IC Voicemail

[everysecond]

...Wait so I'm supposed to do what with this?

I guess I leave a message.

Hey, this is Rileyable Riley. Leave a message.

So does that work?




[ooc: Leave a message for her!]

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[everysecond]

[She bursts out laughing with her, unable to contain it at this point.]

[tonsofpun]

[Ellie nudges her fondly, still snickering, and gets up to her feet, tugging gently on her hand.]

Come on. Let's see if there's anything left in the fridge.

[everysecond]

I'm always down for food.

[Riley does like to think with her stomach. There's no doubts about that. Getting up, she helps Ellie to get down before swinging back in herself.]

So, you think there's actually anything but bacon in there?

[tonsofpun]

You're thinking about the freezer.

[Ellie follows, swinging in a window and nearly kicking a lamp off a desk, cussing softly.]

[everysecond]

Freezer, fridge...it's all fucking cold and makes food not become shit as fast.

[She looks at the lamp.]

I'll give you a seven for the dismount and two for the landing.

[tonsofpun]

[Ellie snorts and replaces the lamp, reaching up to rub a hand against the back of her neck self-consciously.]

Oh, shut up.

[everysecond]

We'll work on that. Lesson two will be "don't knock shit down on landing."

[tonsofpun]

Eat me.

[Ellie gives her a light punch in the arm and moves past her.]

Speaking of which, I'm hungry. You?

[everysecond]

When are we not hungry?

[Seriously.]

voice;

[familyissues]

It's beer time, Riley! Let me know when you're free and we can start.

voice;

[everysecond]

Nice. Tell me where and I'll be on my way.

[Eager? Just a bit.]

voice;

[familyissues]

I'm at the welcome house in Sigyn, just let yourself in.

voice;

[everysecond]

I am totally on my way.

464; Voice, Private

[tonsofpun]

... you around?

[Ellie does not exactly sound well. She doesn't sound panicked or about to come apart, but she's definitely not herself.]

Voice, Private

[everysecond]

[...She doesn't like that sound. That's not Ellie. Worse still, rumors fly fast and Riley's already heard about a girl fitting her girl's description who butchered a man for no reason.

The no reason part doesn't sound like Ellie though.]

I can be around in person if you tell me where to be.

Voice, Private

[tonsofpun]

I'm on our roof. Behind the chimney.

[Serious. Riley's voice is too serious. She must know, somehow.]

[everysecond]

[That's all she needs. Riley hangs up and she's running until she gets to the roof where she finds Ellie. Not even waiting for another invite, she just goes to be next to her, shoulders touching. She even goes so far as to take her hand and hold it, giving it a squeeze.

No questions asked. She's just going to be there for her until Ellie's ready to talk.]

Hey girl.

[tonsofpun]

[She's freshly showered, hair still damp and pulled back from her face. There's not a scratch on her. It takes her a second to react when Riley takes her hand, but then she squeezes.]

... hey, girl.

[everysecond]

Busy out there.

[That's for fucking sure. And putting it understating it by...a lot.]

[tonsofpun]

[It was public. Very public.]

Did you hear about the crazy girl who killed that guy today?

[everysecond]

Yeah. She sounded a lot like you.

[Right on down to one of the shirts that she knows Ellie wears. Her hair, the shirt, the face...]

[tonsofpun]

[That shirt is spotted with blood, crammed into her hamper under her jeans. Her skin is still pink from the scrubbing she gave it, her nails cut short to help her get all the blood out from under them.

She reaches into her pocket, pulls out a bracelet with a colorless stone and sets it on the roof tiles at their feet, taking a minute to gather her thoughts. For some time it seems like she might not speak. When she does, her voice is distant, detached.]

... do you remember, back at the mall, with the waterguns? When we hunted each other, and I lost?

[everysecond]

[Riley looks down at the bracelet and how it's got blood on it. Well, that tells her a lot. Ellie's the girl who butchered some guy out in public. Wow. He must have really been an asshole.]

Yeah. I drenched your ass.

[tonsofpun]

... back when it was winter. In our world. There was this lodge in the mountains, in Colorado. It was in the middle of a blizzard.

He took my gun, locked all the doors, and set the place on fire.

[Ellie stares out over the city, out into nothing.]

And he played that game.

[everysecond]

Shit...

[Riley lets her head fall back against the surface behind her. She somehow knows Ellie made it out but...]

Why?