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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/01/15 05:20:41 )

It took close to a minute before her brain caught up to what had happened. When she did, her immediate instinct was to shove him away, but he realised that he helped. She looked to him, not moving from where she was sitting, before looking around, expecting the door to be open. When she saw it closed, she just paused.

"I..." She started, looking back to the kneeling man ahead of her.

"Uh... hi?" She asked, obviously unsure of what it was that had happened, who he was, and what he was doing there. However, she did realise that he wasn't there to hurt.

Zeke was one of her closest friends, and she knew how he and his father felt. This man felt similar.

Warmer, though.

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/01/15 05:42:05 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"..." Gabe was silent for a moment, as what he'd done came to him, and he realised he had now just shown himself to her.

"...ah..." he stammered.

"Hello..." he responded.

"You... you're probably feeling disoriented, to say the least." he then said.

"Perhaps you need to lie down for a bit." he suggested, standing up and taking a step back.

"You... weren't in a good state." he massively understated.

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/01/15 05:43:49 )

Erica was silent before carefully getting to her feet. Overall, she was all right, but he could tell she was a little unsteady.

"I .. maybe?" She asked before sighing.

"How... how did you know I needed help?" She asked after a moment or two.

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/01/15 06:10:55 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Gabe paused again, wondering how to answer this.

"I.. well... to be honest, I didn't." he said.

"Which is to say, I had no idea you were in such a bad state." he told her.

"I could feel it emanating from outside." he went on.

"And... I knew I had to do SOMETHING." he reasoned, scratching the back of his head.

"Aside from the obvious disorientation... how are you feeling?" he asked.

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/01/15 06:12:39 )

"Unsteady." Erica answered honestly.

"And weak. But... that might just be because the sun is up, when last I remember it wasn't." She then said with a sigh. "I don't even know how long it's been." She muttered.

"Regardless, thank you. Is... is there anything I can do to repay you?"

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/01/15 06:37:41 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

He shook his head.

"It's fine." he told her.

"Really." he said.

"I'm just glad I could help." he continued, before pausing.

"You should probably lie down and get your head together." he reasoned.

"The heck happened to cause such a flare up?" he asked her.

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/01/15 06:47:11 )

"I... I have no idea." Erica admitted.

"I just..." She tried to say something else before finding she couldn't. Yeah, she was aware of things now and her brain was working, but it was still... not quite right. She shook her head to try and clear it, but that wasn't something that had gone too well. She found herself sliding down the wall again, her head swimming.

"Did not expect that..." she muttered

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/01/15 07:08:17 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"..." he was silent, before sighing quietly.

And the next thing she knew, she was scooped up in his arms. Effortlessly. And she could feel how 'secure' his hold was on her. She could wiggle free if she wanted, but he had a good solid and strong hold. Amazing upper body strength.

And she also felt the warmth that surrounded him permeate her.

"Come on." he told her.

"Bed or couch?" he asked.

"Pick one to crash on." he said. "I'll let the right people know your plans for the day are cancelled." he added.

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/01/15 07:11:51 )

Erica didn't have a chance to process it, didn't know waht to think of it all. She couldn't process it for a moment before just resting her head against his shoulder, the warmth she could feel being extremely comforting, along with helping to quell her curse even more.

She didn't even answer when he asked his question. It wasn't until he asked again that he got an answer.

"I... what?" She asked before he repeated. "Oh. uh.. bed."

"Up the stairs, door on the left."

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/01/15 07:33:35 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

He nodded and carried her up the stairs, the trip as graceful as gliding on water, before they entered her room, and he laid her down on her bed, making sure the sheets and covers were over her.

"All right." he said.

"You rest until you can get your head back on straight." he told her.

"Otherwise you might find yourself in trouble if you try and go down the stairs." he warned.

"I'll tell your boss not to expect you."

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/01/15 07:35:29 )

Erica was silent for a moment before just lightly grasping his hand.

".... Come back after?" She asked.

"Please?" She couldn't tell why she wanted it, not at all, but she wanted him to stay. She wouldn't beg him to, and would respect if he said no, but she did want him to.

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/01/15 07:55:36 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Gabe could only look at her for a moment... and he suddenly realised something. He couldn't leave. Not right now.

So he just sighed heavily.

"I'll just contact them and let them know." he told her.

"Or you can." he said.

"Assuming your cell phone still has battery." he went on.

"Where is it?" he asked.

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/01/15 07:58:55 )

"I... have no idea." Erica admitted.

"The past few days... they're just a blur." She added. "Hasn't... been this bad before." She let go of his hand, so that she wasn't holding him there.

"Go do what you need to. Thank you for your help." She said quietly before shifting to get comfy.

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/01/15 08:22:33 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"....." Gabe was silent once more, before sighing and closing his eyes.

'Uriel. Tell your son to tell his boss that the one with the demonic curse won't be in today from a flare up.' he sent to his brother.

'...will do.' Uriel responded.

Gabe then looked at her, and bit his bottom lip.

"The message will get to him." he told her.

He then sat down at the edge of her bed and looked at her.

"Want me to stay until you fall asleep?" he asked.

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/01/15 08:27:18 )

Erica was silent before sighing.

"Not... not like you'd be stuck here for long." She commented.

"But... please." she then said. "I... I don't want to be alone."

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/01/15 08:45:44 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Gabriel was silent again for a moment... and then smiled softly at her.

"You don't have to be." he said.

He then readjusted himself so that he was more comfortable on the bed... and so Erica could rest on him if need be. He could tell his presence was doing wonders for her, and he wasn't about to take that away from her.

"Just relax, and let the feeling of sleep take you over." he told her further.

He knew he probably couldn't stay here for as long as he felt he wanted to... he had limited time on the surface... but he would spend all he could here. At least until she was sound asleep.

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/01/15 08:53:27 )

"Thank you..." Erica said quietly as she did get comfy, half resting on him, half on the bed. In essence, his torso was her pillow. Her positioning also made it that he could feel her heartbeat, not that it was really anything of note.

Sure enough, though, it didn't take long at all before he felt, and heard, her breathing get more steady, and slower. Her heartbeat slowed, got more steady, more relaxed as well, and feeling it, knowing that he played a hand in that change stirred something deep within him, something that hadn't been even acknowledged for far too long.

The question, was whether or not it would be allowed to flourish, or if it was going ot be a case of him not taking the chance and suppressing it.

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/01/15 09:06:33 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

Gabriel's eyes widened as he felt something swell within him.

Memories of his past came flooding back, memories that he was shuttered away... but had never truly forgotten.

And he felt a tear trickle down his cheeck.

'...why?' he thought.

'Why are they...?' he started to ask, before looking at Erica again.

"...can I really...?" he whispered, trailing off.

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Donator — Female Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/01/15 09:13:30 )

The next day, she woke, surprisingly well rested, and looked around. She expected there to be someone in bed with her, and found herself rather shocked that there wasn't anyone.

There was no proof of anyone else having been there.

"... of course it was a dream." She lamented. She couldn't explain why she was so hopeful, as it wasn't in her character at all. She shook her head though to get back to the current anything, and got to her feet. She stretched, checked her attire (noticing she was still wearing the last thing she remembered, even though she wasn't sure when that was) and left the room. On the way downstairs, she heard her phone ringing, which caused her to pick up the pace, almost scrambling.

She found it under the shelving unit she had by the door, and noticed that Zeke was calling.

"... ?" She didn't say anything before just answering her.

"Hey Zeke. What's up?" She asked as she got to her feet again.

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Voltie — The Dude Posted 3 years ago ( 2021/01/15 09:28:10 )
One.. by... one.
They only fall... a-part.
Can it be.. undone?

"Erica!" Zeke said.

"I was wondering if something happened." he said further.

"Phone was ringing for a bit." he commented.

"Anyway, how are you feeling?" he asked.

"Things going all right?" he asked further.

"I was wondering if you wanted to get a coffee and a donut or something." he suggested, though the real reason for the meeting was that he had... questions for her. A lot of them.

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