Repose

[During this.]

[locked to cat c]

If you're actually in the bath I'm going to come in there and drag you out.

[locked to jack p]

Curious what your problem is.

[locked to reece e]

Actually am going to make pancakes, wasn't kidding. Want some?

[Intercom to Abandoned Station Apartment: Reece, Jack, Matt]
[After this. She's been asleep since arriving home, and she's managed to pad from bed to bath now that she's awake. Voice, from the apartment-wide intercom (which has bases all over the place), and from locked within her bathroom:]

Someone better be making a beautiful breakfast. Barring that? Someone better be calling the housekeeper so she can make me a beautiful breakfast.

[Locked to Eddie N]
Edison? There's a pathetic man in desperate need of your guidance.

[Locked to Dahlia H]
I keep hearing your name lately, so I figured I would say hello.

Reece. Cat was injured in Second City. I'm bringing her to your place with Jack, he was there and hurt also. She'll be fine, she just needs rest.

Who: Cat & Jack & Matt
What: A group narrative of triage
Where: The Capital, some clinic
When: Immediately after this
Warnings/Rating: I for Injury. B for Blood.

Cat wasn't conscious.

The knife to the gut had nicked the aorta, and it was just luck that the nick was small. Another millimeter? And she would've been dead there, where she'd fallen at Jack's feet in soaked wine that left her fishnets dripping fat droplets of blood on the filthy floor of the undercity. As it was, she was pale as summer-bleached sheets against that dark and filthy ground, blood trickling without stop.

She was entirely unaware of anything that happened beyond that fall. She was unaware that Jack had called Matt, that she'd been moved, that Matt had arrived. She was unaware of all of it.

The amount of blood lost was impressive, and she wouldn't be walking away from this without a transfusion from somewhere. No pressure, heroes. She didn't make a sound. She didn't so much as shift throughout the process. She was dead weight and doll's limbs hanging heavily. Legs akimbo and breath shallow, skin cold, pressure low and heartbeat quiet and growing quieter. Beat..... beat... bea...t.

[Matt D: phone call from Cat's number]

[During this]

Ring

[Locked to Matt D & Destiny S]

Matt, my dude, we have not met, but I have heard through the vine of grapes you have an open room with MJ out of town. Might I rent it for a friend who needs a safe place? Destiny can vouch for me.

[News, Carriage House:]

[Janus is gone this morning, leaving behind a piece of paper with "IOU" written in a very, very red ink for all those residents of the carriage house. (Including, in fact, Matt and the bird.) The paper cannot be lost accidentally, though it can be destroyed.]

[News, Bus Stop]

[A light is on at night, though no one appears to staff the place in the day.]

Hey. How are you? Sorry for not getting in touch sooner. There was an injured bird, and I'm fully aware how that sounds.

Everyone come through alright?

Who: Raven & Atticus
What: Fully human meeting
Where: The barn
When: After the full moon, after the memories
Warnings/Rating: Some nudity to start.

( it had something to do with heat )

[Misha]

Hey, angel.

[Atticus]

You want your room back?

[Claire J.]

So, hey. Sorry, how this is going to sound. Are you sure he's gone?

[Steve]

Want to order a pizza?

[Public.]

I need to thank a blonde in a restaurant that didn't get a chance to drink the champagne and this rock cat with wings.

[public]

so not sad the parade of awful is over. if it was like, ten percent okay to ninety percent shit? I would so be surprised.

[Clary residents]

is everyone OK?

[rogue families: Cat, Eddie, Steph]

so Jersey? totally looking like apple pie and white picket fences right now.

What: Memory.
Will characters be viewing the memory or experiencing it?: Experiencing.
Warning, this memory contains: Mentions of war, chronic illness, some dysmorphia, death of a loved one.

( Ah, but that's you getting lost in the past again. You do that a lot. )

[Locked to Matt D]
[During this.] Need help. Injured bird. Don't ask.

[Group: Steve R, Janus A, PJ R]
Everyone OK up there?

[Locked to Connie G]
OK?

Who: Raven and Atticus
What: Problems with memories and injuries
Where: B&B Carriage House
When: Now
Warnings/Rating: Injured Bird.

[She'd fallen from the sky.

The memory had struck her while she was flying, and then she'd fallen from the sky, thankfully hitting tree instead of bare ground, but still with enough speed to injure her wing. With nowhere else to go and no way to help herself, she walked awkwardly toward the B&B, grateful that it was close. Even if close was a relative thing, especially for short legs that were not meant to cover distance on the ground. She had to rest often, breath coming harder and the periods where she was walking growing shorter.

The B&B finally loomed ahead of her, and she knew that Atticus lived in the carriage house. Slow steps, growing slower, finally brought her to the carriage house's door. She paused, trying to gather as much strength as possible, and then pecked four times at the door. A pause, and then four more. She would do her best to continue until someone opened the door.]

[Post Corinthian.]

[Group: Matt D & Steve M]
Corinthian's gone. Janus disappeared. Think he did it of his own free will. Going to stakeout the B&B and see if he comes back. Not injured.

[In Atticus' room at the Carriage House]
[He started here. Was exhausted. Looked rough from not sleeping, from being tense. Had a few day's growth on his face. Curls were too long and in sweaty disarray. Only stopped long enough to get a book and wash away the scent of sulfur and nightmares. Jeans, faded grey sweatshirt, damp curls at the collar. Let himself into his room. Pulled the chair up by the window and opened the book on his lap. Called for Janus three times, which, Beetlejuice aside, often worked. Names were powerful. Wasn't in a hurry. Atticus was never in a hurry. If this didn't work, he'd try the bus station next. But it was too quiet after all the chaos of the day, and he pulled his phone out of his pocket. Put the phone on speaker, set a playlist on. Lit a cigarette, opened the book on his lap, and read.]

[Locked to Matt D]
Teddy, I'm in town. I can always still write you a letter though.

[Locked to Cat C]
Hi, Cat.

Hello. Reece is moving out. Say goodbye to Reece. Cat's taking him away. Holly and MJ will be moving in shortly. Everyone introduce yourselves. The bathroom door sticks, don't get locked in.

I've bought a goldfish. His name is Keith, he's a Taurus, and he enjoys swimming to the left and then swimming to the right.

[Locked to Matt D]
Hello, darling.

[Text to Reece E]
[Late.]
Pay attention to me immediately.