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Who: Claire Fraser (
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What: May things, lots of moping Claire... forgive me.
When: May
Where: Olympia
Warning(s): General Outlander warnings.
I. THE MARKET
II. THE TRAIN/FLONA COVE
III. STASIS
[[ooc: pls choose your flavor of sad mom, or hit me with a wildcard! Oooooor send me a PM if you'd like me to whip up a starter, and I'd be happy to.]]
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What: May things, lots of moping Claire... forgive me.
When: May
Where: Olympia
Warning(s): General Outlander warnings.
I. THE MARKET
[Her marriage is in an unpleasant place and she doesn't know how to fix it. Percy is in stasis. Ramsay is back. Theon was, for a brief moment, back in stasis as well, but only returned in a worse state than he was. It's been a lot to contend with on top of being so recently tortured (her her hands remain in gloves as her nails grow back, the last of the damage left), and one afternoon as Claire's in the market, standing before a fruit stand, it all catches up to her.
For someone who urges others to confide in someone, anyone, often herself, she doesn't follow her own advice.
She pushes other shoppers out of the way as she suddenly finds it hard to breathe, hard to keep her eyes from welling with tears, and if she slams into anyone there's no apology as she stumbles out and away.
She stops when she comes to a fountain, gasping and sobbing, a hand clutching at her neck as if there's something suffocating her, chest heaving rapidly. No, nothing physical, just an overwhelming sense of sadness. A sadness that turns into more of a frustrated panic as she tries to calm herself, leaning over the water.]
II. THE TRAIN/FLONA COVE
[Percy did have an affinity for water.
Claire knows she can't watch over Theon 24/7. He needs to stand on his own, and he can, and so Claire takes some hours for herself and heads to the beach. She's always enjoyed train rides. Perhaps she's even in the mood for conversation with whoever happens to sit by her.
At the beach, instead of collapsing on the sand and considering letting the waves wash her away, she takes a stroll, skirts tied up over her knees so she can walk in the small waves without getting drenched.
Now and then she stops to pick up a shell. By the end of it, she's got a hefty collection held in her skirt, and dumps her prizes where she's left her shoes.
Well. Now what to do with them?]
III. STASIS
[She spends more time here than she'd ever admit. She makes it sound like her visits are brief. They're not. On leave from the Sanctuary, she's had a lot of time to simply be.
Today, she stands before her daughter's pod. What she'd give to be able to touch her red hair, or at least feel her skin, make sure it's warm. All she can so is press her hands against the glass.]
Sometimes I think you're luckier, in there. Though you'd probably throw a fit at me saying that. I know you'd rather be here, too. I know.
[[ooc: pls choose your flavor of sad mom, or hit me with a wildcard! Oooooor send me a PM if you'd like me to whip up a starter, and I'd be happy to.]]
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[For instance, this one that he pulled from the calf holster that he had, fitting easily in his hand. He stepped up to her and twirled it so he could offer it to her to take safely.]
Safety is on, but feel how light it is. Even Second World War sidearms had some heft to them because of the materials they used.
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A knife, he could take from me and use. But this, he couldn't. Not unless someone else taught him.
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First rule of firearms: they are always loaded even when unloaded. Safety is here. [He pointed it out to her, flicked it off and then back on.]
Does this person harass you often, or was it just once? I'm more than willing to teach someone some manners if he's bothering you.
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I'm only of interest to him because of the people I associate with. They're the ones he's tormented. He's killed their family members, ruined their home, done terrible things to them... it's all a game, for him.
[You'd think dying twice would teach a man a lesson.]
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[He knew guys like that, mostly from HYDRA. They were vicious, but they also were forced to succumb to behaviour modification in that organization. Couldn't have a bunch of sadists running around unchecked spilling the beans.]
Some would say that continually tormenting a single individual is a sign of a perverse love. Completely insane, but you know.
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[Randall had some sort of infatuation with Jamie, but whatever is between Ramsay and Theon is darker. Less easily explained, perhaps.]
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[He wasn't interested in doing more than teach people a few boundaries. If they were causing trouble, they needed to learn hard.]