unparental: ( eaѕycoмpany ) (❝ i hit my head-- or 'brain helmet'. ❞)
jenna sommers. ([personal profile] unparental) wrote in [community profile] ataraxion2013-03-01 09:02 pm

( 14 ) video ✶ into the water let it pull him under don’t you lift him let him drown alive

[ the feed opens on two pairs of feet; one large, one smaller. then jenna's voice comes through. ]

Tell you what. I'm going to leave you here, with this broadcasting-- [ the shot jerks a little, exposing an empty and spotless kitchen. ] and that way you can have something to talk to while I try and figure out where we are right now. I'll be back in a flash, you've seen how fast I can move now, and you know I'll hear you. Okay?

[ not waiting for an answer, jenna presses her comm into desmond’s hand and brings it up a little, so his chest is in frame, squeezing his shoulder with her other hand. ] I'll be right back, I promise.

Right. [Desmond sounds... Well shellshocked and crazy pretty much covers it. You can hear him swallow in that sort of pained, half-panting way, like he's out of breath and can't quite manage to calm himself down.] Assuming anyone's still out there, yeah? [He might be talking to Jenna, but she’s already gone. The comm shifts violently, flashing to Desmond’s face for only a half second (long enough to see he has both eyes and doesn't seem to be missing anything vital) and then to the ceiling and then back to the floor.] I don't understand what more it wants from me. Three bloody years of my life, pushing a damned button wasn't enough. I've been to the heart. I saw the light again. It was supposed to put me back. It was supposed to- [The camera swings by so fast you can easily tell that Desmond was gearing up to smash it against the nearest wall before-]

--whoa whoa, hey. Hey, it's okay. It's okay, I'm right here. Des? Desmond? [ she crouches down, taking the comm back into her own hands and setting it on the counter, where it films the tops of their heads for the moment. ] We're fine, look. We're even back in the main part of the ship, so that trek back is cancelled. I'm--

[ she pauses, hand reaching up into the picture again as she reaches for the comm, setting in on her upraised knees so it's more or less centered on the two of them, looking a whole lot worse for the wear. ]

If someone could prove big brother is always watching and figure out what floor we're on for me, that would be great. Who needs civil liberties, anyway? --don't get any extra ideas, Nathan. [ there's a tinge of forced, unnatural cheer to her tone, and her gaze darts over to desmond every few moments as if she needs to make sure he's there and fine. ] And maybe whoever pulls rescue duty, bring him something with a lot of sugar in it? That would be great.

[Desmond rubs his face, weary.] Someone tell Tyke I found what I was lookin' for, yeah? It's all true.

[ she inhales, about to add something else; then she shakes her head, lips pressed together in a tired line and jabs the off button. ]



( ooc | they're on floor thirty eight, where they were dumped after being rescued by ward from some Seriously Bad Metaplot Shit. colors for ease: jenna and desmond. )
jurisimpudent: (stressed)

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[personal profile] jurisimpudent 2013-03-03 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
Were you lost because of the elevators?
thatsaflaregun: (Only I get to streak through the jungle)

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[personal profile] thatsaflaregun 2013-03-03 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
No. Must've happened after we already left.
jurisimpudent: (cold)

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[personal profile] jurisimpudent 2013-03-03 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
[A slight pause, and then - ]

Why did you leave?
thatsaflaregun: (Swallowing sadness like a boss.)

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[personal profile] thatsaflaregun 2013-03-06 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
I had to go looking for something. Jenna wouldn't let me go alone. You know how she is, brotha- she wouldn't take no for an answer.
jurisimpudent: (stressed)

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[personal profile] jurisimpudent 2013-03-06 11:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[SO YOU SHOULD HAVE SNEAKED AWAY YOU ASS, WHAT THE HELL]

What were you looking for?
thatsaflaregun: (I'm getting out of bed for this?)

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[personal profile] thatsaflaregun 2013-03-08 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
[VAMPIRE'S CAN TRACK PEOPLE, BRO.]

One of those places we saw on the comms- after that creature died. A place with a red light.
Edited (DESMOND IS MORE SENSITIVE THAN THAT) 2013-03-08 04:46 (UTC)
jurisimpudent: (stressed)

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[personal profile] jurisimpudent 2013-03-08 02:27 pm (UTC)(link)
...The place that crushed her to death. That place?
thatsaflaregun: (What about robot gophers?)

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[personal profile] thatsaflaregun 2013-03-10 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
One of them. I get the impression they all lead to different things.
jurisimpudent: (stressed)

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[personal profile] jurisimpudent 2013-03-10 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
There are...multiple, then?
thatsaflaregun: (My retarded scarf is unhappy.)

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[personal profile] thatsaflaregun 2013-03-13 08:50 am (UTC)(link)
Aye. And I was led to the one I needed to find.
jurisimpudent: (stressed)

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[personal profile] jurisimpudent 2013-03-13 05:18 pm (UTC)(link)
And which one was that?
jurisimpudent: (tucking hair behind ear)

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[personal profile] jurisimpudent 2013-03-17 01:13 am (UTC)(link)
Er - but you just said you were led to it.
thatsaflaregun: (TRIBBLES.)

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[personal profile] thatsaflaregun 2013-03-17 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
I know, but I couldn't tell you anything about that place. Just... We were there for what seemed like forever and when we came out of it, all I know is that I understand what's happening here.
jurisimpudent: (staring)

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[personal profile] jurisimpudent 2013-03-17 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
...Right. Very well. Then - what's happening here?
thatsaflaregun: (Swallowing sadness like a boss.)

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[personal profile] thatsaflaregun 2013-03-17 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
I can't explain it. Every time I try, people look at me like I've lost my mind.
jurisimpudent: (irritable)

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[personal profile] jurisimpudent 2013-03-17 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
Well, you can't see my face right now, so please try.
thatsaflaregun: (I'm a modern sort of mystic.)

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[personal profile] thatsaflaregun 2013-03-20 06:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[He hisses and for a moment, he sounds like he might refuse again, but he doesn't.] It's the island. Different location, same bloody ordeal. I just know.