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Sean Allen ([info]eternalearth) wrote in [info]paxletalelogs,
@ 2011-10-09 10:53:00

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Entry tags:ereshkigal, geb, tiamat

Love is wrapped around my heart like a boa constrictor
Who: Karin, Fiona, and Sean
What: Effects of October! Sean gets constricted in two different ways during a yoga class.
Where: Yoga Studio and then Pax?
When: October 5th
Warnings: None as of yet


Yoga class had been interesting, to say the least. He was halfway through the class when his leg suddenly started to cramp up. If he had been overdoing it and participating in too many classes today, he would've understood, but it was the first class of the day, and it was an introduction class. He tried to ignore the pain, which usually worked. He was just in a sitting pose, one he never ever got leg cramps from. Back when he was a beginner his leg would cramp from time to time, but he just pushed the pain away, and it stopped, at least partially. He would stand up and have a leg that was asleep, but that was it. This was different, it felt as if his leg was being put in a vice and someone was slowly turning it so that it was tighter, and tighter and tighter. Sean did his best to work through the pain, but the agony in his face definitely showed. It was pretty impossible to do the active poses when it felt like his leg had a tourniquet on it. He tried to casually looked down while the students were in warrior 2, and he didn't see any bug bites, bruises, or sign that his leg was being squeeze. It looked completely normal. Was this all in his head?

A few poses too soon, Sean called for everyone to get into a relaxation pose of his or her choice, instead of assigning a specific relaxation pose. The introduction class only had another week or two before it graduated to the beginner level, so thankfully they had been taught a few different poses. Sean got into an inversion pose. He went to the nearest wall and scooted up as close to it as he could manage, putting his legs up flat against the wall, his behind touching the bottom base of the wall, arms out and spread. This helped blood circulate through his legs and throughout his entire body, at least it was supposed to, but Sean felt absolutely no different. Great. He closed his eyes and attempted to work through the pain, if only for appearance sake. Just as he was starting to be able to ignore the throbbing pain, he found himself short of breath. It started subtly at first, Sean found himself breathing quicker, not being able to take deep steady conscious breaths. However, very quickly Sean found that no matter how hard he tried, it felt as if he couldn't get enough air. Sean instantly went down from the relaxation pose and went to his mat, taking a long drink of water, as if that would magically help. What was going on here? Where had this all come from? As Sean drank water, he found the pain subsiding and his ability to be able to breath slowly coming back to him. There was something eerie about the whole thing, especially since it seemed to just disappear, as if it had never been a problem.

Sean dismissed his class and calmly as he could, ensuring that they cleaned up. He left his mat and things in the classroom and went out to the front desk area where he kept his cell phone. He pulled it out and texted Karin: "Are you around?? I need to talk to someone. I'll come home if you're around."


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[info]sheltering_sky
2011-10-16 04:57 pm UTC (link)
It had been two days, but Karin was still recovering from her fight with Fiona. Things had been tense around the apartment, but within a day's time they had at least managed to start talking again. Fumbling apologies were exchanged and too-tight hugs shared, but there remained a sense of something left unsaid, of something dark and heavy lingering between them that had not yet begun to dissipate. And so when Karin heard the ringing of her text message notification, she reached quite eagerly for her phone, glad of some distraction from the wheeling, repetitive thoughts eating up her mind.

She blinked down at the text, wondering what his vagueness might be about. She had no intention of pushing him aside when he needed help - God knew he had done enough and more for her, though it could not be said he had gotten nothing from it - but it could only be good to prepare.

Sure. Fee's home & I don't want to leave her. Come to my place?

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[info]ladyofaralu
2011-10-17 08:38 pm UTC (link)
Fee was messing with her laptop on Karin's armchair, working on a design she'd been batting around in her head for the past few weeks for Halloween. It had started out as something of a mock-up of the princess' dress from Legend when she'd gone all demon bride, but it had taken a turn for the darker and less dated. Something about it wasn't exactly right, and more than once Fee'd wondered why she wasn't just doing what she normally did, dressing up as someone prominent in pop culture or politics (her Sarah Palin in garters had KILLED it last year), but this year, it was... different.

When she heard Karin's phone ping, she looked up over the laptop at her sister, arching her brow.

"What's up?" she asked, changing the hair on the slender figure on her screen.

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[info]sheltering_sky
2011-10-18 02:29 am UTC (link)
"It's Sean," Karin said, stumbling over his name. She looked up to her sister, her hair a veil conveniently obscuring her eyes. She hated to ask, but saw no clear alternative; she hated the idea of leaving more, and it was clear he needed at least some small comfort. She chewed at her lip, wondering what Fee would say to her inevitable question, what she might truly think even if she answered as Karin wanted. She found, somewhat distressingly, that she feared the idea of the two of them meeting as much as she liked it. "Do you mind if he comes over? I think something's wrong."

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[info]eternalearth
2011-10-18 02:34 am UTC (link)
Sure. I'll be there in fifteen

So he would finally meet Fiona, Karin's sister. Normally he'd be at least a bit nervous about this, especially since he was exactly going the traditional route with Karin. Some people frowned upon having sex before an official first date. Sean knew deep down that he wasn't just a booty call to Karin, that there was something between them, but considering they had really just met, a lot of people would think that was an entirely crazy concept. There really wasn't time to worry about that now. Something strange was going on, he still felt short of breath, and his entire body felt as if it were being constricted.

Sean alternated between driving to the center and taking the bus. He did like reducing her carbon footprint and taking the bus as often as he could, but today, thankfully, he had felt rather lazy and driven to the center. Since he had his car, it had only taken about ten minutes to get to Pax and knock on Karin's door. Why was it so hard to breathe? He tried to get himself to relax and calm down, counting slowly, but it was rather difficult.

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[info]ladyofaralu
2011-10-19 01:09 am UTC (link)
That dark eyebrow rose higher, and she pursed her lips. But Fee saved her work and closed her laptop.

"Sean, huh? That's cool," she said. When she and Karin had made up, Karin had explained the Sean situation somewhat, and it hadn't been too much for Fee to accept. That Karin might be being reckless was Fee's last concern: not only was that not the eldest Shepherd sister's M.O., if anything, Fee still thought Karin could use a little bit of recklessness in her life. A little bit. After she'd left a note. And brought her cell with her.

But these conditions had been gone over, and what passed for Fee's maternal instincts were well in check. Now what colored her perception was undisguised curiosity. She wondered who this guy was that had managed to get Karin in the sack, and what his deal was.

"When's he getting here?"

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[info]sheltering_sky
2011-10-19 01:28 am UTC (link)
Karin had looked over the text, but not answered; in the time it would take her to respond he would likely already be there, she reasoned. As it turned out, she was correct. The knock sounded weaker than she might have expected, but she heard it all the same.

"Any minute now, sounds like," she said, a thin smile curving her lips. She rose from the couch, unfolding her legs from beneath her. Pins and needles pricked the sole of her feet as she made her way to the door, glancing nervously through the peephole. She saw him, and immediately knew that something was most assuredly not right.

"Come in," she said, glancing from Sean to her sister, schooling her anxiety away. "Sean, this is my sister, Fee. Fee, Sean." Her eyes narrowed as she looked at him, seeing what appeared to be the signs of an asthma attack. Troubled by his labored breathing, she led him gently inside. Immediately she wondered if he shouldn't have simply gone directly to the emergency room.

"Sean, are you okay?"

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[info]eternalearth
2011-10-19 01:45 am UTC (link)
Sean had thought about that as he had driven over, the emergency room certainly would've been a wiser choice, but he hadn't thought with his brain, and instead with his wallet. One single trip to the emergency room could mean a week or more of eating nothing but beans and rice. Besides, the very first instinct had been to text Karin, and he was going to stick to that instinct, it had never served him wrong in the past. Sean nodded to Fee, wishing he could have made a better impression than he was making now. He would have at least put on proper clothes to meet Karin's sister, but instead, there he was sweaty and wearing brown cotton shorts, a simple white tee-shirt and tan sandals. Even though he had only had half a yoga class, he had gone to the beach this morning and done his own workout session, so he couldn't exactly have smelled like flowers.

"I was halfway through my class when my leg suddenly felt as if it were being put in a vice, getting worse and worse no matter what positions I tried. I've never felt anything like that before." Sean was speaking slowly through labored breaths, getting out what he needed to say, but certainly not with ease. "When I started having difficulty catching my breath I texted you."

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[info]ladyofaralu
2011-10-20 01:49 pm UTC (link)
Fee just watched, seemingly untroubled by the newcomer's state. There was only one nurse in the family, and Fiona was not her. She remained in her seat, wondering if this was something Karin dealt with whenever she dated somebody. She guessed the same way her friends and boyfriends wanted her to help whenever they needed design help, Karin got calls whenever somebody scraped their elbow or whatever. It occurred to her then that Karin hadn't really dated enough for Fee to know whether this was normal.

She guessed the guy was somewhat preoccupied by whatever muscle spasm he was having at the moment, but Fee figured if she didn't merit a greeting, then the politeness bar had been set pretty low. Setting her laptop on the end table next to her, she unfolded from the chair and walked to the kitchen. "I'm gonna get a beer. You need anything, Kar?"

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[info]sheltering_sky
2011-10-25 11:50 pm UTC (link)
Karin was less surprised than Fiona at the nature of this call. The injury itself - if that is indeed what it was - was markedly odd, but nothing else about the scenario truly was. Since her nursing school days she had been called upon by friends, family, and potential suitors alike, all vying for her attention or just for free health care. She did not especially mind; it suited her nurturer's mentality well enough, and if it ever struck her as manipulative or selfish, she never let on.

"A couple beers for us, too," Karin said, distracted as she looked her guest carefully over. It might not have been the best of plans, Karin still having no real idea as to the source of Sean's malady. But at present her foremost concern was calming him down, her intent solely to ease the tension he was putting on himself in order to get to the true root of the problem. She had no liquor in the house - that she could recall, she amended, knowing well there was a possibility Fee herself had procured some - so beer remained the best option for now.

"When did you start feeling this?" she asked, brow arched as she peered at his tensed throat. "Just today?" A shallow crease lined her forehead, her head tipping to one side as she regarded him more closely. "Have you eaten anything unusual, touched anything strange, been bitten by anything..."

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[info]eternalearth
2011-10-26 12:27 am UTC (link)
"I just started feeling this way today." Just being around Karin was calming Sean, and his breathing was very slowly regulating even if his leg still hurt on and off. He knew that he was supposed to be releaved, happy that he was starting to catch his breath, but it had still terrified him, and besides, now he was beginning to think that he was a fool for panicking the way he had, it looked rather foolish. He rubbed at his leg wondering what on earth could make him be in so much pain. "I ate the usual veggie omelette in the morning and I didn't see any bite marks. I'm sorry to freak out like this, I just," he paused , thinking how to word this. "I know my body. I make a living off of ignoring muscle pains and mastering my breathing, this was not normal."

Sean shook his head, wondering what kind of impression he had just made on Karin. After all, it was the beginning of their relationship, which was the most fragile part of all. Did she think he was crazy and imagining things, or even worse, did she think he had gone to her only because she was a nurse? It wasn't until he looked up that he remembered Karin's sister, talk about a first impression. "Fiona, it's nice to finally meet you. I'm sorry for the lack of introduction on my part."

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[info]ladyofaralu
2011-10-29 02:26 am UTC (link)
Fee nodded at her sister on her way to the kitchen. Quickly enough, she'd popped the tops off of three beers, humming to herself as she did. While she was in there, she spied a bag of peanut butter pretzels she'd forgotten about, and snatched those up, too. It was a feat to return to the living room with all that in her hands, but Fee was well practiced at biting off more than it appeared she could chew, and she made it back without incident.

"Hope you don't mind Hefeweizen," she said. "I took the last chocolate stout."

Once she'd set down the beers near them, she nodded at Sean in acknowledgment of his greeting.

"No prob, Bob," she said as she tossed herself into the overstuffed chair in the room with her back to one arm and her legs bent over the other. She opened the bag of pretzels and popped a few into her mouth before taking a long pull of beer. She was good enough to at least wait until she was done chewing before she spoke again, though she watched him while she ate.

"So," she said, taking another sip of beer. "What strange have you been touching, Sean?"

She offered a bright smile with the question.

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[info]sheltering_sky
2011-10-29 05:33 am UTC (link)
Karin took the beer without looking, unconcerned as to its contents. The tension in the room was nearly palpable. A little drink to ease the burden it created would hardly hurt any of them, of that she was certain.

"Fee."

She turned back to Sean, shaking her head in a wordless apology. Silently she chastised herself for having ever expected better. The way things had gone between the two of them it would have been foolish for her to anticipate an easy road here. Sean remained a sore spot, but that was a first impression Karin sincerely hoped he might amend upon this - and hopefully further - visits.

"I can't tell you a lot without a more thorough exam," she said. "You may need some blood work. For now I've got some painkillers you can have. Not too much, and nothing addictive, but you know." She shrugged, her beer sloshing against its walls as she did. "It'll help you get through the night, at least. I know a couple of hospitals that won't turn you away if you don't have insurance, okay? We'll get you sorted out."

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[info]eternalearth
2011-10-29 06:22 am UTC (link)
"Hefeweizen is fine, thank you." Normally Sean wouldn't drink on a work day, but as he had left, he had told his boss that a medical emergency had come up and he might not be back to work that day, and that either way he would let him know. He figured one beer couldn't hurt, and if it became more than one, he would just play the medical emergency card. it was horribly dishonest and he didn't like it, but he had the scare of his life today. He took the beer, opened it up and took a casual drink, of which he almost spit out when Fiona asked him what he had been touching. His mind went to so many different places with that one. Had she heard a rumor about his sexuality? Did she remember his not so subtle post about pot on the public forum? Was she talking about touching her sister, he had no idea, but none of the answers he could think of would help in any way.

Thankfully Karin changed the subject. "No, no I don't need painkillers, but thank you Karin, really." He nodded at the mention of a hospital that wouldn't turn him away. It was quite humiliating to have to admit that he couldn't afford a simple doctor visit, but it was life and he was glad that she hadn't made him vocalize it.

He turned to Fiona and smiled, beer in hand. "I'm sorry for just barging in on you two like this."

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[info]ladyofaralu
2011-11-03 12:21 am UTC (link)
Fee smirked at Karin from behind her beer bottle, swinging her legs as they hung over the arm of the chair. She only half-listened to Kar's diagnosis of Sean; she paid more attention to how polite he was, and the way they interacted with each other. He was pretty for a hippie, and a little clean-cut, which could mean any number of things. Still, he was a yoga instructor, so his new-age cred, at least, was well in order. After a moment of considering how bendy they both were and how convenient that probably was, she kind of ooked herself out and took another pull of beer.

When he turned his attention at her, she raised her beer to him and shrugged.

"No big deal. I was just gonna ask Kar how the two of you hooked up." She smirked again, and took another sip of beer. "Not too many details, though. She's my sister. It'd be weird."

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[info]sheltering_sky
2011-11-04 01:05 am UTC (link)
Karin could not fight the flush that rose to her cheeks, though thankfully she could do something to hide the expression from her sister - who would leap upon that weakness given half the chance, good intentions or not - by focusing more on her patient. This she did, with slow deliberation taking in his appearance, his demeanor, until at last she felt she could look at Fee without her embarrassment being so plainly written on her face. Still, it was not the kind of story whose telling commanded a great deal of respect, and Karin knew it. It sounded far more like her living out some college fantasy, and she expected no better reaction from Fee than such a thing might deserve.

"I went to his yoga class," she said, her chin lifting as she tried to lend some gravitas to the comment. The effort failed mightily. "And one night you were working and I... woke up..." She shrugged, taking a long pull from her beer. "It is what it is," she added, the idiom falling markedly flat.

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[info]eternalearth
2011-11-04 01:31 am UTC (link)
"Actually that one yoga class was so amazing, I don't think I've ever had a yoga class where I felt that connected to someone, or attracted to for that matter. It was a beautiful morning and breakfast, and I knew right then and there that I had to ask you out," and one of those days they would go out on a real date. They had sort of skipped that part, which was okay for Sean.

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[info]ladyofaralu
2011-11-08 03:24 pm UTC (link)
Fee's amusement got rolling with Karin's reaction, a slow, Grinchy grin spreading across her face as she watched her cheeks turn pink. But it wasn't until Sean spoke that both of Fiona's brows rose, and she laughed outright in something like a snort-chuckle.

"Oh man, stop, stop. I'm sorry I asked. I can't, this is hilarious, but I don't have dental right now, so that's too much sweet for me," she said, laughing some more.

Shaking her head and taking another pull of her beer, she suppressed another chuckle -- but only to keep from choking.

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[info]sheltering_sky
2011-11-10 03:58 am UTC (link)
The longer the conversation went on the more painful it became, until Karin felt herself literally cringe at Fiona's continued mockery. She leaned up, setting her beer on the coffee table before her. Turning to Sean, she said, "I think Fee's had her fun for the night." She cut a withering look back to her sister, its meaning quite clear. Her voice was softer as she addressed their guest, something of an apology lingering in her tone. "Why don't I grab some muscle relaxers - just something for the pain - and we'll head over to your place. Okay?"

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[info]eternalearth
2011-11-10 04:09 am UTC (link)
"Thanks again Karin, I appreciate it." Hopefully the muscle relaxers would help, as much as he didn't want to have to take them, he knew that they would be a good idea. "It was nice meeting you Fiona."

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I'm an animal! I didn't realize this had happened! I'm so sorry!
[info]ladyofaralu
2011-11-28 04:14 pm UTC (link)
Fee grinned at Karin and Sean without the slightest guilt.

"You kids have fun! Don't go hurting yourselves with yoga or anything..."

She suppressed another laugh, but couldn't wipe the grin off her face.

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