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yeah
and different things can happen here
but a lot of stuff happened back home
between us and just
in general
[ she is scrambling for words but she also just...doesn't really know what to do at this point. she misses him, but considering what he remembers most clearly? she doesn't blame him. ]
and different things can happen here
but a lot of stuff happened back home
between us and just
in general
[ she is scrambling for words but she also just...doesn't really know what to do at this point. she misses him, but considering what he remembers most clearly? she doesn't blame him. ]
Look I'm just gonna say it.
Because I keep thinking about how to bring it up
Without it being totally awful.
And now I'm not sure there's any good way to do that
And as awkward as it is you should probably still know.
Just so there's not any weirdness or secrets later on.
If there is a later on.
Uh
But I've been with other girls here.
Like, sexually and stuff.
I'm really sorry.
Because I keep thinking about how to bring it up
Without it being totally awful.
And now I'm not sure there's any good way to do that
And as awkward as it is you should probably still know.
Just so there's not any weirdness or secrets later on.
If there is a later on.
Uh
But I've been with other girls here.
Like, sexually and stuff.
I'm really sorry.
you don't have to protect me either
[ which, okay, that comes off a little more snappy than she means it to. ]
sorry
I care about you too
I don't think that's ever going to change
but you also don't have to do something just because of me
your feelings matter too
[ which, okay, that comes off a little more snappy than she means it to. ]
sorry
I care about you too
I don't think that's ever going to change
but you also don't have to do something just because of me
your feelings matter too
Did you know we have an actual fight club here?
[ this is coming after a brawl. he's full of adrenaline, probably has some darkening bruises and a gash on his eyebrow. not that it matters. he's not texting her because he's injured, it's because she's on his mind and he used a few of the moves she taught him. ]
[ this is coming after a brawl. he's full of adrenaline, probably has some darkening bruises and a gash on his eyebrow. not that it matters. he's not texting her because he's injured, it's because she's on his mind and he used a few of the moves she taught him. ]
[ at first, allison doesn't know how she feels about this. concerned, that ben's obviously been in this fight club, a little mad he didn't take her with him, touched he'd really think about her enough to want to text to afterwards, maybe a little excited... ]
aren't you breaking the first rule?
aren't you breaking the first rule?
Fortunately, Brad Pitt's not around to inflict his own personal brand of punishment.
[ or some guy with multiple personalities, whatever. ]
I don't think it was put together for the same reasons as the fictional one.
[ or some guy with multiple personalities, whatever. ]
I don't think it was put together for the same reasons as the fictional one.
It was on the network awhile back but I didn't think anything of it when it first came up.
They have spotters, medical staff, even a live audience.
They have spotters, medical staff, even a live audience.
More or less. Probably less. I saw weapons in one match. Did you know we had so many warriors in one place? If I didn't know any better, I'd think I was on the set of an action movie.
[ not in his own. he didn't need them. ]
I'm still standing.
[ not in his own. he didn't need them. ]
I'm still standing.
An organized crime movie, then.
[ it'd fit the profile. sunny days, dark nights. underground fight rings. all it needed was a guy calling the shots, telling who and who not to throw a match. he's letting his imagination run wild again. ]
Don't know. I knocked him out. He elbowed me in the face and I know I should have dropped him before it connected, but I was winded at the time.
[ but the point is that he eventually KO'd a guy. ]
[ it'd fit the profile. sunny days, dark nights. underground fight rings. all it needed was a guy calling the shots, telling who and who not to throw a match. he's letting his imagination run wild again. ]
Don't know. I knocked him out. He elbowed me in the face and I know I should have dropped him before it connected, but I was winded at the time.
[ but the point is that he eventually KO'd a guy. ]
[It begins with a text, but Scott doesn't mean to keep it that way. It feels important to do this himself, to make sure she doesn't see his network post as the first time she knows he's here.]
Hey. It's Scott.
[That's actually a message he retyped like six times. After a few seconds of fumbling, he switches the device over to voice, which is neat. It's nice that these work the way they do.]
Um—sorry. It didn't feel right to talk to you that way. In fact, this still feels pretty strange. But I wanted to let you know that I'm here.
Hey. It's Scott.
[That's actually a message he retyped like six times. After a few seconds of fumbling, he switches the device over to voice, which is neat. It's nice that these work the way they do.]
Um—sorry. It didn't feel right to talk to you that way. In fact, this still feels pretty strange. But I wanted to let you know that I'm here.
You probably already know, right? Lydia came by and let me know how everything works here. There's a lot that gets left out when you first show up.
[Like Allison being here. Like Allison having to learn (and then proceed to worry) about her future. Scott knows that he has to keep calm, to keep his voice from cracking. He doesn't want her to hear the pain in it.
And really, there isn't that much. He knows who he's talking to. It's Allison.]
[Like Allison being here. Like Allison having to learn (and then proceed to worry) about her future. Scott knows that he has to keep calm, to keep his voice from cracking. He doesn't want her to hear the pain in it.
And really, there isn't that much. He knows who he's talking to. It's Allison.]
I'm glad to know that you're here. There's probably a lot that you wanna ask about. That you wanna know about. I guess this is my way of saying that I'm ready.
[They never did get that one talk, did they? Scott knows that now, they never will. Everything is changed. It's the future now, and he's steadily striding toward his senior year.]
[They never did get that one talk, did they? Scott knows that now, they never will. Everything is changed. It's the future now, and he's steadily striding toward his senior year.]
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