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Tweak says, "Miss Europa Disco Dancer"

licensedtohunt (licensedtohunt) wrote in paxletalelogs,
@ 2011-07-23 15:50:00

Entry tags:

artemis, isis

a little gauze will do wonders
Who: Toli and Audrey
What: apartment stumblings
Where: Pax Letale, main entrance; apt#403
When: 23 July, early evening.
Warnings: Foul language. LOTS of foul language.
level: complete

Fuck, her leg hurt. Toli had sprang out of bed Friday at five thirty in the morning, after only passing out two hours before, because she'd received a text that a criminal had pulled off his electronic monitoring bracelet and was loose in the state. Or Nevada. Or Mexico. And the bounty on his head was a decent price for her to make some money off commission. Thinking of the whiskey she'd be buying to celebrate, Toli had paced in front of her closet for twenty minutes before selecting a hiking outfit.

Better to pretend she was just a hiker in the mountains, right? She didn't know why she didn't go for tourist in Mexico - call it a hunch, but she was certain this man had gone east, not south. Seven grueling hours later, and she'd sussed enough information out of several of his contacts to know that he'd headed for a particular part of the mountains. Getting there was easy, getting him ... well, that was a lot harder. She'd camped out for the night, exceptionally glad that she kept a sleeping bag in her car. In the morning, she was off again, looking for a needle in a haystack. At this point she knew she'd have company soon enough, as the ones who went to Mexico first would come back and get the same information she'd had.

Luckily, she stumbled upon him first.

It took a while, and she wound up with several injuries, before she had him trussed up and in her car. Delivering him was bliss, but Toli was far too exhausted to go get some alcohol - she'd make due with what she had. At this point, her leg was no longer throbbing and was numb beyond belief. The way her shoe was stained with blood suggested he'd knifed her a lot harder than she previously assumed. The cut on her arm was okay, as was the other cut on her leg. Her cheek was blossoming blue, and she was fairly certain that her rib cage was bruised too.

Well worth it, though.

She got out of her car and slowly made her way to the entrance to Pax. Just a little further, just a little further, almost there. Once inside, she collapsed against the wall, looking over at the precious few steps to her apartment. She could do this. One little baby step at a time. Then, she was going to pour something over her leg [she didn't really have a first aid kit of any sort] and then a little gauze would be helpful. She made it two steps before hissing in pain, giving up, and sliding against the wall. A little rest, first, then she'd try again.

The elevator dinged and someone entered the lobby. "Don't even ask," Toli said as the woman looked over at her. "It's been a fucking long day."

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caholiday
2011-07-23 09:13 pm UTC (link)

Saturday. Audrey had survived her first week at her new job, and it wasn't exactly what she'd expected. The hours were great - no more night shifts, unless she was on call. But even though she knew working as an administrator would mean less medical practice, she hadn't anticipated how different it would be. She already missed it.

After tidying up the apartment, she stepped out to pick up her mail. Hopefully today she'd get a notice on how to set up cable - Alexis was asking when she'd be able to watch television again. With a sigh, she stepped off the elevator into the lobby - and let out a small gasp. "Oh my God!" she said quietly.

A woman, one of her neighbors, had just slumped against the wall. She'd clearly been injured somehow, and definitely needed medical attention. And Audrey's nurse intuition was telling her this was the kind of person who wasn't going to seek out help, even if she needed it.

"Okay, I won't ask what happened," she said. "But I think you need medical attention. Otherwise you'll probably make it worse." She reached out a hand. "I'm a nurse, my name's Audrey. I live upstairs. Come on, let me give you a hand."

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licensedtohunt
2011-07-23 09:16 pm UTC (link)

Don't ask was usually when normal people did things like turn around and ignore her. Or at least toss a look over their shoulder and go, 'you sure?' They did not reach out hands and talk about being a fucking nurse.

"Mothergoddamn, of all the people I run into, I run into a goddamned nurse? Fuck off, alright? I got it."

Just ... when she could move again.

"All you fucking doctor types are the same, anyway. So go on, run along, ignore me."

	caholiday 2011-07-23 10:15 pm UTC (link)
	Audrey smiled. "Nurses are stubborn people." She reached out again. "Here, I'll help you." She considered for a moment. "If you think you can take the elevator, we can go up to my place. It's still a little bit of a mess, but I have all of my supplies there. I can write you a script for some pain meds, too. You look like you could use some Percocet." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	caholiday 2011-07-23 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	Audrey kept quiet. This woman didn't seem the type to answer questions about whatever she did for a living. A cop, maybe? Security guard? I know who I'm calling if someone breaks in. "Audrey, actually," she said as they stepped into the elevator. "My parents are big Hepburn fans. Toli's a cute name, is it short for something?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	caholiday 2011-07-23 10:32 pm UTC (link)
	"Four," she answered, as the elevator dinged. "This thing's kinda slow - I think it's old." She helped Toli hobble down the hall and opened the door. "My kid's not home, so make yourself at home." She kicked aside a stray box. "Sorry, moving's hell. Have a seat and I'll grab my stuff." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	licensedtohunt 2011-07-23 11:04 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, do watcha gotta do," Toli said, peering down to watch with some interest. Another ruined pair of jeans. She really did fly though them like nothing else. She laughed at the question. "People, I hunt people," she said, very proudly. "And I'm damn good at it, too." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)