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Nathan Ford (nate_ford) wrote in omega_reality,
@ 2013-01-21 20:11:00

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*complete, 2013 01, character: april kepner, character: eliot spencer, dead: nathan ford

RP: Nate and Eliot
Who:Nate and Eliot
Where:Their home, Nate's apartment
When:January 21
Summary:Nate talks to Eliot about this plans

From the moment they'd moved in, April had started decorating and making sure the apartment downstairs was 'home' and not just a house. Nate, on his end, had not. It wasn't that he didn't have any furniture, but the place was sparsely decorated, having nothing but the necessities. A bed, a table next to it, a sofa, a coffee table and a TV. He'd not even bothered with a dining set, knowing that he'd rarely if ever eat at home. So far he was right, and either ate out, or downstairs with Eliot and April. Today had been one of those days, and while there he'd asked Eliot to come upstairs later.

At present they were sitting in the sofa, Nate with a glass of whiskey in his hand, Eliot with a beer in his. He was relaxing, leaning back in the sofa in a way he didn't when anyone else was around. This part was the best part of his days, when he got to sit back, think, drink and just be himself. He took a sip of his whiskey.

"You know how I was in Chicago this weekend?" he started, knowing that Eliot not only knew but probably had a good idea about when he'd left and when he'd come back too. "I ran into someone there. Someone who needs our help." He paused and looked at Eliot, waiting for his response.

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	Re: Nate, Eliot - morning after nate_ford 2013-01-28 08:49 pm UTC (link)
	"Follow him?" Nate asked. "Yesterday you agreed with me that he needed to be stopped. You know the police will never be able to catch him, you heard what April said about his power." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

Re: Nate, Eliot - morning after

_eliot_spencer
2013-01-28 09:10 pm UTC (link)

"Vance gets to do the dirty work. If he doesn't, then I'll do something about it that won't get us on anyone's radar." Eliot folded his arms. "We're going to do everything we can not to draw attention to ourselves, including confronting or even getting close to the guy. Do I think he needs to be stopped, yes. Do I put his being stopped over April and Eve - not a chance. I have your back because I don't want you to get killed, but we're not a crew anymore, Nate. I'm a cook, you're in sales. Your name is Tom and mine's Chris. They may be covers, but they're permanent ones as long as we don't mess up. I sure as hell don't want to go back to Vance and them."

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Re: Nate, Eliot - morning after

nate_ford
2013-01-28 09:23 pm UTC (link)

The idea of this being permanent shouldn't make him want to crawl out of his skin the way it did. The small town life wasn't one he liked and the only thing making it bearable was the fact that it was easy enough to get drunk or go to the city.

Still he would not, could not, argue with Eliot when it came to his wish to protect April and Eve. He had failed to protect his son, he would not deny Eliot the right to protect his daughter. "You're right. Of course you're right. I don't want to put your family in danger either." He might think April was overreacting, but he did see Eliot's point of view.

"Okay, I'll get cracking on predicting him. I'll let you know when we're leaving."

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Re: Nate, Eliot - morning after

_eliot_spencer
2013-01-28 09:41 pm UTC (link)

Eliot nodded, and he started to leave but paused. He knew April was right in that Nate was drinking too much, seemed to bored, to antsy. Eliot had seen it himself. He'd hoped Nate might settle but, as she'd said, it was only getting worse.

"You know, there's other things you can do. Go back into insurance fraud. Become a private investigator. Take off and see this world. I'd like you to be here for Eve's birth, but you're not tied down. We're free of Vance. You've got solid documents. You have your power under control. You know what not to do to get yourself noticed by the government.

"April and I intend to buy a ranch and settle where we're at, if possible. Have more kids. Live our lives. Uncle 'Tom' is welcome to stop by and visit any time he wants, but he doesn't have to be stuck with our dreams. Think about it."

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Re: Nate, Eliot - morning after

nate_ford
2013-01-28 10:02 pm UTC (link)

Nate smiled a bit, because he knew what Eliot was trying to do, though he wasn't sure it was going to work. He did appreciate the effort however.

"Of course I'll be here for Eve's birth," he said. "I wouldn't miss it for the world."

"As for the rest, we'll see if and when I move on and where to." He missed Sophie, more than he could say. "But for now, I'm staying a while longer." He smiled. "After all, someone has to ease your mind when you're panicking over something or another that Eve is or isn't doing."

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	Re: Nate, Eliot - morning after _eliot_spencer 2013-01-28 10:07 pm UTC (link)
	Eliot smiled. "Well, yeah, there is that. Just remember that family is still family, no matter where they are." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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