Lex: Lex is sits, his knees drawn to his chest, back
against the wall, dark eyes staring broodingly at the door.
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He approaches Belvedere Castle,
behind Phoebe, as is his proper spot at the moment. Face heavily
conflicted...but he needs to do this.
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways": *Short, but sassy,
the girl knows how to make space- or disappear from it- she just seems the type.
Her attractive nubian face shows a wisdom beyond apparent years, only those who
look closely see that the gleam there is not mischief- its cunning. The thick
bronx accent seems to come and go as she pleases, she tosses tiny braids over
her shoulder and pauses to talk to a guard*
Lex:
6,5,7,10,4,7,
Lex: Hearing muted voices and footsteps,
the raven haired man pushes up to his feet, blunt fingers sweeping back through
the long, black hair to push it from a coldly handsome face.
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways": Go ahead, Dream. Be
along in a sec, huh? *She tosses her head at a subtly inset "employees only"
doorway, leading down to the makeshift cells. The apparent guard gives Jeremy a
cagey glance, but remains lounged against the brickwork, blending in as another
of the bums one sees here and there.*
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He nods to Pheobe,
and moves head, coming up to the cell and looking in, at Alexi. He clinches his
jaw, holding his emotions in check, as he nods to him. "Alexis."
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways": Hey Greg, you
mind calling off yer goonish type sos these can talk a bit? They got history,
dig? *She winks at the guard, who's having none of it until she gives him the
pleading eyes... only the careful observer would notice the command in them.*
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways": ((color change))
Lex: "Dream," he murmurs, stepping close
to the door, a smile tugging at his lips. "Its just Lex...How many times do I
have to tell people that?"
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways": *Another
presence in the room shifts, then moves out, looking for all the world like a
misplaced punk- spiky blue hair, leather wristbands, the works. He moves out the
door quietly.*
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways":
6,1,6,6,2,4,3,
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: "I prefer Alexis,
if you don't mind," he says, murmuring to her. "Are you comfortable in there?
Not too medeival?"
Lex: He shrugs, raven brow canting
upward. "Hmn. No computer, no television...No books," he finishes, voice going
almost sad. "I'd really love to finish Order of the Phoenix. Other than
that...I'm lonely."
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He smiles a little.
"Well, here's some company for you."
Lex: "And I only get to stare at you
through a door. No hug. No kiss," he murmurs, chuckling softly. "Dream...Why?
Why did you leave me alone?"
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways": *somewhere in the
dark, Phoebe pauses at sucking on a toothpick.*
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He pulls out a pack
of cigarettes, popping one in his mouth and lighting it up. He holds the pack up
to Lex, questioningly.
Lex: He shakes his head, hand sliding over
his abdomen. "No. Just in case she's still okay in here...somewhere."
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways": *resumes flicking the toothpick
back and forth between her teeth, eerily silent as she watches the two*
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas -> Jeremy "Dream"
Thomas: 7,2,1,8,7,4,
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: His eye twitches
just the tiniest bit at that, and he nods, putting them away, sighing. "I didn't
mean to leave, Alexis. I didn't want to, that's for damn sure. I had a plan. A
way to get him."
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways": *Her eyes glaze
slightly as she looks elsewhere... searching the Umbra for a moment.*
Lex: "But you fucked it up, Dream. And you
left me alone." He snorts, dropping his head to rest against the door, eyes
closed. "I was scared." A pause. "Fuck...I'm still scared."
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He shakes his head.
"No, Alexis. I didn't fuck it up. The Doctor's agents in the Courts fucked it
up. The people he sent in, an entire sentai, couldn't do it. I delivered his
location to the Doctor. I did my part." He sighs. "And I'm sorry you were
scared. I left you behind in case...in case something happened to me, you'd
still be safe, and the Doctor's."
Lex: His brow furrows and the warm,
brown eyes open. "He...he said you sold my baby out. He said that you sold me
out to them and that they were going to kill her."
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways" -> Jeremy "Dream" Thomas:
((No signs in the umbra of things she's been told
to look for? Purple lights, flickering spider things, lobstery types?))
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas -> Phoebe "Leaps the Ways":
((Not that I know of, no. Per singha, the cell is
warder, exists umbrally as well as physically, and the spirits have strengthened
it all.))
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas -> Jeremy
"Dream" Thomas: 4,5,4,2,1,9,
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: "Why would I sell
you out, Lex? I had everything with the Doctor I ever wanted." He seems like he
means it, too, a little bit of shadow overtaking his eyes, anger clouding his
face a tad. "Until they took Ita from me, I had it all. Why would I leave?"
Lex: "Because they can be very persuasive.
They almost had me convinced that Fausto was dead. i'd almost given up. But, you
helped me...And now you're standing there so close I can smell you but I can't
touch you because you're theirs."
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas -> Jeremy
"Dream" Thomas: 10,10,9,7,6,2,
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He shakes his head.
"Bullshit. I hated them so much. So FUCKING much, Alexis. The Body, the
Sept...you, when you were on their side. Everyone. Except Laidan, I hated them
all. I would NEVER have gone back to them willingly, no matter WHAT they told
me. I would have died for the Doctor."
Lex: "Then why are you standing there,
Dream," he asks softly, voice thick. "Why aren't you getting me out of here so
we can go home?"
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas -> Jeremy "Dream"
Thomas: 4,9,1,5,4,2,
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: Home. The
word itself brings a shiver to his spine. He closes his eyes, focusing himself,
and shakes his head briefly, trying to banish the thoughts from his head.
Lex: "Please Dream...Take me home," he
whispers, almost begging. "Take me home so that the doctor can get me out of
this...take me home and hold me and we can play with Malcolm...Together and I
can touch my stomach and know that my daughter's okay...Please."
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways": *Hazel eyes narrow
slightly. This aint at all good...*
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas -> Jeremy "Dream"
Thomas: 9,4,6,8,4,7,
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He shakes his head,
growling, and slamming his fist into the cage wall. "NO!" He pulls
his fist back, ignoring the pain shooting through it. He stares at Lex hard, lip
curled. "Gaia damn you, Lex. Gaia fucking damn you."
Lex: He flinches back, lips pressing
together to stop the whimper, brown eyes going wide, a frighted girl peering out
of her father's cold face.
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: His eyes shut,
and he turns away from her, cursing under his breath as he takes a drag off his
cigarette. Hiding the fact that part of him wanted to rip the door of the
hinges.
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways": *Her eyes flick
from one to the other, worry forming crows feet at the sides of her eyes.*
Lex: "Why can't we go home?"
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas -> Jeremy "Dream"
Thomas: 6,1,2,5,5,8,
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He flinches again,
biting the inside of his lip until it bleeds, turning around and looking at her,
affecting a dark smirk. ((Activating Persuasion))
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas:
9,2,3,10,3,6,5,
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: "Because, Alexis. I
didn't fail him. HE failed ME. HE allowed Ita to be taken, by not protecting her
enough. HE sent in a group that couldn't take Trevor down. HE never came to
rescue me when I was in a speedboat, still trackable, with only Trevor with me.
When HE could have saved me, and gotten Trevor."
Lex: "But...Maybe he didn't know.
Maybe..."He falters, tongue wyrming between his teeth as he blinks away tears.
"But..."
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He steps a little
closer to the cage, looking a little sad. "And HE let you down, too. Just you,
aganst a member of the Body? You think HE couldn't have had God-knows how many
spirits around, protecting you? No, you went in alone, and you fell. And that
was HIS fault."
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways": *She cocks her head
slightly, a bit saddened, in spite of herself as she tries to determine whether
or not Dream is still the Wyrm's own hackeysack.*
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways":
4,9,5,6,7,8,
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: ((Cha+Subterfuge,
specialty: Half-Truths. Diff still 6, as sadlyu, gift doesn't work through
Warded Cage.))
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas:
1,6,7,2,8,9,8,
Lex: "He thought I could do it," he
murmurs, trying to sound certain, trying to make himself believe. "he had...He
had faith in me." Alexi blinks and lifts a hand to scrub at his eyes.
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: ((Lex, y'all can
roll Per+Subterfuge, if you want, to see if Jer's lyin'...))
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways": *Her stomach
churns quietly, only discipline keeping her from giving away her position..
shifting uncomfortably, kicking Dream real hard in the boys, something
meaningful.*
Lex:
7,6,2,
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He sighs. "Alexis.
He had faith in both of us. But when it gets hard, he cuts and runs. He left you
behind. And he left me behind. Just like everyone else has. Why would you want
to go to someone who isn't good enough for you?"
Lex: He swallows softly and sniffs,
blinking away more tears. "Because he's the only one that wants me."
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He shakes his head,
stepping close to the cage, putting his hand on a bar, near him. "No, Alexis.
That's not true. He made you THINK he's the only one that wants you. Your own
self-esteem issues made you think that, before I got you." He says this not in a
critical way, but as a simple point of fact. "There are people who care about
you. But not as you are now. As you were before the man who failed us both got
to you."
Lex: He swallows softly and sniffs,
blinking away more tears. "Because he's the only one that wants me."
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He shakes his head,
stepping close to the cage, putting his hand on a bar, near him. "No, Alexis.
That's not true. He made you THINK he's the only one that wants you. Your own
self-esteem issues made you think that, before I got you." He says this not in a
critical way, but as a simple point of fact. "There are people who care about
you. But not as you are now. As you were before the man who failed us both got
to you."
Lex: "I was weak, Dream...I'm still weak,"
he murmurs, shifting to press ihs cheek, to the other's hand. "I can't do this
alone...i can't do it..." He draws a shuddering breath, biting back a whimper.
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways": ((hold on a sec-
has Lex actually been cleansed yet?))
Lex: ((YUP! *chuckle*))
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways": ((alright, then
carry on.*G*))
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He reaches out,
sadly, running his fingertips through Lex's hair, smoothing it. "Alexis...you
can do it. You have to. For her. For him. Laidan, and Trevor. You have to prove
yourself worth them. If I can help, I will. But it's your path to walk. I've got
my own path, and it's not going to be easy, either."
Lex: "Part of me wants to go back. The Doc made me feel like I was finally doing something right and...I really liked what I did to Malc," he whispers, leaning his head into Dream's hand. "Gaia...I fucking loved it..."
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas -> Jeremy
"Dream" Thomas: 2,6,5,1,10,1,
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: Mentioning her
abuse of Malcolm draws a sharp intake of breath from him, his body stiffening,
and...other things doing so, as well. "So did I, Alexis. And sometimes, part of
me wants to go back, too."
Lex: He laughs brokenly. "I don't know
if I can...If I can give it up, Dream. The Doc handed me things on a silver
platter...He made it easy for me to listen. To obey. He made it easy to make
decisions cause all I had to do was let go...But this is all, really, a moot
point. They're gonna kill me. you know they are."
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways": *Her eyes widen a
touch in disbelief... she almost drops the toothpick.*
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He shakes his head.
"Not necessarily. Prove to them you're better then that. Sometimes, part of me
does want to go back, like I said. But that part's getting locked back in it's
dark closet, Alexis. Do that too, and maybe we can help you." He pauses. "And
your child."
Lex: "All those tranqs, Dream," he
whispers. "Do they even know if my baby's alive?" One hand slides across his
flat stomach, fingers curling. "And...This should have failed. I don't know how
to be me again." A pause. "And between you and me, morning wood..not fun."
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He smiles a little,
shaking his head. "You have to find out if you can be you, Alexis. You can do
it. You have to." He reaches in, putting a hand over hers on her stomach. "For
this one. One I know you love too much to give up just because it might
be gone." Dream pulls his hand back, looking at the other man's face. "You're
without hope. Find it. Please."
Lex: "I meant that I don't know how to
stop looking like my dad," he corrects softly, brown eyes on Dream's face as he
pulls his hand back. "I...I'm sorry that I doubt you. i should have known that
you wouldn't just abandon me...Ask them to get a Theurge in here...please?I...I'm
wearing my dad's skin and I really need to get out of it. And I need to know my
baby's alive."
Lex: ((doubted. *blinks* Stupid fingers))
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He nods, smiling at
her a little. "Yeah, I'll talk to the Elders, see what we can do." He pulls back
from the cell. "I...have to go now, Alexis. I'll try to be back later, if I can.
Tomorrow, maybe, if it's allowed. Okay?"
Lex: He nods, hand rising, reaching
towards Dream before dropping limply to his side. "Promise," he asks, brow
arching as the arrogant lips curl into a frightened, almost smile.
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways": *From somewhere,
she eases away from the wall, soon to make her own exit.*
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He nods. "I promise
I will try, Alexis. If I can't, if I'm not allowed, I'll ask someone to come
tell you, so you don't wait for it. All right?" He holds out his hand to her,
palm up.
Lex: He nods and reaches to brush his
fingers, very lightly over Dream's. "A'ight." With a nod he pulls back and
turns, curling arms round himself as he moves to curl up on the bed, back to teh
door.
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas -> Jeremy "Dream"
Thomas: 7,10,7,6,5,3,
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He looks at her, a
long moment, then turns to walk out the door to the room. He stops just outside,
lighting a cigarette, and continues on back to where he believes Phoebe still
is.
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways": *She makes her
own subtle exit, Lex hearing little more than the scurrying of rats. Soon
enough, Phoebe comes around the side of the building, flashing Dream a well
practiced smile.* All done cowboy?
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He nods a little to
her, smiling in an attempt at a 'perfectly fine' way. "Yeah, I'm done. She..."
He purses his lips. "She wants to see a Theurge, if she can, to get that fetsih
off her, and see if her child is all right."
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: "And...if it's
all right, Rhya..." He looks up at her. "I'd like to come by and talk with her
tomorrow, too."
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways": Shuwah. Ya can talk
ta th' elders before you go on patrol wit' us. Time ya put those mad ninja
skills ta Gaia's use, yeah? *She hip checks him a little before curling her arm
in his, walking with him deeper into the park.* Gotta member why bein all ninja
savvy don't haveta be a bad thing, huh?
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: ((down at her. Rank
does not equal height. :P))
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways": We'll see what
they say 'bout mo visits. I don't see myself why itsa good idea. Wanna make me
comftable?
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways": ((riiight.*G*))
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways": My votes gonna be
feh no if they ask though. That ninja in theah needs git right you *She pokes
him in the chest slightly.* aint got yet. No sense tryin ta give what you aint
got. Get some fellowship before you try all fixin the world's problems. huh?
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: "I think I'm
helping her, Rhya. And even if I'm not..." He looks down, walking along with her
arm-in-arm. "Even if I'm not, I'm helping myself. Trying to set things right."
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He takes a deep
breath and sighs. "If not, I of course will accept it. Just please send someone
to tell her. I promised her I would have someone let her know if I couldn't."
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways": *She shakes her
head.* Alright. Feh what its worth, I won't try swayin 'em none. But in the
meantime, you need to remember what its like havin people trust you wit dey
back, and likewise, yeah? *Starkly hazel eyes shimmer against his for a moment.*
Do ya good.
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He nods to that.
"Oh course, Rhya. Anything I can do." He smiles, just a little, knowing he does
have people like that. Even if he can't talk about one of them. He moves along
with her, spirits buoyed by this thought some.
Phoebe "Leaps the Ways": Then lets go
party. See this way, you don haveta tink. Jes do as I say. *She laughs like
tinkling crystal and leads him off.* ((scene?))
Jeremy "Dream" Thomas: He smiles a little,
nodding, and heads off with her, after a last look to the Castle. ((Fade))