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Aidan J. Reilly (redclayheroics) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-11-01 19:35:00

Entry tags:

aidan reilly, euphemia li britannia, hei, kitty pryde (aoa), lacus clyne, malcolm reynolds, piter de vries, sougo okita, tear grants, zelgadis greywars

243 // audio + action
[ It's been a long day. An eternity or perhaps just a few minutes, seconds, heartbeats since he woke up to an empty bed and an even emptier apartment. It wasn't too hard to swallow back the panic at first, keep it at bay with positive thinking and the stubborn task of looking in every nook and cranny, of testing the line over and over and over again because sooner or later he would turn up. He'd pick up the call. He was probably just busy, or out in Sector 6 or taking a bath.

He'd show up, sooner or later.

Morning turns to day turns to evening and he's still alone. By now the panic is all-consuming, squeezing at his heart until he can't even breathe. Fingers shaking, Aidan flicks on the audio feed. One last ditch effort. ]

Has anyone- [ But he stops himself there. Sometimes you know the answer all too well. So well that you don't want it confirmed more than you've already done yourself. He draws a deep breath, steadies himself for another short minute. ]

If anyone wants t' know... I know he had a few friends here. Probably more than he knew. Helix is...

Helix is gone.

[ With that he cuts the feed, abruptly, tugs the headpiece off just as frantically before heading down to the beach. He can't think of any other place to go. ]

((ooc: Anyone is welcome to find him down at the beach! Audio responses will be icly delayed seeing as he's pretty damn heartbroken, but they will be responded to eventually. ))

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	[voice] mysterymelody 2013-11-04 08:48 pm UTC (link)
	[Helix. He wasn't someone Tear could get along with, and she hadn't really approved of his attitude... but he was important to Aidan. That's why she even responds] Aidan... I'm sorry. [Nothing more, because there's nothing she can really say, or do. Just let him know who cares, are concerned about him] (Reply to this) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2013-11-05 04:48 am UTC (link)
	Hn. [ A little noise of acknowledgement. He can't say that it's okay or that Helix is better off or any of the clichés people usually go to when someone is gone. It's not okay. ] I just hope he ain't gone back home. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mysterymelody 2013-11-05 09:40 am UTC (link)
	[If it makes him feel better...] I don't believe he-- or any of them-- has. ...I heard a bit of his past. [So she understands, agrees however somewhat grudgingly. It's slightly alarming how common a situation it seems to be] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2013-11-06 05:33 am UTC (link)
	[ That does make him feel better in an odd sort of way. He tenses somewhat, hesitates before asking... ] What did he tell you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mysterymelody 2013-11-07 05:50 pm UTC (link)
	Bits of his past and upbringing. Unpleasant things. [Things she sympathized, empathized, identified with] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2013-11-07 07:12 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah... he had a lot of that. Even more to come, from th' sound of it. [ Sigh. ] I'm... not so sure I'll get to see him again. Even if I do go home one day. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

mysterymelody
2013-11-07 10:27 pm UTC (link)

[Biting down on her lip, she's thankful that this is audio only; it's easier to put forth a collected and calm air. She knows a bit of what he's going through. And while it's nice to have people visibly empathize with you, some do better with a reliable fixed point]

But nothing's set in stone. Anything can change... for the better. You shouldn't give up hope. [Even if it's ridiculously easy to do so at the moment]

I...I don't claim to always say the right thing or have perfect advice, but I'll always listen.

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redclayheroics
2013-11-09 05:12 pm UTC (link)

Yeah, yeah... I know. Hell, I used to tell him that. 's just... 's just hard lately. It doesn't look very promisin', you know?

[ Truth is, he didn't have a lot of hope left to abandon even before Helix disappeared. The only thing that has really changed is that now he doesn't have his rock around to cling to and after those ten months back home without him, Aidan isn't strong enough to stand on his own. ]

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mysterymelody
2013-11-12 12:27 pm UTC (link)

... I do. Sometimes you just can't be unfailingly optimistic... and that's okay, I think. [If there actually is someone with that kind of mental and emotional energy, she'll be shocked]

As long as you don't forget how to be or give up.

[It seems to her that there's far too many people like that already. And she may not know Aidan especially well, but she feels already that if he were to give up-- it'd be a terrible loss]

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	redclayheroics 2013-11-12 04:01 pm UTC (link)
	[ He's quiet for a moment. Perhaps a little too long, perhaps long enough to show that for now at least he's not convinced that he hasn't forgotten how to be. Maybe he has given up. It was tough even before Helix left and now? Now it's downright impossible. ] ...Yeah, you're right. Can't ever forget that, huh..? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mysterymelody 2013-11-16 12:52 pm UTC (link)
	[It certainly isn't expected right away. But it's better for a reminder to come sooner-- even if it can't be adhered to at that moment-- than later. It can get harder for some people as time goes on, after all] I hope that you don't. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2013-11-17 01:14 pm UTC (link)
	[ Humorless little chuckle. ] Me too. This stuff used t' be easy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mysterymelody 2013-11-28 12:00 am UTC (link)
	[She hears exactly how that chuckle is, and though worrying, she's said really all there is to say, any more will be redundant and probably overbearing. As she said, she can just hope] With time, I'm sure it will be again. Please take care of yourself, Aidan. [~~If she hears about any alcohol binges she will conveniently ignore it for his sake~~] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2013-11-28 06:11 pm UTC (link)
	I will... thank you, Tear. I appreciate it. [ And he will try and with a little help from Sougo and Lacus and all the other amazing people he's met here, he'll pull through. Hopefully. ] (Reply to this) (Parent)

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