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a_poisoned_mind in dark_desert_hwy

Outside the Hotel-Night

Jun 09, 2007 20:11

The last rays of the setting sun were red behind her closed eyes, soon it would be dark, not like it mattered, nothing really mattered when you thought about it. Everyone was so busy trying to find their way out of here, but she didn't care. Why should she? She had nothing to leave for. Nothing and no one waiting for her, no one that cared about ( Read more... )

jack o'neill, open, haley graham, penny posin

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thors_fav June 10 2007, 02:20:31 UTC

Jack strolled out the front door, making his nightly patrol around the Hotel. It wasn't really even a conscious decision, just a habit he couldn't shake after years of bivouacing in foreign countries and on alien planets. Hell, he even did it when he was home, safe, in Colorado.

He definitely didn't feel safe here, not yet. Hopefully not ever. When a man got complacent, he got sloppy. Made mistakes. Sometimes he even ended up dead. That was not in Jack's game plan.

For the first time he came across another solitary soul outside the Hotel. He approached slowly, not wanting to startle her.

"It's been my experience with deserts that they tend to get cold at night. If you're going to be out long, you might want to grab a blanket or something."

a_poisoned_mind June 10 2007, 02:25:02 UTC

She shrugged a little not turning around really. "I've got a sweater, and I don't feel like moving." She did glance up when he came closer though. "Haven't seen you before. But I haven't been here that long either. I'm Penny..." Her eyes swept over him. "Are you watch or something?"

thors_fav June 10 2007, 02:38:07 UTC

"Okay," Jack said easily. He'd only said something in an effort to be helpful, but what she made of his advice was her concern.

He stopped a couple of feet from the side of her lawn chair. His hands were stuffed in his pockets as he tilted his head back to see the emerging stars.

"As far as I can tell, I'm new 'kid' on the block. Colonel Jack O'Neill," he said, pulling his hand from his pocket and holding it out for a handshake. "I do a check of the grounds every night. It's a just a habit of mine."

a_poisoned_mind June 10 2007, 22:38:53 UTC

"Penny Posin." She told him before shaking his hand. "Nice to meet you. I don't know if we need a check, we can't get out, and only certain people get in. I think we're pretty safe, you know. But I could be wrong."

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i_lovedfalling June 10 2007, 03:20:54 UTC

She'd been jogging around. Keeping up her training because without it, she'd probably go insane. She noticed the girl when she finished.

"Hey, this place kick you out or is your air conditioner broken and you figure you'll catch some breeze out here?"

Her air conditioner was broken, but she fixed a couple days ago. She couldn't sleep with the heat.

a_poisoned_mind June 10 2007, 22:40:05 UTC

"No, my air conditioning is fine. I'm guessing yours isn't though." She smiled a little. "But if it is, you're welcome to use my room, I have a double. It's always pretty cool in there. Oh, I'm Penny."

i_lovedfalling June 10 2007, 22:48:20 UTC

"Nah, I was. I fixed it after fidding with it for a couple of days. I appreciate the offer though."

She smiled a bit and sticks out a hand with Penny introduces herself.

"Haley."

a_poisoned_mind June 10 2007, 22:52:21 UTC

She shook the offered hand. "It's nice to meet you, Haley, and I like your name. I used to have a friend named Haley...she was imaginary though."

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