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Elaine Hammond (elaine_hammond) wrote in omega_reality,
@ 2013-01-01 17:45:00

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*complete, 2013 01, character: bud hammond, character: elaine barrish hammond, character: margaret barrish, character: thomas hammond

RP: The Hammond/Barrish
Who: Elaine, Bud, Margaret, Doug, TJ (maybe Travis)
Where: the island
When: Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Summary: The prodigal sons return home

Elaine was as anxious as before an election. She wasn't sure why. Oh, who was she kidding? She knew exactly why. Her kids had never been far. There had been school, but that was different. There had still been the secret service and she had gotten reports daily on their activities, whether they knew it or not, and even in college, she'd known where they were and what they were doing. It was hard not to when the paparazzi made a point of following them.

This was the first time that she'd had no idea what they were up to, what they were doing. It made her jumpy not to know what was going on. Bud didn't help with his relaxed stance, and Mother was as calm as ever.

Not sure what to do, and considering the time they would come back, she decided that they would have dinner together. With the new move, the only place they could have dinner all together was the team center. She and Mother prepared things, making Bud help. When they finally arrived, they were waiting for the kids outside and Elaine went to them with a smile. "Boys, it's so good to have you home."

Doug smiled back and hugged. "Hey, Mom. How are you?"

"I'm good. You look good, both of you. Come on, we made dinner for you. We can eat and we can tell you about what's going on." Maybe that sounded a little like a briefing, but Doug would appreciate knowing what was going on, while TJ... she wasn't sure, but hopefully, he'd understand why she was doing it.

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hammond_tj
2013-01-02 05:53 am UTC (link)

TJ almost laughed. The one time he made a general statement that was supposed to be read as applying only to his family was the one time his mother focused on everyone else. But, then, he supposed if it wasn't much different than school, he shouldn't be surprised. It had taken awhile for them to notice when things started changing when he was in school. He indicated the five of them sitting at the table. "I meant things here."

Nothing about these people sounded appetizing. But, though TJ heard a way out of this life, his mind focused on the idea that Travis would never be content to just settle here for the rest of his life. And anonymity had never been something TJ particularly craved.

"A normal life? What does anyone in this family know about a normal life?" TJ shook his head. "Is that why you think we left? Because we wanted to live normal lives? Be like everyone else?"

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