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Hello darkness my old friend....

Mar 29, 2011 01:08

Characters: Vin and Elaine. Open to people coming to find her.
Time: Evening of February 15th. Immediately after she, Thomas and Kitten find Thomas.
Location: Between the Blackstone and Millenium Park
Content: Finding evidence of Elaine's presence in Thomas' apartment, Vin sets off in hot pursuit.
Warning: Some disturbing content.
Format: Prose. ( Read more... )

[character] granny weatherwax, [character] jennifer walters, [character] john taylor, [character] vin

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doomedtheworld March 29 2011, 12:05:41 UTC

Breathe.

Breathe.

The word repeated itself in Vin's mind over and over again as she laid there on the street, curled into a ball, shivering hard as water soaked through her clothing, chilling her despite the magic burning her alive from the inside out. Rainwater choked her with each gasp, sending her body into spasms as her lungs rejected it. It almost felt like she was drowning and Vin had to struggle to hold back waves of sheer, mindless panic, had to struggle to keep her mind working through the agony but it was so hard. It hurt so much. Dimly the thought entered her mind that she was dying, alone and in agony, in this storm.

Panic flared again, threating to steal what little breath she could draw in.

Breathe!It took a long time to register in the tortured girl's mind when Granny spoke to her and she managed to open her eyes, squinting past a blur of tears at her. Then something fell across her, something heavy and warm and relatively dry and Jenn was there. The reality of a world outside the pain suddenly spun back to her and ( ... )

doomedtheworld April 2 2011, 18:26:29 UTC

Vin clenched her teeth every time She-Hulk jumped, her hand tightening and her body curling up a little more with each one. It had never really occurred to her but leaping through the air without steel or iron to catch herself with if she fell was terrifying. Keeping her eyes shut, she focused on breathing as steadily as she could and tried to ignore the feeling of arching through the air and the helpless drop that would come if she slipped from She-Hulk's arm.

She was aware of being placed on the ground again, and of the rain stopping abruptly, and opened her eyes slightly to see John looking down at her. She opened her mouth to say something, to tell him what she saw but nothing came out but a small, pained sound and she clamped her teeth together again. Who had she been looking for? Who had she found? Every time she tried to think back all she could remember was looking into that endless darkness, the shadows that threatened to rip the courage and strength from her heart ( ... )

johntaylor_pi April 3 2011, 04:28:06 UTC

Well, good news was Vin wasn't in the same state as Thomas but the bad news was she was still in a lot of pain. Her powers had been turned against her. John knew what that could be like. He brightened a little when She-Hulk mentioned it as a spell. "If it's a spell. I can do better than the detox, I can probably snap the curse off completely." He hoped the powers that be in Chicago had not completely sapped him of that ability.

John took a breath and brushed Vin's hair out of her face, "Deep breaths, Vin. Stay with me all right? I'll try to do this as quickly as possible."

He closed his eyes and focused on his inner sight. He needed to find the curse and snap it's power off. He'd done it so many times before, it shouldn't be hard to do again. It took longer than he thought it would, longer than he wanted Vin to suffer. But, eventually, he found the source of the curse and like snipping a thread he forced his concentration on severing its ties to Vin.

legallygreen April 3 2011, 05:07:07 UTC

She-Hulk lifted Vin up against her effortlessly, holding her so that she was closer to John, leaving him less prone to keeling over onto the other woman should he extend himself too far. She had a hand free though, ready to catch him if she needed to as well.

"Breathe with me." She instructed after John told Vin to take deep breaths, She-Hulk slowly breathing in and out, her hand shaking ever so slightly to remain gentle, the fury of who had done this to the other woman pushing her dangerously close to rage again.

doomedtheworld April 3 2011, 06:46:18 UTC

Vin managed to give John a short nod, meeting the man's eyes for a moment. The girl's eyes were pained, tears still welling in them. Words were beyond her right now but the message was clear: "Do it."She shut her eyes again, focusing on matching her breathing to She-Hulk. Slow, controlled breaths, as even as she could make them except for a short gasp when she thought she felt John's magic start to work. It was an unsettling feeling to say the least, like somebody had... reached into her and was sifting around. She clutched at She-Hulk's hand, gritting her teeth and focusing on her breathing until John found the curse ( ... )

johntaylor_pi April 4 2011, 06:56:41 UTC

John had to fight to stay focused once Vin started screaming. He'd never had a reaction like this before but he had to push through it. He wasn't sure if it was the curse itself or his own weakened abilities that made it harder to perform this. John focused on trying to help Vin through it, using his own power to pull at the curse and force it AWAY. He'd never had to do this, usually severing it would work but it wasn't working now.

Once it was over John was sweating and he looked exhausted. He wiped his brow, falling back hard and taking some deep breaths. "That was stronger than I anticipated."

legallygreen April 4 2011, 08:12:32 UTC

She-Hulk held Vin still, more to keep the girl from hurting herself than anything else as she began to scream. Every fiber of her wanted to take the pain and bear it for the younger woman, to let her rest finally as the curse was severed from the inside out, but it was beyond her power. That was why Jennifer had called John Taylor ( ... )

doomedtheworld April 7 2011, 00:42:34 UTC

She made it.

The thought sunk in slowly and she opened her eyes, staring up at the ceiling. She was at the hotel, safe, because people had come to help her. All she had done was make a meager call for help and Jenn had rushed out to get her and bring her to John, somebody who barely knew her yet had risked himself to help her. Even a complete stranger had shown up, Vin made a point to remember the old woman's face in case she ever ran across her again. Vin owed her a debt.

She glanced toward John. She had been going to find someone out in the rain, somebody whose name and face she couldn't bring herself to remember for some reason. Had he found anything? She had to tell him but... she found that thought slipping away. Even the dull pain that remained of the curse was a relief, and she suddenly felt so tired....

Slowly, Vin's eyes closed and she drifted off into a deep, if at least natural, slumber.

johntaylor_pi April 8 2011, 05:06:49 UTC

John watched as She-Hulk turned back to Jenn but only for a moment because he wanted to make sure Vin was okay. She looked exhausted and it wasn't long before she was asleep. He wondered what she had seen or who might be the better question. John knew now was not the time to ask even. Getting his heart rate down, John now felt he was able to stand up.

He glanced back at Jenn when she was done, "You're welcome. I feel partially to blame. When we were looking in on Thomas she found a piece of hair and suddenly took off without saying why." He wiped his brow again, he felt cold and shaky but otherwise fine. "I'll be okay though."

legallygreen April 8 2011, 05:31:22 UTC

Jennifer nodded, moving to the concierge desk and requesting a blanket, getting a towel as well when it arrived. She moved back to the two of them and unfolded the blanket, draping it over Vin, then opened the towel and put it over her head. Glancing up at him, she took the towel and wiped his forehead for him gently, frowning as she patted him dry ( ... )

johntaylor_pi April 8 2011, 16:36:37 UTC

"It's not the same thing that happened to Thomas, but it fits given who or what Vin was after. It might have been a blonde woman then because we found this in Thomas's room. Granted, it's Thomas so who knows how many blondes he's seen," John said, producing the vial he had stored the hair in. "Before you called with Vin I was trying to track down the person this hair belongs too but it wasn't working. Probably means the person or thing is protected or very powerful," he paused, "or this place is messing with my abilities again ( ... )

legallygreen April 8 2011, 20:21:02 UTC

"I'm sorry...I shouldn't have done that."

Jennifer felt a blush creep across her own cheeks, cold as they were from being out in the rain. She looked down at the towel in her hands. What was she doing? She had been with Neal just the other night, and she cared for him! What was she doing kissing John, or feeling something flop in her stomach when she did it?!

Taking a step back, she knew her cheeks must have been bright, as hot as they felt, and she looked down at Vin again, grateful for a reason to make a quick exit. "I...I should go. Vin needs to get warm."

johntaylor_pi April 9 2011, 03:48:23 UTC

Well, there went that moment. Which, if John was honest, was a little tiny bit disappointing. 'No, bad. You have Suzie. Even if you haven't seen her in months and she probably assumes your dead or worse,' he thought to himself. Granted, Suzie was probably tearing the Nightside down looking for him, assuming time was flowing at the same rate. He'd thought about that after all.

Right, Jenn was leaving. John shook himself out of his thoughts, making note of the bright red she had turned as she stammered out an apology and a reason to leave. "Right," he hesitated, "be careful....Jenn."

legallygreen April 9 2011, 04:02:05 UTC

"You too. More than either of us ever are. Because this thing is dangerous, and I don't know what I'd do if you got hurt this way." Maybe that came out wrong, but her head was full of thoughts of John and Neal all at the same time, as well as her conversation with Charity Carpenter ( ... )

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