[ she's actually kind of...touched. that apparently everyone is so worried about her. touched, but also a little concerned. does no one think she can handle it? but that's a small enough feeling she doesn't let it bother her, smiling a boit at the message instead. ]
I tried. He was kind of freaking out, but it's okay now.
[ hopefully. she has a bad feeling it's not QUITE over, but what is she gonna do? ]
[Come on, Allison, cut the the peanut gallery some slack; maybe they're just nosy and want to know what's going on.
But this is also Adam, and though a guy with a weapon is relatively dangerous, Adam first instinct is to envision the worst case scenario: sucker punches, surprise attacks, fatal injuries a normal couldn't survive, blood staining the floor... What he doubts isn't so much Allison's ninja abilities so much as anyone's staying power. People can hurt and be hurt so easily.
Kind of a good thing Wonderland didn't give new people guns, honestly.]
Just wanted to make sure. That, or someone tried to citizen arrest you for cleaning his clock. He calmed down now?
[Adam might not sound all that moved by the boy's plight, but he can understand perfectly well what the freak out had been about and how hard it would be to settle in unless a person had balls of steel.
At the same time, he's not on any social welfare committee. It's none of his business.]
[ uh-huh sure whatever you say adam. she knows what you're hiding, though, and it makes her grin a little to think about. someone was worrying~
but his worry isn't completely unfounded. if the situations had been reversed, she would have been a little more unforgiving to whoever this guy was hurting her friends. as it stands, it's her he was trying to hurt, so everything was pretty okay. ]
Yeah, he's fine. Still freaked out over Wonderland, but I'm keeping an eye on him.
[ because that's obviously the best answer, right? keep a close eye on the guy who tried to kill you in front of everyone? yeah that's totally the best answer. but you see, now allison is invested, kinda like how she decided she and adam were going to be friends. and once her mind is made up, that's that. ]
Really? [ oh the sarcasm. oh the sarcasm. ] I had no idea. You mean is wasn't posted up on the network for everyone to see?
[Man, you might wanna recheck that definition of "okay," Allison...]
With a tranquilizer on hand?
[Or some zip ties? Adam could accept her answer a little more easily if that's the case.
As it is, he gets the feeling this guy probably doesn't have a choice in the matter, much like Allison deciding they're going to be friends without informing him. Most of these female hunters seem like forces to be reckoned with.]
What else is Wonderland supposed to do without the MMA? He'll be living this down, but you at least came out looking more badass than when you went in.
[ c'mon adam, give her a little more credit than that. she did take him down over the entire network. but then she just kind of laughs, shaking her head. ]
Honestly, I would have been fine without the show. The last thing he needs is that reputation following him before he even figured out what this place was like.
Just that it's Wonderland and he might need one to start believing it. And it might leave fewer bruises than you.
[Even Hell makes a certain amount of sense. He can see how people trying to convince you you're in a children's book and there's no way out might make someone want to grab the nearest sharp implement.]
It was worth it just to see you were in one piece.
[At least an accidental video could let people know there's an emergency. Adam would rather know than not know.]
If he thinks it's a dream, he's not wrong. Maybe to him it's more like a nightmare he's not going to wake up from.
[Adam can talk as though Wonderland doesn't affect him the same way, because unlike Allison's new best friend, he's not looking for family or for a way home. This is the best reality's going to get.
And it's a damn sight better than the circumstances he'd come from. Before, there'd been no chance whatsoever of meeting people, even people he could like. In that sense, yeah, Allison is a special case.
Jokingly, he says:]
I don't want to have to see you in the clinic. It's nice and quiet when it's slow and there's nobody to stitch up.
Dream or not, walking around this place waiting to wake up is going to get you hurt, maybe even killed.
[ allison is much more of an in the moment sort of person. for now, she is here, which means she's going to make this the best time she can ( though she talks a bigger game than she acts ).
dream or no, nightmare or no, freaking out like ben had seemed to want to do would not help anyone. at least this way he wouldn't end up making more of a fool of himself. he'd, maybe, start to make friends.
allison got adam to warm up to her after a while, didn't she?
she ends up laughing a little at his joke, giving him a look. ]
[Welcome to Wonderland: Chicks Lay on The Hurt style.]
When being busy means someone's torn up or shot, or whatever else you can think of, a slow day isn't so bad. My stitches aren't terrible, but I don't need to see you guys in the clinic too soon.
[If Scott and Isaac are up in arms over this, she can pass that message along to them, too. Save everybody a couple of doctor visits.]
[ that has her eyes rolling, though it doesn't do anything to ease away the grin. is she kind of proud of herself? maybe. maybe just a little. ]
Either way, it worked. He's calmed down and won't hurt anyone. That's all that really matters, right?
[ the whole 'not causing others pain' bit and all.
he mentions stitches though and she goes a little pale, shaking her head. ]
I hate stitching. It's just... [ she sees scott's body, watches him fade in an out of consciousness. she shakes her head. ] If it helps, though, I tend to avoid puncture wounds.
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I tried. He was kind of freaking out, but it's okay now.
[ hopefully. she has a bad feeling it's not QUITE over, but what is she gonna do? ]
Thanks for the check-in, though.
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But this is also Adam, and though a guy with a weapon is relatively dangerous, Adam first instinct is to envision the worst case scenario: sucker punches, surprise attacks, fatal injuries a normal couldn't survive, blood staining the floor... What he doubts isn't so much Allison's ninja abilities so much as anyone's staying power. People can hurt and be hurt so easily.
Kind of a good thing Wonderland didn't give new people guns, honestly.]
Just wanted to make sure. That, or someone tried to citizen arrest you for cleaning his clock. He calmed down now?
[Adam might not sound all that moved by the boy's plight, but he can understand perfectly well what the freak out had been about and how hard it would be to settle in unless a person had balls of steel.
At the same time, he's not on any social welfare committee. It's none of his business.]
Well, it was kind of hard to miss.
[There's a hint of a smile in his voice.]
IT'S ALL GOOD
but his worry isn't completely unfounded. if the situations had been reversed, she would have been a little more unforgiving to whoever this guy was hurting her friends. as it stands, it's her he was trying to hurt, so everything was pretty okay. ]
Yeah, he's fine. Still freaked out over Wonderland, but I'm keeping an eye on him.
[ because that's obviously the best answer, right? keep a close eye on the guy who tried to kill you in front of everyone? yeah that's totally the best answer. but you see, now allison is invested, kinda like how she decided she and adam were going to be friends. and once her mind is made up, that's that. ]
Really? [ oh the sarcasm. oh the sarcasm. ] I had no idea. You mean is wasn't posted up on the network for everyone to see?
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With a tranquilizer on hand?
[Or some zip ties? Adam could accept her answer a little more easily if that's the case.
As it is, he gets the feeling this guy probably doesn't have a choice in the matter, much like Allison deciding they're going to be friends without informing him. Most of these female hunters seem like forces to be reckoned with.]
What else is Wonderland supposed to do without the MMA? He'll be living this down, but you at least came out looking more badass than when you went in.
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You think I need a tranquilizer to take him out?
[ c'mon adam, give her a little more credit than that. she did take him down over the entire network. but then she just kind of laughs, shaking her head. ]
Honestly, I would have been fine without the show. The last thing he needs is that reputation following him before he even figured out what this place was like.
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[Even Hell makes a certain amount of sense. He can see how people trying to convince you you're in a children's book and there's no way out might make someone want to grab the nearest sharp implement.]
It was worth it just to see you were in one piece.
[At least an accidental video could let people know there's an emergency. Adam would rather know than not know.]
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[ she'd rather avoid that kind of violence, just because the idea of tranquilizing someone gives her weird vibes. hunter vibes. gerard vibes. ]
Maybe bruises are what he needs to keep reminding him about this reality. Would you keep those if you were dreaming? [ it's an idea.
she gives him a look, though. something between a really? and a grin. ]
Worried about me?
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[Adam can talk as though Wonderland doesn't affect him the same way, because unlike Allison's new best friend, he's not looking for family or for a way home. This is the best reality's going to get.
And it's a damn sight better than the circumstances he'd come from. Before, there'd been no chance whatsoever of meeting people, even people he could like. In that sense, yeah, Allison is a special case.
Jokingly, he says:]
I don't want to have to see you in the clinic. It's nice and quiet when it's slow and there's nobody to stitch up.
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[ allison is much more of an in the moment sort of person. for now, she is here, which means she's going to make this the best time she can ( though she talks a bigger game than she acts ).
dream or no, nightmare or no, freaking out like ben had seemed to want to do would not help anyone. at least this way he wouldn't end up making more of a fool of himself. he'd, maybe, start to make friends.
allison got adam to warm up to her after a while, didn't she?
she ends up laughing a little at his joke, giving him a look. ]
Are you saying you're enjoying slacking off?
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Yeah, I think you proved that.
[Welcome to Wonderland: Chicks Lay on The Hurt style.]
When being busy means someone's torn up or shot, or whatever else you can think of, a slow day isn't so bad. My stitches aren't terrible, but I don't need to see you guys in the clinic too soon.
[If Scott and Isaac are up in arms over this, she can pass that message along to them, too. Save everybody a couple of doctor visits.]
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Either way, it worked. He's calmed down and won't hurt anyone. That's all that really matters, right?
[ the whole 'not causing others pain' bit and all.
he mentions stitches though and she goes a little pale, shaking her head. ]
I hate stitching. It's just... [ she sees scott's body, watches him fade in an out of consciousness. she shakes her head. ] If it helps, though, I tend to avoid puncture wounds.
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[Patching yourself up after a monster fight because you have no other choice is different than doing it because medicine is what you like.
He has to wonder what had been going through John's head the day his "accident" had brought him to the hospital.]
I don't know if that's all that reassuring...