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Liz Sherman [Hellboy] (apartofme) wrote in colligo_threads,
@ 2012-09-11 23:21:00

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charlie mcgee, liz sherman

WHO: Liz Sherman & Charlie McGee
WHAT: Because Liz knows what it's like, and even if she's not in that position anymore, she can't very well turn her back on someone who is. AKA Liz checks in on Charlie to see how she's coping.
WHEN: September 11th; Afternoon
WHERE: Charlie's apartment
RATING: PG
STATUS: In Progress

Liz had been popping her head in every so often to check in on how Charlie was doing. She was a child, after all, here without anyone to take care of her, so the things that were necessary in life such as food beyond candy and the easy snack pack things weren't entirely within her ability to acquire for herself that Liz felt that she was obliged to provide. But it was really more than just that which drew her back to the girl's side time and time again. Even as she had kept the information to herself, motivated by the fact that her own inability to manifest her power now likely marking her as a liar if she did try to say anything and the BPRD bearing a rather striking resemblance, at least in any sense that a child might be able to grasp, to the Shop that Charlie was so frightened of, there was very much a kinship between herself and Charlie.

She knew all too well what it was like to live with a power that was well beyond you at such a young age, to have it work its way out of you when you least wanted it, when its own existence got the better of your ability to tamp it back down. Liz, herself, had gone through the beginnings alone, had only been anchored when she'd finally accepted the help and support of the people who had taken her in, and she had been much older than Charlie by that time. She knew what it was like to be afraid of herself, to be afraid of what she could do, and Liz didn't want to see Charlie have to suffer with those thoughts as long as she herself had.

If only there were a way to really show that beyond what she was able to express in just being normal old Liz who works with the homeless and sometimes brings cake when she stops by.

Speaking of. "Knock, knock," Liz called, rapping lightly on the door, shopping bags draped on her wrists and a small bakery box balanced in one hand. "Anybody there?"

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apartofme
2012-10-02 02:31 am UTC (link)

"You can grab the bread for me?" Liz suggested with a smile. She didn't quite understand why Charlie had stated her desire to go to the park only to change the subject, but she wasn't going to prod or ask about it in a way that may put the young girl on edge. The last thing that either of them needed was for Liz to upset her when she didn't mean to. "And any condiments that you want to go on it," She said, laying out some turkey before grabbing the vegetables to wash and cut up to put on it as well.

"That park is always a good option for the afternoon," Liz said, figuring that touching back on the topic gently might not hurt anything. After all, that was what you were supposed to do in a conversation when someone brought up a topic, encourage them to either continue or share your own experiences with such a situation. "Especially with the park that is in the city. I think you could travel up and down that stretch of wilderness for an entire day and still not manage to find everything hidden in it." It was a nicely groomed piece of land compared to the forest that surrounded the city, and not nearly as good an exploration grounds as said forests, but for someone Charlie's age, Liz was hardly going to touch on something like that. Not unless she ended up needing somewhere to hide.

"Do you have any plans for the evening?" Liz asked, a hint of curiosity in her eyes as she looked up at Charlie. "I was going to rent a movie, if you don't have anything else you intend to do and wanted to join me."

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