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Tweak says, "We've only been together 1h45m"

Rosalie Belvedere (beaute_endormie) wrote in bellumlogs,
@ 2009-12-30 19:07:00

Entry tags:

sleeping beauty, willful child

Who: Rosalie, Shiloh, and Aaron
What: Looking for the absentee resident of 1007
Where: 1st floor
When: After this and this.
Warnings: None, as of yet.

Knowing that she had upset Daniel too much to have an effective talk with him anymore, Rosalie followed Jude’s directions and left the roof to find Singer, taking with her the bag with the alcohol. She was positive that she hadn’t gotten everything, but since she was also planning a return trip- with reinforcements- then whatever bottles were still lying around would have to wait.

By the time she reached her apartment, Rosalie’s plan of action was to get Singer and return immediately to the roof, where Daniel would hopefully be sleeping. They could finish cleaning the place up so that by the time he woke up, there would be nothing he could do but deal with it. She realized that unfortunately, Jude did have a point: Daniel wasn’t going to recover unless he wanted to. Which, at the moment, seemed unlikely. But hopefully Singer could help with that problem, and either way, Rosalie wasn’t about to let him just drink himself away while he was supposed to be recovering.

Depositing the trash bag in her room, to be dealt with later, she quickly made her way up to the tenth floor, where she was surprised to find Singer’s door completely open and no one inside the apartment. The hallway was deserted as well, and Rosalie couldn’t stop her rising sense of foreboding. Empty. And then she thought of Daniel’s wounds and wondered if maybe whoever had caused them had come back for Singer too.

Frantically, she thought to who Singer knew and her panicked thoughts settled on Shane and 601. Shutting the door to 1007, she rushed to the stairs, where she was immediately confronted with a knife. Why was there a knife? Turning away blindly, she hopped into the elevator without thinking, and by the time she realized how stupid that was, it had deposited her on the first floor and refused to budge.

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ex_auguries536
2010-01-01 07:38 pm UTC (link)

"It matters because the people in this building aren't all God fearing. Imagine if that man who died had learned of what Aaron could do. You do not think he would have used it to find out what the one named Vlad was thinking? You might be able to trust the ones you tell, Aaron, but you do not know if the ones they tell are equally trustworthy." Shiloh cautioned, watching Aaron move away from the knife, then watching Rosalie touch it. "What do you feel from it?"

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	backoff 2010-01-01 08:49 pm UTC (link)
	It seemed very unlikely Aaron was going to share Shiloh's caution about God fearing men, judging by his expression, but, as usual, there wasn't much time for the conversation. "It's all twisted up. Bad." Aaron would not get any closer, just shook his head several times and said again, "Bad." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

beaute_endormie
2010-01-01 09:04 pm UTC (link)

Biting her lip, Rosalie glanced down at the knife which, although sharp, was not very large or even threatening looking. "From the person who was using it? Or trying to use it," she amended. Unconsciously, she slid the sleeve of her jacket between the knife and her hand, like the feelings from the weapon might be contagious. Which to Aaron, she supposed, they apparently were.

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	ex_auguries536 2010-01-01 09:05 pm UTC (link)
	"Can you tell if it was a man or a woman?" Shiloh asked, even though he wanted nothing to do with people who wielded knives. He wanted Aaron around them even less. "We should move." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	backoff 2010-01-01 09:11 pm UTC (link)
	"I don't know," he said to Rosalie--and then to Shiloh, the same: "I don't know. People don't leave labels on how they feel, and women can be angry same as men." He shrugged slightly to Rosalie, as if this warranted an apology. His scowled at Shiloh. "No. I like it here." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

beaute_endormie
2010-01-01 09:31 pm UTC (link)

"It's New York," Rosalie said to Shiloh, as a bit of an explanation. "Stranger things happen every day, and there are more dangerous places to be." There was some puzzlement in her voice as she continued, like she hadn't expected him to be too concerned about the hazards of the building. "You don't have the safest of...um. Occupations. You know?" She didn't look at Aaron and some pink crept into her cheeks.

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	ex_auguries536 2010-01-01 10:22 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm not worried about myself," he replied, giving Aaron a look of worry and rising displeasure at his scowl and subsequent comment. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	backoff 2010-01-01 11:25 pm UTC (link)
	"You should be," Aaron snapped, already raw and irritable, and in no mood to be lorded over. "Just because you don't care about yourself doesn't mean nobody else does." He snatched up his pop can and stalked out toward the door, past Rosalie. "Do you want help finding Wednesday?" he demanded. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	beaute_endormie 2010-01-02 01:45 am UTC (link)
	Rosalie's gaze flickered between Shiloh to Aaron, uncertain at the sudden tension between them, and she slowly nodded. "Yes please." Turning her head to Shiloh, "If it's alright?" It was getting to be late, although she assumed Aaron was on break for the holidays. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_auguries536 2010-01-02 02:43 am UTC (link)
	"You are different than I am," Shiloh replied to Aaron. "Your life is supposed to be better." He looked at Rosalie and nodded for her to follow Aaron. "He can help you find the girl, but make sure he stays safe," he cautioned. "Don't let anyone touch him." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	backoff 2010-01-02 02:55 am UTC (link)
	"What do you know about it?" Aaron growled, whirling on Shiloh as if poor Rosalie wasn't present. "You're not the boss of me. You don't even know me!" And he stalked straight out the door without waiting for her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	beaute_endormie 2010-01-02 03:53 am UTC (link)
	Rosalie had opened her mouth to promise that Aaron would be fine, but been cut off by the outburst. She hovered a second, took a hesitant step towards Shiloh, and then froze, glancing at the door and realizing that Aaron shouldn't be out alone after the events of the day. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_auguries536 2010-01-02 03:56 am UTC (link)
	"Go," Shiloh ordered voice thick with worry and failure and something that might have been hurt. "And make sure you bring him back here yourself, safe and sound." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	beaute_endormie 2010-01-02 04:49 am UTC (link)
	Nodding wordlessly, Rosalie took a step towards Shiloh and gently clasped one of his hands, silently giving him her word. Then she hurried out of the apartment, glancing over her shoulder one more time in worry at the figure left behind as she rushed to catch up to Aaron. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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