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forget_me_knot (forget_me_knot) wrote in paxletalelogs,
@ 2011-01-10 20:08:00

Entry tags:

isis, osiris, set

Two Boys for Every Girl
Who: Ron/Set (sturmndrang), Rick/Osiris (piece_o_dat) and Nina/Isis (forget_me_knot).
What: Nina runs into Rick outside of Pax, and the sheer surprise knocks her off her feet. Literally. Rick takes the injured Nina to meet his brother, Ron, who also happens to be a doctor.
Where: Outside Pax Letale, then inside Ron's apartment at 1007.
When: January 10, 2011, 6:00pm
Warnings: None yet!

Nina trotted down the sidewalk at a brisk pace, clutching two reusable grocery bags to her chest. When she left for the store, she was certain she would have plenty of time before dark. Naturally, she lingered so long trying to decide between brands of ramen and whether or not she should allow herself a few sodas this week, that by the time she checked out, the sun was well seated upon the horizon.

She knew for a fact that the chances of anything happening to her were very small. Even if she were mugged, her attacker would have a debit card she'd immediately cancel and less than ten dollars in loose bills and change, as well as her groceries. Nina always carried pepper spray, but with her hands full, that'd hardly help. Really, it was the homeless people sleeping in doorways and clustered under bridges that upset her the most. Just like she knew her chances of being mugged were relatively low, she also knew that most homeless people were just normal people without homes. But they always had to talk to her and ask her odd questions. Nina cringed, remembering the guy who, though perfectly normal looking, asked her to take off her glasses and then told her she was beautiful. Of course, she had spluttered out a thank you, and then once she was out of sight, ran the rest of the way home.

At least the area near and around Pax Letale had a lot of street lights. She liked believing that she had a chance of seeing her potential murderer. Maybe the brisk January air would keep them at home. Nina found the cool weather downright balmy after years of Vermont winter. She snuggled needlessly into her hooded sweatshirt, forcing her mind off the track of how she might be murdered and trying to think of what she would make for dinner, or more importantly, for dessert. For weeks she'd been wanting to leave a bento for Rick, but suspected that it would be, first of all, creepy, second of all, not to his taste. So, with her clever skills of asking the other Aladdin cast members, she discovered his favorite kind of cookie was macaroon, and therefore was determined to make a batch of the most delicious macaroons ever to grace the face of the Earth.

And it was in this state of mind that Nina made her way home, looking but not seeing.

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piece_o_dat
2011-01-12 07:03 am UTC (link)

Quite an opposite intention brought her dearly intended down the same sidewalk, turning the corner and onto the same path twenty or so feet behind her. Rick had his gym bag pulled over his shoulder and initially he took absolutely no notice of the pedestrian before him - he had his iPhone to wrestle with, and his thoughts of how he'd get a dinner that night, if he would make it himself or beg off of Pia or Kami.

He glanced up, and remembered about the leaky hydrant he had walked past in the morning. With the chill tonight, he wondered if it had iced any He looked to see how far from the slick he was, and took notice of a young woman, saddled with bags, about to trudge right through it.

Rick pocketed his phone and raised his voice in warning. "Hey, miss!-"

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forget_me_knot
2011-01-13 03:23 am UTC (link)

Nina's head lashed around at the sound of a familiar voice at the very instant she set foot upon the black ice. Before she had time to even register the hazard, Nina slid on the cantilevered surface, abruptly hitting dry concrete, and as forces in motion are want, continued in the same direction, turning her ankle as she landed on her right shoulder with a crash and surprised squeak. Nina lay on the road surface, too rattled to do much but watch a jar of peanut butter roll past her line of sight.

	piece_o_dat 2011-01-19 12:40 am UTC (link)
	Oddly enough, her apology didn't appease him, and his mood wasn't lightened by her explanation. His lips were drawn in a tight line, and his dark eyes were fixed firmly ahead of them, towards the upper floors of Pax. "Sorry I can't seem to help you. I know a doctor who can." (Reply to this) (Parent)

	Re: A short while later, Apartment 1007 piece_o_dat 2011-01-21 12:06 am UTC (link)
	Rick stayed a bit behind, closing the door behind him and lingering as he followed after. "She fell on a slick on the sidewalk. Her ankle went sideways." His gym bag went on one of Ron's tables, and he watched his brother ease Nina onto one of the couches. "We don't have to call 911, right?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A short while later, Apartment 1007 piece_o_dat 2011-01-25 06:26 pm UTC (link)
	"No prob, Ron." He hitched the grocery bags back over his shoulder and gave a final, unreadable glance to Nina. "I'll be back." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: A short while later, Apartment 1007 forget_me_knot 2011-01-25 06:29 pm UTC (link)
	It was this second repetition of the familial designation that sunk into Nina's consciousness. "Oh!" the words were out of her mouth before she could stop them, "You're brothers?" she asked with a little too much incredulity. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)