[Crackplot] When the world ends...

[big_bad_melkor]

It has taken time for this to happen, for the Dark Lord to gather it all, his influence of that which is not Arda but close enough to it, that which he hates about all else for the light of it remains a beacon

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[johnny_rockfort]

Well, this seriously sucks.

They were just closing up when it happened - the basement was a mess, as it usually is after a gig, beer all over the floor, and everything is sticky. Johnny was moping up some vomit when the walls started to shake, and he just had enough time to crawl under a table.

Nina wasn't so lucky, though - she was finishing up with washing up the glasses, and the shelves fell all over her before she had time to respond.

Broken glass, everywhere, and blood.

It didn't take Johnny much time to crawl in her direction.

"C''mon, girl, stay with me," he says, and he's afraid to touch her, because she's so... she looks so hurt, and her eyes are closing. "C'mon...."

With Lou's permission, Nina gets to die onscreen and not come back, as she is dropped - feel free to come and help out.

[fckingperfect]

"Oh, thank God," she says, clearly relieved. "It's fucking freezing out here."

She follows him, then.

[johnny_rockfort]

Johnny's hovering about protectively. "Fuck, you're wearing slippers, you'll get frostbite," he groans. "Hold on."

Typist willing, he'll carry her.

[fckingperfect]

She squeaks as he picks her up, but she does indeed cling to him, because it's cold, and terribly windy.

"Thanks," she manages to say.

[johnny_rockfort]

The other thing is body to body, there's shared warmth, so it helps.

Johnny won't talk as he walks in the snow to the barn. By the time they get there, he's frozen too - and his boots are drenched the moment the snow starts to melt on them.

"Fuck."

[fckingperfect]

"Fuck, indeed," she agrees. "It's cold, damn it." She's shivering, still.

[johnny_rockfort]

"Marlene, Natalie, Natalie, Marlene," Johnny says after he's deposited his friend onto the hay.

"Ah, and, Nina."

Pause.

Do you mind double-puppetting?

[fckingperfect]

The two women shake hands (after Marlene extends hers first, Natalie awkwardly shaking it) and sort of stare at each other.

"...Hi," Natalie says. "What's with, uh, Nina?" She turns to Johnny, and Marlene sighs, rolling her eyes in an exasperated manner.

[johnny_rockfort]

"She's very hurt," Johnny says.

Turning to Marlene, "-- did she stir at all?"

[fckingperfect]

"...Okay," Natalie says, thinking that Nina doesn't look very good.

Marlene looks at Johnny. "She did not."

[johnny_rockfort]

"... that's not good."

Johnny goes over, touches her cheek.

"... she's cold."

[fckingperfect]

Natalie shudders a little, creeped out.

"Yeah...Johnny..." She's not sure how to say it.

Marlene, meanwhile, is standing there with an expression of disgust on her face, also, well, grossed out.

[johnny_rockfort]

Johnny's head whips around, staring at them both.

"What?"

[fckingperfect]

Marlene is the first to answer.

"She's dead."

Natalie simply nods.

[johnny_rockfort]

Johnny stares at the both of them, his eyes linger longer on Natalie, whom he knows, cares for, and trusts.

Then he looks down.

"I know."

[fckingperfect]

"--Johnny, it's gonna be okay," Natalie says, trying to be comforting.

Marlene just looks down.