~018 - [VIDEO] - post-port (retroactively filtered away from Amanda Young)

[intofireforever]

The "Laura Palmer" from port is a really lucky woman. Married to someone she loves, working in her dream career, mother to a child she adores...she's happy, and she has every right to be. I wish her well, and I'm glad I got a taste of what it means to have a good life. I even liked being older...it's something I'd never get a chance to experience otherwise.

I can only hope inhabiting her body didn't hurt her, the way the goddess inhabiting mine hurt me.

In any case, I'm glad I fled the party when Arthas started attacking those strippers. The other Laura won't wake up to find she spent the night in jail, which is good. I tried so hard to maintain her reputation.

[Private to Paddy]

Do you think we could meet on-deck? I'd like to talk to you. Bring some cigarettes, if you don't mind.

[Private to Parker]

Please tell me there isn't going to be any weirdness between us now.

[Private to Nathan, after talking to Paddy]

Can I stay with you for a while?

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private

[christ-onabike.livejournal.com]

Yeah, sure, not a problem. I'll be there in five.

[SPAM COUNTRY]

[Paddy is now waiting on deck, smoking a cigarette, the rest of the pack in his jacket pocket.]

SPAM - my tags my be weird because I am dizzy as hell

[intofireforever]

[Laura steps up next to him and places a hand on his arm.]

I'm sorry Uhura's gone.

Re: SPAM - all good!

[christ-onabike.livejournal.com]

[Paddy smiles a little, as he hadn't expected that and glances across at her,]

Thanks. It's alright. She chose to go, and... hell, she stuck around more than some other wardens. And she did a damn good job.

Re: SPAM - all good!

[intofireforever]

Yeah. She did. I'm glad you're okay.

[Laura holds a hand out.]

Spare a cigarette?

Re: SPAM - all good!

[christ-onabike.livejournal.com]

[He fishes in his inside pocket and passes her a cigarette and his lighter,] Knock yourself out, love.

[He took a careful breath inwards.]

So. That port? [He'd been quite at ease with the whole thing, because he did the real world pretty well. Except having to switch out all the drugs, but that was another story.]

SPAM

[intofireforever]

[That first drag is pretty much heaven.]

I've been doing a lot of thinking about it, and I think it helped me to realize a few things.

Audio

[darknessb4me]

[Laugh.]

Do me a favor and lock the post from Amanda Young? She doesn't know that was me in port, and she was my "daughter."

[He was going to say something about possession here, and Anna and the other Laura and how damn disturbing it was to be on the other side. But - more whining from him. No one wants to hear it.]

Audio - screened from Amanda

[intofireforever]

Oh, okay. She's pretty scary.

[BUT IT'S TOO LATE. She's already creepered all over this. D:]

Private.

[yourunichase]

It's not gonna make things fucking weird between us, kiddo.

Re: Private.

[intofireforever]

That's a relief.

Re: Private.

[yourunichase]

Yeah. There isn't anything wrong with it, and we didn't pick it and nothing bad happened.

Re: Private.

[intofireforever]

Thanks, Parker. I really mean that.

Re: Private.

[yourunichase]

No problem, kiddo.

Re: Private.-After talking to Paddy

[yourunichase]

You should come over and see me, kiddo.

Re: Private.-After talking to Paddy

[intofireforever]

No. I've got someplace to be.

Private

[saveme-barry.livejournal.com]

Sure thing, anytime. You can share my camp bed, if you like.

Re: Private

[intofireforever]

Why not.

I'll be over in ten.

Private

[saveme-barry.livejournal.com]

What, really?

Great! Well, I'll see you in a few then,!

SPAM

[intofireforever]

[Knock knock, Nathan. Laura's got some of her belongings in a backpack.]

SPAM

[saveme-barry.livejournal.com]

[Door opens pretty quickly, and Nathan gives Laura a SAUCY GRIN.]

Alright there! Come on in.

Spam

[yourunichase]

[Parker was annoyed, and she banged quickly on Nathan's door. Really, she was hoping that she would find Laura before she got into too much fucking bullshit and did anything stupid. She'd left her gun at home, suspecting that it would probably be a good idea to have it on her when she was out hunting for a blond who wasn't all together on the side of sanity at the moment. Shouting, Parker banged again.]

Laura, if you're in there open the fucking door.

Re: Spam

[intofireforever]

[After a lengthy silence, which involves Laura getting up from Nathan's bed, she opens the door. She's only in her underwear, there's lipstick and mascara smeared across her face, and her hair is a mess; she's clearly been having sex. She reeks of marijuana, from an earlier joint, and is smoking an ordinary cigarette.

Her eyes are heavily lidded, and she's acting completely detached. She gives a slight nod over Parker's shoulder, at the hall behind her, and speaks in a flat, quiet voice.]

Get out.

Re: Spam

[yourunichase]

Nope. Not getting out.

[Parker quickly stepped inside Nathan's room, shoving past Laura if she needed too. She's looking at the girl in her underwear and frowning.]

Where's your clothes?

Re: Spam

[intofireforever]

I don't fuck with my clothes on, Parker. They'd just get in the way.

[She's almost completely monotone, because she's shutting out everything she doesn't feel she can handle.]

Re: Spam

[yourunichase]

Yeah, and you shouldn't make decisions about fucking people when you're not in your right fucking mind, Laura.

Come on, we're going back to my room to talk about this.