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Post by Ethan Rom on Feb 16, 2007 18:40:25 GMT -5
He began to repeat a comforting thought in his mind, as the cut in his nose widened and a new one appeared just above his left eyebrow.
I'm going to find who she loves. I'm going to find who she loves and I'm going to kill that person in front of her.
But he kept silent, feeling the rage and humiliation that turned his face a deep shade of red.
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Post by Gwen Havers on Feb 16, 2007 22:36:45 GMT -5
***Gwen enters from her shelter***
Bound for Grace's shelter that was further up the treeline, Gwen heard the scuffle before she saw it. In the midst of the chaos were Sawyer, lying in the sand beaten and battered, and Ana-Lucia with Ethan pinned under her knee and looking intent on breaking his arm.
"Say anything that isn't helping again and I will start breaking your fingers!"
"Ana!" she shouted, unsure what to make of the situation but feeling somehow responsible. Ethan had just mentioned minutes before his intention to take back what Sawyer had stolen. But he had assured her he wouldn't. There had to be some other explanation. And she could feel her earlier anger at Ana-Lucia spark up again.
"What are you doing? The verbal abuse wasn't enough for you?" she demanded.
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Post by ana on Feb 17, 2007 5:36:40 GMT -5
Ana's head whipped around to find Gwen standing there with an apauled look on her face. Perfect. Just what I don't need right now.
"Who's got the handcuffs that were found the other day?" She asked her.
"What are you doing? The verbal abuse wasn't enough for you?"
Ana sighed, she didn't have time to explain what had happened, and after their earlier bust up, she doubted Gwen would believe her anyway.
"The cuffs! I need you to go and get them for me!" She barked up at her.
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Post by Ethan Rom on Feb 17, 2007 5:55:30 GMT -5
"The cuffs! I need you to go and get them for me!"
Gwen had seen. This was definately embarassing, and his anger rose when Ana-Lucia mentioned the handcuffs. He began to pound the sand with his remaining free (yet useless) hand. "He...hit...first! You're not putting me in handcuffs! You didn't put him in handcuffs when he was beating on Sayid, huh? How many times do I have to say it, I'm not in the wrong here!"
He glanced up at Gwen with pleading eyes. "Gwen, tell her to let me go, please."
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Post by Gwen Havers on Feb 17, 2007 8:57:01 GMT -5
"The cuffs! I need you to go and get them for me!"
"Gwen, tell her to let me go, please."
Still unable to grasp what had happened between the three of them, she only knew that Ethan had been a supportive friend to her the entire time. If he'd harmed Sawyer, it was out of some misplaced sense of duty to her. And Ana had no right to establish her own police state on this island. Physically, she was no match for the Latina, but perhaps her words could diffuse the situation.
"You're not cuffing anyone," Gwen stated. "Look, this is all a misunderstanding. I'm the one who took issue with Sawyer's hoarding. Whatever Ethan did, he was only trying to help me, and the rest of the camp."
She stepped closer to Ana, hoping to divert her attention. "If you're so gung-ho to hit someone, then hit me," she offered. "I know you've been dying to all day..."
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Post by ana on Feb 17, 2007 9:24:01 GMT -5
"He...hit...first! You're not putting me in handcuffs! You didn't put him in handcuffs when he was beating on Sayid, huh? How many times do I have to say it, I'm not in the wrong here!"
"I didn't see Sawyer trying to kill Sayid!" Ana yelled in his ear.
"Gwen, tell her to let me go, please."
And just like that, he flipped the switch back to being the innocent victim of a misunderstanding. It was so smooth it silenced Ana for a moment. It was an act for Gwen's benefit and Ana knew that she would fall for it like the gullable sap she was.
"You're not cuffing anyone," Ana didn't like the tone Gwen was taking and she made it clear with the scowl on her face.
"Look, this is all a misunderstanding. I'm the one who took issue with Sawyer's hoarding. Whatever Ethan did, he was only trying to help me, and the rest of the camp."
Yes, she really was blind to what kind of a guy Ethan really was.
"If you're so gung-ho to hit someone, then hit me...I know you've been dying to all day..."
"You really shouldn't tempt me." Ana growled. "Man, you're dumber than you look aren't you? You think Sawyer did that to himself?" She said, pointing with her free hand to the bloody mess that was Sawyer's face.
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Post by Gwen Havers on Feb 17, 2007 9:35:45 GMT -5
"Man, you're dumber than you look aren't you? You think Sawyer did that to himself?"
She glanced hesitantly at the injured Southerner, still struggling to recover. Ethan couldn't have done all that. She simply didn't believe him capable of that sort of violence.
"So...someone took a swing at Sawyer. Color me surprised," she shrugged. "The man's been building up bad karma since the moment we got here. You can't expect me to believe he's some innocent victim."
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Post by Brittany on Feb 17, 2007 10:37:34 GMT -5
SAWYER
He raised a heavy hand to his forehead trying to ease the ache with a little pressure. He hand slid a little and he raised it up seeing the blood on his hand. He imagined the rest of his face wasn't any better. One day he would get Ethan back for this, he swore. He let his arm drop and he just lay there again as Gwen showed up. Great, just what he needed. She was defending Ethan, of course. Why wouldn't she after Sawyer had been an ass to her.
"So...someone took a swing at Sawyer. Color me surprised. The man's been building up bad karma since the moment we got here. You can't expect me to believe he's some innocent victim."
He laughed weakly at this. He really had pissed her off earlier, hadn't he? Looks like Mary Poppins wasn't so caring after all.
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Post by ana on Feb 17, 2007 10:55:50 GMT -5
"The man's been building up bad karma since the moment we got here. You can't expect me to believe he's some innocent victim."
She did have a point...
But that didn't change the fact she'd seen how Ethan had acted. He wasn't just someone caught up in a fight. Sawyer was down and he had kept on kicking him. And what was worse, he looked like he was enjoying it. Not to mention the fact he'd attempted to smother him too. No, Ethan wasn't one of the good guys, perhaps he was even the original wearer of the handcuffs on the flight. Gwen had been fooled into ignorance by the guy, but Ana hadn't. Unfortunately though, Gwen was clearly not about to get the cuffs and Ana couldn't stay on his back forever.
"Try anything like that again and it'll take more than Gwen to protect you from me." She whispered her threat in his ear before reluctantly letting go of his arm and getting up from off his back. She took a step away, watching him like a hawk in case he decided to take a swing at her.
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Post by Ethan Rom on Feb 17, 2007 10:59:23 GMT -5
"Try anything like that again and it'll take more than Gwen to protect you from me."
"Oh, scary." he whispered back, and as soon as she let go of him, he erupted to his feet. He turned, and glared at Ana, his cold eyes piercing hers. He clenched and unclenched his fists, resisting the urge to beat her to death right there and then.
He turned to Gwen, and held his profusely bleeding nose. "Sorry." he said timidly with an apologetic look.
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Post by Gwen Havers on Feb 17, 2007 12:01:46 GMT -5
"Sorry."
"Just...don't," she cautioned, raising her hand. As easy as it would have been to be angry with him or Sawyer or Ana, every way of looking at the situation led her back to blaming herself. Telling the truth could be freeing or it could lead to getting herself and others hurt. It seemed she couldn't win either way.
"Look, there's a first aid kit back at my shelter. Do me a favor and walk away from this," she advised Ethan in a hushed tone. "Right now." She glanced back, awaiting another threat from Ana and to see if Sawyer had recovered enough to do more than lie there laughing and bleeding.
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Post by Brittany on Feb 17, 2007 12:48:59 GMT -5
SAWYER
After a moment, he decided it was time to try and get up, so he pushed his torso up with his elbow and leaned on that arm. His head ached fiercely and he winced. Oh yeah, he was definitely going to be feeling this for a while, no doubt about that.
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Post by Ethan Rom on Feb 17, 2007 16:23:29 GMT -5
"Look, there's a first aid kit back at my shelter. Do me a favor and walk away from this," she advised Ethan in a hushed tone. "Right now."
He gave a respectful nod, still holding his bloody nose. He strode away from her, heading towards her shelter. He gave one last look at Sawyer, and away from Gwen's eyes, threw him a little smirk.
***Ethan leaves for Gwen's shelter***
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Feb 17, 2007 18:19:02 GMT -5
KATE
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By the time she arrived, the whole thing seemed to have been broken up and she wearily watched Ethan walk away. Kate knelt down to look at Sawyer. "My God, what did you do to him?" she asked, wondering what the hell Sawyer had done to piss off Ethan to such an extent that he'd beaten Sawyer almost to a pulp.
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Post by Brittany on Feb 17, 2007 18:32:48 GMT -5
SAWYER
He glared at Ethan when the man smirked at him and walked away. He was definitely going to get Ethan back for this. He cringed when he touched his nose. It was either broken or bruised badly. He looked up as Kate knelt beside him.
"My God, what did you do to him?"
He couldn't believe his ears. "What'd I do?! Why is it always me who has to have done somethin' to someone else?"
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Feb 17, 2007 18:44:51 GMT -5
KATE
As Kate moved closer and gently put Sawyer's head in her lap, she called out, "Could someone bring me some clean rags, water, and a first aid kit?" She watched as a man who she hadn't formerly met yet -- Scott? or was it Steve? -- rush off.
"Because it usually starts with you doing something to whoever is within range of you." She watched Steve/Scott run back and said a quick 'thanks' as he handed her the items she'd requested. "Now hold still and try not to piss anybody else off while we get you cleaned up." Kate took one of the clean rags, a shredded piece of shirt, and soaked it in water, then began washing off the blood, some dry, some cuts still bleeding. She tried to be gentle, but no doubt trying to get sand out of cuts would hurt, no matter how gentle you tried to be.
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Post by Brittany on Feb 17, 2007 18:53:04 GMT -5
SAWYER
"God, you're bossy," he retorted, but lay back anyway and let her clean his face. He knew she was trying to be gentle when wiping the blood off, but every now and then it stung like the dickens. One particular moment, he cried out when she was cleaning up his nose. "Ow!" he yelled. "Christ, Freckles, he did punch me in the face over and over again. I don't need you manhandling me too!"
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Feb 17, 2007 19:07:01 GMT -5
KATE
She huffed and rolled her eyes at him. "Stop bein' such a baby. I'm being as careful as I can be. Want me to go get Jack?" she asked, knowing how Sawyer felt about him. It was like a parent asking the child if they wanted the other, more feared parent to take over.
She got the last of the blood cleaned off and switched to another rag, pouring disinfectant on it. "Okay, this is going to sting." She decided to start with his nose since it seemed to hurt the most. That way, the rest wouldn't seem so bad. She gently started dabbing the disinfectant on his nose, preparing herself for the fit of curses she was sure would follow.
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Post by Brittany on Feb 17, 2007 19:16:03 GMT -5
SAWYER
"Stop bein' such a baby. I'm being as careful as I can be. Want me to go get Jack?"
He grumbled, "I don't need Jack." He scowled while she mopped the rest of the blood. He was greatful she was doing this, even if he didn't show it.
"Okay, this is going to sting."
When she began cleaning his hurt nose in earnest, he tried to hold back from yelling, but soon the pain was too much and he cried out, "Ow! Goddamnit, Freckles!"
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Feb 17, 2007 19:36:12 GMT -5
KATE
She gave another exasperated sigh and mumbled about what a baby he was being. She dug around in the first aid until she found one of those butterfly bandages used to hold together cuts. "I think you may need stitches on this one, but this'll do for now," she said as she placed it on his nose. She tried to hold back a smile at how it made him look. "You look like the typical image of someone in movies who just got their ass handed to them on a platter." She continued carefully applying the disinfectant to the rest of his face.
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