Goblin
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Post by Goblin on Nov 1, 2011 0:55:02 GMT -5
"Yeah? Really?" Her face lit up. "That means a lot, you know. The kids in here...I think they've given up more and more, bit by bit, the whole time I've been here. No one fights back anymore. So...thanks, Cav."
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"I know," he whispered, holding her tight. "It really does." He loved her, all right, and it hurt so much that he'd almost sent his own elaborate plan to hell. He could just see Riddle laughing at him. But he'd held back just enough, and Maggie was holding him and not crying, and things felt okay again--for now.
((Off to bed! <3))
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Post by Cavalier on Nov 1, 2011 1:00:08 GMT -5
((Night!!))
Cav shifted on his feet, eyes on her face. He wouldn't have admitted to anyone, not in a hundred years, that she looked pretty when she smiled. He only nodded. "Well, it's easy to give up in here, I guess. And you've been in here too long. You oughta get out."
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She kissed him. She didn't care who else was in the room, or that she knew they only had a few minutes left together before he had to leave again, or that anyone could walk in at any time. She didn't care about any of it. She just kissed him, holding his face in her hands, pouring herself into that kiss. She had the brief, terrifying thought that it felt like some tragic last kiss, but she shoved the thought away and just kissed him harder.
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Post by Goblin on Nov 1, 2011 8:39:04 GMT -5
"Wish it was that easy," Footsteps said with a wry smile. "Only Cowboy's ever done it, as far as I know." She glanced at the nearest barred window. "I'd like to get out, though. I miss...weather. It never rains in here, you know? We might hear it outside, but we don't get to feel it. I used to take walks in the rain." She looked a bit sheepish.
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As Goblin returned her kiss just as passionately, he also had a kind of ominous feeling, but he shoved it aside, assumed that Cav would tell him when their break was over, and went on kissing her as if the world was ending.
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Post by Cavalier on Nov 1, 2011 10:46:11 GMT -5
Cav couldn't help the little smile he gave her. "We'll get you out. Goblin'll figure out a way. It's the least he could do after getting you mixed up in all this, and making you babysit his girlfriend." He moved his hand so his fingers brushed briefly against her sleeve again. They'd have to back soon.
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She clung to him like a lifeline, murmuring desperate 'I love yous' and his name against his lips. Her hands were in his hair, she was flushed and her lips were swollen, when she heard Cav finally clear his throat.
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Post by Goblin on Nov 1, 2011 11:04:21 GMT -5
She noticed his fingers this time and blushed slightly, but she was smiling wider than ever. "If Goblin can find a way, we'll all get out of here." Which was, in truth, the only way she'd ever leave. Only if she knew that every single kid in here was free.
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Goblin genuinely wished that the rest of the world would just fall away for once and just leave him and Maggie alone forever. But he knew that the last thing any of them needed was to get in trouble for something stupid like being late for chores. He pulled away slowly, giving Script's hand one last squeeze. "I'll see you soon?"
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Post by Cavalier on Nov 1, 2011 11:11:20 GMT -5
Cav glanced over at Footsteps as he pushed himself off from where he was leaning against a bunk. "Hope you're right." He turned to face her fully, the picture of nonchalance, but his eyes met hers. "Guess I'll see you later."
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She held his hand, reluctant to let it go, then nodded, slipping her fingers away. "Be careful, Sebastian? Please? And--and the warden said he wanted to see me later. Meet with me or something." She bit her lip. The warden made her extremely nervous.
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Post by Goblin on Nov 1, 2011 11:26:26 GMT -5
Footsteps nodded. "Take care of yourself," she said warmly, touching Cav's arm for a moment.
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Goblin's stomach clenched. He glanced at Cav, remembering what he'd said about the warden taking an interest in Maggie, and his brain went into overdrive as he frantically tried to come up with a way to protect her. "If you can get out of that," he said as calmly as he could, "maybe pretend you're sick or something, do it, okay? And if not...tell him something about your family...something that's not true. Make 'em cops or Mobsters or something..." Anything to keep him from laying a hand on her.
He kissed her one last time and headed for the door with a horrible, icy feeling that the warden would never buy it.
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Post by Cavalier on Nov 1, 2011 11:32:11 GMT -5
Cav froze in place, eyes locked on hers a minute. Then he nodded and took a step back. "You, too. See ya." He turned, heading towards the bunk under the vent. "Use the vent, Goblin. Door makes noise when you open it. They did it on purpose." He glanced at Footsteps one more time before crawling back through the vent and out of sight.
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Maggie chewed her lip, standing up as Goblin walked away. "I..I'll figure something out..." She wanted to believe that. But she knew she wouldn't be able to put up much of a fight if anything...well, she just wouldn't think about that right now. "I love you, Sebastian. No matter what." She wanted to believe that, too.
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Post by Goblin on Nov 1, 2011 11:38:02 GMT -5
Goblin gave his head a quick shake and changed directions; he knew about the door, he just wasn't thinking straight right now. He reached the vent just as Script finished speaking, and winced before turning around and looking her in the eye. "I know. I love you, too." He climbed up through the vent and followed Cav back to the bunkroom, where most of the boys had already gathered to sweep, wash windows, straighten sheets--whatever made them look busy when the guards came around.
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Footsteps watched Cav and Goblin disappear into the ceiling with a soft sigh before she went back over to sit by Script. "That looked kind of intense," she said gently. "How'd it go?"
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Post by Cavalier on Nov 1, 2011 11:41:20 GMT -5
Cav dropped down into the room, heading to his bunk to make the bed. He glanced at Goblin. He didn't look so good. "Come help me."
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Script chewed on her lip until it bled, wincing at the sting. "I--I have a bad feeling about this, 'Steps. Really bad." She lifted her eyes to look at the girl, nearly trembling. "I dunno if we're gonna survive this..."
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Post by Goblin on Nov 1, 2011 11:57:12 GMT -5
Goblin obeyed without really thinking about it; he was fixing up the sheets, but his mind was somewhere else entirely--with Script, the Trio, even Risk and Sapphy, who might be in Five Points by now getting into God knows what kind of trouble. After this, I'm never making another plan. Never. I'll sit in the lobby all day reading books and playing with the cats.
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Footsteps clicked her tongue and pulled out a handkerchief, handing it to Script to dab at her lip. "Don't give up yet," she said earnestly. "You two are obviously really close...he's so worried about you...and you're helping him do all this when you didn't have to. That seems like a pretty solid relationship to me!" She just hoped Script was talking about the survival of her relationship, and not actual survival.
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Post by Cavalier on Nov 1, 2011 12:00:30 GMT -5
Cav watched him silently, then said, "I lied before. About your plan being doomed to failure."
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Honestly, at this point, Script wasn't really sure which way she meant it. "I'm scared, Footsteps. Honest to goodness scared. I wasn't made for all this..."
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Post by Goblin on Nov 1, 2011 12:21:28 GMT -5
Goblin started and looked up at him. "Really? Because I'm starting to feel that way myself lately."
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"Most of us weren't," Footsteps said, putting a hand on her arm. "Even the kids who act tough, they're mostly just as scared as you are. But you know we've got your back, right? You're not alone in this. And if you get into trouble with anyone, just..." She remembered the advice Goblin gave her when they first became friends. "Just figure out what they want and try to give it to them. If you can do that, they'll leave you alone. And if it's something you don't want to give, make them think you're going to. String them along and buy yourself some time."
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Post by Cavalier on Nov 1, 2011 12:26:29 GMT -5
Cav smirked, then shrugged. "I think you're on to something. I might help, actually." He glanced over at him.
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Maggie nodded, fearing she might cry again, but she was dried out after crying all night. She sighed heavily. "The warden....he--he looks at funny..."
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Post by Goblin on Nov 1, 2011 12:33:27 GMT -5
Goblin looked at him in surprise. He had a feeling this had a lot to do with Footsteps, but he didn't really give a damn about Cav's motives; he needed all the help he could get. "You don't happen to know what to do about Script and the warden, do you?"
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Footsteps sighed and gave her arm a squeeze. "I know, hon. And you've got to do what I said. String him along, make excuses--be polite, act interested, but don't give in. Buy yourself time." She knew Goblin would have done his best to advise Script, but most of the boys didn't really understand how to handle this kind of situation. The girls, on the other hand, had far too much experience.
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