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Tweak says, "I was hit by a bus!"

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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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.

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	redcurls 2016-08-31 02:01 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah? [She leans her chin against his head, obviously content. But very warily:] Am I in trouble? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2016-09-01 05:34 pm UTC (link)
	No... no no. You're not in trouble, sweetie. [ Okay so... how does he approach this. ] So, uh... do you know how old I am? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	turns out i didn't like that tag redcurls 2016-09-05 12:14 am UTC (link)
	Yeah. Sort of... I mean. Mom stopped putting candles on your cake after thirty five. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2016-09-06 12:56 pm UTC (link)
	Wow. That's rude of her. [ He's not that old! Literally. ] Well, uh... right now? I'm twenty-four. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redcurls 2016-09-06 02:25 pm UTC (link)
	[Do you like making your kid suddenly wary?] What? How? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2016-09-07 01:07 pm UTC (link)
	[ Noooo don't freak out! He tries to go about this as carefully as possible. ] Did, uhm... did your mom ever talk to you 'bout time travel or anythin' like that? [ If either of them did, he's guessing it was Rebecca. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redcurls 2016-09-07 06:56 pm UTC (link)
	You've time traveled? [She immediately spits back, blinking before taking a pause to think this time.] Or... you mean, I have? Since you're younger than you should be. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2016-09-08 05:59 pm UTC (link)
	I think you have. Not that... not that it changes anything. 's just that where I'm from, you haven't been born yet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redcurls 2016-09-08 09:28 pm UTC (link)
	So you've never met me before? [But-- you are giving her a piggy back and you let her hug you and are overflowing with Dad Love...] You don't... know me? [Slight quiver to her voice.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2016-09-09 07:25 am UTC (link)
	Hey, hey... [ Nooo don't cry then he has to set her down and hope she doesn't run away before he can talk to her properly. ] Maybe I don't know who your third grade teacher was but I know you. Y'know? I know you. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redcurls 2016-09-10 12:45 am UTC (link)
	[There's a small sniffle and watery eyes going on but she rubs her nose with the back of her hand, eyes downcast but reluctantly peeling upward again to look at him every few seconds.] You're my dad. [She has to reassure herself.] Do you know my name? Or... do you know mom? Have you met her? You don't have any kids yet? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	redclayheroics 2016-09-10 03:05 pm UTC (link)
	I'm your dad. [ Prematurely, but whatever. ] I don't have any kids yet, but I always wanted you, ever since I was little. You know that? I've been waitin' for you all my life. What's your mom's name? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

redcurls
2016-09-11 03:43 am UTC (link)

[Hiccup but alright, alright. She can handle this-- should she tell him? Could that mess up the time space continuum and make her not exist? But...

It's so hard -- because:] Mom's name is Rebecca. Rebecca Crane. But I never call her that so it's weird to say it... But that's why I'm Evie James Reilly-Crane. It's a lot but it's even more when you say it all full, like Evelyn James Reilly-Crane.

Alex always complains about having two last names. I kind of like it. Even if it never fits on my homework. [That burst of talking perked her up and distracted her out of her Sad, though her nose is still running.]

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	redclayheroics 2016-09-13 04:27 pm UTC (link)
	[ Is she still here? She feels like she's still here, all warm and small on his back. He really can't help but smile when she says all that stuff. ] In that case, yeah I know your mom. She's here — we've been datin' for three months. [ Oh man what can he ask. ] You know who's idea it was to name you James? Cause that's my name too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

redcurls
2016-09-13 11:08 pm UTC (link)

Yeah. [Large sigh, she loves you Papa. She leans her cheek against the back of his head and takes a breath-- a breath you'd recognize if you were her dad-- that signifies she's about to go on a long tangent again. She's prone to those. You'll realize soon.]

Well, you and mom had other kids first. But it was my sisters, they're twins, and so you didn't name them James but then my brother came along and you didn't name him James either. Because mom said that it was kind of stupid... and sexist? To reserve the name for the first boy, when you'd already had two girls, so he got to be Alex. But then finally I got to have the name James in my name because well... you guys wanted to make sure it passed along in the end. And you only had girls after him. I don't mind it though. I wouldn't have minded it if was my first name instead of Evelyn, too. Everybody's used to it. But I broke Peter Johnson's nose for making fun of it the first day of school. He was a stupid jerk. Nobody made fun of me after that.

[...] You don't know who Peter Johnson is, do you.