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Tweak says, "Are you coming or going?"

richhaysrpg (richhaysrpg) wrote in inpoormerit,
@ 2010-03-29 21:18:00

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belle, belle and rich, rich

Where am I? Rich asked.

Who: Rich and Belle
Where: Standing in a street
When: Day 3, early afternoon.

Rich woke up with a jolt but then fell back to the bed. His head hurt, not like a hang over but a bad head ache. He opened his eyes and found himself looking at a ceiling that he didn’t recognize. Sitting up, slowly, this time, he looked around the room. It wasn’t his bedroom. Moving off the bed, he went to look out the open window and saw the beach and ocean beyond.

“Where am I?” he muttered out loud.

He slowly made his way around the small apartment, finding it had all the conveniences.

Rich went back to the bedroom and looked through the drawers, finding clothes in his size but not necessarily what he had of his own.

Slowly he dressed, deciding to go out on the street to see if he could figure out where he was.

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richhaysrpg
2010-03-30 10:32 am UTC (link)

Rich approached and asked, “Who bringing who? Where am I?” His British accent sounding out. His head still hurt and the sun wasn’t helping that problem. He rubbed his forehead.

He looked at the young lady and cocked his head. “Who are you and what is this place?” his hand gesturing to the buildings, beach and water. “I don’t remember this being in England.”

Not that he didn’t mind a warm holiday; he would like to know about it before it happened though.

He ran a hand through his growing hair. Rich didn’t like surprises, not like this.

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whycantyoubetru
2010-03-30 06:56 pm UTC (link)

Belle looked down at the fella who was probably somewhere near her age. Not that she wasn't used to looking down at people. She was taller than her husband after all. She frowned softly at his question.

"You didn't find the little computer thingy with the message?" she asked. "Here's a prison, sugar. The people who done kidnapped us brought us to this here island and left us a note saying they wouldn't tell why we were here, just that we shouldn't go into the woods after dark. Which we found out the hard way was fulla big damn wolves."

Her expression soften. "I'm Belle. Belle Bennett. My husband Cooper and I were taken from our bar in Arizona. You from England? There's a couple of people here from your side of the pond. An Irishman, a couple of kids who're Scottish. I think somebody said there's an English girl, but I ain't seen hide nor hair of her."

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richhaysrpg
2010-03-30 10:33 pm UTC (link)

Rich shook his head. “I wasn’t really paying attention in my room. My head feels like it’s ready to fall off. I don’t know…” he trailed off.

He looked at the young woman, she was taller than him, but that didn’t say much for he stood only 5’7”.

“Prison?” he shrieked. “But this is a beautiful island,” he said looking around. “Kidnapped? Why me? All I’m good at is being a mechanic and getting knackered on the weekends.”

Well, he was being honest.

“Oh, I’m Rich, Rich Hays, London. Does sound like a bit of a mix.”

He thought over what Belled had said. “Wolves? You said there are wolves in the woods? What for?”

He was already starting not to like this place. He sighed for a moment, thinking, then that hurt.

“Where are you off to?” he asked. Maybe something productive would give him something better.

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whycantyoubetru
2010-03-31 01:14 am UTC (link)

Sounded like he was hungover to Belle. Which since he admitted he liked his liquor, was a fair guess.

"A cage is still a cage, no matter how gilded it is," she pointed out wryly. "And that's just it. It's an island in the middle of God Know's where and our families and friends couldha been told any number of lies about us. The commissioner who left the note said it was 'taken care of', which ain't too comforting."

Why wouldn't there be wolves in the woods? Belle was confused by that question. Well, he was a city boy. "'Cause that's where wolves live?" she hazarded. "Don't know if they were here beforehand or if they were brought in like us, but they're hella huge and scary lookin'."

Belle shrugged. "I make supper for everybody everyday. That way they get one decent meal they don't have to worry about being laced with whatever."

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richhaysrpg
2010-03-31 01:30 am UTC (link)

Rich thought on that, “You fix dinner for everyone? You think, whoever brought us here, they’re drugging us?”

He felt a bit off, this was all insane. He thought he’d stick with her for a little while. If she fixed dinner, then he should see some of the others. “Can I help you?” he asked.

He looked once more up and down the street. It looked like a nice place to visit, but he sure didn’t want to live there. It wasn’t home.

As he followed her, “Why were you in the woods?” he asked.

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whycantyoubetru
2010-03-31 02:17 am UTC (link)

"Considering what happened to Eden last night, yeah," she said. Oh wait, he didn't know about that. "They took her and did something to her. She had some skin removed and was sore this morning. Dreams of being poked at like a bad alien abduction scene from a movie."

Belle shrugged. "If you wanna," she said. "You know how to cook?"

She frowned at his question. "Why was I-?" Shaking her head, she realized why he'd asked that. "I wasn't in the woods. My damned fool husband and one of the other fellas decided to ignore the warning and got chased back to town by 'em. Scary as hell that was."

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	richhaysrpg 2010-03-31 02:37 am UTC (link)
	Rich didn't like the sound of being abducted and having skin removed. That would be scary. "I can help, cut stuff up and a little cooking." "I hope your husband is okay." He didn't fancy going into any woods knowin something scary like that was out there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

whycantyoubetru
2010-03-31 09:28 pm UTC (link)

Nobody liked the sound of that and it was scary as hell. Poor Eden, she must be rattled all to hell. Belle had decided to hide a big ol' slice of apple pie for her. It might not help, but good food always made bad things easier to face.

Belle nodded. "I can always use the help," she agreed. "And yeah, he's fine. Luckily, he knows how to deal with critters like that. And he promised not to do it again. He just gave me a powerful scare."

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	richhaysrpg 2010-03-31 10:10 pm UTC (link)
	Rich had to make a small laugh. "I hope your husband keeps his promises." He followed her to the dine. "So you cook for everyone? Where does the food come from?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

whycantyoubetru
2010-04-03 03:11 am UTC (link)

She had to remind herself this boy didn't seem too bright and he didn't know Cooper. Anybody who actually knew Cooper knew he'd never lie to Belle about anything. Especially since he knew she'd always find out anyway and then there'd be hell to pay. They'd been married for ten years. Even if Cooper weren't the most honest, trustworthy man that ever lived, he knew which side his bread got buttered on.

So she ignored that silly comment as if he'd not said it.

As for the food. "It's already here. I'm hoping cookin' it will get rid of some of the stuff. We gotta eat, that's the only food we got. I just figure we might as well eat well, since we're stuck here."

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richhaysrpg
2010-04-03 08:18 am UTC (link)

Rich continued to follow her. "So they, whoever they are, has supplied us with food, and obviously shelter." He thought out loud.

"And we're kept at bay with, wolves in the woods."

He looked out towards the water. "Has anyone tried to sail or boat away from here, surely there has to be something beyound our site or a passing boat." Then he looked up, "Or plane even?"

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whycantyoubetru
2010-04-03 09:57 am UTC (link)

"Yeah," Belle agreed, trying really hard not to think of what all that could mean. She wasn't counting it being anything good.

Was this boy even listening to her? She looked over at him. "Yeah, well, we figured we'd catch up on our tans and enjoy the peace and quiet before we took the planes and boats they left for us to escape the prison with." Sarcasm was usually beneath her, but this man was testing her patience, which was already a bit thin.

"For Chrissake, we're prisoners!" she reminded him. "There ain't no boats or planes. What's keepin' us here is the fact we're stranded on an island in the middle of God-knows-where and there's no way off and the Commissioner's told us if we try to escape, he'll punish somebody else for it. I done told you almost all of this. Don't you think if their were boats or planes, we'd have tried to use 'em already?"

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richhaysrpg
2010-04-03 11:18 am UTC (link)

"I was thinking, making one. There must be enough things to put together to make one. A raft or something a bit more stable, with how these houses are, I would think a group could make a boat to at least find help."

"And planes, if they fly over, to make a signal of some sort. Like mirrors or smoke signals,to get a plane to notice. Have you noticed plans flying over? Seeing trails or seeing them lower than tht?"

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whycantyoubetru
2010-04-03 07:12 pm UTC (link)

Belle relaxed a little, but shook her head. "Yeah, well, unless you're gonna make one big enough for everybody, that's not a good idea. I don't wanna test to see if this jackass is serious about punishing somebody else for my escape attempt. Because he probably is."

Actually, she hadn't. "No, there ain't been no planes for two days," she told him. "Ain't heard or seen any. Nobody else has said they have neither. Somehow, I figure people who are smart enough to kidnap cops and military men outta their own beds probably would have thought about that."

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richhaysrpg
2010-04-03 11:31 pm UTC (link)

"Military kidnapped. That's being dareful is in it?" he asked. "How many people have you seen so far?"

He wondered what had been said about his disappearance. What would his friends think. Surely they would try to find him, not believe any lies about his disappearance.

His stomach rumbled, it had been some time since he last ate. "Lets see what I can help with." He tried to be cheerful.

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whycantyoubetru
2010-04-04 01:54 am UTC (link)

Yeah, thanks Captain Obvious. "Considering they kidnapped more than a dozen people right outta their homes or off the streets and are holding us prisoner, I'd say 'dareful's an understatement." She shrugged. "The commissioner told me how many's here. But I ain't seen them all, nor do I suspect he was being honest."

Belle wanted to think that people wouldn't believe she and Cooper just up and disappeared, but really, it could be months before her family got suspicious about her not calling.

"Sounds like we best find you somethin' to eat first," she drawled wryly. "C'mon."

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richhaysrpg
2010-04-05 10:35 pm UTC (link)

"Well, to take military types. Wih me, missing might not be that obvious for a few days, you know, I might have decided to take my motorbike up to the hills and not tell anyone. I've done that before. But to take military type. Those aren't the type to get up one morning and go for a walk about."

"I've been more respectful of my mates. I would hope they would wonder."

"So what's one the menu?"

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