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Rebecca Crane (needmymp3) wrote in erato_dr,
@ 2012-05-27 21:30:00

Entry tags:

!meme

[home sweet home] returning to your world ; meme

You wake up in your bed, maybe. Somewhere. Somewhere you know.

Familiar scents fill your nose, the scents of home. You get up and look around and you come to a stunning, breath-taking (and sickening?) realization. You're home again. Somehow, just now, you were whisked away from that strange place you were, for however long you lived there, with how many people you came to know, and plunked down in your home, your own world. The bubble popped and now you're left wondering... was that even real? Could it have been?

What do you do now?

The phone's ringing. Maybe you should answer that.

How To Play

- Comment to the thread with your character. It will be their "world" they've returned to.
- Other people comment to them, reconnecting or awakening next to them in that home world.
- The where, when, setting & that sort of thing are up to you!
- Freak out, panic, try to figure what to do next.

Bonus:

- Work in a time difference, Lake House style!
- Is something off about this home world? Is it even really yours?

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	thisiscalm 2012-06-01 08:11 pm UTC (link)
	[He remains standing, awkwardly shifting his weight. It shouldn't be a difficult thing to say, but it is. He doesn't want her to think that he doesn't believe she can take care of herself, but at the same time he's not really comfortable leaving her. Still... that day had to come sooner or later. ] I have to get back to work in the morning. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

kitty_has_claws
2012-06-01 09:29 pm UTC (link)

[She folds the paper and sets it aside.] I know.

Will you have a case when you go in? [She's not sure if some days are just spent at the office only or if this definitely means he'll be gone for awhile.

She's not...sure how she feels about it. She thinks it might be better for him to have some time around other people though. She knows she isn't being anything approaching fun. There would be some relief in that. She wouldn't have to feel guilty on top of everything.

On the other hand she is a little...insecure about this world. She doesn't have anyone else she knows here, money, her weapons, her powers, or even a strong working knowledge of how this world works. It reminds her of the way things were when she was very young, but everything about that seems to hurt. All these reminders of what she lost. Of what she never was or had. How much she's changed since she was that little girl who belonged here.]

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thisiscalm
2012-06-01 09:47 pm UTC (link)

Maybe... probably. It's hard to tell, but chances are I will.

[And it's this uncertainty that's the real problem. If he could say that he'd definitely be gone, where he'd go, when he'd be back then this would be less of an issue. But he can't and it's all too easy to see why this job kills any chance of healthy relationships.

He shifts again, unsure what to do with himself.]

If we do... I don't know when I'll be back.

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	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-01 09:50 pm UTC (link)
	How long do they usually take? [Even as she asks she knows how it could be for missions with the X-Men. You just never know...anything really. But if anyone has statistics on this it's Reid.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2012-06-01 09:58 pm UTC (link)
	[He could probably give her statistics, yes. An average, based on the cases they've handled over the years but you really never know and so he settles for the vague rather than the statistically specific.] Could be a few days, a week... maybe more. I can't really say. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-01 10:00 pm UTC (link)
	Will you be able to call me? [Not knowing is always hard when someone is off on a mission.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2012-06-01 10:10 pm UTC (link)
	Yes, of course. [There's a bit of a smile. Reassuring.] I won't be available all the time, but I'll try to call you whenever I have a moment. Every day. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

kitty_has_claws
2012-06-01 10:48 pm UTC (link)

Good. [Because she will miss him.]

Mm... [She's belatedly realizing how unprepared she feels if anything happens or he's gone a long time.] What should I do about food? [She's really asking if he's going to leave money, but she feels strange asking that. She doesn't even trust her stealing skills now that her phasing is gone, and she has a feeling he doesn't want to come home to find her in jail.]

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	thisiscalm 2012-06-01 11:15 pm UTC (link)
	We could go out and stock up? At least for a few days... I'll leave you some cash if you need anything else or I'm gone longer than expected. [Mostly he just wants to go outside with her. Not leave her side, because by tomorrow morning he'll have to.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-01 11:23 pm UTC (link)
	[She's not sure what makes her think, "what if you don't come back?" But she doesn't voices it, she pushes it away the moment it comes to mind and she drops her eyes away from him.] Okay. That's a good idea. You can show me anything else I might need to see too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2012-06-01 11:39 pm UTC (link)
	Okay. Whenever you're ready, then. [And that should be it, but instead of leaving her to her paper he lingers. Shifts his weight again, unsure of what to do. He doesn't want to leave. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-01 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	[She's not really wearing much. A tank top with no bra—she still has only one of those—and some sweatpants he brought her one day. They more or less fit.] I'm ready. [She stands up, reaching an arm out to him.] Are you okay? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2012-06-01 11:47 pm UTC (link)
	[One of those questions that lose its meaning with time. He moves closer to her, head bowed and one arm gingerly wrapped around her shoulders.] I don't want to leave you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-02 12:03 am UTC (link)
	[Her heart beats a little faster and she slips her arms around his waist.] Are you afraid I'll do something? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2012-06-02 01:42 am UTC (link)
	No. [The word comes out smaller than he intended. It's nice to feel her arms around him though.] I just don't want to. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-02 01:48 am UTC (link)
	[She closes her eyes and holds him tighter at that.] I didn't think I'd given you any reason to miss me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2012-06-02 02:30 am UTC (link)
	Of course I'll miss you. I'm... kind of used to having you around now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-02 02:44 am UTC (link)
	...I... [Why does her throat feels so dry?] ...don't want you to go either. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thisiscalm
2012-06-02 03:00 am UTC (link)

[Then I won't is what he wants to say. Almost does, but he knows he can't just not show up tomorrow and either way that's nothing but a temporary solution. He can't keep taking time off, sooner or later he'll have to make a decision and-

And right now he's not sure what he wants. There are options - there are always options for people like him - but this is more than a career change. More than he can handle right now, and so he just tightens the embrace and releases a whisper.]

I'm sorry.

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	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-02 03:08 am UTC (link)
	I always understood. You have to go. [She's not thinking of other options. She's thinking she wishes she really was more sure he was going to miss her because he likes being with her and less because he thinks he needs to watch out for her. She tilts her head up to look at him.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2012-06-02 03:52 am UTC (link)
	[He eases up on the embrace a little when he feels her move, untangles an arm so he can stroke his fingers along her cheek.] I'll come back as soon as I can. And by then... maybe I've worked out a better way to handle this. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-02 04:01 am UTC (link)
	["This."] You're not doing anything wrong now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2012-06-02 04:03 am UTC (link)
	...I'm leaving you alone when neither of us want that to happen. How is that not wrong..? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-02 04:05 am UTC (link)
	That's just life. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2012-06-02 04:07 am UTC (link)
	It doesn't have to be. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)