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Tweak says, "he's dead, Jim"

Dirk Strider (smuppeteer) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2012-12-21 20:05:00

Entry tags:

dick grayson (all-star), dirk strider, helix wamtani, jane crocker, kitty pryde (aoa), sheryl nome, shirley fenette, tony stark

[voice/open]
I've been convicted of a murder that I didn't commit. And I literally mean an actual murder I didn't commit -- it's not something back home that I'm just too chickenshit to fess up to.

And the thing is, Veridical stuck this D/s collar on me, so at first I thought it was just making up some excuse to avoid admitting it was jealous that I'm already in a relationship. But then it turned out I'm not the only one being punished.

So who all out there has to deal with this bullshit today?

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	voice smuppeteer 2013-01-08 02:41 am UTC (link)
	[ Is Dirk ever helpful? ] My boyfriend. He was with me the entire time, so I know he's innocent. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	voice; 1/3 loverecursive 2013-01-08 02:44 am UTC (link)
	[ well, no. not really. in retrospect that should have been obvious. ] Yeah, I guess you would, huh... (Reply to this) (Parent)

	2/3 loverecursive 2013-01-08 02:45 am UTC (link)
	... [ wait. ] (Reply to this) (Parent)

	voice; 3/3 loverecursive 2013-01-08 02:46 am UTC (link)
	[ shirley has wised up to dirk's trickery. it takes quite a bit of effort, but she manages not to do the shocked "YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND?" thing. instead, she manages an only somewhat-straining-to-stay-calm: ] Oh - you're dating someone? Did you meet them here? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	voice smuppeteer 2013-01-08 02:48 am UTC (link)
	[ That wasn't even something he expected her to freak out about!!! omfg shirley ] No, he's someone from back home. Jake English, maybe you've met him? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	voice loverecursive 2013-01-08 02:52 am UTC (link)
	[ NOPE, HE WAS EXPECTING IT. SHE DODGED HIS CLEVERLY-LAID TRAP WITH GREAT APLOMB. ] Jake... no, I don't think I have. [ WAIT- ] Wait, yeah! We talked a while ago. How long have you two- you know, been a thing? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	voice smuppeteer 2013-01-08 02:54 am UTC (link)
	A few days. So that's the other thing that makes this accusation bullshit. Sure, I could easily be lying about not being guilty. Jake wouldn't be able to pull off a cover-up like that, though. He just doesn't have it in him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	voice loverecursive 2013-01-08 02:55 am UTC (link)
	[ that's... okay, so that's actually really cute. shirley can't help but smile at this whole new development. ] I get that. He seemed like a really nice guy. [ stealth dig at dirk? MAYBE A LITTLE. not as much as you might think, though. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	voice smuppeteer 2013-01-08 02:57 am UTC (link)
	He is. [ The only dude in the world who is capable of bringing Dirk Strider anywhere close to swooning. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	voice loverecursive 2013-01-08 02:58 am UTC (link)
	[ GOD SHE'S JUST GRINNING LIKE A DORK. nothing like cute relationships (even if a creeper's involved ~~NOT LIKE SHE'D KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT~~) to cheer her up! ] So... what's he like? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	voice smuppeteer 2013-01-08 03:03 am UTC (link)
	He's got some serious perceptual issues. Too trusting, too naive. He does have a good head on his shoulders when he applies himself, and he's a halfway-decent sparring partner, but he's got his head in Neverland most of the damn time. You and I both know you can't make things true just by sheer power of belief, but he doesn't get that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	voice loverecursive 2013-01-08 03:09 am UTC (link)
	[ she nods attentively, forgetting for a good moment or two that dirk can't actually see her. ] -what, no way! Like, literally? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	voice smuppeteer 2013-01-08 03:11 am UTC (link)
	Not literally, I don't think. Like, he doesn't think he can just wish something into existence. But he's really... big on the power of positive thinking. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	voice loverecursive 2013-01-08 03:17 am UTC (link)
	Well... that's not so bad! [ ...and he's stuck here in a prison. that's just- awful, isn't it? ] Maybe it's good to have someone like that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	voice smuppeteer 2013-01-08 03:19 am UTC (link)
	[ Jake is able to make even that into a positive experience. Jake pls. ] I suppose so. Is the state of my romantic life of that much interest to you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	voice loverecursive 2013-01-08 03:21 am UTC (link)
	I- what, no! I just- [ CONFOUND IT, SHE'S BEEN CAUGHT IN HIS TRAP AFTER ALL. ] Look, it's just - it's nice to hear about something working out here! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	voice smuppeteer 2013-01-08 03:24 am UTC (link)
	[ Dance on his strings, puppet, muahaha ] Ah. ...you got a significant other? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	voice loverecursive 2013-01-08 03:25 am UTC (link)
	I- [ welp. that's a bag of worms she hasn't really talked about since- well, since it happened. ] Not anymore, no. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	voice smuppeteer 2013-01-08 03:27 am UTC (link)
	Oh. You get broken up when you got kidnapped here? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	voice loverecursive 2013-01-08 03:29 am UTC (link)
	[ she laughs a bit at that. ] No, it's - it's a little ridiculous, actually. We're both from the same place, and- we even started dating, and all! But we didn't actually - really do much of anything until I got here. [ she's talked to dirk about some things, hasn't she? softly: ] We kind of ran out of time, back home. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	voice smuppeteer 2013-01-08 03:31 am UTC (link)
	[ ...ah, right. She was in the same boat as his bro, wasn't she. ] I see. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	voice loverecursive 2013-01-08 03:34 am UTC (link)
	Yeah. And now he's gone. [ she's been wondering about him all this time. where'd he go? what's he doing now? what went on in his life... maybe she doesn't have to know. ] Yeesh, sorry. I guess that went downhill quick, huh? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	voice smuppeteer 2013-01-08 03:35 am UTC (link)
	Don't worry about it. [ Clearly she needed to get it off her chest. ] Maybe you'll see him again. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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loverecursive
2013-01-08 03:38 am UTC (link)

I don't know. I mean, I've come back enough times, but - I don't think he really ever did. And what if he didn't remember anything? That'd be- a lot worse, I think.

[ ... ]

He's got stuff to do back home. I know it doesn't really work the same way, but - I think it's better off that he's not here.

[ ...there. she's said all of it.

she breathes in, breathes out, and when she's sure she's under control she giggles a bit. ]

So, what's so interesting to you about "the state of my romantic life?"

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	voice smuppeteer 2013-01-08 03:40 am UTC (link)
	Hmm, maybe. Nothing, really. I just figured it was fair to ask after you asked me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)