Aldaras Evanak Sarbror (
touchedinthehead) wrote2014-08-12 09:39 pm
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Impatience
Aldaras doesn't bring up the knife with Annie again, nor his sister, or various ways she could be hurt. Annie has homework, so she doesn't stay at his apartment too long. He goes back to having nothing to do - there's some more pacing, some quiet freaking out over Annie and her safety, and then he distracts himself with obsessive preparation for taking care of the knife.
He'll - pack with the assumption that he can save his sister. There's lots of non-perishable food, packing as much as possible with the least amount of weight. Water, too, but that one's a bit harder. It's always heavy. Whatever, that's fine, he'll just - obsessively pack some more things. Pack, pack, pack.
Predictably, he runs out of things to do. Except think. Which has become something of a minefield, lately. To keep him from doing something stupid. He can't think about Zevaia, can't think about the knife, can't think about the Dean and how insanely long it's taking him to get the smallest tidbits of information out of him. He can't think too much about obsessive ways to make sure Annie's safe, for fear of becoming some kind of psychotic, controlling stalker or something.
But trying to not think about Annie is a recipe for failure or insanity, so he distracts himself with - what ifs. What would have happened if he'd met her without the necklace's and tracker's side effects combination, what he would have done if she'd asked him to kiss her...
That helps the time pass by faster.
He'll - pack with the assumption that he can save his sister. There's lots of non-perishable food, packing as much as possible with the least amount of weight. Water, too, but that one's a bit harder. It's always heavy. Whatever, that's fine, he'll just - obsessively pack some more things. Pack, pack, pack.
Predictably, he runs out of things to do. Except think. Which has become something of a minefield, lately. To keep him from doing something stupid. He can't think about Zevaia, can't think about the knife, can't think about the Dean and how insanely long it's taking him to get the smallest tidbits of information out of him. He can't think too much about obsessive ways to make sure Annie's safe, for fear of becoming some kind of psychotic, controlling stalker or something.
But trying to not think about Annie is a recipe for failure or insanity, so he distracts himself with - what ifs. What would have happened if he'd met her without the necklace's and tracker's side effects combination, what he would have done if she'd asked him to kiss her...
That helps the time pass by faster.
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When Aldaras shows up, the secretary says, in a trembling voice, "The dean says that touching the necklace can rescue the cut."
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Annie scoots a couple inches away.
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One quick glance at Annie tells him she's - understandably nervous. He tries very hard not to let her fear of him hurt. It doesn't quite work. He changes his grip on the box to be reasonably away from Annie, hard to get to open easily, and attempt to look non threatening. He will not be forcibly poking her with the creepy nonconsent love necklace. That would be wrong.
He smiles, just a bit. He can get his sister back.
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There are other things he wants to say, but - he really doesn't want to pressure her. 'In case I die, I love you,' isn't really salient information, she already knows he loves her.
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And they part ways.
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He goes and revises the ad, and then he prints up flyers and starts trying to persuade people personally.
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There's one guy who is quite white-faced and miserable-looking, carrying a bag, rushing through campus with his lips pursed tight and looking like he's about to cry.
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He notices the - miserable looking person. His mind's currently got blinders on, so his first assumption is 'The knife did it.' "... Are you okay?"
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He has a blank expression on his face.
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"... Saying - that is a side-effect?" he asks, softly.
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But he does sort of want to maybe cry in a corner somewhere.
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