Esther Coleman (
beingdifferent) wrote2013-07-25 10:14 am
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First little lie ♰ Keep me breathing as the water rises up again
[The first image the camera captures is a pair of large brown eyes, blinking sleepily before widening. They dart back and forth as their owner pulls the communicator back, showing a small pale face framed by dark curls, mouth curled into a frown. Zoom back a little more and the starry expanse from the deck is visible in the background.
The girl in the foreground bites at her bottom lip, licks it, looks around again before frowning at the communicator. She pulls it up closer, staring at the screen, and speaks one word with a distinct note of fear in her voice.]
...Mommy?
The girl in the foreground bites at her bottom lip, licks it, looks around again before frowning at the communicator. She pulls it up closer, staring at the screen, and speaks one word with a distinct note of fear in her voice.]
...Mommy?
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My name is Esther, sir. What's yours?
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I'm James. And what's your mother's name?
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Kate Coleman. She's allowed to come get me, right?
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I'm afraid not. The only way for you to leave is to graduate. [Ugh he doesn't know how to talk to kids, wtf is he supposed to even.]
Are you hurt?
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In answer she holds up her left arm, strapped from wrist to elbow in a cast.] Just this.
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But small words are really not an option, he can only go so far.]
What happened?
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Daddy's new wife grabbed me.
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There's an infirmary. A-- [the fuck do they even call it as kids--] Nurse's office. [Right? Right?????] If it starts to hurt.
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Oh, you mean elevators.
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If someone bothers you, say something on the network. [He'd like to think that there aren't any child beaters around, but given Cassel's recent attack, he doesn't fucking trust anyone. B(] Someone will come to help.
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[like wtf a child from a seemingly modern society is doing here.
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Until then, you're stuck here with the rest of us.
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Have you seen the rest of the ship yet?
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Not yet, although a boy named Chris is going to show me around. I'm sure it's very nice but I would rather go home.
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[But he nods at that, because Chris may be absurd and ridiculous, but Bond thinks he's all right. Not exactly someone he'd have protecting - well, anyone, but it's good enough.]
Chris will show you everything. I'm in cabin 609, if you need me.