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Nick Hollis; Peter Pan (never_old) wrote in bellumlogs,
@ 2010-04-16 20:57:00

Entry tags:

gretel, peter pan

Who: The Hollis Family (aw)
Where: 1202 to wherever they go
When: Friday evening
What: They have to have a Talk too.
Warnings: Evie's angry, Jack's a jerk, and Nick is awkward. Usual Hollis!

Nick wasn't settled with this idea of going out to dinner with Jack and Evie. They were family, but Evie and Jack butted heads more often than not. She wasn't going to take this well, nor did Nick think Evie would even leave the apartment without a fight. It was tiring, but he'd work as the mediator if he had to. Coaxing Evie out wouldn't be too hard, but convincing Jack that they all weren't crazy wasn't his idea of a good time.

Nick tugged a t-shirt over his head and stepped out of his room, going to knock on Evie's door. "Evie? Can I come in?" Polite as ever, even with his little sister.

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	never_old 2010-04-17 10:57 pm UTC (link)
	"I guess we'll have to find out," Nick said with a sigh. He startled up when Jack tried the door. He stood up and unlatched the door, opening it up. He observed his brother for a moment, "Hi Jack." He stepped back and opened the door wider for Jack to come inside. "Come in, we were waiting.." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lostintheforest 2010-04-18 12:09 am UTC (link)
	Evie wanted to get this over with and Jack coming in wasn't going to help. Plus, the last time Jack had come in hadn't gone so well. "Nuh-uh." She shook her head at Nick and pulled him out. "We're getting dinner, so let's have dinner." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	floreat_etona 2010-04-18 02:20 am UTC (link)
	There was something so chillingly mature about the way Nick greeted him, and Jack was taken aback. He stood in the doorway for a moment before he recovered, then he strode into the apartment. "Hey, kiddo," he greeted Evie, aware he sounded too cheery, and he shoved his hands into his trouser pockets nervously. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lostintheforest 2010-04-18 02:31 am UTC (link)
	Evie crossed her arms and stood outside the door, waiting for him to come out. He probably had about ten seconds before she shut him inside the apartment. "Not a kid," she informed him, tapping her foot impatiently and looking disgusted. "So come on already." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

never_old
2010-04-18 06:37 pm UTC (link)

Nick grabbed his hooded sweatshirt, throwing it on as he gave Jack a smile. "Gimmie a minute, Eves. I need my..." he always hesitated when talking about his pills with Evie, "medicine. Don't be so impatient."

He stepped into the kitchen for a moment, carefully reading the labels of the bottles to find his Xanax. He was absolutely terrified of this trip outside. He could've yelled at Jack, begged maybe, to get them to stay at home. It probably wouldn't have mattered. He quickly popped two and shoved the bottle in one of the big hoodie pockets with nervous, shaky hands. Inhale. Exhale.

He walked out of the kitchen, trying to smile at them. "Ready. Where're we going?"

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	floreat_etona 2010-04-18 09:07 pm UTC (link)
	Jack clapped his hands eagerly, and he grinned at Nick and Evie. "What are you in the mood for?" Neither were dressed for some of the nicer restaurants he had in mind, but he wasn't in the mood to fight with them. "Japanese, French, Italian, Indian...?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

lostintheforest
2010-04-18 09:20 pm UTC (link)

Jack was way too excited about this and most of Evie wanted to say something to bring him back to reality. She knew that she needed to play nice though if there was going to be a chance of convincing him to stay away on the full moon. And that was what Nicky wanted, so she would do her best to help.

Shrugging, she smiled at Jack like she usually did at teachers and nosy parents. "Whatever Nicky wants is fine."

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	never_old 2010-04-18 09:26 pm UTC (link)
	Nick looked between them and shrugged a little. "Italian is fine. Pasta sounds good," it was a little bit of a lie. Nick rarely had an appetite for anything, but it all was the same in the end. He looked over at Jack, "Know a good Italian place?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

floreat_etona
2010-04-18 09:38 pm UTC (link)

"Of course I know a good Italian place." He liked knowing what was good and hot in a city, and he had found Bella Sotto quickly upon arriving. Going to the front door, he waited for Evie and Nick. "Walk or cab? The place I'm thinking of is about fifteen minutes away." His voice was cheery but he couldn't help himself: he was excited to see his siblings and he wanted Nick and Evie to think things were okay.

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lostintheforest
2010-04-18 09:56 pm UTC (link)

Evie deliberated. Walk or cab? The last cab ride had been oh so fun, but walking meant more time talking to Jack. Who probably was total crap with directions and would argue about them like a stupid guy. Even though Evie had totally lived here longer. "Cab." Since she was already in the hall, she took a couple more steps back towards the stairs and tapped her foot as she waited for them. She did grin at Nick as he walked out, teasing. "My leftover macaroni not cutting it for you anymore?"

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	never_old 2010-04-18 10:41 pm UTC (link)
	Nick stepped out of the apartment, locking it behind him with a little smile. He followed Evie and let Jack catch up with them. "Your macaroni is fine. It's my own cooking that isn't." He flashed her a smile with a little awkward laugh. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

floreat_etona
2010-04-18 11:42 pm UTC (link)

Evie was ahead of them, clearly impatient, but he kept slow so he wouldn't lose sight of Nick. Even though his brother was legally an adult, Jack couldn't shake the feeling that something could still happen to him. Evie was tough enough to fend for herself but Nick seemed so vulnerable.

"How's school going?" he called down to Evie. "You're graduating this year, right?"

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lostintheforest
2010-04-19 12:28 am UTC (link)

Evie stopped at the door to the stairwell and answered Nick first. "I've had more practice," she told him with a laugh. Jack asked one of those school questions that grown-ups tended to favor and she sort of felt bad for him, awkwardly trying to connect without knowing how to do it. She shoved that feeling all of the way to the back of her head and caught her thumbs on the pockets of her jackets, watching them catch up. "Yeah. In June."

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never_old
2010-04-19 03:59 pm UTC (link)

Nick fell into step with Jack, fondly watching Evie walk ahead of them. He almost felt like he was beaming when he remembered she was graduating high school. He bounced the idea around in his head of how Evie would go on and do pretty much everything as if she was the next person to cure cancer and save the world.

In his head, she probably was the one to do it.

"Already, Evie? Geez," he teased with a smile. "Who said you can grow up?"

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floreat_etona
2010-04-20 12:54 pm UTC (link)

It was disconcerting hearing Nick tease Evie like that, sounding so grown-up himself, and Jack very nearly said that aloud. But he caught himself in time, clearing his throat instead, uncomfortably moved. He hated the strange stabs of affection he felt for Evie and Nick, even when they were maddening and aggravating, and he frowned. So he found himself asking, a little stuffy and pompous: "What are you doing after graduation, Evie? What schools are you applying to?"

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lostintheforest
2010-04-20 05:28 pm UTC (link)

"You guys are so slow," Evie complained. She grinned at Jack, looking strangely triumphant. "Already got into UNC." It was a point of pride, not that she wanted four more years of school exactly, but that she was doing something for herself and her future and she had accomplished it on her own. When they finally caught up to her, she transferred the smile to Nick and hopped down a couple stairs. "I get to grow up. That's just your hang-up."

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never_old
2010-04-22 01:39 pm UTC (link)

There was a chill that settled in the pit of his stomach. UNC? North Carolina? His mind started to race with questions of how that was going to work. Would he have to live with Jack? No one could expect him to stay by himself. Or with Marissa, who barely referred to him by name.

The frown was fleeting on Nick's face, dropping his head to look at the ground and shrug a little. "Fine. I can go to Neverland without you then."

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floreat_etona
2010-04-22 02:17 pm UTC (link)

"Wow, nice," he said with real enthusiasm, returning Evie's grin -- which faded at Nick's comment. Neverland. He tried not to frown but thankfully Nick wasn't looking at him, and so he joked, gently clapping Nick on the shoulder: "How about you just stay with me here? Shorter trip for Evie, right?" He appealed to his sister, begging with his eyes for her to stay latched to reality, just for tonight. No more fairy tale talk.

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lostintheforest
2010-04-22 04:18 pm UTC (link)

When Evie had been accepted, Nick hadn't even been out of the institution and she had wanted to pick somewhere far away from Marissa without being close to Jack. She had barely thought about what next year would mean since then, but she would stay in an instant if he wanted her to and she hoped that he knew it, although she wasn't going to voice it here because she had no doubt that Jack would act like a grown-up about it and tell her to focus on her own future. Or something. She hugged Nick around the shoulders quickly. "But you have to take me," she complained. "There are like, zero crocodiles in New York City." She very nearly had said pirates, but a quick look at Jack told her that this was a bad time and Nicky probably wanted to at least make it out of the building before they brought up the full moon.

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