Phase Eight: Recrimination

[emorangerpink]

[Laura's in the brig.

It's at her own insistence, as soon as she was awake enough to insist. Once the medics were okay with letting her out of their sight, she went in to a cell. She's staying there until as much has been done to confirm she doesn't have any more surprises buried in the back of her mind as was done for Cheng, and then some. And it's noticeable to anyone who's used to her appearance that her ever-present amplifier is not on her wrist.

If you want to talk to her, it might take a while. Aside from the exhaustion of the fight, she's spending some of her time awake curled up in tears or otherwise unresponsive. Still - if you're patient, or time your visit right, she'll be able to speak, if you have something to say.]

Comments

[emorangerpink]

You don't even realize how patient she is with you. See? She's wasted on you.

[Hey, it turns out this was a pretty good distraction after all.]

[2hell-weride.livejournal.com]

Hey, I know she gets on me about some stuff but... what are you even talking about?

[[You have now gotten him feeling incredibly unsure and self conscious about his relationship.]]

[emorangerpink]

I'm being jealous, it doesn't have to make sense!

[2hell-weride.livejournal.com]

Oh... OH!

Heh... [[No, really, you had MarKus messed up for a minute there.]] I guess I deserved that... Me and my backwards half-assed flirting.

[[He's still kind of hanging his head on the bars though.]] I never said I was an expert at motivational speeches, but, I wasn't going to not try. Not after all the cool shit you said to my parents about me.

[emorangerpink]

I didn't say anything I didn't mean. And... I know you didn't, either. And I appreciate it.

I'll get better. I just... I can't do it on command. But I'll do it.

[2hell-weride.livejournal.com]

[[He's still going to blow by that insecurity as 'she's jealous'. It might be better that way, otherwise his paranoia might actually make him mess things up.]]

Well... you wanna hug at least, or something? Food? TV? Kick that Dantoinne guy in the teeth?

[emorangerpink]

[Laura's accepting no responsibility for MarKus' insecurity. Her jealousy's not genuine enough that she wouldn't try to help if she know how much of an issue it was, though.]

One hug. And I'll pass along the kick in the teeth to him, myself.