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Spike (chipswiththat) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-01-11 14:30:00

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ianto jones, jack harkness, kitty pryde (aoa), malcolm reynolds, rebecca crane, sam winchester, spike

358 - voice + action
[ It's surprisingly early, for him. Vampire habits and all that, this transmission should happen later in the afternoon but it doesn't. He also sounds surprisingly drunk for it being this early in the day — effort was taken to reach this level of inebriety. It's clear in the tone of his voice, the stubborn lack of video, the briefness of the message. ]

Rose is gone. She was a good person even if you wankers didn't appreciate it.

[ And off goes the feed. He'll make his way to the graveyard with as many bottles of whiskey as he can possibly carry. Gotta start early in the day if you want to drink yourself to oblivion. Anyone coming across him can expect to find a fumbling mess of a man and more than one smashed bottle. ]

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readystopwatch
2016-01-11 04:40 pm UTC (link)

[Ianto doesn't bring alcohol since he figures Spike has that part under control but he does make a termos of coffee before heading out the door. He checks Spike's apartment first, then the Blood Shack then finally stops at the cemetery. One look is enough to tell him things are about as bad as he expected they would be.]

I'm sorry she's gone. [He means it. He didn't even know her really, but he means it.]

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chipswiththat
2016-01-11 05:14 pm UTC (link)

[ Ianto is right about that much. Spike's been working hard on this inebriety, which is saying a lot considering his inhuman tolerance. He's slumped against a headstone, tucked away and not really looking for company.

He is, however, not at all surprised that Ianto found him. ]

Sure. [ A hefty, defiant swig. ] Did you even know her? Did you know how amazing she was?

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readystopwatch
2016-01-11 06:31 pm UTC (link)

[He takes a seat next to him, glad he wore jeans instead of a suit today so there's no chance of ruining his clothes on gravestones. Not that it's a priority.]

No. We spoke once or twice but I didn't know her. No real reason for it I suppose. [He decides not to help himself to a drink since he's already determined it's a bad idea around Spike.] Tell me about her.

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	chipswiththat 2016-01-11 06:41 pm UTC (link)
	[ Anyone else would've gotten a biting remark and a sneer right now but Ianto is Ianto and they have something going on that would probably be helped along horribly if both of them got hammered so good call there, buddy. ] ...She was way too good for me. [ The most important thing. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2016-01-11 08:22 pm UTC (link)
	Don't see yourself short, you're not that bad. [Yeah, probably best for him to stick with the coffee today.] How'd you two get together? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-01-11 08:27 pm UTC (link)
	Shows what you know. [ It lacks figurative bite. By now he's well aware that there's little point at fighting for how bad he is, especially with Ianto. ] Met at a bar my third week here... been together ever since. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2016-01-11 10:21 pm UTC (link)
	That's a long time. [There aren't many people left who have been here longer than Ianto, but Spike's one of them.] I know how much she meant to you. [Because you told me when I tried to kiss you remains unsaid.] I imagine she knew, too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-01-11 10:42 pm UTC (link)
	Lotta good that'll do us now. [ He hefts the bottle in his hand, contemplating tossing it but can't find it in him to actually do it. ] She's dead back home. Did you know? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2016-01-11 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	I didn't. [Their little dead back home club is getting bigger.] What happened? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-01-11 10:59 pm UTC (link)
	Don't know. We didn't talk about it much. [ Doesn't seem like something he should be telling, either way. That was Rose's business. ] So 'm I, y'know... got a couple of years and then... [ He makes a vague gesture. Whoosh. ] We're all dead. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

readystopwatch
2016-01-12 07:59 pm UTC (link)

I try not to think about it too much. [What's the point after all? No one who has come back after vanishing remembered this place while they were gone. If he does go back home he won't even know he has to worry about how to change things.] Personally I just hope I get to stay here and enjoy things as long as I can. It feels like a sort of second chance. Minus this shitty parts like this of course.

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	chipswiththat 2016-01-12 08:12 pm UTC (link)
	I don't. I'm done with this shithole. [ Not that Rose was the only good thing left about it, but she was a big chunk of goodness. It's hard to see the rest for all the depressing trees. ] ...You been keeping up with your staking practice? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2016-01-12 08:32 pm UTC (link)
	[He can see immediately where that question is going and very nearly punches him for it. He settles for a dirty look.] You had better be asking solely out of concern for my safety and well being. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-01-12 08:34 pm UTC (link)
	Sure. Because we have such a huge vampire problem here. [ A look. Unsteady. ] C'mon, I can't do it myself. The angle is all weird. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2016-01-12 08:38 pm UTC (link)
	You'll just come back. And it will hurt. Trust me on that bit. [More or less than turning into a vampire? He can't really say. And admitted his death here was an exceptionally painful one.] And I wouldn't do it either way so forget it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-01-12 08:42 pm UTC (link)
	Only if you do it wrong. [ He's been staked before. Not correctly, obviously, but the incorrect way hurts so much worse. ] Fine, fine... I'll ask Jack to do it. Or Sam. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2016-01-12 08:48 pm UTC (link)
	Fine, ask them then. [See if he cares.] But I'm not doing it so stop asking. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-01-12 08:51 pm UTC (link)
	[ He makes a noise of disapproval, taking another hefty swig from the bottle. ] So I heard Jack's back. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2016-01-12 08:57 pm UTC (link)
	[Whatever. He can't make him feel bad for refusing to stake him.] Yeah. It's better, I think. Better than it was before, I mean. It's hard to say; for him it's been two years since I died so I suppose things are bound to be a bit different. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-01-12 08:59 pm UTC (link)
	[ Just wait, he'll come up with some contraption so he can do it himself and then you'll be sorry! ] Shit... [ Two years is a lot of time. ] Bet he's glad to be back here, then. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2016-01-12 09:03 pm UTC (link)
	[He'll sweep up his vampire dust with annoyed sadness.] He is. I think they've been hard. I guess he didn't take me dying particularly well which is flattering. [He's not going to mention his new potential mortality.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	chipswiththat 2016-01-12 09:09 pm UTC (link)
	That's something. [ Speaking of something, maybe this is a weird thing to discuss when he's drunk out of his mind and fresh from the end of a relationship but hell knows he won't bring it up sober. ] Did you... tell him? [ You know. The thing. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

readystopwatch
2016-01-12 09:14 pm UTC (link)

[He gets a drunk and heartbroken pass on most things right now in Ianto's book. Except the staking thing.]

I told him. He said a lot of the same things you did, actually. That it wasn't my fault they took him away or that it wasn't really anything. I don't know if he was bothered by it or not to be honest. We were both pretty emotional already so it's hard to say.

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	chipswiththat 2016-01-12 09:34 pm UTC (link)
	See? You're fine. It's all fine. [ That's not what he told Kitty, is it. ] Just forget it ever happened, then. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2016-01-12 09:52 pm UTC (link)
	I'm not going to forget it. [He doesn't want to. He also isn't sure now is the best time to admit that.] Anyway you're the one whose not fine today. How can I help? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)