Well, that wasn't any fun

[originalcopy]

[ok, it was time to pull his head out of his ass and start doing shit again.  There wasn't anything in the journal from the previous week that seemed important or addressed to him.]

[Filtered to Delta:]

Hey,  I know it's kind of late, but... I just wanted to thank you for helping me keep my shit together.
I owe you one.

[/Filter]

[Filtered to South:]

I don't know about you but I feel like shooting at things.   Wanna' go see if darts will stick to the ducks at the pond?

[/Filter]


So yeah... I think I'm just about ready to switch to the "space sucks" team. 

 [After talking with Delta, Church adds another filter]

[Filtered to Carolina]

Hey, we need to talk. 

I need to talk to you.

[/Filter]

Comments

Church

[alaspooryork]

[Well. Delta is a little surprised to hear that, but he's grateful nonetheless. He'd felt it was very important to help Church, even if the most he could do was talk.]

You are welcome. I only regret we could not do more.

[originalcopy]

[Having had time to think about it, Church realized how close to going totally insane he was. He'd been insane once before and it wasn't pretty.]

Shit happens, you guys did everything you could.

[alaspooryork]

[Did they? Delta's not so sure.]

I appreciate the sentiment.

Have you recovered? You had mentioned some damage.

woops filtered btw. :P

[originalcopy]

[Just go with it. Trust him, it's easier in the long run.]

Oh right, my helmet. I haven't had a chance to fix it yet.

you saw no fail

[alaspooryork]

[Yeah, that doesn't really help with York, sadly. But Delta truly does appreciate it.]

That could potentially be dangerous. Perhaps you should seek repairs.

I don't know what you're talking about... fail?

[originalcopy]

Got any suggestions? It's a bit worse than what I can fix on my own.

[Which honestly doesn't take much. He doesn't know much beyond basic maintenance. This is way past basic maintenance.]

[alaspooryork]

Of course. Do you have access to the CastleNet? I will send you specific instructions; the tools you require can be wished for, or you may borrow them from York's workshop at your convenience.

[originalcopy]

That'd be awesome.

Hey, how is York anyway?

[even though he wasn't on the good ship horror-fest, from reading back through the journal he got the sense that they hadn't had a great time either. He really doesn't remember much after Barton found him.]

[alaspooryork]

[There's a moment as he uploads the files and tells Church where to find them.

Then there's a pause.]

He has been...unwell. Agent Carolina did not react positively to his presence after she awakened from her prolonged unconsciousness brought about by the crash. Additionally, he was responsible for placing the bodies in a safe location. [Which didn't help his mental state at all.]

church

[i_got_this]

[Yeah, no, that involves too much dealing with people and being in the open.]

I'm gunna pass. Let me know if it works.

South

[originalcopy]

Oh come on, you know I can't hit for shit.

Besides, I'd look like a total idiot out there by myself.

Church

[i_got_this]

Yeah well maybe you could practice or something.

I'm not going. If I'm outside, people will think they can talk to me, and I'll be forced to punch them in the face, and I'm too tired to deal with that shit right now.

South; to end

[originalcopy]

Fine.

What do you want to do instead?

Church to end

[i_got_this]

Nothing. Seriously. I'm good. [She's anything but.]

[originalcopy]

[yeah, sure you are]

Uh huh...

[his skepticism, let him show you it.]

[i_got_this]

What. I am, okay? I'm fine.

[Your answer just makes her nervous, Church.]

[originalcopy]

Fine, whatever.

So, you're just going to hang in your room, all by yourself then.

Church

[youfallback]

[It's so weird knowing whose face is on the other side of this, even if she doesn't want to think about it.]

I'm listening. [Her voice is a little stiff, but she'd had a decent talk with York about nothing in particular a day or so prior, so she's at least semi-willing to talk to Church.]

Carolina

[originalcopy]

[Well, here goes something.]

Great.

Listen, I don't know everything you've been through or what's going on in that fucked up head of yours... but you've got to stop being such a god damn bitch to everyone.

There are people here that actually really give a shit about you, that were pretty messed up by loosing you last time.

[people, plural, not just York.]

And now you're just pissing on them every chance you get. They don't deserve it, whatever you think they did to you back there... it's back there. They've done their damnedest to make up for it, to be there for you here.

You've got to stop or you're going to loose them again... for good this time.

Church

[youfallback]

[Carolina doesn't give it a chance to sink in before she starts getting mad. She'd been trying to distract herself, but this brings it all back to the forefront. ] And why should I listen to you. You don't know anything, you don't know what they did. I worked my ass off trying to hold them together while they spat in my face, don't lie to me and say they're doing the same here.

Carolina to end.

[originalcopy]

You're right.

[He'll just give that a second to sink in.]

I don't know what they did... all I know is what is going on here and now. And here and now you are loosing them.

And you're right, you don't have to listen to me.

But, people that are willing to try to make up for past mistakes [not to mention putting up with your bullshit] are damn hard to come by.
And going it alone isn't as great as it seems.

If you want to end up a lonely bitter bitch, that's up to you.

[Listen to the lonely bitter asshole, he has experience here.]

Church to end

[youfallback]

They aren't willing. None of them even tried. [Her answer is just as angry as ever.] They're already lost.

[originalcopy]

Oh really? None of them.

None of them tried to help you at all since you came back?

[Up until now he'd been trying to play nice. Really. Give her a chance and try not to just piss her off. But that was too much.]

Cut the bullshit Carolina.

I don't know if you're too fucking self absorbed to notice or too god damned stubborn to admit it... but I'm not stupid enough to fall for it.

Do you get some sort of perverse pleasure from having York try to help you and then kicking him in the balls for it? Or are you really that fucking retarded that you don't realize you're doing it?

[youfallback]

He hasn't helped. He's only tried pushing to get his way. He's not here to "help." Don't let him fool you.

[Her voice is low, dangerous, her anger razor-sharp.]

[originalcopy]

[How much frustration can he fit in a single sigh.]

Oh yeah, wanting you to get some rest and eat something other than an MRE is so damn selfish of him.