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rare_fabulosity (rare_fabulosity) wrote in spinningcompass,
@ 2015-02-16 19:40:00

Entry tags:

!open, ~jason murphy, ~rarity

Who: Rarity & OPEN
When: Monday
Where: Stark Tower, Main Entrance
What: Denial
Rating: Mild for sadness
Open Ongoing

It had been about fifteen minutes now that Rarity had stood at the main floor just as Applejack had said. She stood there with tears on her face, streaming down her cheeks as she cried. She was barely able to stand, heeled feet or otherwise. Those knees of hers decorated in opaque colored leggings felt weak and her hands couldn't do anything but hang at her sides. She could do nothing but cry and stare ahead with the blankest of expressions, lost in a sea of sorrow. Rarity had known the answer for a day or so, she felt it in her heart without having to have JARVIS tell her it was so. She couldn't bring herself to go to the doctor's now so all she could do was stand there staring at whatever it was the computer did. Maybe it didn't do anything and all she saw was in her imagination.

"Congratulations, Mrs Fitzwilliam," said the robotics and Rarity had only the urge to sob, shaking her head.

"I can't do this. I can't. I can't!" Rarity finally screamed after minutes of standing there further, hands shaking as her knees finally gave out and she fell to all fours on the floor. Her crying was loud, unhinged. It was that awful kind of cry, the kind you didn't want to hear because it was just too depressing.

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jasonmurphy
2015-02-21 01:31 am UTC (link)

Jason had finally felt up to moving the last of his things out of the penthouse. He stepped off the elevator, carrying a box out to his car. Or it would have been to his car, had there not been a woman in obvious distress in the main doorway. He set the box down and hurried to her side, doing a quick assessment. She was crying loudly, could be in pain, but at least it meant she was breathing. He didn't see any blood or other obvious injury. "Hey." He said as he reached down and placed a hand gently on her back. He wanted to make sure she knew he was there, in case she couldn't hear him over her cries. "Are you hurt?"

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rare_fabulosity
2015-02-21 01:33 am UTC (link)

Rarity gasped and shook her head, holding a hand out to him lightly. "Oh, no! I am sorry!" she said in her tragic tone. She sniffled and put her hands over her eyes, trying to wipe away the tears but not ruin her makeup. It was too late for the liner but maybe not the mascara... "I...no...I'm not hurt," Rarity told the young man with a flinching smile.

Information on the computer screen nearby by Jarvis simply showed a positive pregnancy test.

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	jasonmurphy 2015-02-21 01:44 am UTC (link)
	Jason took her hand gently to help her up. "Don't be sorry." He murmured. "Everyone has bad days." And there were even more of them now, with people vanishing. With Lizzie gone. "Good. Not hurt is good." His added as his eyes glanced to the screen and back to her. "Is that your result?" He asked, tilting his head in the direction of the screen. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

rare_fabulosity
2015-02-21 01:48 am UTC (link)

There was nothing she could say as she tried to swallow back her tears and control herself. Where was her lounge? Her magic wasn't even working right in her distress. Any minute now she'd be a cat, surely.

So Rarity nodded very slightly, then more and more as she started to cry. A crying bobble-head. Her hand held Jason's tightly as she got up very slowly by now, her knees hardly willing to hold her weight.

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	jasonmurphy 2015-02-21 01:54 am UTC (link)
	Jason held back on the congratulations, assuming it was not happy news. He looked around, remembering that there were some furniture in the lobby and spotted the closest chairs. "Do you think you can walk a few steps? Just to the chairs there. We can sit and talk." He offered, though he had no idea what to say. It made him wish even more that Lizzie was there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rare_fabulosity 2015-02-21 01:58 am UTC (link)
	Oh, but it was wonderful news--had her husband not disappeared with the others. So Rarity clung to Jason in her destruction, nodding again as she followed after him to the chairs. "Thank you..." she finally managed after taking that deep, shattered breath. "I'm sorry...I am...oh...it is..." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jasonmurphy 2015-02-21 04:27 am UTC (link)
	Jason wrapped his arm over her shoulders and waited until she was seated to let go and sit down himself. He nodded; he already guessed as much. "So..uhh..how do you feel about it?" He asked, feeling awkward as hell. He didn't want to say anything that would upset her more. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

rare_fabulosity
2015-02-21 04:33 am UTC (link)

Rarity pat at his knee as she took another shaking breath then fanned at her face, trying to relax. "I'm elated," she said as her hands quaked, holding one in the other to try and make it stop. "Art and I...we had just started talking about it...But now he's gone..." She looked up from her hands to Jason as this gave explanation to her tears. "I am otherwise overjoyed but I do not believe I can do this alone."

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jasonmurphy
2015-02-21 04:46 am UTC (link)

"I'm sorry about Art. I lost someone too. Her name was Liz..Elizabeth." Jason studied the woman's face when she looked up. He was beginning to recognize her from long ago, she had been on the island back around the time Tony and AJ were married. That was the first time he danced with Lizzie. It was at least a year ago, maybe more. "But you're not alone. You're one of AJ's friends, right? So you've got her. And I'm guessing you've got other friends too. And the people of the island, they always help out."

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rare_fabulosity
2015-02-21 04:52 am UTC (link)

"I'm sorry to hear that, darling," Rarity said softly, kindly. She squeezed his hand if it was nearby before sighing and looking away. "She is," she smiled. "But they're all struggling with their own losses. I..." There was a small defeated shrug. "Applejack has moved on without me, anyhow. I was gone almost a year. I may as well be a new arrival." Rarity was not thinking straight, naturally, for she wouldn't normally be the one to give up. Yet at the same time she was the woman that gave everything and rarely asked for anything...

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jasonmurphy
2015-02-21 05:03 am UTC (link)

"You could help them with through their losses. And they can help you." Jason suggested, keeping his tone soft. "Applejack had to go on with her life for the sake of her family. You can still rekindle your friendship with her. And strike up new friendships with others." He shrugged. "Being like a newbie isn't so bad. Everyone here was a new arrival at some point."

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	rare_fabulosity 2015-02-21 05:06 am UTC (link)
	"I know...I just..." Rarity couldn't bring herself to feel better. In the few weeks they had discussed the idea of a child they had conceived and he was gone. Now she was a single mother in an empty home. "You're right," she nodded softly. "I should tell her..." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jasonmurphy 2015-02-21 05:16 am UTC (link)
	Jason gave a nod even though she didn't finish her sentence. "New beginnings can be hard and kind of scary." He felt like he was starting over too, moving in with his family and learning how to be a son and brother. "Yeah, tell her and others when you're ready." He hoped he was encouraging her in the right direction. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rare_fabulosity 2015-02-21 05:19 am UTC (link)
	"You're very sweet," Rarity smiled softly as she held out her hand and a kerchief appeared alongside a compact mirror. She opened the mirror and looked at herself, making a gasping sound as she quickly tried to clean herself up. "I am sorry I look horrific!" she said and dabbed at her cheeks. "I'm sorry, I don't quite remember your name..." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jasonmurphy 2015-02-21 05:24 am UTC (link)
	Jason smiled to himself. If he was sweet, that had been Liz's influence. "That's a neat trick." He commented when the kerchief and mirror showed up. He chuckled. "Not horrific." "I'm Jason." He replied. "I don't think I caught your name either." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rare_fabulosity 2015-02-21 05:34 am UTC (link)
	"Oh, well, it isn't necessarily a trick. I'm a unicorn," she laughed a bit. Humans sometimes thought her magic was quite funny. She could do plenty of little conjuring tricks. She could really use a lounge for a nap... "I'm Rarity. It's nice to meet you." She gave a much nicer smile after having cleaned herself up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jasonmurphy 2015-02-21 05:42 am UTC (link)
	Jason chuckled. "Ah." He wasn't as surprised as he could have been. He was a pony for a short time when the door to that world was open. "Nice to meet you." Jason extended his hand for her to shake. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rare_fabulosity 2015-02-21 06:06 am UTC (link)
	Taking his hand, Rarity have a delicate shake. She had smooth skin and manicured nails, a bracelet jangling at her wrist. "Thank you, again. I'm not ever the one to ask for help..." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jasonmurphy 2015-02-21 11:10 pm UTC (link)
	"I used to be like that." Jason commented. "But my Liz, she taught me that it's okay to ask for help. You can't take care of anyone else unless you take care of yourself, you know?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rare_fabulosity 2015-02-21 11:53 pm UTC (link)
	Rarity smiled again softly. She sighed and nodded. "I am usually good about learning my own lessons," she said. "Your girlfriend? She sounds very kind. Tell me more of her?" She didn't want to think about herself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

jasonmurphy
2015-02-22 12:08 am UTC (link)

"She was very kind." Jason murmured. "She was one of the first people I met on the island. She spoke to me on the phone when I was new and confused. But it wasn't until we were both at this beach party, that I knew she was the one for me. There were guys spraying each other with water guns, and she didn't run away like most of the girls..er..women. She got right into it too. We started dating after that; we worked together too. And we were even physically bonded together for a few days thanks to the island. The island did other stuff to her too, bad stuff. And even when she was scared, she toughed it out. She was strong like that. And brave." He looked down at his hands. "Brave enough to wear my ring. And then she vanished."

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rare_fabulosity
2015-02-22 12:12 am UTC (link)

Reaching for his hand, Rarity smiled softly. "She sounds wonderful. I hope she will come back for you. I did, I came back." Her hands squeezed Jason's gently as she took in the things he had said. Art had been fantastic. He had been the man she always wanted, now she had his children. She had to be brave...for his spirit, for his children, for herself. But first she had to try to get out of here.

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	jasonmurphy 2015-02-22 12:28 am UTC (link)
	"Thanks." Jason closed his eyes for a moment, remembering the time Lizzie had squeezed her hand when was in the hospital after more of the island's unpleasantness. Even seriously wounded, she had been trying to comfort him. "I hope your loved one returns to you too." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rare_fabulosity 2015-02-22 12:33 am UTC (link)
	"Me, too...." Rarity nodded and got up slowly, shaking but finding her feet. "I should go...I have some things to do..." She swallowed tightly as she looked back down at Jason. "It was good talking to you. I needed it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jasonmurphy 2015-02-22 12:38 am UTC (link)
	Jason nodded and rose to his feet. "At least let me walk you to the door." It was the gentlemanly thing to do. Elizabeth would have liked that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

rare_fabulosity
2015-02-22 12:40 am UTC (link)

It was a perfectly wonderful thing to do. Rarity nodded and paused before moving slowly in the direction of the exit. What a nice young man, she thought, eyes cast toward the ground though she tried to stand tall. A hand idly set itself over her lower abdomen as her mind wandered. If he said anything else she did not hear it immediately. Not until she blinked at the door and looked back to him.

"Be well, dear."

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	jasonmurphy 2015-02-22 12:43 am UTC (link)
	Jason watched her as they walked to the door. She seemed steadier than before and he felt safe letting her leave. He smiled at her words. "Take care of yourself." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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