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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 7:57 pm
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Eloquent Conversationalist
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Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2018 4:12 pm
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Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2018 1:13 pm
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Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2018 8:44 pm
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Eloquent Conversationalist
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Posted: Tue May 01, 2018 7:00 pm
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▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂ L A N A x M c x C L A N A H A N ▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂Places: the room xxxxFaces: intruders
The man kept talking, seeing that he had gotten her attention to some degree, trying to say what he could before she shut him out again. He seemed very sincere, and no one that had tried to talk to her before had left the ball so entirely in her court, so to speak. She wasn't sure she trusted him, or that he was who he said he was, but he didn't seem ready to attack her or strap her to a lab table, and he had no needles -- he didn't look like a doctor at all. That was somewhat reassuring. She called the shots, he told her. She spaced out at a spot on the floor listening to his promises and pleas and rocking slightly in her place as she tried to decide what to do. The man was confusing her terribly. She was upset, and she didn't trust anyone, but she wanted to believe what this man was saying to her, which in turn made her all the more frustrated and confused. She knew that it couldn't be real, but she was having such a hard time finding the holes, especially with all of the things he knew about her.
Finally she shot a look back at the two people in the room. If she had any say, they would humor her, and if what she wanted couldn't be done, then the man was a liar, just like everyone else. "I call the shots?" She repeated, almost testily. "Fine. I'll talk to you. Only if she goes outside." Lana jutted her chin out towards the woman in the room. She didn't have the focus to pay attention to both of them at the same time, and she'd be damned if she let her guard down to talk to one person, only to have the other sneak up on her. "And you stay by the door." She added as an afterthought. She couldn't have anyone getting too close. If they complied, then perhaps there was some truth to the things he was saying. They seemed simple enough demands to her.
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Posted: Mon May 21, 2018 8:39 pm
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"As a girl I wanted to be just like those heroes in the books.Someone who fought for what was right and protect people who couldn't protect themselves."
Lexi Darksilver Halo
It had been a dramatic few minutes. There was so much fear and pain in Lana, Lexi was afraid Joel wouldn't be able to get the break through they needed. She could hardly blame the woman. Lexi was way more familiar with the kind of work those scientist did. The kind of work her parents did. It was difficult for her to directly face someone who was damaged by the experiments done. By comparison Marcus seemed like a rather well adjusted individual. So Lexi stood quietly by the door, pale faced and rather shocked by what she was witnessing. It was extremely difficult to watch, yet she had promised the medical staff she would stay in case Lana became violent.
Then Joel told Lana she could call the shots, and Lana took it a little more literally than likely what Joel had expected. She wasn't sure how the staff outside felt about leaving Joel alone, but in Lexi's mind there was no option. If there was a chance she would open up to Joel, no matter how small, she knew Joel would want to take it whatever the risk to himself. She reached forward and gave Joel a small squeeze on his shoulder that she hoped was comforting. “I'll be outside if you need anything.” She told him softly, without waiting for him to answer Lana's request. Then she slipped out the door and into the observation room with James and the psychologist who had been attempting to treat Lana all this time.
“That was harder than I expected.” She told James in the same soft tone she had used with Joel. She didn't elaborate though. Lexi didn't really want to get into everything in her own past, especially with the doctor standing there, but also because it felt a bit selfish. This should be about Joel and Lana, not herself.
Jan 22 2013
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Eloquent Conversationalist
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 6:34 pm
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Joel McClanahan | Detective | Providence | Thirty two | ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴
All Joel could do was pray silently, that some of his words were being heard by the girl. She was erratic, scared and volatile; and rightly so. She had been through hell and back, they would be stupid to accept anything less. This was all he had wanted for decades, and he would be damned if he couldn’t get through to her.
Joel’s breath stopped when she looked up at them both. Her eyes more… determined? It was as though she was trying to catch him out. Which of course she probably was. “Yes, yes! You call the shots,” He said nodding his head fervently. He almost sighed with relief when he heard her say the word “fine”. Before he could respond he felt lexi’s hand on his shoulder. For a moment he was worried she would refuse, but she merely confirmed her support before leaving the room. He nodded in acknowledgement. He was most thankful towards her. Despite this worrying him slightly. He knew what Lana was capable of, even without her powers. Who knew what she could do now.
At her second request, he moved almost immediately, standing just in front of the door. “Is this okay?” He asked, making sure she was happy. If she wasn’t happy she wouldn’t talk, and that was the last thing he wanted. “Lana I promise you it’s me, is there anything I can do to prove it to you?” He said almost desperately. He was too distressed to think clearly. And the last time he had seen her was so long ago, he couldn’t remember anything specifically that would prove it was him.
Unless he showed her the scars. Under his shirt, across his back were a series of oddly shaped scars which had resulted from Lana’s own powers when they were children. And also, the scar from the bullet which had very nearly ended his life. Joel often forgot about them, since he couldn’t see them. But that was a sure-fire way to prove that it was him. “Don’t panic,” He spoke hastily before being very quick to remove his shirt. “Do you remember when we were kids, and we used to see how much electricity it would take to knock me on my a**?” He turned around so that she can see. How did he not think of this before.
∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴∵∴ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ | Location- Providence HQ DC | Feeling- Hopeful | OOC:
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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 1:29 pm
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Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 7:39 pm
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Eloquent Conversationalist
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Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2018 8:25 pm
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▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂ L A N A x M c x C L A N A H A N ▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂▂Places: the room xxxxFaces: intruders
Lana tensed slightly when the woman moved, but she only assured the man that she would be outside. Which confused her even more. She had told herself that if they complied that would prove that there was some truth behind their words, but in actuality it only made her more nervous, because no one had ever responded to her demands in that way before. It wasn't what she expected, which made it frightening. She didn't like when things didn't go like they were supposed to. The part of her brain that knew this was a good thing was almost nonexistent at this point in time. It was a good thing when they left her alone. It was a good thing when she made them so nervous they didn't bother her. They had never listened to her before, and she couldn't fathom why they would have reason to do so now, and so to Lana this charade was going a bit too far. As if the woman leaving wasn't strange enough already, the man claiming to be her brother moved to the door as well, just like she'd asked. "Why?" She muttered aloud, though it was more like she was asking herself than asking him. "Why? Why are you listening to me?" She continued to mutter. "Why are you doing this?"
She continued to mutter under her breath until the man shifted again, telling her not to panic, but she was already starting to panic. Generally once she started she had a hard time stopping it. Her panic attacks were generally on a whole different level, though. Honestly it was a wonder she hadn't just managed to give herself a heart attack or something already. And the sentiment "don't panic" in and of itself was never very comforting. Usually when someone told you not to panic that meant there was every reason to panic. She was breathing rather quickly again, but all her maybe-impostor-brother did was take off his shirt. Again, she was confused. He turned around, revealing scars on his back. "Do you remember when we were kids, and we used to see how much electricity it would take to knock me on my ass?" He asked, and she frowned again, her breathing still a bit erratic. She did. But she was still torn between all the personal details, and being absolutely convinced that this was some sort of ruse. She had said she would listen if they did as she asked, but she was finding it difficult to change her mostly made up mind that they had to be up to no good. She hadn't found out what they were up to, yet, but she knew it was no good. It had to be. There was no other possibility. Slowly she nodded, though she quickly changed her tune again. "This isn't possible," She muttered, shaking her head again. "It's not real, it's not real, I don't know how but it's not..." She continued to mutter quietly, again, to herself. Finally she noticed a detail that she thought perhaps she could catch him on. "Joel would only have had one bullet scar -- you have two." She stated, as though that were completely final. Of course, a logical person would assume that in so many years it was entirely possible to be shot more than once. But Lana was not a logical person currently, and so all that mattered to her in that moment was that it didn't line up and therefore he had to be lying. "I don't know how you know all this. Or if you're some kind of... of... Shapeshifter or something... but... you can't be Joel. It's not possible, it's not real. I can't listen, I don't want to listen," Her breathing was starting to catch again, and her voice was raising ever so slightly as though she might start yelling again at any moment.
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Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2018 9:13 pm
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❝I can do what I want, I'm in complete control. That's what I tell myself. I got a mind of my own, I'll be alright alone. Don't need anybody else. I give myself a good talking to. No more being a fool for you. I remember how you made wanna surrender.❞
▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Dᴇᴛᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ Jᴀᴍᴇs Bʀᴀɴᴅᴛ ↘↘ ███████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████████
❝Always the same, You say that you'll change. Somehow you never do. I believe all your lies, The look in your eyes. You make it all seem true. I guess I see what I wanna see, Or is my heart just deceiving me With that look I know so well, I fall completely under your spell.❞
James couldn't say that he wasn't a bit disappointed to be left out, but he wasn't going to ruin Joel's chances of seeing his sister by arguing about it. He wanted to be there for his best friend, but he would have to do it from the other side of a window. And he did. He remained outside the window with Lana's psychologist through the entire ordeal, with his arms crossed over his chest. He was tense, partially because he couldn't hear what was happening, and partially because of the situation in general. He sort of wished he had had more time to catch up before delving into this, but he also knew how long Joel had been looking for his sister, and he didn't want to be the cause of more time wasted. This was more important, and it was enough for him just to know that Joel was, in fact, alive and well.
The ordeal inside the room was hard enough to watch, and James almost wished they would turn the speakers allowing them to listen in off. He could only imagine with a furrowed brow what Joel was feeling just now. Even Lexi looked a bit disturbed. James could practically feel Lana's screams through the glass. As if the speakers couldn't quite contain them. It was heartbreaking, in honesty, and James had seen quite a lot of heartbreaking things in his life. "Has she always been like this?" James asked the psychologist, but he had a feeling he already knew the answer, even before it was confirmed that she had been. After a while, James had to turn away from the window for a few moments. Until Lexi opened the door again to leave at Lana's request. It felt like they had been there for ages at that point, but it couldn't have been all that long, really. "That was harder than I expected," She told him gently, and he nodded in agreement. "Do you think he's actually getting anywhere?" He asked, but that was before Lana seemed to grow jittery again inside the room. Apparently listening to her was having a rather backwards effect. "He's not going to give up, you know, even if he can't get through to her right now. He'll keep trying," James commented, as though making sure that that wasn't going to be a problem. They had been apart for a year, but they had known each other far longer, and if there was one thing he knew for sure about Joel McClanahan it was that he was a determined son of a b***h.
❝Damn your eyes. They're taking my breath away For making me wanna stay Damn your eyes For getting my hopes up high Making me fall in love again! Damn your eyes.❞
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