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Murphy Pendleton ([personal profile] yardbird) wrote in [community profile] ataraxion2013-02-09 07:25 pm

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[...That's weird.

[A week ago, Murphy was almost positive that he had misplaced his communicator. It's what got him into the pre-jump mess in the first place. After all, had he taken it with him before venturing into his personal bird-marked paths of the ship, he might not have contacted someone sooner. He couldn't have been in that mess in the first place.

[Now that Murphy's had some respite and sustenance, imagine to his surprise that he discovers a lonely communicator with his name (number) on it. Discarded nearby his own room, no less. Very weird.

[In any case, Murphy takes the liberty to skim through some of what he's missed (and ignores the eight unread messages that he dreads looking at). That's what he sees Anne's post, and the replies.

[He sighs. He's still having difficulty sorting out what happened in his head. Not just the fact that someone had been deliberately toying with him out there, but then there's Anne. And Alex. And so many other things to take into account, which he's not entirely ready to confront.

[Finding a seat in his room, he simply types out:]

If anybody's wondering what happened before the jump, I got lost.
Thought I had my communicator on me, but I guess I forgot it.
Won't happen again.

Sorry if I wasted your time.
savethebullshit: (leave her)

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[personal profile] savethebullshit 2013-02-10 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
[It seems like the sort of thing she shouldn't call or video message him about. Usually, she'd just wait around for him in their room and talk it out with him. But this odd and distant attitude... well, as shitty and childish as it makes her feel, she's terrified. Maybe because it's bringing her disturbingly similar memories of what occurred just before her divorce, or because it's so unlike him with how things have been with them for the past three months. Hell, for almost a year. He's always been so receptive to her and so willing and wanting to spend time together. And to talk. So, she just sends him a brief text, her throat a little dry]

You're a avoiding me
savethebullshit: (super threatening)

[not here]

[personal profile] savethebullshit 2013-02-10 05:58 am (UTC)(link)
[Anne leaves her communicator by her side while she lies in their room and waits for him. Sure, she could go pick up a few more security shifts, or she could grab some whiskey and deal with this the Murphy Pendleton way. But instead she just waits on her bed. She switches back and forth between her bed and his.

Minutes pass.

Hours.

Finally, she throws the device at the wall]

God dammit.