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MarinaNova NPCs (marinanova_npc) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2015-06-08 16:19:00

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327 - Flood Event Mingle
[ Perhaps you're a really strong swimmer. Perhaps you've found a canoe to paddle around in, unhooked a door to recreate the ending of Titanic. Perhaps breathing isn't a necessity for you. Perhaps you're already doomed to drown. Whichever your situation, there's one thing for certain.

The rain isn't stopping. ]

((ooc: EVENT POST! Remember that death is, if not permanent, still cause for a punishment! ))

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wraith_7
2015-06-11 12:02 pm UTC (link)

[He moves on autopilot, knuckles craving and popping stiffly as he lets go of the table. He's not like Kell or Donos who blame themselves for every death in their proximity. Trying to get that table put had been the right call based on the situation at the time. He doesn't feel like it's his fault she died, just empty without her there. It's still hard to let that stupid table go though. It's the thing he's going to blame if he has to pick.

And yeah, he can carry her. Metal legs don't get tired so even if he is wobbly he can still stand and pick her up in his arms. Normally this is the point where she'd laugh but obviously that's not happening right now. He only stumbles a little bit as he follows Kitty inside.]

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kitty_has_claws
2015-06-11 12:45 pm UTC (link)

[Everything that was in the building Yuuri raised is still more or less inside, but it was jostled to the point of things being overturned and scattered. There's also not a lot of light inside without the power to the building. And while Yuuri removed the bulk of the water it's not like all the moisture is gone so any hope she had of dry blankets is quickly evaporating (unlike the rain). She feels a curtain, wondering if it would be helpful as she pulls it back to let more light inside.] There's a couch. [It's even upright.] It'll be damp. [But it might be as good as they're getting.]

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wraith_7
2015-06-11 02:03 pm UTC (link)

[He'll take it. Everything is damp right now after all. He collapses on the couch, pulling Chuck against his side. She could almost be asleep except that everything about her is different now. He's always noticed that, how death can make someone look like a stranger. In holofilms tragic novels they'd say it looked like she could be sleeping but in his experience it never does.]

Thanks. You okay? [He's talking because he's supposed to, because it's expected. Not because he wants to. There is room for her to sit on the end of the couch though.]

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kitty_has_claws
2015-06-11 02:11 pm UTC (link)

[Kitty opts to half lean, half sit on the arm of the couch instead and nods.] I'm fine. [Just exhausted, cold, wet, hungry, and worried about her friend and everyone else out there.

She thinks about the life jacket Ton's wearing and how she needs to get it to someone more in need or start air walking people onto the ark, but she's worried about leaving him even if he should be physically safe as long as this giant art project of the kid's doesn't start sinking. She could also use the rest so she doesn't become one of the people in need of a rescue.]

I don't think I'm going to be able to find anything dry for warmth. I could pull the curtains down for you if you want.

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wraith_7
2015-06-11 02:39 pm UTC (link)

[Luckily they think along the same lines and when he catches her glancing at his life jacket he figures it out, tugs it off and tosses it to her. He knows she's got rescuing to do. But she also looks as tired as he feels, even though he knows there's no way he's falling asleep.] Get one for yourself, too. [He doesn't care if she finds anything to use as a blanket or not but just telling her to rest for a bit isn't going to work. He's not up to being sneaky but it looks like he'll have to be.]

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kitty_has_claws
2015-06-11 02:51 pm UTC (link)

[She sees what he's doing there. She's touched that he'd have any energy to worry about her right now and maybe the weight of that is what convinces her to comply even if it's just for a little bit. She gets up to pull a couple of curtains down, covering him up with one, before sitting down on the couch properly and covering herself with the other. She reaches out to rest on his arm. It's not a lot of comfort, but there's not a lot he'd take right now. At least she wouldn't if she was in his situation.]

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wraith_7
2015-06-11 03:03 pm UTC (link)

[He shifts his legs a bit to let her get more comfortable. The blanket is cold and clammy but rather better than nothing. He's beyond exhausted but he knows he won't be able to sleep. He's going to be here if - when, it has to be when - Chuck comes back. And for all he didn't want to deal with Kitty at first he has to admit this makes things just a tiny bit better. He doesn't really want to talk about it but he does anyway.] Do you really think she'll wake up?

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kitty_has_claws
2015-06-11 03:14 pm UTC (link)

[She's not sure what to say to that. Part of her just wants to comfort him, but potentially false hope seems too cruel. Ianto was the only one to come back with memories after dying here. Everyone else was just gone. She'd been with Itachi when he died and eventually he returned, and they became friends again, but he didn't remember his original stay. Chuck could stay in her pod or come back fully or come back having to relearn it all again or with new memories. She could be more in love with the one she left behind or someone new. It can all fall apart so fast.] I hope she does. [She swallows.]

I really think she's still alive and safe in that room and that we'll get to her even if she doesn't come to us. [Not that she thinks that would be fast or easy. There are people down there she wants back too.]

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wraith_7
2015-06-11 03:25 pm UTC (link)

[He jerks his head in a nod, appreciating the honesty. At least she didn't lie and try to make him feel better. A choked, miserable noise squeezes it's way out of his throat and he buries his face against Chuck's wet, tangled hair, tears gleaming on his face in the eerie red light of his artificial eye. He feels like he can't breathe, like all the pain and misery and loss is suddenly crushing him until nothing else exists. Out in the water at least he had distractions, had to focus just enough on keeping afloat to keep this all at bay. But now they're safe and nearly dry and there's someone else to confirm that maybe she really is gone and it's just too much.

He's been doing so much better lately between the anti-depressants and just being here and how much better his life is in this place but suddenly it's like that's all gone, he's back down in the dark again, back to that place inside him where everything hurts all the time and nothing ever gets better. It's like there's some sort of huge horrible timer ticking down until tomorrow when he gets to find out if he can be happy again or if this is it, forever, or at least until he decides he's done with it all.]

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kitty_has_claws
2015-06-11 03:43 pm UTC (link)

[She knows how far she fell when she pinned all her hopes on getting Reid back on one day and it didn't happen that day. At least not the way she expected it to. She didn't want to set him up like that. But it's so hard to watch him in pain and know she can't fix it. Hell, for all she knows she can't save any of them. With water this high it might just keep going until there's nothing left of anyone. They should have at least had this time together.

She wonders for a moment where Reid is now, but she pushes the thought away again.]

She'll need you when she gets back. Whether it's tomorrow or as soon as we can make it happen. You have to be okay for that. [Because if you're not it's just another way to lose her. Believe her, she knows. Maybe if she hadn't been falling apart while Reid was suffering... She closes her eyes. She can't. She can't go through that again and again. She's just going to be here for Ton. This is different. This is them.]

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wraith_7
2015-06-11 04:03 pm UTC (link)

Have I ever mentioned how much I appreciate your avoidance of idiotic statements of reassurance? [He'd threatened to put Face's head through a wall once for not managing just that. He expresses the sentiment breathlessly, not really looking at her but also not going out of his way to hide the tears leaking out of his eye. It's not like there's any point to it. And yeah, if Chuck comes back he'll be here and okay and they'll all live happily ever after or whatever. But right now it doesn't feel like that's possible, or like it's ever going to be alright again.

Normally he would ask about Reid and everyone else, try and find out if anyone else died but the thought hasn't even occurred to him. He does remember abruptly that Chuck and Kitty's last conversation involved yelling so he's glad she's staying despite that.]

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	kitty_has_claws 2015-06-11 04:40 pm UTC (link)
	You haven't, but I appreciate your appreciation. [She reaches up and gently brushes back some of his hair from his face. Wet hair likes to do that clinging thing.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

wraith_7
2015-06-11 04:52 pm UTC (link)

[There's a lot he wants to say, like thanks for being my friend. I don't have a lot and I needed one tonight. or I'm glad you didn't lie and just say everything was going to be okay or even I miss her and I'm scared and I don't know what I'll do if she really is gone. Instead he settles for finding that hand and giving it a quick squeeze.] Shut up and get some rest. You know you'll get dragged out to deal with another crisis in a minute. I'll wake you up when they need you.

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	kitty_has_claws 2015-06-11 05:04 pm UTC (link)
	Okay. Okay. [She squeezes his hand back and shifts to lean her head on his shoulder.] You know I love you, right? [Don't worry. Not trying to steal you from Chuck or anything. It's not about that.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wraith_7 2015-06-11 06:01 pm UTC (link)
	[He shifts his arm so he can wrap it around her shoulder and let her get a little more comfortable.] I know. You know I do, too. [In a best friend sort of way, but he doesn't need to add that.] Thanks for finding me today. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

kitty_has_claws
2015-06-11 06:13 pm UTC (link)

Thanks for being there to find. [She could be mourning him right now instead of worrying about him. There are a lot of people not currently in her line of sight who she's worried about. She knows they caught this early and worked all day to keep things as safe as they could be, but it doesn't mean everyone went along with their plan or that the fast rise didn't catch some of them off guard even if they intended to meet up. And once the island was overtaken the back up plans were there, but definitely on the meager side. No real way to keep people dry and warm.] You don't really think I'm going to be able to sleep right now, do you?

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	wraith_7 2015-06-11 06:27 pm UTC (link)
	So tell me a story. That's what you do at sleepovers. [It's a silly suggestion, lacking his usual heart but at least it would mean he wouldn't have to talk and he also wouldn't have to lie here in silence, alone in the dark.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

kitty_has_claws
2015-06-11 06:58 pm UTC (link)

A story, huh? [Can she do that without it being something morbid?]

Once upon a time in a land far, far away... [Now what?] There was a girl who never took the time to be a little kid. She was always busy with something. She'd spend hours in dance class and practicing at home. And she was one of those annoying overachievers in class who didn't even really have to try, so she kept getting pushed up grade levels so they could get more effort out of her. She also had this thing for technology. Always taking appliances from around the house and pulling them apart and putting them back together. Sometimes in new and exciting ways. The toaster was better when she was done with it even if her Dad didn't agree. She never did take swimming lessons though and that seems like it was probably a pretty big oversight, but she still knew how to swim at least.

She didn't really fit in with the kids her age. She tried, but differences can scare people. And after awhile you just stop trying... [She's quiet a moment. Reflective, but that's no where to stop a story.]

Time passed and she had new differences to worry about. But this time there were other people like her because of those differences and she started having friends.

Eventually, she got older and met more people in a very, very weird place and she kind of had to relearn everything that had helped her up until then because they weren't always the best lessons. But she started to and she made some very, very weird and different friends who she is very, very glad to have.

Friends who have no one to blame for that story but themselves for asking for it. Also, there was a camel because stories with camels are just better.

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	wraith_7 2015-06-11 08:16 pm UTC (link)
	[He's okay to just lay there and listen to the story with the oh so mysterious protagonist. It's just noise, sound washing over him so he doesn't have to listen to Chuck not breathing. Most of it he knows or assumed already but it's still nice to hear it all in one piece.] That took a weird turn at the end. I didn't know you danced. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2015-06-11 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	Weird or awesome? And how did you guess it was about me? [The playfulness of the questions is hampered by the dourness of the situation. It doesn't come out as lightly as it might other times. Jazz and modern mostly. I did some ballet, but I wasn't as into it. [Thoughtfully.] I still really like dancing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wraith_7 2015-06-11 08:46 pm UTC (link)
	Lucky guess. [As long as he's talking he can't think too hard. She's a good friend for distracting him.] Remind me to get lessons from you sometime. Never been much of a dancer. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2015-06-11 09:02 pm UTC (link)
	Only if you promise to wear a tutu. [Definitely an A+ friend over here.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wraith_7 2015-06-11 11:21 pm UTC (link)
	Did I tell you I tried to kill myself once? [Its an abrupt change of topic but one she should probably hear today.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	kitty_has_claws 2015-06-11 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	[Very, but she hangs with it. She does these kinds of things too. It takes time to get comfortable enough to bring up the big stuff and there's no good way to cushion it anyway.] On the roof with Reid when you had the pearl? [She wasn't sure if it went that far or got that close, but it seemed like that was a possibility from what she heard from them about it.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wraith_7 2015-06-11 11:34 pm UTC (link)
	Close second. [He's not looking at her. He hasn't really stopped looking Chuck all night anyway.] At home. I shot myself. Just thought you should know. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)