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Post by Brandi on Feb 14, 2008 7:30:09 GMT -5
*Brandi's sleep had been short-lived. Not together an uncommon occurrence, especially so stressed. She crept from bed (Cry-Baby barely shifted in his sleep, perhaps the day had been exhausting to him after all)and slipped on another dress and downstairs. She paced a while, but found no solace. So she gathered a few things and quietly crept back up to Kris's room. She was thankful in that moment that she had decided to keep her own next door. Knocking gently, she gave a firm whisper.*
"Kris? You up?"
*She pursed her lips, trying to wait patiently as she stood outside her door with a pad of paper, a pen, two spoons and a tub of ready-made chocolate cheesecake filling.*
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Post by Kris on Feb 14, 2008 10:58:15 GMT -5
*Kris had been up for awhile, having missed Cry-Baby and Brandi's return and wondered when they'd get back. She flung open the door.*
"Hey. I haven't seen you since you disappeared from bed," *she said.*
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Post by Brandi on Feb 14, 2008 11:13:45 GMT -5
*Brandi hurried in setting the stuff on the bed. She paused, staring at it a moment before throwing herself at Kris, wrapping her arms around her and crying softly against her neck.*
"Oh, Kris...what am I going to do?"
*As if that explained everything.*
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Post by Kris on Feb 14, 2008 11:31:28 GMT -5
*Kris held her, settling them on the bed next to the paper and snacks. She thought for a minute, accessing what had happened (which she hadn't felt was polite while it was going on) and held Brandi tighter.*
"What you have to," *she said quietly.* "And you're going to talk to me about it."
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Post by Brandi on Feb 14, 2008 11:47:57 GMT -5
((Nice.))
*Brandi wiped bitterly at her cheeks, looking up to Kris.*
"I just...I don't even know where to start? How do you pick people for the man you love to impregnate?"
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Post by Kris on Feb 14, 2008 11:59:39 GMT -5
*Kris grimaced. That was a question. She stalled by popping open the cheesecake-filling and handing Brandi a spoon.*
"Looks like you kinda have a plan already," *she said, nodding towards the pen and paper.* "But... I don't know how I'd handle it. Not as well as you, for sure. Did you... are you... going to be involved?"
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Post by Brandi on Feb 15, 2008 7:48:45 GMT -5
*Brandi stared sadly at the spoon before taking it.*
"I...I don't know. I don't know how this is supposed to work at all. I just thought..."
It's better than being tortured to death by War.
*She shood her head, forcing the thought back and trying to steady herself to be productive. She put down the spoon and picked up the paper and pen.*
"In all the 'verse, there has to be six Sues that would be willing to breed and give up their young."
*She held the pen to the paper, but nothing came as she thought long and hard.*
"Well...none of mine. They're all men, man-haters, blossoming-lesbians, happily married, aliens or locked up in a mansion by an immortal gangster."
*She sighed and looked up to Kris.*
"How about yours?"
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Post by Kris on Feb 16, 2008 10:32:11 GMT -5
"Misogynist," *Kris muttered, shooting Brandi a small smile.* "Well... there's Shadi. I mean, not that she'd probably want to, but you have to admit the kid would be interesting. And I've got Buffy. I'm not sure about Phoenix, Esmeralda and Scarlett, though maybe...
"What if we put Cry-Baby in a dress?" *she joked.*
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Post by Brandi on Feb 18, 2008 7:29:08 GMT -5
*Brandi just stared at her for a moment, stress blocking the potential humor. Then she cracked a smile.*
"Hmm...I think the boy is having enough issues as it is. And I think she might get wise when they got down to the procreating."
*The smile vanished once more and she stared at the page with a sigh.*
"Let's face it. We're just bad at this. At the breeding, I mean. It's just that we always avoid baby plots. Of course we don't have any Sues built for this sort of situation."
*She sank deep in thought for a moment.*
"I should check with Em. Her sheer number alone should at least find us one of two, right?"
*She met Kris's eyes, the hope in her own quickly fading. She needed something, some promise that in the end, this could work.*
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Post by Kris on Feb 19, 2008 11:48:01 GMT -5
"I'm sorry," *Kris said, chagrined.* "I have chronic inappropriate humor. But Em's a good idea, definitely. She must have someone. And..."
*Kris chewed her lip, trying to get down to the hard thinking.*
"Okay. Vampires are out, as are gods and manifestations of concepts. Right? So... You've got garden-variety Sues--if there is such a thing. And anyone else. Ooh, what about the girl!Phantom? I mean... it might be hard to get to her. But just imagine... Or Saffron. Or Scully--though she probably won't be up for that."
*She frowned.*
"Man. I just don't know most of the Sues. Aren't they mostly paired up and stuff?"
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Post by Brandi on Feb 20, 2008 7:43:33 GMT -5
"Yeah."
*Brandi sighed heavily.*
"Except the slutty ones, of course. And most of them mystically manage to not get knocked up."
*She swallowed, staring at the blank page.*
"There's just got to be someone. Or, you know...six someones."
*She sighed again and rubbed her temples.*
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Post by Kris on Feb 20, 2008 10:53:45 GMT -5
*Kris put her arm around Brandi.*
"Hey. We'll figure this out. Do you want me to come to Em's with you?"
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Post by Brandi on Feb 20, 2008 18:40:01 GMT -5
*Brandi shrugged and shook her head.*
"Nah...it's all right. I just..."
*Her brow furrowed and she looked up a Kris with a needy look in her eyes. Without saying anything else, she abandoned her list, crawling towards the other and nuzzling her shoulder gently, seeking comfort. She'd never been good at words anyways.*
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Post by Kris on Feb 20, 2008 18:44:26 GMT -5
*Kris circled the other girl with her arms, drawing her head down to her shoulder.*
"You know I'd offer. If I was, you know, not an insert." *She paused.* "Or a robot."
*She gathered Brandi to her, kissed her forehead. The tip of her nose. A feather-light kiss on the lips.*
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Post by Brandi on Feb 20, 2008 18:49:17 GMT -5
*Brandi sighed contentedly, snuggling up and rubbing her face on Kris's neck.*
"I know, but...thank you. It means so much to me."
*She leaned up to kiss her back.*
"Maybe I could just...rest here a while. With you?"
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