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Post by Severin on Aug 7, 2007 10:53:13 GMT -5
(sorry, but our characters can't really relax back and let Ruby talk smack to them. Wouldn't be in character for many of us)
"Ruby, for God's sake, not again." groaned Severin, closing his eyes briefly, sick of Ruby's never-ending self-righteous monologues. "There's no need to attack Gwen every time she makes a comment. If you don't have anything constructive to say, than keep silent and think about the possible reasons why a discussion on bones and graves might be upsetting."
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Post by Gwen Havers on Aug 7, 2007 11:41:14 GMT -5
"I never claimed to be his bestest friend, did I?" Gwen retorted, not sure what she'd done to set off another tirade. "I was merely pointing out that Jake has been actively helping in every way he could, despite being seriously injured. He doesn't seem the type to cut and run when things get rough."
"And may I point out that you don't know me either," she added. "Though you've been more than eager to point out all my perceived faults. So until you start showing some basic respect and courtesy to others, don't expect to get any from me."
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Post by ana on Aug 7, 2007 12:33:31 GMT -5
"Knock it off!" Ana yelled mid stride. If Nikki and Paulo weren't already awake, they sure as hell would be now.
"I'm not in the mood for pointless argueing this early in the day!" She rounded on Ruby and Gwen forcing Severin to turn too. She looked first at Ruby with her stone cold glare.
"You need to shut the hell up. I get that you have an opinion on everything and everyone, but can you just try for five minutes to keep all those thoughts from making the short distance from your tiny brain to you huge mouth? And you..." It was Gwen's turn to be glared at.
"Quit rising to the bait. She's just after attention and you keep giving it to her. I thought you'd have more sense than to let her get to you."
God, give me a run of traps and a charging polar bear any damn day.....
"If we're gonna make it back to camp without the two of you killing each other, or me killing the both of you, I want you to stay the hell away from each other. Ruby, get up front. Ahead of us. You wanna be useful, you can lead us back along this path."
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Post by alcatraz on Aug 8, 2007 5:53:43 GMT -5
Ruby
"There's no need to attack Gwen every time she makes a comment. If you don't have anything constructive to say, than keep silent and think about the possible reasons why a discussion on bones and graves might be upsetting
"I'm just being realistic Severin and if you might not of noticed I made the point and Gwen attacked me against that. Mind you your biased anyway, seeing as you've adopted the role as the smitten school boy"
"And may I point out that you don't know me either," she added. "Though you've been more than eager to point out all my perceived faults. So until you start showing some basic respect and courtesy to others, don't expect to get any from me."
"I have tried to be nice to you Gwen, but everytime I try you and Severin have to knock me back down. I didn't have to help Severin last ight and I'm not claiming to be Jesus, but it woud of been nice to at least be appreciated for it, especiallyseeing as you were the cause of his injury. Oh and your right Gwen, I don;t know you, that's why I don't trust you. And I'm guessing you all feel the same way about me, which is fine because I don't care what you think. Now are we getting back to the island today?"
Ruby went up front as Ana-Lucia ordered
"Is everybody ready?" sje asked looking round to Walter, Ana, Severin, Gwen, Nikki and Paulo.
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Post by Severin on Aug 8, 2007 6:29:24 GMT -5
Severin sighed with relief as Ana ordered the small child to the front, away from the others so she could no longer hear them or irritate them. Being able to avoid Ruby at the beach was growing to a better incentive then his injured leg. It was difficult to imagine anyone more presumptuous, un-aware or as paranoid as Ruby. Ignoring Ana for the most part and determined to always have the last word, he did his best to ignore her sudden onslaught against Gwen. Gwen, who'd been nothing but civil, kind and moral, was the villain in Ruby's mind. For no reason.
Now that she was up ahead, they could talk freely without danger of Ruby overhearing them and launching into another tirade. He looked to Ana. "What do we tell people? Just that he's still missing, or do we simply avoid the subject?"
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Post by Gwen Havers on Aug 8, 2007 8:14:35 GMT -5
Rather than face any more lectures about how immature or untrustworthy she was, Gwen chose to keep her mouth shut. She looked back to see that Walter, Nikki and Paulo were ready, and then she followed along the path behind Ana and Severin. Being careful to watch her footing this time, and still on the lookout for any sign of their howling, hungry friend among the trees.
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Post by ana on Aug 11, 2007 11:24:48 GMT -5
"What do we tell people? Just that he's still missing, or do we simply avoid the subject?"
"I don't know." Ana said quietly, a disheartened tone to her voice. "People are gonna ask, especially if we've been gone overnight. We just tell them we couldn't find any sign of him." She fell quiet, as if thinking to herself before speaking again.
"I'm not giving up." She adjusted her grip on Severin's waist as they walked together. "I want to know what happened to him, but he could be anywhere on this island. Clearly it's too dangerous to go blindly wandering around out here." Ana didn't mention her suspicion that they weren't alone on the island.
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Post by Severin on Aug 11, 2007 14:10:49 GMT -5
"I want to know what happened to him, but he could be anywhere on this island. Clearly it's too dangerous to go blindly wandering around out here."
"Clearly." he repeated, surpressing slight grunts of pain as they hobbled further towards the beach. "Very well. We don't tell those at the beach anything, and continue looking for him when we're more prepared."
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Post by ana on Aug 11, 2007 14:48:36 GMT -5
Ana was splitting her time watching Ruby to make sure she was heading in the right way and glancing back to Gwen to make sure she hadn't put her foot in a bear trap or a ditch or something else equally clumsy. She didn't realise that she had picked up the pace and was forcing Severin to keep up. It was only when he let out a hiss of breath that she noticed he was getting a little red in the face from exertion and Ana slowed her speed to give him chance to relax a little.
"Maybe you'd be better off walking with Gwen." She offered.
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Post by alcatraz on Aug 11, 2007 15:20:34 GMT -5
RUBY
Ruby walked along in front, forgetting she was being followed, the tracks began to look familiar from when they came out here in the first place. Parts of Ruby wish shenever did, she ponly wanted to be in the loop and help out, she didn't know about Jake but ti didn't stop her caring and what good did it do? Countless number of arguments with Gwen and Severin and a lecture from Ana-Lucia. She sighed heavily day dreaming, well at least she wasn't back at home she thought. Her clouded thoughts took over she didn't realise the logs and twigs before her a stumbled over without noticing.
"Ow..Crap!!" she muttered to herself "IThis was clean yesterday!" she cursed to herself brushing the mud off of her summerdress and straining harm whilst she was at it " Can this day get any worse" she thought to herself, crying on the inside.
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Post by Severin on Aug 11, 2007 15:21:50 GMT -5
He looked to Ana curiously, and then looked back at Gwen. It would be preferable than walking with someone who was marching like a swat trooper. Then again, Gwen maybe didn't want to support a hunk of meat with a bag leg. "You think so?" he asked, secretly hoping Ana would push him off so he could walk with Gwen.
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Post by ana on Aug 12, 2007 15:21:59 GMT -5
"You think so?"
Ana saw Ruby take a tumble up ahead and rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, I think I better take over from calamity Jane before we get lost." She said sarcastically, waiting for Gwen to catch up before letting go of Severin's waist and transferring his weight to her. Then she went on ahead to roughly help Ruby to her feet.
"I'll take it from here." She said tersely, but not harshly.
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Post by alcatraz on Aug 12, 2007 15:28:58 GMT -5
Ruby
"I'll take it from here."
It was quite obscure for Ruby, Ana was actually being nice to her. She was being nice, but didn't take it as far as helping her up. She stumbled back to her feet dusting off her summerdress again, catching up with Ana.
"I recongnise where we are, we must nearly be back now." she said reasurringly to Ana.
She went silent.
"Sorry what I said earlier, about Jake. And well sorry we couldn't find him."
she said before quickly going silent again as if she hadn't just uttered that sentence
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Post by Gwen Havers on Aug 12, 2007 15:36:05 GMT -5
"So..." she began, after Ana had handed Severin off to her and moved to take up the lead, "did she say anything about where she and Walter were this morning?"
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Post by Severin on Aug 12, 2007 15:38:06 GMT -5
"did she say anything about where she and Walter were this morning?"
"I'm afraid I didn't ask." he said, trying his best to walk normally so as not to put any weight on Gwen. "If I did, I think I might have been met with a scowl and a short, non-committal phrase."
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Post by Gwen Havers on Aug 12, 2007 15:59:53 GMT -5
"If I did, I think I might have been met with a scowl and a short, non-committal phrase."
"Yes, that's probably a safe bet," she said, laughing slightly. "Fair enough, it can wait till we get back to the beach. I'm guessing Ana will take a few minutes to rest, regroup, and be back on the trail again sraight away."
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Post by ana on Aug 12, 2007 16:02:41 GMT -5
"I recongnise where we are, we must nearly be back now."
"Yeah." Ana said picking up her usual drill sergeant pace. She wasn't really in the mood for an in depth chat or an arguement with Ruby. The fact she hadn't rambled on was appreciated.
"Sorry what I said earlier, about Jake."
There was a long silence before Ana answered again.
"Forget it." She muttered.
"And well sorry we couldn't find him."
Ana couldn't bring herself to reply to that, but she subconciously found her hand feeling for the outline of Jake's dogtags under her vest top. She kept quiet and trudged on.
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Post by Severin on Aug 12, 2007 16:08:01 GMT -5
"Fair enough, it can wait till we get back to the beach. I'm guessing Ana will take a few minutes to rest, regroup, and be back on the trail again sraight away."
"Yes. She's...very determined." Then, out of curiosity and concern, he asked, "And you? Will you be joining her again?"
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Post by Gwen Havers on Aug 12, 2007 16:19:35 GMT -5
"And you? Will you be joining her again?"
"I'll do what I can, but I think it's safe to say I'm out of my element with all this tracking business. Don't want to cause any more collateral damage," she replied. "And I did promise to change your bandages. So between that and the guilt trip, I think you're stuck with me, Darling."
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Post by Severin on Aug 12, 2007 16:25:07 GMT -5
"And I did promise to change your bandages. So between that and the guilt trip, I think you're stuck with me, Darling."
"Oh." he said, and smiled dryly. "Poor me."
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