I8DT - Pubbin' (Open)

by **Nathaniel Davis** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 5:19 pm

"That will help her."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 5:21 pm

"I hope so. Bloody time paradoxes meant that I didn't even know to look for her. Still feels like I failed her, in a way."

by **Nathaniel Davis** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 5:26 pm

"Deja vu for you, I suppose."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 5:28 pm

"In more than a few ways, aye."

by **Nathaniel Davis** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 5:32 pm

"There was nothing you could have done then and there was nothing you could have done this time. Junk happens."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 5:36 pm

"I'm just glad I got her off of her notion of rejecting me for my own good."

by **Nathaniel Davis** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 5:39 pm

"Probably the best place to start."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 5:40 pm

"It was just... frustrating."

by **Nathaniel Davis** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 5:45 pm

"Oh, I bet it was."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 5:50 pm

"Just doesn't seem fair to anyone."

by **Nathaniel Davis** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 5:52 pm

"It isn't and it never will be, but you can't go back and fix it. Well, not without serious dimensional repercussions that I don't think even Strange would want to contemplate."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 5:58 pm

"No intention of going back there anyway."

by **Nathaniel Davis** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 6:00 pm

"I'm good with drinking to that," Nate said, lifting his glass and taking another sip.

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 6:04 pm

She raised her glass and took a sip.

"It's just... I don't know how she thought she's undesirable, even now."

by **Nathaniel Davis** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 6:06 pm

"You're not talking like the Catholic girl I used to know. The stuff you do stains your soul, regardless of your religious beliefs. You feel like it becomes a part of who you are and the guilt hangs around you like a cloud. The human mind is especially good at that sort of thing."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 6:08 pm

"Well maybe I'm not a teenager anymore, Nate. It's not like I can just abandon her."

by **Nathaniel Davis** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 6:28 pm

"And I wasn't suggesting you should. Just giving you some perspective."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 6:30 pm

"I'm sorry. It's just... aye. Things have changed."

by **Nathaniel Davis** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:14 pm

"I felt the same way, especially after I found out that Keahi had to go into hiding because of my actions. That whole "how can she possibly want me back once she knows everything I've done" is a huge roadblock."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:25 pm

"The question is by far simpler on the other end. It becomes 'How can I not?'"

by **Nathaniel Davis** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:28 pm

"It seems easy to you now, and I eventually came to understand it. But like a lot of things, it takes time."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:31 pm

"Aye, which is why I'm doing whatever I can."

by **Nathaniel Davis** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:35 pm

Nate nods, "But that raises the question: what are you doing for you?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:37 pm

"What do you mean by that?"

by **Nathaniel Davis** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:39 pm

"I mean, what are you doing to make sure you stay sane? It won't help her slightly if you go straight off the deep end while trying to help her because you aren't taking care of yourself."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:43 pm

"I'm not the one who had to go through this. There's nothing to worry about."

by **Nathaniel Davis** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:44 pm

"That's bull, Sam, and you know it."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 7:51 pm

"I think I know from crazy after all these years."

by **Nathaniel Davis** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:04 pm

"You should also know how easy it is to tip over that precipice without trying."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:16 pm

"Look, I'm not certain what you're getting at here, but I can assure you, there's nothing to be concerned about. I'm taking care of myself just fine."

by **Nathaniel Davis** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:27 pm

"Okay. So I guess that just leaves the question of when you want me out of your hair. I've got some stuff that Madison asked me to run down, but I'm finished with the security audit, so once that's done, I can get out of here unless you have something else you need me for."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:31 pm

She sighed.

"I'm not trying to drive you away here, Nate."

by **Nathaniel Davis** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:40 pm

"I'm not saying you are. But most schools don't want me around any longer than they have to. Understandable since I represent X-Corp. But I don't want to just pull up stakes and leave if you've got things you need me for."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:44 pm

"I've just barely had the chance to look over your findings on that. If you wanted to stay longer, I certainly wouldn't be the one complaining."

by **Nathaniel Davis** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 8:59 pm

"I'm sure Tala would love for me to go ahead and leave. I guess it partly depends on how this Jane Doe situation turns out."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 9:20 pm

"I did read the reports on that so far. Bit of a mystery."

by **Nathaniel Davis** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 9:29 pm

"Still is, but we've got some leads. That's what I'm running down for Madison. I can summarize the security audit for you: You've still got good security guards, a few of your cameras needed upgrading, and there were a couple of good spots to put cameras that didn't have them already. All the equipment has already been requisitioned and if it hasn't already been installed, should be installed soon."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 9:34 pm

"Well that's one less thing to worry about, I suppose."

by **Nathaniel Davis** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 9:41 pm

"Yeah, the large report is to appease the people at X-Corp who like large reports."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sun Dec 04, 2011 9:45 pm

"There are a few, that I can recall." She chuckled.

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