Callie has managed to get herself to the pool, sitting on the rim with her toes dipping in the artificially warmed up water. There's a pale sun today, still cold to properly sunbathe, but better than nothing. Her eyes catch movement in the poolhouse.
Charlie stood in the doorway, hesitating as she watched Callie. She hadn't ventured out to greet her, wanting to respect space and all that but now...
Hearts could leap with joy at such small things as a beautiful woman saying your name. Charlie laughs, steps out and joins Callie beside the pool. "How are you feeling?"
"I'l always tired...but it'll go away, eventually." With the help of the serum, and the nanites.
"How are you?" She wants to ask why did she go in their room, upstairs. It's the only part fo the house that is private for Mike and Callie and Alex. It's one precious thing they have. Charlie should have known better...but it's done now, and Callie is tired.
"Are you getting any real sleep, or just... sleeping?"
Charlie shrugs. "Busy. Working on a couple of projects, my photography, playing secretary for Jason, learning how to fight." She'd felt so alone... so she'd filled her life with things to replace them... No, not replace... but something to help fill the void.
Parents participated in an experiment when they were in college, were told that what they saw and experienced was hallucinations... that they just thought they could read minds and whatnot... The chemical compound, Lot Six, awakened certain abilities in them. She was telekinetic, he could control minds to a certain degree... They were basically tagged by the government, and set free
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"Charlene?"
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Hearts could leap with joy at such small things as a beautiful woman saying your name. Charlie laughs, steps out and joins Callie beside the pool. "How are you feeling?"
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"How are you?" She wants to ask why did she go in their room, upstairs. It's the only part fo the house that is private for Mike and Callie and Alex. It's one precious thing they have. Charlie should have known better...but it's done now, and Callie is tired.
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Charlie shrugs. "Busy. Working on a couple of projects, my photography, playing secretary for Jason, learning how to fight." She'd felt so alone... so she'd filled her life with things to replace them... No, not replace... but something to help fill the void.
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And what happened that you and your dad had to run away?
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Or ... maybe start with the short one?
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