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vaccination) wrote2020-07-25 10:45 pm
vaccination) wrote2020-07-25 10:45 pm
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He makes a soft, maybe-annoyed noise in the back of his throat. Human. Sort of-- maybe at one point, maybe now without the serum. We have left humanity behind.
Person isn't the same thing. "It's not. It's. I don't know what to do with it."
Person isn't the same thing. "It's not. It's. I don't know what to do with it."
"You don't have to know," she says. "That's okay. Lots of people don't give a shit about their birthdays. But you can make it a thing, you know? A day where, if people want to celebrate you, they can. And I think you're lucky enough to have a few people that would, if they knew the date. I kinda dropped the ball there, B. Buuuut, you know. We can do belated birthday stuff."
Well.
"If you want?"
Well.
"If you want?"
Why would anyone want to celebrate him? Christ. He just killed nine people. He's not a person. (He's not.)
"No candles and singing," B says, having gotten that much out of Rogers in the midst of his freak-out. "But if you wanna. Explore somewhere, or something. Not gonna say no." Maybe it will be a distraction. He'll take a distracton.
He pauses. "Maybe somewhere not hard to get to." He's still healing.
"No candles and singing," B says, having gotten that much out of Rogers in the midst of his freak-out. "But if you wanna. Explore somewhere, or something. Not gonna say no." Maybe it will be a distraction. He'll take a distracton.
He pauses. "Maybe somewhere not hard to get to." He's still healing.
"Not hard to get to? What do you mean?"
That's the question she asks rather than making some jab about him not wanting to hear her sing.
That's the question she asks rather than making some jab about him not wanting to hear her sing.
"I don't have my serum. I wasn't as effective in the fights, and I don't heal as fast." He says it matter-of-factly, as if it's just par for the course that he's walking around with the remaining wounds from killing nine people. "Steve will probably get grumpy with me if I open the cuts up again. Exploring things with you."
Jesus Christ. Ellie's mouth turns into the perfect upside down U as she frowns at him. She looks more upset about this than the whole murder thing.
Which is because she is more upset about this than the murders.
"Where? Are you okay? Did you have them looked at?"
Which is because she is more upset about this than the murders.
"Where? Are you okay? Did you have them looked at?"
"Ellie. I'm fine. I know how to deal with wounds that impede functionality." He does lift his three layers of shirt, though, to show her the clean bandage over his ribs. "There's one on my left leg and right arm. There might have been a cracked rib, but I think it's mostly knitted up now." And there's nothing to do for ribs but wrap them, anyway.
"Don't you Ellie me," she chides lightly, rolling her eyes. "But you're right, we won't be doing anything crazy with those injuries. I'll figure out something fun for us to do."
She thinks she knows him pretty well, by now. Shouldn't be too hard. Though, a thought does come to mind.
"... you do know that your safety comes first before anyone else's, don't you? I'm always gonna wanna know if you're okay, and if someone comes at you for whatever reason? Fuck 'em. They get what they deserve."
She thinks she knows him pretty well, by now. Shouldn't be too hard. Though, a thought does come to mind.
"... you do know that your safety comes first before anyone else's, don't you? I'm always gonna wanna know if you're okay, and if someone comes at you for whatever reason? Fuck 'em. They get what they deserve."
He looks kind of warily skeptical of that, as he pulls his shirts back down. But he says, "Okay." Because it's definitely not worth arguing about, even though he's pretty sure her safety and Steve's and Godric's, and a lot of other people's, are going to be much, much more important than his own.
Then, because he can recognize now-- with the report and its unexpected results behind him-- that she looks like she just rolled out of bed, he adds, "I should probably. Let you get back to sleep."
Then, because he can recognize now-- with the report and its unexpected results behind him-- that she looks like she just rolled out of bed, he adds, "I should probably. Let you get back to sleep."
Ellie eyes him, knowing that okay doesn't necessarily mean he gets why she's saying what she's saying.
"I should have been up, anyway," she says, rubbing her face, and catching a whiff of--herself? Gross. "It's probably time to eat, and I think you could use some company for a while longer. So, give me like ten minutes to shower and change my clothes and we can go see what there is to eat?"
"I should have been up, anyway," she says, rubbing her face, and catching a whiff of--herself? Gross. "It's probably time to eat, and I think you could use some company for a while longer. So, give me like ten minutes to shower and change my clothes and we can go see what there is to eat?"
Smart girl. He absolutely doesn't get it. But this is okay, he can wait, and he's not generally one to say no to company and food. So he settles a little more on her couch, ready to be patient. "Sure."
I don't know if B told you but I was kind of planning a fancy movie night, with an older movie, he said Marx Brothers maybe? Anyway I was going to dress up all nice like he said they used to in the 30's and we got to talking about you a little and I want to invite you. It'd just be us, B and you and me.
[She still isn't sure who is okay with her and who isn't so it comes all in a rush]
[She still isn't sure who is okay with her and who isn't so it comes all in a rush]
[Oh, god. Socializing. She doesn't think Annie thought to invite her on her own, so it's probably B's doing.]
Do I have to dress up? I don't know what people wore back in the day.
Do I have to dress up? I don't know what people wore back in the day.
I can help, they wore really great dresses back then. Way less slutty than I'm used to.
[Record scratch.]
I've never worn a dress. Ever. They had jeans back in the olden times, right?
I've never worn a dress. Ever. They had jeans back in the olden times, right?
Not for girls. Or even for guys maybe? I've never seen 'em in pictures. You should try, though! Dresses are so comfy. Super liberating.
[Dina would find this whole conversation hilarious.]
Not really my style. I'll figure something out.
Not really my style. I'll figure something out.
Aw, Ellie, just for one night? He already said he'd do my hair, he could do yours up really pretty, too.
B won't recognize me in a dress and therefore won't touch a stranger's hair.
[Nice try!]
[Nice try!]
I don't really expose that much skin unless I'm trying to sleep in the middle of summer.
[And she's skinned her knees so many times it's a wonder she has knees left at all.]
[And she's skinned her knees so many times it's a wonder she has knees left at all.]
Yeah but it is the middle of summer, and we'll be out at night. Just us! I promise. And B likes you and he's not gonna care. [She's not sure he'll even notice what they're wearing, to be honest; this is just a fun outing.] Dare you? Double dog dare you?
Thaaaaaat's just fucking cheating.
[Double dog dares? Ugh.]
[Double dog dares? Ugh.]
Is that a yes? Please?
Edited 2021-07-10 15:53 (UTC)
It's an "okay but I'm bringing a pair of jeans" too.
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