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Andy Gallagher is not the droid you're looking for (brain_ninja) wrote in vas_captio_rpg,
@ 2009-07-17 05:03:00

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!complete, andy gallagher, day 15, elliot reid, location: church

Day Fifteen - Late Evening
Who: Andy Gallagher and Elliot Reid
What: Finding out that Elliot's okay
Where: The Church
When: Day 15, late evening
Rating: PG-13 just in case (possible graphic imagery in introspection, that is)
Status: Complete

Judging by the fact that a few joints had only served to make Andy more paranoid and upset, rather than relaxed and mellow as per usual, it could only be deduced that Tonks had been correct in assuming that the point of the day was to break him. He'd seen Sam's handwriting in the journals and Shannon and Lexie's names on the roster Sam had put up, but Elliot hadn't been listed as present, deceased, or missing. It had only served to panic him more. He was supposed to be looking out for her. He was supposed to be keeping her safe. Andy had failed Luna and he'd thought he'd failed Lexie, but he wanted to make good on it with Elliot, but he'd failed there, too. At that point, he'd have welcomed the cougar all over again in place of the emotional baggage, worry, and pain he was carrying right then.

Even though he'd found that the deaths he'd witnessed had been fabricated - which, at the very least, gave him hope for Martha yet - they'd been horrible to watch. Worse to see Luna's burned corpse, let alone smell the burnt flesh. Waking up in the cemetary alone had freaked him out and he hoped like hell that Tonks had woken up somewhere safely as well. All he could think about, though, was Elliot's being missing in action and the way that Tonks had been so unsure about whether she'd been the only one to make it out of their first experiment alive.

Andy was jittery as he smoked a fourth joint on the front stairs of the church. He'd tried going inside. He'd tried walking around looking for her. Finally, Andy had been reduced to sitting outside hoping like hell that he'd see her coming up or down the road toward him sooner than later. Elliot had to be okay. She was his only charge; his only job. He'd have traded anything to know that he hadn't completely let her down.

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frickonastick
2009-07-29 04:03 am UTC (link)

Elliot watched the tears fall down Andy's face with a mixture of sympathy and concern. Part of her felt like maybe she should look away, since most guys didn't really want you to see them get emotional, but the stronger part of her was afraid that if she looked away from Andy for even a second, if she blinked, he would be gone and she would be alone. When she asked about his friend she could see his face harden. "I'm so sorry," she repeated, feeling her chin wobble. She'd barely known Sid. She got the feeling that whoever Andy had lost he had known much better.

"Okay," Elliot whispered back, reaching out and sliding her arm through his and gripping his hand tightly. She put her head on his shoulder as they started to move towards the church. Ordinarily she would've felt awkward about being so familiar with Andy, especially considering the fact that she'd practically ripped his clothes off the day before, but that didn't really matter right now. Right now she needed to feel close to someone. Safe. She needed to know she wasn't alone.

"What did they do to you?" She asked, her voice quiet and low.

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brain_ninja
2009-07-31 04:14 am UTC (link)

Clearing his throat, Andy shook his head. Her apology, while appreciated, wouldn't bring Luna back and wouldn't wash away the memory of the stench of Luna's burnt flesh and singed hair; wouldn't help him forget the blood everywhere and the way Luna looked so broken, crumpled on the floor.

He was glad when Elliot agreed to go inside. Elliot's hand held his tightly and he gave it a weak squeeze that he hoped was at least a little bit reassuring as he wrapped an arm around her shoulders and pulled her closer as they walked inside.

The door creaked closed behind them and Andy led her down the aisle toward the front of the church where they'd been sleeping in their respective pews in the front row. When she asked what they'd done to him, he closed his eyes in a slow blink. "Well, they didn't suffocate me with gas," he replied. "I got to watch people die on security monitors and then got stuck in a room full of mirrors and blood where I not only got to enjoy the fragrance of burnt hair and skin, but found Luna's body. Good times," he replied in a dull monotone before sighing heavily.

Andy led Elliot to her pew and guided her to sit, standing over her as he looked cautiously around the church, checking for anything that might possibly be out of place. Finally, he looked back at her and sat down beside her. "Look, I know it's gonna sound awful, but you gotta try and get some sleep. I'll keep watch. I won't even get up to take a leak unless I let you know first, okay? I'll stay up and keep you safe," he promised.

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