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strangetrip2018-06-15 06:19 pm
st_alksthroughwalls) wrote in strangetrip2018-06-15 06:19 pm
Check-In: Not-Mother Hen
Kitty sat at the bar with a cup of coffee and her notebook, watching the 'welcoming committee' make themselves busy. Liz was here, as she'd promised Kitty she would be and Kitty gave her a quick smile of encouragement.
One of the worst things about Check-In Days was that you never knew whether it'd be a whole long day of no one arriving, one spectacular fall from the ceiling and dropping dead after another, or anything in between. It made it hard to know what to do with yourself. After awhile, you got used to it and just kept on with whatever you'd do otherwise, and know that if you didn't step up for a new arrival, someone else would. But for someone not used to treating it like a responsibility to be here, especially someone with Liz's anxious need to be perfect at it, Check-In Day could be emotionally exhausting.
So Kitty made sure to have milk warmed for hot cocoa and her plans for the obstacle course handy in case Liz needed something to do with herself. Otherwise, she was working on a modification of Cerebro to see if she could start detecting new arrivals.
[ooc: Regular check-in day gathering post. If you want Kitty, ping me.]
One of the worst things about Check-In Days was that you never knew whether it'd be a whole long day of no one arriving, one spectacular fall from the ceiling and dropping dead after another, or anything in between. It made it hard to know what to do with yourself. After awhile, you got used to it and just kept on with whatever you'd do otherwise, and know that if you didn't step up for a new arrival, someone else would. But for someone not used to treating it like a responsibility to be here, especially someone with Liz's anxious need to be perfect at it, Check-In Day could be emotionally exhausting.
So Kitty made sure to have milk warmed for hot cocoa and her plans for the obstacle course handy in case Liz needed something to do with herself. Otherwise, she was working on a modification of Cerebro to see if she could start detecting new arrivals.
[ooc: Regular check-in day gathering post. If you want Kitty, ping me.]
Re: Brad/Liz
The silence lasted several minutes.
"I guess I have no choice but to be here," he finally said.
Brad turned to look at Liz again.
"Thanks." He said, sitting forward on his knees. "I should... Take a walk around. Figure out this place."
Re: Brad/Liz
She felt like she was staring at him, but she hoped she wasn't. It was just so strange to see someone who looked so much like Peter, but clearly wasn't. The way he held himself, the way he said things - it was all different. She wanted to ask him how old he was, but she thought that might be weird to do, especially right when you arrived.
"Are you sure you're okay?" He looked tired, after all. "...If you need anything, I'm in room 189." She paused, then suddenly worried about how that sounded. "Or, um, that woman over there?" She gestured to where Kitty was. "That's Kitty. She can also help you. Or anyone else, really. They're really nice." And now she was rambling. "But, um. yeah. I'd be happy to help..."
Re: Brad/Liz
Re: Brad/Liz
Liz flushed. "Yeah. Yeah, I am. Sorry." She offered him an apologetic look. "You, um. You sort of look like my boyfriend, that's all. His name is Peter. Peter Parker. You'll probably see him around soon. Anyways, it's nothing." She made a mental note not to stare as much, even if it was so weird.
Re: Brad/Liz
"Oh," He said. "I have a girlfriend back home. Her name is Melissa..."
Not that she's here or that matters right now.
He held back a frown, but pushed himself to his feet. Bradley still felt exhausted.
"Thanks, though," He said, glancing back to her. "I guess I'll see you around."
Brad smiled because it was polite. He then headed in a random direction to explore.