lullabyoflondon: 23 puffs of smoke.

John Constantine (

lullabyoflondon) wrote,
@ 2008-05-04 02:11:00

Entry tags:

can't keep it in his pants (magic), impending doom

23 puffs of smoke.
private to Eden // warded

We need to talk. Sex afterwards is optional. Stopping this magic isn't.

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	Voice//unhackable eiremagic 2008-05-04 06:24 am UTC (link)
	Then talk, John. [Her voice is trembly and her accent is...strange] (Reply to this) (Thread)

	Voice//unhackable lullabyoflondon 2008-05-04 06:30 am UTC (link)
	You-- I'm coming to get you. Stay where you are. ~~Matt said you were crying dust--~~ You bleeding idiot. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	Voice//unhackable eiremagic 2008-05-04 06:32 am UTC (link)
	Haven'...moved all day. Bet the fron' door's unlocked. McClane...went out. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	//action// lullabyoflondon 2008-05-04 06:40 am UTC (link)
	[Slamming door! Footsteps. Familiar voice:] 'kinell are you on about with this fucking barricade? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	//action// eiremagic 2008-05-04 06:42 am UTC (link)
	Hold....hold on. [A few minutes later the door opens] Didn' want anyone in here. Too. Too much shite. Yeh know. [She looks bloodless, and her bed is dusty but she's standing, and her clothes are clean.] Hey. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

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lullabyoflondon
2008-05-04 06:49 am UTC (link)

[Dashes into the room as soon as he's able. He's in his cheap suit and trenchcoat as usual, and he's smoking, and he doesn't seem to be injured at all--save for a handful of fairly shallow cuts on his arms, only visible as his sleeves shift.]

Eden--

[He looks hard at her. Trying to figure out her condition, trying to tell how much longer she has.]

What the fuck are you doing?

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	//action// eiremagic 2008-05-04 06:51 am UTC (link)
	's funny, yeh know. I haven'. Haven' heard a single apology for yeh. Maybe somethin' vague. Okay, maybe teh yeh. But feck.... [She moves back to the bed and sits, curls against the wall] Calm down. I can' hear yeh when yeh yell so loud. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

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lullabyoflondon
2008-05-04 07:02 am UTC (link)

You--you idiot.

[His voice nearly cracks for a moment, and he busies himself putting out the cigarette and tossing it into the nearest trashcan.]

Listen.

[He walks over to sit down next to her and gingerly reaches out to put a hand on her shoulder.]

I'm going to take my own revenge on that mad fucker of a vampire. Don't you fucking dare get yourself killed taking yours.

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	//action// eiremagic 2008-05-04 07:03 am UTC (link)
	I'm not gonna die in magic, John. Pain's not even tha' bad. [Curls so she's leaning on him] (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

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lullabyoflondon
2008-05-04 07:15 am UTC (link)

[Squeezes her shoulder as comfortingly as he can.]

You keep saying that, but when you pull shite like this I'm not sure how I'm meant to believe you.

Fucking hell, there shouldn't be any pain at all--!

[Catches himself, lowers his voice.]

You're hurting everyone. You're hurting yourself. Even if the magic doesn't kill you, eventually the wrong fucker's going to find out you're behind this and come after you themselves.

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	//action// eiremagic 2008-05-04 07:17 am UTC (link)
	They shoulda stopped the wee fucker. I shoulda seen it. I shoulda found yeh. I'm sorry. [Her head's against his shoulder] (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

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lullabyoflondon
2008-05-04 07:24 am UTC (link)

[Lets her lean on him; after a moment, he kisses her hair.]

Yeah, they should have done. But this is the fucking City, what do you expect? And it's not like it would have been much better where I'm from. You can't be everywhere and stop everything, in this world or any other, or I'd have burned myself out or killed half the human race trying.

[Or maybe he already has and that's why he's such a bitter, cynical old bastard. Well, part of it, anyway.]

I don't blame you. No one else blames you. You're the only one who does.

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	//action// eiremagic 2008-05-04 07:27 am UTC (link)
	[She's a bit pleased!] Normally I'da...just shot him, yeh know. We don' have this shite where I'm from. Me family's the only magic I know. Me da said that magic takes care of magic. I didn' take care of yeh. Matt left. Teach me ter trust. People keep yellin'. Thanks for not yellin'. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

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lullabyoflondon
2008-05-04 07:37 am UTC (link)

Your da told you that, eh? And you're meant to trust that fucker now?

[His grip on her shoulder tightens a little before he forces himself to relax it:]

Magic doesn't take care of anything. People take care of things. And sometimes they don't, and sometimes they can't.

[A beat, and he adds:]

Yelling doesn't solve anything except a broken computer. And all right, it doesn't solve that, but it feels good, it does.

I like your voice better like this. The accent, I mean.

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	//action// eiremagic 2008-05-04 07:40 am UTC (link)
	No. I mean. It's like. We're supposed to watch out fer each other. That's why I keep tellin' the Foster kid that magic's worthless, see? Because...I don' want him dead like me brother. I'm supposed to watch out for other users. That's how it should work. [Swallows] Belfast is easier. 't hurts less. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

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lullabyoflondon
2008-05-04 07:51 am UTC (link)

[Nods but says nothing at first. Then:]

Foster's magic healed me, you know that? I think it hurt him, but he thought it was worth it. Stupid bastard.

The problem with the world is that we can't watch out for each other all the time. But we can hurt each other all the time if we want. It's a bloody stupid way to make a world, if you ask me.

[There's a sudden burst of real anger in his voice there, and he looks away for a moment.]

Take the curse down, love.

...Please.

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	//action// eiremagic 2008-05-04 07:54 am UTC (link)
	[She looks up at him, and there's real hurt there now.] I want people to stop yellin' at me. I want people to shut up. I want to hurt, for a little while longer. I can't take it down now. I'm too tired. Ritual's too long. I'd sleep. [She's drifting, she's not lying] I'll. John. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	//action// lullabyoflondon 2008-05-04 08:02 am UTC (link)
	[He looks troubled, and he's not doing a very good job of hiding it.] It's hurting you, innit? Your magic does that. I don't-- [He hesitates:] What? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	//action// eiremagic 2008-05-04 08:05 am UTC (link)
	Yeah. Stomach, now. Maybe...me lungs, tomorrow. Maybe me 'eart. Can't die. Won't. 'f I die it sets, yeh know. Magic's only...permanent if the sacrifice dies. [Clings to him] Yeh won'...yeh don' really...I mean. Yeh're not mad cause I did this, righ'? I mean, yeh're mad I hurt meself, but yeh're not made that blood is dust, righ'? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	//action// lullabyoflondon 2008-05-04 08:11 am UTC (link)
	[His eyes widen slightly.] Jesus wept, and I thought magic on my world was fucked up sometimes. [Looks at her, a little awkwardly.] The blood to dust was stupid, and it's hurting people. But I'm a selfish bastard and I'm more worried about you than about them. Maybe I can do the ritual to end this. Tell me. I can't wait while it tears you up inside. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	//action// eiremagic 2008-05-04 08:14 am UTC (link)
	It's meant to hurt people. 's all magic's good for. [Shakes her head] No. Gotta sleep now. Yeh'll...yeh've got demon blood, it's not the same. [Her eyes close, and open a little, and close] I'll stop it soon. I won' die. Promise. Jus'...don't say I'm stupid. I'm not. I'm not stupid. People keep sayin' that. But I'm not. Okay? I'm not. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	//action// lullabyoflondon 2008-05-04 08:22 am UTC (link)
	Nah. It's good for winning at cards, too. [Flashes her a grin.] If you die, you'll haunt me forever. And that's no fun at all, trust me. [He pauses, then adds:] It was a stupid thing to do. But you're not stupid. Now get some sodding sleep already, so you can end this thing and stop hurting. At least for now. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	//action// eiremagic 2008-05-04 08:24 am UTC (link)
	Mmm. Okay. [And she's asleep. She's curled and small, and she eases down into her bed] (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	//action// lullabyoflondon 2008-05-04 08:43 am UTC (link)
	[He waits until he's sure she's asleep--and maybe he looks a little relieved. Then he stands up, lights a cigarette, and heads out. He has some magic of his own to work.] (Reply to this) (Parent)

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