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Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 3, 2007, 3:21pm

There aren’t many pictures in Kelly’s room. Not because she doesn’t like pictures – she’d love to have some to put up in her room. Rather, it’s because every picture she had was destroyed with the original Generation X base.

She has some things to remind her of her friends, though. The drawing that Amelia gave her – one side the usual sweet Kelly, the other, an angrier version with flares and sparks shooting out of her eye – has been put up above her bed. She has several rolls of undeveloped negatives on her bedside desk, and next to it rests a Mary Marvel badge that she always forgets to put on.

There are two pictures on the desk, though – two that she couldn’t part with before. One of her and Kidd, and another with her and Wildfire. Unfortunately, she doesn’t have anything to remember her parents by besides what she has around her neck, and some things left at the mansion. The rest of that went up with the base, too.

In her closet she has three identical white dresses that Kidd made, the body armour Wildfire gave her, and only a couple of other changes of clothes.

The rest of her room is completely blank, because… well, she doesn’t really have any other possessions. Her bed is completely white, squarely in the middle of the wall adjacent to the door.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Lisa "Nephy" Nephrahim on Jul 3, 2007, 3:26pm

« Why were her pictures in the Gen-X base again? »


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 3, 2007, 3:28pm

[Wildfire had them.]


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 3, 2007, 6:13pm

«Sara personally delivered them»


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 4:04pm

Right after the Nightmare mission, Kelly bolts into and holes up in her room.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 4:24pm

"What are you doing Kelly?" I ask, teleporting into Kelly's room.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 4:26pm

"Wha-"

A tumble later, Kelly’s on the floor on the other side of her bed, the duvet tangled around her legs.

"Don’t sneak up on me like that, Dillon…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 4:29pm

I make a quick jog over to Kelly and give her a hug.

"Are you alright?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 4:30pm

"Uhm… yeah, I’m fine."

She kicks her legs a little, squirming out of the duvet, before returning the hug.

"No, no, I’m not… I did… some things that were wrong."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 4:35pm

"It doesn't matter." I say, my arms wrapped around her. "How did the Professor let this happen to you all…god damn him."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 4:38pm

"I don’t know… I don’t know…" she whispers, rocking back and forth in his arms.

"We must have done something to deserve all of this…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 4:40pm

"That's a lie and you know it." I say, trying to stay collected. I don't want to break down at the sight of her.

"Look at me Kelly…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 4:41pm

She turns her head to face him, shivering slightly.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 4:43pm

"I'm so sorry. You don't understand how sorry I am." I say, hugging her tightly.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 4:44pm

"Sorry? For what? You haven’t done anything, Dillon," she tells him in that typical, confused tone of hers.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 4:46pm

"Just seemed like the right thing to say…but seeing you like that…I should've been here." I say firmly. "Gen X has never needed me, I should've been here."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 4:48pm

"No, they do need you over there, Dillon… you’re there for a reason. And I know that wherever you are, it’s where you’re needed… I would have loved for you to have been here, Dillon, but I can’t be that selfish."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 4:50pm

"Shut up. They don't need me, not as much as you do." I say. "I don't care about the rest of this team, I'm here for you."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 4:52pm

Kelly gives a sad little giggle.

"You don’t know how much everyone needs you, Dillon," she says, leaning into him and shutting her eyes. "You just like to play yourself down. And you can't help us. You have enough to deal with as it is."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 4:57pm

"I really don't, stop playing me up."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 4:59pm

"I’m not saying any more than the truth. And you do… you told me about the train, remember?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 5:00pm

I sigh.

"Don't worry about the train. That's a team issue, I'm not with the team right now. Just Dil here to look out for Kelly."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 5:02pm

"You shouldn’t be here… and I can’t be this selfish…" she breathes the words quietly before kissing him.

"Thank you."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 5:04pm

"Kelly…" I pause as she takes back her lips. "…you shouldn't have done that. I'm seeing someone now." I saw, almost regretting it. She doesn't need to hear that.

But I do.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 5:09pm

Kelly draws back, her typically snow white face red as she blushes profusely, incredibly embarrassed.

"You’re right… I shouldn’t have done that…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 5:13pm

"I…I wish things were a little different." I say, sitting back on the floor.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 5:15pm

"I do too… you really don’t know…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 5:17pm

"I couldn't possibly."

This is so awkward.

"We'd still be at the mansion." I say, nodding. "In my perfect. We'd all be at the mansion…that night when you came and met me and Lex, you wouldn't have left."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 5:19pm

"Dillon…"

Kelly leans forwards and kisses him again.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 5:21pm

"Stop. Things aren't different."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 5:22pm

"Does it matter that much, Dillon? Is it- isn’t this… right?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 5:24pm

"It would be." I look away from her. "When I…when I there…when I ready to be with you I came and found you with Wreck. I was ready to make my move and you were with Wreck."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 5:25pm

"I went to you, Dillon. Kidd… I went to you, remember? How would I have even known? Wreck was… he was there for me when I needed it. But so were you. And then you went away… It can be right, Dillon."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 5:28pm

I pull her close to me and kiss her on the cheek. The only kind of kiss she'll ever get from me as long as I'm with Meghan.

"It can be, you're absolutely right. But I can't…I won't just hurt someone for you. That's not something I can do."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 5:29pm

She pulls back sadly.

"Who is it?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 5:31pm

"Kelly…that's not…it's not important."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 5:33pm

"Oh no?" she gives another sad giggle, only it's slightly bitter this time.

"The time I need your help the most… and you can't give it. Who is it?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 5:36pm

"Meghan."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 5:38pm

She starts giggling again and descends into hysterics.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 5:40pm

"Kelly…are you okay?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 5:41pm

"Okay? I’m perfect," she manages to get out, through the hysterics. "Meghan. Meghan! I’m great!"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 5:45pm

I take her in my arms and squeeze her tightly.

"Stop damn it, stop. I'm sorry, I'm sorry…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 5:46pm

She doesn’t stop. At this stage, she can’t, really.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 5:47pm

"Stop damn it, stop!" I cry. "Stop it! What do you want me to say Kelly! Do you want me to tell you I love you? Fine! I love you! Just stop this!"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 5:48pm

She does. Kind of. The hysterics slowly descend into another kind of hysterics as she starts sobbing instead.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 5:50pm

"I'm sorry…I was…she there…and I don't hate her…please stop…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 5:52pm

"You- Meghan… I can’t- I can’t believe it… Meghan… of course I hate her!" she says, still sobbing.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 5:53pm

"Stop damn it stop!" I shout. "Just let it go! She made a mistake but that's in the past."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 5:55pm

"It's so easy to say that, but it's not as easy to live it, Dillon! You said that you're here to help me, but you can't, can you?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 5:57pm

"I don't even know that's wrong…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 5:58pm

"You do. You just won't admit it to yourself."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 5:59pm

"It's me isn't it?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 6:02pm

"That’s… a small part of it. It’s everything."

She covers her tear-stained face with her hands, dropping her head.

"I can’t handle all of this alone… and I am alone. The Hellions used to be a family. The New Mutants used to be one too. Now neither is one… and I’m without one. And I am alone. Wreck can’t be there for me like I need him too… so I’m all alone. I don’t have anyone. I don’t think I can go on, Dillon. I don’t think it’s even worth it."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 6:03pm

"Yes it is." I say, meaning it. "It is because one day it'll be that day you want, when things can be right."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 6:05pm

"No, it won’t. Stop feeding me little fairy tales," I reply, slightly angrily. "I’m not going to believe them anymore. I’m not that stupid anymore."

[Yes, I hate the third person, so I’ve fallen out of it.]


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 6:08pm

"Fine then." I look away from her. "I don't know what you want me to do or say Kelly, I really don't. I care about you, I really do, but I wasn't going to spend my forever waiting for you to want to be with me."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 6:12pm

"No, not forever. Just lie… and then leave. That’s all that it was. And I couldn’t know, because you wouldn’t let me. Of course. It doesn’t really matter, though, does it? It’s all the same. The same as always. You can go back to your team – back to the people who need you."

She turns around, trying to move away from him, but getting caught in the duvet again, instead, and giving up when she can’t free herself.

"And I can stay here, alone."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 6:14pm

"There's nothing I can do to make this better Kelly…but…I haven't lied to you. I have before, but not now."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 6:15pm

"What have you lied to me about?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 6:19pm

"Kelly…you used to think I did was I did for the greater good, like Lex…I did it all for me."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 6:21pm

"There is one thing you could do… but you won’t. Why are you even here, Dillon?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 6:22pm

"I'm hear because I care about…tell me what you want me to do…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 6:23pm

"No. You know."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 6:31pm

I look at her with sadness in my eyes.

"Kelly. I love you."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 6:33pm

I don't meet his gaze.

There's a good reason for that.

"Prove it."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 6:36pm

"No." I say, shaking my head. "If you cared about me you'd believe me when I told you I loved you." I stand and look towards the door.

"Is this how it's going to be?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 6:38pm

"I do believe you. I just wanted something for me… something for now."

I kick feebly a few more times, irritated by the duvet that won't budge.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 6:39pm

"That's not what you want. Something forced from someone unavailable, you deserve better."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 6:40pm

Another sad, slightly bitter laugh.

"You'd be surprised."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 6:43pm

"When did you become this person I don't want to look at?" I say, my back turned.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 6:46pm

There's something to be said about that, but it's definitely a comment I don't want to be making.

"I don't know. When did I become a person with nothing to give me a reason?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 6:47pm

"When Kidd died."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 6:49pm

And that's the point where I definitely can't hold a conversation anymore. A few moments, and that's all I'll manage.

I replace my expression with a brilliant smile.

"I'm fine, Dillon. Your team needs you. You should go back to them."

I can only hold this for a couple of seconds more before I break down.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 9, 2007, 6:53pm

"Goodbye Kelly." as I step beyond the door way to her room I teleport back the base.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 6:56pm

And I do break down after the few seconds have passed, burying my head in the duvet.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 9, 2007, 7:02pm

Knock Knock


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 7:04pm

I don't answer the door at first. I manage to kick out of the duvet instead, and then try to wipe my face clean of the tears, but just give up on that and answer the door.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 9, 2007, 7:10pm

"I don't know how I'm here, but…."

She just latches on to her.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 7:11pm

"Okay, alarm bells going off and questions buzzing in my head, but…."

I hug back.

"It's good to see you."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 9, 2007, 7:19pm

"How are you sweety?"

Sara can't help but smile, she can't actually remember the last time she saw Kelly, just bits and pieces.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 7:22pm

"I'm…"

I point at the tear-stained face.

"A mess, Sara," I say with a laugh and a smile. "You?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 9, 2007, 7:23pm

"Super confused and I can't remember my middle name, but other then that….."

She giggles a bit before reaching up to wipe off Kelly's face

"What happened?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 9, 2007, 7:25pm

"I had a talk with Dillon… the less said, probably the better," I say, sitting down on my bed.

"I thought you got your memories back?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 9, 2007, 7:28pm

She shakes her head.

"I got a couple more back, like I remember you throwing me around in the sky."

She goes and sits down with her

"I was just with Dil earlier."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 4:25am

"I liked that. It was fun… simple."

I lie back on the bed.

"You were?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 6:21am

"It was nice."

Sara smiles at her, looking down as she lays there.

"But yeah, he was in our common room when I got back home this morning. It was really weird, I thought I was sneaking back early but EVERYONE was there."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 6:31am

"Haha… funny how that works, I suppose. Or maybe it’s just life trying to catch you out. Trip you up."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 6:59am

"Yeah, but like, Nephy, Joe, Meghan, and Dillon all there. Too weird."

She shrugs and pulls her legs up

"What's it like being here?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 7:01am

"What’s it like being here?"

I lift my head to look at her. Pause. Not entirely sure how full a description to give.

"Cut off the end of the team name."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 1:16pm

"Then why haven't you left yet?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 1:18pm

"SHIELD lock down… which doesn't make too much sense, since you're here. But I can't leave them…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 1:49pm

"Are you really that happy here? I mean, they'd understand if you just want to bail out, right?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 1:51pm

"They’d understand, definitely… but they’re my friends, Sara. I can’t just abandon them to this."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 1:56pm

"What is this?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 1:58pm

"We have super-villains on the bus, being held until we can drop them off, Sara. The Radioactive Man, Baron Zemo, Moonstone, people like that. That SHIELD sent after us."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 2:15pm

SHe just rubs her head and lays back right up against Kelly

"Could always just fake your own deaths and drop off their radar."

Big smile as Sara thinks she has a fun original idea, not realizing for a second that she just described her time in Australia.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 2:17pm

"That’s what happened with you guys, Sara. And SHIELD… I’m betting they’d be able to find us no matter what…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 2:26pm

"That happened to me? Really?"

She scratches her head and sighs, resting it up on Kelly's shoulder before laying an arm across her midsection

"It's all going to work out Kells, promises."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 2:28pm

I shut my eyes.

"Haha… let’s hope. Maybe it will… it doesn’t seem so much like it, but it isn’t too bad to lie to myself, is it?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 2:31pm

"It's not lieing, total true, it's all gonna be fine and then you an' me are gonna go shop in three different countries."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 2:35pm

"If you say so, Sara," I reply, shutting my eyes. "It’s just hard to hope… but if you say so."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 2:39pm

Sara reaches her hand up to Kelly's face and turns it to look at her, eyes closed or not.

"I do say so, you gotta trust me, I'm not gonna lose one of my best friends."

And without really thinking about she just kisses her.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 2:44pm

… what?

I think that’s the only coherent thought that I can form right now. But obviously that’s not true, because I’m thinking this, but that doesn’t make it any easier to think any real thoughts other than thinking about thoughts that I’m unable to think, and-

My eyes flicker open.

"Sara, what-?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 2:46pm

A hand moves to cover her lips

"Shhh"

And it moves back away as Sara moves in to kiss her again, cradling the back of her head, and thinking quietly in the back of her mind that she likes this dream.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 2:49pm

First, there’s a blankness of confusion, but it lifts pretty quickly, giving way to an active attempt to understand it. At all. I mean, I can just stay confused, or I can be confused while I’m trying to figure out just what on earth is going on.

And then something else rings true…how I felt just before. Depressed, unable to cope… unable to go on. And it starts to lift.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 2:54pm

Sara's other arm slides under her as the hand finds it's why to run up and down Kelly's back as the other holds her face. Totally lost in the moment and thinking that all it will take it to open her eyes and she'll be back in Scotland with a cat on her lap, so the eyes stay closed tighter then ever.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 2:59pm

I break it off, pushing further into the bed so that I can look at her – remembering something that Dillon said to me, and then something Sara said the last time I spoke with her.

I breathe in deeply as soon as I have the chance for air before speaking.

"Sara… didn’t you say… Marcus?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 3:02pm

"I….what am I….?"

Sara starts getting confused, her eyes are open and she's still there. She starts spazzing a bit, this is really weird for her as everything in her is argueing what to do

"What is going on?"

She tries to look at Kelly with fear in her eyes, but it just comes across as desire.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 3:06pm

"Shh… it’s okay."

I hug her tightly – it’s really the only action that occurs to me right now.

"You’re here… it’s okay."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 3:09pm

The feeling is euphoria to the umpteenth power as Sara's entire body relaxes in an instant, there's something about this place that she's no longer sure she wants to escape as she returns the hug, allowing her hands to wander.

"Kelly…..I….."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 3:14pm

"What, Sara? You can’t go back to things as you are… you’ll just be left to face yourself alone. And no-one can do that for very long at all… you won’t make it away from that inevitability… You’re safe here. I won’t let you be anything but safe."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 3:18pm

A tear forms in her eye and slides down her cheek as Sara squeezes tighter, her hands still roaming around.

"I…thank you…."

Words not coming, feelings moving in every direction, she just looks Kelly in the eyes and lets hers do all of the talking.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 3:19pm

I smile warmly and wipe the tear from her cheek.

"Why are you crying, Sara? What’s there to cry about? You should be happy!"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 3:21pm

"Because I….I…."

She can't do it anymore, she just lunges in and kisses her again.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 3:24pm

I pull back gently so that I can get an answer.

"Because what, Sara?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 3:57pm

"Because right now, more then anything else in the entire world, I want you and to be with you, and I'll deal with everything else tomorrow, but right now, that's it. That's all."

She shys away and looks down


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 3:59pm

"Sara…" I breathe the words quietly. "You’re forgetting something… this is your dream. Your time. Your choice."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 3:59pm

"So it is a dream?"

She looks back up longingly


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 4:02pm

"It’s a saying, petal."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 4:03pm

"Just call it a dream and take me, please."

She's almost begging


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 4:04pm

"If you want it to be, it's a dream," I dream.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 4:07pm

"Then that's it….just a dream…"

She squeezes tighter, still tearing a bit.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 4:08pm

"If you want it…. Stop crying, Sara. A dream, remember?" I tell her, kissing her lightly while wiping the tears away again.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 4:12pm

Sara returns it lovingly

"I remember….make me never want to wake up Kel…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 4:14pm

"Then there’s no need for you to cry, Sara. Not now. Or ever. At least while you’re here…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 4:17pm

She sink a leg down and under Kelly and winds up wrapping her arms and legs around her and just kisses her again. All the while she can only thing that it's nothing more then a dream.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 4:20pm

I run my hand down the outside of her leg she’s wrapped around me and return the kiss, breaking it off to breathe.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 4:23pm

"mmmmm"

She can't help but notice how much more sensation she has then normal and it drives her nuts as she runs a hand up Kelly's shirt


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 4:25pm

I pull away slightly, faltering for a moment, and falling off of the bed as I do so, tumbling down onto the duvet that was cast away earlier.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 4:30pm

"Huh?"

Eyes opening again as she realizes that she's alone in the bed, not even thinking that Kelly is just on the floor, she just rolls up into a ball and starts rocking


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 4:32pm

I start getting back up, but just kneel next to the bed where only my head rises over its cover.

"What’s wrong? I’m still here…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 4:33pm

Sara reaches a hand over and runs it through Kelly's hair quietly with a smile on her face, her other hand moving to her waist to try and pry her own shirt up


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 4:35pm

I smile back, and with a shake of my head, the hair ends up hiding my face entirely, and I climb back onto the bed.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 4:42pm

She can't help but giggle and pull her back in closer as she keeps trying to work on it, not moving from her side.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 4:48pm

"I can’t see."

I can’t help but laugh at that, making sure not to try and move anywhere – knowing my luck, I’d end up straight on the floor again.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 4:49pm

Sara giggles and pulls her in, rolling them together so that Kelly is on her back and Sara is laying on top of her, holding tight.

"No falls"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 4:52pm

"Let’s hope not," I reply quietly. "They’re far less fun."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 4:58pm

She sits up and runs her hands over Kelly's chest and stomach with a smile before taking her own shirt off and laying back down on top of her.

"Far, far less fun."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 5:03pm

"This is your time, remember?" I whisper, kissing her again.

"Tell me what you want."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 5:06pm

"I want you. All of you."

She returns the kiss and starts rubbing herself harder up against Kelly, getting more and more forceful as she loses herself to the moment.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 5:12pm

"You just had to ask."

I turn slightly to the side so that she rolls off, and pull my shirt off.

"Which, technically, you still haven’t."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 5:19pm

"Then I'm asking you, more then anything in the world, to just love me for one night…to make me feel special."

It's more begging then anything else, her whimpers are very noticeable.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 5:24pm

"You are special."

I place a hand to her mouth, covering it, to cut the whimpers off. I don’t need to hear them, especially right now. I kiss her lightly on the forehead to make her fall silent and remove my hand, leaning into her again.

[And a definite fast forward >_>.]


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Sara "Radical Dreamer" Lincoln on Jul 10, 2007, 5:29pm

Time passes and yet it doesn't as they lay there together, happily on Sara's end at the very least. But as she stirs and her eyes flutter it all fades away from here and she finds herself laying in her bed in Scotland, all alone.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 5:38pm

"Kelly."

Why am I here again? Things went so badly last time.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 5:40pm

I jump out of my bed in a rush, and my eyes dart across the room in a mad search for my clothes – which are, conveniently (or not quite so much) enough, in the corner of the room opposite me.

My second surprise comes when I find that Sara’s gone, but the elation from when she was here is quickly replaced by confusion over the entire thing. What exactly did happen? And how?

And then, when all else fails, I sweep the duvet off of the bed and curl it around me.

"Dillon. Hi," I smile sheepishly.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 5:42pm

I turn around and my face turns red.

"I'm sorry…I should go, you're not proper."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 5:45pm

"Just- just pass me the clothes in the corner, please," I say, hidden entirely by the duvet.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 5:47pm

I walk over and grab them, and as I hand them to Kelly I try to catch a little glimpse. I know it's wrong but…

"So, how'd your clothes end up over there?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 5:51pm

"I- I’m not entirely sure."

I thought they were right next to the bed… but the whole thing… a girl? And Sara? It just doesn’t make any sense… looking past the fact that she shouldn’t have been able to have been here in the first place… I just don’t understand it.

I change quickly, trying my best to remain hidden by the duvet the entire time.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 5:54pm

"…was…was Wreck in here before I was?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 5:56pm

"No."

I sweep the hair plastered to my face out of the way.

"He wasn’t."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 5:59pm

"Then I take it you had some…uhhh…private time?" I chuckle, sitting on the edge of her bed. "You seem a lot better than you did the last time I saw you…"

Yesterday? Five minutes ago? I can't even recall.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 6:01pm

"Private time?" I cock my head to the side, not really understanding him.

"I just went to sleep." At least, I think that's the case. I don't really understand how anything else could make sense. Sara…?

"Yesterday… was it yesterday? I don't know. I don't understand. But yesterday… things were… wrong, yesterday. I was wrong. I'd fallen, and I couldn't get back up, and things were… twisted. Off. I'm sorry."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 6:03pm

"Don't be, I should be apologizing. I shouldn't have said all that to you and then just left…I…I meant every word of it, I swear, but I don't think I should've said it."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 6:04pm

"It's okay. I didn't- I shouldn't have done or said what I did. Wreck… and Meghan… and… and I don't think I do love you. At all. I don't know why I acted like it or- I don't think that I do. It's… I'm not sure what happened, but you should know the truth about that, at least."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 6:07pm

"…"

I look down at the floor as she says that. She can't mean it.

"…I get it, I screwed up. You don't have to…you don't…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 6:08pm

I keep my gaze locked on him.

"I'm sorry, Dillon… but I should tell you the truth about it, shouldn't I? Don't you deserve that?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 6:09pm

"I don't deserve to be lied to!" I raise my voice but I keep my eyes pointed at the ground.

"You meant it when you told me you loved, and you know it."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 6:11pm

I keep my voice level and calm… a little flat, but level.

"That's just it, Dillon. You don't deserve to be lied to." My gaze starts to wander as I look to the side.

"I'm not sure what happened the other day - rather, how it happened, why I did what I did, and why I said what I said… but it was wrong."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 6:14pm

"I…I…" I don't look at her because I don't want her to see me crying. "…have you ever…was it ever true?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 6:14pm

"Do you want me to be honest?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 6:16pm

"No…" I say, still fighting the tears that are flowing freely. "…but you're going to be anyways…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 6:17pm

"I will, yes. You don't deserve any less - like you said, you don't deserve to be lied to. I… I don't think that I did, Dillon. I'm sorry." My gaze falls back onto him. "Dillon - are you crying?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 6:24pm

"Yes."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 6:25pm

I move to him - faltering in what to do… I couldn't tell him anything other than the truth… I try to wipe the tears.

"Dillon, I'm sorry…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 6:29pm

"…you don't have to be. I mean…it's just me…I mean who cares about me…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 6:31pm

I pause, my mouth open to say something - but it doesn't come.

I need a name, but I can't give him one. I can't think of one.

Why can't I think of one?

"Meghan?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 6:33pm

"…don't say her name…I didn't come here to see her…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 6:34pm

"… why did you come here, Dillon?" I don't say it harshly at all - I say it as softly as anything else, but… I want to know.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 6:37pm

"I felt bad about leaving you…but…"

I put my face in my hands.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 6:38pm

"But?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 6:42pm

"…I want to not…but I do..I love you…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 6:44pm

"I'm sorry, Dillon. What do you want me to say? What do you want me to do?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 6:46pm

"Tell me why you said those things."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 6:48pm

"I crashed hard, Dillon. I couldn't feel like there was any reason for me to go on - to even live - any reason for anything. I wanted - I needed someone to give me a reason. I think… I think I needed to hear it back."

My gaze drops to the floor.

"I'm sorry, Dillon. I don't love you. I never have. And after yesterday… I don't really think can look at you."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 6:54pm

"…stop…please…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 6:55pm

"It's just the truth. And it's the way things are; I don't really understand why things are like that, but they are. And they can't be different. They won't be."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 7:00pm

"…stop it…please…" I say crying into my hands. "…can't you just pretend?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 7:01pm

I try and pull his hand out from in front of his face so I can look at him.

"Why would you want me to pretend?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 7:08pm

"Damn it why do you think!" I shout, pushing her.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 7:09pm

The push sends me straight into the closet, and the wood of the closet door splinters slightly. With no light absorbed, and no intention of absorbing of any, it does hurt a fair deal.

"Ow… Dillon… what? Why would I ask if I knew?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 7:13pm

"Stop it!" I scream. "You're always playing dumb and it's ridiculous!" I hop over to her, and grab her by the shoulders.

"All you've ever done is pretend to be kinder, and more naive than you really and I'm sick of it!"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 7:15pm

I squirm in his grasp, wincing in pain.

"Ow… Dillon, you're hurting me…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 7:18pm

I drop and turn away.

"Look what you made me do…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 7:19pm

I take a step towards him as soon as he turns away, and reach out with an arm.

"I made you do? I didn't do anything! You just- just attacked me! You want to know if I love you? How could I love someone who could do that?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 7:21pm

"You can't." I say still crying.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 7:22pm

"Stop crying and look at me! Just- stop crying! Of course I can't! I can't love you, Dillon, and I won't love you!"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 7:24pm

"FINE! I GET IT!" I turn and I've got to stop myself from pushing her.

"I get it…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 7:24pm

"Good. I mean… how could you even think that I would? Be serious, please." My tone takes a turn to the cold.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 7:29pm

Before I even realize what I've done the back of my hand is moving across her face.

"…Kelly I didn't…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 7:31pm

I hold onto the side of my face, and stare at him in shock for a moment… and then just feel angry. Really, really angry. And even though it won't do anything without any light, or maybe because of that, I hit him across the face.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 7:36pm

I hit her again without realizing it, this time with my fist.

"No…"

I fall to my knees the instant I pull back my blood covered fist.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 7:38pm

I drop to my knees too - and then straight to the floor.

I lift my head and it just drops again. I don't- don't really know what happened. It's not- couldn't be what I think it was, I mean… that's just ridiculous, right?

I manage to lift my head again, and just stare at him in shock. Unendingly.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 7:44pm

"No. I'm so sorry…No…stop…stop looking at me like that!" I scream, grabbing her and slamming her into a wall. "Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop." I say, each word getting a harder slam.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 10, 2007, 7:52pm

[Figure third person is more appropriate.]

Kelly's head drops with every slam. She tries to say something, but she doesn't really get the chance. Very little runs through her head. Not even the most simple, coherent thought - though a plethora of incoherence runs through it; nothing that she can express. She doesn't try to struggle past trying to shrug him off before the first slam, but the slam takes all of her strength out of her.

After a few slams, Dillon hears a crunch sound, and Kelly's eyes roll into the back of her head as she slumps forwards into his arms.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Orchestra the Mighty on Jul 10, 2007, 7:53pm

As she slumps forward I leap back, and let her body hit the ground. Without a second thought I bolt from the room.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Shaman on Jul 11, 2007, 4:55pm

Shaman, having gotten slightly impatient with his wait, has decided to go figure out why Kelly missed their most recent training session, giving a loud knock on the door

Knock

"Kid? Hey kid! You in there? You blew off training!"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 11, 2007, 4:58pm

There’s no response. At all. No sound at all comes from the room, and even if Shaman tries to focus on their link, well… he’ll get nothing at all. If he really pushes himself, he’ll get a white sheet and a completely blank image.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Shaman on Jul 11, 2007, 5:03pm

Something feels wrong, and he pushes through their connection in an effort to locate her. Her presence was in her room, not alone, but now everything's faded. Something is wrong, very wrong.

"KID!"

No simple gesture this time, he simply kicks the door in and runs in to find her laying there.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 11, 2007, 5:08pm

There’s still no sound. No movement – not even the simple flicker of a finger – the twitch of a hand – or even the batting of an eyelid. The complexion would be comparable to a deathly pallor if she wasn’t so pale all of the time as it is.

The silence of the room is broken as the creaks of the floorboards beneath the carpet under his telekinetically shielded footfall punctuate the silence’s reign of the situation…. But it’s still the only sound that comes from the room, and when he stops, the dead silence resumes its reign.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Shaman on Jul 11, 2007, 5:10pm

"Fucking god…."

He scoops her up into his arms and drops his TK field, anything he can do to help her. Pushing his powers through her, trying to jump start even the most mild of life signs.

"Wake the fuck up Kelly, this isn't fucking funny."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 11, 2007, 5:14pm

The link flares up, but it’s entirely one sided – when he tries to read her, it’s like there’s nothing there at all, let alone a person.

It’s an empathic and emotional void.

There are no signs of life.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Shaman on Jul 11, 2007, 5:15pm

His TK field booms to almost unheard of levels as he starts freaking out and flies out the door with her in arms with a boom as he tries to find someone to help her.

"MEDIC!"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Casey "Phase" Semple on Jul 11, 2007, 6:16pm

Hearing a loud noise…I go to the source to investigate.

Sounds like it's coming from Kelly's room

I make my way towards her room.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 11, 2007, 9:43pm

She had to admit she wasn't a detective, but she had to try.

The room, was a mess, Stoner boy's screw ups were getting annoying. However she's did find something. Her skull was cracked from behind, there were bruises on her face, a bloody nose. She was hit repeatedly on the floor until her skull cracked and died.

That was how she was killed, but who killed her?

Someone on the bus? Shaman? Wreck? Hell Laynia? Each of them had other ways of killing her, perhaps they chose a less efficient method to cover up, or it might be a person who didn't have another method of killing her. Jesse was out of the list, physically she's too weak. So was Kee'an, superstrength, one punch would've done it. Cadmus as well for the same reasons. It didn't seem like a slow methodical murder. It was something done in the heat of the moment, out of anger, out of rage.

"I swear to god I'm going to find the person who did this, and when I find him. I will kill him."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 16, 2007, 7:24pm

Joshua was sleeping here.

"Zzzzzzz…."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 18, 2007, 5:15pm

I have no idea why I feel so apprehensive about going into my own room. It's… weird. I feel like there's something telling me not to go there, like there's something horrible inside, or about it, but I have no real idea what.

But I have to go back into there sometime, even if Jesse's being nice enough to let me stay in her room for now.

I push the door open, and… it falls right off. I guess it was kind of just propped up against the frame.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 18, 2007, 5:16pm

Joshua wakes up, a loud noise interrupting his slumber. He sees Kelly.

"AH! DEAD GIRL!"

«Something horrible inside?»


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 18, 2007, 5:17pm

I jump back, startled at someone being inside and by the yell.

Really, really didn't expect someone to be in here. Let alone someone sleeping in here. Let alone someone shouting about me being a dead girl.

"Ah! Why, you're not going to try to kill me, are you?! Because I've had a lot of that recently, and it isn't fun. It isn't a nice thing to do, either, so you shouldn't do it."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 18, 2007, 5:18pm

[Just generally foreboding for her because it's where she died, though she doesn't really know that.]


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 18, 2007, 5:19pm

His back is to the wall.

"What? Kill? I don't do that! Not anymore…"

He looks at her apprehensively.

"…Are you a zombie or a ghost, you're a ghost haunting this place!"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 18, 2007, 5:21pm

"A zombie?"

I stare down at my hand in confusion, then look back at him.

"No… I'm not a zombie…."

Am I? I don't really know… they all said that I was dead, and it makes sense, because I could have sworn I was with- never mind. But… I still don't know how I got back….

"I'm definitely not a ghost, because I can feel things, like my hand, it really hurt when I had to punch the drawer over and over to get out and it started bleeding and stuff and it still hurts."

I hold my bandaged hand up.

"And even if I was, I wouldn't haunt anyone, because that's just uncalled for."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 18, 2007, 5:24pm

"Then how… I mean, you were killed and I was supposed to help… This is creepy."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 18, 2007, 5:27pm

"I don't know, I was really confused by that all myself… like, I want to know what happened, but no-one can tell me…."

I sit down on the floor and rest my back against the closet - which gives a quiet crack as already splintered wood is pushed back by the pressure. The sudden, sharp noise draws a startled gasp from me as I jump up and look back at the closet in surprise, before turning back to him.

"I- I'm sorry. I woke you, didn't I?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 18, 2007, 5:29pm

"Eh? Don't be. I'm sleeping in your room, which I really would not have done if Psycho Crazy Russian Lady hadn't forced me to."

Still backed to the wall, eyes following her, like expecting her to change into something or attack.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 18, 2007, 5:30pm

"I- you don't have to be so apprehensive, you know. I'm not going to do anything. What's your name? Who were you helping?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 18, 2007, 5:32pm

"J-Joshua…"

He coughs.

I'm talking to a dead girl.

"I was helping Darya find the person…. who killed you."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 18, 2007, 5:34pm

"Darya? She's so sweet. I don't know what I did to deserve the help she seems adamant to give, but she does anyway."

I sit down on the floor again, but against the wall this time instead of the closet.

"I… I'm not entirely sure that I did, to be honest. Otherwise it wouldn't make sense for me to be here. It just couldn't really happen."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 18, 2007, 5:37pm

"She's… bossy."

Relaxing, just a little.

"You must've done something, or were special somehow. I never seen Darya get attached to a person so fast, you must've known her for like what? Two weeks? The first time I met her, she gave me a black eye."

He takes his hand a emulates punching his eye.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 18, 2007, 5:39pm

"… A black eye? Seriously? For no reason?"

I shake my head slightly.

"Not that there could be any justifiable reason for giving someone a black eye. It just won't do."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 18, 2007, 5:45pm

"She was sitting huddled on the street, and it was cold out. So I decided to ask if she needed any help, maybe take her back to my place, or at least one of the homeless or woman shelters and whammo, she punches me in the face. That was so uncalled for."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 18, 2007, 5:47pm

"…"

"Wow. Maybe… maybe she thought that you weren't trustworthy? She seems a bit cynical. That sounds really bad, though. What happened then?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 18, 2007, 5:52pm

"She kept beating the crap out of me, so I ran off. A hour later, I went back and found her collapsed on the street. I brought her to the homeless shelter, brought her some food. Turned out she was on some sort of revenge mission."

He scratches his head.

"She did a couple favors for me, I helped her with her little mission as well. She only started trusting me after like a month. That's gist of it."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 18, 2007, 5:54pm

"She does seem a little set to be on her own, doesn't she? I mean… I wouldn't get why she would find it easier to be on the streets than living somewhere with people. At least, I get the impression that she's hesitant to live with people. I mean, when I was living on the street, I-"

Was actually very, very happy. The first time, at least.

"- not important. I had to plead with her just to get her to agree to check the mansion out."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 18, 2007, 6:03pm

"Yeah… seems like her style… always the anti-social. She.. she doesn't like herself. What do you call them? Self-fulfilling prophecies?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 18, 2007, 6:05pm

"She doesn't like… herself? Why? That's terrible! She can't- she can't have any reason for that! I've got to speak with her, make her- find out why, make her see it's wrong… she's wrong to not like herself…."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 18, 2007, 6:13pm

"You can't help her if she doesn't help herself."

He gets off the bed, it'd be kind of rude to be sitting on the bed of another person.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 18, 2007, 6:14pm

"Why're you getting up? Sit down…."

I sigh and drape my hands around my head, lowering it.

"I know I can't, but I still need to try. Is there… is there anything I can do for her? Do you know?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 18, 2007, 6:21pm

Sitting on the bed is rude….

He decides to sit on the floor.

"Nothing I know of, as far as I know it's just a very long grieving process she's going through. She's going to have to find the answers for herself."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 18, 2007, 6:23pm

"I suppose that's true… she just seems to be torturing herself more than finding answers, you know? I can't just sit by and watch her do that. She isn't being fair on herself, and it isn't right."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 18, 2007, 6:33pm

"You can try convincing her, didn't work for me. I just decided on waiting it out, helping her with the little things and those rare times she asks for a favor."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 18, 2007, 6:37pm

"I suppose. I just… it's weird. I just have to try."

I shake my head and lift it again, looking at him.

"Uhm… about what happened… did you find out who did it? Because there's the chance that, if there's anyone who can get into here that's already hurt one of us, they might hurt another…. I really can't let that happen."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 18, 2007, 6:44pm

"We don't know. We're chasing on the lead that it's a teleporter. Perhaps one you've known in the past? Any bells? Friends or enemies."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 18, 2007, 6:46pm

"Teleporters? Ones that I know?" My eyes widen, staring at him through them in surprise.

"Oh, no, nobody that I know would ever do a thing like kill someone! Anyone!"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 12:23am

He coughed.

"Erebus, although he's already crossed off our suspect list. Wreck also has a criminal record, Darya doesn't really suspect him though either."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 19, 2007, 1:20am

I don't even need a moment to consider it.

"Good, neither of them would do that. I don't- the only other teleporters I know are Dillon and Meghan, and never in a million years would they, either."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 1:23am

He looks dumbfounded.

"Erebus? Have you've seen his criminal records! I mean just a while ago he went into that Greek guy's room and started to do psychological torture on him, and then he left your dead body in the room, or at least someone who looked liked you!"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 19, 2007, 1:26am

"… I've heard some stuff about him, but I think it's blown out of proportion. All of it's way worse than he is… but… what did he do to Alex? And what- what was that other thing?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 1:31am

"Don't know exactly, some sort of psychic thing. About invading dreams and all that. It's not a very pleasant experience for the victim…"

He looks up at her.

"You must be one trusting girl. But trust me, I know his type, he's a genuine sociopath. As for the other corpse… I don't know. It made Darya go postal, alot of strange stuff has been happening on the bus. Although maybe this is a regular occurance, I just came here."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 19, 2007, 1:34am

"Not- not corpses… we've seen a lot of strange things, but we don't get corpses…."

I lower my head into my arms again.

"I should go check how Alexander’s doing at some point. These things… a corpse? Really? What- what did it have to do with Erebus?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 1:40am

"Yes, your corpse, or at least something that looked liked you was found in the room, stabbed in the back. We assumed Erebus left it there, because the only two people in the room at the time were Cadmus, who was being psychologically tortured, and Erebus. Darkstar also went in the room, but she didn't see anything remotely like it. She fought Erebus and got injured before retreating. As for the Greek, or Alex, he's alright… well mostly, none of the damage was physical, but he was pretty shaken up when he saw your body."

He scratches his head and looks at the ground.

"Ah, Damn it."

He lets his back fall to the floor.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 19, 2007, 1:44am

I'm next to him in less than a second, breaking into really low flight.

"Ohmygosh, are you alright?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 1:44am

Looking up at her.

"Why thank you, I'm perfectly fine if I do say so myself."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 19, 2007, 1:47am

"Are you sure? You just kind of… dropped down to one side all of a sudden."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 1:47am

"Because being serious is annoying."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 19, 2007, 1:49am

I smile lightly.

"Oh, right. Yes, we end up being serious way too much for my liking over here. Hey, want to see a card trick?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 1:52am

His face brightens.

"Card trick? You mean like those magician things right? Never saw too much of those."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 19, 2007, 1:53am

"Yeah, one of those!"

I glance about the wreck of a room.

"Oh, but I don’t have any cards."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 1:57am

"Awww…"

He pouts a little and sits back up.

"Saw a magician once, in person and all that. Performing on the street, it was really cool. Snapping coins out of his fingers and all that."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 19, 2007, 1:59am

"I used to know one. He wasn’t big or anything, he would just perform outside this soup kitchen I used to go to a lot when I was little. … I miss home."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 2:01am

"I sure the hell don't. I like here better. Then again my home wasn't a very nice place. Wait, soup kitchen?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 19, 2007, 2:02am

"Yeah, a soup kitchen. Like, um… well, a place where you get free food if you don’t have anywhere to live? I made friends with the people who volunteered there, too. I miss them, too."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 2:03am

"Nah, I know what a soup kitchen is, I'm just wondering why you were there."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 19, 2007, 2:06am

"Um… because I was hungry?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 2:07am

"Wait, you didn't have a home?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 19, 2007, 2:07am

"Not for a large chunk of my life, no."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 2:10am

"So we both have something in common."

He looks rather proud of himself.

"We both lived on the street."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 19, 2007, 2:14am

"Oh, where did you live? I thought you said you didn't like where you lived? I was happy. I mean, not at first, because the woman who was taking care of me when I was really little died (she wasn't my real mother. She found me in a basket in the back of an alley) but then after that I started adjusting to living without her, found out about the soup kitchen, and the people who worked there helped me whenever I needed it. I was living on the streets, but I was never really in much need. I never needed more than I had, and I never had less than I needed, really. I didn't need food, because the people at the soup kitchen gave me that.

"I became a flower girl not long after. That was fun. The people at the soup kitchen were always trying to get me to go to this orphanage, though… eventually I gave in," I shrug. "I was adopted pretty quickly."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 2:23am

"Oh, I meant the place I lived in before I lived on the streets."

He twirled a finger in the air.

"It was really crappy, well it did had some good sides to it, but overall it wasn't a pleasant place to live. So I left and been walking around this place for a couple of years and it's been fun."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 19, 2007, 2:24am

I tilt my head to one side quizzically.

"Oh. I was just on the streets for as long as I can remember until I was adopted… and then my adoptive parents died, and I ended up on the streets again until I joined the Hellions. Where did you live before you started living on the streets?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 2:26am

"Not telling."

Raspberry.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 19, 2007, 2:28am

I plant my hands on my hips and half pout, half smile cheerily.

"Well, that's not fair! I've just been telling you all about how I grew up!"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 2:31am

"Well it's something I haven't told anyone yet and besides it's a depressing story. Not to mention you probably wouldn't believe me anyways. Not like where you lived, completely the opposite really."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 19, 2007, 2:31am

"I'm sure I would believe you. Why wouldn't I?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 2:33am

"Would you believe me, if I told you I didn't come from here?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 19, 2007, 2:34am

"Here as in where we are? Of course! To be honest, I have no idea where we even are."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 2:34am

"No."

He waves his hand, chuckling a bit.

"Think bigger."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 19, 2007, 2:35am

"Not from this country? Sure, a lot of people I know aren't. I'm from England, actually. I only moved here about maybe a little less than a year ago. What country are you from?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 2:37am

He smiles.

"Bigger."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 19, 2007, 2:38am

"Hm… continent?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 2:39am

"Still way too small, much bigger than that."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 19, 2007, 2:42am

I look at him, confused.

"What's bigger than that?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 2:43am

"Alot of things, the planet, the solar system, the galaxy, the universe, and whatever's beyond that."

Gives her a slight knock on the head.

"Have some imagination."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 19, 2007, 2:45am

My head bounces slightly to side before swaying back, like a bobble-head toy, as I look at him through wide, astounded eyes.

"You're not from Earth?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 2:45am

"No, I am not an alien."

He rolls his eyes.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 19, 2007, 2:47am

"You say that like there's something wrong with it."

I tilt my head up and stare at the ceiling in thought.

"The first thing that's bigger than a continent is the world, but if you're not from this world, then it can't be any of the other things you mentioned, and I don't think you're a time traveller or anything… hm…."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 2:56am

"You actually might be getting a little close."

He smiles.

"What if I told you that there were an infinite amount of universes, each with it's own earth. Each earth experiencing different events, different possibilities, different events changing the course of history whether by chance or by our decisions?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 19, 2007, 2:59am

"Something along the lines of; seriously? Wow… so… anything's possible through all of those universe? I have to wonder how that could happen, though… would it be following the basic string theory, running through each individual universe and then running off on tangents to the others, layering them?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 3:02am

"I don't know really."

He shrugs.

"But what if I told you this? That this was all an elaborate prank to string you on."

He touches her nose with his index finger.

"Gullible."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 19, 2007, 3:03am

"Oh."

I bow my head slightly, feeling a little disappointed.

"That would have been really cool if it was true…."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 3:16am

"Or not."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 19, 2007, 3:19am

"No? Why not? The chance of anything happening… there could be so many perfect worlds, so many possibilities, so many wonders, so much hope…."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 12:56pm

"The chances of a perfect world, completely perfect is probably one in a billion. The chances of a completely dystopic world would probably be one in a million. And the chances of a meh world would be probably the rest."

He takes a breath.

"And utopias are over rated."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 19, 2007, 5:09pm

"How could a perfect world be overrated? I guess… obviously I would take a 'meh' world over a dystopic world, but I don't understand why it would be more likely that there would be a dystopic world than a perfect one. I mean… all you have to do is hope, and you can make it possible."

Especially after I think I've seen perfection… I know we can at least make this world… something better, if not actually perfect.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 19, 2007, 9:27pm

"Honestly, making everybody happy, making a perfect world is next to impossible. And there's a very very fine line between a Utopia and a Dystopia. Besides, a perfect world would be a little boring."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 20, 2007, 5:34am

"Really? A world where no-one would be hurt and no-one would be unhappy would be boring?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 20, 2007, 6:07pm

"I don't know, means theres nothing to do really."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Jul 20, 2007, 6:11pm

~Kelly~

"Why, just because there's no fighting?"

I tilt my head to one side quizzically.

"What would you do with your life if you had nothing to fight for?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 20, 2007, 6:22pm

"Not just fighting."

He pushes himself up to a handstand.

"Nothing to work for really. Nothing to aspire to. Maybe it'll be a nice place to visit, but… I don't know. A flawed world is less…"

He thinks for a bit.

"Guess I can't say."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Jul 20, 2007, 6:24pm

I look past him and too the side - at the splintered closet door.

"A perfect world still has to be maintained… to be kept that way. You could preserve it. Keep it from becoming less… perfect."

I shake my head before lowering it slightly.

"It's something to hope for, at least."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 20, 2007, 6:32pm

"Hm?"

He falls on his back.

"Ow. Well I just hope that this world doesn't turn out too badly."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 20, 2007, 6:34pm

"That's certainly something to work for. I'm not certain why I'm thinking about utopias. First we've got to work to make this one as close to it as we can. We can do it, definitely! It just takes enough people being willing enough, and hope!"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 20, 2007, 6:45pm

"If you're really going to try that, promise me this."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 20, 2007, 6:48pm

I look up from the floor, at him, curious.

"Promise what?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 20, 2007, 6:56pm

"That you wouldn't take over Washington, that you wouldn't arrange a superhuman strike force, and that you would never ever put people named Lisa near children, ever."

«dinner.»


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 20, 2007, 6:57pm

I look at him a little blankly.

"I'm afraid I'm kind of confused. Why would I want to take over Washington, or arrange a superhuman strike force? And why shouldn't people called Lisa be near children? I have a friend called Lisa."

[Bye.]


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 20, 2007, 9:23pm

"Just remember it for the time being, especially Lisa plus children equals very bad."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 20, 2007, 11:10pm

"I'll remember it, but I really don't understand…."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 20, 2007, 11:12pm

"Don't have to, you may understand it in a few years… or not, I'm hoping on not actually. Then it's better for everybody."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Jul 20, 2007, 11:13pm

"Is there… is there a part where I start to get where you're talking about?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 20, 2007, 11:15pm

"No."

Tongue sticks out.

"And it's better that way."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Jul 20, 2007, 11:17pm

"Aw, but- but-"

I drop my head into my hands.

"But then I get all confused…."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 21, 2007, 1:10pm

He chuckles.

"Then don't think about it too hard."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 21, 2007, 1:13pm

"That's the thing, right! I tend to do that. When I don't understand something, I tend to think about it too much!" I look up and consider that for a moment, pausing.

"And… I tend to not understand most things that aren't academic… so I tend to be thinking about too many things at one time… which is probably why I always run off with my thoughts!"

I stop talking, and my eyes fall on the door.

"I think I just remembered where some cards are! I'll be right back!" I jump up to my feet and run out, beaming.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 21, 2007, 1:35pm

Joshua sits and waits, tapping a foot on the ground.

Cards!


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 21, 2007, 1:39pm

I run back into the room a few moments later, narrowly avoiding running straight into the doorframe, and stop in the middle of the room, holding a pack of cards.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 21, 2007, 1:53pm

He stand up.

"I'm supposed to pick a card right? That's how it usually works…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 21, 2007, 1:55pm

"Um… yeah, that works."

I take the cards out of the packet and fan them out, face down in my hands.

"Pick a card, any card!"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 21, 2007, 2:03pm

He picks a card, jack of spades.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 21, 2007, 2:04pm

"Alright, don't tell me what it was, but put it back into the deck, anywhere."

I shut my eyes while waiting for him to do that.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 21, 2007, 2:15pm

He puts it back in the deck.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 21, 2007, 2:18pm

"Alright, now shuffle the deck, then hand it back to me."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 22, 2007, 10:50pm

He did as she ordered, almost with childlike anticipation.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 23, 2007, 12:27pm

"Alright, um…."

I stare at the deck for a moment, studying it carefully.

"Is it…."

I pull a card out and turn it around to face him. The four of diamonds.

"… this one?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 23, 2007, 12:31pm

He looks dissapointed.

"This magic thing… you're not very good at it aren't you?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 23, 2007, 12:32pm

I give a sheepish smile.

"Not really, no. Sorry. I couldn’t remember the trick I was going to do…."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 23, 2007, 12:42pm

Still looking disappointed.

"Well that's alright…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 23, 2007, 12:44pm

"Sorry!" I say again, still smiling sheepishly. "I just completely blanked when I got the cards so I tried that instead and then that didn't work, I'm guessing."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 23, 2007, 12:53pm

"Ah well."

He picked the four of diamonds up.

"Must be hard to do this, without powers or anything anyways."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 23, 2007, 12:55pm

"Maybe."

I hand him the deck.

"Your turn!"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 23, 2007, 1:12pm

"Me?"

He grabs the deck, without realizing it.

"But I don't know magic."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 23, 2007, 1:12pm

"Neither do I, but trying's the fun of it!"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 23, 2007, 1:24pm

He looked flustered.

"If you say so. Well um… pick a card any card… and are you supposed to show it to me or not?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 23, 2007, 1:25pm

"I don't think I am, no."

I pull out the Queen of Hearts.

"'kay, I've got one!"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 23, 2007, 1:32pm

"Ok, now put it back in."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 23, 2007, 1:41pm

I slide it back in.

"Done! Should I shuffle it, too?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 23, 2007, 1:46pm

"Um… Yes! Yes you should!"

With absolute certainty.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 23, 2007, 1:48pm

I take the deck back and shuffle it a little clumsily before handing it back and looking at him with wide-eyed anticipation.

"Here!"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 23, 2007, 1:50pm

He thinks, with the deck in his hands, before putting it down.

He steps back, breaths, and starts a variety of magic hand gestures.

"ABRA KADABRA! HOCUS POCUS! CRAZY MAGIC INCANTATION! REVEAL!"

He waited for something to happen.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 23, 2007, 1:56pm

"Ack!" Wasn’t expecting that. Definitely wasn’t expecting that. I stare at the deck, expectantly, but nothing comes.

"Um… was something supposed to happen?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 23, 2007, 1:57pm

"… I don't know."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 23, 2007, 2:00pm

I keel over, giggling.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 23, 2007, 2:02pm

He looks at her.

"Don't laugh, I've never done this before."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 23, 2007, 2:04pm

I stop abruptly.

"Sorry! I’m not laughing at you, honest! Okay, why don’t you try what I was trying to do?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 24, 2007, 1:33am

"Um…"

He grabs the deck and pulls out a random card.

"This one?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 24, 2007, 11:02am

He pulls out the Queen of Hearts.

"Hey, you got it!"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 24, 2007, 10:12pm

"Huh…"

He looks at the card in disbelief.

"Did I…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 24, 2007, 10:13pm

"Yeah! The Queen of Hearts was what I got! You're better than me at this, at least!" I smile cheerily.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 24, 2007, 10:37pm

"…"

His hands fall to his sides.

"I don't understand magic."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 24, 2007, 10:39pm

I tilt my head back and look at the ceiling pensively.

"That's the thing about magic. I'm not sure even the magicians understand it… is it just luck?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 24, 2007, 10:40pm

"I don't think so…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 24, 2007, 10:41pm

"Oh. It would have explained a lot if it was. Is it trickery, then? I mean, it's called a trick, right?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 24, 2007, 10:43pm

"I suppose. Sleight of hand or something?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 24, 2007, 10:45pm

"I suppose," I say with a bright smile. "It would explain why I'm not any good with it. I can't do really fast hide-y stuff with my hands."

I pause to think for a moment.

"Of course, I don't know what I would be doing even if I could, so that could have something to do with it, too."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 24, 2007, 11:01pm

"Yeah… me too."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 24, 2007, 11:04pm

"We should make our own kind of magic that doesn't need sleight of hand!"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 24, 2007, 11:13pm

"Eh… how?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 24, 2007, 11:15pm

"Um… well…"

I pick up the deck of cards.

"Rosanne Kabal! Size of a Chaffage!"

Nothing happens.

"He was right. It never works. Bill Bailey has led me astray," I sigh.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 24, 2007, 11:22pm

"Who's Bill Bailey?"

«AFK»


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 24, 2007, 11:23pm

"He's a British comedian. He's funny, but a little weird."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 25, 2007, 12:35am

"Comedian…"

He tilts his head, emulating Kelly.

"Weird how?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 25, 2007, 12:36am

"Well, have you ever heard the Disney song 'Zippa-dee-doo-dah, Zippa-dee-day'?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 25, 2007, 12:40am

"No."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 25, 2007, 12:43am

"Oh. Um… let me think of another example…. Well, he's convinced that donkeys are aliens."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 25, 2007, 12:49am

"Donkeys… aliens…"

«Logging off soon»


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 25, 2007, 1:05pm

"Yeah. Like I said, he's kind of weird, so that kind of magic won't work. We have to come up with another kind. Something new, fresh! Something fun!"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 25, 2007, 3:57pm

"Do you have any ideas?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 25, 2007, 4:02pm

"Sorry," I say with a sheepish smile. "I was hoping you would!"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 25, 2007, 4:08pm

"Hmmmm…."

He thinks for a bit.

"We could use our powers."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 25, 2007, 4:10pm

"Oh, but - isn't that cheating?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 25, 2007, 4:13pm

"Well it is a trick."

He starts thinking again.

"Hmmm…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 25, 2007, 4:15pm

"Oh, that's true! I guess we could use our powers, then. But how would we be able to use them for card tricks? I guess I could do illusions…."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 25, 2007, 4:22pm

"Well it doesn't have to be cards does it?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 25, 2007, 8:56pm

"Oh, that's true! And - what are your powers?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 25, 2007, 8:57pm

"Um, electricity, I can also travel and control electronics."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 25, 2007, 8:59pm

"Control electronics? That's so cool! We could- wait… to what extent?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 26, 2007, 10:40pm

"Well I can tell them what to do, sometimes push them pass their limits, like when I tell a lightbulb to stay off until I say so, it'll do that."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 3:11pm

"Do you- do you know about SHIELD?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 27, 2007, 3:14pm

"SHIELD?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 3:15pm

"Yeah, they're an international policing agency, and they've been chasing us for ages, for some reason! I was wondering if you'd have the power to… kind of… drop us off their map?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 27, 2007, 3:17pm

He scratches his head.

"Well black ops groups always seem to be entirely dependant on Electronics, so it'd be easy to break in and hack and stuff, how'd do you suppose I do that though?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 3:19pm

"I have no idea," I sigh. "I guess it might not be possible. It was just a thought."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 27, 2007, 3:24pm

"Are they tracking the bus or something? Do they have our files?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 3:27pm

"I have no idea," I tell him with a blank smile. "All I know is that they always seem to be around every corner. It doesn't matter."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 27, 2007, 3:28pm

"Well maybe i could go in one of their carriers and cause some problems, erase files and all that, but they're flying right? It'll be difficult."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 3:30pm

"Yeah, and you might get something important." I shake my head, still smiling. "Never mind."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Joshua/Darya/Kara/Marcus on Jul 27, 2007, 3:33pm

"… Well I'd think it'd be rude of me to stay here any longer…"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 3:35pm

"Not at all! You're welcome to stay as long as you like! But I've got to go check on Alexander and see how he's doing after Erebus. Gottagobye!"

I dash out through the doorway.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Jul 27, 2007, 10:06pm

[I'm guessing Joshua's gone after the Nightmare thing. If he hasn't, my bad, and call me on it.]

I bolt back into my room and slam the door behind me, and throwing myself onto my bed, still a little panicked, but… already beginning to settle.

At least, I think I am. I have no idea how this works. Why didn't he tell me what was in it?


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 9, 2007, 5:21am

I think I'm scared now.

A little, at least. Not much scares me that much anymore; being afraid for and about something and being afraid isn't really the same thing, is it? And after everything that happens and that's happened, from Magneto and Apocalypse to Dr. Rosewell and Arcade, none of us get that scared anymore. I mean, I think we think we've seen enough that whatever we see next won't faze us enough to make us afraid, but that's never true, is it?

We'll never see even close to enough.

It makes sense, right? Knowing where people who can hurt other people are, knowing how to stop them from hurting people if they try, and on the other hand, helping people that need help before something bad- something disastrous happen. In the end, it's all about keeping people from getting hurt. All of it.

What could be bad about that?

Everyone says People are telling me that nothing good can come of it, though. I mean, Sentinels and stuff like that, I can understand; that just sounds… well, it sounds evil, to label it simply, but the government couldn't commission anything to outright act like the Sentinels used to, could they? They'd be more like peace-keepers, I think. Dealing with the mutants who might try to hurt something, like if Avalanche went on a rampage or something.

It doesn't sound all that different to what the Institute's all about. Helping mutants who need help, training them to use their powers so that they don't lose control of them, and arresting mutants who go on rampages. I mean, that's what the X-men do, isn't it? The X-men and the Professor. That's the only way this thing could make sense, so that's the way it's got to work, right? Registering is the right thing to do, isn't it? Lisa thinks so, and Casey thinks so….

So why does everyone else feel so bad about this?

Wreck and Alex (Serden, not Baptiste) and Dillon, and other people- they're talking about internment and death and segregation and discrimination… and that kind of talk is only going to make other people scared, too. Gosh, it's making me scared, and I don't even believe in any of it.

Where's all of this paranoia and distrust coming from? Senator Kelly's never been a bad person from all I've heard, just confused- so why is everyone acting like we're doomed? If someone had a gun, I'd want it to be registered. I'd want them to be licensed, I mean, otherwise, they shouldn't have the gun. And even though mutants can't help having powers, they can still get help controlling them. That's what the Institute was for, and I never saw any one of use saying that the Mansion was a bad idea.

Even if Graydon Creed is in a position of power, he can't do anything with it. No-one would stand for it, and he couldn't abuse his power in that way. He'd just get kicked out of office so quickly, and we'd get someone better there- and that's that worst case scenario. Getting someone better. It's… we want to be afraid, because it's too easy to be scared by this. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy; all of it. And if we let ourselves be afraid- if we let that potential for things to go wrong rule us, then we're going to approach all of this antagonistically, and then be the ones in the wrong, even though no-one's doing anything wrong.

And… and if it comes to it, if things do somehow get bad, then we've got people who've always tried and always been willing to protect us. Ms. Rogue, Mr. Summers, Ms. Grey- all of the X-men, really. The Avengers. I mean, if Roxie were here, she'd be telling everyone that nothing bad could happen to us through this while the Avengers are around, and they'd listen. And they'd be right to; she'd be completely right. But why can't they believe that on their own? Why are they treating this like Apocalypse has come?

I guess it's just the way that everyone else is reacting to this that's got me a frightened… and maybe the tiny chance that they might be right. They're acting like a Sentinel is going to swoop down at any moment and kill us all… and it's that kind of thinking it's that environment that goes and breeds more paranoia and fear, isn't it? I mean… how can we trust the government to do the right thing with this if we won't even give them a chance?

Everyone and everything deserves a chance at least, and this sounds like it'd help so many people; I mean, mutants have got to fall under the X-men's radar all of the time, right? They're just not well equipped enough to help everyone who could possibly need it. The Professor and his dream are amazing, and he's done things that I would have never believed possible if I didn't know they were true. He's like our generation's Martin Luther King. And the last generation's, too. I just hope that he doesn't end up the same way Martin Luther King did… and that the Institute gets him back soon. If we register- if we show them that we're not a threat, that we don't want to hurt anyone, then he'll be back.

I think I've gone off of my point a little. The X-men aren't well equipped enough to help everyone who could need their help- they can't be. This; registration, the consequences, all of it- it has the potential to do all of that and more. And then there's all the things that've happened because of mutants lately; Magneto's global Electromagnetic Pulse, the Calamity, the White House… so many people have died because of it, and if someone had known what could have happened- what they could have done, then it could've been averted. All those people wouldn't have died. So why are so many of us against it? Why can't they see the good in it?

I believe in this. Why can't everyone else?

I'm sorry; I know writing this doesn't mean anything- that you can't say anything, and I don't even know if you're reading this… but it helped me a little. I think I'm a little less scared.

Sorry.

—-

I put the notepad that the Ms. Rogue gave me before I left the Mansion to the side of my desk with a little sigh, resting my forehead against the palm of my hand.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Wreck on Sept 20, 2007, 9:27am

*knock knock*

*knock*

*knock*


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Sept 20, 2007, 9:34am

"Door's open!" comes the response from inside.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Wreck on Sept 20, 2007, 9:38am

Wreck steps in, half-smiling.

"Hey. Just wanted to see how you were doing. Y'know, since it's always you dropping by, not the other way around."

He glances around.

"….I don't think I've ever been in here. Weird."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Sept 20, 2007, 9:39am

"Really? I'm always in here."

I pause, take a moment to think about that.

"You know, when I'm not all over the place."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Wreck on Sept 20, 2007, 9:45am

"All over the place? Where do you go?"

He sits on the floor.


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Sept 20, 2007, 9:46am

"People's rooms. Into the towns that we visit. Oh, I even dropped by the SHIELD base again, the other day."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Wreck on Sept 20, 2007, 9:51am

"….beats the hell out of my plan. Waiting around the room bored for someone to grab me and think of something fun to do. I am not a social butterfly."

Wreck blinks.

"…..SHIELD? Uh, why?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Sept 20, 2007, 9:52am

"Well, I thought about it, right? I hadn't had a chance to look over the registration forms. Looked over the whole deal, and… while it has its flaws, for the most part, it seems alright. And we're all essentially registered, anyway; we're contracted to SHIELD. I checked it over, spoke with Wildfire about it- there's nothing hidden, nothing between the lines, it's fine. Seriously. Oh! I didn't tell you! Wild was there!"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Wreck on Sept 20, 2007, 9:57am

Wreck is silent for a moment. Then his head drops.

"…..you lied to me."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Sept 20, 2007, 9:58am

"I didn't lie to you! I checked it all out, let them test my powers, and said I'm keeping the form until the end of the thirty days- our wait and see period. See? No lie."

[She'll do exactly what I just posted, it just hasn't moved that far yet :P.]


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Wreck on Sept 20, 2007, 10:02am

Still silent, Wreck removes his sunglasses and runs a hand over his face.

"….okay. I think I'm gonna do the same thing then. Gonna go down there, grab a form, and if you do end up handing it over, I'm gonna hand mine over."

Raising his head, he looks at her sadly.

"I think it's suicide, love. I really do. But if you're gonna hop that cliff, well….I guess I'll hop right along with you."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Sept 20, 2007, 10:03am

"It's not suicide," I tell him with a weak smile and a lethargic tilt of my head. "And I'm only going to hand it over if it's all fine. We're registered as agents of SHIELD anyway."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Wreck on Sept 20, 2007, 10:06am

"….and that doesn't bother you? You're a pacifist. They can legally tell you to go kill people now."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Sept 20, 2007, 10:07am

I bite down on my lip, chewing on it a moment while I consider that.

"Then I'll say no. Don't care what they say or what they'll do, I won't do that."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Wreck on Sept 20, 2007, 10:17am

"Kinda why it puzzled me that you'd jump to put yourself in a position like that in the first place. Mean, we didn't end up with much choice, but the Act….well, that would have done the same thing if you'd handed it in. Probably worse."

With a slight sigh, Wreck pulls himself up. Walks over and gives her a hug.

"Well, in any case, you won't do it alone. I don't like it at all, but I'm with you till the end."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Meisha "Muse" Aisha on Sept 20, 2007, 11:59am

"We're not becoming little soldiers with the Registration Act. We may be with the SHIELD thing, sure, but that's not the same thing."

I close my eyes and breathe in deeply.

"You don't have to do anything you don't want to."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Wreck on Sept 20, 2007, 6:08pm

"Doesn't matter much what I want. We're a team. We win and lose together."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 20, 2007, 6:17pm

"Of course it matters what you want!"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Wreck on Sept 20, 2007, 6:22pm

"Alrighty. What I want is for you to not have to do this thing alone. I really, really, REALLY wish you wouldn't sign it in the first place, since my Wrecky Sense is buzzing like crazy. But if that is your choice….well, it won't bug me terribly to go ahead and do it too. Promise."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 20, 2007, 6:27pm

"You didn't want to sign it. You shouldn't do it just because I'm doing it. I'm a big girl, Wreck. I can take care of myself."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Wreck on Sept 20, 2007, 6:33pm

"Oh, don't even try to give me the 'I can take care of myself' line. I have little doubt that you can, but I'd still be a colossal jerk if I didn't look out for you. You know that."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 20, 2007, 6:35pm

"You have been looking after me, Wreck, you have been the entire way through, and you always do. But I can do this alone, you don't have to help me through it."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Wreck on Sept 20, 2007, 6:38pm

"Don't have to. But I want to. I wish you could respect that. Mean, if nothing else, it'd make ME feel a lot better."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 20, 2007, 6:48pm

"No. You don't; you don't want to register, I mean," I smile. "But it's sweet that you'd say otherwise."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Wreck on Sept 20, 2007, 6:57pm

"Thank you, but I didn't mean that. I hate the idea of signing. But I hate the idea of you having to be an island with it even more. That's not right."

Wreck sighs.

"So basically, if you do go ahead and do this, I'm gonna do it too. I'll hate it tons, but I'll survive. Er….I always do. Duh."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 20, 2007, 6:58pm

"An island with it?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Wreck on Sept 20, 2007, 7:01pm

"Alone. And it's not a matter of your safety, in spite of what you probably think. More just the general principle of it, and that it would bug me endlessly."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 20, 2007, 7:02pm

I sigh, tilting my head back.

"I love you, and the gesture's wonderful… but I have to be honest; I'm feeling slightly pressured to not sign it from this sort of thing, Wreck."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Wreck on Sept 20, 2007, 7:04pm

"Why? If there's nothing wrong with the thing, like you keep saying, then nothing'll happen. I'll have been worrying over nothing, and life'll chug right along."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 20, 2007, 7:05pm

"Yeah, but if there is, then I'm risking your liberty, and even if there isn't, I'll be making you do something you don't want to."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Wreck on Sept 20, 2007, 7:15pm

"So you've gotta think of someone other than yourself when you consider this. Unless you're REALLY self destructive, I don't see why that'd be a problem."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 20, 2007, 7:18pm

"Yes, I know; I don't see any problem in the registration, but YOU do, and you'd be signing it because of me…."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Wreck on Sept 20, 2007, 7:22pm

"Yup. I just want whatever happens because of this, for good or ill, to happen to both of us. Not one or the other. I want us to deal with it together. Is that so wrong of me?"


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 20, 2007, 7:23pm

I sigh heavily.

"No… but this is an individual decision. We both need to make our individual choices on this, Wreck."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Wreck on Sept 20, 2007, 7:35pm

"In my own way, I have. My opinion is officially just resting on someone else's opinion. It's my way of flipping the bird to the whole nasty mess."

With another sigh, Wreck kisses her forehead.

"Anyway, I guess I'll go. I didn't want to argue with you about this. I came here to say hello. That'll teach me to be social. Back to your room with you, hermit."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Kelly Alecia "Star Girl" Lisa on Sept 20, 2007, 7:37pm

"Sorry…."


Re: Kelly Alecia Lisa Thorley's Haven
Post by Wreck on Sept 20, 2007, 7:43pm

"Don't be. You're too sweet to be sorry."

He kisses his fingertips, then pokes Kelly lightly on the head.

"Poke."

And backs out of the door.


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