the service of death, the silence in puncture, delivers the word--a one sided juncture

[justdoingmyjob]

[The device has turned on as the result of being violently sent into the nearest wall---by accident, actually, his hand just hit it but such is his luck apparently. There is a muttered curse...]

What are you doi---

[...and it's off, though obviously he couldn't wait to start questioning Arthur before he managed to switch it.]

[ooc; all

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audio;

[aregulargirl]

Peter?

[ this sounds less...frantic than laurie's post did, but still obviously troubling. ]

1/2

[justdoingmyjob]

[It helps that he was asleep......well maybe he should sound more alarmed, but as it is Peter's gotten accustomed to Weird Things Happening in the City...

This just happens to be an especially unwanted thing. Person. Right.

Needless to say it's a moment before he replies...]

audio;

[justdoingmyjob]

Max. [ he might sound a little out of breath there... because he is. ] Hey.

[ Yes, an attempt at....a casual tone...probably not the best at the moment, however. ]

audio;

[aregulargirl]

Hi. [ it's tentative, since he sounds...well, not fine now, but working towards it. which means he probably doesn't want to talk about it and she doesn't know him well enough to push him to. ]

You're...not hurt, are you?

audio; 1/2 poor max running around to do damage control ;; ajoeklds

[justdoingmyjob]

No, I'm not. I'm fi---

[ ---or not, as he cuts himself off with a curse that is so very under his breath but...not inaudible. ]

audio;

[justdoingmyjob]

I'm fine. I just...

[A breath, a pause as he trails off, and she can probably hear doors opening and closing as he scours the apartment for hide or hair of father dear...who is of course nowhere to actually be found.]

audio; and she'll be hearing/seeing someone too, eventually >>

[aregulargirl]

[ she can hear it all, and it worries her, sets alarms off in her head. ]

Did someone break in?

audio; SOB ;-; 1/2

[justdoingmyjob]

No...well...sort of.

audio;

[justdoingmyjob]

[Another door closes and there's the silence where shuffling feet were a moment before.]

I...he didn't break anything. [empty laugh] I think I broke one of the doors though...well, the doorknob.

audio; i know, i am cruel ;-;

[aregulargirl]

[ a bit of a pause. ]

You need someone to help you check the place out?

[ kind of a strange offer, she realizes, but since she can hear the intruder when he might not be able to and take him out without breaking a sweat, she figured she would offer. ]

audio; maxxxxx /places her in curse-proof boxxx

[justdoingmyjob]

No...I don't think---

[long pause]

---that's probably...I mean if he's really here...

[And again he can't finish, but even his breath quiets, as if he is trying to hide in order to get the advantage over anyone else who might appear.]

audio; she will need one after this, it is especially mean. D:

[aregulargirl]

[ she goes quiet, too, for the moment. she thinks for a second that she might have heard something in the background of her apartment, but ignores it, her concern for peter in whatever situation he's in. ]

Who's...he, if you don't mind my asking?

audio; /pets her ;;

[justdoingmyjob]

.........my dad.

audio; max: /curls up and is petted ;-; also pretend i didn't totally screw up that tag? :[

[aregulargirl]

[ long pause. ]

Oh.

[ she suddenly feels like she's intruding and is at a total loss for what to say. ]

audio; aww don't worry lady <3 /rolls all is goooood

[justdoingmyjob]

[Long pause over here too...]

Sorry. I....it's...complicated.

He's not---

[pause again]

We're not...

I'm sure other people are going to have it worse. I know how to handle him....

Don't I?

audio; <3! /rolls witchu

[aregulargirl]

I get it. [ pause. ] Well, I don't...get it, exactly, but I can understand.

[ sort of, anyway. ]

Are you sure you don't...want someone there? Is there a chance he'd try to hurt you?