Pandora (pandoros) wrote in nevermore_logs, @ 2011-04-19 20:22:00 |
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WHO: Pandora & Epimetheus
WHEN: Tuesday mid-morning
WHERE: Epimetheus' apartment
WHAT: Attempting to make amends
WARNINGS: language, tba
Pandora couldn't deny that she felt a little guilty that she'd threatened Prometheus with Hermes to get him to help her, but if he hadn't insisted on being an asshole about it she wouldn't have had to resort to that. Pandora used her skills wisely.
At least sometimes she did.
She'd done badly with Epimetheus though and she wanted to fix it, although she wasn't sure how. (She was sure, however, that Prometheus had seen the state his brother was in and fixed the blame firmly where it belonged: Upon Pandora. That was fine with her. She'd accepted all the blame of the world for centuries, why stop now?)
She knocked on her (sort of, maybe, not really) husband's door and called out through it. "Please, it's Pandora."
Who knew that a big, Titan could be so affected by a woman that he would drink himself to tears? The best thing that had happened to him all weekend was several lap dances from the same stripper who had caught his eye. Of course, by then he was already tipsy and watching a naked woman writhe around on his lap didn't seem as bad as it would have been had he been sober.
So Monday had come and Epimetheus had hit rock bottom. He could say he would never ever do this again, but he'd be kidding himself. He would forget the last two days and eventually he'd do something similar. Maybe it wouldn't turn out as badly, but he'd definitely do it again.
Even if he didn't want Prometheus to come over he was glad he had. At least someone was willing to help a Titan out. And then came a piercing noise. He groaned and covered his ears. At first the words seemed a little echoed but as they came to him he frowned.
He walked to the door but instead of opening it he just called out in a miserable voice, "Leave."
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[info]pandoros
2011-04-20 03:06 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select
Pandora rested her hand against the door and sighed sadly, hating how his voice sounded to her. "Please," she just said again.
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[info]excuse_me
2011-04-20 03:16 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select
If he had trouble thinking before it was torture now. His head was pounding and he just wanted to go back to bed and pass out for several days. "Why?" He was still rubbing his head, eyes squinting in an attempt at making himself feel better physically. Gods, he could throw up right now.
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[info]pandoros
2011-04-20 03:19 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select
"Just let me apologize to you?" Pandora asked him, still half pressed against the door. She knew he'd been drinking from his post - a lot - but she wondered if he was still drunk now.
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[info]excuse_me
2011-04-20 03:20 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select
"You can do it from there," he said, now sounding irritable. As much as he wanted to open the door, as much as he wanted to see her again, he couldn't.
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[info]pandoros
2011-04-20 03:23 am UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select
Pandora sighed, her forehead resting against the door. "I'm sorry," she said and hoped it was loud enough to be heard. She also hoped that he could hear that she meant it. "I never wanted to hurt you. No one has ever been as kind and as wonderful to me as you have always been. You deserve so much more."
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[info]excuse_me
2011-04-20 01:52 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select
He honestly didn't know if he could believe her or not. If he usually had trouble thinking things through right now was excruciating. "Right. Didn't want to hurt the idiot Titan. That's all it's ever been, hasn't it? You just tolerate me." There was some silence as he groaned. "I can't get a woman unless she's delivered to my door. Go away."
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[info]pandoros
2011-04-20 01:55 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select
"That's not-" Pandora had begun to argue with his claim that she only tolerated him, but what was the point of it. So she cut off her own words and sighed, seeing she was getting nowhere.
"Okay," she told him, defeated. "I'll go."
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OMG THAT ICON TAG
[info]excuse_me
2011-04-20 02:06 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select
"You don't need to see me right now. No one does. I feel like something huge fell on me and I smell bad." He sighed, suddenly wanting to jump up and open the door in triumph - because it would be triumphant for him, yep. He didn't like talking to her this way, but he could be strong. Even if it meant being a stubborn ass about it.
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;D
[info]pandoros
2011-04-20 02:13 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select
Pandora had turned away from the door to leave him but he's spoken again and it gave her faith that he really didn't want her gone.
"Let me in?" Pandora asked him again, hand on the door and her voice gentle. "At least let me look after you in this state?"
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I need clever icon tags.
[info]excuse_me
2011-04-20 02:18 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select
It was probably a very bad idea to have said anything else. He could have just gone right back to bed, passed out until this over and then pined over Pandora. But no, he just had to say something else.
He stood slowly, groaning and complaining to himself. There was a long silence where he thought about whether this was a good or bad idea, eyes staring at the door knob. He really shouldn't, but Prometheus wasn't there to stop him. So he opened the door.
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It's a good way to kill an hour
[info]pandoros
2011-04-20 02:28 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select
Pandora took a step back from the door as she heard it opening but then when she saw him she made a face, the expression reading concern and displeasure at the state he was in. "You look-" Probably telling him he looked terrible wasn't the best move after he'd allowed her to come in.
"I'll make something for your hangover," she just said instead.
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[info]excuse_me
2011-04-20 02:47 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select
The look on her face made him frown. He didn't need that so he turned and walked right back to his room.
"Just make sure the door's locked."
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[info]pandoros
2011-04-20 02:54 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select
Pandora watched him walk down the hall and wondered by she'd come here. (In her bag the box laughed at her.) After locking the door Pandora went to the kitchen and - after looking around a bit - she managed to make a strong mug of coffee and a sandwich.
With the plate and mug in hand she followed the direction he'd gone and found his bedroom, knocking on the open door with her elbow and coming in. "Here," she said. "You'll feel better."
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[info]excuse_me
2011-04-20 03:05 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select
Epimetheus had already plopped down in bed, blankets pulled over his head and could have fallen asleep.
Until Pandora entered. With her around it was like his mind couldn't be at ease. Sometimes it was great and other times, like now, he wanted to throw his hands in the air and throw in the towel. The place wasn't exactly a mess but there was some clutter here and there; typical man lifestyle. There were photos of him on the walls, all of them photo shoots and many from magazines or advertisements. It made a good living and seeing himself in the limelight made him feel good. It never occurred to him that it might come off as arrogant. His hand appeared from under the blanket and he pointed to the end table. "Just pt it there."
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[info]pandoros
2011-04-20 03:08 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select
Pandora put the things down and then, silently, she sat on the very bottom corner of his bed.
"Do you want me to go?" she asked quietly after the silence had grown uncomfortable. If he honestly wanted her to go then she should let him have that. It was no good apologizing to him by just making him more angry and upset.
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[info]excuse_me
2011-04-20 03:11 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select
He made no move to take either coffee or food. He would soon, but right now lying down felt fabulous.
He honestly didn't know the answer. Part of him wanted her to stay and the other part wanted her to go. "I don't know," he said honestly. "You can stay or you can go, either way I'll eat this and go back to sleep."
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[info]pandoros
2011-04-20 03:14 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select
It was almost comforting to hear him say he didn't know, since that was all she could think since he'd first reappeared. She nodded lightly even though he couldn't see it and then she stood. "Drink the coffee before it gets cold," she told him, arranging her coat again. "I'll lock the door on my way out."
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[info]excuse_me
2011-04-20 03:21 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select
All he could do was grunt in response, but somewhere in there was an I'll do that and an understanding of what she'd said. And he would do that.
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[info]pandoros
2011-04-20 03:25 pm UTC (link) DeleteFreezeScreenTrack This Select
Again Pandora nodded but she said nothing else. For a moment she lingered in his doorway but then she turned and left. She'd tried in any case, so maybe her conscience would let her be.