scotch_egg: (compassion)
Alec Hardy ([personal profile] scotch_egg) wrote in [community profile] tramitem_net2020-07-07 10:29 pm

Video

[somewhat accidental, an upshot as he's holding the device loose in his hand. He is staring at the "toll booth" in front of the portal. Suitcase beside him as if he'd only just arrived. Looking a little healthier saved for the usual hollow eyed look of someone who believes sleep is a four letter word.]

Fuck me.

Fuck me. Fuck me.

[he hasn't gone through it yet, but then he can't seem to move from the spot. He sucks in a shaky breath and runs a hand through his hair]

Bloody hell.
not_as_i_do: (hello social network)

[personal profile] not_as_i_do 2020-07-25 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
Let's just say, if I were in a worse mood, I'd tell you 'I'm fine, piss off'.

[he gives him a knowing look and a smile, putting air quotes around it ... trying to make a joke out of what was possibly one of the worst first impressions he's ever made. he clears his throat]

In my first memory, I was ... chained. To something.

[he's only willing to admit the details he can come to grips with. potentially being some sort of prisoner is ... difficult stuff]
not_as_i_do: (you're gonna be fine)

[personal profile] not_as_i_do 2020-07-25 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
I've been wondering that, too. Scanning through the network, trying to see if anyone's figured anything out. But it's mostly just people sharing things they learn, or asking questions. Normally I'd go to that bureau, but ... the very few interactions I've had with them so far suggest they aren't really up for answering questions.

[beat]

I mean, they could mean nothing at all, donut holes, but that'd be terribly nihilistic, and I personally like to think what we do has meaning to someone, even if it's just the people we know. The lives we touch.
not_as_i_do: (Default)

[personal profile] not_as_i_do 2020-07-27 03:05 am (UTC)(link)
Mm.

[excuse him while he mulls all this over for a moment. and then:]

Catching. You mean, as in, you think that being Different might actually be some form of contagion?
not_as_i_do: (well you see...)

[personal profile] not_as_i_do 2020-07-28 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Families, hmm? ... Yes, that's certainly food for thought. I'd definitely be interested in delving into it a little deeper. Anyone else doing that yet? Of the Different, I mean, of course.
not_as_i_do: (told you so)

[personal profile] not_as_i_do 2020-07-29 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
Fair enough. [well, he knows when he's being dismissed] Sorry to have kept you.