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Post by Brokenhearts on Oct 15, 2007 18:45:42 GMT -5
About thirty minutes into the movie Eddie came in with the food.
"I paid them," the robot said airily, "i think they've gotten used to me now."
Tala grinned. "yeah well..." her tan skin went a slight shade of pink, "i fel' like burger ternigh'!"
Jack laugh and ruffled her hair. "i'm not complaining girly," he teased, taking his order from Eddie, as the girls did the same. Unfortunetly, because they ordered their 'usual' it means tht the boys' orders were there too.
"put em in the fridge would you, Ed?" asked Jack, "the boys'll b hungrey when they get back."
Tala snorted, knowing those two they would have eaten come back and eat sum more just because there was food there for them to eat! but it was never an issue. they settled down again to watch their film.
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"yep," he grinned, "look if I liked Tala, I wouldn't do that, would I? there's my proof and my plan is to date her. well… see her for a while."
Connor frowned.
"Jeez man- nothin serious! the girl's all air and boobs. not my type. just for a bit of fun!"
but his friend still looked uncomfortable about the whole affair.
Adam sighed. "fine!" he said, putting his drink down, "c'mon… we'll go home… maybe the girls left us something to eat."
he didn't understand Connor. the look on his face said it all 'i think u r making a MAJOR mistake! get your act 2gtha kid!' he didn't like it. he knew he was being childish, but big deal! if he was going to live like that, for a while at least, then he was entitled to. the future was coming and he didnt want to think about the past; Adam could only deal with the here and now rather than the maybe. he thought about the maybes, and he got scared.
he shook his head, trying to forget the past and all about Tala's association with Lewis Carter as he lead Connor through the throng and out into the now chilly air. around them it was very dark, and under normal circumstances it may have been dangerous. but the two of them could look afterselves. it was just a matter of time before they got back to the comfort of the home, and in Connor's case; the comfort of his loved one.
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Post by Techy on Oct 16, 2007 17:17:27 GMT -5
Connor shook his head, but made sure Adam couldn;t see, as they left the bar. He knew everybody besides for maybe Jack who had known him when he was his correct age, and Auru because he confided so much into her, was only viewing him as the typical 22 year old he was trying to be. But honestly, he wasn;t. The time he spent in the warp, it seemed to last much longer than just 30 years. First came the torture until Connor had no choice but to tell his captor all he wanted, or die. And then he would endure more until he was confident that he should be dead, and not still half alive. only after repeated times of this did he realise that he couldn;t die in the warp, but even that knowledge couldn;t keep him from telling when he endured so much he didn't think he could bear any more. That alone made one age quite a few years.
What came next was watching his own life, from the moment he was born, like he was watching a video, over and over and over again. He became so familiar with his own mistakes, he was sure he could ditect anything similar to it in anybody else. Then, he watched Jacks life from the moment Connor was sucked into the warp until Auru and Jack rescued him.
So really, he was mentally and emotionally much, much older than everybody else. That was no easy burden, and he knew he couldn;t just tell Adam what he was doing wrong. The boy had to figure it out for himself; thats how he was. If there was only some way for Connor and maybe the others, to show him what he was doing wrong.
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Post by Brokenhearts on Oct 16, 2007 17:34:33 GMT -5
It wasn't till the final credits rolled did the door phone ring. Tala jumped up to answer it.
"yellow?" she said, looking at the small TV screen, seeing Connor and Adam waiting outside, "you boys 'ad a goo time?"
"yeah!" said Adam, sounding happy- finally.
"hungrey?" she added slyly.
"y don't i like that tone...?" asked Adam, cautiously.
Tala laughed. "coz u know me all too well," she teased him, "c'mon up!" she pressed the button and they came in. couple of moments later both boys were in the room with them, and Connor was drawn to Auru's side like a magnet.
"so…" her grin was back again, "hungrey?" she kept thinking of the food for them in the fridge, she just wandered if she should tell them it's there or not.
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Post by Techy on Oct 18, 2007 19:38:01 GMT -5
"Well," Connor stated, then his stomach growled before he could finish his sentence.
Auru grinned, "I guess that answers your question, Tala."
"You all missed it." Jack said stretching so his voice sounded slightly funny for a few moments. He was the one still sprawled about on the couch.
Connor turned his head to look at his brother, "Missed what?"
"Oh, nothing." Jack replied again, laying down lazily, a sparkle of mischeif in his eyes, "Just the whole party."
Auru grinned wider, "Yeah, It was completely awesome. Movies, dancing, food, and it all started when Tala decided to cook tonight, but ended up calling in fast food."
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Post by Brokenhearts on Oct 18, 2007 22:48:40 GMT -5
Tala nodded, looking to the ceiling with the most innocent eye imaginable! which was usually difficult for her.
"i' wuz fun," she said dreamily, then seemed to snap out of it, "bu' seein' az you boys were 'avein' the time of yer lives owt on the town- we decided ter 'ave our own do." her eyes glinted, almost wickedly.
"is there any food left?" asked Adam, his hand on his stomach (though he was trying to pretend it wasn't), hoping his stomach would not growl.
"weeeell-"
just then eddie, in robot form, came in carrying the boys' usual orders in it's 'hands'. Connor and Adam cheered, then shot Tala a warning look.
"i wuz gonna tell yer," she said mildly, going back to the sofa, in the safty in the crook of Jack's arm.
"sure," said Adam, rolling his eyes.
"what ever you say," Connor added, heavy sarcasum all the way through.
Tala poked her tongue out then with drew it as Adam bared his teeth at her. she scowled slightly. "so… 'ow wuz the nigh' owt?"
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Post by Techy on Oct 27, 2007 12:31:08 GMT -5
Connor took his food and began eating, diluting the effects of the dacarys he had before they had a chance to begin to effect him.
Auru snickered, "A bit too much to drink?"
Connor looked at her as he finished chewing, "No, just want to dilute the effects."
Auru rolled her eyes. Of course, you only wanted to dilute the effects when you had a bit too much, "Don;t puke that back up tomorrow morning then."
"I'll try not too." He assured her before going back to digging into the burger.
(sorry, I posted, but it sucks. Not feeling very creative currently)
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Post by Brokenhearts on Oct 29, 2007 16:38:17 GMT -5
"It was good," Adam said simply, grabbing his burger, he was glad he had a good metabolism. He didn't get hang overs or drunk that easily, "met a few girls. drank a bit. You know the deal."
He spotted Jack giving him an odd look. But ignored it.
Tala on the other hand was grinning, "any one of interest?"
"ye," said Adam, "sandie I think her name was."
"tell me yer go' a number," Tala said closing her eyes as if prayer, "please please please…" she mumbled. just then she didn't care wat they talked about. but he wasn't angry with her any more. that was all that mattered to her just then. she couldn't stand it when any one she cared about was angry with her. mostly if it was Auru and Jack. But Adam was deffinetly included.
"yep!" he beamed, Adam just liked being able to talk to her again, Carter didn't even cross his mind.
They spoke a little longer. Jack came over at one point, laid a hand on her shoulder and murmered that he was going to bed. She looked up at him, and put her arms round his waist, hiding her face in his chest. it was a moment before she felt a little pressure at the top of her head and his arms round her slight body.
"nigh' nigh'," she said brightly as they pulled away.
Jack smiled at her and ruffled her hair. But as he left, he allowed a small scowl to grace his face towards Adam. Adam noticed, but said and did nothing. he knew all too well how protective Jack was over his girls.
it wasn't long after that that Tala yawned. She glanced at the clock.
"i'm goin' ter bed," she said, getting up, she quickly swamped Adam with a tight hug, "please don' be angry wiv me," she whispered, her voice tightening slightly.
It was a moment before he returned the hug. she couldn't see it but his face was slightly red with a blush, and an expression of slight shock resided there. "why would i be?"
"coz i'm friends with Carter... well kinda… can' really call 'im a friend ye'… bu'… i like 'im? i'd like ter 'ave 'im as a friend…?" she didnt mean for it to come out like a question, but she was too worried to care.
he pulled away from her and looked at her eyes. "i'm not angry," he said firmly, glad his blush had fled, "i shouldn't have blown up at you." they smiled at each other.
a short moment passed, as they looked at each other. Tala shook her self.
"g'nigh'," she said brightly, ruffling his hair and turned to leave. then seemed to change her mind, she walked back in and kissed his forehead, touched his cheek, then left.
Adam sat there looking somewhat startled, then came to his senses.
"uh eddie?" he said gruffly.
"yes?" the robot sounded oddly smug about something.
"can I have a cup please?"
"what for?"
"brandy… i need a shot… it's the only thing that'll send me to sleep right now."
"only if it's only one shot."
"trust me, I don't wanna get pissed," Adam said seriously, resting his head on his hands. 'god only nos what I would do in the state i'm in,' he added to himself as he heard the 'bot clinking for the brandy and the cup.
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Post by Techy on Oct 31, 2007 18:20:14 GMT -5
(sorry I haven't been on lately, but my computers messing up quite a bit lately.)
Auru and Connor dissapeared to the roof again, while Tala and Adam were talking and didn;t seem to notice anybody.
"So," Auru asked, sitting next to where Connor was laying and looking up at the stars,"how'd it go?"
Connor pulled Auru down next to him, and she snuggled into his side, laying her head on his chest, "well, I think that Adam might like Tala for more than a friend. He and Lewis had a few... issues as kids, but I think it best if he waits until he's ready to tell us the rest. I got out of him why, but thats because we're relatively close. I don't want to really talk about him behind his back, so, sorry. Otherwise, Adam picked up a bar girl to 'prove a point' why he has to prove that point, I dunno, I dunno why people even want to be like that. well, anymore I don't. I used to, but now I realise how stupid I was after... after..."
Suddenly, Connor was short of breath, and his hands went to his head and he rolled to his side, away from Auru. She was instantly alarmed.
"Connor? Connor! No, don;t have another memory attack!" She crawled over to where he had rolled, and rolled him onto his back. His eyes had rolled back into his skull, and he was murmering something.
Auru wedged her top half under Connors arms, and slid her fingers under his, between his nails and his skull, he had injured himself more than once during these attacks. She placed her forehead to his, and tried to listen to his murmers for a few moments before speaking to him, tears escaping down her cheeks.
"C'mon, Connor. Come back to me. Come back to me, Connor. I don't want to lose you, come back to me, please." she whimpered, resisting the urge to hug him to prevent him from hurting himself; his nails were already digging into her fingers.
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Post by Brokenhearts on Nov 1, 2007 20:22:14 GMT -5
Just as Tala walked into her room the first wave of pain hit her. At first she thought she had been stabbed. She stumbled back, hitting into the wall behind her. she bit down on her tongue hard. she felt blood fill her mouth but the pain didn't go away. she realised that the pain was emotional rather than physical. only her empathic type power made it feel rather more physical.
digging her nails into in2 her face, now biting the inside of her cheek, she forced herself back down to the kitchen. she didn't want to wake Jack. he had been emotionally drained already, he didn't need any more. she had already figured out what was causing her distress. the feelings of the vague emotions were the same; anger, distress, bitterness, fright… and so much more. it hurt her like something was clawing at her inside to get out.
She managed to get her way to the kitchen before unable to hold back the scream any more. it ripped frm her throat as her knees gave way. there was a sound of crashing glass, and thumping steps and Adam was by her side.
she saw his feet but that was about it. her tears blurred her vision, and she her eyes shut tight too.
"Connor," she muttred, as she felt him gather her in his arms and hold her close, she clutched onto his arm, almost tryin to make him understand, "on roof- memory attack."
"are you sure?"
her eyes flashed open, as a moment of her own proper emotions took hold, then gave way again.
"okok ur certain," he said, he picked her, "stay here with Ed-"
"no," she gasped, still clinging to his arm, "i'm coming." her eyes opened. the pain was unbareable but he had to understand, "i have to. i can help."
"no you cant. this is too early for you."
"i'm coming," she said firmly.
Adam looked at her. there was a sheen of sweat on her face and neck, her nails were digging into his arm were drawing blood, but that only meant she was in so much pain. he relaised with a jolt that if she was feeling only a shadow of Connor's feelings, the memory attack must be pretty bad. she was so stubborn. but then again, wen she felt close to someone she didnt like them hurting. he understood why she wanted to go help him. he also knew she would be unlikely to forgive him if he didn't let her try.
"ok," he muttered, "but im taking you bak down if it gts too difficult."
Tala hurt too much to argue. she trusted Adam, and she showed it just then. she jused hoped she could help Connor.
Adam made his way to the roof. she spotted Auru and Connor immeditely. he also noticed that Tala was calming down. almost as though she was getting used to the induced pain. she was still crying, and her nails hadn't budged from his arm. she was in pain, just controlling it. her face was more relaxed, and her breathing far more even.
"Auru," said Adam softly, setting Tala beside the two, "we're here…" he didn't know what else to say. he felt like an extra, but at the same time he knew he'd be needed when Connor woke up. he needed them all aftr an attack like tht. and now Tala was there… shit mite be able to lesson the memory attack. just how she was planning on doing that, Adam wasn't sure he liked it. but it was all they had.
mean while Tala laid a hand on his forehead and concentrated hard. it had been the first time she had done something like this, but she knew it would work. concentrating hard to tried to take on the memory. but it wudnt bludge. she caught snippets but they didnt stick. he wasnt about to give them up. instead Tala found to could drain the emotional memory onto herself. it hurt her almost like a knife or burn wound, but she knew she could deal with it bettr bcoz she didnt have the pairing of the actual memories. but how she would release them was yet to be descovered. she didn't care just then.
she didn't know how long it took, but it wasn't till she felt Connor relax did she release him. it was then that she herself relaxed, and she promptly passed out.
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Post by Techy on Nov 8, 2007 19:21:13 GMT -5
Auru vaugely realised when Tala and Adam arrived, she felt so connected to Connor right then, as if there was an actual mental and emotional bond between them. She focused on that "bond", the thing that was making her feel almost all of the pain Connor was feeling, and tried to suck that into her. It didn't work, it seemed to be that what one felt, both felt. If this bond lasted past this memory attack, then Auru knew she and Connor would be able to fully see what it was, if it was anything at all and not just Aurus mind playing tricks on her, but they first had to get through this.
She tried a different tatic, finding her spiritual self she had encountered when she was trying to help Adam when they first met him. If she could send that part of her through the bond...
Any idea that would help Connor right now was worth a try. Seeing him like this was tearing her apart. She found that pert of her, and "split" herself from it, using the bond like a tunnel between them; and it worked. The bond did exist. She all but abondeded her body, leaving enough to anchor herself in herself, and literally swam through the storm that was his memories, emotiones, anything and anything seemed to be the whirlwind causing her beloved so much pain. She finally found Connors spiritual self, curled as into himself as he could be with the pain of the memories. She enveloped him, doing her best to cover him completely and protect him from everything of the storm. He accepted it, and leaned into her embrace, shaking like a small child when terrified to death.
Soon, she felt Tala there, doing what she did best. Auru left Tala be, and concentrated on Connor. Soon, when all of the memories were taken away, and Connor relaxed and passed out from the exaustion the storm had caused him mentally, she withdrawled into herself and opened her real eyes.
To find Tala aslo unconcious and the sun beginning to rise.
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Post by Brokenhearts on Nov 8, 2007 19:36:28 GMT -5
Adam looked between Tala, then Connor, then Auru and back again. it had been some looong night. but he wasn't tired. he was too worried to be tired.
"Auru?" he said softly.
"mmm?" she replied, non-committedly.
he heaved a sigh of relief. she was awake and was seemingly unharmed. which was more than he could say for Tala. the girl was knocked out, but her body was in torment. 'empathy must suck…' thought Adam, dejectedly. he glanced across at Connor, who had a frown on his face, but the memory attack had passed. 'now to get them down stairs…'
"hey Auru… stay with Tala would you? I'll get Connor to the medical area, then I'll come back for Tala."
Though Auru opened her mouth to argue, Adam was having none of it. "you guys worked all night to sort out Connor, I sat there hoping for the best and waiting for morning. at least I can do this." he looked down at Tala, who held on to him tightly for a moment, then relaxed. he wandered what she had done exactly.
he passed the small girl to her partner, and (gathering extra energy from the earth and air), picked up Connor to take him down into the main building.
it had been a long night… but he knew there would be more to come.
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Post by Techy on Nov 21, 2007 16:02:38 GMT -5
Auru was in a haze of exaustion, but was fighting it off. Fighting it tooth and nail, at least until Adam came back for Tala. Then she would stumble downstairs and into her own bedroom, wher she knew she would pass out the second her head hit the pillow.
There Adam was, he picked Tala up gingerly, and nodded at Auru. She got to her feet, if not a bit wobbly, and fumbled her way over to the elevator doors. Out of duty to her friends, she let Adam take Tala right down to the medical area, while she waited for it to come back up. After what seemed like years, leaving Auru even more exausted, the elevator dinged its arrival at the top, and opened the doors for her.
She was leaning on the doors, and couldn;t recover fast enough before they opened. She fell to her knees, and crawled inside of the elevator so it could close.
"Bedroom floor, please..." she muttered, knowing Ed could hear her.
The elevator began moving once again, and Auru pulled herself to the feet using the railing inside of it to help her up. By the time she reached the bedrooms floor, she was on her feet again and hobbled out into the hallway. Taking a small step after small step, she made her way down to her room.
Only to pass out halfway down the hall.
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Post by Brokenhearts on Nov 21, 2007 19:13:12 GMT -5
Eddie turned on the lights in the medical room as Adam re-entered with Tala. "what happened?" he asked.
"Connor had a memory attack," replied Adam, setting Tala on a bed, she had a sheen of swear on her forehead, her hair sticking to her forehead, she deffinetly was haveing some internal battle.
Adam looked across at Connor. His facial expression was bland but his body kept moving. he was dreaming, but they were nightmares. Adam was suddenly very glad it was Tala takin on the emotions. she could detatch herself because she didn't know what they were linked to. he didn't have to worry too much.
"Eddie check on Auru?"
"she's in her room."
Adam breathed a sigh of relief.
"its not good."
"why…?"
"WHAT IS GOING ON?!" shouted Jack as he walked in, "i find Auru asleep in the hall way, Connor in that bad having night mares and... wats with Tala?"
"she uh... took on Connor's emotions…" muttered Adam.
"and you let her?!"
"jack- she would have made it my last day on earth if i had tried to stop her!"
Jack studied his face, then sighed. "i guess so. what do we do now?"
"wait for a while," said Eddie, "Connor should be waking up soo. but Tala has had another development, she may need to be kept in here for a while.
"she's so stubborn," muttered Jack, pushing hair away from her forehead.
"she's not the only one," muttered Adam, slowly leaving the room. he didn't feel out cast, but he knew jack needed some time alone. he was worried, and he would take it out on someone. Adam didnt feel like playing scapegoat. he left for his own room, to get a few moments rest. but he knew his own nature would not let him sleep for longer than an hour or two.
(skip a few hours? tala wnt b awake yet- but the othrs cud b?)
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Post by Techy on Dec 23, 2007 21:28:54 GMT -5
(next morning?)
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Post by Brokenhearts on Dec 26, 2007 2:30:37 GMT -5
(yeah sure XD u go =] i wnt b bak till the 1st =[ and im leaving NOW)
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