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Nathanael Nevermore Captain
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 Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:43 pm
The faces of the people around him seem blurred. His mind is suprisingly empty of thoughts--numb. None of the recent whirlwind of events he has been through seem to have set in.
Someone asks him if he's all right, if he needs something to drink or wants to get a shower, wants to sleep.
He's been up for 40 hours without rest or refreshment, but he shakes his head. Sitting here, motionless, he doesn't have to face the fact that his father is laying dead in the next room. He doesn't have to see the cops, the doctors, the scientists. He doesn't have to hear their voices as they throw out lines like "cause of death" and "time of death," "no suspects" and "no leads."
Just right now, he doesn't have to do anything at all.
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:46 pm
He steps in, looking for Nate, and finding him.
He goes over to him and stands there, just long enough to make sure that Nate, who looks kind of stunned, can see him there.
He doesn't want to be a surprise.
"Hey." that's all he can think to say.
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Nathanael Nevermore Captain
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:49 pm
He sees his friend, and comfortably flashes back to all of the familiar things he associates with him. How they grew up on different sides of the socio-economic tracks, and somehow, maintained a close friendship. He thinks that he needs that friendship now, more than he ever has.
"Jourdaine, it's good of you to come."
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:50 pm
"I'm sorry about..." That seems hopelessly inadequate.
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Nathanael Nevermore Captain
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:51 pm
All he knows in this moment is that it is vital that his friend perceive him as strong; that none of his insecurity come across.
"I know, I'm glad you're here. Please, sit. There's no one else here I really feel like talking to. Vultures, most of them. Reactionary vultures."
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:53 pm
Looks up at all the cops. Hates cops. Knows Nate does too. Doctors too.
"They're just doing their job. Or that's what they tell you, anyway. So, what's going on? You know anything yet?"
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Nathanael Nevermore Captain
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:55 pm
"They act like they know something, but they don't, not yet. They think he was poisoned, but that's just logical. They're going to move the body to the labs, do an autopsy, and try to find something to go on.
I think, maybe, I'm a suspect."
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:57 pm
"They try to clear the family first. Statistics, you know. Don't take it personally. Is your sister around?"
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Nathanael Nevermore Captain
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:58 pm
"They're still trying to track her down. The cops want to interview her first. Interview, that means interrogate."
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:59 pm
Passing a moment in silence. Doesn't want to ask this, but knows he has to.
"You don't think she..."
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Nathanael Nevermore Captain
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 12:59 pm
Waves the thought away. "No, I don't."
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 1:02 pm
"I'm sorry for suggesting... but you know me. I don't trust anyone."
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Nathanael Nevermore Captain
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 1:05 pm
"I don't trust Nina at all. That's not why I'm content to assume her innocence. She's sadistic, Jourdaine, and not nearly this slick. She would have done it differently. But I think, I really think, she loved father."
Loved. Like love ends when someone dies. No, it just trails off into pointlessness.
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 1:07 pm
"I'm going to make my way to the labs with... with father... and wait for the results of his autopsy. I'm going to take an active role in this investigation. Assume his powers for the time being. You don't have to stay with me. I know that police make you nervous. I can manage, you know."
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Nathanael Nevermore Captain
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Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 1:10 pm
"I'm not bailing. You're next in line, you're a target, and I don't see a single person here I trust for your protection."
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