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Post by Ethan Rom on Apr 12, 2007 13:39:14 GMT -5
"Blockbuster lost three billion dollars over the last two years because of his ego, He could have had exclusive rights to DVDs, instead they're in the front of Walmart."
He turned to Gwen. "Yeah, Gwen, honestly. Imagine not knowing something like that." he said in a tone drenched in sarcasm.
"Listen sister, I don't know who you think I am, but I am sure I'm not that person, Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go see what Ana's doing in your shelter."
He raised his eyebrows. "What's that about, exactly?"
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Post by Gwen Havers on Apr 12, 2007 14:06:24 GMT -5
"What's that about, exactly?"
"I don't know," she replied, looking after Erik as he departed. "But it makes me a bit nervous...something about Ana headed for my shelter...oh, bugger it! Ray's still asleep in my shelter. If she wakes him, he'll kick her ass and then he'll come for me."
She scrambled to her feet and ran to catch up with Erik. "Say, Mr. Producer," she laughed slightly, which was met with coldness. "Oh, don't give me that look. You don't speak to me for days and when you finally do, it's to give me a lecture on how to deal with Ana. If you had any idea the way things have been between us, well..."
She sighed in resignation. "I admit what I did to her was childish, and I'm sure she'll find a way to retaliate, but I'm not one of your actors and this isn't a soundstage. You could do with a little tact and humility, y'know," she advised.
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Post by Bella on Apr 12, 2007 15:44:06 GMT -5
Bella bit her lower lip again, something of a habit that seemed to be forming. "Exuse me," She said to the woman she remembered as a air stewardess. "Do you know where i can put these?" She indicated to her drenched clothes. "I don't have a shelter...i've been bunking with some others so..." She stopped herself from getting into the whole story and gave a weak smile.
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Post by Gwen Havers on Apr 12, 2007 17:01:22 GMT -5
"Do you know where i can put these? I don't have a shelter...i've been bunking with some others so..."
The poor girl who had approached them seemed almost as scared and uncertain as Gwen felt, so for the moment she forgot waiting on a sarcastic reply from Erik or investigating the situation with Ana and focused on helping her.
"Yeah, we've started to gather some clothing from the discarded luggage just over there," she nodded back toward the pile that was considerably less organized since Hurricane Ana had hit. "You can add it to the pile. Sunlight should help dry them out tomorrow."
She paused to make a mental note. "Add setting up some sort of laundry to the to-do list. What was your name again?" she asked.
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Post by Bella on Apr 12, 2007 17:13:35 GMT -5
Relieved by her kindness Bella smiled for what seemed the first time since arriving, "Bella." She told her, shifting the weight of her clothes to one side. "Thank you." She meant it aswell, seeing as how her last conversation with a stranger didn't really go too well. Considering as she was on a roll Bella decided that she could ask a few more questions, "Is there any news on whats happening?" Her eyes travelled over the small group of people, a few she recognised from the airport and the plane but then there were others who she'd never even seen. To be specific, there was one man who the woman had spoken to before Bella had interupted. She stopped herself from staring and blushed again, hoping no one would notice how frequently she blushed.
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Post by Gwen Havers on Apr 12, 2007 17:27:38 GMT -5
"Hello, Bella," she greeted cordially. "I'm Gwen, this is Erik. And that's Ethan," she said, jerking a thumb over her shoulder to where he still sat.
"Is there any news on whats happening?"
"No, I'm afraid we're still in the dark, so to speak," she answered. glancing up at the night sky. "Sayid's working on repairing the transceiver and in the meantime, we're trying to sort out the food and water for everyone. Did you say you're without a shelter?"
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Post by Bella on Apr 12, 2007 17:33:15 GMT -5
Bella nodded a hello to Erik and Ethan, then she turned back to Gwen. "Well, yeah." Bella said quietly, "I didn't make one because i didn't think i'd need one." Trying to lighten the topic, Bella grinned enthusiasticly, "Did you need a hand with food and water? I had to cook for my dad back home."
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Post by Gwen Havers on Apr 12, 2007 17:50:43 GMT -5
"Did you need a hand with food and water? I had to cook for my dad back home."
"I'd be very grateful, actually. These people so do not want me cooking," she confided to the girl.
She couldn't quite tell Bella that they might be there for a good deal longer, but she did want to encourage to find some shelter. Maybe someone had room for her. Maybe Jasmine, if she hadn't passed out from all the wine. "Still, it'd probably be good to have a roof over your head before the next monsoon, yeah?" she asked. "I think I know someone who could use a roommate."
She started in the direction of Jasmine's shelter, motioning for Bella to follow her, and turned back to Erik. "Could you do me a favor and make sure Ana doesn't ransack my tent, please?" she requested.
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Post by Bella on Apr 12, 2007 17:55:42 GMT -5
Bella laughed slightly, "I'm not a magnificent chef but i can keep people from starvation." She followed Gwen like a puppy, smiling a goodbye to Ethan and Erik, not entirely sure who was who. "Thanks for all your help Gwen." Bella said timidly, not entirely sure if she'd found a new friend or not.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Apr 12, 2007 18:02:47 GMT -5
HEIDI
***Heidi steps out of Little Sarah's shelter***
I wrapped the small blanket around myself to shield the cool night air as I stepped out of the shelter and looked around. Lots of people were still milling around and I was surprised that so many people were still up. But then again, I had to remind myself that my timing was all screwed up since I'd gone to sleep when it was still light out. It probably wasn't that late. I stood just a few feet away from the shelter so if little Sarah woke up, I'd be able to hear her.
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Post by Gwen Havers on Apr 12, 2007 18:11:41 GMT -5
"I'm not a magnificent chef but i can keep people from starvation...Thanks for all your help Gwen."
Gwen waved a hand dismissively as she walked with Bella. "Oh, it's no problem. We're all sort of in this together, aren't we? Some of us more than others," she muttered, glancing around to see if she could find any sign of Ana or the man she'd been talking to earlier.
"And I promise we won't make you do all the cooking. There are others that can help, I'm sure. Sayid used to be a chef, or so he told me. The Arabic guy who was on the hike this morning," she explained. "I don't know if you've met him yet..."
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Post by Ethan Rom on Apr 12, 2007 18:24:35 GMT -5
Ethan relaxed back against the sand, staring up at the stars and remembering the feel of Gwen's soft hand in his just a few moments before. He should've have tried to kiss her. He was alone with his thoughts now, and that wasn't pleasant.
Gwen had outrightly rejected him. He'd need to talk to her more about that. She rejected him, why, because of her pilot friend? If she got over him, would he be a possibility? Or would she be too busy fawning over Sayid?
She was, quite possibly, the most beautiful thing in the entire world. And he had perhaps the most beautiful and romantic island in the world. He'd definitely have to show her the lagoon. Both of them were constantly surrounded by incredible natural beauty. It would've been like Pride and Prejudice, if it wasn't for the giant vicious column of smoke that killed people every so often.
But was there any point in thinking about Gwen that way? She saw him as a friend and nothing more. And that thought alone was painful.
He opened his eyes, and looked over at her. She really was incredible. And he wanted to be honest with her. Tell her he wasn't a teacher. Tell her what kind of person he was and what kind of person he could be, wanted to be for her.
He wouldn't tell her the truth about the dark corner in his mind involving her, him, Juliet, handcuffs, mud and melted chocolate. With telling her about that, it meant either certain death or an incredible jackpot.
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Post by Willo on Apr 12, 2007 20:00:09 GMT -5
MASON Sadly, before he could get in a reply, a young girl approached. He smirked as Gwen dealt with the girl, but wished he had more to say. He just stood there, his hands in his pockets with an odd grin on his face. From the girls talk, he got an idea in his head, and pulled a rubber band out of his pocket, putting it snugly around his right wrist
"Could you do me a favor and make sure Ana doesn't ransack my tent, please?" she requested.
Under normal conditions, without the child around, he would have said 'with civility and tact, I assume'. But he felt there had been enough sarcasm around the island since they landed. He nodded his head.
"I'll do what I can, and I'll try and make an appointment to talk to you under less stressing circumstances," he said, with a half grin. And by talk, he assumed they would argue, but that was fine. Some of the best relationships he had off this island were started with a fight. As he was walking away, he turned around and yelled "This is new to me, you know?"
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Post by Bella on Apr 13, 2007 10:45:26 GMT -5
She sensed more to her words when talking about being in this thing together, but didn't pursue the matter. She'd seen the arab man around but never spoken to him, she hadn't had a conversation with anyone else, just scrounging a tent off of them and then leaving before they woke up. "No, i've seen him around but...well incase you hadn't noticed, i'm a bit shy." She tried to make a joke out of it, tried to be laid back. She hoped it worked.
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Post by Gwen Havers on Apr 13, 2007 11:34:43 GMT -5
"No, i've seen him around but...well in case you hadn't noticed, i'm a bit shy."
"Well, I could probably do with a dose of shyness," she replied with an encouraging smile. "I tend to be a bit too talkative. Especially when I'm nervous, as you can imagine one might be in our current circumstances. But I suppose trying to be everyone's friend sort of comes with the job."
As they passed more shelters, she noticed a woman with a blanket wrapped around her, observing the activity around her. The curly-haired goddess, as Cyrus had described her.
"Hallo, Heidi," she began, approaching the woman. "Haven't seen you for ages. How are you? Oh, this is Bella. Bella, this is Heidi," she explained, introducing the two.
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Post by alcatraz on Apr 13, 2007 12:03:53 GMT -5
Ruby walked along for a while she stood outside of the conversation, observing the group dynamics, she couldn't see anyone she recognised from the plane, mind you she had slept through most of it. She paced herself for a minute or two before walking up to the group
"Hi...umm...I'm Ruby...Carling and I'm a nurse-welll trainee actually I was in the mid-section"
There was an awkward silence for a moment not exactly the reaction Ruby had been hoping for
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Post by ana on Apr 13, 2007 13:19:37 GMT -5
"I could hear bits of what you were saying from where I was stood. I didn't have to drop any eaves".
Ana got up in his face a little more to make her point.
"What I do with this," she thrust the bottle and it's inhabitant in front of his eyes, "is between me and Gwen, ok! She wanted to play with fire when she primed fat boy up and sent him my way. She should expect to get a little burnt." Ana turned to leave.
"Just gonna give her a little warning is all."
**Ana-Lucia leaves for Gwen's shelter**
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Post by alcatraz on Apr 13, 2007 14:09:39 GMT -5
RUBY "Well thanks, guys, for making me feel so welcome and all that" Ruby growled in a sarcastic fashion "Your really know how to let someone into a community you guys, well next time one of you have a medical problem and Jack's not there to treat it, don't come to me!"
Ruby leaves as Rose follows her
ROSE "Hey Ruby, Ruby isn't it?" She asked
RUBY "I thought you were looking after the old man" Ruby hissed
ROSE "He's Ok I got comeone covering him, Now what went on back there? If your upset about your mother don't take it out on them, we're all on the same boat, or plane, everything will be Ok!" Rose said in a reassuring tone putting her arm around Ruby in a motherly fashion
RUBY "Is that what you think Mrs. Nadler?, you seriously think that everything will be ok? Like Bernard for example you think he's still alive, for god sake Rose his half of the plane broke off, do you seriously think he's alive?" Ruby whipped Rose's hand off
ROSE "You know what, your just angry" Rose was dissappointed in Ruby's behaviour "You've liost faith and you think we're all against you, we're good people Ruby that's why we survived and Bernard, he'll be back! He will" Rose called out as Ruby stormed off
*Ruby exits the Survivors Camp are to her shelter* *Rose returns to Beach*
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Post by Willo on Apr 13, 2007 15:00:09 GMT -5
MASON He observed James' and Ana's interaction and lowered his head. This was going to be difficult. Piss. You're Erik Mason. You've delt with worse. Calm down. Relax. Then he had an idea. An idea that might just have a chance. He looked around and rubbed down his nose, nonchalantly following Ana into Gwen's tent.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Apr 14, 2007 4:10:35 GMT -5
HEIDI
"Hey Gwen," I said with my usual big, friendly smile. I'd only gotten to speak to Gwen shortly once before. She seemed to have this friendly and easygoing aura about her that made me feel as if I'd known her for a long time.
I turned the smile toward Bella, noticing her shyness as I myself tended to be shy around strangers, though I'd gotten much better about it over the years. I tried to make her feel comfortable and at ease with me. "Hi Bella. I haven't had the chance to get to know many people here, so it's nice to meet you."
I looked to Gwen again, answering her previous question. "I've been hangin' in there. Been having enough to keep me busy throughout the day." Of course what had been keeping me busy were a series of bad events but I didn't want to depress anyone further.
Turning my attention to both of them so Bella wouldn't feel left out, I added, "You know that feeling where you've been busy nonstop and at the end of the day, you feel like you got barely anything accomplished? That basically sums up my last few days," I said with a small laugh.
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