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Tweak says, "always better the second day"

Christopher "Chris" Perry Halliwell. (changethefuture) wrote in vas_captio_rpg,
@ 2009-08-13 22:03:00

Entry tags:

!complete, chris halliwell, connor temple, day 18, location: in town, the doctor (ten)

Who: Chris Halliwell and Connor Temple, now joined by the Doctor (Ten).
What: Trying to figure out where in time they are, and if Remy's info can be trusted.
Where: Possibly wandering around now; right now they're in front of the Gym.
When: Day 18 - Morning, 8:15am.
Rating: PG.
Status: Complete.

In a way, Chris felt like he was back in the world he knew. This place looked in about as bad shape as parts of the San Francisco he had known most of his life. It was disheartening yet at the same time it perhaps kept him from panicking as much as he could be.

No, the panic seemed reserved at the moment for his new companion, though he wasn't showing it at the moment. But then, they both seemed relieved the supposed human with the red eyes had left them, even if it did mean they were on their own for the moment in this rundown, inhabitable town. Chris sighed and ran his hands through his hair, half expecting to feel a bump from whatever his head had hit when he tried to orb up to the heavens. Don't think about that. Do not think about that. You're no good if you panic.

"What do you think he meant by that? Not being on Earth." He turned his attention to Connor, figuring it was best to keep them both engaged in conversation. They didn't have to be on another planet to not be on the same Earth. Could be a different plane, or a parallel world. There were lots of options. Which made Chris think of something the other man had said. "And what did you mean when you said you'd seen weirder?" It made him wonder if Connor was from a world with magic too. That would certainly support his theory that he might be Chris' unofficial charge. Ignoring the conflict of the years they were taken from.

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leconnortemple
2009-08-19 07:18 pm UTC (link)

The idea of a building collapsing on them didn't exactly appeal to Connor. He'd already watched the destruction of one structure only hours before. Well. Hours for him. Who knew how long it really was in this place. "It ought to hold up well enough," he considered, walking forward to lean slightly on the wall with his hands. It wasn't going to collapse that moment. He wouldn't rule out soon, but it was something at least. "Better than wandering around like lost kids," he joked, "and honestly, I'm tired of being seriously wet here. It's kind of gross." Right. Because that was the worst he'd ever dealt with. A little damp rain. Ha. "Unless you want to check the rest of this place out?"

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changethefuture
2009-08-20 07:49 am UTC (link)

He lightly smirked when Connor pushed on the wall, as if the strength of one man was all it took to determine the safety of a structure. Chris couldn't tease him much though; he'd probably do the same thing. The comment about kids made him chuckle and he nodded in agreement. "I'm pretty sure we'll be okay if we put off fully exploring this place until things dry out. Even if we found something it's not going to do us any good when we're soaked to the bone." Okay, he was exaggerating a little, but if they were outside all day they very well could get that wet. And sick.

His smirk widened a touch as he moved to open the door of the gym for them. "You know, you kinda look like a drowned cat."

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leconnortemple
2009-08-20 02:30 pm UTC (link)

Connor grinned despite himself, accepting the offered door and leading the way into the gymnasium. It wasn't what he'd expected. It looked like it'd been inhabited. Oh, well, of course it had. Remy had said there were several people, and not an hour later they'd run into someone else. He should've expected it. But after the slightly unwelcome welcome of the last two they'd met, he wasn't really looking forward to running around the gym meeting any more.

"You don't look so great yourself, you know," he said, laughing as he found a corner of their 'new' home. It didn't look like anyone had claimed it, but who knew in such a captive situation. "Why doesn't that magic of yours work to make us dry, hmm? And if it could make me look like Brad Pitt in the process, I can't say I'd complain."

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changethefuture
2009-08-23 01:43 am UTC (link)

Chris wasn't looking forward to meeting anyone else either. He knew it was inevitable, but he wasn't going to be quite so nice to anyone else who should happen to give the newcomers attention. Unless they were actually nice about, which seemed to be rare, or so he was guessing. Well, Remy hadn't exactly been mean, but Chris didn't trust him so that negated having a good attitude.

He glanced around the gym, making note of all he saw, particularly anything that might be of use to him. One thing he did notice was what appeared like an open doorway off to a locker room, and he ducked in. After a moment he popped back out, managing to find a few towels that weren't horribly eaten by moths, and he tossed one to Connor. Not the best, granted, but there was no sense sitting around being any wetter than they had to. "Sorry, my talents don't stretch to playing with heat just yet." But they likely would, some day. Chris knew well what whitelighters were capable of, and elders for that matter. He was simply never sure if he inherited all the traditional whitelighter abilities or if, because he was part witch, he somehow couldn't use them all. Only time would tell.

Rubbing a towel over his hair a few times, he crinkled his nose even as he chuckled. "Think there's a potion that could do something like that, but they always wear off after awhile. Or have some unsavory side effect usually."

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