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 Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 6:59 am
She had gotten the phonecall while in class, her phone buzzing away on the desk back in her room, beeping every ten minutes or so with an alert until she was able to check it during one of her break periods. Her brow furrowed as she'd listened to the message once, and then again. What? No, this sort of thing wasn't supposed to happen...
Cordelia Carden slid her backpack over her shoulder as she scribbled a hasty note to let her roommate know where she was going, having the car that she'd called swing by home first so that she could pick up what her mother had asked her to take up to the hospital before redirecting her travels there. It seemed as though it took forever, the elevator ride taking even longer, especially as others got on or off at every floor, gaining both she and her care package the occasional glance. She resisted the urge to make a comment (a tough feat for her), finally getting off when the elevator came to a stop on the floor she'd been told her friend was on.
She took a deep breath, releasing it slowly as she regained her composure before making her way down the hall, making sure that there was a bright smile on her face as she peered inside. "... Dem?"
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Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 7:08 am
Demy had gotten a much needed bag from his 'rival' Alex, and a care package from Z that included his Gameboy. Thanks to these he wasn't whining about how boring the place was...as much. Also thanks to these he was currently sitting up in bed and tapping away at some game (from the sounds it was likely Pokemon), with a softly glowing gerbil plush perched on his chest. Apparently it was watching what he was playing.
"..huh?"
The blonde had blinked, tapped a few more things on his game, and then finally managed to pull his gaze from it to look up.
"Cordy? Hi!!"
For being in the hospital he seemed to be okay. If one ignored the IV hooked up to him and the way he simply looked drugged. Though given his usual behavior it wasn't that far off from normal Demetri Wright.
"What's up?"
Well aside from the obvious 'wtf are you doing in the hospital idiot?' But also like normal, he wasn't exactly very bright.
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Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 7:21 am
"My mother called me during class." She eyed the room warily before stepping inside, mindful to avoid the various machines. It was more than clear that this was about as far away from her element as she could get; a bland room with a boy whose colors seemed washed out. She almost wished that she had brought the rest of her make-up bag instead of just the few modest things she kept in her backpack for school. "She thought..."
Cordelia paused, brow furrowing slightly, smile faltering as her eyes lingered on the IV. The pause was only for a moment, though, and she was soon smiling again. "She thought she would put together a care package for you. And ask me to bring it." A nod as she made her way over to the bed, holding out the package. Only once it was out of her hands did she glare at him with the full fury of a girl who'd have to find out something about one of her friends from her mother, of all people.
"... Next time you do something like this, you'd better make sure someone other than my mother tells me. She made you cookies. She doesn't bake. If they're burned it's your fault because you didn't tell me so that I could make you cookies."
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Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 7:36 am
In a true show of an actual attention span from the boy, he closed his game to set it aside and actually focused on her as she walked inside. It was nothing short of a miracle, maybe hospital drugs were good for something.
"Cookies?"
He perked up noticeably and peeked inside the care package. Cue second miracle of the day, he didn't immediately eat one.
"You'll have to tell your mom thank you for me! I'd totally dig in but I think Z would kill me. At least until this place gives me something other than liquids to eat. Do you have any idea how much that diet sucks? Thank -god- I can have soda on it though, and that the popsicles aren't sugar free. Otherwise Cordy...I think I'd go crazy."
He shifted slightly, moving the gerbil plush to perch somewhere besides his chest. It didn't seem like he was willing to let it get too far away from him.
"I wanted to tell you man but like..I haven't told anyone myself? Besides like...-Z-, but he's the one that sent me here soooo. Just been sleeping a lot..."
Demetri Wright didn't sleep a lot unless he had a sugar crash. Usually it was just an hour or so here and there in between his otherwise hyperactive activities.
"Sucks man, I want ouuuut! Argh."
He huffed, a childlike pout on his face. At least he could still -whine- like he usually did.
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Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 7:42 am
"You should make Zac eat one to test them out, then. If he falls over they're not worth eating." She nodded slowly, shifting so that she could set her bag down on the chair before taking a seat beside it. "You can let me know once you're okay and I'll make you brownies. I'll even put sprinkles on them for you."
That time she did smile and it seemed a little bit more genuine than forced, complete with at least a little bit of relief... But beneath it all there was concern; both her concern as a friend and her concern as a senshi. "... Dem, what happened?"
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Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 7:54 am
"Can they be rainbow sprinkles Cordy? Those are clearly the -best- kind of sprinkle ever."
He was smiling...at least until the question hit him. That wiped all hint of a smile off his face and Demy faltered. Really...this wasn't getting much easier. He was starting to really -hate- having to lie about this, because how did one explain away the beating of a lifetime?
"I...uh....well you know..."
There was a hand on the back of his head, furiously rubbing at the hair there as he struggled to explain this again. At least he and Z had rehearsed a story, but still....
"Typical jerks deciding it'd be awesome to gutterstomp someone. You know how it goes yeah? It's..nothing, really."
He was trying to force that grin back on his face. Nope, nothing at all! No need to worry about him. It wasn't like he got into a life or death fight with a senshi and then blew up a house or anything. Nope. Demetri Wright would -never- do that.
At least -that- part was believable.
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Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:01 am
All talk of sprinkles was momentarily disregarded as she listened to his tale, for once actually paying full attention to every word that Demetri Wright had to say. Normally she wouldn't even have questioned Demy doing something that would result in an a** kicking, generally certain that on some levels he would have deserved it... Not to this extend, though. Never to the extent that he would find himself in a hospital on a liquid diet.
This wasn't normally, though. Nothing was normal anymore.
"Are you sure that's all it was, Dem? There's been... Things happening. Stuff on the news... Destiny City's just..." She frowned, glancing down at her hands when she realized she was wringing them. "It's not safe out there, and if it was something other than the 'typical jerks' you should tell someone."
Someone who would tell her so that she could find a way to strike out against them on his behalf. If the Negaverse had done this to her friend...
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Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:08 am
He forced a laugh. It was an -obviously- forced laugh.
"The whole terrorists thing Cordy? Really? What would they want with little old me? Yeah I'm -awesome- and all but I don't see myself in the middle of some war for the city. Do you?"
Green eyes shifted to look down, the gerbil plush back in his hands so he had -something- to fiddle with.
"I just....it's totally unsafe out there, I get that. But it's not -like- that, I promise!"
Well it really wasn't. He did, at least, have a way to defend himself! Afterall it wasn't the -Negaverse- that had done this to him... No no no, they were the right ones in this war.
But Cordelia was not the person to tell this too. So it was back to his gutterstomping story.
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Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:29 am
"I don't know, Dem. I really don't, but..." Her brow furrowed, teeth tugging lightly at her lower lip in an act of worry that she wouldn't likely have shown anyone else. This was different, though. This was someone that she had known since she was little... And he was in the hospital, and after everything that had happened to her lately?
She brushed it off as best she could, glancing up at her friend after a moment. This really wasn't about her, or her war. This was about making sure that Demy was okay.
"... Did you hear about the aliens in the park? Everyone's talking about it. I don't believe it though, do you?"
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Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 5:52 pm
"There were aliens in the park?"
The change in topic brought back the Demetri Wright she knew rather well. Alert (though still looking drugged), and grinning.
"Awhhh, you don't believe it? Come on that'd be SO COOL don't you think? I mean...everything else that's going on is all kinds of weird, what's wrong with aliens? It'd be a nice change of pace, don'tcha think?"
He shifted a bit more before lifting the plush, holding it out for Cordy to get a good look at it.
"Isn't it cute? Z brought it to me! Said it's name is Oreo..dude it glows..."
Like it wasn't obvious from the way the gerbil plush's tummy was glowing softly. He still felt the need to share.
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Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 6:02 pm
"That's what everyone's saying. There's been all sorts of crazy sightings mentioned... Maybe I can bring one of those trashy tabloids for you the next time I come visit." She smiled as she leaned back in her chair. "I don't know. I've had enough of the terrorists, muggings and disappearances. Maybe the aliens would be a change of pace, but who says they'd be a good one?"
She shook her head slowly, eying the plush as it was presented to her before reaching out to give it a light pat. "It's cute. You and Zac are doing okay, then?"
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Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 6:56 pm
"Awww, shoulda totally brought one. Love those things man, they're hilarious! Lady marries Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster found dead...and then a few weeks later Loch Ness monster eats diver. Hilarious. ...Do you think someone's really married Bigfoot?"
...Yes, Demetri Wright was -that- gullible. Man if they wrote about that stuff it had to be at least -somewhat- true right? RIGHT?
"But...I dunno. At least it'd be -interesting- ... And Zac and I are doing great! We..well...we kinda had a little fight BUT we're over it and he's awesome. He's...with his cousin though. She had some bad stuff happen..."
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Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 7:09 pm
"Next time." She nodded once more. Had she known just how long he was likely to be stuck in here she might have, but for the moment he seemed content enough with his video games and his glowing fuzzy toy.
"And I'm not sure if anyone really has or not, I mean..." Her nose wrinkled at the thought of being hitched to someone with that much hair. Yuck. "Anyways, I'm glad that you two are doing okay... It seems like a lot of 'bad stuff' has been happening lately. But I'm sure it'll all work itself out. Somehow, right?"
Right. Of course it would. It always did.
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Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 7:44 pm
"I..don't think it's something she'll ever really get over..it's...pretty traumatic."
He bit his lip, thinking for a moment. Yeah...Beth had to be pretty screwed up. And it was all his fault.
No..it wasn't Demy's fault. It was Scheelite's fault. He just had to keep that in mind.
"But...y-yeah we're doing okay! And...Beth will be okay. In time... How about you man? You...haven't had any bad things happen, right?"
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Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:05 pm
"I..." She pondered letting him in on some of the 'bad things' that had been happening lately, but the look on his face... She couldn't. It would be like taking a bone away from a puppy that had just been kicked.
"I've been okay." She put on as bright of a smile as she could muster and if Demy was as drugged up as he seemed he might not notice the difference. Most people didn't. "School has been pretty up tight lately, more so than usual, because a lot of girls have been getting hurt, but... I've been taking care of myself really well. Father's seen to it that I've gotten into a few self defense classes... Maybe once you're better you can come to one with me? Beth and Zac too, if they're up to it?"
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