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Daddy Deadest (cont.)

Jun 20, 2006 19:32

A gentle nudge to the shoulder wakes Savant from increasingly tangled and frustrating dreams. There's rain pounding down around their shelter and intermittent brightness against his closed lids. He aches much more than he believes he should. Savant grimaces and blinks awake ( Read more... )

creote, daddy deadest, savant

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love_of_duty June 21 2006, 03:17:58 UTC

"It is nine-thirty in the morning. We are in Maine, approximately an hour hour away from the lake."

He should have waken Savant an hour ago to take his pills, but decided to let him sleep for a while longer. The confusion on his face just then showed that might prove a mistake. He still looks a little disoriented.

brian_durlin June 21 2006, 03:28:13 UTC

"Dark out." Savant rubs his eyes and downs his medication with a swallow of water. He's aggitated. That makes things more jumbled than usual. Fine. He's aggitated and his hands hurt. He's in a strange car with Creote. Why is that?

It only takes a moment to backtrack things in his mind: mother is dead. There wasn't a chance to say good-bye, to let her know that all was good between them. One simple thing. It was not too much to ask, he thought, but apparently it had been. Kenneth Durlin's fault. He'd taken something that wasn't his and couldn't be given back, and he was going to pay for it.
Events fall back into place rather easily after that. Hopefully he can keep things that way for a while, at least until the pills steady things.

"You look like hell," Savant says bluntly. "If you're not going to let me drive, at least pull over at the next motel. I need you alert. We can manage a couple of hours of rest."

love_of_duty June 21 2006, 03:31:00 UTC

He is tired. And while he could easily go for another day without sleep, at least, he's been stubborn enough recently. He pulls over at an Inn.

"It tends to be darker up here. Almost like Russia."

He doesn't reminisce very often. There's not much to do it about. But he likes this small reminder of home.

brian_durlin June 21 2006, 07:00:04 UTC

Savant tilts his head back as they exit the car, letting the rain pour down on him. It's a lukewarm shower in the thick, muggy air, but it does clear his head somewhat ( ... )

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