041 [Voice Post] Reliving Our Youth (A Cry for Help)

[not_alaska]

[frantic rustling and random button-pushing]

Okay. Okay. Get ahold of yourself, George. Nothing happened nothing happened nothing happened. Okay. Focus.

Hello? Hello? Is this like a radio thing? There are pictures, but it's not like television at all... More like an arcade game? Anyways...If anyone can hear me... This morning I woke up

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[weaponxanimal]

Georgie.

Hey.

[Is outside the door. A lot more dressed.]

I always love me sum action

[not_alaska]

Go away!

[The bathroom window doesn't open far enough, but now that she's looking she can tell that two people share this bathroom. Not a good sign.]

o yay!

[weaponxanimal]

See, I live here. And this is as big a shock to you as it is to me.

[Scratches the back of his head.]

You wanna come out so we can talk about this. Rationally.

[Hard to tell if she is even at an age of reason, but kids sure like it when you give em authority.]

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[not_alaska]

[Pausing in her rifling of the cabinets to stand by the door and listen/yell back.]

Yeah, I'm sure! Like I'm stupid enough to do that! I know about these things you know! And how do you know my name anyways? Have you been stalking me or something??

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[weaponxanimal]

[He could open the door. Easily.]

You're not stupid though. You're pretty smart. Too smart to get kidnapped.

I know your name.

[Thinks. Thinks very hard. Lie? He doesn't want to. It's a curse though, and she's scared. Plus, standing in the hallway of his own house locked out of the bathroom is pretty ridiculous.]

Your dad is up to something. And...I can't quite talk about it.

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[not_alaska]

My dad?

[The anger falters a bit.]

My dad wouldn't do something like this. He'd tell me before. I've never even met you before!

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[weaponxanimal]

I know. He would. But it was urgent. He owes you the explanation there. Not me.

[Leans close to the door to hear if she's still rummaging.]

I'm Logan. You won't be here very long.

[At least he sincerely hopes so.]

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[not_alaska]

Logan...

[Trying the name out. The messages on the screen thing seem to say that she should be safe, but you never know... People have been kidnapped out of their homes before, but not like this. It was in the news.]

Logan, can you bring me some clothes? Please?

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[weaponxanimal]

Hang on.

[Clothes...there were clothes around. Any that would fit her? Doubtful but he wasn't going to tell her that. Jeans, hers. And a shirt. Hers.]

I'm going to leave em at the door. I'm going downstairs.

[That's not kidnapper like, is it?]

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[not_alaska]

[Waiting until she can hear him go down the stairs before cracking open the door and grabbing the offerings before closing the door again. They're not her clothes, but they're not bad either. A little baggy on the hips, and no bra, but better than nothing.

Taking this opportunity to sneak a look around the top floor, both excited and afraid.]

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[weaponxanimal]

[There are two bedrooms, a bathroom and something that looks like a sort of reading room or study. The decor is a sort of modern cabin, homey but not anything from Better Homes and Gardens. The floor creaks a little.]

[Below, Logan can hear faint footfalls but stays downstairs. It would take at least three seconds for him to get up there.]

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[not_alaska]

[It certainly doesn't look like what she'd imagine a kidnapper's home to look like, even if it did smell like cigars. She finds a Swiss Army Knife, actually hers, on one of the counters and tucks it into the back pocket of her pants, just in case. Couldn't see any buildings from any of the other windows either.

Hesitating at the top of the stairs, she finally nerved herself up enough to go down, long hair tucked behind her ears and arms crossed in front of her chest.]

Umm...

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[weaponxanimal]

[Logan is seated in the living room. He stands but doesn't go to her]

Nice of you to join in.

[He's in jeans and a plaid shirt left open to show a white shirt. Standard Logan all purpose clothing.]

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[not_alaska]

[Takes a step forward and then stops.]

Well, it's not my fault. You shouldn't have been in my bed.

[Sulking, serious, or scared. Probably a mix of all three. Either way, she's still keeping her eyes on him.]

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[weaponxanimal]

[Seated still. There's definitely George in that solid front of certainty.]

I'll remember. If there's a next time.

[Dead air for a few moments.]

Sorry about your clothes. It was all I could find.

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[not_alaska]

[Blushing when he mentions the clothes and looking down, shoulders hunching. She's supposed to stay with this man for how long, dressed like this?]

It's - it's okay. I guess. I mean, you probably could have done a lot worse to me, right?

[A scared, half-smile.]