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Post by flameh on Jan 21, 2013 23:51:45 GMT -5
Tails sat curled up in his usual chair in the library. He had decided to follow Daman down instead of hanging out in the room all day. Also, Daman wanted him to meet the girl hes been hanging out with. Tails didn't want to meet her, he was terrified. He just wanted to be left alone with Daman.
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Alana walked through the stone halls of the order. She was searching for the library. She wasn't sure of its exact location since she didn't frequent it often.
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Post by Shadow on Jan 22, 2013 0:00:49 GMT -5
Daman sat next to Tails in the library. He could sense his friend's unease, and he was sorry for it. He really wanted Tails to like Alana, since he couldn't imagine not being friends with either of them. But if Tails was uncomfortable around her, that would force Daman to have to choose between them. And that would be one hell of a choice to make. Still, he supposed he'd have to pick Tails. He couldn't abandon his brother. No matter how painful it would be to say goodbye to the girl who had given him hope again.
Daman glanced at Tails and smiled slightly, trying to reassure him.
"Don't worry. You'll like Alana. She's really nice. It can be scary meeting new people, but that's how you make new friends. Like Crucible, right?" Daman winced inwardly at the idea of calling Crucible a friend, but he had to admit Tails was actually sort of comfortable being around the strange mutant. "And you got to know me, too. Everyone has to start somewhere."
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Post by flameh on Jan 22, 2013 0:10:02 GMT -5
Tails looked over at Daman when he spoke. "Yeah" he said quietly. But Crucible's different, like me, and so are you he added in his head. He just wished that Daman had never met Alana. Everything was changing and he hated it.
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The blonde haired girl finally found the door to the library. Alana pushed the door open and smiled when she saw Daman. "Hey" she said. She noticed the small mutant curled in the chair next to him, and wondered if that was his friend.
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Post by Shadow on Jan 22, 2013 0:14:20 GMT -5
Daman stood up and smiled.
"Hey, Alana." He walked forward a few paces to meet her, sort of putting himself in between Tails and Alana. He wanted to take it slow, make sure Tails didn't feel crowded or anything.
"Alana, this is my adopted little brother, Tails. Tails, this is Alana." Daman hoped that Alana understood how important Tails was to him. That was why he had said little brother instead of best friend. It was important to him that they get along. He hoped Tails wouldn't be too anxious either.
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Post by flameh on Jan 22, 2013 0:19:44 GMT -5
Alana smiled at Tails. So he's more than his best friend, he's Daman's family she thought to herself. She walked over to Tails and gently placed a hand on his arm. "Nice to meet you" she said.
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Tails watched her carefully and tracked her movements. He wanted her to stay as far away as possible. His heart picked up speed as she got closer. He let out a scream when she touched him and closed his eyes tight. He began to shake, he just wanted her off of him. He hated her touch, it was so cold, like the knife.
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Alana jumped back from the boy. "What's wrong with him?" she asked, startled.
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Post by Shadow on Jan 22, 2013 0:25:47 GMT -5
Daman opened his mouth to tell Alana that Tails did not really like to be crowded in upon when she touched his shoulder and he screamed. Daman reached out and touched Alana's shoulder, trying to get her to back away a little.
"Nothing's wrong," Daman said in a low voice. "Tails went through some... traumatic experiences. He has a hard time being touched. Especially by people he doesn't really know." Daman knelt next to Tails and bumped the mutant's knee with the tip of his wing gently.
"Hey, buddy. It's okay. You're okay."
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Post by flameh on Jan 22, 2013 0:30:09 GMT -5
Alana backed up even more. She stared at Tails and Daman. She had never had anyone scream when she touched them before. "Okay" she said, a little confused.
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Tails kept shaking, he could still feel the coolness her touch left behind. He rubbed furiously at the spot with his hand, trying to make it warm again. He just wanted her to leave, so he could be with Daman alone.
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Post by Shadow on Jan 22, 2013 0:32:50 GMT -5
Daman sighed. This was not going well. He glanced at Alana apologetically.
"Rain check?" he asked hopefully. He had really wanted to spend time with her, but with Tails freaking out, it was probably impossible for him to leave his friend, and Alana staying with them would doubtless just make his histeria worse. Great, Daman thought. This is just what I needed to happen.
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Post by flameh on Jan 22, 2013 0:43:24 GMT -5
Alana nodded. "Sure, you owe me a picnic anyways" she said with a smile. She was a little upset that their meeting was cut short by his friend. She couldn't believe he freaked out like that. I guess the rumours about the mutant whos terrified of touch are true she thought to herself.
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Tails finally registered the feeling of Daman's wing tip on his knee. He focused on that, trying to stop himself from shaking. He jsut wanted the cold feeling gone, it was making him hard to stop. All he was doing was remembering when he had almost died.
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Post by Shadow on Jan 22, 2013 0:54:56 GMT -5
The slim, blonde boy made his way into the library, a copy of The Great Gatsby tucked under his arm. He looked up with emotionless eyes as he entered his favorite space in the mutant hideout, and was surprised to see quite the commotion awaiting him. He did not recognize the girl, but the two others were mutants he would consider tentative friends. Crucible walked over to Tails and Daman and the strange girl, glancing at her with his dead eyes and then at Tails.
"What's going on?" he asked in his deadpan voice, worry over Tails only slightly creeping its way into his face, breaking it of its cold exterior only a very little. He looked back at Tails and felt the connection build between them. The emotions were mainly fear, among other things. Crucible dredged up as many calm emotions as he could gain from his memories, wonderful emotions of peace, and gently wrapped them around Tails like a comforting blanket. He hoped that the mutant would respond, would feel comforted. He hated to see his only friend looking so distressed.
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Post by flameh on Jan 22, 2013 1:00:16 GMT -5
Tails felt a blanket of calm and peace surround him. He felt his tremors slowing and himself responding. He knew that Crucible arrived and was trying to help him. He slowly opened his eyes and looked over at Crucible. "Th...thank you" he said quietly.
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"Well I'm just going to go now" Alana said awkwardly. "Bye Daman" she said as she opened the door. She walked out into the stone halls and sighed. She wasn't sure she could deal with all that.
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Post by Shadow on Jan 22, 2013 1:18:41 GMT -5
Daman nodded to Alana and sighed. Then he turned back to Tails and was relieved to see that he had calmed down.
Crucible glanced over at Daman and then back at Tails. He sat down slowly beside the boy, holding up his book and pointing to it.
"You think you have problems with women?" Crucible asked. His tone managed to waver a bit, the first amount of expression he had felt in his own speech in... well, probably months at least. "You ain't got nothing on this guy." He leaned back and glanced at Daman again. Poor guy. Crucible could feel the emotions inside of him and wished he could comfort him, too. But he had a feeling Daman would not appreciate the help.
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Post by flameh on Jan 22, 2013 1:22:20 GMT -5
Tails looked at Daman. "I'm...I'm sorry" he said. He didn't mean to scare her away but she touched him. Her touch brought back too many bad memories. "You can go after her if you want" he added quietly. He hoped Daman wouldn't and would stay, but he knew better than to get his hopes up.
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Post by Shadow on Jan 22, 2013 8:25:48 GMT -5
Daman glanced at Tails and sighed.
"I think you need me more right now, buddy." He sat down next to Tails wearily, plopping down with his arms resting on his knees and his head tipped to one side. This day was really not going the way he had planned.
Crucible blinked at Daman and then opened his book to begin reading it again. He had finished it already, actually, but he just wanted to appear to be doing something so that his presence wouldn't feel so much like an intrusion. Which he was sure it was. But he wanted to remain close to Tails, to keep feeding him comforting emotions that could help him calm down and forget the fear that something had woken inside him.
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Post by flameh on Jan 22, 2013 13:49:34 GMT -5
Tails felt horrible, he had upset Daman. He could tell his friend was sad and hated that he caused it. He knew spending time with Alana would make Daman happy and he wanted to see his brother happy again. He had caused him enough pain. "I'm okay, I just want to go back to our room" he said. "You can go after her, I know you want to" he added.
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