IC contact

[that_cost]

"It's Charlie. Leave one."

[ooc: IC contact for charlie. also good for action spam, text messages and phone calls. doesn't count towards AC.]

Comments

[that_cost]

...uh....

[ That's it. That's the reply. This can't be good. ]

[useofcuriosity]

'Uh'?

[that_cost]

Noira needed food and some new toy mice and I needed to take a walk, anyway. So in short, not inside. Heading that way, though.

[useofcuriosity]

You don't need to go for a walk. Get inside.

[that_cost]

I am, I am!

[ But she's not heading home oops. ]

What's going on that I should worry about?

[ Unless this is about Roman. In which case... ]

[useofcuriosity]

That doesn't matter. Just GO.

[that_cost]

It actually kind of does.

[useofcuriosity]

Why?

[that_cost]

Because I asked you to be honest.

[useofcuriosity]

What's wrong with you? You sound weird.

[that_cost]

I sound fine.

[ And because she's totally fine, there is in fact not a faint hiss of air between teeth as the device she's holding is shifted some. See? Totally okay. ]

You sound awful. What happened?

[useofcuriosity]

You don't sound fine.

[he does sound pretty awful, though.]

Nothing happened.

[that_cost]

You suck at being honest.

[ She's not cracking first. ]

[useofcuriosity]

So do you.

[that_cost]

You're exasperating, you know that?

[ Charlie sighs. A door opens and the sounds shift from outside where it's quiet to the sounds of the clinic. She really should have hung up before opening that god damn door. ]

[useofcuriosity]

I'm allowed to be. Where are you?

[Where is HE? Because it's WEIRDLY quiet where he is, and his breathing is...stilted.]

[that_cost]

At the clinic, alright?!

[ She didn't shout it, but the tone was short and oh so very annoyed. ]

I ran into a problem.

[useofcuriosity]

A problem. Did someone bite you?

[How specific.]

[that_cost]

No, because then they'd have the problem.

...why, did someone bite you?

[useofcuriosity]

I'm fine. I called Frances.

[that_cost]

Why did you call Frances? And honesty, remember? Honesty. You're not fine. You sound hideous. Try again.

[ to someone in the background: ] I fell and landed wrong. It hurts from the elbow to the fingertips.

[ At least she's good at lying to people who aren't Thomas. ]

[useofcuriosity]

So she wouldn't go out either. If she's going to come and get me, that's not my fault.

[that_cost]

[ Charlie sighs, shaking her head some. ]

Just head home, Thomas. You can prevent her from getting hurt, too, okay? Try it. You might like the results.

[useofcuriosity]

I'm waiting for her to get here.

[that_cost]

If she gets hurt, I'm blaming you. Because it is your fault for not making her stay inside.