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Tweak says, "the traveler be with you"

Henry Townshend (guyin302) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2008-06-14 02:14:00

Entry tags:

dean winchester, henry townshend

Who: Dean and Henry
What: A little talk after a certain suicide run…
When: Pretty much just after the exorcism.
Where: 7th avenue, between 46th and 47th. The location of the exorcism.
Warnings: Probably some foul language. Also, if frank discussion of suicide disturbs you, you should probably avoid this log.

(OOC: The exorcism isn’t entirely over yet, so this is partially speculative, but I figure it’s not a bad assumption of the aftermath. If anything needs changing, just let us know and we’ll change it.)

Henry thanked Mira for healing him, keeping his eyes around the toes of his boots, and then shuffled away from the group, heading for an alley entrance. He would hang close enough to hear whether everyone was okay, and would then dart into the alley and get the hell out of here as quickly as possible. He didn’t need to deal with questions about what had gone down, especially about why he’d lied about still having the medicine bag that made him immune to Reika’s touch. Most of the people here, with the exception of Dean, Mira, Kitt, and to a lesser extent Sam, were strangers, and he didn’t feel like talking about his issues with anyone. There were just some things that you did not talk about.

The exorcism had been crazy. He did his job, distracting Reika while the others set things up and did what they needed to do, and then his plan had almost worked. Reika had managed to grab him, and just as he predicted, she was pissed and didn’t plan on letting up her attack until he was completely gone. The only catch? These people were all very good at what they did, and so when Henry was at the brink, finally close to that everlasting peace he was craving, it was snatched away.

The job was done. He wasn’t sure whether the exorcism caused the effects of Reika’s attack to disappear, or whether it was Mira healing him with her Jedi powers, but either way, he was back in fighting trim…physically. Mentally was another story entirely. Mentally, he was a wreck, but now, strangely, less of one than before. There was nothing like a near-death experience for self-discovery, and Henry had, in fact, discovered something: He had a problem.

Of course, realizing it was one thing. Admitting it and talking about it with people was entirely another, which was why he was prepared to get the hell out of dodge the minute he found out if everyone was okay. Until then, he’d wait near the alley and hope no one came to question him.

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doubleup
2008-06-14 06:24 am UTC (link)

Dean had snuck away from the crowd after telling Sam that he was going to check in on Henry. He scanned the area, quickly finding Henry lurking in an alley. Obviously, he didn't want to be seen, but Dean wasn't really going to give him the choice. He took a bottle of water out of his duffel for them to split, and then he moved toward the entrance.

After tossing the bottle up for Henry, he sat down on the concrete, sprawling out. "Damn, I've gotta step up the working out. That actually made me tired."

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guyin302
2008-06-14 06:30 am UTC (link)

Henry almost bolted when he saw Dean approaching, but he couldn't do that without finding out if everyone was okay. Like it or not, he'd have to wait, and then make up some excuse for needing to hurry off that Dean would, hopefully, believe. Yeah, right... Still, he needed to keep up the act. He couldn't have a friend worrying, that just wouldn't do.

So he caught the bottle, chuckling a little at Dean's comment. It sounded forced, but he hoped Dean wouldn't notice. "Tell me about it." He leaned back against the brick wall behind him, crossing his legs at the ankles before raising the bottle of water and taking a quick sip. Then he capped it and passesd it back down to Dean. "Hey, is everybody okay?" All he had to do was find that out, and then he could make up some half-assed excuse and bolt...

	doubleup 2008-06-14 07:37 am UTC (link)
	Dean listened to Henry, chuckling a bit too. "Hey, at least you know all that. And you've got friends, so if you ever wanna drink away a few brain cells, you know who to call." He tossed the empty plastic bottle into a nearby garbage can, and looked at Henry. "Where are you gonna go on your vacation, then?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	doubleup 2008-06-14 06:39 pm UTC (link)
	"I could try watching over it if you wanted, but I'm not exactly mister business oriented person." He tried to think about where he'd go on vacation, but his idea of relaxing seemed to be pretty far from Henry's. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	doubleup 2008-06-14 07:16 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, probably." Dean stretched out and grinned at Henry's idea. "You should go to one of those spa resorts. Daily rubdowns, serenity out the yin yang. Sounds good to me." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	doubleup 2008-06-14 07:25 pm UTC (link)
	Dean was glad that he'd replaced someone the press had no interest in. "That sounds like it'd suck." He clapped Henry on the back in lieu of a hug. "So, we're square? No more of that?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)