4th Life:

Aug 01, 2009 23:55

[ACTION POST, MMKAY]

[It's awful late. Cat should be asleep, but sleep has been hard of late, with worry spiraling around in his head, curling in his stomach and sitting there, steadfast. He tries to make himself sleep, like a spell, but it doesn't work, not really. He thinks maybe he got it wrong last night, because he'd had cramps for the next ( Read more... )

klartch says wot, action!, still not a chair leg

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action; dr_tightass August 2 2009, 04:30:42 UTC
[Cuddy has had trouble sleeping herself. She's finally accepted that this is reality and not a drug-induced hallucination, and between the resulting panic & vague sense that she made an ass of herself when she first arrived, she's had quite a few restless nights.

She catches sight of Cat and frowns. This world may not be like any she's ever known, but she still doesn't think a child should be out wandering alone at night. She approaches him cautiously.]

Hi there.

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action; idomore August 2 2009, 04:55:30 UTC
[This was more expected, at least. At this time, Cat's found a bench and is inspecting the sky. He doesn't really remember how the constellations go in his world, perhaps how they look when all connected. They must be different here. Does the sky change every night?

He looks down as the woman approaches. Her voice sounds familiar; after a moment comprehension dawns. The loud one.]

Hello.

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Re: action; dr_tightass August 2 2009, 06:24:13 UTC
You probably shouldn't be out this late at night. Do your parents know you're here?

[She feels awkward, like a puppet in the hands of an unexperienced master. Should she be more insistent that he go home? Less? Is she coming off as an unsavory character? How much danger is he really in here? How do parents manage to make this look so natural?]

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action; idomore August 2 2009, 07:07:04 UTC
[He understands that she's just arrived, so of course she wouldn't know that the logical assumption is that his parents haven't come along. He wonders, absently, how he would feel if they did come. Since, apparently, the dead do.]

No. They aren't here, but those I live with don't, either.

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Re: action; dr_tightass August 2 2009, 07:28:26 UTC
[Cuddy frowns.]

You're not living with any adults?

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action; idomore August 2 2009, 07:32:08 UTC
No, but we're all right.

[Uh oh. He knows that tone. And even if they aren't all right...]

Christopher and Millie are fifteen.

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action; dr_tightass August 2 2009, 07:45:34 UTC
And how old are you?

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action; idomore August 2 2009, 23:58:12 UTC
Eleven.

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action; dr_tightass August 3 2009, 01:52:18 UTC
[Two fifteen year olds and an eleven year old. Cuddy was horrified.]

And there's nobody else to take care of you all?

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action; idomore August 3 2009, 05:33:07 UTC
[And a twelve year old!]

There's just us. But, we're all right. Millie's got a job, and Conrad is looking, and Christopher is thinking of... er, something.

[And there were three enchanters, but he could see he'd need to take it slow with her. Even if they weren't all right, really, with Klartch, Cat couldn't have explained.]

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action; dr_tightass August 4 2009, 02:04:09 UTC
Are you eating properly? Are you going to school?

[Cuddy can't help fussing. If Cat's the type to get defensive, he'll only hear the bossiness in her tone. If he's more perceptive, he'll realize she's truly concerned for their well-being.]

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