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Tweak says, "Yippiee-ki-yay Mother--"

MarinaNova NPCs (marinanova_npc) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2017-02-06 14:30:00

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Day 414 - Mistletoe Mingle

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	thisiscalm 2017-02-06 06:38 pm UTC (link)
	Reid intended to spend the day inside regardless of bots, but intentions and plans don't always match up and so he finds himself outside on a food run when he bumps into Martha. The morning announcement was enough of a clue to let him know what day it is, so he's distinctly anxious. "Hey, uhm. Martha. Hi." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notrosesshadow 2017-02-07 07:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Reid," she remarks. She looks around. "I believe there are mistletoe bots about. You might want to get inside sooner rather than later." Martha remembers the last few times the bots have been out and how Reid reacted. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2017-02-08 11:36 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah... yeah, that's the plan. I just had to run some errands." He gives her a shy smile, debating between getting out of here and stopping for a brief conversation. Sometimes you get away with that much and honestly, since it's Martha? It wouldn't be the worst if they did get caught. "What are you doing out today?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notrosesshadow 2017-02-09 12:21 am UTC (link)
	"Same. Food. Other sundry errands." She might even say more except those bots they had just been talking about? One of them just snapped a barrier around them. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2017-02-09 09:27 am UTC (link)
	Well, that happened faster than he expected. Kind of makes him feel a little gross, as if he was planning this when he wasn't. "Sorry." He gives her a look, appropriately apologetic. "I thought we'd have a little more time than that." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

notrosesshadow
2017-02-09 06:51 pm UTC (link)

Reid is the last person she would expect to plan this. She laughs.

"It's the risk of going out on Mistletoe Day. But I'll try to make it as painless as possible."

Like she does every time they encounter the bots. She holds onto his shoulder as she steadies herself on her toes and gives him a light peck on the lips. It's been enough in times past. Perhaps it'll work this time too.

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thisiscalm
2017-02-10 09:51 am UTC (link)

After everything they've been through, especially that dream where they were married for a short while, Reid finds himself not minding this so much. Physical contact is weird for him and kissing even more so but he's not a completely broken person. It's fast and then it's over - except it isn't. The barrier is still up, the bot still shouting encouragement from above.

"Figured." He gives her a lopsided, apologetic smile before leaning in to try again.

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	notrosesshadow 2017-02-10 07:23 pm UTC (link)
	"Guess you can't get lucky every time they come around," Martha murmurs as she presses her lips against his again, this time putting some actual emotion behind it. A couple seconds later and a burst of confetti bursts from the bot before it zooms off. Martha rocks back on her heels and brushes confetti out of her hair. "That wasn't so bad, was it?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thisiscalm
2017-02-11 06:08 pm UTC (link)

It's a nice kiss and maybe part of that is because it's been a little while since he was kissed last, but it definitely has something to do with Martha too. He wouldn't go so far as to say he has a crush on her, it's not that far gone yet, but the flirting and camaraderie has brought some nice feelings to his life.

"Not bad at all." he smiles, sheepishly, trying to comb confetti out of his own hair. "This really gets everywhere."

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	notrosesshadow 2017-02-12 05:06 am UTC (link)
	Martha laughs. "Not quite as bad as glitter. But I could do without it. I can guarantee you there will be some in my shoes later today, and I'm fairly certain I'll be pulling confetti out of my pockets over the next few weeks." "How've you been?" she continued as she ran her fingers through her hair a second time to catch any stray bits of paper. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thisiscalm
2017-02-12 10:05 am UTC (link)

He smiles a bit at her confetti woes, knowing all too well what happens when you miss confetti and take a shower or wash your clothes. Not as bad as glitter, but bad enough. That smile falters a bit at the question and he finds himself hesitating but honestly, how many friends does he have left here? Enough to count them off on one hand.

"It's, ah. It's been a couple of rough days." Working and avoiding and not really succeeding with either. "You?"

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	notrosesshadow 2017-02-12 03:42 pm UTC (link)
	Oh. They're being honest. Martha shrugs the question away, which is exactly the sort of thing she hated about her future self. Hadn't she vowed to NOT do this to herself? "I'm sorry to hear it. What's been troubling you?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2017-02-13 10:30 am UTC (link)
	"Same as, uh... same as last time we spoke. Things get so complicated here, it's kind of disheartening." Okay, he's sure they're both dancing around the subject of the future and as nice as that sounds, maybe he could do with opening up a bit more to the few friends he still has left. "The wardens did a good job, if their goal was to demotivate us." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

notrosesshadow
2017-02-14 05:05 am UTC (link)

There were so many directions Martha could go with this conversation. It took her a moment to respond, and when she did, it was perhaps not what Reid would have expected.

"You told me once that I'm part of a fictional programme in your world. A show that follows the Doctor's travels. So tell me, has he ever rambled on about the wibbly-wobbliness of time during an episode? He harps on it regularly, so I imagine it's shown up at least once. Anyway, the thing about time is that most things aren't set in stone. Things can change."

Her eyes betray her confidence in the statement though. There's a sadness behind them that calls out the lie she's been telling herself since that day.

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thisiscalm
2017-02-14 11:28 am UTC (link)

"Timey-wimey wibbly-wobbly... yes."

The last time he brought that up it was with the Doctor and it really didn't end in a good conversation, so he's appropriately apprehensive while saying it.

"And I know... intellectually I know that. There are too many variables to account for, too much that could happen to change the future we saw. Still..."

He lets that hang. She knows better than anyone perhaps how messed up he was. It's going to linger for awhile, for sure.

"Are you not... affected by it? At all?"

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	notrosesshadow 2017-02-14 09:28 pm UTC (link)
	"Of course I'm affected by it. I'm not a robot Reid," she snaps back. This is exactly why she shouldn't keep burying things. Martha drops her eye contact. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled. I just... it was tough, those twenty years." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thisiscalm 2017-02-15 09:33 am UTC (link)
	It's fine that she snaps. She probably needs it and he's certainly not one to judge people for emotional outbursts when pressured. "They were." Quietly. "It's... fine if you don't want to talk about it. I won't pressure you. But... if you want to, we could." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

notrosesshadow
2017-02-15 08:45 pm UTC (link)

Martha pressed her lips together Her own issues seemed so minor compared to the issues Reid had dealt with. But keeping him and everyone else at arms' length clearly wasn't helping anything.

She put her head in her hands and took a deep breath.

"I've always wanted to help people. I like helping people. But I've somehow forgot about myself. I constantly put everyone's needs before mine. And I have since I was about eight. Except when I walked away from the Dctor and when I married Mickey.

"And after twenty years? I don't know how much more of me there is to give Reid."

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thisiscalm
2017-02-19 08:27 pm UTC (link)

Honestly, he has a feeling helping each other is the best way to keep your sanity and remain human. He could do with some more listening instead of getting all caught up in his own head, the way he has been over the last few weeks.

"I understand that... I really do." And although it sort of goes against what he's been telling himself he adds: "Maybe we could see it as, uhm. As a warning? It's not too late to break harmful patterns."

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notrosesshadow
2017-02-20 01:12 am UTC (link)

Martha dragged her hands down her face before bringing them palm to palm, her index fingers resting on her chin. She took a deep breath as she brought her thoughts back together. Finally she looked back at Reid and dropped her hands.

"I told myself that when we came back. That I wasn't going to let myself forget... me. So far I've been doing a piss poor job of following my own warnings. Or any of the advice I've been giving other people. It... It's so easy to fall back on fixing things. Helping people whose futures were far more dire than my own. Am I making any sense?"

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thisiscalm
2017-02-26 01:44 pm UTC (link)

He listens patiently, face breaking into a wry smile when she finishes. Oh yeah, that sounds familiar.

"More sense than you might think." He sighs. "Back home... it was much the same for me. It was easier not to think about my own problems when I tried to keep people from dying. Problem is, there's always going to be someone out there worse off than you and eventually, your baggage is too heavy for you to be able to help them."

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	notrosesshadow 2017-02-27 04:15 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah. You're right. I suppose I should practice some self love and figure out a way to deal with my own baggage. Maybe Oz's meditation tutelage would help." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thisiscalm
2017-03-07 06:13 am UTC (link)

"That's, uhm. That's not a bad idea. Whatever helps, really." He pauses, realises that she already knows so many of his little dark secrets that he doesn't even need to be careful around her. When did that happen.

"I used to go to support groups, back home. People who, uhm. Work in law enforcement and have drug or alcohol issues. That helped a lot, talking to people who understood where I came from."

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	notrosesshadow 2017-03-08 07:12 pm UTC (link)
	Martha nods. "It's a great idea. There weren't support groups for the types of things I needed support from back home. I think it's why Mickey and I ended up together. We understood each other in a way that few people ever could. And maybe we could start something like that here. But I wonder if it would work if you took the "anonymous' part out of it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

thisiscalm
2017-03-09 05:34 am UTC (link)

"The group therapy sessions they've arranged in the past were... close. I don't think the forced nature helped much though." He frowns a bit. That really is the closest he's gotten and even then he seemed to be one of the few that took it as a serious chance to connect.

"I think there was someone who tried to start a general support group some time ago, but I guess it never got off the ground."

Like so many other things here.

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