Memory 003: (Backdated to after the Thanksgiving nuclear event)

[forgotten_titan]

(When Tara woke up after her first death, her initial reaction was to throw her quilt covers off and gasp for air. Dying from radiation poisoning is horrible, and the slow death had definitely hit her hard. Things get even more confusing for her when she notices that she's back in her bed, totally healthy and alive. She scrambles for the curtains; the sight of Mayfield, back to normal, both relieves her and scares her.)

Action: 625 Topper Street and around

(Tara's inching out the door of her house nervously. She keeps looking around, half-expecting a cannibal to pop out of nowhere. There's a box out on the doorstep that has her name on it though, so she HAS to go out. Unwrapping it where she stands, her apprehension changes to surprise, then happiness, and then sadness as she stares at the photograph of her and her father that Mayfield had just sent to her.

If you're around, you'll notice her staring glumly at the picture. Wanna ask her how she's feeling?)

Action: Mayfield High
(She seems out of it today. Instead of studiously taking notes like usual during class, she just seems to be staring out the window vacantly, her pencil idly tracing around her books. Teachers may need to grab her attention before they'll get even a reaction out of her, while fellow classmates are free to ask her what's wrong.)

Phone
Ummm...hi, this might sound like a weird question to ask but...does anyone have any practice swords or something that I can borrow?

Comments

Action: Highschool

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

[In between classes, Tara gets a tap on her shoulder. Ruri looks slightly different from before but nods.]

You don't look all right. Do you want to skip the next class?

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

Huh?

(She rubs her arm, unsure. She's never been the type to skip class...her dad would be disappointed in her.)

I don't know...I've never skipped class before.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

I was made the guidance counselor here. Its not skipping class if you are given an appointment.

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

(She hesitates, but Ruri does have a point. And she really needs to talk about this.)

...OK. Thanks Ruri.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

[She smiles slightly and nods]

I just got back after a few years away. The time here is a complete disaster, but lets go to my office.

[She nods a bit and points down the hall]

625 Topper

[gonnamarrydaddy.livejournal.com]

[Here's Yuna, trudging along looking similarly glum and also holding a picture in her hands. As she passes by Tara, she notices the other girl's expression and stops.]

Hey. Town send you back a depressing picture too?

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

Hey.

(She nods at Yuna's question.)

Yeah. I mean, it's not a bad picture, it's just...it's a picture of my dad, and I miss him a lot.

[gonnamarrydaddy.livejournal.com]

[Yuna nods sympathetically.]

Yeah, I know what you mean. I guess the town decided it wasn't making the holidays depressing enough, huh?

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

Yeah...

You got a picture like that too?

[gonnamarrydaddy.livejournal.com]

Yup, sure did.

[Another nod as Yuna hands the picture over for Tara to take a look. It's a picture of her as a little girl, smiling and laughing with her parents.]

I mean, it was bad enough reminding me about dad, but...

[She probably doesn't really need to actually say the rest of that. It's from when her mom was still alive.]

[bye_to_yer_head]

*Sniper is in front of the house with his regain. Yes that beat up Land Rover that's now parked in the driveway. He's almost grinning as he runs the hose over it, a bucket of soapy water standing by to wash it off.

It showed up exactly how he left it. With the blood of a spy spread all over the side of it. He glances over at his not!daughter with the box.*

You get anythin' good?

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

(She's too down to even comment on the blood. But she does glance up at his direction when he asks her that question.)

Yeah, sorta.

[bye_to_yer_head]

That... don't sound good.

*He turns off the hose and looks over at her.*

You alroight?

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

Uh-huh.

(She looks back at the picture glumly.)

[bye_to_yer_head]

*Yeah, he doesn't believe her one bit.*

What'd you get?

[Mayfield High]

[apathetic-lion.livejournal.com]

[ Guess who's going out of his way to check up on her? And by out of the way, I mean totally entering a class that isn't actually his because seriously who cares?

...Squall isn't exactly the best as expression his own emotions, but he can read others pretty well. And she doesn't look too happy. But who would be, after what had just happened? ]

Hey.

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

Hey.

(She can monotone too! And offer one sentence replies!)

[apathetic-lion.livejournal.com]

[ She's such a fast learner! He should be so proud. ]

They got to you too, huh?

[ Yeah, dying a slow, painful death isn't the best feeling in the world. Especially when you're alone. ]

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they did. It...it was horrible.

(She turns her face away from him to hide the fear in her eyes. But her body still shakes at the memory of vomiting blood and wasting away to a high fever.)

[apathetic-lion.livejournal.com]

[ He'll take this as a cue to slump over on his desk, closing his eyes to try and remember just what happened during those days. Maybe he could make some sense of it if he did. ]

...I don't get it. Why go through the trouble of torturing people just to reset everything again?

[ Action | High School ]

[equal-shots.livejournal.com]

[Kid isn't oblivious, and he noticed Tara's mood almost immediately. At a break between classes, he approaches her, a little bit nervous what is being sociable.]

Miss Tara? Are you doing all right?

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

Hey Kid.

(She's still in a gloomy mood, unfortunately. But for Kid, she tries to smile for him.)

Heh, I'm ok, don't worry.

[equal-shots.livejournal.com]

[This is his not convinced face. He tries not to be poking about looking at people's souls, but it's second nature to him and he can tell she's far more bothered than she wants to admit.]

Are you sure?

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

Yeah! I mean, is this the face of someone who's upset?

(She puts on a HUGE smile.)

[equal-shots.livejournal.com]

[Not convinced. Sorry Tara, what are good social skills]

No, but it may pass for the face of someone who is attempting to not look upset.