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Olive Penderghast ([info]gnomedownthere) wrote in [info]makebelievelog,
@ 2012-08-14 07:00:00

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Who: Olive, Galen – then later Harry D. and Luke
What: Olive and Galen are participating in that time honored rite of teenage passage: car crashes!
When: Late Monday evening
Where: Starts somewhere downtown and only gets better from there
Rating/Warnings: Umm, probably some swearing
Status: In progress/Closed

Everything settled back down, position right side up gyroscopically speaking, with that stomaching-dropping creaking sound of metal bending.

“Oh god!” were the first words out of Olive’s mouth that had shape and meaning beyond a sustained scream. And then she remembered to breathe because somewhere back where the car had skidded on the slick, summer rain damp surface of the road and had clipped the curb, setting in motion the series of events that ended with the car crumpled at the base of some park statue she’d either forgotten or lost the ability to draw in air.

“OH MY GOD!” It seemed to be the only words in her repertoire just then.

Slowly she started processing more than the deflating airbag and spider-webbed sight of the windshield in front of her. Limbs? Check – such a thing needed to be checked when assessing the damages of an accident near a Force-user. Head, check, still on her shoulders. Could she move? Check. So no broken neck, thank the stars above. Sore, check. But alive, thanks to the seatbelt locking her firmly in place, and that airbag, though she was sure she would have thoughts, and bruises about both later. Galen – She looked quickly to her left at her companion. Check.

“Oh my god?” This time a bit of a whimper laced her tone. She wanted to ask if he was alright but she just couldn’t form the words just then, her mind was stuck and needed some more time to process all that had just happened. So she questioned with the shocked look on her face, thinking maybe that was enough for right now.


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[info]dresdensluck
2012-08-17 01:43 am UTC (link)
Harry smiled and reached for her, and pulled her into a hug, holding her tight for a long moment. He held her and took a deep breath then slowly released her, then fixed her with a Look. "Explaining to do, you have some."

The Yoda-esqueness of it might be a signal she isn't in that much trouble, however.

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[info]gnomedownthere
2012-08-17 01:58 am UTC (link)
Olive appreciated the hug but she didn’t know how much she’d needed one until Harry was actually giving her one. She’d been in a car accident for Christ’s sake, her nerves were little more than frayed ends by this point, and she was just about down to fumes. The hug was like someone recharging her batteries, not to full, but enough so she could make it back to where she felt she safe again.

She smiled, catching that Harry wasn’t leading in her into a trap in asking for an explanation. “It’s quite the tale with the right number of twists to build suspense. It was a physics lesson in learning how traction plays a role in countering centripetal forces.” She scrunched up her face then, “We crashed my car…” and then her expression fell to something that acknowledged the seriousness of the situation. “Can we talk more somewhere less authoritarian?”

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[info]dresdensluck
2012-08-17 03:25 am UTC (link)
Harry smiled back, glad she seemed to be doing better and trying to reassure her. While he was a little annoyed she had crashed her car, it was more about it having happened than any upset at her.

Harry nodded as she spoke, then stopped."Yeah. We'll pick up pizza on the way home and get you back to the castle for some less..." he waved his hand around them. "...weird conversation." He did not like police stations himself. "How does that sound?"

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[info]gnomedownthere
2012-08-17 03:43 am UTC (link)
Less weird, eh? Olive wasn’t too sure how she was going to explain she’d lied to a cop. It had made so much more sense in her head when she’d confessed it to the officer. Galen didn’t have a license; a ticket issued to him would have come with more severe charges, a criminal record. Minor charges to be sure, but still something that would hang around for a long time. Olive, the one with the license, on the other hand, just got the more severe traffic violation. She knew how these things worked. But now, faced with the prospect of a disapproving stare from an adult whose guidance and good opinion she valued, maybe that wasn’t such a good choice?

She would find out.

She nodded, though truth be told she wasn’t sure how hungry she was. But the gesture was greatly appreciated, and she was willing to force herself to down something. It might help calm her nerves actually.

“Pizza it is. But no caffeinated beverage for me. Or wait, should I be drinking something that will keep me awake for like, what, eight hours, in case I have a concussion?”

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[info]dresdensluck
2012-08-17 04:03 am UTC (link)
Harry didn't like authority, and there had been few cops he even liked, Murphy being the best of them, Right now, he felt like he had to escort her from enemy territory. And it was weird, but that felt normal. It reminded him of the old days, in a way.

"No. Luke will check you on the way home, or Galen, if he has the talent. Some Force wielded can heal and sense health type energies." Harry waved his hand at her head vaguely.

"Come on. Let's go see if they are ready to blow this popstand."

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