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Tweak says, "why won't you let me play? :("

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 2012-06-02 04:12 pm UTC (link)
	Normal..? Kitty... what are you saying? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-02 04:18 pm UTC (link)
	I'm not saying I'm going anywhere. I just meant you being at home worrying about me can't be good for you either. Maybe being with your team will be better for you for awhile. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2012-06-02 04:28 pm UTC (link)
	[A beat. A breath. He's not sure why, but that... hurt.] It's not about what's good for me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-02 04:35 pm UTC (link)
	Why not? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2012-06-02 05:22 pm UTC (link)
	Because I'm not the one stuck in someone else's world, Kitty! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-02 05:39 pm UTC (link)
	[She pulls back to look at him.] Reid... I'm trying. I really am. But I'm still...like this. And... [She pauses, trying to put together what she's saying here.] And I don't want you to get stuck in it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thisiscalm
2012-06-02 05:55 pm UTC (link)

[He swallows. It always comes down to this, doesn't it? About being protected. About someone else taking his beating or shutting him out for his own safety. Like he's too young and fragile to take it, which in itself is a damn insult - because when he really was young and fragile and alone, there was no one around to protect him. Back then he really needed someone to take the burden, but no one did and he's still feeling guilty for practically abandoning his mom first chance he got and now he's grown and suddenly everyone is protecting him. Shutting him out. Leaving.

It's not fair. Even less so because it's coming from her and when he speaks his voice is near breaking, like a bowstring pulled too taut.]

Stop it. Just... for once, stop protecting me.

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kitty_has_claws
2012-06-02 06:10 pm UTC (link)

[She hears the strain in voice when he speaks, and she knows she's the cause of it. In a way it only proves to her all the more that he needs to go for himself, but it also pulls at her. She wants to put her arms back around him, but she doesn't. Not yet.

Her voice is small when she responds.] ...It's all I have left.

[Once she had a whole world. And it broke away piece by piece until there was only a prison and a handful of inmates and now there are only the two of them, and even she doesn't feel whole anymore.]

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thisiscalm
2012-06-02 06:26 pm UTC (link)

[Something clicks at that handful of words and he's forced to bite into his lip just so he won't break right then and there.

It's not fair. For once, when he's actually capable of taking care of someone completely and fully, when he's not just a scared kid staying behind after class to avoid going home, when he can really do something... the only thing she needs is that he doesn't. He understands it, he really does, but that doesn't make it any easier to swallow.]

Kitty... [He steps back in then, and for once he's relieved that she can't phase because just the thought of her slipping straight through his arms is more than he can handle. ]

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	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-02 06:34 pm UTC (link)
	[Her fingers tighten into his shirt as she clutches to his back. She doesn't want to slip away this time. And if he notices something damp against his neck it might just mean that the day of the chemical release broke something loose inside of her that couldn't be fully put back in place.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2012-06-02 06:48 pm UTC (link)
	[He does notice, but the last thing he wants is to draw attention to it. Instead he just holds her tight, providing as much support and stability as he possibly can.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-02 07:01 pm UTC (link)
	[She just stands there for a long time—held and holding. Eventually, she sniffles and then breathes deeply against him.] We... [The pause is long enough to make it seem like maybe the word was an accident before she finishes her thought.] We should do something special tonight. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2012-06-02 07:13 pm UTC (link)
	Okay. [He pauses, clears his throat in an attempt to make himself sound more together than he is. This is good though. This is doing.] What do you want to do? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-02 07:15 pm UTC (link)
	It's your world. Pick something you want to do with me here. [Plan the date she asked you on.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2012-06-02 07:18 pm UTC (link)
	[He's not sure if it's the relief of her wanting to do anything at all, or the idea of going out with her again that so easily brings a smile to his lips.] Dinner and a movie? Like we used to do? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-02 07:28 pm UTC (link)
	[She nods against him.] Indian? [She'd like that. It makes her think of him. Maybe she'll eat some while he's gone too.] Maybe... Maybe we could go to a clothing store before groceries? [She could use some things she actually picked out for herself. Maybe some nicer things. Less around the house.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2012-06-02 08:12 pm UTC (link)
	Sure. I know a good place. [Which is what he would've suggested in the end anyway, but hearing her say it first was so much better.] Absolutely. I think we'll have to, actually. They might not let you in otherwise. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-02 08:17 pm UTC (link)
	I thought you might. ...Really? [She can't tell if he's kidding or not and she pulls back to look down at herself.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2012-06-02 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	Kidding. [She can probably tell by the way he's trying not to laugh right now.] You look great. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-02 08:43 pm UTC (link)
	Great? Someone needs his eyes checked. [Looking into those eyes. Also...leaning in toward him in a way she hasn't the entire time she's been here.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2012-06-02 08:48 pm UTC (link)
	[It's not much, but it's enough to make his heart beat harder. He reaches up to brush his fingers over her cheek.] Maybe I just look at you in a different way. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-02 08:55 pm UTC (link)
	I like your way. [She pushes in closer, hesitating just before the first brush of lip, but then she lets them meet softly.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2012-06-02 09:09 pm UTC (link)
	[He hesitates a little, not so much because he doesn't want to but rather because he doesn't want to push too hard. It doesn't take very long at all before he feels confident enough to reciprocate. Gently. Chaste.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2012-06-02 09:15 pm UTC (link)
	[She lets the kiss linger, but she doesn't try to push it in further right now. It's just nice to be close like this. She wonders why she's been avoiding it for an entire week, but of course she knows. It just doesn't seem to matter right now. When she finally pulls back, she just looks at him.] Hey. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2012-06-02 09:21 pm UTC (link)
	[This is good. After a week, this is all he could ever want. He meets her eyes with a smile.] Hey. How're you feeling? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)