Barrel
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Post by Barrel on Feb 3, 2008 20:40:29 GMT -8
"No, dear, no you weren't. Mr. Todd's jus' lyin' to you." Lovett turned and tried to soothe the boy. "'Twas reg'lar meat, I swear it. Would I lie t' you, love?" She made a mental note to attack Sweeney when his back was turned. Damn barber. "Nothin's gonna 'arm you..." she began. "Well, SORRY if some of us don't label illegal substances," Orin snapped. "Why d'you wanna know, anyways? I'm not giving any to you. I don't want you doing drugs. It really sucks being addicted, you know." His hallucinations were going away, he noticed. That, to him, meant it was okay for him to take more. He began searching his pockets again for a different drug. He didn't want to take the same one again, after all.
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Shock
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Post by Shock on Feb 3, 2008 20:57:00 GMT -8
"Why else would you never let me in the bakehouse? Why else would no one ever come down from the barber shop? Mr. Todd never goes in the bakehouse, mum, it had to be you!" His high pitched voice echoed around, and he realized how horribly outnumbered he was. Sweeney lunged for the boy's arm... Only for Ichabod to leap at him, showing a brief bit of bravery as he distracted Sweeney. But the scuffle only lasted moments. SN stared in horror as Ichabod fell to the ground, blood leaking from his throat. "Ichabod!" she shrieked. "Hope 'constable' sells as well a priest," Sweeney muttered to himself. "You need to stop taking drugs, seriously. Isn't there something else you could do instead of take drugs? Something that won't end up killing you?" Evanesce asked, a little exasperated.
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Barrel
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Post by Barrel on Feb 3, 2008 21:06:04 GMT -8
Lovett cursed under her breath, then lunged for her knife. She grabbed it, and whirled around to face Sweeney. "Why'd you 'ave to tell 'im?" she snarled. Now that Toby knew, she didn't have to act sweet around him anymore. "Y'know, I wonder... 'Ow well d'you think barber would sell?!" She leaped at Sweeney with her knife, teeth bared. She could kill Toby later. At the moment, Sweeney was more of a threat. "Live your own life, and don't tell me how to live mine!" Orin snarled angrily. "I'll take drugs if I want! I like 'em, anyways." He pulled out a small handful of pills and, staring directly at Evanesce as if daring her to stop him, shoved them all into his mouth and swallowed them.
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Shock
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Post by Shock on Feb 3, 2008 21:33:27 GMT -8
"SWEENEY! No, this isn't happening, this isn't happening!" SN muttered frantically to herself. Now that Ichabod was...dead, she was completely alone and virtually helpless. Toby doesn't count because he was too freaked out right then. Sweeney blocked the blow with ease, taking a step back so gracefully it looked almost like dancing. "Think you can kill me?" he taunted, eyes blazing. And besides, if she got too close, he had the perfect plan to stop her from doing him any harm. Toby watched the fight in terror, knowing he was probably next. But he didn't dare make a run for the exit. "I guess you don't like me very much then," she growled, turning away and wrapping herself in her feathery black wings. Yeah, she was pissed.
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Barrel
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Post by Barrel on Feb 3, 2008 21:42:05 GMT -8
"Wot makes you think I can't?" Lovett snapped as a reply. She had no clue how to fight-- she was used to cutting into dead people, not living ones-- but she kept coming towards the barber. She'd kill him if she had to. "Huh? I like you!" Orin protested, voice already slurring. "I can do drugs if I want!" He went silent for a moment, then added, "Give me..." He trailed off, staring at his hands and trying to think of a good number. "Give me six reasons why I shouldn't do drugs. Good reasons." He looked at Evanesce, looking much more high than he had earlier. He had no clue how much he had just taken.
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Post by Shock on Feb 3, 2008 21:49:25 GMT -8
"Because of this," Sweeney slipped close very quickly. He wrapped his free hand around her, keeping the one with his razor at the ready, and placed a kiss on her lips. He knew she liked him, he wasn't blind. He just never took notice. But he took notice now. And now and then, late at night when he'd already thought about the usual, he wondered if taking a stab at making a new life for himself would be so bad. SN held her breath so as not to squeal. She was a major Sweeney/Lovett shipper. And, seeing as Sweeney was her character, she could make him do whatever she wanted, within reason. "One, they'll kill you. Two, it's way too easy to OD. Three, you don't have perscriptions for those, do you? Four, they kill braincells when abused. Five, the hallucinations don't look too fun. And six, it's likely I'll break up with you if you don't start to at LEAST cut down on the amount you take," Evanesce finished her rant with arms folded.
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Barrel
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Post by Barrel on Feb 3, 2008 22:05:24 GMT -8
Lovett froze, shocked by the kiss. She had never expected Sweeney to do that. Especially since he had been the one ignoring her just to get revenge on that judge for what he had done to his wife. "Y-you know your wife's not dead yet, right?" she blurted suddenly, without meaning to. She tried to convince herself to just stab Sweeney and get it over with, but she couldn't bring herself to do it. Orin didn't react at all to Evanesce's last statement, his gaze seeming a little blanker than a moment before. He felt horrible at the moment. Which was odd for him. Being high usually made him feel good. Unless... "How much did I take?" he slurred before he passed out.
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Post by Shock on Feb 3, 2008 22:13:38 GMT -8
Sweeney knew that would happen. If he was right, she forgot she had any intention of stabbing him. SN pulled out a piece of paper and rapidly started scribbling. She was basically editing Sweeney's personality to make him fall in love with Lovett. 'You owe me big time for this..." SN muttered as she continued her frenzied creation, a small smut from the scene in front of her. "You've said repeatedly there's little point in dwelling on the past," Sweeney reminded her, eyes suddenly a tad softer. SN grinned. Yes! It worked! She couldn't say what worked, though, because if she did, it was likely she'd be punished for breaking the fourth wall. "Ah damn," Evanesce muttered, snapping her fingers to get rid of any drug substance in his system. "Hey, are you alright?" she shook him gently, actually a little worried.
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Barrel
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Post by Barrel on Feb 3, 2008 22:23:35 GMT -8
Lovett frowned a little, startled by Sweeney's sudden change. She nearly dropped her knife, but then remembered why she was holding it. Her eyes narrowed as she brought the knife up again, to try to attack the barber. He may have kissed her, but she was still pissed that he had told Toby about her involvement in the whole killing people and cooking them into pie business. Orin remained unconscious. At least he was breathing. He managed a half-hearted swing in her direction before finally waking up. "Nnnngh... what happened?" he asked weakly, still feeling horrible and looking just as bad.
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Post by Shock on Feb 4, 2008 12:49:45 GMT -8
Sweeney caught Lovett's arm before the knife could come near him. "Don't be like that, love," he muttered quietly. The only other sound in the room was SN's scribbling as she continued editing Sweeney's personality. It was a good thing she was the only Sweeney/Lovett shipper around, or they'd be yelling at Sweeney and Lovett to just do it all ready. And 'it' can be anything from an innocent kiss to M rated material, depends on what shipper you talk to. "You just nearly ODed, proving my point that one day you're gonna kill yourself," Evanesce growled, looking rather annoyed. But she also looked very relieved that he wasn't dead.
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Post by Barrel on Feb 4, 2008 14:38:36 GMT -8
"I'll be 'owever I want!" Lovett growled. "Wot's wrong wit' you? Mr. Todd, you don't normally act this way." She frowned a little. Why was he suddenly being nice, when moments before, he was ratting her out to Toby? Speaking of Toby... Lovett glanced around, looking for the boy. Orin's eyes widened a little and he paled. Nearly ODed? Well, at least that explained why he felt so crappy. He shuddered a little. Not saying a word, he reached into his pocket, pulled out the rest of his pills, and held them out towards Evanesce, pretty much expecting her to confiscate anything that could possibly get him high, no matter how odd it was. Like sniffing toothpaste. He'd done that before when he was desperate for a high once.
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Post by Shock on Feb 4, 2008 15:09:28 GMT -8
SN was trying to make him nice in the most realistic way she could, but it wasn't realistic for Sweeney to be nice anyways, so that was a lost cause. She continued scribbling, crossing some things out and adding some things here and there. She tried to stay as quiet as possible otherwise, because she didn't fancy getting attacked. Toby had been sneaking towards the drain to the sewers, but froze when he noticed his 'mum' looking around for him. He swallowed in terror, still completely freaked that he had been eating human this whole time. Evanesce snatched the drugs out of his hand, using her powers to burn them in her palm without burning herself. When the fire died, there was nothing left of them, not even ashes.
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Post by Barrel on Feb 4, 2008 15:26:57 GMT -8
Lovett squirmed out of Sweeney's grasp once she caught sight of Toby. "Come on, dear, I won't 'urt you. I just want to talk," she lied as she began to creep towards the boy. "I can explain, 'onest." She was confident in her ability to talk her way out of trouble. If she couldn't convince Toby that she was innocent, well... She'd have to find another helper. "You didn't have to burn 'em," Orin whined, pouting a little. "You coulda just kept 'em for a while. And then given 'em back, of course." Now, if he wanted more drugs, he'd have to go all the way back to his office.
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Post by Shock on Feb 4, 2008 15:57:10 GMT -8
Toby didn't move, neither to run away or to get closer. He would hear her out, but the boy was determined that his mum had been lying to him. How could she have lied to him? He felt like he didn't even know her anymore. How could she have lied? SN stared at the scene in front of her as though watching a movie. She kind of wished she had some popcorn. "No. What if you OD again? I wasn't going to give those back even if I didn't burn them," Evanesce snapped. She wasn't going to let him almost kill himself again.
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Post by Barrel on Feb 4, 2008 16:26:03 GMT -8
Lovett stopped in front of Toby, then bent down to his lever. lowering her voice. "It was Mr. Todd's idea. 'E killed someone, needed t'get rid o' the body. Said I'd be next if I didn't cooperate," she lied. "I didn't tell you 'cos I didn't want 'im knowing that you know 'cos 'e'd try t' kill you then." She hoped she was convincing Toby. Orin scowled, promptly turning his back to Evanesce as he flipped her off over his shoulder.
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