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got2haveasmith (got2haveasmith) wrote in vas_captio_rpg,
@ 2009-06-07 15:22:00

Entry tags:

!complete, day 10, ellen ripley, location: museum, sarah jane smith, shannon rutherford

Day 10: Late Morning
Who: Sarah Jane Smith, Shannon Rutherford, Ellen Ripley
What: random encounter and meeting in person
Where: in the lobby of the museum
When: Day 10, late morning (11-ish?)
Rating: PG (?)
Status: Complete

Having spent the day before wandering around the town, Sarah decided to take some time to explore her new "home." She hesitated to think of it as a home, except that the Doctor was bunking here, and being around the Doctor made her feel like she was home, in a way. Familiarity in strange surroundings. And the surroundings were certainly strange. It wasn't the worst prison Sarah had ever found herself in, but it wasn't good by any stretch of the imagination. Still, it could always be worse. At least she wasn't being poisoned by radiation, that she knew of.

The museum was a beautiful old building, even in its current condition. Sarah could see glimpses of what it had been in its prime. Some of the artwork still retained its former beauty, even mold-covered and tattered as it was. It had a sad charm about it Sarah found fascinating. It also served to make her appreciate her own home all the more. As soon as she got out of here, she was going to make sure all of her assets were well taken care of and properly enumerated in her will for Luke.

Luke. It had been two days since she'd last seen her son. She had no doubt that he could take care of himself, but she still worried about him. He would be worried about her, no doubt, probably more than she was about him. Hopefully, the Jacksons would look after him until she could help the Doctor get everyone out of this horrible place. She blinked, feeling the beginnings of tears in her eyes, and hurriedly lifted a hand to wipe them away. Giving in to sadness like that wouldn't help her think, wouldn't do her any good. There would be time enough for tears when they all escaped.

"Oh, hello," she said, looking up. She caught sight of a young woman across the lobby. "I'm afraid you startled me." She wiped at her eyes again and offered the woman a smile.

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ballerinadreams
2009-06-07 03:23 pm UTC (link)

When the other woman started toward her, hand outstretched, Shannon climbed to her feet and started to reach forward to shake her hand, only the woman's voice trailed off in favor of another woman's voice. That did it. If people weren't going to barricade the fucking door, then Shannon was going to lock herself in Sam's room whenever she wasn't right with one of her boys. She felt outnumbered and uncomfortable and couldn't help looking over her shoulder, brow furrowed slightly, in hopes of Sam appearing suddenly in the hallway. Shit, even Jack, Ianto, or the Doctor would do, only Sam was the largest of them all and would make her feel exponentially safer just then.

Looking back at the second newcomer, Shannon dropped her hand to her side again, shrinking into herself and making a mental note to keep the two-by-four at her side from now on rather than in its hiding place under the desk which was currently behind the second woman. Stupid, stupid, stupid... she thought to herself. Dean would be disappointed in her. She wouldn't make that mistake again.

Rather than speak up, she let the first woman respond to the second woman's question. She opened her mouth to incredulously ask, "home?!" when the name the first woman gave rang a bell. "Sarah Jane, like...from the journals? The Doctor's friend?" she asked. Pausing, Shannon's eyes moved back to the second woman when the one who called herself Sarah Jane asked who they were. "I'm Shannon." She fought the urge to say snottily that she actually belonged here. She lived here. If Sarah Jane was the Doctor's Sarah Jane, then that, she thought, would be excused. The other woman, though, she had no clue.

Way to be there for me, Sam; I finally need some protecting and both times, you're nowhere to be found. Wake up with naked Anders and you're outside. Two strangers just barge their way right into my home and you're nowhere in sight. Some protector you've turned out to be, she thought with less bitterness and more disappointment...never mind the healthy dose of uncertainty and fear that she was making an effort to ignore.

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ellen_ripley
2009-06-07 03:41 pm UTC (link)

"I'm Ripley." Ripley supplied to the question, letting the door close behind her as she walked all the way in. "Woke up here yesterday morning, so I'm just ... taking a look around." She nodded to the pair. "Nice to meet you both."

The blonde looked like this was anything but her idea of a good time. Ripley wondered what that was all about for a minute, then remembered the stuff in the journal about clones ... and experiments. Lady had a right to be twitchy, so Ripley ignored it.

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got2haveasmith
2009-06-07 03:47 pm UTC (link)

Sarah Jane's smile widened as Shannon introduced herself and seemed to recognize her. She remembered the name from the journals as well. "Yes, the Doctor's friend. I'm glad to meet you in person, and to see you're still in one piece." That strange entry about getting rid of a clone version of Shannon was still troubling. "The Doctor said I could stay here. I do hope that's all right." She could tell that Shannon was a bit unnerved by her use of the word 'home.' It wouldn't surprise her if the Doctor had neglected to mention a new arrival to the other residents of the museum - he'd just assume everyone would be fine with it. She might remind him later about such things, if she thought of it. She didn't want to startle people or make them uncomfortable. Goodness knew this place could do a good enough job of it on its own.

She turned to the other woman as she introduced herself. "Pleased to meet you, Ripley," she said, offering another bright smile. "I only arrived here two days ago myself, so I'm still finding my way round."

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