lostandfinder: (✗ if you call)
Chivy Darrell ([personal profile] lostandfinder) wrote in [community profile] windandstorm2009-10-02 08:28 pm
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first encounter ; 0 days

If there were any luck in the world, Chivason would have been sound asleep by now. He'd had a wonderful dinner — courtesy of sweet, old Mrs. Jann — and he'd eaten enough to be pleasantly drowsy, and then some. To cap it all off, she'd offered him a bed (a bed) and tucked him in as only a grandmother could. He didn't really have much to worry about, still having a few valuables tucked away in his knapsack, enough to cover a few weeks even if she decided to change her mind about letting him stay free-of-charge, and he certainly hadn't been here long enough to need to think about moving on.

Whatever the reason, though, he stayed in bed long enough to need to roll over half a dozen times before he finally gave up. Carefully tucking the blanket back under the pillow, he snagged his knapsack and tiptoed outside. He let his mind drift as he walked, hoping it would help him relax enough to actually sleep. He had liked his last stop, even gone so far as to make a few friends. He should have known better than to try helping Lia find her necklace. She was too excited when she asked him if he would walk with her. He scoffed softly at himself— then tripped, tried to catch himself, and faceplanted in the dirt.
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polarization: (〉 there must be other serious reasons)

[personal profile] polarization 2010-03-23 09:27 am (UTC)(link)
That did it. Sefton awoke with a start, shaking slightly and looking disoriented in the darkened room. "Wh-what?"
polarization: (〉 if you're lonely)

[personal profile] polarization 2010-03-23 09:35 am (UTC)(link)
He sat in silence for a moment, slowly pulling himself up so that maybe he would feel a little less vulnerable. He felt awful, if he was being honest, and he could still feel the whispers of pain and guilt sitting in his gut, leftovers of the nightmare. Instead of being truthful and getting Chivy on his back, though, he replied, "Yeah... 'm fine."
polarization: (〉 the good Lord will take you away)

[personal profile] polarization 2010-03-23 09:40 am (UTC)(link)
Sefton watched Chivy from the corner of his eye, then shook his head. "No." Which was the truth. He usually slept too deeply in exhaustion to notice his dreams if he even had any. Except, the way Chivy said that made him exceptionally nervous... "What d'you mean, 'sounded terrible'?"
polarization: (〉 on the boulevard of broken dreams)

[personal profile] polarization 2010-03-23 09:47 am (UTC)(link)
"Saying stuff," he repeated, carefully. Go on, Chivy.
polarization: (〉 on the boulevard of broken dreams)

[personal profile] polarization 2010-03-23 09:51 am (UTC)(link)
"A nightmare," he repeated again, sounding a little more hollow.
polarization: (〉 the fire in your heart is out)

[personal profile] polarization 2010-03-23 09:57 am (UTC)(link)
Sefton frowned, turning to look out the window. "Thanks," he said after a moment. Then, he pulled himself out of bed and grabbed for his bag, slinging it over his shoulder. "Gonna take a walk," he excused while heading for the door.
polarization: (〉 never really had a doubt)

[personal profile] polarization 2010-03-23 10:01 am (UTC)(link)
Sefton paused by the door, looking strangely irritated at being followed. "Wasn't gonna go outside," he explained.
Edited 2010-03-23 10:02 (UTC)
polarization: (〉 oops i did it again)

[personal profile] polarization 2010-03-23 10:07 am (UTC)(link)
"So you don't slip anything in while 'm gone?" Sefton suggested, after only a slight hesitance.
polarization: (〉 realized what you gotta do)

[personal profile] polarization 2010-03-23 10:12 am (UTC)(link)
Sefton stared at him, another of his strange expressions on his face. Eventually, he looked away in annoyance. "Not really helping, y'know."
polarization: (〉 oops i did it again)

[personal profile] polarization 2010-03-23 10:18 am (UTC)(link)
"Anything," he said, before he could stop himself.
polarization: (〉 can't you see i'm a fool?)

[personal profile] polarization 2010-03-23 10:22 am (UTC)(link)
"'Cause..." He floundered a little. He didn't want to deal with this right now, not when he really needed to screw his head back on straight. "Just 'cause."
Edited 2010-03-23 10:27 (UTC)
polarization: (〉 realized what you gotta do)

[personal profile] polarization 2010-03-23 10:27 am (UTC)(link)
Frowning, Sefton started with, "Would you just—" Then cut off, grunted, and turned to stalk down the hall. Really, really needed to screw his head on straight.
Edited 2010-03-23 10:28 (UTC)