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PM ♕ Prospitian Monarch (promoted_pawn) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2012-07-10 19:19:00

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bruce banner, dirk strider, duo maxwell, gwen stacy, ibram gaunt, kohran li, prospitian monarch, revive revival, wayward vagabond

[voice | Filtered from Jack Noir]
[At first, one might assume PM sounds perfectly calm. But if the listener has a good ear, they may pick up that it is that razor-thin sort of calm that comes from being in a lot of pain, and possibly shock.]

Greetings. This is PM. We have a post office again. [A pause.] It is in Sector 2, but it will not be ready for business until tomorrow.

[There's another pause.] Does anyone know where the hospital is located?

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[OOC: Jack Noir caught her unprepared and was completely gross in her general direction. Violence and eye gore warning for the linked thread.]

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	promoted_pawn 2012-07-11 03:08 am UTC (link)
	[Along the way, he may have noticed a spotty blood trail. It ends inside the door, where the robots are busy cleaning it up.] [It's probably safe to say that's where she went.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	certiorari 2012-07-11 03:16 am UTC (link)
	[ and that's exactly why he doesn't want to go inside... ] [ so he won't... for a moment. But the nerves build up in his stomach and force his legs to walk in through the doors ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	[actiony action] mannerly_mayor 2012-07-11 03:24 am UTC (link)
	AR! [and here's WV, panting a bit as he jogs up to AR as the doors open. It's plain that he's run all the way here, and his face is drawn with worry.] AR! Oh, thank goodness I've found you! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	certiorari 2012-07-11 03:28 am UTC (link)
	WV! [ AR's glad that he doesn't have to go in alone. ] ... I'm assuming you're here for the same reason I am. [ He speaks sadly not because WV's here, but because he's more worried than he probably should be. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mannerly_mayor 2012-07-11 03:46 am UTC (link)
	[WV nods, catching his breath] PM has been injured by the Slayer. I am here to be with her, so that she is not alone. Let us find her together, dear AR. [he reaches for AR's paw] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	certiorari 2012-07-11 04:17 am UTC (link)
	[ ... Of course it had to do with Jack. Of course. He should have guessed that from the get go, but for some reason he didn't. Of course. ] [ AR takes it and then begins to walk inside. ] [ ... but he really has no idea on where to start on looking for PM. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	promoted_pawn 2012-07-11 04:21 am UTC (link)
	[The bots will, fortunately, help them out and direct them to PM's room. Even more fortunately, they've already bandaged up her eye, so there's just a thick gauze pad taped to one of her sockets.] [She was largely watching them attend to her wrist when they appear. PM suddenly wishes they were anywhere else. They shouldn't see her like this.] Um. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

mannerly_mayor
2012-07-11 04:26 am UTC (link)

[WV was thanking the robot who led them to PM's room profusely as he goes through the door, but once he sees PM, he cuts himself off in mid-'thank you' and rushes to her side, his paws hovering over her good arm but hesitating to touch her. His eyes sting, and a hard lump swells in his chest at the sight of the bandages on her face and wrist. His two wide, pale eyes look desperately into her dark one.]

PM—!! Oh, no... no, no...

[he glances over his shoulder at AR, then back at her. He swallows and makes a few sounds, but no words come out.]

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certiorari
2012-07-11 04:34 am UTC (link)

[ ROBOTS WERE MADE TO SERVE WV WHAT ARE YOU DOING AR stands at the door, arms crossed. He can't bring himself to rush over to her side right now because what he was sure was going to happen just happened. It's not like he can blame PM for what happened, but he still can't help but feel like something could have been done properly to avoid this entire mess ]

[ He's biting his lips to keep himself from saying something stupid, but everything he wants to say is laid out on his face. ]

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promoted_pawn
2012-07-11 04:44 am UTC (link)

[Gently.] It's alright, WV. It's alright.

[She leans forward and pulls WV into an embrace, careful to leave her other arm under the robot's care. With her head on WV's shoulder, she looks back at AR, wondering why he isn't coming into the room. At first she assume he must be queasy, but his face says it all.]

[Somehow, AR's disapproving look really hurts. Especially after yesterday's encounter, and the truth-stretching to get his approval.]

I was just decorating the post office... really, I didn't go looking for him. I couldn't even put the ring on. Please believe me.

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	mannerly_mayor 2012-07-11 04:51 am UTC (link)
	[WV embraces her in return, being careful to not jostle her injured arm. He gives her several kisses on her face, where it isn't covered by baandages.] All that matters is that you are safe. Thank goodness you are safe now, thank goodness... [he turns a bit and looks at AR. Sternly, but sounding a bit hurt that AR won't even come into the room:] AR, come in. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

certiorari
2012-07-11 05:03 am UTC (link)

[ AR comes into the room but stands by the wall. He doesn't want to get anywhere near the pair. ] I don't want to ruin the bandages.

[ He keeps his mouth shut. There's a million things he wants to say right now, but he's not interested in saying any of them in such a public place. Even if this is a private room, it's not appropriate to be discussing such matters of "we're in a controlled environment for better or worse and an actual fantastic thing about having your entire lives controlled by an outside force you can commune with is the one thing you neglected to do" ]

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promoted_pawn
2012-07-11 05:12 am UTC (link)

Yes. I'm safe. [She gives WV a kiss and sinks back into the bed, gently tucking her injured wrist against her body. She feels ill and hopes neither of them can tell.]

[Even if it hurts, it doesn't really matter if AR is angry with her. This was to protect him. Losing her eye meant theirs would be left alone.]

[She just has to keep telling herself that, and everything Jack has said about her won't be true.]

[PM desperately searches for something that can be said, anything, whether in her defense or about the situation or about Jack's pattern shift or anything.]

... he ripped out my eye.

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mannerly_mayor
2012-07-11 05:18 am UTC (link)

[WV, who was gently holding her uninjured paw in his own as she lay back in the bed, suddenly looks at her in shock. His gaze immediately goes to the bandages over her eye—he'd thought perhaps she'd just been superficially wounded, so relieved to see her awake and mostly intact that he hadn't even considered the possibility that she had been seriously injured. But she's lost an eye...]

No—! Oh, dear, dear PM, oh, that monster...! Oh, what a horrid deed!

[he puts one paw against her cheek, cupping it gently. He feels a bit sick.]

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certiorari
2012-07-11 05:30 am UTC (link)

[ AR sits down at the foot of the bed, hoping his presence will be enough to help comfort PM.. because he can't see himself commenting on the situation much. ]

[ However AR's mind begins to wander elsewhere. He's more concerned about why an eye and if Jack had just... left it somewhere in the post office PM probably would have grabbed it. Or if he threw it out in a trash-bin maybe a bot would have grabbed it and brought it here, they're smart enough for that, right? But it didn't... meaning Jack took it with him. ]

[ He mumbles his thoughts aloud while cupping his chin with his hand. ]

... What will he even do with an eye?

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promoted_pawn
2012-07-11 05:37 am UTC (link)

[It is a small comfort--even if he's angry, at least it doesn't feel like he's going to go stomping out of the room at any moment.]

[She leans slightly into WV's touch.]

I really don't know. [She sighs.] He spoke like he'd been planning on doing it.

I suppose that was what yesterday was about, too. [She hadn't even stopped to think about it, but now that she had the luxury of it... the idea of Jack WANTING to take an eye out was even grosser than it had first appeared.]

That sick freak.

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	mannerly_mayor 2012-07-11 05:56 am UTC (link)
	[WV shudders, looking a bit nauseous] Let us cease discussion of this gruesome crime. I cannot bear to think on it for a moment longer. [he gently strokes PM's cheek with his thumb, his other hand still holding her good paw] Oh, what a ghastly injury... are you in any pain, PM? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

certiorari
2012-07-11 06:05 am UTC (link)

[ AR sits on the end of the bed quietly, listening to PM's recounting of the events and WV's concern. He doesn't have much to add to the conversation, since his thoughts are clearly elsewhere. ]

[ Then suddenly, he rises. Both to assert some sort of authority and also because he was afraid of PM (or WV) kicking him because of what he was about to say. ]

You will not perform the postal route in this condition.

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promoted_pawn
2012-07-11 06:13 am UTC (link)

What?! [She probably would not have kicked him, but she feels entitled to be offended.]

[But she swallows the offense, because she figured maybe she can reason with him.]

My eye will never grow back. And my hand will be just fine, there was no major damage to my joint that they could not repair. If I can find a healer, it will be as good as before.

[And in hopes it helps:] I cannot miss the grand re-opening of my own post office.

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mannerly_mayor
2012-07-11 03:08 pm UTC (link)

[WV gives AR a look of shock, as well. He's concerned for PM's health, but he also believes strongly in the value of the postal service, and how fiercely PM lives for her duty.]

[he can't help but cringe a little when PM mentions her eye never growing back, though. She might be feeling nonchalant about all this now, but he's still stuck on the horror of her injury.]

Yes, AR; surely PM being present at tomorrow's event can do no harm. If she needs to rest and avoid strenuous activity or excessive excitement, she may sit in a chair. And we shall be by her side.

[he looks to PM, fretful]

Are you quite sure you will be well enough for your rounds? And—how will you stay safe?

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certiorari
2012-07-12 04:36 am UTC (link)

[ He knows when he's beat, resigning himself to leaning up against the wall opposite to the end of PM's bed. With everything that's happened in the past couple of days he wants PM - and all of them, really - to be safe. And promoting behavior that will just expose herself more when she isn't in the best of health isn't something AR wants to do ]

[ He turns to WV while eying PM. ]

If she believes herself to be well enough then she's well enough. And I'm quite sure PM will be able to fend for herself, correct?

[ He doesn't feel like mentioning the fact he will not be by PM's side if she feels the need to put herself in more harms way while stressing her already injured body. AR's love is tough love take it or leave it. ]

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promoted_pawn
2012-07-12 04:48 am UTC (link)

[PM pauses, clutching the sheet with her uninjured hand. You aren't beat, AR--just, partially. As much as she wants to give Jack the metaphorical finger by just conducting business as usual, she also understands that this has gone a little too far, and is going to escalate out of control if she doesn't take a breath.]

[She has friends to help her.]

I insist on operating the post office tomorrow.

... But I will let my volunteers do the rounds.

[Never mind that Jack attacked her in the post office. At least she won't be on her feet too much.]

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	mannerly_mayor 2012-07-12 04:55 am UTC (link)
	[WV's posture relaxes noticeably, and he sighs, reaching over and placing his paw on top of the paw she's clutching the sheet with] All right. All right, PM. Of course, your volunteers will understand, and shall readily offer you their assistance. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	certiorari 2012-07-12 05:05 am UTC (link)
	[ Ok fine that's a good compromise. But AR's not going to admit it's a good compromise because of reasons. ] If you're going to work at the post office tomorrow, you should get some rest. [ He shoots a look of "don't make me come over there and drag you" to WV ] We should leave you to it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

promoted_pawn
2012-07-12 05:11 am UTC (link)

[PM doesn't really want to be left alone. But she isn't really sure how much she wants them to keep having to deal with her like this. She has nothing to say to excuse it, other it being another episode in the cycle of vengeance she and Jack continuously perpetrate against each other.]

[And she absolutely refuses to go into detail about it with either of them.]

Okay.

[She turns her head away slightly.] ... I'm sorry.

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