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Tweak says, "God bless us, every one."

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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	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)

	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-02 04:08 am UTC (link)
	...What are you saying? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2012-06-02 04:12 am UTC (link)
	I'm not... I'm not really saying anything. There are options though, options that don't end up with me flying out to Seattle at 3 in the morning. If I learned anything at the BAU it's that our kind of job... it doesn't allow for a social life. It requires a lot of sacrifices. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-02 04:15 am UTC (link)
	I don't suppose I could just go with you. [The girl who hasn't wanted to so much as go get a newspaper.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2012-06-02 04:22 am UTC (link)
	I wish you could. But even if we managed to speed process you through the Academy and get you approved for the BAU, I doubt they'd let us work in the same team. They're not exactly keen on inter-office relationships. [So that's what they have now.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-02 04:28 am UTC (link)
	[Maybe they've had it for awhile.] That's stupid. [In her professional opinion.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2012-06-02 04:39 am UTC (link)
	[He smiles.] Government agency. There's a lot of regulations. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-02 04:40 am UTC (link)
	I have no idea what that's like. Not really... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2012-06-02 04:42 am UTC (link)
	I don't think you'd like it. It can be very limiting. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-02 04:45 am UTC (link)
	I already don't. [She's not this clingy. Not usually. But these are unusual circumstances, and she isn't close to adjusted yet. Right now it's no exaggeration to say he's her whole world.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)