[ Gabriel flinches when Lily is suddenly beside him, as if she were coming at him with a grenade or something. ]
Look, I really—
[ He doesn't get much out when she's putting the bracelet around his wrist, brows furrowing as his gaze shifts up to the kid's sister, noticing the older sister's expression — recognizing it.
Gabriel's mouth forms a tight line as he grazes his fingers over the beads of the bracelet, his son coming to mind again. Even for as small as he was last time he saw him, Martín liked making things. Legos, logs, whatever it was - he would build something, give it a weird name, and give it to his friends, or his mother, anyone.
Big smile staring up at him, holding out a Lego creation, "a cup for your fancy pens", he had said. Lotte glared at him from across the room, arms crossed, gaze sharp. Martín was oblivious to the tension.
That cup his idiotic self brought with him to the cabin. Idiot.
He pulls back on one of the beads, letting it go as it snaps against his wrist, maybe hurts a little more than it normally would — still does what he needs it to do, dragging him back from the fantasy that had been steadily trying to pull him back for the past few minutes. He at least waits until the little girl's attention is back on her ladybug.
A bracelet that was obviously meant for a bigger wrist, and he doesn't think it's the older sister's. ]
You know, I literally can't go anywhere.
[ Look, she doesn't want to be there, he doesn't want anyone to be there, maybe he tries to take advantage of this young girl's obvious distaste for the situation. He saw that glare from earlier. It's not like he really can do anything anyway. Give him a break! ]
[She glares because she doesn't trust him, even if she trusts Simon and Karina. Gabriel is a threat, new and dangerous. She has to be tough for Lily, has to protect her because even with everyone else here? She's all Lily has. They're all they have anymore really. The glare is there again as she looks over at Gabriel's words.]
... whatever.
[Arms crossed again, looking away from him back to her sister. Before either of them can say anything else, if they even planned to, Simon busts back into the room, a little out of breath, rubber band held up triumphantly with a smile.]
Found one!
[The older sister shoots him a look with a brow raised, a wordless "this is why you made me babysit this old man?" look on her face. Lily twists her body to look at Simon, smiling big and claps her hands.]
Yay! You did it, Simon!
[She's not sure what he did, but clearly it's a good thing! Her sister pushes up to her feet and tells her to pick up.]
But Casey, I wanna show Simon my drawing-
[Lily whines a little, even as she's collecting up her crayons back into her backpack. Simon comes over and peers down at her drawing book before Lily can stuff it away.]
Woooow, that's a really pretty ladybug, Lils.
[She giggles, zips up her backpack and pulls it on, standing up. Looking at Simon she'll reach for Casey's hand as she comes over to gently brush the hair from her face.]
It's not a ladybug, silly! It's a sun bug! Didn't you see it was yellow?
[Holding his hands up Simon can't help but smile a little.]
A sun bug, of course, that is really silly of me not to know.
[Casey pulls Lily against her side turning towards the door. Lily will give a little wave towards Gabriel, then at Simon with a cheerful "bye bye!". Her sister just gives Simon a look, one that definitely means they're talking later. He manages a wave to Lily and a "thanks" to Casey before they're gone. With a sigh he turns to Gabriel now, hands on his hips.]
Okay so, I lied. I didn't find it, Karina did, but details.
[ Gabriel lets out a sigh of relief when Simon returns — though it is quickly followed by pain, at which he winces a little. He can already tell the older sister — Casey, apparently — wants to give Simon hell for sticking her in this room while he goes on some grand quest to find a fucking rubber band. Gabriel is exactly aware of how ridiculous this looks. No, he doesn't care. He won't be here long anyway. Of course not.
Even if he has literally zero idea of how he's going to get out of here soon, he feels sure of the fact.
When Lily waves to Gabriel, even his cold-hearted ass can't completely ignore her, giving a small nod and very weak wave — more of a slight lift of his hand to indicate a wave, but he can't move very much so give him a break.
It's just Simon and Gabriel in the room again. He hates how it feels familiar, only slightly more comfortable than moments ago. ]
She does seem like the smart one.
[ He raises his hand, the one he ties the bands around, palm up expectantly, the makeshift bracelet dangling from his wrist. ]
[Simon is not going to argue that. Karina is definitely the smarter of the two of them, always has been. She also was the one who wanted to not help Gabriel and to be honest that probably would have been the smarter choice, but well. Too late now.
His brows pinch a little as his mouth turns into a confused pout. Why is Gabriel wearing Lily's bracelet?]
No wonder Casey looks like she wants to kick my ass.
[He'll come over now, delicately setting the rubber band onto Gabriel's palm.]
[ Gabriel feels "better" - enough to be an asshole with a little more energy, at least.
As soon as that rubber band is placed in his palm, Gabriel gets it around his wrist, sliding it a bit higher up, almost as if he's making room to accommodate the bracelet, curiously. He pulls back on the band, testing the tensity, snapping it against his wrist. It stings...good. ]
Gabriel almost leaves it at that, but seeing as how he's stuck here and Simon is determined not to kick him out (for now), he figures he should explain things a little more. It's sure to happen again. And it's sure to happen again at the worst possible time.
He sighs, dropping his wrist to his lap. ]
You remember all those traps I had outside my little shack? The complicated set up? [ And how he navigated them seamlessly. ] Eidetic memory. Except mine is unusually strong. I don't forget. I can't forget.
Sometimes I remember things - can't get out of it. Get confused. Have to snap out of it. Hence-[ he tugs at the rubber band. ] -the band.
[Simon trails off a bit, then it clicks. So if he has eidtic memory and remembers things real good, gets stuck in the memories and then gets confused... does that mean...]
You freaked out because you got caught up in remembering that night.
[He looks accusatory, arms crossed. After a second though his expression smooths out into a Cheshire grin.]
[ Wipe that smug smile off your face u little shit.
Gabriel can't help the heavy roll of his eyes, as if Simon has said something horribly offensive, when he — in fact — can't do any of those things on his own. ]
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Date: 8 May 2023 11:23 (UTC)Look, I really—
[ He doesn't get much out when she's putting the bracelet around his wrist, brows furrowing as his gaze shifts up to the kid's sister, noticing the older sister's expression — recognizing it.
Gabriel's mouth forms a tight line as he grazes his fingers over the beads of the bracelet, his son coming to mind again. Even for as small as he was last time he saw him, Martín liked making things. Legos, logs, whatever it was - he would build something, give it a weird name, and give it to his friends, or his mother, anyone.
Big smile staring up at him, holding out a Lego creation, "a cup for your fancy pens", he had said. Lotte glared at him from across the room, arms crossed, gaze sharp. Martín was oblivious to the tension.
That cup his idiotic self brought with him to the cabin. Idiot.
He pulls back on one of the beads, letting it go as it snaps against his wrist, maybe hurts a little more than it normally would — still does what he needs it to do, dragging him back from the fantasy that had been steadily trying to pull him back for the past few minutes. He at least waits until the little girl's attention is back on her ladybug.
A bracelet that was obviously meant for a bigger wrist, and he doesn't think it's the older sister's. ]
You know, I literally can't go anywhere.
[ Look, she doesn't want to be there, he doesn't want anyone to be there, maybe he tries to take advantage of this young girl's obvious distaste for the situation. He saw that glare from earlier. It's not like he really can do anything anyway. Give him a break! ]
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Date: 9 May 2023 14:40 (UTC)... whatever.
[Arms crossed again, looking away from him back to her sister. Before either of them can say anything else, if they even planned to, Simon busts back into the room, a little out of breath, rubber band held up triumphantly with a smile.]
Found one!
[The older sister shoots him a look with a brow raised, a wordless "this is why you made me babysit this old man?" look on her face. Lily twists her body to look at Simon, smiling big and claps her hands.]
Yay! You did it, Simon!
[She's not sure what he did, but clearly it's a good thing! Her sister pushes up to her feet and tells her to pick up.]
But Casey, I wanna show Simon my drawing-
[Lily whines a little, even as she's collecting up her crayons back into her backpack. Simon comes over and peers down at her drawing book before Lily can stuff it away.]
Woooow, that's a really pretty ladybug, Lils.
[She giggles, zips up her backpack and pulls it on, standing up. Looking at Simon she'll reach for Casey's hand as she comes over to gently brush the hair from her face.]
It's not a ladybug, silly! It's a sun bug! Didn't you see it was yellow?
[Holding his hands up Simon can't help but smile a little.]
A sun bug, of course, that is really silly of me not to know.
[Casey pulls Lily against her side turning towards the door. Lily will give a little wave towards Gabriel, then at Simon with a cheerful "bye bye!". Her sister just gives Simon a look, one that definitely means they're talking later. He manages a wave to Lily and a "thanks" to Casey before they're gone. With a sigh he turns to Gabriel now, hands on his hips.]
Okay so, I lied. I didn't find it, Karina did, but details.
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Date: 9 May 2023 15:22 (UTC)Even if he has literally zero idea of how he's going to get out of here soon, he feels sure of the fact.
When Lily waves to Gabriel, even his cold-hearted ass can't completely ignore her, giving a small nod and very weak wave — more of a slight lift of his hand to indicate a wave, but he can't move very much so give him a break.
It's just Simon and Gabriel in the room again. He hates how it feels familiar, only slightly more comfortable than moments ago. ]
She does seem like the smart one.
[ He raises his hand, the one he ties the bands around, palm up expectantly, the makeshift bracelet dangling from his wrist. ]
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Date: 10 May 2023 13:38 (UTC)[Simon is not going to argue that. Karina is definitely the smarter of the two of them, always has been. She also was the one who wanted to not help Gabriel and to be honest that probably would have been the smarter choice, but well. Too late now.
His brows pinch a little as his mouth turns into a confused pout. Why is Gabriel wearing Lily's bracelet?]
No wonder Casey looks like she wants to kick my ass.
[He'll come over now, delicately setting the rubber band onto Gabriel's palm.]
... so what's the rubber band for?
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Date: 10 May 2023 15:16 (UTC)[ Gabriel feels "better" - enough to be an asshole with a little more energy, at least.
As soon as that rubber band is placed in his palm, Gabriel gets it around his wrist, sliding it a bit higher up, almost as if he's making room to accommodate the bracelet, curiously. He pulls back on the band, testing the tensity, snapping it against his wrist. It stings...good. ]
Reality check.
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Date: 11 May 2023 04:32 (UTC)[A roll of his eyes, but he'll watch Gabriel get the rubber band on then snapping it. It makes a satisfying noise to be sure.]
So it is a... coping thing.
[He's not sure of a better way to phrase it,. Said with no judgement. Everyone has their ways, especially now.]
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Date: 11 May 2023 15:13 (UTC)[ Not entirely wrong.
Gabriel almost leaves it at that, but seeing as how he's stuck here and Simon is determined not to kick him out (for now), he figures he should explain things a little more. It's sure to happen again. And it's sure to happen again at the worst possible time.
He sighs, dropping his wrist to his lap. ]
You remember all those traps I had outside my little shack? The complicated set up? [ And how he navigated them seamlessly. ] Eidetic memory. Except mine is unusually strong. I don't forget. I can't forget.
Sometimes I remember things - can't get out of it. Get confused. Have to snap out of it. Hence-[ he tugs at the rubber band. ] -the band.
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Date: 11 May 2023 15:25 (UTC)[Simon trails off a bit, then it clicks. So if he has eidtic memory and remembers things real good, gets stuck in the memories and then gets confused... does that mean...]
You freaked out because you got caught up in remembering that night.
[He looks accusatory, arms crossed. After a second though his expression smooths out into a Cheshire grin.]
Admit it, I was better than good.
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Date: 11 May 2023 15:34 (UTC)Gabriel rolls his eyes, staring off at the far wall. ]
You were terrible. [ He's real mature. ] Why do you think I needed the band so bad?
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Date: 12 May 2023 03:10 (UTC)[Look at his smug little smile.]
... you still hungry? Thirsty? Oh uh, let me know if you need to go to the bathroom. We'll figure something out.
[Going number one is easier, number two... he really doesn't want to have to move Gabe more than he needs to.]
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Date: 12 May 2023 16:17 (UTC)Gabriel can't help the heavy roll of his eyes, as if Simon has said something horribly offensive, when he — in fact — can't do any of those things on his own. ]
I'm not decrepit. I'll manage fine.
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Date: 13 May 2023 01:08 (UTC)That's what I'm afraid of. That'll you'll try to "manage" on your own and hurt yourself. You'll never heal if you keep being so pig headed.
[He lifts his chin, clears his throat.]
That's just my diagnosis, as your doctor. Stubborn dickhead syndrome.
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Date: 17 May 2023 10:20 (UTC)[ If he knew he would have ended up like this that would have been preferable. But he can only see the past, not the future. Shit sucks. ]
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Date: 18 May 2023 10:54 (UTC)[He'll try to look serious, doctorly.]
You should try and rest. I know the pain makes it hard, but...
[Not much they can do about that. Sadly.]
Yell really loud if you need to go the bathroom. We'll uh, handle that when we get to it.