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 Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 11:50 pm
Sherry shook her head. "I probably would have been a little harder on you." Knowing why he was so frustrated would have kept her from worrying so much.
"I'll do anything I can to help you, you know." The point was emphasized with a kiss to his temple.
"No," his question was answered sternly and with a frown. "He has not. One- that's not how the bond works. Two- I met Chester once. He honestly cares about you, Jake. He wouldn't just leave you."
There was a sigh and some more hugging. "Is that what you have to do? Try and summon him like normal?"
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Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 5:06 pm
Jake lifted his head, slightly encouraged by Sherry's words. Of course, he had no recollection of Chester ever visiting with Sherry, since all his past memories of Sherry were gone, but he believed her. Chester had been always kind, he knew this. No matter what he did, the nergal always forgave him. Except for one thing...
"That's what... Mark said..."
Glancing down at his arms, he looked over the scars he had accumulated over the past year.
"Make it important."
He knew the one thing that always enraged Chester was when he got himself hurt, even more so when it was on purpose. Though the daggers weren't that far away, did he dare?
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Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 5:31 pm
Sherry nodded slowly. That made sense then. Mark probably knew what he was talking about here, more or less, so....
"Do you want to try again tomorrow? What else did Mark say?" A different kind of worry was settling in her chest now. Jake was alright, more or less, but clearly shaken. If he couldn't summon Chester... what exactly would that mean?
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Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 4:29 pm
More or less. Part of him wished less, since, well, when did Mark's assumption about anything ever turn out right? It couldn't be that easy, just WANTING him to come back. If it was, then how come he couldn't summon him? Surely there was more...
"He told me, um, that I shouldn't imagine myself using the weapons, that instead of the daggers, I should try to imagine myself using Chester. Something about having Chester hear me, and then I can summon him, but I've been trying, calling to him over and over, but..."
He sighed, rubbing his arms subconsciously. Perhaps training would take his mind off all this.
"...yah, I'd like that."
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Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 4:54 pm
Oh, well. That made sense in a way. If Chester was still there and alright, then he just needed to be called. That's what it sounded like. It seemed easy, but at the same time... Sherry recalled the time Armagnac had been silent.
"He'll hear you. He'll come back." Sherry smiled. This wasn't the kind of thing someone could just give up trying for. "Ok then. We'll have another go tomorrow. It's good for both of us."
Stepping back, Sherry reached for Jake's hand. "Come on. The sun's all but set. Let's head in. I want my prize for winning."
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Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 4:58 pm
Jake gave Sherry a hesitant smile, grateful that she was so encouraging. Chester had always been the one to encourage him, but now...
He gave a startled look when Sherry asked for her prize, which turned into a soft chuckle as he reached out to take her hand.
"I thought it was the loser who got the prize."
No matter. A backrub would probably help him take his mind off things, and he could try again tomorrow. He wasn't giving up. He couldn't.
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Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 5:08 pm
Her laugh was short and happy. "That depends," she squeezed his hand as she started toward the dorms, "on what you think counts as the prize." Would Jake see the wink she aimed his way in the growing darkness?
"I've already had a bit of a massage today, and your shirt could use a run through the washer anyway." Not that it was dirty. She just thought it might be nice off of him.
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Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 5:18 pm
It had already been established, or hopefully established that Jake was QUITE slow, considering it had taken him months to even realize Sherry's feelings for him, so sadly, no. Also the fact he was preoccupied with how to resummon Chester.
Her words, though, he did hear, and couldn't help hide the blush creeping on his face. His shirt wasn't THAT dirty...but he did have to admit a massage sounded nice right about now.
"... ok, whatever you want."
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Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 5:31 pm
"Exactly. I won, I get the choice of prizes." It made perfect sense. She wasn't even disappointed he'd almost missed her point entirely because a) she didn't quite realize it and b) she was getting what she wanted.
She was definitely grinning the whole way back to the dorms.
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