Domestic Disturbance, New Atlantis
It's been fourteen days and I think I lost my mind four days ago. No money, no television, no bathtub, no electricity in this claustrophobia inducing hut. And then--then-- there's Daniel. As if he thinks I need to be babysat. What harm could I possibly do? I split my hair and snapped the elastics in and made the decision that I couldn't sit here any longer, watching him do Daniel-things.
"I'm going out."
"Okay. Let me get my shoes on."
"Alone, Daniel."
"Did you not hear the part about not going out alone?"
"Do you honestly think I can't take care of myself? I can't stand it here and I can't stand you for another minute!"
"Oh, but any other day you'll be my tag-a-long, is that it? Vala, I'm not going out alone, either. At least not if I can help it. Definitely not to go off doing whatever it is you do."
Tag-a-long? Tag-a-long?!? I marched over to him, growled in frustration, then turned around and stomped out the door.
"I'm going out!" I yelled as I left the hut and started across this lovely little community called New Atlantis. "And you can just SUFFER!"
That may have been a little louder than most people would like to hear. Certainly him, since he chased after me without bothering with his shoes and grabbed me by my arm.
"I'm not going to be the damn one suffering, Vala! Can't you ever follow orders for five minutes? They're not doing this because they're trying to punish you, they're doing this because there's someone out there hurting people. Do you want to be the next one hurt?"
"I don't care!" I shouted. "And when did I ever follow orders? Get your hands off me or there's going to be someone right here hurting people!"
What I wouldn't give to have thought to steal his Zat.
[Smack in the middle of NA, have one or both of the fighting housemates]
"I'm going out."
"Okay. Let me get my shoes on."
"Alone, Daniel."
"Did you not hear the part about not going out alone?"
"Do you honestly think I can't take care of myself? I can't stand it here and I can't stand you for another minute!"
"Oh, but any other day you'll be my tag-a-long, is that it? Vala, I'm not going out alone, either. At least not if I can help it. Definitely not to go off doing whatever it is you do."
Tag-a-long? Tag-a-long?!? I marched over to him, growled in frustration, then turned around and stomped out the door.
"I'm going out!" I yelled as I left the hut and started across this lovely little community called New Atlantis. "And you can just SUFFER!"
That may have been a little louder than most people would like to hear. Certainly him, since he chased after me without bothering with his shoes and grabbed me by my arm.
"I'm not going to be the damn one suffering, Vala! Can't you ever follow orders for five minutes? They're not doing this because they're trying to punish you, they're doing this because there's someone out there hurting people. Do you want to be the next one hurt?"
"I don't care!" I shouted. "And when did I ever follow orders? Get your hands off me or there's going to be someone right here hurting people!"
What I wouldn't give to have thought to steal his Zat.
[Smack in the middle of NA, have one or both of the fighting housemates]