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Myka Ophelia Bering (beringandwells) wrote in makebelievelog,
@ 2012-10-12 13:32:00

Entry tags:

claudia donovan, myka bering

Who: Myka and Character Roulette ala Jackie
What: Random Encounter
When: Friday Afternoon
Where: Library
Rating/Warnings: TBD
Status: Closed, Complete

Off and on she regained consciousness throughout the morning. Each time becoming more and more lucid. Until finally her fever broke. Myka had no recollection of the past two days when she finally woke early in the afternoon on Friday. Her body felt lethargic and she very nearly collapsed when trying to stand on her own two feet. At some point Wednesday she must have returned to Helena's room but everything was a blank. Sure, she remembered visiting the dragons with Charlie. That had been an experience she wouldn't soon forget. Vaguely recalled returning to the castle and then nothing. While up visiting the dragons she'd felt a cold coming on but figured she could weather it out. But as she sat on the edge of Helena's bed she wondered if she had been wrong. Had the cold been worse than she'd initially thought? Bad enough to erase two days worth of memories from her mind? Before her thoughts could consume her anymore she noticed her phone lying on the opposite side of the bed. Helena gave her privacy when it came to personal conversations with others so the phones placement set her on edge. Had Helena been spying on her when she didn't realize it? Did she not trust her to the point she'd invade her privacy? Similar thoughts such as these flew through her mind causing tears to come to her eyes.

Shaking her head she wiped away the tears and grabbed her phone. Helena wouldn't betray her trust that way. There was a reasonable explanation for why her phone was not where it should be. A message flashed across her screen from Steve and upon reading it she went back through all of her sent and received texts. With each text that she read her face grew more and more horrified. Her question from earlier had been confirmed. She'd been much sicker than she'd thought. Claudia and Helena must have found her continued texts amusing which just added to her embarrassment. The Wonderful Land of Wells, clearly her mind was lacking in its creativity. After shooting a message off to Steve about forgetting what he'd read she saw a note sitting on her bedside table. Picking it up she recognized Helena's handwriting telling her that she had two hours in the library before she needed to return to bed. Myka would have gone off in search of the Victorian woman and argued that she wasn't her mother if she didn't feel the aches in her body. Getting out of the bed she quickly showered and put on her pants and one of Helena's shirts. The scent of which calmed the storm of emotions inside her. As she walked out of Helena's room into the sitting area, there was no sign of the other woman. Myka had hoped to talk to her about how bad her fever had been but that would have to wait. Before long she walked through the doors of the library and was assaulted with the scent of books and another memory. This time of doing research on dragons. She sincerely hoped that the memories weren't going to hit her like a canon ball every time something triggered them. Because if that was going to happen she didn't want to recall them. Before another memory could surface she made her way to the fiction section and began browsing the books on the shelves.

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beringandwells
2012-10-22 03:13 am UTC (link)

Myka just stood and listened as Claudia rambled on about what she'd discovered when she and Helena had gone out shopping. As long as she had known the young woman she'd always had an eclectic taste. When Claudia began to look at the books near her, Myka's eyebrow rose. They weren't exactly in a section of the library that she expected to find the younger agent. Then her eyes took note of everything that Claudia was carrying and she was intrigued. Just what was the tech wizard doing in the library of all places? "Claudia, are you researching something?"

Her eyes rolled at the look on the girls face and what she said. There was no way she was revisiting her feverish texts. It was bad enough that she would have the memory of them forever. Not speaking about them was the best way to move forward. At least for the time being. "Nice try, Devil Child. I will not be sharing the end of the story with you. And don't think I'm going to forget how you kept edging me on."

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clauds
2012-10-22 11:19 pm UTC (link)

"Farnsworth. I mean - yes, the internet has everything, but I'm essentially looking for details that don't exist. The device that lets the Farnsworths work back home lets them work world-wide and we both know that's not a small device, nor one that's in the public realm of knowledge. Cellphone signals and TV broadcasts and WIFI would be able to be everywhere, potentially, if adapted." And Claudia knew why it wasn't, considering cellphone signals had potential not-researched damage the broadcasts might cause, TV broadcasts needed to have limits short of TV executives turning toward mass potential invasion with broadcasts, and WIFI signals were said to have potentially not-researched damage as well. That wasn't mentioning the big potential for a Monopoly and, thus, corrupt company. Not that she bought into the could cause cancer claims, but she could believe that companies wouldn't necessarily research alternative methods to such things as cellphone transmissions and WIFI if the current method worked and brought them profit.

Claudia, very deliberately, left out the detail about English Sweating Sickness.

"Just - wandering when I saw you. Annnd... aww." Claudia made a fake pouting face, shrugging. "Fine. Don't tell me. I'll just have to imagine it myself."

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beringandwells
2012-10-24 10:01 pm UTC (link)

As Claudia went on about the Farnsworth, Myka's brow raised and her eyes narrowed the slightest bit. There was something that the younger agent wasn't telling her. However forcing Claudia into revealing precisely every bit of information about what she was doing had never ended well before. More often than naught leading to arguments that were heard by all. There were times such as now that Myka really missed Artie. Her worries about what was happening in their future aside he was their father figure, especially for Claudia. Artie was also the only one who could handle and keep the young woman in line. A feat that was often amusing. Claudia had grown so much since they'd first met her and had all but earned her place as a fellow Warehouse agent. But that didn't stop her from inventing and experimenting with artifacts on occasion. Which is why Myka was also worried. The last time that Claudia had futzed around with the farnsworths all hell had broken loose in town. While it had not been entirely the young woman's fault the events of the day put reservations in her mind. It was better that they refrained from tampering with the Farnsworths and avoid any catastrophes from occurring. Because who knew what could happen in this world.

"Let's refrain from taking apart and experimenting with the farnsworths, Claudia." Myka said and placed a hand on her hip and cocked her head to the side. "You know what happened last time."

Myka took a moments pause before adding, "I am sure that your imagination can conjure up an ending to the tale. Or you can ask Helena to tell you."

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clauds
2012-10-26 01:23 am UTC (link)

Claudia rolled her eyes, ready to argue. "Hey, that wasn't me. And the Farnsworths are worthless right now, anyhow, so what's the harm in trying to make something they can broadcast on?"

"B-" Claudia's argument about how Artie would need something other than a cellphone should he show up, given his technologically challenged state, stopped before it got off the tip of her tongue. Rather, Claudia just paused, then shook her head and she moved on to the topic of the tale.

"H.G. did - and it wasn't a happy ending." She pointed out with a hint of a pout, then shrugged. "I should let you get back to your yard time." Claudia referred to it as a prison term just for the sake of her own amusement as much as anything else.

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beringandwells
2012-11-04 06:56 am UTC (link)

"What happens if they begin working and you've all but made them impossible to use?" Myka asked. While Claudia's argument had merit she was still wary about the younger agent tinkering around with the Farnsworths. Artie would put up a fight and in his absence she felt that it was her duty to ensure that nothing happened.

With thoughts of Artie came the emotional pain in her heart. Their future was horrifying to think about. But he had promised that he'd outlive them all so he would pull through. Artie had done it before and she had every confidence that he would again.

A small smile took over Myka's facial features at the hint of a pout on Claudia's face. Her fever had created quite a tale, however horrifying it may be. She vowed to take better care of herself to never let it happen again. At some point she would need to find a way to make amends with Helena over their fight. But where to begin on that, well, she was at a loss. "I seem to recall it ending happily," she said and then rolled her eyes and added, "Rub it in, devil child. Just you wait till you fall ill, Claudia, you'll see what 'yard time' feels like."

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clauds
2012-11-04 07:19 am UTC (link)

"There's a transmitter on earth that makes them work anywhere. They can't begin working unless I build something for them to transmit off of - proof positive we're on another planet in another dimension, but super sucky because... no Farnsworths suck." Claudia said with a shrug, then broke into a hint of a smirk at the devil child and other remark.

"Uh-huh. When I fall ill, somehow I suspect I'll be hiding behind Steve." She stuck her tongue out at Myka, very briefly, and flashed her a smile before reaching to adjust the messenger bag strap on her shoulder. "And it wasn't a happy ending for Trailer, who had no blanket."

With that, she moved to walk off and let Myka have a bit of peace. She could pester her more, properly, later once she was feeling better.

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