72 Howls: [Accidental Video]

[coyote_walking]

Have a rather pregnant Mercy, looking a bit concerned.

Samuel? Where are you?

Where are we?



[ooc: Road Not Taken curse. Mercy never returned home to her mother's, she ran away with and eventually married Samuel instead.]

Comments

[witheringlily.livejournal.com]

Ah...! Do you need some help?

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Help?

I hope not.

I just, well, honestly, I'm not sure how I got here or where 'here' is.

And Samuel seems to have gone off somewhere.

I'd feel a lot better of I knew where he was.

[witheringlily.livejournal.com]

Is Samuel your husband? I'm sorry, I don't know anyone by that name.

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Yes, he is.

Damn. I wish I knew what was going on.

[witheringlily.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry I can't be much help. But, you shouldn't worry too much. It isn't good for the baby.

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Her hands went to her rounded stomach protectively.

See, that's the weird thing. He's barely let me out of his sight since he found out I was pregnant, so where is he now?

[witheringlily.livejournal.com]

Maybe he's lost? Sometimes people get separated for a while here.

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Maybe.

I just hope no one tries to get in the way of his finding me. He'll tear them apart.

[witheringlily.livejournal.com]

I hope you see him again. There isn't any need for someone to get hurt...

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Bleieve me, he'll find me.

And, well... massively overprotective is putting it mildly when it comes to Samuel. And now that I'm pregnant...

[witheringlily.livejournal.com]

Oh, I see. I wouldn't know, but I'm sure husbands can be fiercely protective of their expecting wives.

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Yes. And Samuel makes most of those look like slackers.

[witheringlily.livejournal.com]

It sounds like he really cares a lot for you.

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

And for the baby.

[Video]

[bloodcakedarmor.livejournal.com]

[Soooo Derek's just staring, kind of dumbfounded.]

Mercy?

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[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Yes?

[Video]

[bloodcakedarmor.livejournal.com]

You're... pregnant?

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[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

I'd think that was fairly obvious.

[Video]

[bloodcakedarmor.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Okay. Nevermind.

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[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

No, no, I'm sorry. I'm just feeling a bit unsettled. I'm not sure where I am and I can't find Samuel.

I'm sorry. Do I know you from somewhere? You seem so familiar, but...

Did I hit my head again or something?

[Video]

[bloodcakedarmor.livejournal.com]

[For a brief moment there's a pang of hurt there, then he covers it up. Since everyone else he knows is cursed today, this is obviously a curse too. It still kind of stings even though it shouldn't.]

Oh...

Yeah, Samuel isn't here. He's back home and you're in the city. You're... pregnant and in the city. And you and I are roommates along with two other people.

I'm Derek.

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[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Woah, wait, what?

Back home, city... You and I are roommates? And Samuel hasn't tried to -

I'm lost. This doesn't make any sense.

But... I don't know. I've got this gut feeling saying I trust you and...

She shakes her head.

I don't trust a lot of people.

[Video]

[bloodcakedarmor.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you and I are very good friends here. We both don't trust very easily. I'm sorry this is really confusing for you.

[He's a lot confused too, but he knows he just needs to wait it out... or he thinks so... hopefully.]

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[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

She sits down heavily on the couch, clearly in the living room of the beach house. She's gone pale and swallows hard.

Are we, are we prisoners here? Of the vampires or something? How long have I been here?

Samuel must be going insane. He'll take the city apart if he can't find me.

[Video]

[bloodcakedarmor.livejournal.com]

Uhhh I'm not really sure how long you've been here. Since before me. And uh we're kind of prisoners, yeah. But apparently when you go back home you're at exactly the same place you left at. It's... kind of mind-boggling.

I don't think... I mean he isn't here... I think.

[He has no clue what this curse is so for all he knows, Samuel could be here.]

I haven't ever met him anyway.

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[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Magic? The fae?

She's getting more and more visibly upset.

If Samuel was here, there's no way you wouldn't have met him which means -

And she's shaking her head again.

No. This is - I can't do this. It doesn't make sense. I can't be here and pregnant without him.

[Video]

[bloodcakedarmor.livejournal.com]

Hey.

[And Derek's coming out of the hallway and into the living room. He stops short, cause seeing it in person is so much more... shocking.]

I know it doesn't make sense but you've gotta calm down, Princess.

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[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

"I know, I know." She managed an uneasy smile. "This is just... too much."

[Action]

[bloodcakedarmor.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I can see how it would be too much." He looks down to that swollen belly. "You uh... you got any questions?"

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[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Mercy shook her head, cursing the stupid hormones which left her on the edge of tears all the damn time. "I don't even know what to ask. I don't understand any of this - where I am, what's going on, why I feel like I'm so close to you when I can't remember ever seeing you before... I don't get it."

[Action]

[bloodcakedarmor.livejournal.com]

"This city, it pulls people in from everywhere, every dimension, every world, every timeline, I mean... everywhere. It's like some big science experiment." He felt the least he could do was explain what he could. "It's run by the beings called deities. And they like to put us through these curses. I think... this is your curse for today. Being... pregnant and knowing who I am. The whole Samuel thing..."

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[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Mercy rubbed at her tears with the edge of a sleeve, trying to not be noticed. "It sounds horrible."

[Action]

[bloodcakedarmor.livejournal.com]

"It's... got its moments." He wanted to go hug her, but she had no clue who he was and was wondering where Samuel was and was pregnant. Now wasn't the time. So he just stood there. "I could make you some hot chocolate... or... something."

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[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Mercy managed a teary smile. "You do know me. Hot chocolate would be really nice right about now."

She hesitated. "This... it must be odd for you - I mean, you - I'm not pregnant when you know me, am I? And Samuel? Am I married to him?"

[Action]

[bloodcakedarmor.livejournal.com]

"Coming right up." Derek was really glad for something to do. He continued to speak to her as he moved to the kitchen to start on some hot chocolate. "You're uh... well you told me that you ran away from him. Because he didn't love you the way you wanted to be loved. And no, you're not pregnant... not really." He hoped.

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[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Mercy froze. "I told you about that? I don't tell anyone about -"

She ducked her head. "I started to, but then I thought maybe it could be enough. That maybe he was my only chance to have someone really care about me. Even if it was only because I could have his children. That maybe he was my only chance to, you know, have a family."

And that would be the tears starting again. Stupid, stupid hormones.