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 Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 10:51 am
Tired
"Tha's fair."
Dawson glanced at the net out of habit more than hope. It wasn't baited, so the most he could pray for was that the fish were stupid enough to wander in at the right time. Otherwise he'd really have to get up and do something.
"You talk to 'em any? Or y'all just keepin' distance?"
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 11:02 am
Tired"If you ever wanna talk, y'know." Jordan offered a slightly sheepish smile. He leaned back on his elbows and looked up at the sky. "We talk some. It's polite enough. Harrison keeps me kind of at arm's length. I get why." A small huff of a sigh. "Doesn't make it more comfortable. But there's not really room to avoid anyone here without straight-up ignoring them."
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 12:53 pm
Hanging in there
Anxiety was getting the better of her, so when she realized that someone was willing to listen she kind of edged her way timidly over to the other hunter. It kind of looked like a small wild cat edging closer to prey, but in this case it was the prey edging closer.
Finally she got up the nerve and stopped near the little built shack and swallowed. "Um..d-do you have a moment?" She was feeling so lonely and even if she could just talk for a tiny bit of time it would help out. "I mean if you aren't too busy or something..."
Kim sighed and sat down, waiting to see what the other would say.
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 6:14 pm
Give and Take
"Your optimism is almost sickeningly sweet, you know that?" He said with a smile looking over at him before looking back at the ocean.
"You can fail plenty in the future too. I've failed plenty a lot of times especially handling things before. Not saying I won't try, but it.....makes me leery wanting too much these days. I get hopeful and then get the rug pulled under me and I don't know how much energy and spirit I have left to keep getting up."
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 6:14 pm
how to deal
Chance leaned back a little, the back of his head coming to rest on Dawson's shoulder, gaze turned skyward. It was probably a little more familiar than the other was used to, but he needed the contact right now, Chance's eyes falling shut.
The sun pricked at his eyelids.
"I know some legends. I feel like a lot of them sometimes."
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 9:15 pm
how to deal
Luckily for Chance, Dawson welcomed human contact, even if he was filthy. "Yeah? Which ones?"
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 9:49 pm
how to deal
"Like Prometheus, tied to a rock," Chance mumbled. "Getting my liver eaten out every day by eagles, except instead of eagles, it's just this place, and instead of my liver, it's my heart being crushed by just being here."
It felt hard to breathe, somehow.
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 11:12 pm
Halloween
America listened happily, taking in just as much from Dawson's tone and gestures as his words. She liked the stories about real people more than old gods and the like, so it wasn't a surprise when the story was followed by, "Did people like her? Caly, I mean, not the goddess."
It's not an unusual question, if a bit more straightforward than her usual feeling out of the clone's existence. Sometimes she missed having Mr. Michaels on hand for questioning, there was never any worry about it being awkward or feelings stuff.
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 11:16 pm
Christmas"If she really loves you, then she's gonna want to live with you," America stated firmly, bristling a little. "I don't care if she's been through a lot. If the a lot she's been through is more important than having a life with you, I'm gonna put my foot down."
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Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:27 am
Halloween
"No." Dawson wondered where she had gotten hold of that information from, then resigned himself to the fact that her pestering Lawrence meant it was eventually going to have happened. "She came in at a real awkward time, n' the way she interacted with some people, well...E'en if she wasn't a clone, it wouldn'a been taken well."
He took his cap off for a moment and tried to smooth his hair back with the dredges of coconut oil on his fingers. Wasn't that supposed to be good for hair? Possible Island Healthcare Tip #15.
"How much d'you know about her?"
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Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:43 am
Christmas
"Well," he couldn't help but wear a face-stretching smile of affection after declarations like that,"okay. Yer right. I ain' really thought about it much, though." He yawned dramatically and stretched over America, trying to push her to the sand. "Maybe I oughta get lazy n' let her just come stay with us."
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Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:55 am
how to deal
"The Caucasian Eagle," Dawson noted with a small nod. Pausing with his whittling, he took the coconut half and sipped. "Know where it came from? Echidna, also known as the mother've all monsters. Said she n' this giant Typhon bumped uglies n' made a bunch've famous ones, like Cerberus n' Hydra. Tha's why the real animal echidna's named that, 'cuz it's got reptile n' mammal features."
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Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 8:58 am
Tired
We talkin', Dawson wanted to point out with a small laugh.
"Well, how 'bout back home?" he asked instead. "N' Rep?"
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Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 9:02 am
Hanging in there
There was a shuffling inside before Dawson peeked out of the palm fronds he had dangling in front of the hole serving as a door, like some sort of privacy curtain.
"Oh, hey!" he greeted her cheerfully, shaggy bearded and incredibly freckled. "Yer fine, come in. I was jus' takin' a lil' nap s'all." He beckoned Kim forward and stepped back into the hovel, which was probably the size of a slightly large portapotty.
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Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 9:18 am
Hang in thereKim peered into the little hovel and tilted her head a bit. Wow that was small, how could anyone nap in there? Well, it was at least dry and out of the sun. Kim went in and sat in a corner making herself as small as possible to not take up too much room. There was little enough of it. "Um, I don't think we really met or anything. I am Kim." She sighed a little and chewed on her lower lip a moment. "I, am sorry if I am bothering you. I mean.. I just am not sure where else to go." This was not easy for her. "I am a major ******** up, and... well I am not sure if you heard anything about me, but I have kind of a bad reputation. Since.. word got round I have been trying to keep out of people's ways.." She looked right at the man in front of her and sighed. "It is lonely though. I'm working so hard on being a better person.. but it is so lonely."
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