The Dome :: An Original Character RPG
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August 25th, 2013
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| Who: Claire and Gabe When: Afternoon Where: Claire's then out It had been three days since Ren died. Seven since she had talked to Ren last. Claire had skipped out on school, and even work, staying home and laying in bed like a lazy asshole, but she hadn’t been able to muster the energy or desire to do anything else. The rain seemed to have stopped earlier that morning, and the sky was clear enough to brighten Claire’s room considerably. This prompted her to take her pillow and hide her head underneath it to block out the light. She needed to get up and take a shower. Get dressed. Eat. Do something productive. Useful, maybe. Claire told herself that she would. Soon. Just... not yet. Gabe knocked on the door three times, then let himself in. It had been days since he’d seen Claire last and it was time to get her out of the house, where he presumed she was hiding. He understood the desire to stay in bed and mourn, but he knew it wasn’t going to help her any more than it had helped him. They’d both lived with death for years. While they’d felt safe in the dome, this wasn’t any different. Gabe wasn’t past it, but he knew it would take work, and he hoped maybe he could help Claire with that too. “Claire!” he called out, heading towards her room. “Get up. We’re going out.” ( Read more... ) | ||||||||
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July 17th, 2013
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| Who: Claire and Gabe When: Evening Where: Gabe’s house Claire wasn’t entirely sure how she managed to get from the hospital to Gabe’s back door. She felt completely numb, and the last thing she fully remembered was standing in the morgue, staring at Ren’s body. And now she was standing in front of a door, her arms wrapped around herself tightly to fight off the chill she was feeling. She wasn’t sure how she was supposed to do this. Claire didn’t want to do this, and for a very brief moment, she considered letting Thessaly break the news to Gabe instead. She would surely know by the time she left the hospital, right? Only that wasn’t very fair, and it made Claire feel like a coward to think it, so she pushed that idea aside just as quickly as it came to her. She didn’t actually move until she heard the howls in the distance, and that seemed to snap her back to reality. Exhaling sharply, Claire reached for the doorknob, and for the first time since moving into the dome, she didn’t bother knocking before she let herself inside. She tried to call out for Gabe, but her throat was dry and closed up, so she searched for him instead. ( Read more... ) | ||||||||
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June 27th, 2013
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| Who: Claire and Gabe When: Evening Where: Claire’s House Warnings: some mild making out ;) The onslaught of rain had cut Claire’s day at the vegetable farm short, and she was soaked through by the time she got home. That was when she found the note from Ren, who had apparently decided to leave for a bit and stay with another ‘friend’, although Claire had no idea who the friend was, and Ren didn’t respond to texts Claire sent her afterward. It left Claire feeling guilty for the rest of the day, but she tried to focus on cleaning the house and distracting herself. The power outage was a bit jarring, but after Claire lit some candles to create some light, she went back to scrubbing the kitchen floor, unable to really resist the urge to clean. By the time she finished, Claire was tired and her muscles ached, but at least the kitchen was completely spotless, the counters wiped down and the cupboards organized properly. ( Read more... ) | ||||||||
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June 15th, 2013
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| Who: Gabe and Claire Where: Gabe's House When: Morning While he wasn't a morning person, Gabe had good reason to be up early on Sunday morning. This was his chance to make up ruining his first semi-date with Claire with another not-quite-date that promised to be better. He didn't want to start anything till she arrived, so that it would still be hot, but he had everything ready to go. The eggs were cracked and beat, the sausage chopped, the cheese grated, and the orange juice cold. His mother had already been in for her coffee, smiled at his attempt to woo Claire, and headed out to the hospital. Any time now Claire would be knocking on the door. If he could have served her breakfast in bed, he would have, but he didn't want to be in the house with Ren right now. It would be too easy for things to go wrong. ( Read more... ) | ||||||||
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June 11th, 2013
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| Who: Gabe and Claire When: Evening Where: Gabe’s house The festival had been plenty of fun, and admittedly, Claire had never seen The Wizard of Oz, so the movie was a bit of a treat as well. It felt normal to just hang around with Gabe and not worry about school, or work... or poisonous bats - if that’s what they were, anyway. At some point after the movie, Claire and Gabe headed back to Gabe’s house to hang out for awhile, like they had planned. That was when the nerves had kicked in hardcore, and Claire had to resist chewing on her fingernails as they walked back to his house. The nerves weren’t a bad thing, though. They were more like butterflies, flitting around in her stomach in anticipation of... well, something. Being alone with Gabe again, she supposed. Considering they had been friends for years, and had essentially grown up together, Claire knew there was no reason to feel awkward or out of sorts, and in a way, she didn’t. It was just a shift in their friendship, and Claire knew once a certain line was crossed, things would change. ( Read more... ) | ||||||||
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May 30th, 2013
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| Who: Claire and Gabe When: Before work Where: Out After Ren left, Claire changed her shirt, brushed her hair up into a ponytail and slipped her work shoes on. She was distracted and confused, but Claire was determined to put those thoughts on hold for awhile. Gabe had always been good at picking up on her moods and the last thing she wanted was for him to start prying when he was the source of her distraction. This whole thing was new to Claire, because she wasn’t used to talk about certain feelings out loud, or even having to deal with them at all. She had taken Ren’s advice to heart, but honestly, Claire was pretty sure that if she told Gabe how she felt, or even hinted toward it, she might end up puking from the anxiety of it all. Or she would accidentally break his nose, or something even worse. She had no idea how those things happened to her, but they did. What better way to tell a guy you liked him than by making him bleed? Ha. Still, Claire felt an unexpected sense of calm as she left the house and walked next door to Gabe's. She thought she would feel anxious or nervous, like earlier, but she didn't. It was a stark contrast to how she felt during her conversation with Ren, but definitely not unwelcome. This was Gabe, not some stranger. Claire knocked on the door and stepped back, resisting the urge to mess with her hair. ( Read more... ) | ||||||||
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May 5th, 2013
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| Who: Claire and Gabe Where: Gabe’s house When: Evening Claire had been ignoring the hunger pains for awhile. She had homework to finish, and then a lot of dirt and sweat to scrub off in the shower from working in the vegetable farm earlier. Food seemed to be at the bottom of her priority list, but that wasn’t unusual. Eventually her stomach began to actually growl at her, so Claire pulled her back into a ponytail, pulled on a clean t-shirt and a pair of jeans and left the house to go next door. She quickly trekked barefoot across the lawn and, seconds later, found herself at Gabe’s. It wasn’t the first time she showed up to invite herself in for dinner, and it probably wouldn’t be the last. Claire couldn’t cook to save her life, nor did she like to cook, and Gabe never seemed to mind it when she wanted him to feed her. So Claire knocked loudly and then stepped back to wait, bouncing lightly on the balls of her feet. ( I can be unpredictable sometimes ) | ||||||||
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