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Post by Johanna de Chagny on May 5, 2008 16:51:33 GMT -5
*...is where the bodies piled up. Not his victims- at least, not most of them- but the catacombs tended to hide what people had thought was buried. And sometimes the bodies weren't there, just a watch or a shoe that had fallen out as impromptu gravediggers did their job.
Johanna clutched a small necklace in her hand. She'd given it to him to wear and remember her by, though it wasn't worth anything.*
And then happily, happily wed in France.
"And we'll sail to Spain and see its wonders", *she whispered. And then, silently, she started to cry.*
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Post by Snow White on May 5, 2008 17:55:02 GMT -5
Mackheath just happened to be outside at that moment and noticed the young girl that had been with Jack crying.
"Ey love, wot's wrong?" He touched her shoulder softly.
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Post by Johanna de Chagny on May 5, 2008 17:57:28 GMT -5
*She looked up at him, blinking back tears*
"He's dead", *she whispered.* "My Antony...I was looking for him and.."
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Post by Snow White on May 5, 2008 18:00:10 GMT -5
"Aww" he pulled the young woman in to his arms and shh'd her "now now, it'll be all roight."
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Post by Johanna de Chagny on May 5, 2008 18:06:43 GMT -5
*Johanna wept quietly on his shoulder for a moment before looking up at him*
"Thank you, sir."
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Post by Snow White on May 5, 2008 18:09:10 GMT -5
"Now there no reason ta call me sir, it's Macheath, Makie to his friends" he smiled reaching up and touching her quivering chin "and it makes me sad ta see a pre'ee little thing loike you all worked up loike this."
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Post by Johanna de Chagny on May 5, 2008 18:12:57 GMT -5
"Mackie?"
*She tried to smile*
"You're very kind."
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Post by Snow White on May 5, 2008 18:20:06 GMT -5
If only you knew swee'eart.
"Well thank you" he grinned and patted down her hair "now do you wanna talk to ol' Mackie about wots going on?"
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Post by Johanna de Chagny on May 5, 2008 18:21:56 GMT -5
"A-alright. You know Jack- well, I ended up with him because I was running away. Antony and I were running away, but he vanished, and-"
*She pulled herself together*
"And, and, and it's all for nothing now..."
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Post by Snow White on May 6, 2008 4:33:21 GMT -5
"Well don't cha think, if you were runnin' away, even if you don't 'ave your man, that you succeeded in runnin' away from woteva you were runnin' from?"
If that made sense I'll throw the golden gate in free.
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Post by Johanna de Chagny on May 6, 2008 21:09:29 GMT -5
"I...guess?"
*She thought about Dr. Fogg, and her foster father, and the Beadle.*
"As long as they don't find me."
*Excpet for Fogg, who was dead.*
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Post by Snow White on May 7, 2008 17:39:27 GMT -5
"An they won find'ja 'ere, that's a promise from me ta you."
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Post by Johanna de Chagny on May 7, 2008 18:24:14 GMT -5
"You don't even know me. Is it because I'm with Jack?"
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Post by Snow White on May 7, 2008 18:36:00 GMT -5
"Not really" he smiled "it's mainly because ain't nobody gonna come down 'ere because ain't nobody ever found 'ere" he laughed.
Cryptic, Mackie? Naaaa.....
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Post by Johanna de Chagny on May 7, 2008 18:38:10 GMT -5
*Johanna was not quite as clueless as she appeared, and seemed to grow just a touch nervous at that last remark.*
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