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[neptune_sleuth]

The weirdest thing about the day so far was probably that, for Veronica Mars, waking up to the find the world shaking and sliding beneath her was almost comforting. It wasn't like it was a good thing; it was just that it felt like the kind of thing that would have happened in Neptune, and for those first few drowsy moments while she scrambled to

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[little_moons]

Today? Today really fucking sucks. Earthquake had Max acting like a fucking lunatic all day. Had Logan acting like a fucking lunatic all day. Whole island's gone apeshit, and then the whispering 'bout folks disappearing got louder and louder...

In the compound, George's place was the first place I looked. No go. Wendy's hut? Too fucking far away from anywhere reasonable, for one, and empty. And after that? I spent a fucking year waiting for her to get her ass here... Fucking waiting and can I set around waiting now, while she's probably out there getting torn limb from fucking limb?

Goddammit... No, I can't.

I don't even wanna talk 'bout the conversation I just had with Logan. No fucking point. More yelling than actual talking, but what the fuck am I supposed to do?

I'm not stupid enough to head out without at least a flashlight, some water, fruit and whatever the hell else would fit in my bag. Yeah, what do you fucking know, a goddamn boyscout.

Then I hear a voice... A familiar voice. Great"Yeah, poor you," I mutter dryly,

[neptune_sleuth]

Veronica glanced over her shoulder, startled but not yet jumping, and rolled her eyes at him. "Hey, being popular's such a drag," she said, pulling out the Valley Girl accent with a tilt of her head as she turned toward him.

Thing was, realizing she had that many friends was pretty weird in and of itself. It was exactly something she thought about much, but the last time she'd had this many friends was... well, before Lilly died. Frowning at Neil, she found herself checking one more name off her mental list. "You look like you're in one piece at least. Where's Logan?"

[little_moons]

"Back at the hut. He's fine. Really fucking pissed off, but fine," I say, running my fingers through my hair and squinting into the darkness, "What are you doin' out here?"

[neptune_sleuth]

Closing her eyes a moment, she tried not to let the relief show too much. "Looking," she said, with a glance back over her shoulder as if to demonstrate. "I still haven't seen George anywhere. You?"

[reapthis]

No more walking. My feet were blistering and aching like a bitch, and I'd slept like shit last night. Not to mention I was pretty certain we were walking around in circles. Sure, all trees look alike... but not that much alike.

"Fucking ridiculous," I grumbled, grabbing a handful of my tank top to air out the fabric. I was sweaty and my sunburns were probably sunburned and I kept swatting at the same damn mosquitos. "It's not that big of an island, we should be back by now and I swear to God, if I hear any more dinorawring I'm going to... well I'm going to do something.

[movieofourlife]

She's taken to making one giant knot in her hair that is hanging fucking everywhere and dirty as shit and not in the good way. She stops, hands resting on her waist, and hoping that she doesn't smell too gross.

"What? Kill one?" Now that she'd pay to see. Not too much, but it'd keep things interesting. "Cause suicide isn't painless. MASH lied."

[little_moons]

We've been walking for fucking ever, seems like. The sun's high and is already starting to make it's drop for the day. A little ways back, I saw the towers for the fences, which means any second now we might get torn to fucking pieces by a goddamn velociraptor or whatever the fuck. The jungle even sounds different this far out, and I figure, at least if I'm gonna get ripped to shreds, I might see something really fucking cool just beforehand.

I'm about ready to just stand here yelling out names and wait for 'em to come to us. But I figure that's a pretty fucking dumbass idea. "You know, I'm gonna be really fucking pissed off when we get back to the compound and they're already there," I snort, pulling a bottle of water out of my bag to take a sip and then holding it out toward Veronica.

[neptune_sleuth]

It was, whether or not Neil knew it, worth noting that Veronica no longer hesitated before accepting the bottle and taking a sip herself. "That's the point when we kill 'em ourselves," she agreed, smiling grimly. It was times like this she could be grateful Arya had worked her so hard and kept her in shape. She was tired after their hike, but it could have been much worse. She was telling herself that anyway, though her feet weren't too sure on that score. Her quips had grown fewer and more tight-lipped as the miles went on, mainly because, much as antagonizing Roxy might even have been fun in other circumstances, it was probably increasingly suicidal in this one.

Hear with your eyes, see with your eyes. It sounded simple, but Arya had a point, and Veronica was paying close attention to their surroundings.