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Astor Bennett wants to kill things (miami_angel97) wrote in mirage_rpg,
@ 2009-02-15 02:58:00

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astor bennett, complete, day 32, laura moon

Day 32
Who: Astor Bennett and Laura Moon
What: Astor's not feeling well and can't figure out the thermometer
When: Day 32, morning
Where: B214, Astor's room
Status: Incomplete
Rating: G

When Laura agreed to come over and help her out, Astor shut her journal, tucked it neatly between the mattresses and rolled over in bed, groaning and clutching the teddy bears (one with a hot water bottle inside it, as per Rose's suggestion) tightly. Her eyes fluttered shut and she furrowed her brow against an uncomfortable flop of protest from her stomach after having rolled over. She really hoped that her bellyache was just that. That perhaps she'd indulged in too much sugar against Sam, Sam Winchester's advice. At least if it was that, she'd feel better sooner and she could play Candyland with Gray.

Being stuck in bed was sucky already, but being stuck in bed without Cody to talk to or Mom to make her feel better? That sucked the big one. It was almost as bad as being sick when she was at the neighbor's house cuz Mom and Dex both had to work at night. As far as Astor was concerned, there was nothing worse than being sick and not being at home. It made it easier for her that her room here looked identical to the one at home, but still. It wasn't home.

A knock on the door made Astor open her eyes again. Her mom would kill her for not getting up to look through the peep hole to check who it was, but she didn't want to move and it was probably Laura, anyway. "Come on in," she called out miserably, closing her eyes again.

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spitandviolets
2009-03-01 04:31 pm UTC (link)

"Then you are a very brave young lady. And don't rush the aging process. Appreciate being young while you are. You never get those days back. You don't hear many grown ups saying how much they want to be grown up, keep in mind. You should be somewhat scared, though. Nothing wrong with a good, healthy dose of fear every now and then. It can be invigorating, and it can help you focus more on what's going on around you. Never a bad thing."

"It's their loss for not talking to you. Just remember that. People are ageists. They tend to only like people around their own age. Old people are too old, young people are too young. No one's ever happy. I like you, though, so if you come across any problems, keep me in mind. I'm very good at negotiating with people."

Laura would have been very impressed that the girl knew what her scar was from. Most adults didn't guess correctly. They figured she'd gotten the wound in the accident. Luckily, she'd sustained very few wounds in that unfortunate event. All of her fatal wounds had been internal, or maybe it had just been a broken neck. She couldn't remember; she'd never been told.

Superman? She actually laughed. The idea of her in spandex and a cape was riotous. She shook her head, looking at Astor. The kid had an interesting way of coming to terms with different things, didn't she? Then again, kids liked to put things in no uncertain terms.

"No, not quite like Superman. He's super because his body has really big muscles. I'm super because my muscles don't know when to stop. I can run and run and run and never get tired. I can keep running until my muscles rip. And I can lift something until it crushes me or breaks me." Hopefully that wasn't too morbid, and hopefully it made sense.

"I can warm up, but it's a little creepy. The only heat I can feel is human beings. To me, you're very warm. If I touch you long enough, I get to take on that warmth."

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