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Post by Richard on Jan 28, 2008 18:02:34 GMT -5
Richard stood with the west wing of the house at his back and the sea crashing below.
He was entertaining thoughts of suicide, although these thoughts were hardly practical, as he could not die, or even polite, as he was to be the best man at James Norrington's wedding to the opera singer Megan Kroger in two days, and if he were capable of killing himself, now would be a terribly selfish time to do it.
The wind was strong enough at the moment to gather mist from the sea and send it floating even to the top of the cliffs. It settled on his face, trickling in the depression of the scar bisecting his face diagonally, and dampening his hair.
Perhaps at this point it would be better to forget. His girls would be nearly two now, wouldn't they? Dear God. He'd missed so much.
Perhaps jumping would at least end his thoughts, his consciousness. If he jumped and it damaged him badly enough, he would never have to think about it again...
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Post by Pina on Jan 28, 2008 18:10:48 GMT -5
*Pina had escaped the chaos of planning and decoration that was the house right now- no one would miss her. She wandered around the grouns until she came to the cliffs, and caught sight of someone standing far too close to the edge for comfort...*
"Hey!"
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Post by Richard on Jan 28, 2008 18:11:56 GMT -5
Richard was surprised enough he had to steady himself.
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Post by Pina on Jan 28, 2008 18:13:18 GMT -5
*She hurried up to him.*
"Are you, er, were you going to-"
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Post by Richard on Jan 28, 2008 18:14:33 GMT -5
"No, that would be ridiculous," he said quickly.
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Post by Pina on Jan 28, 2008 18:16:35 GMT -5
"Oh, of course, I'm sorry. I just thought-"
*She shook her head.*
"But no. I'm sorry."
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Post by Michael on Jan 28, 2008 18:16:43 GMT -5
((Baby required to continue with weddin'.
GO GET ME PREGNANT RENN))
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Post by Richard on Jan 28, 2008 18:20:39 GMT -5
"No, it's... it's fine. Really."
He glanced at her and noticed the veil, as though for the first time.
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Post by Pina on Jan 28, 2008 18:37:29 GMT -5
*She smiled, though of course he couldn't see it.*
"Are you here for the wedding?"* she asked curiously.*
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Post by Richard on Jan 28, 2008 18:40:39 GMT -5
He nodded and pulled out his watch.
"And you? Playing bride?"
One of the unalterable facts of Richard's being was that his sense of teasing was severely atrophied, and while he nodded at her veil in what might have been an attempt at a playful manner, he said it completely seriously.
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Post by Pina on Jan 28, 2008 18:44:57 GMT -5
"Er, no," *she said slowly, touching her veil self-consciously. * "My mother's getting married."
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Post by Richard on Jan 28, 2008 18:46:18 GMT -5
"Oh. I wasn't aware Megan had a daughter."
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Post by Pina on Jan 28, 2008 18:47:18 GMT -5
*She shrugged.*
"Well, she does."
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Post by Richard on Jan 28, 2008 18:51:42 GMT -5
"Would it be too much to ask... you know..."
He gestured vaguely at his own face.
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Post by Pina on Jan 28, 2008 18:59:31 GMT -5
"Oh... I- it's just- I don't like people seeing."
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