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It's life's illusions I recall. I really don't know life at all.

Feb 17, 2009 22:13

Roland Deschain has to return to his apartment in the Gauche again, as much as he'd rather stay away forever. He needs more clothes and ammo. He's bled through the arm of his shirt, again, and he can't afford for anyone to notice and connect the blood with his face and the face on the TV box ( Read more... )

john dorian (j.d.), tess cooper, trinity mcfasater, abby maitland, roland deschain, 21-b (emily), daniel jackson

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withpockets February 18 2009, 04:01:00 UTC

Donna has been, understandably, pretty worried since the attacks yesterday. But she's tried not to show it, if only because she doesn't want to worry the kids (Maria included) too much.

She sees Emily and bends down to kiss her head. "Something wrong, sweetheart?"

who_will_buy February 18 2009, 05:09:49 UTC

Emily gasps a little. Not loudly. She hadn't been paying attention to what was going on in this world so the touch took her by surprise.

It takes a moment for the words to register.

She presses a hand against her head to clear it, clear the fuzzy painful something bad something big something something somethingscoming

Emily looks up at Donna- at her Mom. "It's smaller now so it doesn't hurt just anytime, but I can still tell when its weather changes and shifts..." She blinks and stares back at the Rift, not really sure of what she had been saying. "I can see into it if I concentrate real hard and sometimes I do cause I wanna be sure nothing's gonna come. Cause I wanna protect you and the Doctor and Des and Martha and everybody..."

withpockets February 18 2009, 05:39:24 UTC

And oh, isn't that just... all sorts of adorable and sweet. Donna laughs softly and wraps her arms around Emily tightly. "Oh, you're definitely part of this family."

She crouches down so she can look up into Emily's eyes. "That is wonderful, and you do that as long as it doesn't make you too tired or sick or anything. If you can't handle it, just tell a grown-up, and we'll keep everyone safe, too." She glances over at the Rift, and then back at Emily. "Is there something trying to come through?"

who_will_buy February 18 2009, 05:49:34 UTC

Emily hugs Donna tight. She loves hugs. She loves hugs from her Mom best. She smiles back at her when she pulls away, but the smile is weak and not all happy. It's distracted, too, and worried. She can still feel it there. The Rift. There is enough to worry about in the world without this, too, but it's coming whatever it is.

"Something's- something really, really bad. And huge. Huge and terrible," she says with her eyes fixated on the Rift, again. Her voice is emotionless, except for a sharp edge of worry. "Can't tell exactly what. It's far off still. Farther than I can usually feel, but it's horrible enough that I feel it already. Been trying to slow it down, hold it back, but..."

It's bigger than her. So much bigger. She's afraid her efforts aren't doing much good at all, but that certainly won't stop her from trying.

withpockets February 18 2009, 06:02:58 UTC

And that both makes Donna immeasurably proud and breaks her heart. This calls for a couch, definitely. She sits on said couch, pulling Emily into her lap. "You know, you should tell us about these things," she says gently. "We don't expect you to be able to deal with these all by yourself."

She kisses Emily's cheek. "It's good that you're trying, but if you tell us, we can tell other people, and they can try, too. Like the Prophet, do you remember him? I'll bet he can help a lot, and knows other people who can help. That way it's not you all alone."

who_will_buy February 18 2009, 16:05:50 UTC

"Sorry," she says and leans her head against Donna, because she's tired and worried, but Donna is warm and safe. "I only really started to feel it today. Sometimes stuff swims around on the other side and you don't know for sure it'll be coming this way. Sometimes they fall off. Fall somewhere else. But it's coming. This way now, I know. I-" At the mention of the Prophet, she looks up at Donna and nods, feeling a bit more reassured. She had forgotten about him so used to doing this Rift thing alone. "Oh. I bet he can feel it, too. Better than I can. Maybe he even knows better what it is."

Maybe he's helping her to hold it off even though she is starting to realize that it probably doesn't matter when it comes. It will come just the same, and it continues to feel more and more like there's not way to prepare ( ... )

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