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Cole Evans {Ichabod Crane} (blackcatsrbad) wrote in bellumlogs,
@ 2010-05-08 12:21:00

Entry tags:

dorothy, ichabod crane

Who: Cole and Madison
What: Probably the worst reason for a visit ever
Where: 101
When: About 4pm, after this
Warnings: Sad stuff

This was the very last thing in the world Cole wanted to do, but he knew he owed it to Madison to tell her the truth. She was right - she wasn't a kid, and he couldn't treat her like one. Sugar coating what happened or trying to hide things from her weren't things he had the right to do, and however painful it might be, she needed to hear everything: about Aaron's murder and the effects of his fable. It was the right thing to do, but that didn't mean it was easy.

He tried to find a good way to word what he had to say, but by the time he'd made it down to the first floor, he still had no idea. Maybe something like this couldn't be practiced or rehearsed. He'd just have to... well, say it.

Taking a deep breath, he raised a hand and knocked on the door.

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blackcatsrbad
2010-05-12 06:19 pm UTC (link)

Cole understood the sarcasm, since he was hardly thrilled about the situation himself. None of them had asked to become hosts for fictional characters, and signing an apartment lease didn't mean they'd signed up for the bloodshed and insanity that followed. Sometimes he wondered why they didn't all just move, but then other people would take their places, wouldn't they?

"I guess that's the best way to describe it," he said, really not sure what the best way to word it was. "I... all I can do is try to make it easier for him. I'm not here during the moon - it's... Ichabod. But he knows that he has to watch over Aaron, and this doctor from the second floor will help too. His name's Micah. We just have to make sure he stays in the building and doesn't, you know, run into too many people."

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metrogingham
2010-05-13 01:35 am UTC (link)

Considering her last couple of run ins during the moon included a scarecrow and a talking cat, Madison was quite willing to believe Cole when he said he wasn't himself during then. She sort of wished she would just change as well, because this whole seemingly gradual sinking into Dorothy was unsettling. What if one day she or any of them just changed and then they could come back? Nevertheless, she acknowledged his assurance over Aaron's fate by a sigh and a nod. "Okay. Okay then. We will just have to be careful then, won't we?" The question was purely rhetorical. She mentally dared him to keep her out of the whole affair.

Keeping her tears down to a watery eye level, she stood up and brushed the nothing sitting off her lap. "My folks will be coming home soon and I don't wanna get them involved in this. Thanks for coming over and telling me. And, y'know, for not treating me like a...well...kid." Despite her sadness, she managed a smile for Mr. Evans. "Keep me updated, yeah?"

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blackcatsrbad
2010-05-13 04:11 am UTC (link)

Cole hadn't exactly discussed telling Madison - or anyone else, for that matter - about Aaron with Micah, but then again it wasn't like he'd been sworn to secrecy. She had a right to be involved in what was going on, especially since she'd been Aaron's closest friend in the building. "Yeah, we will. If you run into him... make sure he's okay. He'll be hard to miss, and hopefully you remember who he is."

He stood seconds after she did, trying to gauge whether she was simply pretending to be okay, or whether she really had been able to accept all of this. "You're welcome. I thought you had a right to know." Turning towards the door, he paused to look back. "Yeah. I will, don't worry." With that he let himself out, quietly slipping out the door and back to his own apartment.

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