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Tweak says, "DA NA NA NA BATMAN!"

David (thelongroad) wrote in mirage_rpg,
@ 2008-07-22 20:59:00

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arrival, complete, day 8, giselle, solid snake

Day Eight // The Best is Yet to Come
Who: Snake and OTA
What: David's Arrival
When: Sunset, Day Eight
Where: The Beach
Rating: PG-13
Status: In Progress

David was enclosed in a heated abode and was wearing nothing more but pajama pants, but he had retrieved all of his cold weather gear he'd stashed away from the mission in Shadow Moses. He gently set his pen and notebook atop a nightstand next to the window and wiped a small spot of fog off the glass so he could see through it. A blizzard was raging outside, and his field of view extended no further than a meter or so. He grunted, getting a rise out of two of the eight Huskies already in slumber in his cabin.

"Try to hold it tonight, boys. You might get carried to California in this kind of weather."

One of the dogs whined in a seemingly understanding tone as Dave reached over to the light switch, sending the room into darkness. He rolled onto the bed and placed his hand behind his head, closing his eyes in an attempt to dream of better days.

?
What the hell? He thought for a moment, wiggling his fingers around and feeling sand in between them. His nostrils were quickly filled with the salty aroma of the ocean, and he could hear various seagulls squawking about his arrival. As he opened his eyes he was greeted by a stunning view of the open sea, the likes of which he hadn't experienced since Zanzibar Land. There's no way I fell asleep that fast. He sat up and peered around, in awe of the beauty of the scene and shocked by his sudden appearance in paradise. Rising to his feet, he wiped the sand off his pants and patting his hands together to let the excess sprinkle onto the ground. He could feel the slight burn the sand left as his wiped it from his lower back, signaling that this was not at all any kind of dream. The dry heat he'd felt from the de-humidifier and heating system in his cabin gradually became more and more humid. It was sunset here, and it was midnight in Alaska.

!
"Where the hell am I!?!" - he bellowed at the top of his lungs, jumping to his feet and scanning the shore for any sign of life.

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keoughr
2008-07-25 11:49 am UTC (link)

Giselle looked up as David exited the room. She was relieved to see his hand bandaged, but it didn't look good. She hoped he hadn't broken it. She swallowed and gave him a shaky smile. "Perhaps Ayla should take a look at your hand. She is a medicine woman where she comes from and she could probably give you something for the pain."

She pressed a hand to her stomach, taking another cleansing breath. Now that there was no more blood, she was feeling a little better, but her stomach was still churning. She blinked at his last statement. She wondered what she had to do with his going to sleep and why he needed to think of her before he did so. "Alright." She accepted what he said, even though it confused her. She gave him a bright smile and turned to lead him down yet another hall.

"The A building is this way." She led him to the door separating the main building from the A lodging unit and passed through. "You are correct about your room being on the second floor." She gave him another smile and led him to the stairs. She was still not used to elevators and they made her feel slightly claustrophobic, so she preferred to stick witht he stairs when she could.

She led him up the flight of stairs and down several doors to his room. "Here it is!" She beamed. "OH!" She put a hand to her mouth. "I forgot!" Removing her hand she clasped both of them in front of her. "Your room will change to look the way you want it to look. Mine's pink!" She giggled and motioned toward his door. "See for yourself!"

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