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Sam Ford (treated) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2009-11-21 20:02:00

Entry tags:

candy quackenbush, eskarina smith, hope, iggy, john connor, reggie lass, sam ford, tony stonem

Who: Open to anyone attending Homecoming.
What: Taunton Homecoming Dance
Warning: Explosions!

The gym had been decorated with streamers and banners. There was punch in the corner, and kids were dancing to songs that grownups had decided were popular. It looked just like a typical dance from any high school movie. The faculty must have done their research via Netflix.

It was Taunton's first Homecoming Dance. One of the women on the party planning committee was from America, and since Taunton had quite a few American students, they'd decided it would be a fun event. With the recent loss of the headmistress, they thought everyone could use something to cheer them up. They'd gone all-out, even holding elections for Homecoming King and Queen.

Sam had just "broken up" with Candy yesterday, but he'd told her he still wanted to take her to the dance, if she wanted to go. She was his best friend, and that wasn't going to change. Neither of them had another date, and he'd already bought the tickets, so they might as well go together.

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blind_pyro
2009-11-28 06:08 pm UTC (link)

"I'm coming with you." He said, having to yell to be heard over the noise, scrambling under the table after Sam, folding his wings down tight like he hadn't needed to do in ages, "Just need you to go first so I know where I'm going." It was a slim chance, and he'd probably still rely more on the wall to one side than he would to Sam, "And once we get to the doors we try and channel people out, that's the football field and the back parking lot, right?"

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treated
2009-11-28 06:54 pm UTC (link)

Sam was relieved. "Okay," he called, wrapping his hand around Iggy's wrist to make it easier to guide him. He crawled under the table toward the door. They were the first to make it to the door, and Sam stood up to shove it open. "Yeah, this is the field. Hey, no!" A girl-shaped diamond from outside pushed past Sam and into the room when he opened the door. She seemed to be on a rescue mission, and since she was all sparkly, Sam figured she knew what she was doing. "Okay, come on," Sam said to Iggy, leading him to the door.

"Hey, guys!" he yelled to the nearby panicked students. "Come this way!"

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blind_pyro
2009-11-28 07:04 pm UTC (link)

Iggy shoved a few dishes out of the way so he could clamber onto the end of the table, putting himself above the milling crowd, he cupped his hands around his mouth, hoping it was loud enough, "This way, back door's open, everybody outside!"

They probably could have waited for the adults to organize things, maybe they even should have, but Iggy was still used to fending for himself in an emergency.

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treated
2009-11-28 10:01 pm UTC (link)

Yeah, that probably got more attention. Sam stood, holding the door open and gesturing wildly to wave people outside. It was definitely working, with quite a number of people running past them and grouping up in the parking lot.

He frowned. "I don't see Candy," he yelled to Iggy. There was a lot of dust and smoke in the air, and he couldn't see much of anything. He'd been hoping Candy would run past him. Maybe she found another door.

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	blind_pyro 2009-11-29 01:25 am UTC (link)
	Iggy was wheezing, mostly due to the fact that he was up in the smoke and dust, and he was yelling while up there, he did manage to catch what Sam said, swearing, not caring who heard just at the moment. He hopped down from the table to hold the door open himself, giving Sam a push, "Go find her." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

treated
2009-11-29 03:24 am UTC (link)

Sam nodded, starting into the crowd. "Hey, Hope's okay," he called over his shoulder. Iggy would probably want to know that. "I can see her flying." It was hard to get past people, and there was a lot of crap in the air that made it hard to see and breathe. He thought he saw Jade's bright red hair, and headed towards it.

Jade and Naruto were helping Candy. She looked bad. Sam wasn't close enough to do anything, but he saw them getting her outside through the opposite wall. Sam followed, going over to where they'd laid her down. She was completely unconscious. Sam swore under his breath. He wished he knew first aid, but there really wasn't anything he could do. At least he could hear sirens, so he knew help was on it's way.

He left Jade and Naruto with Candy and went around the outside of the building to check on Iggy.

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blind_pyro
2009-11-29 04:59 am UTC (link)

Iggy was still holding the door, ushering the last stragglers out, able to tell a little better what the place looked like now that it was empty, he found himself surprised that he was glad to hear sirens, mostly because just a few months ago he still would have gone to hide when he heard them, now it was a sound that caused a wash of relief.

He cupped his hands around his mouth once more, "Anybody still inside let's move it out, help's on the way."

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treated
2009-11-29 01:31 pm UTC (link)

"Hey," Sam called as he ran around the corner, back to Iggy. "Candy and Esk and them are on the other side," he said, a little out of breath. He glanced inside and didn't see anyone left. "Candy's.. She looks bad." He didn't know what he thought should be happening now. Should he go back to Candy? Should he bring Iggy with him? He'd been sick most of his life; he was used to other people taking care of him, not the other way around. He ran a hand through his hair, feeling helpless.

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	blind_pyro 2009-11-29 05:15 pm UTC (link)
	"Okay, it's okay, she'll be okay." He shook his head, moving towards the cooler outside air, "One of those sirens is an ambulance, two are fire." His brow furrowed, "Don't hear any police." Shaking his head he took a deep breath, coughing twice, "They're probably on the way too, others were probably closer." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

treated
2009-11-29 05:38 pm UTC (link)

Sam raised a brow. That was weird, but kind of cool. Sam just heard sirens. "We'll probably need more ambulances," he said, glancing around. There were three or four kids lying on the ground. Others were sitting up, but looked injured.

"I think everybody's out. I'm gonna go over to Candy. I think Hope's on that side, too." He glanced up at Iggy. "You want to come?"

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blind_pyro
2009-11-29 05:49 pm UTC (link)

"They'll radio for more." He said, not finding it odd at all that he knew how emergency services worked, even though he'd never needed them, "Those guys were just closest, so they'll get here first and assess the situation, call out for whatever else is needed."

He was talking mostly so that he wouldn't worry, nodding at Sam's question, "Yeah." He caught the other boy's shoulder, not as firmly as he'd been holding on inside, but still in need of guidance, there was still a lot of noise out here.

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onswiftwings
2009-11-29 06:06 pm UTC (link)

Sam closed his eyes for a second when Iggy put his hand on his shoulder. There was a lot of conflicting crap going on in his head, and it made it hard to focus. "Fuck," he said under his breath. Couldn't anything be easy?

He lead Iggy around the side of the building to the second group of kids. Sam went to sit next to Candy, who was still out cold. Jade, Naruto and Esk were huddled around her.

Hope was sitting nearby, her knees bent to her chest and her wings folded around her. She looked up at Iggy and called to him.

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	blind_pyro 2009-11-29 06:27 pm UTC (link)
	Iggy blinked up at Hope's voice, giving Sam's shoulder another squeeze before unfolding, making his way slowly toward hope, careful not to trip on anyone, settling himself beside her, arm sliding around her waist, "You okay?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	onswiftwings 2009-11-29 06:53 pm UTC (link)
	Hope smiled as Iggy settled next to her. "Yeah. I think I sprained my ankle.." She leaned against his side. "Everything else is fine, though. Don't really want to go to the hospital," she said, looking warily at the approaching ambulance. Iggy probably felt the same way about hospitals that she did. Just thinking about that sterilized smell made her nauseated. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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