[Sodium_noir] Hell is Other People

[Liz Oleksyn]

(joint post - Jennie and Liz)

Sinclair Party
Jack & Christine
Currently away with the booze fairies

(Christine)
Christine looks at Jack, lounging sleepily on the
bench, eyes closed. He's right, of course. What morbid
desire drives her to poke about in his Destiny?
Doesn't she have enough problems dealing with her own?
And what's she going to do about it, exactly, if he
turns out to be some monstrous evil thing masquerading
in human flesh? Christine props her head on one hand,
elbow resting on the arm rest, viewing Jack sidelong.
It just isn't that black and white, is it? It never
is. The ex-ghoul sighs and contemplates the
history-less, blank slate Mr Emerson. Maybe he's  a
lucky bastard, after all. Presently, she pokes him
gently in the ribs with her free hand.

"Hey," she says, amused "not flaking on me? Want to go
back to the Temple to rest? Stay here? Go elsewhere?
Find somewhere to drink til we can't think, walk or
see straight? Somewhere actually *fun* I mean."
Christine pauses, thinking. "Hey is Mitsuko still
here? I haven't seen her. Mind you," she adopts a
languid, society voice, "it's such a crush in there,
my dear. One can't see a thing!"
 
(Jack)
Jack opens one eye and arches the eyebrow above it. 
“Rest?  Rest?  Are you fucking kidding me?  I’ve had
enough rest for one day, thanks very much.  Hell, no. 
The plan was...”  He appears momentarily befuddled,
trying to collect his drunken, scattered thoughts. 
“The plan was - if we had a plan, that is - to paint
the town red.  We can’t paint the town red while
sitting on this bench.  The town, in all its
non-redness, is not going to come to us, darling.  We
must go out there!”  Jack points dramatically in the
direction of the city lights.  “There is still alcohol
out there, untouched by us!  A situation that must be
remedied as soon as inhumanly possible!  Get thee to
thy feet, woman!  This moment!”

He opens the other eye and leans in until his face is
inches from Christine’s.  His whisper is
conspiratorial and embarrassed at the same time.

“And, could you help me stand up while you’re at it,
darling?”

(Tags)


 
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