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 Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 7:58 pm
He fell once more, but this time it was intentional, and as he landed sprawled out on the ground, his hand closed around the end of his crutch. Thom tugged it over, climbing to stand correctly now, but made no move to start away, instead clinging to his crutch as if it were his last life line to the literal world. "Y'right. Y'right, I'm fine. I'm fine," he repeated nervously, licking his lips and scanning the area "I'm fine This isn't...this isn't.."
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:13 pm
Nita crouched beside him, holding as still as she could so as not to alarm him. "You're fine," she repeated. "This is the island. It's weird, but it's not hell." At least, not right now, Nita thought. "See? There's the lake, the jungle's over there... I'm Nita."
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Posted: Sun Sep 24, 2006 8:21 pm
"I'm fine," he repeated, gaze turning towards Nita. His grip tightened on the crutch, knuckles white even beneath the dark scales on his hands. However, a moment later he relaxed, shoulders sagging as he breathed deeply. "The island... Just th' island. An' you're Nita. You're not dead." He took another deep breath, wiping a hand down his face before addressing Nita again. "...Sorry about that. Ruddy b*****d scares me sometimes. Bloody stalker. What was I doin'?" A pause, and he glanced back to the water, frowning. "Lost m' dinner."
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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 6:29 pm
She extended one hand to give Thom's shoulder a sympathetic touch. "I'm not dead, and you're not either." A flicker of concern crossed her face. "Uh. Yeah, you were having... dinner." Nita wasn't sure why the idea of eating live lizards was so repugnant; after all, she was fine with Lauren eating bugs around her. The red panda girl sat back on her heels and looked around, mentally encouraging all of the lizards in the area to flee.
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Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 2:39 pm
His shoulder twitched slightly at her touch, but he did not pull away, remaining silent a moment longer to let his thoughts settle once more. He risked a cautious look around, apparently deciding his invisible conversation buddy had wandered off and relaxing further as a result, even cracking a smile once more. "No matter, I can catch another. Care t' join me?"
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Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 2:53 pm
Nita relaxed, now that Thom seemed to be somewhat back in his right mind. Even if they were nowhere near the best of friends, Nita liked to keep track of the people she'd "introduced" to the Island.
"Ah, no thanks," she said, waving a hand. "But you go ahead." Unlike many Islanders, Nita still depended on the cafeteria for the bulk of her nutrition; bamboo wasn't exactly a staple crop in the tropics.
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Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 3:08 pm
"Suit yourself." And like that, the moment was past. Lifting his head, he glanced past Nita, frowning as his eyes focused on the invisible someone once more. Shifting to support his weight with the crutch, he stepped around the red panda girl and hurried down the bank, shouting to, apparently, no one. "Oi, stop stormin' around or you'll scare all th' ruddy food away!"
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Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 3:36 pm
"I wasn't st--" Nita began, before realizing he didn't mean her. Apparently 'he' was back. She shook her head slowly and rose to her feet, nearly over-compensating for her heavy tail. "Well, ah, I'll see you around, I guess!" she called after him. Good lord. With a last glance down the bank, Nita shrugged and headed in the opposite direction. At this rate, maybe she really was better off in the jungle.
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