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Aug 18, 2011 21:18

Alyx can't sleep. Blame the pregnancy ( Read more... )

gordon freeman, vic sage, alyx vance, tsu'tey, jack slater

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braveomaticaya August 19 2011, 05:18:53 UTC
There is also in the bar a very big blue alien boy, with a mass of unplaited hair laying bone-straight down his back, as he converses with the bar, getting various samples of beads and braid cuffs and feathers.

Mostly, he's interested in the beads, since he has quite enough feathers in his possession already, but he's holding a few of them up to the still-braided locks that lay on his cheek, and examining the results with interest.

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a_mere_child August 19 2011, 05:42:15 UTC
Alyx is too focused on her yoga routine to notice Tsu'tey right away. Right now she's in the middle of the Pigeon Pose.

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braveomaticaya August 19 2011, 05:45:05 UTC
When he sees her, he's just caught staring for a while.

"That does not look comfortable in your condition."

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a_mere_child August 19 2011, 05:51:10 UTC
"I get that a lot," says Alyx. "But I've been practicing this since before I was pregnant. I know what I'm doing."

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52_dropoff August 19 2011, 12:12:10 UTC
Maybe she could use some expert help.

Charlie sits quietly and begins to pace his breathing to match hers.

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a_mere_child August 20 2011, 02:39:54 UTC
No world. No distractions. No anger or fear. Just the mind.

...That mantra carries a lot more weight when one's ribcage isn't being kicked from the inside.

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52_dropoff August 21 2011, 03:14:56 UTC
She's tense. That is beyond obvious. And also ever more pregnant.

He waits about six minutes before touching her knee.

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a_mere_child August 21 2011, 03:18:12 UTC
She starts in surprise, but relaxes quickly. "Oh. Hi, Charlie."

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mediates August 19 2011, 19:29:45 UTC
At some point during her meditation, a teenaged boy stops and eyes her worriedly. She's okay, right? He doesn't really know much about the specifics of pregnancy. Expecting moms are supposed to do that weird breathing thing when they're having contractions, right? So does this mean she's having contractions?

(Naturally, it doesn't occur to him that spending so much time around dead people could have possibly had any odd effects on his knowledge of living people.)

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a_mere_child August 19 2011, 21:59:49 UTC
The fact that she's also doing prenatal yoga might complicate things juuuuust a bit.

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mediates August 19 2011, 23:41:34 UTC
Okay, that does it. Mildly terrified teenage boy is going for it. "Um, are you - do you need help?"

LOOK AT HOW EARNEST HE IS.

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a_mere_child August 19 2011, 23:56:19 UTC
"Hm?" Alyx cranes her neck to look at the boy. "No, no, I'm fine. I've been doing this for months."

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acts_of_gord August 21 2011, 02:10:35 UTC
Sometimes meditating or sitting quietly works. Sometimes it doesn't.

Gordon knows the latter option all too well.

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a_mere_child August 21 2011, 02:17:27 UTC
At some point, Alyx spots him out of the corner of her eye.

"Sorry, did I wake you up when I left?"

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acts_of_gord August 21 2011, 02:19:57 UTC
Gordon shakes his head quietly. "I woke up and you were gone," he says. "Thought I'd check here."

Milliways time and their world have never had a very consistent relationship.

"Am I interrupting?"

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a_mere_child August 21 2011, 02:25:48 UTC
"...no." Alyx slips out of the lotus position and just sags on the spot. "This isn't helping."

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