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Shannon Rutherford (ballerinadreams) wrote in vas_captio_rpg,
@ 2009-04-27 21:04:00

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!complete, day 05, location: gas station, shannon rutherford, shizuka domeki

Day Five - Early Afternoon
Who: Shizuka Domeki & Shannon Rutherford
What: Reuniting after Domeki's experiment
When: Early afternoon
Where: the gas station
Rating: PG to PG-13 I'd guess
Status: Complete

After having left the thrift shop in probably what might be considered the single most hideous outfit known to mankind, Shannon pulled her newly acquired and equally ugly coat around herself, shivering against the chill. She was heading up to the gas station in search of more provisions. Her stash of Slim Fast bars, Snapple, and water was running low and if she planned on continuing to share with the Doctor, Sam, and Dean, she would need more to share.

Shannon had found a backpack, however tattered it was, in the sporting goods section and she had shoved a few more pairs of jeans, her discarded bra and shirt, a pack of panties - score! that she'd found, an oversized men's hoodie, and a package of socks into it. She hoped there was still enough room to hoard some more protein bars and water.

The trek felt a million times longer as the cold air bit at her legs. She must've looked completely ridiculous. Scratch that, I know I look completely ridiculous, she thought as a ghost of a smile tugged at her lips and she rolled her eyes to herself. When she reached the gas station she let the door slam behind herself, shuddering as if to shake off the cold before starting back toward the broken refrigerator.

There was a new display, though, that caught her eye. Her jaw went into a slack smile and her eyes went wide with excitement. "Oh my God, soap!" she squeaked. Picking up one of the tiny travel bottles of shampoo and conditioner in one, Shannon clutched it to her chest and stared up at the ceiling of the gas station. "There is a god..." she breathed, taking two bottles and shoving them into her backpack. She followed it up excitedly with a bottle of shower gel, a pack of disposable razors, a travel-size deodorant, and a tiny plastic bottle of mouthwash. "Oh, my fucking God, jackpot!"

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throughyoureye
2009-05-08 01:30 am UTC (link)

Domeki was more grateful than he could possibly say for the brief hug and the absolution from guilt that Shannon offered - not that he had expected her to lord the fact that he had worried her over his head but it simply made the new promise between them to see each other as siblings as all the more meaningful to know that small things could not come between them. Lightly, he returned the finger squeeze before his hand was returned to him and he offered Shannon another grin as he walked past her to the street outside.

"That sounds like a good idea to me." Domeki agreed readily with her idea to walk together as far as the gym. He could even see it as a further extension of trust, of Shannon allowing him to know and to see where she was currently making her home. "I'd offer to let you know how the showers are before you leave to take one but you may well hear my opinion even from as far away as the museum."

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ballerinadreams
2009-05-08 11:12 am UTC (link)

Shannon shook her head and smiled back at him as she followed him out of the gas station, pulling the hideous coat in around herself again to block the cold out. With a laugh, Shannon put an arm around his shoulders and leaned her head down to rest against his as she started to walk. "I'm sure that I will," she agreed with an amused smirk.

She was content to walk mostly in silence, just happy to have Domeki by her side and know that he was safe. Plus, her teeth were chattering slightly. It wasn't that it was actually terribly cold outside, but the fact of the matter was that Shannon spent her whole life hopping from one warm climate to the next, intentionally or otherwise. It had gotten this cold a few times in one place or another where she'd been, but she was far from accustomed to it.

When they reached the museum, Shannon lifted her head again and took a step away to give Domeki his space - which, she realized just then, she had probably been invading without permission. "Chez Shannon," she said with an impish grin, waving an arm with a flourish toward the museum. "...et Chez Sam, et Chez the Doctor, I guess," she added with a small grin.

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throughyoureye
2009-05-08 01:29 pm UTC (link)

Domeki seemed to hardly mind neither the companionable silence nor the invasion of his personal space. He found it especially nice to have someone in this place with whom he felt connected enough not to have to speak every thought - and, besides, the closeness helped to drive away a bit of the chill from the cold air all around him.

This chill caused him to shiver slightly and it did make the thought of having to take a frosty shower all the less appealing - but the weather really wasn't all that much worse than what he had seen through many winters; true, then he had warmer clothes to bundle up in and heated buildings but it wasn't anything which couldn't be soldiered through.

When they came to the museum, Domeki took a moment to glance pensively at the building before turning an approving grin to Shannon. "It looks like you've set up a good place for yourselves - and plenty of housemates, too."

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ballerinadreams
2009-05-08 04:52 pm UTC (link)

At his appraisal, Shannon laughed. "Yeah, it's not too shabby. Then again, I walked through almost the whole town by myself, trying to find a way out on the first day, but since there didn't seem to be one, I just went back to the warmest looking one. This place is dirty but it's not wrecked, so...it's not too shabby," she replied with an impish grin. "And I intended to live by myself, honestly, but then people started disappearing for those experiment things and so I asked Sam to move in because he'd been the one I was talking to the most in the journals at the time. I asked the Doctor to move in after the whole waffling of my trust in Sam," she explained. "But you know, whatever, it worked it self out."

She paused and then gave Domeki another hug. "It's really good to see you back in one piece, sweetie," she whispered in his ear before pulling away and smiling at him again fondly. "And there's always room in Chez Shannon for you if you need it."

Her eyes moved toward the direction of the gym and she smirked. "Try not to make too much noise or you might take all the fun out of the surprise for me," she joked. Hugging herself against the cold, she started up the stairs. "Try and have a nice shower. Keep checking in with each other, right? To make sure we're both okay?"

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throughyoureye
2009-05-08 05:09 pm UTC (link)

"It sounds like you gave it a lot of thought before picking this place - but it really does look like you picked well. This seems like one of the safest places in the town," Domeki agreed with a slight nod. Of course, saying that any place in this town was safe was a bit of an exaggeration but, as far as buildings went, it seemed like a winner. "No matter how they came to be there, I really am glad that you have good people staying here with you - I know things seem a lot easier when you don't have to constantly be alone."

He accepted the offered hug gratefully and he nodded to her whisper. "I'm glad to be back in one piece - and I'm also glad to have you as my big sister, now." The fond smile was returned in kind to her latter statement. "I'll keep that in mind - and you're always welcome in the thrift shop so long as you don't mind having to stay with that idiot."

Domeki laughed to her request that he not make too much noise at the gym and he nodded ruefully. "I'll do what I can to not ruin the surprise for you especially since I know how much you're looking forward to your shower later." He offered her a light wave as she headed up the stairs and smiled lightly. "Keep checking in with each other and keep bothering each other - we can't let anything happen to our siblings, hm?"

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ballerinadreams
2009-05-08 09:21 pm UTC (link)

With a small smile, admittedly one that illustrated that she was actually proud of herself, Shannon nodded. "That I did. That's another lesson learned from the Island. Gotta stake your claim early if you want the good spot," she said with a wink. He was not wrong about things seeming easier when one wasn't constantly alone. Shannon sort of figured he knew he was right, though, so she simply nodded again and said nothing in reply to that.

Shannon laughed a little and nodded. "I don't mind," she said with a smirk. "I'll keep it in mind, too." Her smirk broadened into a grin with his next statement. "Thank you, I appreciate it," she said with mock seriousness. When he waved, she returned it with a light one of her own. "Exactly," she agreed. "Have a nice shower," she said, "or try, like I said," she repeated with a wink. "I'll see you again soon," she added confidently before giving one last wave and heading inside to seek warmth in her shelter.

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