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Tweak says, "I am the chosen OOOOOOONE!!"

Tyler Simms (baby_boy) wrote in indarkness_logs,
@ 2010-08-05 18:02:00

Entry tags:

!complete, 2032 08, parker, tyler simms

RP: Unraveling Threads
Characters: Tyler, Parker
Time/Date: afternoon, August 5
Location: Lobby
Warnings/Rating: None
Summary: Tyler worries, and wonders
Status: Complete

Tyler was starting to get really worried about Lily. He thought she'd been getting a little better yesterday, but today she was back to the way she'd been when she'd first told him and Jaime. He suspected a lot of it had to do with the fact James' wand was here, and she felt responsible .. even if none of it was her fault.

He kind of wished there was a shrink or qualified therapist around. Something, someone who could talk to her. He and Jaime had tried to convince her it hadn't been real, but she'd seen the video and they hadn't. She was clinging to that to make her point. That it was real.

Tyler ran his fingers through his hair as he wandered into the kitchen. He wasn't sure what he planned on doing, exactly, but he just needed something to do. To try to feel ... moderately productive.

From the kitchen, he wandered to the front of the lobby to check the guest book. It was then that he noticed Kara's name was no longer in it. He frowned a little, checking her room and cross checking it alphabetically ... but no, she wasn't listed anywhere. He wondered if ...

Well, he wondered what had happened without trying to think about everything that could have happened.

He flipped through the book, seeing if there were any new names ...or any other missing names. His brow furrowed a little before he exhaled softly, turning the pages slowly.

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shinytomato
2010-08-08 05:43 am UTC (link)

This was only the 2nd or 3rd time Parker had been out of the room since the dreams of Dalton Rand and her dead brother came roaring into the light. She had been slipping into the kitchen when most were sleeping for supplies and then went right back into the closet, but this time she needed cereal. So she was heading for the kitchen and was hoping nobody saw how badly she was shaking, the bruises from passing out post nightmare or the fact her eyes were basically swollen from crying.

But anyone could see how off kilter she really was as she whispered under her breath,"Wonder if I can get my hands on a zip-line?" having found a harness before the nightmares.

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baby_boy
2010-08-08 05:51 am UTC (link)

Tyler heard someone approaching the kitchen, and he turned in the hopes it was Lily but ... it wasn't. It was someone, however, who looked to be in just as bad a shape as she was.

Curious, he closed the registry and turned toward the kitchen. He cleared his throat slightly in the hopes that his approach wouldn't startle her. "Hey," he said softly as he stood in the doorway, but not in a way that blocked it. He didn't want to make her uneasy or anything.

"Are you okay?" he asked softly, the furrow in his brow deepening slightly.

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shinytomato
2010-08-08 06:01 am UTC (link)

"Just looking for cereal" Parker was lying through her teeth but her and trust was hard enough. It was one thing if it was someone from the team but this was different, she was not taking chances. But her bloodshot eyes spoke more than words could say. Add in several semi fresh bruises and the shaky and she was not exactly in a good place, plus the not exactly sleeping factor.

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baby_boy
2010-08-08 06:04 am UTC (link)

He wasn't exactly worldly wise, but he thought there were bits of her expression that reminded him a lot of the way Lily had looked. She also looked like she hadn't slept, and that was a state he was accustomed to seeing people in. Especially around finals.

This though looked more like ... emotional couldn't-sleep than anything else.

"Did ..." he trailed off. "I'm Tyler," he said, reasoning they should have introductions before he started in on the hellaciously personal questions. He gestured to the cabinet next to the one she was in. "If we have cereal, Jaime usually stashes it there." If there wasn't any in that cabinet, they'd have to scoot to the store for it.

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shinytomato
2010-08-08 06:11 am UTC (link)

"Parker, just Parker" as Parker went to the cabinet to grab a couple of boxes of cereal. As she rooted for a spare soon to replace the one she bent on accident her hands shook for a split second, almost dropping the box but she somehow caught it. At the same time Parker had no idea the aftermath of her nightmare had gotten onto the network when her hand hit the device.

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baby_boy
2010-08-08 06:21 am UTC (link)

Tyler nodded slightly as he eased into the kitchen. "Do you want some help?" She definitely looked shaken, and he wished the girls were here. He was pretty sure he wasn't very good at this comforting thing. He was prepared to back off if she was too flighty or disinclined for his help, but she looked like she could use some.

"Did um. Did ... you see a video, or something like that?" He cleared his throat. "Sorry, if that's ... if you don't want to talk about it. But a ... a friend of mine, she saw ... a video and it shook her up," he offered lamely.

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	shinytomato 2010-08-08 06:30 am UTC (link)
	"Spoon? Pretty sure I bent the last one" Parker tried to joke. But she came clean in a near whisper from how sore her throat was,"Dreams, the one thing I've never told a soul minus a very select group" thinking of the team and Tara as she spoke. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

baby_boy
2010-08-08 06:33 am UTC (link)

Tyler wasn't surprised, and he really wanted to know how they were doing it. How could they make dreams so specific? How could they incite dreams at all? He drew open the silverware drawer, offering her one of the spoons nestled inside the silverware separator.

Given that she'd never told anyone else, he didn't expect her to spill it now. "If ... you want to talk about it ..." He shrugged lightly. "I guess this is their flavor of the week. Sorry you got hit with it," he added lamely. "But ... I'm sure there are plenty of people who'd be willing to just listen without ... offering advice or anything."

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	shinytomato 2010-08-08 06:44 am UTC (link)
	Parker accepted the spoon with a tiny smile. She whispered,"Not yet, but in time. Won't spill the exacts through" since she knew she would be able to talk eventually. Parker blinked to try and clear the gunk in her eyes,"Others have had this happen?" part of her just curious and part of her hoping she was not alone in the demon facing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

baby_boy
2010-08-08 06:49 am UTC (link)

"Just ... just Lily that I know of. Jaime mentioned ... someone else saw a video. I guess ... they're just trying to get reactions or ..."

Or break people. He thought that was the point of it. Lily was in bad shape, and Parker didn't look to be much better. It pissed him off and made him sad at the same time.

"This is the worst thing they've done so far, isn't it?" It was one thing to screw with the weather or play dumb music all day. But then ... Lily had gotten James' wand, and Reid had gotten the book ... those were only implications though. Nothing outright traumatic like the video had been, and like he assumed the dream had been as well.

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shinytomato
2010-08-08 07:21 am UTC (link)

Parker could only nod,"They know things, they know without the team they can do this. Its a test to see how far we can be broken". She finally confessed,"Been hiding in the closet since the dream" a sure sign she was as broken as she looked. "Not gonna tell anyone bout the dream, only 5 people have the right to know and they are not here" she whispered, part of her wishing someone from the team was around. Heck even Tara would do at this point.

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baby_boy
2010-08-08 07:25 am UTC (link)

Tyler wasn't completely sure he understood everything she was saying, but he was pretty sure he'd caught the gist of it.

"I ... I don't know how they know these things," he admitted. "They must ... they've got to research or something, to know how to strike at people." But how could they? How could they get the Book, or Lily's husband's wand, or make the video that they'd shown Lily?

Every time he thought they might have seen the limits of their captors, they threw in something else. Something worse.

He crossed to the fridge and got out the milk, assuming Parker would want it, and wanting to feel ... useful.

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	shinytomato 2010-08-08 07:46 am UTC (link)
	"Would love to know how they found out the one thing I've never told anyone beyond a select few for one thing, they somehow found out after all" as Parker accepted the milk. She did want to pass out again but vowed that would not happen till she was back inside the closet, the closet was safe at least to her fragile state of mind. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

baby_boy
2010-08-08 07:58 am UTC (link)

Tyler smirked a little before he shook his head. "I'd like to know how - and why - we were all brought here, but I don't think we'll ever find that out," he admitted. He, right now, just wanted to wake up back home and be done with all of this.

But he didn't think that was going to happen, either.

"I think all we can do is just ... hope we don't get picked for whatever sadism they've got planned for the week, and ... try to help those that were picked." Which ... was what he was trying to do. More or less.

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	shinytomato 2010-08-08 06:45 pm UTC (link)
	"You and me both" Parker finally whispered. She was just as curious since out of the team she would not be the type (unless it was someone simply after her). She nodded,"That sounds like what Eliot and Alec would say" able to smile a little on the inside since she knew they would take care of her. She explained,"2 guys from my team". (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

baby_boy
2010-08-08 09:24 pm UTC (link)

Tyler nodded slightly, offering her a little smile. He wished he could be more helpful, but what could he do, really? He couldn't help Lily, and he probably couldn't help Parker.

The most he could do was listen if they wanted to talk, but ... that was really about it.

Still, he shifted to lean against the counter as he watched her. "So ... if there's ... if I can help, I'd be glad to," he said, wondering just how painfully pathetic that sounded. "I can' t... make it go away or anything, but ... I'm here. If you change your mind about talking."

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	shinytomato 2010-08-09 02:51 am UTC (link)
	"Right now just knowing that helps" Parker finally got the words out as she loaded up her little stash of supplies. "Think I'll slip back upstairs before questions start up about looking like this and thanks" Parker hoped Tyler got what she was trying to somehow say. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	baby_boy 2010-08-09 02:56 am UTC (link)
	"Sure," he said quietly. While he was concerned for her, there wasn't anything he could do if she wasn't ready for help. "I'll be around," he promised before he moved out of her way so she could head out of the kitchen. Maybe he'd wander up and see how Lily was doing, or if Jaime had any plans for the day. "See you," he added. (Reply to this) (Parent)