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Tweak says, "The worms play pinochle"

Rose M. Tyler (jeopardysfriend) wrote in vas_captio_rpg,
@ 2009-08-02 23:59:00

Entry tags:

!dropped, day 17, location: theatre, nymphadora tonks, rose tyler

Who: ~~Nymphadora~~ Tonks and Rose Tyler
What: A real introduction that should've been a LOT happier
Where: Near enough to the theater
When: Day 17, early evening, about 5
Rating: PG...ish
Status: Active.

Yes, sure she'd told the Doctor she'd stay put. And for the most part, Rose Tyler had stayed put. It just turned out she was staying put by the theater, where the most gruesome show she'd ever 'watched' was playing out. When she'd finally left the museum that morning, she'd seen the monitor outside of it. And then she'd made her way slowly around the town to all of the others. But try as she might to get away from it, she couldn't stay away from the theater.

She couldn't stand there and watch, of course. It was too damn hard and it hurt too much. She'd only just met the man, it was ridiculous to hurt as badly as she did. But torture was something she couldn't accept, not for anyone. She rarely liked violence in general. And those screams... The pain they were in! How could anyone do that to someone and sleep the next night?

She couldn't stand there and watch, but she couldn't leave him alone, either. She needed to know that he had someone. Remy LeBeau had accepted her and been kind to her before he'd had a clue who she was. He'd offered her a safe place to sleep and the comfort of a friend. No, she wasn't going anywhere. Even if her heart broke everytime she heard the Cajun scream.

So it wasn't hard for her to find out when it was over. The screams had gone quieter. Too weak to continue, probably passed out from the intense pain. Rose had ventured out of her hiding place, a thatch of trees not far from the theater but far enough to not be involved in that gaggle of bystanders. One look at the monitor, and the dead bodies, was all she needed. Before she threw up or burst into hysterical sobs, she retreated back to her hiding spot. She slid down a tree and curled her arms around her bent knees, hiding her face behind them.

She'd felt this vulnerable before. One didn't get kidnapped by Daleks and not feel vulnerable. But death had never looked like such an obvious possibility before. And now? Oh, now it really, really did.

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polymorphic
2009-08-05 10:23 pm UTC (link)

"He just worries. Same reason that I'm gonna be asking you to watch over Remus." Reminded with a wry grin, and then she was nodding. "I'll walk you there, then!"

Tonks eyed Rose with a good-natured Stinker look. She was blushing yet again. "Not your fault. Besides, it's nice to know him young too." The witch laughed quietly, thinking on the sequinned shirts that they had sported together for a while.

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jeopardysfriend
2009-08-06 02:56 am UTC (link)

Yes, he worried, but he worried too bloody much. When was he going to recognise her as the adult she finally was? He'd taught her so much, he could at least allow her to demonstrate that without making an entire community keep an eye on her. "Just wish he'd treat me like an equal instead of the little kid he started dragging around. Sometimes he's worse than my mother."

Of course, Rose had no way of knowing the Doctor Tonks mentioned was that other one wandering around, and his concern for her wasn't as much parental as considerate and loving. Someday she'd appreciate that concern. But right then, she was nearly-twenty and wanted to act it. And she mostly wanted him to act it.

Groaning as she pulled herself to her feet, Rose dusted her hand off on the backs of her denims and offered it down to Tonks to get her to her feet. "But if you're walking me back, who's walking you back, hmm?" Rose was starting to figure this place out. Never be alone for too long. "Remus I can handle. He'd probably leap from the museum roof if I told him it was only out of my concern for him. And he's too responsible to go getting into too much trouble."

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polymorphic
2009-08-06 04:37 pm UTC (link)

It was only in writing that the Doctor had asked Tonks to watch over her, so really she had no idea in which way he was asking. She only knew from her own experience that people made that sort of request because they cared so much. Didn't matter what kind of caring it was. She grinned a little at Rose's grumbling. "I think men usually are worse than mothers, if you let 'em." Probably something about being a girl. Pft.

Taking Rose's hand, she hopped up and wiped off some of the dust off of her bluejeans as well. "Oh, I'll be fine." Pish-poshed with a wave of her hand. "Or, I'll crash with you." Added cheekily, mock inviting herself to the party. Chuckling, Tonks nodded, "He is quite the responsible bloke. But it's the responsibility what gets you in trouble." Sort of speaking from experience, anyway.

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