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jumpthegun) wrote2016-04-04 09:15 pm
jumpthegun) wrote2016-04-04 09:15 pm
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You've reached Dr. John Watson. Please leave a message.
You've reached Dr. John Watson. Please leave a message.
It just occurred to me
Can you prescribe me birth control?
[ Yes, it took her this long to think of this, but BASIC NECESSITIES ARE A LUXURY OKAY ]
Can you prescribe me birth control?
[ Yes, it took her this long to think of this, but BASIC NECESSITIES ARE A LUXURY OKAY ]
[The response is a bit in coming.]
Yes. Stephanie, I'm sure I don't have to tell you that there are risks having sex without a condom, regardless.
Yes. Stephanie, I'm sure I don't have to tell you that there are risks having sex without a condom, regardless.
[ While this fight is going on, Watson will receive a short message from Sylar. ]
I have Vicodin you can use, if you need some.
[ Why yes, he had heard some of that arguing. ]
I have Vicodin you can use, if you need some.
[ Why yes, he had heard some of that arguing. ]
[John comes back to this message and looks up to wherever Sylar is. The urge to give him a two-fingered salute is nearly overwhelming. However, John is nothing if not a pragmatic man when he needs to be... and he needs to be right now. This is for Stein's sake, not his.]
I'll let you know when we get to the aquarium. Thank you.
I'll ask you not to share anything you've overheard with anyone else, as well, Mr. Sylar.
I'll let you know when we get to the aquarium. Thank you.
I'll ask you not to share anything you've overheard with anyone else, as well, Mr. Sylar.
[Unfortunately, John's fuming at the moment about Sherlock and this message comes at the point that John assumes he's being 'teased' for something very much different. John looks up and over to where Sylar is before growling in a low voice.]
Bloody hell... what did that bastard tell you? It was none of his business.
[He's not sure why Sylar would tell Alfie about the row, but there you are.]
Bloody hell... what did that bastard tell you? It was none of his business.
[He's not sure why Sylar would tell Alfie about the row, but there you are.]
Show me your eyes, Alfie. Are you one of them?
[His voice sounds uncharacteristically aggressive, agitated. That may be indication enough for which side of the fence John's fallen on tonight.]
[His voice sounds uncharacteristically aggressive, agitated. That may be indication enough for which side of the fence John's fallen on tonight.]
[He considers not answering. John is indescribably ashamed of himself, of the way he'd lost himself to the madness.]
Alfie, I'm so sorry. God, what the hell even happened? Did you stay safe? Please, I... please. [Alfie has to have stayed safe, unlike so many others.]
Alfie, I'm so sorry. God, what the hell even happened? Did you stay safe? Please, I... please. [Alfie has to have stayed safe, unlike so many others.]
[There aren't a lot of people Claire wants to check on personally after what just happened, but John is one of them. She's still shaky on things, even after her talk with Alfie, and she feels the need to hear people's voices, to hear them sane and safe.]
Hey, John? I just - I'm just checking in. After...you know. All that.
[She pauses.]
I'm downtown. I...last night, I just. I ran away from everyone. Kept myself as far from other people as I could, and fought these...instincts. I managed to stay away. Are you okay?
Hey, John? I just - I'm just checking in. After...you know. All that.
[She pauses.]
I'm downtown. I...last night, I just. I ran away from everyone. Kept myself as far from other people as I could, and fought these...instincts. I managed to stay away. Are you okay?
[He's really not okay, but probably better off than some.]
Yeah. As well as can be expected. Picked up a pair of handcuffs a few days ago at Scot- at the police station here. Cuffed myself to some of the plumbing in the aquarium and took some sedatives. All I really did was bark.
[With one or two bites.]
Are you okay? I know this is... this happens sometimes. It's a lot of people's first time. It's never happened quite like this, but... yeah.
Yeah. As well as can be expected. Picked up a pair of handcuffs a few days ago at Scot- at the police station here. Cuffed myself to some of the plumbing in the aquarium and took some sedatives. All I really did was bark.
[With one or two bites.]
Are you okay? I know this is... this happens sometimes. It's a lot of people's first time. It's never happened quite like this, but... yeah.
[John sounds tired.]
It's not infected, and it's healing about as well as it can be. [It still hurts a lot.]
I'm glad you didn't avenge it, though, Clint. You shouldn't have... I'm sorry you felt like you needed to.
It's not infected, and it's healing about as well as it can be. [It still hurts a lot.]
I'm glad you didn't avenge it, though, Clint. You shouldn't have... I'm sorry you felt like you needed to.
It may very well help. We're not sure for how long, but the Admin seemed to think it would work temporarily.
If this is about last night, though, Ecks, I don' think it'll help that.
If this is about last night, though, Ecks, I don' think it'll help that.
[ He calls back within five minutes of his and Sherlock's fight breaking up the call. He's disheveled and wincing, finally starting to feel the blows Sherlock hit him with. And he also looks drained, as if all the fight's been taken out of him. ]
Sherlock's fine. I'm pretty sure he's heading towards you. He left the aquarium, in any case.
[ Sherlock, you had better be going to John. Sylar doesn't want to take the fall for your not-murder. ]
Sherlock's fine. I'm pretty sure he's heading towards you. He left the aquarium, in any case.
[ Sherlock, you had better be going to John. Sylar doesn't want to take the fall for your not-murder. ]
[John keeps to voice as he's trying to focus on what's ahead of him, still jogging along. It's an effort to judge where the dips in the snow are, especially with the light starting to go.]
Right. I'm supposed to believe that. [Pics or it didn't happen, Sylar.] If he's hurt or his name turns up in the obituaries, Sylar, you will not like the man I become.
[He wants to snarl at the man to get out of the aquarium and never darken his doorstep again. But John's a practical man. If Sylar has killed Sherlock, he wants to be able to get at him and hold him and... possibly murder him in return. At least John is seriously considering it, even if that wouldn't be the right thing to do. It would be the satisfying thing.]
Stay where you are in the aquarium. I'll deal with you when I get there.
Right. I'm supposed to believe that. [Pics or it didn't happen, Sylar.] If he's hurt or his name turns up in the obituaries, Sylar, you will not like the man I become.
[He wants to snarl at the man to get out of the aquarium and never darken his doorstep again. But John's a practical man. If Sylar has killed Sherlock, he wants to be able to get at him and hold him and... possibly murder him in return. At least John is seriously considering it, even if that wouldn't be the right thing to do. It would be the satisfying thing.]
Stay where you are in the aquarium. I'll deal with you when I get there.
Edited 2016-11-28 20:34 (UTC)
[It's about twenty minutes later, perhaps a bit less with how fast John has been moving through the snow, that he might well see a familiar figure stalking through the snowdrifts. Collar up, scarf done up tightly, eyes fixed on the middle distance.
He doesn't even see John, sweeping onwards as if to go straight past him.]
He doesn't even see John, sweeping onwards as if to go straight past him.]
[It's difficult to judge how far Sherlock is actually away, but the Belstaff coat and blue scarf are unmistakable. Relief floods through him, though anger is hot on its heels. John raises a hand and his voice to catch the other man's attention.]
Sherlock!
[And he'll veer off his own course to intercept Sherlock.]
Sherlock!
[And he'll veer off his own course to intercept Sherlock.]
[It is extremely obvious that Claire is not happy when the video feed starts, showing her face and the downturned corners of her mouth. She contemplated audio,, but she doesn't mind actually making him sort of uncomfortable with her eyes.]
So. When I asked you after the other night if you were fine, you said yes. But since, I talked with some people who told me that you suffered a pretty significant injury. I get that -
[She sorts of deflates, kind of obviously. Sighs loudly.]
I get that I'm not your physician, and we don't know each other very well, but I could help. I'm willing to help.
So. When I asked you after the other night if you were fine, you said yes. But since, I talked with some people who told me that you suffered a pretty significant injury. I get that -
[She sorts of deflates, kind of obviously. Sighs loudly.]
I get that I'm not your physician, and we don't know each other very well, but I could help. I'm willing to help.
[John sticks to voice, but he sounds guilty. He'd rather she not see him unless she specifically requests it.]
It's not... it's really not about being my physician. I've got everything patched up about as well as it can be. Didn't want to worry you when everything else had happened, either.
It's not... it's really not about being my physician. I've got everything patched up about as well as it can be. Didn't want to worry you when everything else had happened, either.
We chatted. She's nice. A ninja, if you didn't know, and the chieftain of her people at 20. She's certainly impressive.
[Please enjoy this brief resume, Alfie.]
[Please enjoy this brief resume, Alfie.]
You're meeting up with Bucky?
[Well, hello, Tony.]
I am. We're planning on it going a bit better than the last time. Did you have questions about what we'll be doing, sir?
I am. We're planning on it going a bit better than the last time. Did you have questions about what we'll be doing, sir?
Mister- um, Dr. Watson. Are you there?
[There's a sense of urgency, definite worry and maybe slight panic to their voice.]
[There's a sense of urgency, definite worry and maybe slight panic to their voice.]
[That's a concerning tone, not to mention the correction to doctor.]
Yes, I'm here, Frisk. What's wrong?
Yes, I'm here, Frisk. What's wrong?
[It's pretty late in the afternoon, when the arrivals have already all been spoken to, when he finally gathers himself enough to call John. He has to tell someone just in case the worst happens, and John is the one he can trust to keep it private.]
I need to tell you something.
[No hello, voice agitated.]
But I need your word that nobody hears about it. Not Sherlock, not Alfie, not anyone.
I need to tell you something.
[No hello, voice agitated.]
But I need your word that nobody hears about it. Not Sherlock, not Alfie, not anyone.
Just a moment, please.
[They're searching one of the houses, and he finds an empty room and shuts the door. When he speaks again, his voice is quiet, but urgent.]
I'm alone and you have my word. What is it?
[They're searching one of the houses, and he finds an empty room and shuts the door. When he speaks again, his voice is quiet, but urgent.]
I'm alone and you have my word. What is it?
[It takes quite a while for John to respond, and between Bucky's message about Pierce and the Joker being in the house, the doctor doesn't have an exceptional amount of good humor. John's voice is low, flat.]
Saw him, yeah. It means I'm an adaptation, and so is Sherlock... some actor bloke played him and Strange in movies or on the telly. I'm not real.
[You invited the semi-existential crisis here, Alfie.]
Saw him, yeah. It means I'm an adaptation, and so is Sherlock... some actor bloke played him and Strange in movies or on the telly. I'm not real.
[You invited the semi-existential crisis here, Alfie.]
[He doesn't trust his voice this morning - not after the amount of screaming he just launched at Hange. So when he finally pulls up Watson's inbox, he sticks to text, begrudgingly typing out a message.]
doctor
when you have a moment
i need to speak to you about what happened a couple of nights ago
doctor
when you have a moment
i need to speak to you about what happened a couple of nights ago
Are you still experiencing any pain like that periodically, sir?
[ Yes, they're traveling together, but some things should be "written" in private. Especially since she doesn't want the Joker to hear how rattled John is.
She won't give him the satisfaction. ]
John... How are you doing?
[ Translation: How are you holding up? ]
She won't give him the satisfaction. ]
John... How are you doing?
[ Translation: How are you holding up? ]
[Horribly.]
I'm fine, thank you.
[It's a few seconds before another message follows that. He shouldn't be so terse with her.]
Sorry. Force of habit. I'll manage. That's all I can do.
I'm fine, thank you.
[It's a few seconds before another message follows that. He shouldn't be so terse with her.]
Sorry. Force of habit. I'll manage. That's all I can do.
[Alfie is still angry with Watson and is definitely not happy about contacting him again so soon, which is probably obvious by his flat, somewhat icy tone. But the list of viable doctors is dwindling fast, and it has to be done.]
Claire's dead, and Kid's being fucking unreasonable about getting further care. Slap some sense into him.
Claire's dead, and Kid's being fucking unreasonable about getting further care. Slap some sense into him.
Edited 2016-12-13 03:59 (UTC)
[There's a bit of a delayed response. John knows he's not going to enjoy the 'I told you so' that's coming, but Alfie needs to know to protect himself. The fact that Claire is dead is a punch to the gut, but he's not sure what he can even say right now. John keeps his own voice soft and entirely neutral.]
All right. I'm sorry about Claire.
I have good news and I have bad news, as well. Which would you like first?
All right. I'm sorry about Claire.
I have good news and I have bad news, as well. Which would you like first?
John...We have a problem.
The Joker's escaped.
[ Yeah...Not gonna beat around the bush here. ]
The Joker's escaped.
[ Yeah...Not gonna beat around the bush here. ]
What? How? Weren't Sherlock and Sylar watching him while you ran to get food? Are they okay? Are you okay?
Edited 2016-12-13 06:35 (UTC)
[After Alfie, Claire gets her tablet to contact John. It's courtesy, and the need to remind herself that she's alive. She's alive, she can feel it in every bone in her body, in the cold seeping through her clothes, in how it hurts to breathe. She's alive.]
Hi John
I just wanted to let you know that I was attacked by an anomaly yesterday if I'm correct, but I am back now. I am ok.
[She really isn't, but there's nothing to do about what's going through her head. Physically, she's okay enough.]
Hi John
I just wanted to let you know that I was attacked by an anomaly yesterday if I'm correct, but I am back now. I am ok.
[She really isn't, but there's nothing to do about what's going through her head. Physically, she's okay enough.]
Edited (because i am the worst at html) 2016-12-16 14:26 (UTC)
[She's alive. Well thank god for that small favor.]
Alfie told me. I'm so sorry, Claire. Where are you? I've got Kid north of the school. Told him to start heading east.
Alfie told me. I'm so sorry, Claire. Where are you? I've got Kid north of the school. Told him to start heading east.
[Immediately after this conversation, Bucky calls through to John. He sounds exhausted, tense, and resigned.]
The Avengers are hunting me as a criminal, they're going to ask you where I am. It's safer for you to play along with them, but safer for them if you lie. I'm sorry to ask this of you.
The Avengers are hunting me as a criminal, they're going to ask you where I am. It's safer for you to play along with them, but safer for them if you lie. I'm sorry to ask this of you.
Why are they hunting you like a criminal? Tony's just called me as well. They know who Pierce is, right?
Why? Has something happened to him?
[Play along, but lie. John doesn't like doing that after he's just made up with Tony, but here they are.]
[Play along, but lie. John doesn't like doing that after he's just made up with Tony, but here they are.]
[ This is before he hears about the disaster of a conversation that Tony and Bucky have, so he mostly just sounds exhausted, as per usual. ]
Hey. I just wanted to ask you if you guys were actually successful with the blood thing. With Bucky, I mean.
Hey. I just wanted to ask you if you guys were actually successful with the blood thing. With Bucky, I mean.
[Well, John's heard about it, so he's on high alert. Is Clint toying with him? No. Clint isn't like that... Nat maybe.]
Yeah. Complete success. He and the donor are in good condition and his paranoia's dropped off completely. Hoping it'll last awhile.
Yeah. Complete success. He and the donor are in good condition and his paranoia's dropped off completely. Hoping it'll last awhile.
[Well, that's incredibly vague. John's on guard.]
His MN Poisoning's been cured for the moment. Seems blood transfusions work. We'll see for how long. I'm going to be checking in with him regularly to see when it might be wearing off.
His MN Poisoning's been cured for the moment. Seems blood transfusions work. We'll see for how long. I'm going to be checking in with him regularly to see when it might be wearing off.
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