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Elle Bishop (i_shock) wrote in we_coexist,
@ 2011-01-30 22:03:00

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elle bishop, in arkham, padme amidala

final releases for real (padme)
Elle didn't know how many days it had been. How long, or how short, she didn't even know the time when she'd been handed the release orders. Good. She was really sick of being here hopped up on something or tested out. Run like a freaking battery would be. Elle was GLAD she was free. What she wasn't glad about was that it seemed that the place was nearly, or completely, empty. Was she the last one? Were they mad about her killing/harming/maiming those nurses? Fine. Good. She totally had a right to do that.

Company employee or not.

Here she was standing outside the doors with one other person. Wondering where the hell to go next. The girl, had to be a girl as she didn't look much older than Elle was and Elle was maybe just a bit of an adult.

"So um.. any idea what day it is or what we're suppose to do now? Does your head feel as heavy as mine does?" Elle rubbed some of the blond hair around the back of her head, then smiled cheerfully.

SHE WAS FREE.

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i_govern
2011-02-01 02:31 am UTC (link)

"Honestly? I don't know." Padme's smile was crooked and apologetic. "I'm not sure I know what planet we're on." Her reply might have been a joke, but she didn't wait for a laugh. Instead, she tucked her hands into the pocket of the coat that the hospital had issued her and exhaled through her nose.

"I feel like I've been drugged, which I suppose is appropriate. I feel -- glad. Glad to be out. I guess the next step is to get our bearings?"

Padme looked to the other young woman for ideas. Hey. If Elle had any, she certainly wasn't going to turn them down.

"Do you know which planet we're on?" Oh. So apparently the 'joke' hadn't been a joke, after all.

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i_shock
2011-02-01 02:50 am UTC (link)

"I'm Elle by the way, E-l-l-e, not just the letter." She didn't hold out her hand, she seemed preoccupied with the fact that she was FREE. Like she took a running leap and gestured at the surrounding area with a finger. She wasn't going to shoot anything yet, but she was free!

"Planet? Oh um.. yeah no. It's kind of like earth I guess though. See, it's not from where I'm from that's for sure. They call.. this place the City I think. Everything is fuzzy because of whatever they gave me. Had to be strong to knock me out like that."

Elle shrugged and gestured ahead, they might as well start walking. She could break into a car somewhere and take them for a drive.

"I feel like eating something that isn't already saturated in drugs to keep me subdued."

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i_govern
2011-02-01 09:51 pm UTC (link)

"It's nice to meet you, Elle." The senator wasn't quite up to leaping about, but Elle's enthusiasm did make her smile. "I'm Padme." She lifted a hand to her head and rubbed at her temple, as if the gesture would help her to think. It didn't. Unknown planet, unknown city, and whoever was in charge kept them all drugged.

It sounded ominous, but not overwhelmingly so. Padme took a breath and started walking after Elle. Exploring didn't seem a bad idea.

"Actually, me too. I haven't had a meal that didn't jiggle in -- well. I don't know how long I was in there, either. I hope I'm not insulting the local delicacy, but that wasn't really what I would've chosen to eat."

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i_shock
2011-02-02 09:44 am UTC (link)

"Jello is jello. I don't remember eating much of it myself. I think I was too busy trying to break out when I could think of breaking out, or blowing shit up in that damned place. I'm surprised they let me out, honestly." Elle was just glad to be free.

"Uh, well, if this is still the same City, then I'd say you can find just about anything you like here. The place caters to us, from the information I gathered at least. You don't have any powers do you?" Elle asked the last question a little quickly.

"Cause I mean some of us do. Ran into someone who could outrun the wind. Another kid could fly. A demon, an angel... Oh hell, a guy that couldn't die. I need to find him again." Elle wasn't sure if it was work telling her to find Jack again, or the fact that he was smoking hooo...

Oh she should find Jesse.

"So lets find us some food."

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i_govern
2011-02-02 07:31 pm UTC (link)

"Powers?" Padme blinked at the question. "No, I'm not a Jedi, if that's what you're asking. I've friends who are Jedi, but I'm just a Senator. I can handle myself, though." When she was armed, at least. Padme made a mental note to locate a blaster pistol. She may not have been overly fond of violence as a solution, but she wasn't such a pacifist that she wouldn't defend herself.

Without realizing what she was doing, she patted a hand to her side where she usually wore her holster.

"You met someone who couldn't die? How is that even possible? Everyone dies eventually."

At least, everyone died in Padme's universe. She was starting to realize that things may be different in this strange City.

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i_shock
2011-02-06 07:25 am UTC (link)

"Jedi?... why does that sound funny familiar." Huh. Elle peered at Padme for a long while. Senator. Made her think of Peter's brother. Nathan. He was into politics.

She was about going around the law.

"Not everyone. Jack doesn't die apparently, not that I tested it. And I mean, Claire couldn't really die, she regenerated. Well maybe she could die but she could fall off a building, break every bone in her body, and she'd snap stuff back into place.." Elle shrugged.

"It's pretty gross really. I can manipulate electricity. Like this." Elle said as they passed a light pole. It shorted and then there forming between the tips of her fingers were little arcs of blue lightning. They grew and formed a ball.

"Kind of cool, I like it. Better than flying that's for sure."

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i_govern
2011-02-06 11:28 pm UTC (link)

"Electricity?" Padme watched Elle's display, her eyebrows rising higher as the lightning arced in the other woman's hands. "That's really -- 'remarkable' doesn't feel like enough of a word. "I can honestly say I've never met anyone who couldn't die. Did it hurt your friend Claire? The regeneration. It sounds intensely painful."

Now that they were out and about, Padme took the opportunity to look around. It was like no place she'd ever been - the technology was strange. Obsolete, yet familiar - like the sleek designs of her home had been reworked and approximated into other things. Vehicles with wheels instead of a repulsor lift. Screens instead of holovid.

"I do like flying. A very good friend of mine is a pilot." With a surge of guilt, Padme thought of Anakin. If he learned that she'd disappeared, it would be such a distraction for him. She wasn't sure if she was pleased or concerned that he'd probably come looking for her.

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i_shock
2011-02-07 08:06 pm UTC (link)

"Wouldn't call Claire a friend, but I think it was a little painful, but not like actually breaking all her bones or nearly dying." Elle shrugged, she didn't really care about Claire, but at the same time she didn't really know this Padme so she wasn't going to tell her that Claire was an enemy either.

"Oh ha, you mean like a plane? I meant like a person actually flying. Like, themselves. No wings. Flying." Elle was pretty sure the city was going to be rough on Senator Padme. Considering she didn't have powers and probably came from somewhere that didn't have anything like what Elle was used to.

"So um, how about Pizza. Do they have Pizza where you're from?" Elle waved at a store front.

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i_govern
2011-02-08 02:00 am UTC (link)

"Well, close. Anakin flies a number of things - generally small starfighters. He certainly doesn't fly-fly, though." Padme started to ask if the individual who flew had wings, but then thought the better of it. Inquiring after species might be rude on this planet. Who knew?

"No, I've never had 'pizza,' but that doesn't mean I won't try it. What's it like?"

The question was honest, or at least asked without a smirk or any signs of humor. "Meat, vegetables, a mix?"

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i_shock
2011-02-15 02:29 am UTC (link)

"No idea what a starfighter is, but it sounds familiar." Elle smiled and pointed at the window. Through it both women could see someone with a big round pizza covered in cheese and other sorts of things.

"Cheese, pepperoni, yeah meat, veggies, bread, more cheese. Pretty good really. I'm more of a snack on the go girl as I'm busy normally, but totally willing to sit down and grab a good bite of something before I find my apartment again. I wasn't dreaming, still in the damned City." Elle shrugged even as she cursed.

She opened the door for Padme, as Elle was raised to be sort of polite, and she was mostly polite to women who weren't dumb, cheerleaders, or trying to nab a boy she liked.

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