Kennedy
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Post by Kennedy on Oct 5, 2011 9:39:48 GMT -5
Peace and quiet at last. The much in-demand and elusive Kennedy Blake was at the Brooklyn Lodging House, catching up on some sleep. The last few weeks had been insane and she finally was able to stole away.
The lodging house seemed to be the wisest choice -- no one around to ask her questions (unlike Manhattan's lodge) -- no baby to watch or an overprotective brother and sister figure.
Just. Sleep.
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Wraith
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Post by Wraith on Oct 5, 2011 10:06:44 GMT -5
Wraith was usually good at finding people, but what good was that skill when you couldn't find the girl you'd been sleeping with for months? There had been no sign of Kennedy in Tristan's apartment, no sign in Manhattan, and while Kennedy had often gone on about her beloved grandmother, Wraith had realized she had no idea where the woman lived. She had wormed her way into Tristan's family largely to get closer to Kennedy, but lately she'd almost felt like she was taking her place.
Finally, it occurred to her to drop by Kennedy's old home, the place where they'd first met. Dodging curious eyes, she came into the bunkroom...and found her lover fast asleep in one of the beds. Dying to talk to her but not wanting to wake her up, she perched on the opposite bunk and quietly waited.
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Kennedy
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Post by Kennedy on Oct 5, 2011 10:08:24 GMT -5
Kennedy wasn't in a deep sleep -- she felt someone watching her. She slowly fluttered her eyes open and locked her stare onto Wraith's.
"...Hey."
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Post by Wraith on Oct 5, 2011 10:33:21 GMT -5
"Hey." She smiled hesitantly. "It's been a while. We've been worried." Well, she'd been worried. Tristan had been a little distracted lately.
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Kennedy
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Post by Kennedy on Oct 5, 2011 10:35:54 GMT -5
"Sorry about that," she said, voice heavier than usual. She closed her eyes again for a few long moments, thinking. "What's new?"
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Post by Wraith on Oct 5, 2011 10:40:51 GMT -5
"Er, well..." She thought about how to answer that. "There's an undercover cop in my lodging house. He doesn't seem as bad as I thought at first, though. Might actually be a decent guy, for a cop." She hesitated. "He kind of reunited me with a childhood...friend. Tara. I think you'd like her."
She almost mentioned Tristan's newfound daughter and upcoming custody battle, which still had her stomach in knots, but something about Kennedy's posture stopped her. "You all right? You look exhausted."
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Kennedy
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Post by Kennedy on Oct 5, 2011 10:43:12 GMT -5
"Grandma died."
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Post by Wraith on Oct 5, 2011 10:47:44 GMT -5
Wraith opened her mouth and found that she couldn't say anything for a moment. She hadn't seen that coming. "I'm so sorry, Kenny," she said softly.
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Kennedy
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Post by Kennedy on Oct 5, 2011 10:51:00 GMT -5
"Yeah... Me too," she said softly. She turned away on her side, closing her eyes. She hadn't a real deep sleep in days.
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Post by Wraith on Oct 5, 2011 10:54:25 GMT -5
"I'll-I'll just let you rest," Wraith offered, trying not to choke up; there were tears in her eyes just from seeing her eternally bouncy friend (girlfriend?) in this state. "I can come back later...or I can just stay here a while." She would have liked to be holding her tight right now, but people wanted different things when they were grieving. The best she could do was offer options.
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Kennedy
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Post by Kennedy on Oct 5, 2011 10:56:10 GMT -5
"You should go. I'll just be sleeping," she murmured.
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Post by Wraith on Oct 5, 2011 11:03:26 GMT -5
She nodded even though Kennedy couldn't see her. "Just...let me know if you need anything, all right? I'll be nearby." By which she meant sitting in the lobby worrying. Wraith had been through a lot of badness in her short life, but she'd never lost someone she loved. She felt helpless and generally awful.
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Kennedy
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Post by Kennedy on Oct 5, 2011 11:04:33 GMT -5
KENNEDY SLEPT FOR NINETEEN HOURS THE LUCKY BITCH.
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Post by Wraith on Oct 5, 2011 11:06:22 GMT -5
((Haha! Time jump? Or end of thread?))
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Kennedy
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Post by Kennedy on Oct 5, 2011 11:07:02 GMT -5
((Time jump, but of course!))
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