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Tweak says, "MOAR ASYLUMS"

princess leia organa of alderaan (forceful) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-01-13 13:13:00

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elena gilbert (au), leia organa, spencer reid

DAY 358 ★ ACTION, CLOSED TO REID & ELENA

[ leia doesn't stop. once she's out the door of the squeeze, she heads directly for the next sector. she knows that spencer lives in sector three's apartments, but she doesn't know which apartment — but she doesn't need to. it's easy to seek out and find his distinct presence once she's on the grounds of the complex. she follows it until it leads her to his door.

she takes a moment to school her expression, expertly pulling back her rage and replacing it with something much more neutral. whether her mask will work on a criminal profiler is up for debate, but leia can't bring herself to care.

raising her hand, she knocks on the door. ]

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forceful
2016-01-16 06:50 pm UTC (link)

[ openness is something the princess struggles with as well. she's blunt to a fault, but as closed off as a heavily fortified citadel. leia's heart is guarded, but before she learned any of this, he was beginning to worm his way in. as a friend or more, she can't say, but she thought she made a real connection with someone, and now it feels so... false. knowing what he knows without telling her about it makes her feel betrayed and even a little seduced. ]

Kitty, [ she says, getting straight to the point. ] Was it or was it not your idea for her to... dress up as me?

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thisiscalm
2016-01-16 06:55 pm UTC (link)

It wasn't my idea. [ He says it slowly, deliberately, enunciating each word with care. This is important. ]

I would never have suggested it. Never.

[ And sure, when he was much younger he saw her slave outfit the way most men see it — something sensual, attractive, something to fuel puberty-wrecked minds. That was a long time ago, when he was too young to fully understand the context surrounding it. Before he started spending his days solving the murders of women in similar situations to hers. ]

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forceful
2016-01-16 07:20 pm UTC (link)

[ she strains her untrained senses, listening and paying close attention to the emotion behind each word. his sincerity is something of a relief, but she still doesn't understand why such a thing even happened in the first place. ]

So, it was someone else's. She didn't know who I was until I mentioned Jabba, so clearly her fictional knowledge is lacking.

[ leia doesn't know which is more appalling: the notion that reid suggested it to kitty himself or that someone else thought it would be a good idea for her to dress up like that for him. it's abhorring either way. ]

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	thisiscalm 2016-01-16 07:30 pm UTC (link)
	We're not from the same world. I don't know how many others there are here that would recognize you. [ A fair few, he'd guess. It's comforting. At least he's not the only one who hasn't said anything. ] What else? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	forceful 2016-01-16 07:34 pm UTC (link)
	[ she'll find that out for herself. don't be surprised if you see her inquiring on the network about that later. ] Did you like it? What she— What she wore for you? [ if he got any sense of enjoyment out of seeing kitty in that thing, she may take another swing at him. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-01-16 07:38 pm UTC (link)
	No. There was nothing good about that. [ There's almost amusement-but-not-amusement in his voice at the sheer absurdity of that night. ] ...Do you believe me? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

forceful
2016-01-16 07:44 pm UTC (link)

[ again, his words ring with nothing but genuine sincerity.

leia nods, lifting a hand with the fingers curled in against her palm to press her knuckles to her lips. she believes him, but it's going to eat at her for a long time to come that someone did that at all. that there are people out there who find the situation she was in to be sexually appealing. some sort of fantasy worth reliving.

it's a nightmare she doesn't at all appreciate reliving by having repressed, ignored recollections flash before her eyes. ]

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thisiscalm
2016-01-16 07:47 pm UTC (link)

[ He wants to step closer and hug her, but he's pretty sure that she wouldn't approve of it so instead he shifts his weight, uneasy. If she'd only found out about the movies this might not be so bad but the gold bikini is a whole 'nother can of worms. He's going to have to find Kitty and... do something. What, he doesn't know.

Swallowing sharply, he glances at her. ]

I am sorry... this is not how you should've found out. Not- about that. [ He'd give a lot for her to never have found out about that. ] About everything else.

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forceful
2016-01-16 07:58 pm UTC (link)

[ leia shakes her head slowly, the rage that fueled her initial assault draining out of her. she doesn't want to talk about that disgusting outfit anymore. later, she may have questions for kitty about it and why she even thought telling her was appropriate in the first place, but she's done with it for now. ]

Were you ever going to tell me? I would have found out sooner or later, but I would have liked to have heard it from you.

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	thisiscalm 2016-01-16 08:02 pm UTC (link)
	...If the time seemed right. It's not an easy subject to broach. I've talked to Chekov about it — about him — but he already had a pretty good idea about what was going on. I never wanted to hurt you, that's why I didn't say anything. If I'd known that was wrong, I would've... I would've told you the moment we met. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

forceful
2016-01-16 08:21 pm UTC (link)

I had a pretty good idea, too. Just not with you.

[ it was like she said earlier: elena had already told her. the other girl didn't seem to know any of the gritty details, so to speak, but recognized enough to place leia within that fictional universe and inform her of its existence. because she wanted to be honest, and leia appreciates that honesty more than ever. kest, she even appreciates damon calling her "miss fisher".

she scoffs, no longer angry, but still annoyed — disappointed. ]

You know, I've had quite enough of being lied to, because people don't want me to get hurt. No time would have been the right time. Timing is never right.

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	thisiscalm 2016-01-16 08:24 pm UTC (link)
	[ He nods - okay. Okay. He made a bad call and he can't exactly go back on it now so let's just move on and maybe explain how he's thinking. ] Back home, I deal with people who have a very loose grasp of reality on a near daily basis. My mom included. [ He hesitates — it's not an excuse, just putting it into context. ] I guess it's made me overly cautious. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	forceful 2016-01-16 08:27 pm UTC (link)
	[ a sharp huff of annoyance, because she can understand where he's coming from. someone in his line of work, who grew up with a mentally fragile mother... ] I really wish you would stop making it so hard to stay angry with you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-01-16 08:29 pm UTC (link)
	[ He can't help but make a somewhat amused noise at that, a breath of relief. ] Would punching me again make you feel better? [ Please no. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	forceful 2016-01-16 08:30 pm UTC (link)
	[ arms crossed. ] Maybe. [ welcome to the sort of nonsense han solo puts up with from her on a daily basis. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-01-16 08:31 pm UTC (link)
	[ He draws a deep breath through his nose, shifts his weight as if bracing for the incoming blow. ] Okay. I'm ready. Get it all out. [ Is he joking? Maybe. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

forceful
2016-01-16 08:46 pm UTC (link)

[ joking or not, leia's sorely tempted to do it again. to add another bruise (welt? black eye? whatever you're rolling with that punch causing...) to his collection, but now that they've gotten to the heart of the matter and the bottom of the bikini incident, she doesn't have it in her to deck him again.

but she will scoop up an armful of notebooks to throw at him. ]

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	thisiscalm 2016-01-16 08:53 pm UTC (link)
	[ Bruise, perhaps developing into a black eye. It'll be noticeable for at least a week. Good punching. And if she wanted to really hit him where it hurts, she grabbed the right thing. The fear is instant, panic not far behind. ] No no no no- be careful with those! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	forceful 2016-01-16 09:56 pm UTC (link)
	[ meangirls.gif the satisfaction she gets from throwing his notebooks to the ground (and at him) is momentary, for that swell of fear and panic catches up with her like an icy gust of wind. it has her freezing in place and looking down at the remaining notebook in her hands. she opens in, flips through a few pages. ] Your research... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thisiscalm
2016-01-16 09:59 pm UTC (link)

[ It's not that he's all that concerned about it getting creased or shifted out of place. Eidetic memory. He could easily recreate it and has a few times already... which is why he doesn't want to start over again. Okay, so maybe she just tossed around a small bundle but he's fidgety enough as it is. ]

It's okay... it's okay. It's fine. Just- maybe throw something else at me?

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	forceful 2016-01-16 10:16 pm UTC (link)
	[ there's a pen wedged into the spiral of the one in her hands. she yanks it out, stares at it, shrugs, and flings it at him. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-01-16 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	Jeez! [ You could take an eye out! ] Feeling any better..? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	forceful 2016-01-16 10:25 pm UTC (link)
	[ if she wanted to take your eye out, she would've. jedi reflexes, remember? ] A little. [ she holds the notebook out to him. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-01-16 10:28 pm UTC (link)
	[ Remind him to never piss her off again. He may be a Star Wars fan, but he draws a line at force choking. He steps closer to take the book, still cautious. ] Do you, uhm... want anything? Tea, coffee? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

forceful
2016-01-16 10:41 pm UTC (link)

[ oh, reid. she wouldn't choke you with the force. she'd throw you into a wall with it. c: ]

Just water is fine. [ which means she's hanging around longer than she intended.

of course, she originally planned on saying her piece and leaving, but she didn't anticipate him being able to defend himself so readily. kitty's revelation set her off, had her thinking the worst of the person she's grown closest to since she found herself trapped here. ]