Memory 002: I regret...

[forgotten_titan]

Action

Waking up to an apocalyptic world is never the best thing to wake up to. Especially when she gets the nagging feeling that she's seen something like this before. The first day had not been too bad though; she'd just been wandering around town trying to look for friends or the Titans, or even her housemate, Sniper. She could worry about why this whole scene seemed familiar to her later. Right now, it was more important that she made sure everyone else was alright.

However with the coming of the second day people might see Tara running as she's being chased by three of the crazy cannibals. She's doing an alright job out-running them so far, but she has limits to her stamina. The small sack of things that she's managed to scavenge from around is also weighing her down; coupled with the fact that she hasn't eaten properly in nearly a whole day, it's more than a dead weight. The nagging feeling from yesterday has now manifested itself as a pounding headache too, and that's not helping her concentration.

She needs help, and fast.

Comments

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

(She shakes her head.)

No, I'm fine, I just...I'm just having a headache, that's all. I haven't slept since yesterday.

(She gets up and pointedly looks anywhere but Beastboy.)

We should probably keep moving. Those creeps might still be around.

[shapechanger.livejournal.com]

[Beast Boy, too, slowly stands up. He seems to waver between bringing the gun with him and not before he slowly reaches down for it.]

...We'll find somewhere you can rest. I'll keep an eye out.

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

Thanks, but I'll be fine from here. You should probably go find somewhere safe to hide, the guy I'm staying with doesn't trust strangers, even if they're kids.

(She'll push forward, trying to get back to her house. And then she has to trip and fall down and cut her knee.)

[shapechanger.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well.

I don't trust strangers, even if my friends're living with them.

[He'll reach down to help her up.]

I'm not going anywhere without you.

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

(Irritation, hunger, fear, pain and fatigue aren't doing wonders for her temper. She'll swat his hand away and shakily get up on her own.)

With me? Or with Terra?

[shapechanger.livejournal.com]

[Beast Boy takes a step back in surprise at the reaction. His face clouds momentarily before he glances away, his expression slightly sullen.]

I'm a Teen Titan.

We don't leave civilians to get eaten by cannibals. Doesn't matter who they are.

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I bet I'm the one you wanted to save just now. If you weren't calling out for her.

[shapechanger.livejournal.com]

Your names are one vowel apart! There's this thing called long term memory that I actually have, whether Raven thinks so or not.

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

If you did have long term memory, you'd remember that my name is Tara. It's not difficult to remember that it's spelled with an "a" instead of an "e".

[shapechanger.livejournal.com]

It is difficult when you look exactly the same! You know, most people say, 'thanks for saving my life' without caring so much about what they're called.

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

Hey I DID say thank you just now; you're the one who started getting on my case just because I stayed behind to make sure you'd get out of there alive.

[shapechanger.livejournal.com]

Dude. What is your problem? That's called 'being concerned', and if you think that was getting on your case, you must have, like, paper-thin skin.

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

I was being concerned for YOU!

(She yells that out loud, before she clamps her mouth. So much for being discreet. Eventually though, she takes her hand off her mouth and mutters back.)

You don't have your powers here. You could've gotten killed. And I don't want that to happen to you; not because of me.

[shapechanger.livejournal.com]

...If we're so concerned for each other, why're we arguing about something so dumb?

[Beast Boy turns away stiffly.]

If I have to get killed here, I'd rather it be doing my job as a hero. It just gets reset anyway, right?

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

...I don't know, but you're right, it is dumb. I'm just...tired, I guess.

(She slumps against the broken wall.)

I shouldn't have yelled at you, I'm sorry. You were just doing your job.

That's what I heard, but...I don't know whether it's true or not.

[shapechanger.livejournal.com]

...Yeah. Sorry.

[He doesn't specify for what. But that's probably all Terra's getting out of him for now.]

If I've got an infinite number of lives, I can spend one making sure you're OK. C'mon. Let's get going.

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

OK.

(She gets up and dusts her shorts)

Where are you going from here? Do you need a place to stay? My house has got a pretty good basement; my "dad" here in Mayfield has some friends who can make crazy robots. It's pretty safe.

[shapechanger.livejournal.com]

I'm gonna try and meet up with the rest of my team. We'll figure something out from there.

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

(She smiles weakly.)

Yeah well...take care of yourself, ok?

[shapechanger.livejournal.com]

...After I get you home. C'mon.

[He'll offer a hand, but it's fine with him if she doesn't take it.]

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

(She looks at his hand, before she finally takes it.)

Sure. Thanks Beastboy.

[shapechanger.livejournal.com]

No prob, Tara.

[And away they skip into the sunset. ...Or, well, away they flee from marauding cannibals in an apocalyptic wasteland into the sunset.]