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"She's a vampire who didn't seem to give a single shit for subtlety, 'rezi. I don't think it'll be much of a challenge."

2015-09-01 09:21:31

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Everything had been kind of shitty lately. Basically every time Ren talked to Ivory, it ended with her having to comfort them. They wanted to just have fun with her for once. So they had the box for Trivial Pursuit under one arm when they moved into the store. See, they didn't spend /all/ their time in front of a screen. Even if they did just......buy this specifically for today.........because having it on hand would be sorta pointless since they don't really have anyone else to play with...................point is, today would be for fun.

2015-09-01 20:49:34

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Of course, word traveled the grape vine quickly. By traveling, it meant that Spencer told Lance right away about Ren's...'situation'. Of course, he wasn't too happy about that. For once, he wasn't in the shop of his house, but the second the door to upstairs was cracked, Lance's hand was there to stop it from opening any more. "What the fuck is this about you've been to prison?"

2015-09-01 20:57:30

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They froze. What? He knew. And creepily enough, he'd been waiting. No. Well, it wasn't as if they hadn't expected this, but it was scarier in practice. "....it was a misunderstanding," they repeated. Not as if it would convince him. He was Lance after all, and it hadn't even deterred the Skype group.

2015-09-01 21:00:40

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"So it was a misunderstanding that you went to prison? How? Explain."

2015-09-01 21:02:22

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Their grip tightened on the doorknob. "My friends had drugs. They handed them to me. Police showed up. They left me to rot." Ren's voice grew more softly bitter and lethal. Fine, Lance. You want to know? They'll tell you.

2015-09-01 21:05:07

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"Your 'friends' eh? More like you probably shared them with your 'friends'. Stay away from Ivory." No. He didn't believe the story one bit.

2015-09-01 21:06:57

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A manic grin spread across their face, but didn't reach their empty, scared eyes. "No." Of course he didn't believe them. They weren't trustworthy. But they were still telling the truth.

2015-09-01 21:10:33

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"What do you mean '/no./' I'm not letting you through this door."

2015-09-01 21:13:00

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"I mean no. You can't keep me away from her. She won't let you, and I don't deserve this." They could just go through the window.

2015-09-01 21:14:47

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"What she doesn't know won't hurt her."

2015-09-01 21:15:53

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"Yes it will. She'll think I don't want to see her anymore, and she'll hate me, I've never hurt her and I don't want to, so let me in."

2015-09-01 21:17:20

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"Well tough, I'm not letting you in. Leave. Now."

2015-09-01 21:18:06

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"/No/," they choked. "I'm telling the truth! I didn't do anything to deserve this!"

2015-09-01 21:18:52

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"Yes you did!" Lance started to raise his voice. "I was right about you from the start!"

2015-09-01 21:20:43

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"You...you already hated me?" They went quiet for a second. ......of course he did. Everyone hated them. They wouldn't be able to take it if he took Ivory from them too. And even before he knew he knew anything about them, he still..... "What the hell kind of assumptions did you make?! That I'm a murderer? A heartless freak who just wants to make Ivory cry?! WELL GUESS WHAT YOU'RE WRONG!"

2015-09-01 21:23:59

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"THAT IS ONE OF YOUR CONCERN. NOW, LEAVE. BEFORE I MAKE YOU!" His grip tightened on the door.

2015-09-01 21:26:11

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"NO! NO, I WON'T! /WHY/ DO YOU HATE ME LANCE? WHAT DID I DO?? TELL ME!!"

2015-09-01 21:27:28

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"BECAUSE YOU'RE NOTHING GOOD, REN! NOTHING ABOUT YOU IS GOOD! YOU CAN FOOL IVORY BUT YOU CAN'T FOOL ME!"

2015-09-01 21:28:44

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"I CAN BARELY EVEN FOOL MYSELF! SHE KNOWS WHO I AM AND SHE DOESN'T CARE!"

2015-09-01 21:32:27

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"WELL I SEE TO IT SHE DOES THEN" He slammed the door in Ren's face, without another word.

2015-09-01 21:34:13

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They kicked the door once as hard as they could, then turned and stormed out of the shop, and around to the back. He wasn't going to keep them away. And she wouldn't believe a single bad word she said about them. They found the fire escaped it and climbed as quickly and quietly as they could, tapping on the window when they reached it and wiping tears out of their eyes before picking up the board game again. Fun. This was supposed to be. /Fun/.

2015-09-01 21:37:07

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She heard the argument. Oh God, she heard all of it. Yes, she practically knew Lance was lying when he said nothing was wrong, but not this. She didn't expect this. On top of Clarenz. On top of everything. She couldn't take it. She just. Couldn't. Sorry Zane, but she will have to break her promise. Just this one time. Physical pain was eaiser to feel than emotional.

She pushed back her right sleeve, and picked up her razor blade. She scraped the blade into her arm, a new cut forming with a the many scars she already had.

However, at that moment the window opened.

And There was Ren.

She froze in her fear. There was no way they didn't see it. It was there clear as day.

2015-09-01 21:44:16

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There she was, she --

....what was she doing?

No. No, no.... "/Ivory/," they cried out, and stumbled into the room, dropping the box, and grasping her arm to try and pull the weapon away. "Stop, stop, stop, please, stop, please, I'm sorry, don't, please, I'm so sorry......" They fumbled the blade out of her hand, shakily, through tears, and threw it across the room. Then they grabbed her and pulled her into their chest, trembling and sobbing, mumbling quietly "He was right, he was right, he was right, I'm sorry Ivory, I'm sorry.."

2015-09-01 21:52:33

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Then she realized what was going on. Shit! Shit! Say something. "No,no, it's okay." She spoke quietly, slowly pulling her sleeve back down. "It's not your fault. You didn't do anything. It's my fault. Don't apologize."

2015-09-01 21:56:55