108. Plain

[corrinesbell]

That wasn't me.

I dunno what that was but I promise it wasn't me. I'm really sorry if I said something terrible to any of you.

...Especially you, Colette.

Shirley, I think...can I talk to you?

[And there are some apologies that only work in person. Which is why later in the day she'll be going to house 42 and knocking hesitantly on the door]

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[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

I can heal it a bit.

[So he gets up and goes to her side to do so.]

[corrinesbell]

[It works, too, like it did for Raine. But she doesn't want to have to depend on someone to be around all the time to heal her when she gets a headache.]

It's not a big deal.

[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

You've been through a lot, it's the least I can do.

[corrinesbell]

...Sorry. About...before.

[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

It's all right. I can't say I'm not grateful I'm not in your shape.

[corrinesbell]

But...you were right. I was stupid.

[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

It's all right. You're still not as dumb as me.

[corrinesbell]

[a very long silence.]

...Was it really that bad?

[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

It's up there on my scariest moments of my life list.

/assumptions

[corrinesbell]

I can't remember...anything until waking up here, with you and Regal.

[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

That's probably for the best, you were in a lot of pain.

[corrinesbell]

[Sheena curls herself up, knees almost all the way to her stomach. There's not a lot more she can say, really.]

[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

[He'll just sit on the bed here. ...In case she needs anything.]

[corrinesbell]

...You really thought I was dead?

[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

...Yeah.

[corrinesbell]

I just...I didn't wanna lose another friend...because I was too scared to do anything.

[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

I know. As much as I bitched... you still did protect me.

[corrinesbell]

[There are a lot of things she wants to say. Not many of them make much sense. 'Half-conscious and shaking' keeps repeating itself in her head. And she is, now. Shaking.]

[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

[...Aw, hell. He hopes he's not going to get pummeled for this, but he'll awkwardly lie down beside her and hug her.]

[corrinesbell]

[No, no pummeling here. She might even lean back against him a little bit.]

[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

[Yay, he's not going to die.

....This is still an interesting position and he's going to be up ALL NIGHT thinking about it.]

[corrinesbell]

[She'll be asleep soon. He's got time.]

[pimpinwings.livejournal.com]

[Well, he doesn't really feel like leaving, so he'll try to sleep too.]