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Tweak says, "Don't blame the chups"

Rosalind Elena 'Lena' Rainmayr (sat_by_the_fire) wrote in nevermore_logs,
@ 2014-04-18 23:05:00

Entry tags:

jameson kemp, lena rainmayr, monique reppyi, saint anthony, thomas kemp

WHO: Lena, Jamie, Anthony and Thomas
WHAT: A rescue
WHEN: Friday
WHERE: Their home, demon place, their home
WARNINGS: Drug use, talk of sexual assault and the effects of abduction

Lena believed she just might pace a whole in the floor. She knew Anthony was working as hard as he could, but she wanted to know where her fiance now. Yesterday. Three or four days ago when he had apparently gone missing and somehow Lena hadn't even noticed.

Guilt and fear twisted knots in her stomach, and she hardly noticed she hadn't eaten since Sappho called. She'd been surviving on coffee and nerves. Still, she made Jamie a sandwich, because it seemed important that he eat. Then, rather unceremoniously, she sat it in front of him before looking back to Anthony to watch him working.

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sat_by_the_fire
2014-04-19 02:52 am UTC (link)

"No, no-" Thomas shook his head as Lena started untying the ropes that bound Thomas up. "You have to run!"

"He's gone, my love," Lena said soothingly as she got his arms free. "He's not here and you're safe now, alri- Jesus," she hissed when she saw the marks on the inside of his arm. Injection sites. "Thomas, has he been drugging you?"

Thomas simply moaned and tried to lean his head in the direction of Jamie's voice.

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	flare_star 2014-04-19 03:52 am UTC (link)
	Jamie went and knelt next to his father's head. "We're fine, Dad," he tried to assure him. "We'll take you home and get you cleaned up, alright?" He took in the track marks on his father's arm, hissing between his teeth. "Shit," he said. "Shit, that is a lot of fucking drugs." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sat_by_the_fire
2014-04-19 04:01 am UTC (link)

Lena fumbled with the ropes, trying to untie him as quickly as possible. It didn't help that Thomas smelled terrible, and she was trying to squint her eyes against the stench which was making them water.

She managed to get the upper half of his body untangled, but there was no way Thomas could move yet. His muscles had been cramped and forced to stay in one position for days, and now they felt like lead. Painful, aching lead. While Thomas normally would have tried to mask the discomfort, he was far too gone to do so now. He groaned loudly and looked up at Jamie. "Water, Jamie-" he croaked out. "Please, please. Need water."

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flare_star
2014-04-19 04:14 am UTC (link)

Jamie was doing his best to breathe through his nose, because there was no way he was going anywhere until his father was safely in the car and home.

He reached for the thermos Lena had brought along, unscrewing the lid and holding it to his dad's lips. "Take it slow, Dad," he told him, gently tipping the water into his mouth. "Too much and you'll make yourself sick."

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sat_by_the_fire
2014-04-19 04:19 am UTC (link)

Judging by the pools of vomit all over the floor, Thomas had already been sick several times. Some if it had gotten on him too, and that really wasn't helping the smell. Lena didn't say anything though, she just continued her job, loosening the bindings around his legs and then ankles. When she got those off, she spotted a zip tie around his ankles as well, which was digging into Thomas' skin. "Dammit. Anthony, do you have a knife? Otherwise we'll have to cut this at home."

Thomas coughed and choked slightly on the first sip of water, but he managed to get the second one down. Then he was drinking deeply, paying no mind to what Jamie had said. Lena interfered, moving Jamie's hands and the bottle backward, eliciting a whimper from Thomas. "You can have more in a few minutes, love. Fuck, we're going to have to carry him to the car. There's no way he'll be able to walk."

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flare_star
2014-04-19 04:42 am UTC (link)

Anthony shook his head. "No, sorry."

Nikkie reached into her purse, pulling out a medium-sized Swiss army knife and passing it to Lena. "I bought it for the bottle opener, we kept losing ours," she said, by way of explanation.

Jamie shoved the bottle into his coat pocket. "We'll have to move him slowly, if he's been in that position this whole time. I can help hold him up, maybe put Anthony on the other side?"

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sat_by_the_fire
2014-04-19 04:48 am UTC (link)

"You are a goddess," Lena said, flicking the knife out and cutting the zip tie. "Oh, Jesus-" There was dried blood all around where the plastic had bitten into Thomas' skin. It was clear he had been struggling.

She handed the knife back to Nikkie and then nodded. "I think that's our best bet here," she said, moving out of the way so the boys could lift him. Thomas was light, but it was still moving dead weight and that was never easy.

"Just- Just be careful," she said, watching with her hands over her mouth.

Thomas, for his part, cried out when he was lifted up, but then he bit his lip hard in an attempt to keep any other reactions to the pain of being moved inside.

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flare_star
2014-04-19 05:02 am UTC (link)

Jamie took his dad's right side, Anthony took the other, and the two of them gently lifted Thomas into a standing position. They managed to slowly shuffle out to the car, trying not to jostle Thomas as they did so.

Nikkie fired up the car as Jamie got into the back seat next to his dad. Anthony climbed into the passenger seat again, leaving the other side free for Lena.

"Some days, I really wish no one ever called you," Nikkie muttered, pulling away from the curb and heading back to the Kemp house.

"I have been wishing that for 600 years."

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sat_by_the_fire
2014-04-19 05:10 am UTC (link)

Lena had wrapped Thomas in a blanket, both to try to stop him from shivering and to keep the smell from assaulting them in the car. She held Thomas against her and she could feel him shaking so violently, she was sure the rest of the occupants in the car could feel it too.

"We're going home, okay?" Lena said, kissing his dirty hair. She knew a hospital might be better, but he had clearly been injected with drugs and she didn't want to risk it ending up on his permanent record. He didn't seem to be too injured, and she hoped that meant they could just take care of him from their place. "I'll give you a bath."

Thomas nuzzled into her neck and he even chuckled a little at that. "Won't even be able to enjoy it."

"Probably not," Lena said, relief flooding her when Thomas made a joke. "Are you going to leave it to me, Jamie, or do you want to help."

"If it makes it better, I bathed you lots," Thomas half-slurred in Jamie's direction.

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	flare_star 2014-04-19 05:17 am UTC (link)
	"More of that parental manipulation," Jamie joked. "But no, I can help, it's fine." He rested his head briefly on his dad's shoulder. "I'm just glad you're coming home. I was scared to death." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sat_by_the_fire
2014-04-19 05:26 am UTC (link)

"Mm. Heroin. 'was heroin and I'm gonna be real sick, Jamie." It was like Thomas was apologising for what his son was going to have to witness when withdrawal was in full effect.

Lena's jaw tightened then. "I know what to do, Thomas. It'll be okay."

They pulled up at the house and Lena sniffed, rubbing at her eyes. "Thank you, Anthony and Nikkie. So much. Can you help us get him into the bathroom? We can take it from there, though you can stay if you want to."

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flare_star
2014-04-19 05:37 am UTC (link)

"It's alright, Dad," Jamie said soothingly. "It's not your fault, we just...we want you to get better, OK? Whatever it takes, even if it sounds like it's really gonna suck."

Anthony nodded. "Of course. I need to return your photo anyway." He helped Jamie extract Thomas from the car, moving up the steps at the same slow pace they'd used when leaving the warehouse.

Once they'd gotten Thomas inside and into the bathroom, Anthony said his goodbyes, then waited outside for Nikkie.

"I wish there was something more I could do," she said to Lena, hugging her tightly. "Seriously, though, you need anything, just call me. I can bring over groceries, or something."

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sat_by_the_fire
2014-04-19 05:50 am UTC (link)

"That might be good, thank you," Lena said, kissing Nikkie's cheek. "Thank you thank you so much."

When they were gone, Lena worked on getting Thomas' filthy clothes off. "We're going to have to call everyone and tell them you're okay," she said, running her fingers through his hair. "When was the last time he drugged you?"

"Few hours?" Thomas mumbled. "T'be honest though, 's probably good 'm all high right now since Imma be bathed by people."

Lena chuckled and she worked on getting Thomas' trousers off. "I am going to burn these clothes, just so you know. Because...yeah."

Thomas just grumbled as Lena started to run the bath.

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	flare_star 2014-04-19 06:31 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, because I called everyone looking for you, and I'm kind of surprised they weren't waiting on the doorstep when we got back," Jamie added. "Maddy did some inventive cursing, between wondering how much it'd cost to move all of us into one building, then ward the entire thing." "Agreed," he said. "Those things are so beyond saving." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sat_by_the_fire
2014-04-19 06:37 am UTC (link)

Lena tested the water and then she pulled Thomas' boxers off. "Sorry, love," she apologised for de-pantsing him in front of his son, even though it was necessary.

"Hardly the worst thing that's happ'ned to me in days," Thomas muttered as Lena lifted him into the bath. Once inside there were at least bubbles to help preserve some of his dignity.

"Well there's a point," she said, as she started to scrub his dirty skin. "Feel better."

"Hnnnggghhrr," was Thomas' answer. "So goooodddd. Jamie, can I have more water now?"

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	flare_star 2014-04-19 06:47 am UTC (link)
	Jamie covered his eyes briefly as his dad got into the tub, opening them again after he'd judged enough time had passed. "Yeah, of course," he said, retrieving the bottle from the table in the entryway. "Take it easy, though, for real this time." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sat_by_the_fire
2014-04-19 06:57 am UTC (link)

Thomas tried to reach out, but his muscles still wouldn't cooperate, so he let Jamie help him. He managed not to be greedy this time, because he didn't want Jamie to pull the bottle away from him. Even though it was his son, having precious water taken away right now felt like torture.

Lena rubbed shampoo into Thomas' hair, using the time to check for injuries. "No bumps on the head, thank god," she said, trying to keep her voice calm. "It actually seems like he didn't...er- You know- injure you."

"Just drugs," Thomas acknowledged. "Drugs n'- Drugs n'...other not injure-y things."

Lena was a little disturbed to think what that might mean.

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	flare_star 2014-04-19 07:14 am UTC (link)
	Jamie leaned back while Lena was shampooing his hair, smiling faintly at his dad. "Let that settle for a minute, I'm not going anywhere," he said. "Did I mention I'm really glad you're home? Because I really, really am." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sat_by_the_fire
2014-04-19 07:22 am UTC (link)

Thomas just smiled lazily at his son while Lena continued cleaning him up. "It's goin' to hurt, Jamie. An' I'm goin' to scream."

Lena chewed on her lip and then she used a cup to rinse the shampoo out of Thomas' hair. "He means the withdrawal. I think Beelzebub kept him tied up so tightly like that so when he finally went off the drugs it would hurt even more. Fucking- Asshole." Heroin detox caused the entire body to ache anyway, but a body which had been forced to stay in one position for days and muscles which were cramped so tight they had gone rigid...it was going to be unbearable.

"I might say things. Mean things okay. Need to tell you now I don' mean 'em."

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flare_star
2014-04-20 12:29 am UTC (link)

Jamie felt trepidation start to build in his gut. He didn't even want to imagine what his dad would be going through when the withdrawal hit, but to have it compounded by his aching muscles, it sounded like a whole new level of torture.

"I know you don't, Dad," he told him, offering him the water bottle again, in case he wanted some more. "I'm not going anywhere. No matter what."

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sat_by_the_fire
2014-04-20 01:11 am UTC (link)

Lena continued to bathe Thomas, trying not to think about the fact that she was going to have to do this for him when the Huntington's had claimed him. And just maybe that had been another reason why Beelzebub had done what he had done to incapacitate Thomas the way he had. Fucking demon.

"Washing sensitive bits! Whoop! And we're done," Lena said, trying to lighten the mood a little. She laughed when Thomas jumped a little and started chuckling.

"And let's hope that's the last time you do that when Jamie's here," Thomas murmured, amused.

"No promises! Okay, I'm going to drain this while I go get you something to eat. You're just going to throw it back up, but I figure you might as well eat anyway, hmm? Jamie, come with me? I'll be right back, Thomas."

Lena pulled the plug and then she gently herded Jamie out of the bathroom, closing the door behind her. "He's not wrong. This is probably going to get ugly."

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flare_star
2014-04-20 02:29 am UTC (link)

"Jamie really hopes that too," Jamie said, smiling slightly. It cheered him slightly that his father was laughing at least a little, and he would try his best to remember that once the withdrawal kicked in.

"Yeah, sure," Jamie said, following Lena out of the bathroom. He sighed once the door was closed behind them. "Yeah, I sort of figured," he said. "Given how many puncture marks there were. But when you say 'ugly'...how bad are we talking?"

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sat_by_the_fire
2014-04-20 03:38 am UTC (link)

Lena located a can of tomato soup and figured that would probably be better to throw up, and she handed it to Jamie. "Can you make this for him please? It's going to come back up, so something simple is best. And ugly-"

Lena sighed and rubbed her forehead. "Heroin withdrawal hurts like a bitch. Muscle aches and pains and spams and you can't control your movements. And since he's been tied up like that for days it's going to be worse. It's like-" Lena groaned, "it's like Beelzebub was trying to give him a preview of what he's in store for and I could kill him."

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	flare_star 2014-04-20 03:55 am UTC (link)
	Jamie opened the can of soup, then poured it into a dish and popped it into the microwave. He leaned against the counter as Lena talked, not liking a single word of what he was hearing. "Is there anything we can do to help him through it?" he asked. "Something to make the symptoms less awful for him?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sat_by_the_fire 2014-04-20 04:00 am UTC (link)
	"He's going to throw everything up, so pain killers won't really have time to absorb. He just has to get through it until he's sweated the drugs out and- And we're probably going to have to lock him in his room because he's going to want to try to get more. Anything to make it stop." Lena gave Jamie a tired smile then, "but I'm right here, okay?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)