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 Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 11:43 am
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There was a resigned shirt off acceptance that came with waking up on the beach. Zeke wasn't sure what had happened this time to lead up to it, but this, at least, had become familiar. He didn't even bother moving at first, not even to lift his face from the sand, and instead lay there for a long while listening to his own breathing and the waves as they filed against the shore.
When he did move, rolling over to blink up at the sky, he started to notice a few disconnects with himself, and the world how he remembered it. For one, he was wearing layers. Something he'd given up a long time ago as his clothing had started to fall apart. For another, his hair want tickling at his temple, and a brush with his hand showed only a minimal amount of stubble on his face.
{ are you going to lay there all day, boil?}
He sat up so suddenly the world tired a little.
Laggy?
{Yeah boil. I'm here.}
Where did you-?
Something a little ways down the coast had him cutting off mid thought and scrambling to his feet. Racing across wet sand until he dropped to his knees beside a water logged blonde in numerous layers. "Ever?" He was already reaching for him, turning the other man over and dragging him up as much into lap as he could. They were both soaked to the bone and covered in sand.
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Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2017 7:24 pm
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Strong hands helped Ever sit up, and lingered on the other man's back and shoulder, not just to steady him, but because the last thing Zeke remembered was spending five months without the Lifer. Without anybody, at the end. It wasn't the longest they'd been apart, but it certainly wasn't the same as Ever being in another country, on another base, and only a text away to confirm he was still there.
He was shaky, understandably. A combination of wet clothing, a cool breeze,and what he thought was probably the beginnings of shock.
"Can you hear Amory?" After everything, it might have been an odd question, but there was a point to it. He knew this beach, he'd been here many times in the past year and a half.
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Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2017 6:03 pm
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Their weapons being back was a good thing, though it didn't exactly any many questions. Like how did they get here, and why weren't their clothing in tatters, or their hair over grown, or their bodies a bit leaner. None of this was making much sense.
"Do you mean water, or something stronger?" He asked as the tension started to flow out of his shoulders. Ever was alright, Lagertha was back, and they were on Deus. They could figure out the rest. "Because I could go for both, honestly." He frowned, suddenly thoughtful. "I'm pretty sure there was some gin in my desk, last I checked."
And that came with a whole mess of questions and concerns that he had no answers to. What he really wanted in that moment was to find someone that could tell fill them in on what might have been happening while they were gone, and how long it had actually been. His memories said one thing, the state of their clothing said quite another.
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Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2017 9:21 am
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He offered support while also getting to his feet, and for a moment he just stood there and looked up and down the coast, as if he expected to see some of the others. There wasn't anyone else there, and Zeke didn't know if that was a good thing or not. Honestly, he didn't have enough of a handle on the situation to feel anything but dread and confusion, but the sooner they got back to the dorms, the better.
"I don't think we were out there as long as we remember being there." It was said hesitantly, as he turned to the dorms and started in that direction, still offering as much or as little support to Ever as he needed. "But we we're definitely gone." A brush of his hand along his jaw said there was at least a few days worth of stubble growth.
There was sand all over his hand as he lowered it again, and he sighed. "A shower would be really nice, too."
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Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 3:49 pm
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"We'll find out, I guess." He didn't think that was likely, mostly because that sort of thing didn't really happen, as far as he knew.
Once past the doors he'd aim them towards the stairs, and his grip around the other man's waist tightened as they started up them. He didn't know why he seemed to be in better shape than Ever, but it didn't matter, they were almost to the Life's room, then they can get out of their soaked clothing, take a shower...
Oh, and figure out how long they'd been on that damn island.
"Do you have your key?"
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