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Tweak says, "Believe it!"

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

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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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	redclayheroics 2013-11-09 05:28 pm UTC (link)
	[ He pauses for a brief moment before tipping the bottle back, taking a somewhat smaller swig this time. It's going to his head. A good feeling on a day like today. ] What would you do to 'em? [ Not in the mood to defend the wardens today. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-11-10 02:52 pm UTC (link)
	[Mal's jaw tightens.] It'd help if Jayne was here. He's better at the whole questionin' thing. Jus' wanna know how t'a get home. See if'n I kin get the rest of ya out too. I've yet to meet anyone deservin' to be here. [Might be some head bashin'... But he won' say that outloud.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2013-11-12 03:22 pm UTC (link)
	I don't know... we got some folks that really should stay down here. [ Tyki, for one. ] An' I don't know, I ain't exactly innocent either. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

cptn_tightpants
2013-11-12 11:29 pm UTC (link)

Is anybody?

[There's a beat before he continues.]

Wardens have a mighty tight idea on what's law. Granted, harboring fugitives is definitely illegal... but I can't bring myself to call it wrong. Not when the government tortured the poor girl.

Can't say I feel it's so wrong to be part of a rebellion agains' said government too. Nor is it wrong to kill someone when they threaten me an' my own. Illegal but not wrong.

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redclayheroics
2013-11-13 04:09 pm UTC (link)

[ He's quiet for a little while. Contemplative. ]

I used t' think killin' was always wrong. That it was never a good solution, no matter who it was you were offin'. Put 'em in jail, make 'em work until their bones bleed... but don't kill 'em cause wastin' life is wastin' life even if it's a good for nothin' scumbag.

Now... I just wish I had better aim back then. Pretty sure none of this woulda happened if I just killed th' sunnovabitch on th' spot.

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	cptn_tightpants 2013-11-14 01:46 pm UTC (link)
	[Mal's also kicked a guy through his engine intake. He won't mention that.] And what sunnovabitch is that? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2013-11-14 04:20 pm UTC (link)
	Jethro. [ Spitting the name out like a mouthful of poison. ] Chief of police in th' city we were in... an' Helix's guardian. Mean bastard. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-11-15 01:07 am UTC (link)
	[Mal hands over the sake] Some folks is jus' too mean to keep on livin'. World'd be a better place without 'em. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2013-11-15 04:27 pm UTC (link)
	[ Taking another decent mouthful. He should probably slow down. Not that he will, but he should. ] Normally I'd disagree but with that asshole..? Yeah. It'd all be better if he didn't exist. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-11-18 10:44 pm UTC (link)
	[Mal grabs the sake for another sip or two before it all goes down Aiden's gullet.] Well, mayhaps you come from a better world'n I do. Killin's the only way to survive sometimes... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2013-11-19 07:41 am UTC (link)
	I don't know 'bout that. Kinda startin' to suspect I was just bein' stupid 'bout th' whole thing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-11-24 04:47 pm UTC (link)
	How do you mean? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2013-11-25 11:00 am UTC (link)
	[ Sigh. ] I used t' think that there was a reason for everything. That there's somethin' good in everyone, you just gotta find it... now, I don't know. Maybe you're right. Maybe there ain't a reason for anythin' we do. [ A beat. ] Maybe th' heroes only exist in stories. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-11-26 04:52 am UTC (link)
	My experience? Ain't no one's a hero all th'time. Sure, sometimes you get to be the big damn heroes... but most the time you ain't. Jus' a normal human like the rest'o us. Hell, me an' mine ain't necessarily on the right side of things most the time anyway. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2013-11-26 04:17 pm UTC (link)
	[ He nods. ] That... that sounds right, kinda. It's just so damn hard, figurin' out what th' right thing is... if that even exists. [ Deep sigh. Ugh. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-11-26 04:42 pm UTC (link)
	I'm on the wrong side of history in my time. Don't think what's happenin' is right. But I'm only part of a small faction. Startin' to think right an wrong ain't the correct terms t'use anymore. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2013-11-27 08:37 pm UTC (link)
	So what would you use instead? [ Maybe it isn't that simple. Listening intently... this is better than wallowing in misery. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-11-28 06:39 pm UTC (link)
	Winning and losing side of things? Lost the war, but I sure weren't on the wrong side. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2013-11-28 07:11 pm UTC (link)
	That just seems... depressin'. [ Sigh. ] Maybe 'cause I'm pretty sure I ain't won nothin' yet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-11-28 07:13 pm UTC (link)
	P'raps there ain't a word then. It just is what it is. [Mal's a depressing kind of guy.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2013-11-29 10:13 pm UTC (link)
	It is what it is... [ Softly echoed, followed by a sigh. That on the other hand, is oddly comforting. ] I kinda like th' sound of that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-12-01 03:43 am UTC (link)
	[Mal swishes the final contents of the bottle around and hands it to Aiden for the last bit.] It's pretty much the way I live. Don't find much wrong with it. [One of the horses whickers and he looks up.] I should take 'em back. Look... if'n you need anything, let me know. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2013-12-02 03:49 pm UTC (link)
	Alright... thanks. For everythin'. [ Lifting the bottle in thanks, even though it was the conversation that did him the most good. ] I'll see you around, yeah? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cptn_tightpants 2013-12-03 01:54 am UTC (link)
	Course. Always in need of a ridin' buddy. [He pulls himself into a saddle and picks up the reigns of the other horse. He gives his friend one last look before clucking his tongue and getting his horse started towards the stables.] (Reply to this) (Parent)

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