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[so is it time to murder break and dump the body in a river?]
Er, to be honest, yes. Are you sure?
Er, to be honest, yes. Are you sure?
( he was remarkably judicious in prompting Collette to have to make her own decision. fascinating! )
Totally sure! But why's that, anyway? 'Cause of last time?
Totally sure! But why's that, anyway? 'Cause of last time?
[ feels in no small amount a fool for sending these, and her cheeks are still burning with her frustration and shame
(the surprisingly painful stab involved in hobbling from one bedroom to the next just to read back your own reassurances) ]
if you get this
(the surprisingly painful stab involved in hobbling from one bedroom to the next just to read back your own reassurances) ]
if you get this
let me know when you're awake.
k
up now sorta
hard to read tho wrs kep slipping around
up now sorta
hard to read tho wrs kep slipping around
i'll always get this
just a little late smtms
just a little late smtms
[ Then he'll try to use very short words... ]
can i come over?
can i come over?
yeah1
if the dors locked
idunno break it down
shoul b open tho
if the dors locked
idunno break it down
shoul b open tho
( they care too much.
but they're okay. and so are their friends.
for now. )
but they're okay. and so are their friends.
for now. )
stop leaving your door unlocked....
[ JUST BECAUSE... because. Not that a door does any good against the worst people in the place. Anyway, the front door of her apartment will be opening in about five minutes and, there, he's arrived. ]
Hello?
[ JUST BECAUSE... because. Not that a door does any good against the worst people in the place. Anyway, the front door of her apartment will be opening in about five minutes and, there, he's arrived. ]
Hello?
( She groans, pulling herself up into a seated position. Collette has been flopping herself in all kinds of directions to avoid sores of any sort, and by now, has a most respectable tangle going on about her legs. The comforter has departed for mostly being on the floor.
Collette rubs at her eyes, stifling a yawn. )
'm back here!
( She calls out, cupping a hand around her mouth to help project adequately. )
Collette rubs at her eyes, stifling a yawn. )
'm back here!
( She calls out, cupping a hand around her mouth to help project adequately. )
[ Door shut behind him, he'll carry on to just outside her room. There, he'll stop. ]
Are you decent?
[ Because she's been sleeping, he really doesn't know... ]
Are you decent?
[ Because she's been sleeping, he really doesn't know... ]
( The question baffles her at first. )
Are you asking if I sleep naked?
( Sounding both amused and confused. )
Are you asking if I sleep naked?
( Sounding both amused and confused. )
I'm asking if you're dressed.
[ Same difference, less embarrassing wording! ]
[ Same difference, less embarrassing wording! ]
( Spitting hairs! Collette snorts, smiling fondly in spite of how silly she thinks it is. )
I've got a shirt on, and shorts, technically.
( No bra and no comment on other undergarments, but he can learn to live with that, really. )
I've got a shirt on, and shorts, technically.
( No bra and no comment on other undergarments, but he can learn to live with that, really. )
That works.
[ Good enough for him! That known, he'll push the door open only just enough to slip into the room and close it after him. ]
Hey...
[ Good enough for him! That known, he'll push the door open only just enough to slip into the room and close it after him. ]
Hey...
( She drums up a still sleepy looking smile from somewhere, tugging on the comforter to try and gather it back up. Collette ends up dropping it again, rolling her eyes, and waving at Caesar. )
Hey. Been busy over at the Hold?
( She's... not sure what to say, for once. She partly blames that on being tired. )
Hey. Been busy over at the Hold?
( She's... not sure what to say, for once. She partly blames that on being tired. )
Um. Mostly, yes. There's still a lot of running around going on over there.
[ For reasons unknown now, unlike before, when they had plenty of reason to! But that's a curiosity for later. He crosses the room to take a seat on the edge of her bed, near the end, so she doesn't need to move out of the way at all. ]
Are you alright?
[ For reasons unknown now, unlike before, when they had plenty of reason to! But that's a curiosity for later. He crosses the room to take a seat on the edge of her bed, near the end, so she doesn't need to move out of the way at all. ]
Are you alright?
( She sets to pulling her comforter up yet again, making better headway when he's seated and her attention only redirects his way. Her smile is automatic; she stills, giving him the benefit of her full attention. )
Yeah. ( She says, considering her own answer beforehand. ) It was frustrating more than scary, most the time. And I get to be lucky, 'cause nothing they did really stuck around. Don't know why I'm so tired, though.
( She pouts, just enough to aim for tiny melodramtic flare. She doesn't want him to have to think much on what happened there, unaware that some of her blithe dismissals are worrying in themselves -- not necessarily for Caesar, but her view on what's exchangeable in the world. )
Yeah. ( She says, considering her own answer beforehand. ) It was frustrating more than scary, most the time. And I get to be lucky, 'cause nothing they did really stuck around. Don't know why I'm so tired, though.
( She pouts, just enough to aim for tiny melodramtic flare. She doesn't want him to have to think much on what happened there, unaware that some of her blithe dismissals are worrying in themselves -- not necessarily for Caesar, but her view on what's exchangeable in the world. )
[ He does a good job of hiding it, the worry. It doesn't show on his face, it doesn't show in his voice, but oh, it's there. If they'd done something to the people they took... ]
Did the Initiative check everyone out once they were back?
Did the Initiative check everyone out once they were back?
Edited 2013-09-21 05:19 (UTC)
I think they ran most everyone through a physical.
( To see if anything was wildly off base, she thinks. )
Didn't see the point for me.
( Neither her, not them, after considering what she'd said about morphing as soon as she'd been able. Testing her in a week when she's more normalized shouldn't matter. It's just a few days. )
Some people really looked like hell after close to three weeks.
( Casual swearing: probably one of the few times. )
( To see if anything was wildly off base, she thinks. )
Didn't see the point for me.
( Neither her, not them, after considering what she'd said about morphing as soon as she'd been able. Testing her in a week when she's more normalized shouldn't matter. It's just a few days. )
Some people really looked like hell after close to three weeks.
( Casual swearing: probably one of the few times. )
So they didn't give you one?
[ Collette, no. ]
Collette, your morphing doesn't heal everything. You already learned that the hard way.
[ Collette, no. ]
Collette, your morphing doesn't heal everything. You already learned that the hard way.
With exhaustion, I know. I know!
( She blurts out, twiching the covers back over her legs. Her hands come up to pat the air out of the newly settled comforter. )
But I didn't sleep less when I was there, okay? They were drugging me, I was probably out for like, at least ten hours a night.
( After the first night, so only three nights in a row. )
The drugs were out of my system as soon as I morphed, and people were all kinds of actually injured from the fighting and the rest. If I wait a week, I can figure out if it's -- like before or not.
( If the tired keeps up, then she can investigate it. )
I'm not pushing it, I promise, okay? I'm not.
( She repeats, sounding soft and stubborn. )
( She blurts out, twiching the covers back over her legs. Her hands come up to pat the air out of the newly settled comforter. )
But I didn't sleep less when I was there, okay? They were drugging me, I was probably out for like, at least ten hours a night.
( After the first night, so only three nights in a row. )
The drugs were out of my system as soon as I morphed, and people were all kinds of actually injured from the fighting and the rest. If I wait a week, I can figure out if it's -- like before or not.
( If the tired keeps up, then she can investigate it. )
I'm not pushing it, I promise, okay? I'm not.
( She repeats, sounding soft and stubborn. )
Exhaustion and sicknesses.
[ The time during the pandemic isn't something he wants to bring up, not really, but it still stands as the other example. Yet, if everyone else didn't seem to come back with any permanent problems, he might be overthinking it. ]
I'm just... [ He raises his own hands, palms up, in a short, kind of 'well you know' gesture. Then he drops them back down, back to rest on his thighs. ] No. You're probably right. I was worried that everyone was going to come back sick from the United Earth's drug, so I keep thinking about that and...
[ The time during the pandemic isn't something he wants to bring up, not really, but it still stands as the other example. Yet, if everyone else didn't seem to come back with any permanent problems, he might be overthinking it. ]
I'm just... [ He raises his own hands, palms up, in a short, kind of 'well you know' gesture. Then he drops them back down, back to rest on his thighs. ] No. You're probably right. I was worried that everyone was going to come back sick from the United Earth's drug, so I keep thinking about that and...
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