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 Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 4:54 am
She was scared. Of course she was scared, and now, all he could do was cry. This was not how he wanted to help. But it was stupid to think he could do anything. Being a rock and allowing her to be okay with it. Or whatever else he'd had in mind. Nothing would help, and all they could do was wait. Maybe he should be thankful, in a dark way, that she couldn't see. Couldn't see his face contort as he fought sobs, whimpered and sniffled, and looked a general mess of emotions. Maybe she could pretend it was some hapless child and nothing more. He couldn't talk for a few moments, unable to control his sore throat and hitched breaths properly. "Wh.. when?" He croaked. "Do you know... when you'll find out?" Or was this all a big, endless waiting game?
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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 3:27 pm
She breathed a long breath out, and closed her eyes. It felt so good to admit she was scared. She hated how good it had felt. "They told me that if the surgery was a success, my eyesight should come back any day now. The medic said it could be an hour, or it could be a week. I think he was trying to say, if it's not back in a week, it's not coming back." She counted, trying to remember how long it had been. "That was earlier today. So I probably have to be a little more patient." She let out a mirthless laugh. Her. Patient.
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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 5:48 pm
So, there was still a long window for success.. or failure. Otto nodded some, still not settled and still upset. He hated waiting. It was like waiting out that side effect with Chance. That had felt agonizing. This? Worse. He was sorry, so sorry but saying it over and over would do nothing but possibly upset Maebe. He didn't now what to do. If it's not back in a week, it never will..It was going to be a long week. "This sucks.." He sniffed, grumbling through his sadness.
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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 8:23 pm
"That is a fact." She muttered, reaching up to pat his neck. "And I'm going to be a complete b***h about it. Dawson's bringing me food and making sure I don't kill myself from loneliness. So he gets to listen to me whine, b***h, moan, be super annoying, and somehow still come out the other end liking me. Maybe." She grinned too hard, showed too much teeth, and then snuggled into him. "This does suck. But it would be a lot worse if it had happened to me years ago. It would be unbearable without people who care."
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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 9:16 pm
"Dawson seems like a real good guy." He murmured back, rubbing his eyes clear with one hand. "Bit of a dork but whatever.." If he was taking good care of Maebe then he was a good friend to have. And Maebe seemed happy talking about him. Otto, seemingly done with his small meltdown, wrapped an arm around Maebe and cuddled closer with her too. "Y'got a lotta people who care."
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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 9:52 pm
" Not a dork." She huffed out in instant defense, but the next breath she was pursing a helpless smile out. "Okay. A little bit of a dork. But that's what makes him great. And he is a good guy. Way too good to be hanging around me, for one." She buried herself in his arm, and let out a long, satisfied sigh. "You know, I'm starting to notice that. You guys make it harder and harder for me to want to be alone. Bunch of troublemakers."
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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 10:39 pm
"Maybe nobody has to be good enough to have a good friend." A hard point to come to for Otto, who's inferiority complex had been, well, complex. Otto smirked. "Well good. We're winning." If Maebe was having a hard time being alone, maybe it meant she wouldn't hide every time something went wrong. Maybe it would be good for her.
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Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2015 11:41 pm
"I'm pretty sure they do. But. Maybe just this once. Just this once, mind you. I could be wrong." She bent in, and bit wherever she could sink her teeth into. Look, she didn't even have to be a zombie to do it! "Stop bragging, or I'll run away to another base while you're all not looking, and go be a loner over there." She pushed herself up and searched behind her for a plush, shoving it under her head the moment she found one. "We're going to be okay, I think. I don't want to get all mushy about it, but I've got a good feeling."
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 12:15 am
She bit the tip of his nose, of which he gave a most disgruntled "ow" to. "You ain't allowed to run away." Not that he had a say in what Maebe did, but he could at least try. "Well, that's good." He murmured, casting a gaze from where he laid at the impressive collection of plushes. "Oh.. just so you know. Commander Carrot survived the vine damage. Dunno if I mentioned that back in the infirmary."
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 12:45 am
"Oh my God, I still can't believe how much you like that thing." She snickered out, grinning from ear to ear. "I'm glad he made it. Did you clean the place up yet? I would have come to help, but - let's be real, even if I wasn't blind I wouldn't have actually helped." She let out a yawn, out of sheer instinct from lying down while cuddled warmly with him. Lethargy, as inevitable as it was with both of them, began to seep in. "You make me so sleepy, sometimes." She admitted, groggily smiling up in his direction. "Must be because you're soooo boooooring."
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 1:25 am
Otto smirked, shaking his head. He could see Maebe just watching him clean while she twirled a glass of lemonade in her hand. "Yeah, it's cleaned up. It didn't take too much damage at all. Lost a plant is all. Chance helped me out by putting all the DVDs n s**t back on the shelves." He gave Maebe a careful glare, even though making faces at her was useless. "Tch. Whatever." He scoffed, "It's cause yer lyin' down." Speaking of which, what time was it? Not that late, he didn't think. It'd be bad to sleep right now. "I got s**t to do, so if yer gunna sleep then I'm gunna jet."
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 1:43 am
Maebe whined, wordlessly, for 20 seconds straight. Then she stopped. "Fine." She huffed out, leaning in to plant a messy, almost-missed kiss against his neck. "Get out. Who needs you. Not me."
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 1:52 am
"You are such a whiny brat!" Otto scoffed during her long session of fussing. Still, he pressed a kiss to her lips for good measure before getting up. "I'll try n' visit some more this week.. but when this clears up, lemme know, okay?"
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 2:09 am
"I promise." She murmured, refusing to move from the place he'd left her. "And for the record, takes one to know one."
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Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 2:12 am
Otto was fine with that. He was the king of brats, wearing his crown proudly. "Sleep tight." He murmured, leaving the room.
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