damaged.

After about five to ten minutes he got the door open dragging in his bags of stuff. He pulled out the duct tape and opened it up. "Alright where is it?" He said with a grin as he found her on the couch. "It's hello kitty, just like I promised."

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history_repeats
2012-10-16 08:08 pm UTC (link)

Zoe was hoping it was something else fiddling with the lock at the door but there was really only one thing that was that persistent. Maybe he would give up. Maybe he would go away. Maybe-- and the door burst open. She didn't even want to know what he was dragging in but she was annoyed, and hurt and just in a sad and painful mood. That Greed was not helping with.

She pulled the blanket up closer around her, in pain she may be but she was still very aware that this was the most skin she'd ever shown around him. Only her bare arms and her naked shoulders with bra straps showed. She gave him a look and said in a tired voice, "The door? It's right behind you."

She made a face when he showed her the hello kitty duct tape. Oh fuck, he was serious. "You know, suddenly I feel so much better.. Please stay away from me." she had a feeling that he was going to somehow make it worse..

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better_than
2012-10-17 12:06 am UTC (link)

He'd torn off a strip with his teeth, the pink tape with kitty faces hanging out of his mouth. "What?" He muffled out taking the tape and putting it between his fingers. "Duct tape is awesome! You can make clothes outta this shit."

She covered up before he could get a look. His shoulders slumped handing her the piece of tape while he sat on the floor and dug through the bags. He had picked up everything from nasal spray to nyquil. Something in that bag should fix her. As he dug through he sat out the boxes and containers, creating a barrier around him. Once he'd pulled everything out he started grabbing, looking over the container and shoved it in her face. "What about this?

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history_repeats
2012-10-17 12:12 am UTC (link)

Zoe took the piece of tape from him without knowing what to do with it and just stuck it on his arm. "Chance.." he wasn't even paying attention to her, "Chance please.." her mouth dropped open at the mountain of... crap he'd bought. Did he just buy everything in the pharmacy section? "What.. what is all this?" and then he shoved something in her face and she jerked back and hissed in pain at the sudden movement. She looked at what he was shoving at her tiredly and frowned, "This is vagisil." and then felt she had to clarify, "Not helpful in this situation."

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	better_than 2012-10-17 12:20 am UTC (link)
	He pulled the container back, reading the word and looking it over. "What's it do?" Okay, another one. He threw the box down and went for the next one which was nasal spray. "How about this one?" He probably spent a few hundred dollars easy with the pile he had around him. He still hadn't even inspected her get to know what was 'broken'. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

history_repeats
2012-10-17 12:27 am UTC (link)

Zoe made a face, "It's for when women have... well down there it gets.." she shook her head, why was she explaining this to him? He'd already moved on to the next thing. She closed her eyes and sighed, "Nasal spray is for the nose." you know what, screw it.. maybe he did have something that could help. She put a hand on his shoulder and gripped it to try to move into a more sitting up position while trying to keep the blanket from sliding down. She winced with clenched teeth. "Do you have any bandages?" she knew for a fact she didn't have any more.

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	better_than 2012-10-17 01:21 am UTC (link)
	Greed gave the dropped box a disgusted face. "Alright," he waved his hands around and started digging through his pile. "Bandages, bandages...." He said under his breath as he sifted. When he found a package he held it up like gold. "Ahha!" He shoved the pile back and scooted closer to the couch opening up the plastic. "Where am I putting it?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

history_repeats
2012-10-17 01:40 am UTC (link)

Zoe gave him a wary look and frankly she didn't know if he knew how to be gentle right now but then again she could barely look at it without turning green and she did need another set of hands. She rolled her eyes to the side and gave a defeated sigh.

She moved the blanket back partly so her bra was still covered but most of her stomach and side was exposed. Along with it was a now scrunched up white bandage on her side that had splotchy blood stains on it.

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better_than
2012-10-17 03:33 am UTC (link)

The gauze fell out of the package into his lap, his curious eyes focusing on the bare skin she presented. His upper lip curled getting on his knees and pulling himself up on the couch. "Eww." He poked at it, examining it like a little kid. "Looks like a bitch." The tape that held the bandage down was already crumpled, which he peeled off to get a better look. There was a bruise all around the infected area.

"What the fuck Zoe?"

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history_repeats
2012-10-17 03:43 am UTC (link)

Zoe flinched when he poked at it and gave him an annoyed look, this was a horrible idea. She scrunched up her face and turned it away, her body tense as he pried the tape off the skin, an entirely unpleasant sensation on it's own only made worse coupled with her injury. She peeked at him, confused. What did he expect to find under a bandage with blood on it, gold? Jellybeans?

She looked down at the wound and then looked away with a winced face. It looked worse than it did the night before. The tear in the skin was still fresh and juicy red, the bruise all around it a gross color. "Yeah, getting shot is never pretty."

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better_than
2012-10-17 04:02 am UTC (link)

"Shot?" he squeaked, peeling back the bandage completely and sticking his nose practically on the wound. "Is there a bullet in there?" He started to look down in the pile on the floor. "I have scissors somewhere..."

"What happened?" Curious and clumsy fingers touched the clean skin just around the wound. He didn't really know what to do with it. He picked up the gauze that had fallen to the floor, tearing at it to try and break the roll into a smaller piece or she'd end up with the whole roll wadded up and taped down...with duct tape.

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history_repeats
2012-10-17 04:08 am UTC (link)

Zoe frowned and pushed his head away from her stomach, not knowing what was wrong with him. "No, it was just a graze, it tore the skin.. maybe you should go home." she was more worried now than when she'd gotten shot..

She sighed a little, because he had told her not to go out and she'd gone anyway.. but she didn't want to lie, "Ray and I were looking for a cab and we had to walk a few blocks till we found one. There were a bunch of people looting these stores, this guy grabbed me, someone was shooting.. next thing I know I'm hit and on the ground."

She looked at him and suggested, "Maybe the scissors," and quickly added, "For that." pointing at the bandage he was trying to tear.

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better_than
2012-10-17 04:32 am UTC (link)

Greed puckered his lips in a twitchy expression. Did she really think by saying so that he was just going to go home? Silly, silly mortal girl. "I should have slapped a warranty on you for real." He jerked his hand away grabbing the scissors on the floor after a few shuffles through the boxes, cutting a uneven square of gauze. He was angry. He didn't even like when his shoes were scuffed, what made her think he'd appreciate this?

"You didn't listen to me," his tone was serious, repeating much of what he'd told her online just hours before. "I said to stay inside. I said to stay away from the streets." He paused putting the gauze patch down over the bruise as gently as his large hands would let him. "At least you didn't go near Times Square." At least he'd thought.