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Room 323 [Wednesday, Afternoon]

Dec 08, 2010 20:54

Yeah, even if class hadn't been canceled the last couple days, there was no fucking way that Effy was going out there. The last time things had gone this haywire and it'd hit her was still far too fresh in her mind, and even looking out the window at the changing island was making her feel beyond twitchy ( Read more... )

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fratboybitch December 8 2010, 21:34:21 UTC

Alex was supposed to have a shift at Caritas tonight but he had no idea if he was going to go. And since he hadn't seen her in awhile, he checked in on Effy before making that decision since he did care.

It hadn't been broadcast that she'd been kidnapped but he still wanted to check. So, he was knocking at the door and waiting.

pastmewrong December 10 2010, 20:26:37 UTC

Yeaaah, considering the last time this sort of thing had gone down...

Effy closed her eyes briefly like that little action could smother the images that still bothered her after all the time gone between then and now, and shook her head.

No, thanks, she wasn't feeling quite that self-destructive today.

fratboybitch December 10 2010, 20:31:40 UTC

"What the fuck is your deal?" Alex asked, raising an eyebrow. "You're acting weird."

And it'd been awhile since he'd seen her so he wasn't looking for signs of all those issues he was somewhat familiar with.

pastmewrong December 10 2010, 20:43:22 UTC

"And you're asking fucking weird questions," she shot back, a prickle of irritation at being told she was coming off... weird, slipping in.

She wasn't planning on throwing herself to the goblins. So there was that. Being hermity and weird was healthier than other responses she could've picked.

fratboybitch December 10 2010, 20:45:01 UTC

"What the fuck? I'm asking you weird questions? I've asked you like one fucking thing," he snapped grouchily. "You're acting fucking weird, I call it like I see it. Argue with me if I'm wrong."

pastmewrong December 10 2010, 21:19:13 UTC

Not wrong. Effy exhaled a huffed breath, curling and uncurling her fingers a few times, deciding she couldn't really argue. Settling for just looking irritated and twitchy instead.

"Been... a week." That had sucked balls, and reminded her of a whole tonne of things she didn't want to be reminded of. "So what?"

fratboybitch December 10 2010, 23:00:29 UTC

"So chill the fuck out on me," Alex said, rolling his eyes. "Or are you looking for a fucking fight?"

pastmewrong December 10 2010, 23:19:18 UTC

There was a few moments of silence where she just breathed, stopped herself from digging her fingers into her palms, and finally Effy shook her head jerkily. Last thing she wanted right now was to get into an argument she'd regret later.

She liked her grasp on things, tenuous as it was, and stepped away from him suddenly, if only to pace half way across the room and back again.

"Enough bad shit floating around." No need to add to it unnecessarily. "Gets into everything. I hate this place sometimes."

fratboybitch December 10 2010, 23:34:54 UTC

"What bad shit?" Alex asked, shaking his head. "What? I haven't seen you in fucking weeks and now there's bad shit floating around all the sudden. What's this place done to you lately?"

pastmewrong December 11 2010, 17:52:24 UTC

"Look around." He couldn't have missed everything. "It's not to me. To everything." It didn't have to be direct trauma to throw her off balance. If it had happened to her, she'd be freaking out far more than she was right now. This was just off, not broken.

fratboybitch December 11 2010, 18:07:26 UTC

"And you having trouble handling it or something?" Alex asked, crossing his arms.

pastmewrong December 11 2010, 19:38:54 UTC

"I'm handling it," she assured him firmly, halting her pacing to look at him. "It's just... there." Making her think about it. Which was a little frustrating, and a lot disturbing.

fratboybitch December 11 2010, 19:56:34 UTC

"Yeah, you said you were handling it last time," Alex reminded her, rolling her eyes. "And were you handling? I don't remember that happening at fucking all."

pastmewrong December 11 2010, 22:04:11 UTC

"That was different." Well, not that different. But enough. Worse, and the fucking had been with her, not just the world around her. "Not totally freaking out, am I?"

She was here, talking to him, in a mostly sane sort of way. Twitchy, and - like he'd said - weird, but not hiding under her bed or whatever the fuck else she'd been at before.

fratboybitch December 11 2010, 22:20:22 UTC

"No, you're not totally freaking out but you're also acting like I'm a stranger or something when it comes to this shit," Alex pointed out, shaking his head.

"So, what is bothering you so much about this shit today?" he asked again.

pastmewrong December 11 2010, 22:42:08 UTC

"Makes you think, doesn't it?" she suggested. "People disappearing, island losing bits every day-- Creepy fucking creatures stalking around."

"Had my fill of all that."

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