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 Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 9:55 pm
"Sleep all you'd like." Thom returned to his earlier post a short distance from Jamal, shrugging. "I'll keep watch. As much as I hate th' changes, th' tongue's damn useful. I'll know someone's on th' way long before they get 'ere. I can wake you."
He snatched the bandages out of the air, pausing and leveling his eyes at Jamal at the description. Alec? Jamal had received the injury fighting--and possibly killing--Alec? Alec wasn't a bad sort... But he was easy to argue with. Thom could easily see the shark and tiger clashing. ...He did hope the teen hadn't been killed. "Doesn't surprise me that you won, though you're lucky you didn't get worse, knowin' those teeth."
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:03 pm
Thom's offer clashed with the tiger's preference for solitary existence and Jamal's human disposition to not trust other islanders unless they had a strong history to back up offers of help....yet, the offer was tempting. If Thom wasn't chipped, he could be damn useful. Far useful than Antony or Billy even.
"I ain't fought a damn shark b'fo. Wasn't countin' on 'im bitin' me anyway. Damn guy's 'bout crippled but he ain't helpless. Threw a ********' wheelchair at me b'fo he bit me." Jamal brought the bottle towards his wound, finally, and experimentally tipped it down to let a small stream run towards the lacerated flesh. "Didn't kill 'im though. Guards showed up too fast. Ain't sure 'bout da otha one though. Here's ta hopin'."
The pooling alcohol touched the open wound and he promptly sucked in a breath of air and clenched his teeth so tight that a pop and grinding noise echoed from his jaws. Yeah, this felt just about as good as the LAST time he had alcohol disinfect a messy wound. ********, he'd never learn.
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:09 pm
Somehow Thom couldn't see the shark picking a fight with Jamal while confined to a wheelchair. Maybe, -maybe- it was possible while Alec was on his feet, but in a chair? Very unlikely. Jamal must have provoked him somehow. "Other one?" he asked, raising a brow. Maybe Alec had been protecting said 'other one'.
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:18 pm
Jamal drew his gaze upward, sensing tension starting to form. "Look, dat ********' shark boy started s**t wit' me way back...'n' again when I drove a jeep inta a duplex. He wasn't countin' on me gettin' back at 'im. He deserved it." Maybe that was a little extreme, to say he deserved to be slashed in the face...but Alec -had- been grinding Jamal's nerves for awhile. "Da otha' one jus' wasn't very smart. Shoulda known betta then ta be walkin' 'round da jungle like dat. I don't know who ta trust, so betta fo' me ta take 'em out 'n' ask questions lata."
Jamal stared hard at Thom, the last statement being made having meaning for both the story he was telling and for the situation at hand. The tiger still wasn't sure what to classify Thom as yet. Foe? Friend? Or just friend because it was convenient at that moment?
"I got s**t ta do...I didn't get Billy ta rip my neck open fer nothin'. I got people ta ******** up....anyone who gets in my way gonna get mowed down wit' the other guards 'n' staff I get. People ain't actin' smart, dat ain't my problem. If they think I'm shittin' 'round, they ain't gonna live long. Oughta know betta' than walkin' out here alone."
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Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 4:22 pm
Thom lifted both hands as if to ward Jamal away, shaking his head. "I wasn't faultin' you. Would be hypocritical of me to say you can't fight over...well, whatever prompted it. I've fought over less, I'm sure."
And it was true. Jamal had his reasons for the fight, Thom didn't need to question them. After his own encounters with Miller and Jordan, he couldn't exactly claim to be perfectly honerable himself, nor did he plan to change that behavior in the future.
Indeed, with his chip gone, said behavior was likely to become much more commonplace.
"Out of curiosity, what is it you plan to do? Do you really 'ave any long term plans against th' labs, or is it just random acts of violence for now?" He raised a brow, genuinely curious. Jamal spoke as if he had the entire procedure all planned out. Maybe he could help.
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