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Tweak says, "Jump off the bandwagon!"

Dr. Spencer Reid (thisiscalm) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-01-18 21:27:00

Entry tags:

kitty pryde (aoa), rebecca crane, sam winchester, spencer reid, ton phanan

359 - closed video//open action
VIDEO // CLOSED TO REBECCA

[ Technically he could just go across the hall and ask but- this seems easier somehow. ]

Hey uhm... Rebecca? You got any concealer I can borrow?

ACTION // OPEN

[ Deciding that makeup will probably draw more attention than the bruise itself, a freshly punched Reid hits the prison streets. He needs coffee and a bagel, so he stops by Bean Crushers, lingering in a corner booth for a while with a stack of books that are due at the library. While in Sector 2 he also takes a moment to stop by the school - he hasn't held classes in forever and he probably won't now that his teacher's aide is missing in action but he can stop by the music room and play piano for a bit. It's been weeks, if not months.

He can, of course, also be encountered on the way between places, sporting a beautiful and fresh shiner. Thanks Leia. ]

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	needmymp3 2016-01-24 10:20 am UTC (link)
	That's - that's not true. [A squeeze, a warm rubbing of her hand over his back in any soothing way that she can.] You deserve to be happy. Trust me. You really, really do. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thisiscalm
2016-01-24 10:31 am UTC (link)

Deserving has nothing to do with it. [ He's depressed and as such extra stubborn. ]

It's just... my dad left and my mom is sick and that's not her fault, but it's not exactly a stable environment to grow up in. The first girl I ever kissed lived on the other side of the country and when I finally find someone I really like six years later, she's killed the first time I actually get to see her in person.

And with Kitty... things couldn't have been better. We talked about her coming home with me. We talked about having kids and then the Wardens pulled me out of the system or upgraded my OS or whatever it is they're doing and now I don't even know how to talk to her.

I can't keep doing this, Rebecca.

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needmymp3
2016-01-24 06:22 pm UTC (link)

[Squeeze. Squeeeeeeze.] I... know it's hard. Letting go of people is one of the hardest things in the world and trust me, I'm no expert in coping. I don't have anything I can really tell you that'll make it alright except to tell you that it's all up to you. What you want to do, how much you still want to open up to people. I'd hope that you still... have it in you to be happy, because I really think you deserve it Reid.

[She leans back a little, strokes his hair and there's nothing but a genuine look of loving concern on her face. You're really really really important to her, alright?] But I understand if you can't or you don't want to try. But there's still a chance here, with Leia, and you've got the ball in your court right now to make things right or let them slip. No shame in it going either way.

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thisiscalm
2016-01-24 10:52 pm UTC (link)

[ What would he do without her? Seriously, what would he do? They adopted each other as replacement team members way back when and that has never been more true than right now. This is the kind of conversation he'd have with JJ or Blake, a vulnerable heart to heart where he doesn't have to play the part of the profiler for one. Rebecca is family and as much as he wants to get out of here, he'd rather not think about what that would mean in terms of never ever talking to her again. ]

I don't know about that... you didn't see her. Even if there was something going on — and I'm not saying there is — I really screwed this one up. It's... bad. I'm lucky if she ever talks to me again.

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needmymp3
2016-01-24 11:14 pm UTC (link)

Even if she's pissed off, you know that won't be forever. Time'll heal things over and whatever - if anything - is lost, you can salvage something from it. You just won't know until you try. Even if it doesn't work out the way it could've, you can still have a friendship there. Or you can get defeated by both of those options and lose that, and - you know I'll be disappointed if you let that happen, right?

[She leans and plants a light, motherly kiss on his cheek.] You're a good man. You deserve your chances and you gotta take 'em.

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thisiscalm
2016-01-24 11:41 pm UTC (link)

[ Despite his best efforts, he does feel better. After all this hardship back home and here, Rebecca still has an uncanny ability to make him pull himself out of the gutter and give it another go. Someone should give her a medal, seriously. ]

Okay... fine. [ He musters up a little smile. ] But not today... not with this, anyway.

Are you coming to the poker game tonight?

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	needmymp3 2016-01-25 03:13 am UTC (link)
	[At least somewhat satisfied that he's perking up a little, Rebecca sits back and dabs powder over the concealer she earlier applied with the pad of her thumb. Gotta make him look beautiful still, right?] Yeah, I think I'll show. It sounds like fun. Haven't had a lot of group get togethers. The uh... last one I was at could've gone better. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-01-25 04:12 pm UTC (link)
	[ Make him beautiful so all his exes and near-misses know just what they're missing. Great. ] Yeah? What happened? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymp3 2016-01-25 06:49 pm UTC (link)
	[She'll make you absolutely Goddamn stunning, Reid.] Well... I went out with Kitty and Carol. A game of Never Have I Ever kind of got catty, so to speak. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-01-25 07:15 pm UTC (link)
	[ He'll be the prettiest girl at prom. ] I think you're going to have to elaborate a little more than that. [ Spill, girlfriend. Also did you make a pun. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymp3 2016-01-25 07:22 pm UTC (link)
	[She sets down the makeup for the time being.] Well - to be blunt, the Defense Force came up. I told Carol's it not necessarily everyone's cup of tea to join and I don't know, Kitty took that the wrong way? ... She purposely brought up Cross after that, which I kind of found. [Nasty.] A little left field. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-01-25 07:37 pm UTC (link)
	Wow. That's... [ Nasty. ] Unlike her. Was she mad at you before that? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymp3 2016-01-25 07:40 pm UTC (link)
	I don't know. [Hm.] It was around when you were couch surfing at my place. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-01-25 07:49 pm UTC (link)
	Oh. [ Well, now he feels bad. ] I'm sorry. She shouldn't have taken that out on you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymp3 2016-01-25 07:50 pm UTC (link)
	I think it was just... misplaced emotion but it kinda threw a wrench in a good night. [She shrugs.] Poker might fix things. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-01-25 07:52 pm UTC (link)
	I hope so... I miss when we used to hang out together, the three of us. [ Even if Kitty was pretty good at wrench-throwing then too. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymp3 2016-01-27 08:19 am UTC (link)
	Yeah... me too. You guys are family. [Closest thing she's got here.] It'll be nice. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-01-27 03:44 pm UTC (link)
	It will. [ Weirdly nice. He thought it'd be awkward. ] Is your, ah... Aidan coming too? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymp3 2016-01-27 07:42 pm UTC (link)
	[She snorts. Suiting words after the other day.] Nah, not this time. I do want to introduce you better sometime, but [game logistics] maybe another day more one on one? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-01-28 12:24 am UTC (link)
	[ Hey, he didn't want to assume boyfriend terms had been established. ] Sure. It's kind of weird that I haven't met him yet... I was pretty good friends with his ex. [ And they came in around the same time if by the same time you mean on exactly the same day. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymp3 2016-01-28 01:07 am UTC (link)
	Mm, maybe we can set something up. Some curry and good talks? [Probably best not centered around Helix.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-01-28 11:14 am UTC (link)
	That sounds nice. Let me know when, it's not like I have a packed schedule lately. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymp3 2016-01-29 01:40 am UTC (link)
	You should come have dinner across the hall with me too sometime this week - Aidan not required. I miss my couch surfer slash sauce taster. [But his eye looks... okay, she thinks she did an alright job.] You going to hit the town? I mean, I covered you up but if people get close enough they'll see something's still off. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2016-01-29 01:53 pm UTC (link)
	I'd like that. [ Ridiculous how little they see of each other despite living literally across the hall. ] And yeah, I have some things I need to get done... can't stay in until this goes down anyway so might as well get it over with. Does it look okay, at least? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	needmymp3 2016-01-30 06:17 pm UTC (link)
	I think so. Take a look in the mirror and see. [After all this, though:] You could go around without the makeup too, though. Sure, people might be more inclined to say something but you won't necessarily be... hiding it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)