- 003 - [voice]

[lightasabreeze]

[People are dead. People from her unit and her team are dead and Ali really truly doesn't know what to do. She's tried to keep a strong resolve, not draw attention to the fact she is mourning but it finally reaches breaking point and she takes out her anger in the condo that she shares with the others. Anything that isn't nailed down gets trashed

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voice.

[lightasabreeze]

[Trashing things is pretty much out of character for Ali. She's normally a calm person but she's contemplating whirling up a tornado and allowing it to wreak havoc.]

Beer sucks.

[Well at least today it does.]

Anyway it only numbs the pain for a little while. [Way to be a party pooper Ali]

voice.

[lightasabreeze]

[Awkward cough.]

No. Not really.

[flurryflame]

Ahh..

I've been here a while, and.. I hate to say it.. but this place actually got better from what it was when I first got here..

Just.. hang on, all right? [Great, what was he saying? He sounded stupid.]

[ voice ]

[lightasabreeze]

Got better? [Derisive snort] I don't want it to just get better I want it to be normal! I want my life back.

[Cue more sobbing.]

[ voice ]

[flurryflame]

[Ahhhh she's crying more, and he has no idea what to do...]

I.. [He could offer her something that might sound inappropriate.. but hell, what else does he have?]

How about a warm bath? [He's terrible at this..]

[ voice ]

[lightasabreeze]

[Either this guy knows something she doesn't know - she's been ignoring her NOC for a few days now, not bothering to listen to it as she sulks and mourns - or she's being propositioned.]

Warm bath?

[The showers here suck so as much as Ali is still sniffling the tone of her voice changes to curious. Interested.]

How?

-voice-

[blackhole_revel]

[have a really long moment of static]

Y'okay there babe?

-voice-

[lightasabreeze]

[Big old sniffling hiccup.]

N-no

[Resumes sobbing.]

-voice-

[blackhole_revel]

[ho-shi... it's the crying thing -she's not great at this but...yeah]

You ah, you wanna...You want company? Or like some [coffee's out, maybe a kleenex? Or stiff drink] thing else or whatever?

-voice-

[lightasabreeze]

[Silence then the sound of rustling.]

Company... please.

[She's gonna be clingy!]

[voice]

[militisvenator]

[ He may be still very upset and scared to answer her, but being there is the least he can do. ]

Alison....we'll...be alright.

[voice]

[lightasabreeze]

I don't want to be alright Grant.

[She'll take whatever she can and appreciate the gesture. From Grant especially.]

I want everything to go back to what it was. I know that can't happen but I don't not want it any less.

[voice]

[militisvenator]

[ He knew she was hurting just as he was. ] I understand.

Before so many started to die, we had all begun to believe it would be alright here. That...this place was better than how we had it before. But the problems here are far worse.

[voice]

[lightasabreeze]

[She's really trying to fight the tears but the thickness and the tension of her voice probably gives it away.]

I want to go home Grant. I don't w-want to lose anyone else. W-what if you all die and I'm left here alone?

I co-couldn't.... I w-wouldn't...

[voice]

[embracedempathy]

[ Lauren couldn't remember the last time she felt descent around here. Between fighting with her own emotions and the emotions of others, she's been a complete mess. But, that didn't stop her from reaching out to others, especially when a member of her team was in distress. ]

...Alison?

[voice]

[lightasabreeze]

[She's been trying so hard to keep a smile on her face and act like everything is okay but it's gotten to much. She feels bad though, Ali can't imagine what poor Lauren must be going through.]

Uhuh.

[Her voice is thick and tearful as she mumbles out a reply.]

[voice]

[embracedempathy]

[ It took everything that Lauren had to keep from breaking down at the sound of Alison's voice. ]

I know -- this is hard and I promise that we'll get through this...

[voice]

[lightasabreeze]

[Just hearing Lauren offering comfort was enough to make Ali cry again.]

I know. I'm sorry. I just can't believe... are you okay?