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mightbeweird

Riddles, puzzles, enigmas and other things

Aug 10, 2005 04:29

The Short list.
School.
Boys.

The longer list.
School.
I'm getting to be roommates with Jan. Went to orentation. (think I spelled that wrong)And thank god Jan was there, I don't know what I would have done without her. She seems to be working through her thing with Sophie which is good. Saw Dawnbut she was rushing off so I didn't get to say ( Read more... )

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_janice_ August 13 2005, 09:05:07 UTC

I stop the car at Amanda's house. I've never been here, but hey, we're gonna be roomies now, I can stop by, right? I've gotten the feeling she has a much better handle on the weird than me, including Jordy. I'd kinda like to talk to her...about stuff. Like why the hell I can't seem to communicate with the guy to save my life, maybe. Or the usual we need a mini-fridge, when do you want to get it.

I sigh, and go up to the door, but then I hear a sound and decide the investigate the back yard. She's there...uh, thrusting with a wicked looking sword. "Uh, hi!" I say, waving to her at the gate. I push it open.

mightbeweird August 13 2005, 09:20:13 UTC

I finish my stroke and then grab the scabbard to sheath my sword. "Hey! Jan!"
Oh good, I'd been meaning to talk to her. I need to say something about the thing with Jordy even if I don't quite know what to say.
"I'm glad to see you."

_janice_ August 13 2005, 09:26:18 UTC

"Wow, cool action with the sword," I say, wondering if I'd even be able to hold the thing erect. "Figured I'd come by and we could talk future roomie stuff...or maybe you know why I pissed Jordy off the last time we talked?" Ookay, nothing like freaking her out by going right to the issue that's uppermost in my mind. "Um, and we should go see him play in his band at the Bronze sometime, too," I add, to temper the directness.

mightbeweird August 13 2005, 09:32:18 UTC

"Thanks, It's extra practice so Buffy doesn't beat me to a pulp." Which isn't entirely true, but since the first time it's been a lot harder to get the drop on Buffy and she has a lot more stamina than I do. "Ok, Ok... and Ok, when did Jordy join the band?" Well looks like the fight with Jordy is on her mind too.

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mightbeweird August 14 2005, 05:36:11 UTC

I open the fridge. "We got cola, diet cola, red, orange and oh! Cherry coke." I look over and catch the blush, yep, chemistry. Which isn't exactly helping the situation. "So basically he confused the hell out of you? and then it got all stormy?"
I bring over my drink and whichever one Jan picked.

_janice_ August 14 2005, 05:44:50 UTC

"Pretty much," I say. I take the cola from her and say, "I just...he expects me to be perfectly understanding about it, like I didn't...y'know, have fairly strong feelings for him. I need to back off a little so I can figure out how to be friends."

mightbeweird August 14 2005, 05:55:05 UTC

"Ok, So." I'm trying to interpret this through my new jordy-view filter. " Let's see if I have this straightened out. You told Jordy you didn't want to need him. He said something about you wanting out of the pack and You said what are you talking about and then he wouldn't explain?"

_janice_ August 14 2005, 06:02:35 UTC

I start to smile. It's really a close synopsis of what had happened. "Yeah, pretty much. I think he got mad because I said with the self-defense stuff he wouldn't need to follow e around so much. And it's not like he does it 'cause he wants to talk to me, just 'cause he thinks he has to. I was trying to give him an out. I actually did say I didn't want to be part of his pack, because it seemed like he was trying to call all the shots. But I didn't mean I didn't want to be friends, or have him around." I sigh. "That was probably a really bad thing to say, huh?"

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mightbeweird August 14 2005, 07:12:19 UTC

"Ok." I think some more. "And if I was doing something where I could get into trouble but I told you to but out...would you just leave? or would you hang back and try to be there if I needed you anyway? Because we're friends..."

_janice_ August 14 2005, 07:22:00 UTC

I know what she's getting at. "You're saying I shouldn't walk home from work? It's only like eight blocks, I can run that far if I have to." I did, when Jordy chased me up the tree that time. "And I was doing it long before I met Jordy, with no ill effects. But more to the point, I didn't tell him to butt out, I told him I'd rather he come out of hiding if he's gonna walk me home. I didn't tell him not to do it, I like the company."

mightbeweird August 14 2005, 07:34:30 UTC

So I was obviously making a point there. "I didn't say that, did I? I know you can do it. And have been doing it, with or without Jordy. I'm just trying to ...translate? and I may very well be doing a horrible job. But I'm not talking about walking to work ...or from work.....I'm doing this all backwards and wrong." I stop frustrated.
"Anything that you would do for your friends, Jordy would do for his friends, except for him, his friends are his pack." I hope that came out better.

_janice_ August 14 2005, 07:42:17 UTC

I missed the point. Not that that's new. "Okay...so yes, it was very bad to say that about the pack. And I think I sorta get that, but...what I would do would not be stalking after someone without telling them--" I start, and then remember I did just that, during the play spell. "Okay, point taken. He has to keep an eye on me all the time."

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mightbeweird August 14 2005, 08:25:30 UTC

I shrug. "He can understand too. It just takes more...trying. And if it's any help...the whole thing usually makes him want to beat his head in. He was really upset...of course he'll prolly get defensive...But the thing is...He cares, He really cares about us and anything that hurts us? Hurts him. So hopefully you two can work this out. Since I'm not giving up...or giving up on either of you."

_janice_ August 14 2005, 08:33:19 UTC

"I know he cares about us. About me, even," I say quietly. "I wish he got that I care, too, in spite of my stupid occasional outbursts. I do care about him--well, all of you. But I don't like being told what to do, or not to do. I don't like that he can just hide from me all the time, either, but I'm dealing with it like I've dealt with every other weirdness that's cropped up." I sip at the soda, trying not to turn into depresso-girl again.

mightbeweird August 16 2005, 07:06:34 UTC

"I'm sorry Jan." I don't know what else to say. There really isn't any way of helping the do's and don'ts list. And the disapearing is up to Jordy too. So I do what I can and I give Jan a hug. "I wish it wasn't so hard."

_janice_ August 16 2005, 08:41:43 UTC

I set the soda aside and hug her back. "You've been more help than you know, Amanda. You get him in a way I totally don't, so thanks." I release her. "I should go, I have work and stuff...but we should totally duscuss actual roomie stuff soon." It's weird, how close I feel like I've grown to Amanda in a short time. She's always got such a bizarre yet uniquely helpful perspective on things.

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