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Tweak says, "The worms play pinochle"

Rebecca Crane (needmymp3) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2016-08-22 16:53:00

Entry tags:

:4th wall, :mingle, aidan reilly, euphemia li britannia, jack harkness, kitty pryde (aoa), miranda lotto (au), rebecca crane

[390] open beach mingle;
[Welcome newbies and today-only newbies alike, while you're getting accustomed to the sights and sounds here's a few more. Rebecca opens a channel on the communicator with a bright sunny view of herself on the beach, water in the background and bright blue eyes focused on the lens. While she talks she'll swing the view around, letting snippets of the set up of a volleyball net be seen as well as a few tables worth of baked goods (thank you Chuck) and a sexy redhead boyfriend working grill.]

Hey guys. If you're looking for something to do or want some free food, come by the beach in sector one. My name's Rebecca to make introductions short and we're having a fun get together that's open ended, mostly so I can work on my tan. [She winks. There's more to it than that but she can elaborate later to the people honestly interested. And with a hopeful bite of her lip:] If you remember me from any time before, let's catch up too? We've got some drinks and when it starts to get dark I'm going to try and dig a fire pit. No wardens are around to tell me not to light things on fire so that's exactly what I'm going to do.

[OOC: Rebecca's network replies will have their own thread down below, and you're totally invited to make whatever you'd like of the post in your own comments as well. It's something of a beach party/ mingle with food (pies and the like, courtesy of Chuck), drinks, beach sports and tanning and Becca digging a fire pit later on for people interested. The beach has barbeques (also one manned by Aidan), huts and cabanas and a few harmless fish in the water as well.]

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	redclayheroics 2016-08-24 03:48 am UTC (link)
	[ It's no great secret that Aidan loves kids and lately, he's started to feel old enough to not lump himself in with them. He's never seen this girl in prison before and coupled with the red hair it's no big surprise that he's drawn to her where she's sitting with her sandcastle. ] Hey. You hungry? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

redcurls
2016-08-24 03:00 pm UTC (link)

[She's smoothing out a wall with one hand while supporting it with the other, glancing up at him with what is almost a startled look. Eyes as wide as saucers, her mouth is open as she stares for a second before such a swell of relief floods through her chest and she's near ready to burst out crying.]

Daddy! [Scrambling up and off her knees, she nearly topples over trying to throw herself at him.]

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	redclayheroics 2016-08-25 08:01 am UTC (link)
	[ dskfjhsaösdjdafjhsdf what is happening? What what. He catches her by instinct more than anything else, eyes wide as he looks this girl over. Okay sure red hair and all but he's pretty sure he'd remember having a kid, seeing as that would be without a doubt the happiest day of his entire life. ] Whoa whoa whoa... what? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

redcurls
2016-08-25 01:40 pm UTC (link)

[So happy to be in his arms, she doesn't react to his confusion the way her brother does to their mother's-- instead she just presses her face against his chest and squeezes him tight in front of her. Finally, something around here isn't new, scary and foreign. Daddy's here and she'll be alright.]

I was-- I was scared. [Her voice cracks and as she goes on, it grows wetter as tears are introduced into the mix.] I didn't know where I was and I couldn't find anyone. You or mom or Gran and Gramps or even stupid Alex. Where are we? I want to go home.

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redclayheroics
2016-08-25 03:42 pm UTC (link)

[ Oh sweet baby that he didn't know he had but is fully prepared to accept into his heart at the drop of a pin and now she's crying and if this isn't parental instinct and familial bond or whatever then he doesn't know what is. Is that a thing? Feeling connected to a kid you don't even have yet? ]

Hey hey... it's okay. I got you. [ He holds her tight, petting her over her hair. Of course it's red. It had to be red and if this is the wardens fucking with him he'll burn every single one of their floppy discs or whatever they got. ] Don't worry, alright? You're safe.

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redcurls
2016-08-25 03:46 pm UTC (link)

[She hiccups, a small childish sob let out into his shirt before she calms a bit. She's let out the energy and the tension and though her sucked in breaths are shaky, Aidan comforts her in the exact way she's used to being comforted. The only thing missing is her brother mocking her, maybe, only to earn a light slap upside the head from a tsking mom. She crumbles right into Aidan's arms, holding tight to his midsection.]

I want to go home. Can we? Please?

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redclayheroics
2016-08-28 05:21 am UTC (link)

Not yet, sweetie.

[ What else is he going to say? Yes? She's so little, he has to lie to her a little bit, buy himself some time to figure this out and also find a way to tell her he has no idea who she is without completely crushing her and yeah that's not going to happen, huh?

He always wanted kids. Just never thought they'd drop into his life fully formed and grown. ]

But don't you worry, alright? I'm gonna look after you. It's like a... like a vacation. You got nothin' to be scared of.

[ Except raptors and floods and- yeah okay burning the kiosk down if they mess with his girl. ]

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redcurls
2016-08-28 02:43 pm UTC (link)

O-Okay. [She calms even further, soothed for a moment into total silence. She still feels an uncomfortable twist in her stomach of uncertainty but with Dad around, things just seem brighter. Something... like a vacation? Due to not paying close attention to the device and also partially because she used it as a decoration on her sand castle, she has no real grasp that this is even a prison. What kind of prisons have beach parties, anyway?

Sniffling, she looks up at him.] What about mom? Where's she?

[A second sniff, different than the rest. Quietly:] ... I am kinda hungry.

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	redclayheroics 2016-08-29 12:17 pm UTC (link)
	She's uh... she's around. [ Except he has no idea if she's around, seeing as he doesn't know how the mom is supposed to be. Still, better with a little white lie and a calm child than panicking her by asking all these questions. She's so little. She needs to be protected. ] C'mon. Lemme fix you up with a burger or somethin'. What're you hungry for? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redcurls 2016-08-29 07:57 pm UTC (link)
	You have burgers? Are they veggie or real meat? [Clue #1.] An'... I want a piggy back ride. Please. [Small reaching arms envelop you, Aidan, because she'd rather be attached than lost and alone again.] I want a burger. And a soda. There's soda, right? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2016-08-30 03:32 pm UTC (link)
	I got both. [ Could it be...? ] Soda, too. Lots of flavours. [ He kneels down in the sand for her, making it easier for her to get up so he can carry her around like a genetic backpack. This seems so natural, he's not even questioning it anymore. ] There's all sorts of things I could show you 'round here. Like... like th' garden, and th' horses. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

redcurls
2016-08-30 05:56 pm UTC (link)

Yeah! I want to see the horses... and the pet shop. Can we? After? Please?

[And like this is an everyday thing, once she's got her arms around him she's happily hoisted up without complaint; though there's a moment of pause when she tries to figure out how to hold on to him, noticing:] An' your hair's a bit weird. It's... longer.

[She tugs lightly on a strand before approving of it.] I like it.

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redclayheroics
2016-08-31 09:58 am UTC (link)

Yeah, of course!

[ He finds himself smiling at the comment on his hair, but it fades quickly enough. How long can he pretend that he knows her name? How long can he get away with acting like nothing is weird here when in reality everything is weird? Would he treat his kids like that? Now way. ]

Hey... I don't wanna scare you or nothin', but there's somethin' we gotta talk about.