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detectivespivot (detectivespivot) wrote in paradisolog,
@ 2016-04-26 00:09:00

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chris argent (argentum), ~patty spivot (detectivespivot)

WHO: Patty Spivot and Chris Argent
WHERE: Chris' shelter
WHEN: Tuesday Morning
WHAT: Patty trying to be spontaneous?
WARNINGS: Mentions of nudity most likely because Patty, TBD
STATUS: Closed/Incomplete

Why not take a crazy chance?

Patty didn't know what the hell she was doing. She just knew that ever since her arrival in this place she felt like she had been walking through a haze and doing everything backwards, between sleeping with Ray a little more than what could be justifiably 'casual' but still less than 'significant' and struggling with her feelings for Barry. It was all so overwhelming, and Patty was nearing the end of her rope, unsure of how much further she could go and how much more she could do. She was too shy to reach out, and because of that, she had hit a sort of wall.

That was until Chris showed up. She didn't know what it was about him, he was obviously significantly older than she was and he probably didn't want anything to do with a woman almost half his age on sex island but... he was attractive. And Patty needed to start taking chances or she would be stuck in this spiral of Barry and Ray forever. So, she grabbed a large banana leaf, left her shelter, and walked her way over to Chris' new one where he had probably just managed to settle in before sticking her head in the doorway.

"Hello?" She held the banana leaf in front of her because yes, she was unashamed and thought that this whole 'wear your clothes all the time and get them dirty and ruined' thing was ridiculous, but she was also aware that some people weren't remarkably comfortable with nudity, even if it was limited to topless. She saw him and offered a cheery smile, holding the leaf out with hopeful eyes. "Hi! You're Chris, right? I'm Patty. I brought you a leaf umbrella... just in case you were stuck in the rain again at some point. You can use it, they work really well. Oh!" Her face turned a little pink. She was remarkably bad at this. "I'm Patty. Patty Spivot."

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detectivespivot
2016-04-28 12:15 am UTC (link)

"Oh yes, I know Isaac. I mean, I don't know him, but I've seen him around," Patty confirmed with a little smile, although there was a curiosity there in her eyes. It seemed like a strange type of relationship, to be close with your daughters ex-boyfriend, and when the realization hit her, her smile faltered just a bit. Everybody had seen the way that Isaac had argued with two different people, one a boy - Scott, she thinks it was - and the other Malia, and in both instances he spoke of his past girlfriend as having passed away. Patty really hoped that it wasn't the same girlfriend... she had lost her own father. She didn't want to think about what it must felt like for Chris to lose a daughter.

But then he continued and confirmed her fears, and her face softened with empathy as she patted the floor beside her where she sat. "I'm sorry to hear that," she spoke in a soft voice that dripped in sympathy, bending her legs so she could hug her knees close to her. "That's beautiful, though. That you two found comfort in each other, I think that's important. A lot of people don't have anyone to find comfort in after they lose a loved one. I'm glad you had each other. And now you're both here!" She finished with a little lift, as if trying to look at the bright side. "So you can see each other again. I think that's pretty great, right?"

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argentum
2016-04-29 11:11 am UTC (link)

Chris shifted, moving to sit next to Patty. "I do, too," he said softly. "Because I had to up and leave him after a while -- family obligation that came up -- and we haven't seen each other in... a while." That covered it well enough, since it'd been a different length of time for each of them.

He laughed softly. "I think Isaac's brain broke a little, though, when he had to wrap it around me being here given the actual purpose of this island given the 'sex and babies' part. Which, I suppose I can't fault him. No teenager wants to think of their parental figure having sex."

Sorry, Isaac. Get used to it. Get used to it a lot.

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