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MarinaNova NPCs (marinanova_npc) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-12-17 00:48:00

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250 - Fear Itself Mingle
[ Today is a day where most would be at risk of oversleeping.The dome lies dark like in the dead of night. The sun hasn’t risen today, streetlights casting a dull yellow glow and occasionally flickering out into nothing, only to spark back to life a moment later. There is no electric flicker from the kiosk. The Wardens are still. The wardens are silent.

The dome isn’t silent. There is a rustling of leaves, a snapping of twigs. Claws, scraping against concrete. The inhuman screech of an animal in peril, an animal hunting, an animal hunted. A screech that promises sharp claws and sharper teeth and blood.

The dome isn’t still either. There is something moving, thick as a shadow, tangible as a chill down your spine. Something that doesn’t belong here, something that snuck in when no one was looking. A boogeyman under the bed. A ghost in the closet. A will o’ the wisp, blinking in and out of existence under the flickering streetlights. Whatever it is it’s moving, leaving a trail of cold, dead fear wherever it passes. Something dark. A shadow so pitch black that it blots out the very lights in your heart, dragging your fears out screaming and kicking, reducing even the strongest, toughest man to a blubbering baby.

Perhaps best to stay in bed today, Marina. ]

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foreverjack
2013-12-26 12:53 pm UTC (link)

[He'd meant to taunt, but there's something about the way Spike collapses in on himself, and the tremor in his voice, that gets to him.

He takes a step closer, though he knows about the fear pockets now so he's careful not to get too close.]

Staying there's only going to make it worse, you know.

[Whatever it is. He can't even imagine what would make a century-old vampire look like that.]

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	chipswiththat 2013-12-26 09:29 pm UTC (link)
	What part of piss off didn't you get?! [ Aggressively, but that undertone of mounting panic is not going anywhere. He'd run if he could. He can't. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

foreverjack
2013-12-26 09:51 pm UTC (link)

[Jack begins to realise that perhaps he can not only piss Spike off but also save him as well, and wouldn't that be a fantastic outcome? He looks down at Spike pityingly, not moving – except to a firmer stance, folding his arms across his chest.]

You sure you really want me to 'piss off' and leave you all alone with whatever the hell it is you're experiencing there, Spike?

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	chipswiththat 2013-12-26 09:59 pm UTC (link)
	I don't want your help, Jackie-boy. [ Definitely strained, though he does manage to lift his head and deliver a venomous glare. His hand is still fisted in the front of his shirt, perhaps subconsciously by now. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2013-12-26 10:11 pm UTC (link)
	Maybe not, but I'm here now so you're stuck with me. [And there definitely is a certain sense of satisfaction in being able to play the hero here. He nods down towards Spike's chest and the white-knuckled grip he has on his shirt.] What's that all about, Spike? Your undead heart started beating again or something? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

chipswiththat
2013-12-26 10:18 pm UTC (link)

[ If he could untangle his fingers he would, but there's no such luck. Even less so with biting back the pained response. ]

Burns... [ With white-hot fury and the longer he stays the more he begins to understand what it must've been like in Dru's head all the time. Not quite knowing what's going on and definitely not knowing how to get out of it, it might just drive him momentarily mad.

He snarls, as if trying to shake off the moment of weakness. No truths being spilled here, oh no. ]

Shouldn't you be keepin' an eye on your boy?

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foreverjack
2013-12-27 11:17 am UTC (link)

[Burns. Interesting, though he doesn't have enough to go on to put two and two together yet.]

My boy is safe and sound at home, so don't go worrying about him. Seems like you should worry about you, more! You want to stay there all day hurting, or d'you want me to come and get you out?

[Which he guesses is easier said than done. He can already feel the tendrils of unreasonable fear reaching out to him, trying to wrap around him.

Being stood here talking to Spike, who threatened to bring about the exact same thing he turned out to be most afraid of earlier, isn't exactly helping.]

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chipswiththat
2013-12-27 08:32 pm UTC (link)

[ He moves stubbornly, boots scraping against the pavement as he tries to push himself up and away but it's like being piss drunk. No luck. He'd really rather not ask Jack of all people for help but this is bordering on unbearable and waiting for the other shoe to drop — for the guilt to come flooding, like it did for Angelus — is only marginally worse than giving in.

So he does give in, with a grunt and a nod. Okay. Come help. ]

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foreverjack
2013-12-27 10:11 pm UTC (link)

[Jack is, honestly, surprised at the acquiescence, but he's not going to waste time worrying about it. He can hear sounds of scrabbling in the dark from several different directions and he really doesn't fancy being stuck paralysed with fear when the raptors get there. So he nods briskly and heads in towards Spike.

The fear hits him about two steps in, a formless dread that seems to seep into his body through his skin. He grits his teeth and keeps going, even if it feels increasingly like walking through treacle.]

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chipswiththat
2013-12-27 10:35 pm UTC (link)

[ The possibility of a swift if reluctant rescue is enough to give him that extra push and although he doesn't quite make it to standing, he manages to get a decent way there. One hand still tightly clutching at his chest he reaches out with the other, hopefully making this rescue mission as painfree and brief as possible. ]

Always... the big damn hero... [ Grunted through gritted teeth. ]

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foreverjack
2013-12-28 11:28 am UTC (link)

[Seeing Spike making the effort required to meet him even a little bit of the way spurs him on and he gets to Spike's side without too much problem. Actually reaching out a hand to him is harder, because this is the guy who looks like his ex and who chomped on his boyfriend and whose teethmarks he's been seeing in Ianto's neck on and off through the day in every dark shadow (and there are a LOT of dark shadows today) but, perversely, Spike's mocking words actually help. Because Spike is reduced to snarling words, while he, if he pulls this off, is going to have something far more powerful to hold over the vampire's head]

Big damn hero getting you outta here.

[Also ground out from between his teeth, but the taunting gives him the impetus to grab Spike's arm and start dragging him out.]

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chipswiththat
2013-12-28 06:33 pm UTC (link)

[ It's not that he's unaware of how much power he's giving Jack by agreeing to the saving, but sometimes you have little choice and this is a terror he hasn't felt... well, ever. It's mostly shapeless, which makes it fit in with the existing insecurities all the better and despite his best efforts, most of this fear he's providing all on his own.

There is a moment where he's not quite at balance, the pull on his arm forcing him into a stumble but he finds his footing soon enough and when he does it's all the easier to keep going. With every step he takes away from the fear zone, the anxiety lightens until it's nothing more than an uneasy feeling. ]

Let's get the hell out of here. [ Yes, both of them. He's not done with you yet, Jack. Damage control. ]

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foreverjack
2013-12-29 10:46 am UTC (link)

[Jack instinctively tightens his grip on Spike's arm when he stumbles, though it's less gallantry and more just wanting to get the fuck away from the fear pocket. Spike plus fear is making images of Ianto dying dance in front of his eyes, and he actually tries closing his eyes at one point, until he realises that it doesn't help in the least.

Lucky that he has enough stubborn determination to just keep ploughing on, until they're both far enough away that the unreasonable dread has faded down to just mild anxiety. Then he lets Spike go and leans back against a nearby wall, panting, too wrung out to move any further yet.]

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	chipswiththat 2013-12-30 04:48 pm UTC (link)
	[ It's easy enough to fall into a run and although he has no need for breath he follows Jack's example in seeking support from a wall, knees trembling with the aftershock of sheer panic. Not that he's willing to show it, jaw set against the intense flood of unwanted emotion. ] You don't expect me to thank you, do you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2013-12-31 07:47 pm UTC (link)
	[He glances round at that, the words putting thoughts into his head. No, he doesn't expect thanks, but on the other hand...] Hardly. [Very dry. He lifts his eyebrows.] Although it might be prudent of you to admit that I have just seen you in a very compromising position, and that you'd still be there if not for me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2014-01-01 10:40 pm UTC (link)
	[ His eyes settle on Jack, quietly studying him with something all too close to serious contemplation before cutting it off with a snort. ] Yeah? And why would I do that? If people didn't take your side after I killed you, I'm pretty damn sure they won't believe you now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2014-01-03 10:35 am UTC (link)
	[Jack's eyebrows lift higher.] What makes you think people didn't take my side, Spike? I had half the DF raring to go after you after that little conversation we had the other day. I'm sure they'd love to know there was something that scared you that much. What was it, Spike? What did you see? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

chipswiththat
2014-01-03 11:27 am UTC (link)

I talk to people too, you know. Defense Force members. They didn't seem too concerned. [ Namely Garcia, the sweet and all too gullible. Of course, that light mocking tone in his voice sours all too quickly when Jack turns the subject back to more recent events. ]

None of your bloody business what I saw... which was nothing, anyway. [ It wasn't what he saw, it was what he felt. ]

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foreverjack
2014-01-06 02:35 pm UTC (link)

[Jack’s talked to Garcia too, so he has some idea who Spike’s referring to here. He isn’t happy about it, but he can’t see what he can do to change her opinion, short of having Spike attack her, which… no.

He shrugs.]

Well, maybe they’re right not to be concerned. God knows, I’d love to feel you weren’t a danger to people here, Spike, but the evidence stands to the contrary, doesn’t it?

[Face grim as he thinks of Ianto, there.

He takes a breath.]

Anyway, if you’re all recovered from your scare, I think I’ll be moving on. Gotta try and keep people safe with all these savage animals out here, you know.

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	chipswiththat 2014-01-07 11:05 am UTC (link)
	[ He gives a dismissive wave of that hand, already occupying himself with digging out a pack of cigarettes. ] Go do your big damn hero thing. Get eaten by a lizard, for all I care. Shoo! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	foreverjack 2014-01-08 02:50 pm UTC (link)
	[Jack gives him a wry look as he pries himself off the wall.] Even that wouldn’t get rid of me, you know. I’ll just keep on coming back. [But he feels safe enough, knowing Ianto's safe at home, to leave Spike for now. There really are more pressing things to attend to. So he just inclines his head to Spike and turns away.] Have fun with that fear thing! (Reply to this) (Parent)

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