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Tweak says, "I love this piggy."

Christopher "Chris" Perry Halliwell. (changethefuture) wrote in vas_captio_rpg,
@ 2009-08-25 01:52:00

Entry tags:

!complete, chris halliwell, day 20, location: gym, rose tyler

Who: Chris Halliwell and Rose Tyler.
What: Showing off his powers, just a little.
Where: The gym.
When: Day 20 - Shortly after noon.
Rating: PG.
Status: Complete.

As soon as he found out about the birds Chris had thought about orbing to the clock tower to make sure Connor was indeed alright. He didn't know exactly where the clock tower was but he could pick up on the other man's presence and that was enough of an indicator for him. It wouldn't do good to not look after his unofficial charge, now would it? But Connor insisted he was fine for now, and Chris really didn't want anyone to know about any of his powers that didn't have to. His friend knew and Remy knew about the teleporting, unfortunately, but that was pretty much the extent of it.

Then the pretty girl that had taken care of the lot of them the day before sounded like she was a little concerned to be staying in the gym and his pesky whitelighter instincts kicked in. Surely it wouldn't be that bad if one more person found out about one of his abilities. Or at least not any worse than having it clear as day to read in his journal that he was a witch.

So Chris had slunk off to a corner of the museum where no one could see him, journal tucked in his back pocket as he orbed himself from there to the gym. It took the span of fifteen, maybe twenty seconds for him to disappear from the museum and reappear at his new destination with the show of little white lights that always accompanied orbing. Since he wasn't sure exactly where she was at he had chosen to orb to about the center of the gym floor, and once he was solid one hand brushed his hair out of his eyes as they sought Rose out. Belatedly Chris hoped there weren't too many other people around.

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jeopardysfriend
2009-08-30 12:55 am UTC (link)

The teen posture could only have been made more complete with a bookbag on his back and a set of text books in her arms. From the tilt of her head against the wall to her hands tucked into the front pocket of her hoodie, Rose looked every bit her age. She'd even pulled her hair up into a makeshift ponytail with a rubber band, despite Jackie Tyler's coiuntless warnings that it would cause her hair to snag. Nothing wrong with keeping it out of her face, after all.

"Your mum was like that, too, then?" Oh, she wanted to know more. So much more. She wanted to know about living with witches and she wanted to know about evil brothers and she wanted to know what cereal he liked for breakfast and what aftershave he wore...

Okay. Maybe that was a wee bit much. But still! Her inquisitive nature had her aching to know about the different world her companions had come from. To hopefully ease him into telling her a bit more, she smiled and revealed a little known fact of her own. "Jamie was lost. Very lost. More than most kids will ever be. He'd been in an accident when a bomb fell nearby. Technically? He was dead." If that wasn't a conversation starter, Rose didn't know what else could be!

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changethefuture
2009-08-30 01:30 am UTC (link)

"Oh yeah." he quickly agreed, nodding slightly. "Christopher Perry Halliwell, get your butt inside this house right this minute before I call your father!" He had straightened slightly as he mimicked his mother's tone, recalling an event from his childhood, and though Chris smiled it was sad. So many bittersweet memories.

He cleared his throat quietly as he pushed down the wave of emotion that threatened to rise, one hand emerging from a pocket to push his hair out of his eyes. This was no time for him to feel sorry for himself. And at least he didn't have to fake being interested in Rose's words. Chris tilted his head to the side a little, completely undoing the work of his hand, a curious expression coming to his face. "So he was a ghost then, this kid? A lost soul?" One good thing about his crazy magical life and learning all about the Charmed Ones' history? There wasn't much that truly phased him.

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jeopardysfriend
2009-08-30 04:34 am UTC (link)

Before she called his father. Rose definitely knew how those sweet memories could turn sour, even if they were lovely to recall. Her mother had never had to yell that. Rose had never actually had a single, solid male influence in her life. Maybe that was the reason she'd flitted around from boy to boy when she was younger, pausing only long enough to give Mickey Smith the time of day for a bit each time before turning back around. It had been near enough the same with Jackie and her various boyfriends that marched in and out of young Rose's life.

But that had been long ago. That had been before Jimmy, and long before the Doctor. And was he avoiding? No, probably not. She just hadn't been nosy enough. Besides, she'd gotten his middle name out of it. And a last name to match, actually. That could come in handy some day.

"A zombie, sort of, actually," she replied instead. Oh, if Rose only knew. Maybe they truly did have this place tapped and she'd just fed them their latest idea! "Pretty amazing, actually. His mum was going around parading herself as his sister, unwed twenty year-old, that sort. It was a bit like watching Hollyoaks." The zombie part she'd give him but the fact that it had all occurred during World War II? No, apparently, that part he had to work for? "Saved him, though. A friend of mine did, I mean. Put him back together and everything." As crazy as Chris' own history was, that couldn't possibly come as too much of a shock, right?

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changethefuture
2009-08-30 05:12 am UTC (link)

His brows rose at that. "A zombie, really?" Now that was something he admittedly had never had to deal with or particularly read about. Chris did, however, enjoy cinema as much as anyone else his age and had watched more than a few horror movies over the years. "Now that's one thing I've never seen." Oh kids, maybe they really did give those in charge ideas. Tsk, tsk.

"Do you mean literally had to put him back together? Did he die then? Or... get whatever kind of peace there would be for a zombie?" His brow furrowed as he tried to work out the possible logic in his head. "And what's Hollyoaks? Some sort of soap opera type show?" Apparently it was his turn to have a load of questions, but he couldn't help it. What Rose was saying was kind of fascinating.

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jeopardysfriend
2009-08-30 05:53 am UTC (link)

Rose wasn't used to being fascinating anymore. Not when one traveled with one of the most fascinating people, um, ever. But it was attention from a cute boy just the same, and that she ate up. Perhaps she was laying it on a bit thick, but he had experience with magic, for Heaven's sake. (He had experience with that, too, Rose, you just didn't know it yet!) Surely nothing about her travels would be too out of line for him. Or. Well. Most things about them, at least.

So she leaned in, touching his arm lightly, as if she had a secret to share. Which she sort of did, really. She probably wouldn't go around telling this to just anyone, after all. "Okay, first of all? Hollyoaks is cheesy soap goodness, don't watch it. Seriously. You'll get hooked in a week. But secondly?" How to describe Jamie to someone with no experience with other worlds? "Jamie was...special. He didn't die, actually. For once, everyone lived." She smiled almost as wide as the Doctor had when he'd declared the same thing. "He got his soul back. From his mother, of all things." It had been one of the most beautiful moments she'd ever witnessed and her eyes teared up just a bit. Rose herself wanted to feel that way someday.

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changethefuture
2009-08-30 07:49 pm UTC (link)

He leaned in when she did, eyes cutting briefly to the side as if they were in fact teens having a bit of a private chat during gym class and someone might interrupt at any minute. The gym was, of course, mostly empty. And everyone in this place seemed to keep a bit to themselves anyhow, at least as far as Chris had noticed. He grinned slightly when Rose confirmed the bit about the soap opera but didn't comment. Chris was more interested in finding out about this kid she was talking about.

"So... once he got his soul back he wasn't a zombie anymore? He was just a kid then?" He supposed he could see a way for that to work. Souls didn't always immediately pass on and without a soul present, some other means could conceivably be found to animate a body. It was something he'd have to think about more to fully wrap his mind around but it made enough sense in the moment. That, and he was a little distracted from figuring out the logic once he noted the expression on Rose's face. He'd be a piss-poor whitelighter if he couldn't pick up on emotion at least a little.

Smiling softly, Chris shifted how he was leaning against the wall just slightly so he could take his hand out of his pocket, not disturbing where she was lightly touching his other arm. He reached out to tuck a few stray strands of hair behind her ear, smile growing a touch as he looked at her. "Always nice when there's a happy ending. Never seems like it happens enough, no matter how hard we try sometimes."

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jeopardysfriend
2009-08-30 10:34 pm UTC (link)

There were a few things a bloke could do to win a spot in Rose's heart. Calling her beautiful, complimenting her dancing skills, telling her how good she was for them...and playing with her hair. When Chris' hand pushed her hair back, she was officially mush. No matter where she'd gone or who she'd met, Rose was still a woman at the end of the day, and a woman who enjoyed being pampered and spoiled. It was why, despite the times he was an arse, she let Jack cuddle her. It was why she all but melted whenever the Doctor's eyes lit up when he saw her. And it was why she smiled bashfully and ducked her head just a bit as Chris reached for her.

"It really was a beautiful ending," she confirmed, glancing back up at him through her lashes. Okay, maybe she was turning on the charm a little more than she usually would. But the story really had been lovely, right? "He was just a normal little boy, and all the people who'd been hurt were put right. Space age healing, mind you, but it worked just the same." Was she really blabbering all of this to a complete stranger? Well, she couldn't really help that, could she? He'd touched her! She was bound to babble.

Her face grew darker, but there was still a slight smile there. "I'd seen a lot of terrible things before that. Things that scared me or made me angry. It was just really, really great to see a child walk away unscathed. He was little, too, barely four I'd wager, he probably won't even remember it." Didn't remember it. Jamie would've been about sixty or so by then, wouldn't he? Ugh, maths.

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changethefuture
2009-08-30 11:42 pm UTC (link)

The sight of her smile made his brighten a little, and he merely hooked his thumb in his pocket when he let his hand drop back down. Her story didn't really sound all that outlandish as it might to some, regardless of where or when it happened. And the important part was that it had ended well. How many messes had he been in where that wasn't the case, or the happy ending came with a price? How many innocents had he lost despite his best efforts because the world had become so dangerous and dark? Chris could understand hanging on to happiness over something that went well for a change. Better happiness than other emotions, as he tended to do.

"Children really are the most innocent. I think that's what makes it worse when anything happens to them, or when they're at risk. But it also makes it all the more special when they do end up alright." His gaze dropped for a moment, thinking of his brother. Thinking of himself. "And I dunno, some kids remember a lot. Guess it's good the lot of us weren't four yesterday." Chris added with a light chuckle as he raised his back to look at her. Her words made him wonder just what kind of things she had seen. Maybe her life wasn't so different from his own, merely with different creatures and beings. She dealt with aliens and space travel, he dealt with demons and dwarves and a spot of time travel.

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