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 Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 3:10 pm
15:00hrsTwo hours until moonriseLady is waiting in the fairy alley. Her eyes are shadowed, the whites tinged with red. She seems like she hasn't slept in days, and her usually-elegant posture is tinged with the kind of slump-shouldered exhaustion that all of them are quite familiar with, lately. She's half-dozing on one of the cozy little low brick walls, bruised hands folded in her lap.
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 3:25 pm
15:00hrsHe made sure to park the truck somewhere that wouldn't stand out, the wheelchair in the back secured and tied down. Lucas double-checked it before he went to the passenger side, holding out his arms to his precious cargo: Eve. "I promised Clover I'd bring you back, mãe," he smiled, trying to be more assured than he felt. "Sorry for the hassle, but I'm honored to be your chariot." He was going to hold onto her until they saw what the Otherworld had in store for them, for better or for worse.
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 3:32 pm
15:00 hrs"Thanks, sweetheart," Eve grinned, gratefully wrapping her arms around Lucas's shoulders. The help was welcome, as was the humor, and so was the observation it wasn't a good idea to risk losing her chair in another dimension. Hopefully the others weren't too stressed by the impending trip, so to speak.
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 3:36 pm
15:00hrs"Anytime." Lucas tucked his prosthetic arm beneath her legs, the other supporting her back, and carried her with all the care and respect he could muster. "I hope the others are timely." Kicking the door shut, they barely made it into the alley before she was visible. He exhaled quietly, glancing to the woman in his arms, then back to the red-head. "Lady," he greeted her coolly, expression reserved.
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 3:36 pm
15:00hrsLily wasn't really sure what to bring on this excursion. A change of clothes? A sleeping bag? She'd never been turned into a werebeast before, so this was all sort of a new experience. She parked her generously-used sedan a few blocks away, a surprisingly drab car for the woman that unfurled out of it. Wallet in her teeth, she shouldered her backpack and walked like she was on a runway, like she wasn't terrified of what might be in that alley. What was in that alley was a tired Lady, and Lily looked her up and down before nodding once. "Same."
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 3:40 pm
15:00hrs"b***h tits," says Lady. If Lucas is cool, Lady is glacial. She closes her eyes. "Mom. Lils my dils. Pound it." She holds out one bruised hand for a knuckletap. They are truly fantastic colors, those bruises.
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 3:53 pm
15:00hrsLily let out a snort of a laugh, followed by a peal of uncomfortably tense giggles. She hadn't settled on a solid name for Lucas, but b***h Tits just became the number one contender. She went to pound Lady's hand in good faith, but paused when she saw the bruises. "What, did you fight a brick wall?"
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 4:02 pm
15:00hrsThe look Lady gives Lucas is poisonous. "Something like that," she says.
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 4:08 pm
15:00hrsWith a license, but unfortunately no car to speak of, Jamie was left relying on public transit and his own two feet to make the meeting. Not that he'd complain about it, his parents would've asked too many questions if he'd gone to them for a ride, but it left him sauntering in a touch later than the others. Well, sauntering might've been too strong a word. Inching awkwardly was probably a better descriptor.
"Um... hello," he muttered, hanging back a short ways. "Sorry if I'm, um, late." Not that he bothered to look at his phone to make sure.
It was good to see everyone, but it also felt strange, solemn and awkward despite the joking he'd heard on the way in. Or maybe that's just how Jamie felt. He could only hope his parents bought his excuse about staying over at a friend's for a while.
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 4:14 pm
15:00hrsPale eyes turned towards the bright female, smile quirking lop-sided. "Sunshine." Jamie appeared, the family was whole. "Buttercup." Lucas returned his attention Eve and Lady, expression more relaxed with the makeshift pack gathered.
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 4:19 pm
15:00 hrs"Hey, now... we're all in one place for the first time. That's something."
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 4:25 pm
15:00hrsLily's posture shifted when Jamie arrived, and she turned away from Lady to cross the difference between them. Without words, she wrapped an arm around him and rubbed his curls once or twice, for good luck. Glancing over Jamie's head, she looked at Lucas with a smile that did not carry over into her eyes. She was relieved to have his presence, but she was scared, so very scared, too. "Oh hey, it's Jenny with the Good Hair," she greeted, her expression softening when she saw Eve. "Yep, gang's all here...the one's we could find, at least."
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 4:39 pm
15:00hrsIt felt right to greet everyone by name, and so he did, "Lucas, Eve... hi." And then he laughed a small, whispery laugh, because Lily was in his hair and he'd actually grown to like the comforting touch quite a bit. "Lily," he bubbled as he leaned back against her. Then finally, let's not forget, "Lady, it's, um, really good to see you."
Eventually, maybe, he'd get into the whole nickname thing everyone else had adopted.
And maybe, just maybe, things weren't quite as solemn as they'd appeared. Jamie felt a teeny bit better, though the fact remained, what was about to happen to them was scary and if there was any way to avoid it, he likely would have. At least he wasn't alone.
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 4:42 pm
15:00hrs Lady's expression stays closed-off, distant. Once Jamie arrives, she rises, unfolding her long legs like a dancer. She digs her bare toes into the cobblestones at her feet, reaches out to grab the air around them-- -- twists-- and they're somewhere else. 1530hrsan hour and a half til moonriseIt... isn't raining. Nor are they outdoors any longer, but in an underground hall. To call it a tunnel would do it a disservice; the hall is wide enough for five men to walk abreast, and the ceiling is several feet over even Lady's head. But there are no windows, and the flagstones beneath their feet are worn with long use, and Lady sways where she stands. She catches herself on the wall and straightens. Shoulders back. Chin up. "Follow me," she says. "We have to move fast." She starts walking down the hallway: she knows where she's going.
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 4:47 pm
15:30hrsGreat, just -- fabulous. Now she was distorting time around them instead of just herself. Aleksy was likely going to get bitched at for this -- if they survived. His hold on Eve is unwavering, watching the two younger packmates and motioning for them to go ahead -- between himself and Lady. "Still not going to communicate to us what's going on?" he asked of the red-headed leader, brows narrowing a little. Time had not tempered Lucas yet. He did, however, note she seemed infinitely weaker than the first time she'd appeared on his bed side. "Would it help if you held onto me?"
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