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 Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 3:10 pm
It wasn't ******** good news. Harrison knew they'd been walking the razor's edge anyhow, but...
He looked over at Jordan.
"Nobody sleeps good when you're sleeping somewhere else."
When anybody was. He sat up, clearing his eyes with the heel of his hand.
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Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 3:16 pm
Jordan shook his head. "We've been losing enough sleep anyway. You're not going off and sleeping on your own. Anyway, we've got shields. Pretty sure we could hold you off long enough for you to wake up in the worst-case scenario."
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Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 3:28 pm
Rep gave Jordan an anxious look for his comment. "Except Marie's proven she can possess me and one-shotted Ace's shield when I tried to pull her off that same time. Completely ******** obliterated it and cut his chest." He sighed heavily. "But if you think this is the best solution then okay man. I don't really want to sleep anywhere else."
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Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 3:38 pm
Harrison remained grimly tight-lipped on the subject, before grumbling, "She stopped. I'm still here."
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Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 3:45 pm
Jordan took a moment to process that thought, then another to turn it over in his mind and examine the implications. Then his eyes narrowed slightly. "If she killed either of us," he pointed out, "she'd lose much of her hold over you." Presumably, Marie wasn't stupid; even if she was, Dr. H was not. One or both of them had to be aware that taking away what Rep actually cared about would not produce desirable results.
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Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 3:59 pm
Rep shook his head, disagreeing with Jordan's logic, from what he'd felt from the shadow in the darkness he'd saw nothing from the weapon to imply she would hesitate or requiring anyone or anything for her plans. "She doesn't need my co-operation to control me or have a hold over me. She's strong Jordan. ******** strong. She took control of me like it was nothing and if I ******** up and defy her again I fully expect someone to get killed." It was harrowing to think, so he tried very hard not to.
He flopped back against the pillows and exhaled, putting his arms around both of them as much as possible and held them close for a long moment. "But that's no gonnae happen. I'm going to be a good, well behaved little ******** obedient slave for as long as I need to be."
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Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 4:33 pm
"It's not any ******** good, but she's...with us until H imagineers a smarter cuff."
It didn't feel safe, or right, but what did. Nothing about their life was safe. They made do with what they had, and held on to what they could. It could be a month before H found something else, or two months, or a year.
Even then, It'd be optimistic to think the next thing, the ******** life technology would be nicer.
Harrison was tired of being apart, even if being close meant being close to whatever crawled around in the Doctor's soul.
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Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 4:40 pm
Jordan studied Rep's face, looked to Harrison. Ferros shifted in his mind, sharing the silent, wordless undercurrents of their thoughts, riding it to a conclusion. "I'm not afraid," Jordan said. "I need you both here."
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Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 4:46 pm
"And it's like I said, as long as you want me or need me here, here I am. Even if its with an extra ******** addition present." He shrugged. "It is what it is, and at least right now we are all alive. Which was more than what I thought I'd be a few weeks ago."
He moved on mentally from the weighty burden of Marie's presence with the sort of flippancy he was notorious for, shifting his attention to other lighter things as if he'd never been sad in the first place. "s**t could be a lot worse. Or well, a bit worse. Merry Christmas you daft cunts."
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Posted: Wed Dec 25, 2013 5:03 pm
Harrison pulled over Jordan gently, giving him a kiss, and then leaned over to do the same to Rep.
"Feel like it's been Christmas all week."
Only part-ways because of the scenery.
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Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2013 4:57 am
Jordan leaned into the kiss. The feel of fingers on his neck had faded, and he wanted the closeness. Maybe he was being incautious, but he wasn't going to let fear chase him away from this.
He nodded in agreement. "Got what I wanted." He glanced over toward the tiny kitchen. "I started coffee and cocoa. ... It can wait though."
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