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Tweak says, "I ain't wannabe, I'm gonnabe"

Helena Kelly {mina harker} (old_fashioned) wrote in bellumlogs,
@ 2010-07-25 22:57:00

Entry tags:

mina harker, shere khan

WHO: Helena and Sam
WHAT: Stuff! Meeting again, advice, maybe a cake. Who knows!
WHERE: Elevator and then somewhere
WHEN: Sometime before Full Moon
WARNINGS: None! I think.

Helena's days were passing by quietly and that was just how she liked them. After the last full moon came and went, and Vlad's birthday a particular success, the rest of her days fell into to a simple pattern. To some it might have been boring, her time spent resting, painting, and redecorating, but she wasn't about to complain. She had spent too long waiting for the next strange event to happen, and then the next, and then some. She welcomed a stretch of boring days with arms wide open.

She had become too accustomed to the quiet life, and when she came back from an afternoon out she didn't think twice about entering the elevator. The fifth floor button was pressed and she began to rummage through her purse, trying to find her keys. When her fingers curled around the cold metal she looked up just in time to watch the elevator pass her floor without a second thought.

"Oh come on," she sighed, closing her eyes for a moment and leaning against the back wall. She briefly wondered where it would take her. When it thought to give her problems, the elevator often lingered along the third floor. Why it continued upward was beyond her but she knew better than to try to understand why things happened around here. She barely noticed it when the elevator slowed to a stop and her eyes fluttered open just as the doors slid apart.

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tiger_says_rawr
2010-07-26 01:07 pm UTC (link)

Coincidentally, Sam was just on his way down because he needed to find a store around here that sold cat toys - he was tired of Zeph sitting on his head at 3:30 AM because he thought it was Time to Play. The thing must be bored, or maybe really just was an asshole like most cats. And Joanie seemed to be taking multiple road trips as of late, leaving dutiful boyfriend Sam as the cat-sitter, so he was going to take it upon himself to wean that cat off of the theatrics.

He wasn't sure why he decided to take the elevator. The stairs were easier, naturally. But he only had to wait a few light years before the lift arrived and the doors opened. He didn't see anyone coming out so he just went right on in.

Sam noticed he wasn't alone. "Oh, sorry...were you getting out?" He waited to see which floor she was going to before he pushed any buttons. Not like the elevator would actually move anyway, he was almost sure of it. It seemed to like being annoying and forcing people to experience togetherness while stuck between floors.

Then he realized who he was in the elevator with - delayed reaction, apparently. "Helena?! Wow...fancy meeting you here."

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old_fashioned
2010-07-26 05:13 pm UTC (link)

She straightened up and blinked in sudden confusion as the man stepped into the elevator with her, and it also took her a moment to see who it was. She laughed softly to herself, the realization hitting her just a split second it dawned on him. “Good to see you too, Samuel.” There was a moment of uncertainty, whether to hug or to give a more familiar greeting, but she hadn’t seen him in so long that she settled for a simple but still friendly little wave. “Which floor are you going to? If you’re off to five, you’re out of luck. Unless it’s only me the elevator dislikes.”