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Tweak says, "please don't go any higher"

Cath Delaney (dian_cecht) wrote in inpoormerit,
@ 2010-03-20 17:34:00

Entry tags:

cath, cath and eden, eden

Revelations
WHO: Cathair and Eden
WHEN: Morning
WHERE: The Gym in town

To say Cathair was getting restless was an understatement. Two nights in a row of drinking hadn't made things any better, although today at least, his groin didn't hurt. Reading was no good, he'd already read all the books he had, and his mind was far too busy to concentrate on reading. Praying hadn't help much either.

So he was down to beating out the stress. Luckily, there was a small gym in town. He didn't need much, just a heavy bag and a few hours. He was dressed simply in a black sleeveless tee shirt that's screen printed design had long faded to a collection of dots and a plain gray pair of sweats with his usual heavy boots, his hair clubbed back and his hands wrapped up with athletic tape he'd nicked from the druggist's shop. After warming up, he started taking out his frustrations on the heavy bag.

His fighting style was nearly pure boxing, with the occasional knee shot or cross jab with an elbow. Effective and brutal. This was what he needed, to work up a good sweat and off some of the nervous energy that was building. They were waiting for the axe to fall and it had set his combat nerves to nonstop twitching. This would hopefully keep him from making another mistake like he had with Eden.

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inthedarkness
2010-03-21 01:21 am UTC (link)

She didn't know what made her do it but as soon as he was close enough she was leaning against him with her forehead on his shoulder. No tears though. She was stronger than tears. "I don't know. Something. It felt like a dream at first. But now there's these little pains. And it's all too damned familiar only not as bad as the first time." For a moment, she worried her bottom lip between her teeth and explained further once she figured out the words, "I just... remember lights and pain. Like those fakey tales of alien abduction."

	inthedarkness 2010-03-21 01:44 am UTC (link)
	She pointed to the bruised place on her arm, "In the dream, I remember a pinch... Like a needle." She then settled her hand on her shoulder, "There's something on my shoulder as well. That'd been more painful in the dream. I haven't tried to look." Eden laughed a bit miserably, "I went straight looking for you. Kindred and the like." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dian_cecht 2010-03-21 01:50 am UTC (link)
	Cathair nodded, looking down at the bruise. Could be from a needle. "Let me see," he offered as he swept back her hair and pushed up the sleeve of her tee shirt. There was a band aid there. In a place she couldn't possibly have put it. Cath crossed himself out of habit alone. "You've a band-aid," he told her. "Want me to see what's under it?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dian_cecht 2010-03-26 05:06 am UTC (link)
	Well, he wasn't dead. Just paranoid and self-denying. "All I've ever had is plotting and paranoia," he informed her wryly. "My entire life, both of them, have been complete lies. Not exactly something you want to inflict on anyone else." At least no decent person would. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)