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Tweak says, "I AM THE ALPHA!"

Shannon Rutherford (ballerinadreams) wrote in vas_captio_rpg,
@ 2009-04-06 00:05:00

Entry tags:

!complete, day 03, location: pharmacy/liquor store, shannon rutherford, shizuka domeki

Day Three - Daybreak
Who: Shizuka Domeki and Shannon Rutherford
Where: The Pharmacy
What: Looking for an inhaler and anything else that might provide useful
When: Sun up
Rating: PG-13 for language
Status: Complete

Between having frozen her ass off all night - hey, it had seemed like a good idea at the time to get so cold she'd never be able to sleep - and being under so much stress, by the time Sam woke up the following morning, rendering Shannon's shift complete, she could barely breathe at all. She croaked a hurried explanation to Sam as to where she was going and breathed in through her nose and out through her mouth as calmly as she could manage while writing to Domeki that she was leaving. She hoped he'd be awake.

The sunlight was a nice surprise and it felt amazing against her bare arms and shoulders. The tank top wasn't so bad in this weather. A little chillier than it had been on the Island, but she barely noticed because it felt infinitely warmer than she'd been feeling the past two days. Shannon took her time, keeping a slow pace and occassionally stopping entirely to gasp and wheeze after looking around to make sure no one could see or hear her. If she didn't find an inhaler in the pharmacy, she'd be so screwed at this point. Domeki would have to go fetch the Doctor or Martha or something, because she wouldn't be able to walk anymore by then. Panic would only put her into full blown attack mode and she'd probably be too close to passing out and crying to do anything for herself. She really, really hoped it didn't come down to that.

When she reached the thrift store, she was still alone and she frowned as she leaned against it, exhausted. It wasn't a hideously long walk, but it had felt like miles and miles. Hopefully he was up, around, and would show up in a few minutes. The sooner the better. ...and he'd better fucking keep the knowledge of her asthma to herself. Domeki would be the first person to learn Shannon's weakness, but he would also be one of the last. He and the Doctor had exclusive knowledge and the Doctor had already promised to keep it to himself. There'd be hell to pay if Domeki told, that was all Shannon knew. He'd be sorry, that was for sure. That was Shannon's biggest secret and she'd almost spilled it for the whole town to see. Stupid move, but she wouldn't make it again.

Shannon looked up the road and then down it again. If he wasn't there in another fifteen minutes or so, she'd leave without him and drop him a line to have him change course, complete with directions on how to do it. It wasn't like she was impatient (okay, she was, but that wasn't the problem this time); she just didn't know how long she could hold out before the panic started to set in and made things exponentially worse.

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ballerinadreams
2009-04-14 03:47 pm UTC (link)

Making her way back out of the church and down the stairs to the dirt road, Shannon pursed her lips in thought. "Um...see if you can find some Smirnoff flavored vodkas; those are all pretty good. I hate the apple one, though, so just not that one," she laughed.

"Oh, you know what? Cheryl drew the map in the journals, so if you just flip the pages around until you find it, it's actually pretty accurate," she added.

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throughyoureye
2009-04-14 03:53 pm UTC (link)

"Flavored vodkas," Domeki nodded his approval for the suggestion. He couldn't recall ever trying anything like that and if they were as good as the mint one which Shannon had chosen earlier - well, the meeting might end up being more pleasant than he had initially thought. "No apple but anything else is fair game."

He made his quick way down the stairs and back to the street and, at her suggestion, he again pulled the journal from his pocket. A quick rustle of pages brought him to the sketched map and he nodded. "Great. That'll be just perfect."

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ballerinadreams
2009-04-14 04:02 pm UTC (link)

"Exactly," Shannon agreed with a small smile as the two of them walked down the road and Domeki leafed through his journal looking for Cheryl's map. She was glad for the fact that Domeki, at least, seemed interested in still drinking. She sure as hell was.

When they came as far as Shannon could go without having to backtrack to find her way toward the carnival. "All right, I'll see you soon?" she asked, raising her eyebrows slightly.

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	throughyoureye 2009-04-14 04:16 pm UTC (link)
	Domeki easily found their current position on the map and, glancing up from his journal, he offered Shannon a nod. "I'll get to the carnival as soon as I can." He turned to walk away, offering her a slight wave over his shoulder. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ballerinadreams 2009-04-14 04:35 pm UTC (link)
	Shannon gave Domeki a small smile and matched his slight wave. "Thank you," she said. "You know, again. For coming with me to the pharmacy. I'll see you at the carnival," she confirmed before heading off her own way. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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