Aboard the OceaNyx, Wednesday afternoon
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History said that the weirdness in town had probably abated by now, but Duke and his partners had quietly agreed to stay at sea a bit longer. Let things with them settle a bit more, before inviting Fandom chaos back in.
Unfortunately, Fandom chaos wasn't the only kind they had to worry about.
Duke had been feeling increasingly ill as the days went by, and by Wednesday morning, he heaved himself over to the wheel only to pretty much collapse into his seat, panting.
How could just existing be this draining??
[for those on the boat with him, and slow play. NFB due to distance.]
Unfortunately, Fandom chaos wasn't the only kind they had to worry about.
Duke had been feeling increasingly ill as the days went by, and by Wednesday morning, he heaved himself over to the wheel only to pretty much collapse into his seat, panting.
How could just existing be this draining??
[for those on the boat with him, and slow play. NFB due to distance.]
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Date: 2024-05-04 09:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-05-04 09:54 pm (UTC)Of course, she didn't even realize how she was still half-panting from the shock.
On the bright side, while there was probably going to be some bruising, luckily there weren't any cuts.
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Date: 2024-05-05 12:19 am (UTC)He walked to a cabinet to rifle around, to find a dustpan.
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Date: 2024-05-05 12:54 am (UTC)He watched Octavia with a miserable smile.
“Sorry.”
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Date: 2024-05-05 08:32 am (UTC)(She didn't look fine, but she made it upright.)
She shook her head, slowly and carefully, meeting Duke's gaze. "You didn't want this."
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Date: 2024-05-05 09:35 am (UTC)He returned with a dustpan, kneeling down by her side to start sweeping up the shards. "So what do we know about this particular trouble?"
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Date: 2024-05-05 03:26 pm (UTC)No wonder Jordan was always so angry. So bitter.
“Jordan’s trouble,” he said softly. “She was like a human taser. Anyone she touched . . . hurt.”
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Date: 2024-05-05 03:55 pm (UTC)"That one sentient blood puddle didn't like it either," she added. It was the main thing she'd actually seen in person before, after all.
Until this time.
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Date: 2024-05-05 04:06 pm (UTC)Somehow, he still assumed this stuff all worked by the same rules.
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Date: 2024-05-05 05:58 pm (UTC)(Audrey had never figured out Nathan's trigger, either.)
"In the meantime . . . guess I'm not sleeping naked anymore."
There wasn't enough room on this boat for them to not share a bed. Not unless he decided to sleep on the deck.
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Date: 2024-05-05 06:02 pm (UTC)There was a lot of that about, wasn't there? Figuring things out.
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Date: 2024-05-05 06:05 pm (UTC)And Duke's trouble didn't seem to do anything to him.
He was not going to think about that too hard.
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Date: 2024-05-05 06:09 pm (UTC)(Lucifer was no longer vulnerable to him. Or was it just because this was a trouble and he wasn't vulnerable to those? Or Lucifer didn't trust him, which made sense, because Duke was a fuck up and maybe he shouldn't be trusted --)
"I can wear pajamas," he said. "I should -- get used to being covered. Just in case."
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Date: 2024-05-05 06:21 pm (UTC)She just didn't want anyone else to hurt right now.
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Date: 2024-05-05 06:23 pm (UTC)"Whatever you feel comfortable with," he said.
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Date: 2024-05-05 06:28 pm (UTC)Or possibly ever.
"Fuck, I want a drink."
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Date: 2024-05-05 06:33 pm (UTC)That was his area, not hers.
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Date: 2024-05-05 06:36 pm (UTC)"Right, I'll get the scotch," he said, tossed the contents of the dustpan in the trash, and walked towards the liquor cabinet.
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Date: 2024-05-05 06:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-05-05 06:48 pm (UTC)"I'm all the way over here, jaka," she murmured. (Where 'here' was 'on the floor'.) "It's okay."
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