[Scott] Phoning home
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crossing_lostrpWho: Scott, Ami
Where: The Staff, Room H
When: Day 23, early morning
Invited: Private: Megabyte (if necessary), anyone who has a damn good reason to barge in and can get past MB
Status: Complete
The fact that Ami hadn't teased Scott at all for asking Damon to stand guard while he used the co-locator was a testament to how ill at ease he was. Although he knew it was illogical and pointless, Scott's stomach tied into a knot whenever he thought about Daniel, Jon, and Aiden knowing about his family. Of the three Aiden worried him the least. One ex-cop was manageable. The U.S. Air Force, not so much.
"Stop," Ami said softly. She sat beside him on the bed and started kneading his neck. Muscles he hadn't realized he'd tensed relaxed a bit. /Daniel knowing about your father isn't the end of the world./
/That's not what's got me worried,/ Scott 'said' wearily. Ami's skeptical look spoke volumes. /All right, that's part of what I'm worrying about. It's the time dilations DHARMA's been messing with. First the bubble around the whole island, another around this place, and two time shifts we encountered getting here./ He frowned at the dormant co-locator sitting on the floor in the middle of the room. /Who knows how out of sync we are with the rest of the world now?/
After shifting to sit behind Scott, Ami began kneading his shoulders with both hands. Despite the comforting gesture, he'd felt her sober. /I'm sure that Kevin* and General Damon** are keeping an eye out for your parents./
Scott nodded. (Not that it'll matter much if I find 2010 inside the dome,) he thought miserably. (Or 2005 and the inside of a government lab with soldiers--)
"Megabyte's ready," Ami reported. "Claire and Aaron are asleep, so he'll keep watch from their room. No one will know what we're up to." She scooted beside Scott, took one of his hands, and nodded at the dormant security camera. "You're sure it's off?"
"Yeah. Disconnected the power cable to be sure." After giving his wife a kiss of love and gratitude Scott stood. /If it's safe I'll bring you inside./
Ami gave him a fond grin. /*When* it's safe./
Scott returned the best smile he could manage. He wasn't nearly as optimistic as he faced the silvery device and connected with his sphere in his pocket. Moments later the luminescent blue dome expanded from the co-locator, settling into a shimmering, translucent surface. After mustering his courage, Scott strode through the energy barrier, grateful for Ami's reassuring presence in the back of his mind.
Inside the dome was the same small room where he'd last seen his parents. Scott breathed a sigh of relief. /So far, so good. Dad's co-locator is in the same place,/ he told his wife.
Ami's pulse of reassurance felt far away from their attenuated link. /Good. See, everything's fine./
Scott allowed himself a little bit of optimism. Only a little because sunlight backlit the closed blinds over the single window, but neither of his parents had come to greet him. He shouted at the closed door on the opposite side of the curved barrier, "Mom! Dad!"
"Scott!" His mother's voice was muffled by the closed door. Scott heard Jenny's rapid footsteps approach. She burst into the room, stopping at the edge of the translucent dome. She held a stick of some sort*** in her right hand. "Scott, thank god! Are you all right? We haven't heard from you in so long. Your father's at work. Bring me inside." Jenny pressed one hand against the energy barrier. Light rippled away from it.
Scott was torn between happiness and worry. "Mom, breathe. I'm okay." (Now, anyway,) he added silently. "How long has it been since the last time I was here?"
"Three weeks," Jenny replied. Scott gaped. "Your father and I were worried that something had happened."
Scott scowled. "Several somethings happened, but Ami and I are okay now. It's only been a week or so for us." He deliberately omitted the fact that Ami and the other women had been held captive for nearly two weeks. One time bubble was confusing enough.
"How..." Scott watched Jenny's hazy form on the other side of the dome shake her head. "Nevermind how. We don't have much time until the co-locator becomes unstable." She pressed her hand against the barrier, causing more luminescent ripples. "Bring me inside. I want to see you."
"I don't think I should, Mom," Scott said reluctantly. "Under normal circumstances me reaching through the dome could be dangerous. Thanks to DHARMA circumstances are anything but normal." His mother's worry and concern carried across the barrier. Frowning, Scott decided to give it a try. He moved to the edge of the dome, holding his right hand just in front of his mother's left. "Okay. As soon as you feel my hand, push through."
Ami's worry conflicted with his mother's happiness. "I will," Jenny said.
Taking a deep breath, Scott pushed his fingertips through the shimmering barrier. Icy cold shot down his arm as his mother clasped his hand and stepped inside. He hissed from pain.
"Scott!" Ami shouted and thought.
Jenny shifted her grip to Scott's wrist as they both looked at his hand. "What happened?!"
"Cold," Scott ground through gritted teeth. He connected with his sphere in his pocket and mentally examined his bone-white fingertips. "Frostbite," he explained as he repaired the damaged tissue.
As soon as he finished Jenny threw her arms around him. "I'm sorry."
Scott returned the hug. "It's okay," he assured her. To Ami he thought, /Do you want to come inside? It's safe since we're from the same time and place./
OOC: Scott didn't ask Ripley to guard because she's still recovering.
______________________________
* Another Tomorrow Person
** Megabyte's father
*** It's a wooden spoon she'd been using to stir spaghetti sauce. :)
Where: The Staff, Room H
When: Day 23, early morning
Invited: Private: Megabyte (if necessary), anyone who has a damn good reason to barge in and can get past MB
Status: Complete
The fact that Ami hadn't teased Scott at all for asking Damon to stand guard while he used the co-locator was a testament to how ill at ease he was. Although he knew it was illogical and pointless, Scott's stomach tied into a knot whenever he thought about Daniel, Jon, and Aiden knowing about his family. Of the three Aiden worried him the least. One ex-cop was manageable. The U.S. Air Force, not so much.
"Stop," Ami said softly. She sat beside him on the bed and started kneading his neck. Muscles he hadn't realized he'd tensed relaxed a bit. /Daniel knowing about your father isn't the end of the world./
/That's not what's got me worried,/ Scott 'said' wearily. Ami's skeptical look spoke volumes. /All right, that's part of what I'm worrying about. It's the time dilations DHARMA's been messing with. First the bubble around the whole island, another around this place, and two time shifts we encountered getting here./ He frowned at the dormant co-locator sitting on the floor in the middle of the room. /Who knows how out of sync we are with the rest of the world now?/
After shifting to sit behind Scott, Ami began kneading his shoulders with both hands. Despite the comforting gesture, he'd felt her sober. /I'm sure that Kevin* and General Damon** are keeping an eye out for your parents./
Scott nodded. (Not that it'll matter much if I find 2010 inside the dome,) he thought miserably. (Or 2005 and the inside of a government lab with soldiers--)
"Megabyte's ready," Ami reported. "Claire and Aaron are asleep, so he'll keep watch from their room. No one will know what we're up to." She scooted beside Scott, took one of his hands, and nodded at the dormant security camera. "You're sure it's off?"
"Yeah. Disconnected the power cable to be sure." After giving his wife a kiss of love and gratitude Scott stood. /If it's safe I'll bring you inside./
Ami gave him a fond grin. /*When* it's safe./
Scott returned the best smile he could manage. He wasn't nearly as optimistic as he faced the silvery device and connected with his sphere in his pocket. Moments later the luminescent blue dome expanded from the co-locator, settling into a shimmering, translucent surface. After mustering his courage, Scott strode through the energy barrier, grateful for Ami's reassuring presence in the back of his mind.
Inside the dome was the same small room where he'd last seen his parents. Scott breathed a sigh of relief. /So far, so good. Dad's co-locator is in the same place,/ he told his wife.
Ami's pulse of reassurance felt far away from their attenuated link. /Good. See, everything's fine./
Scott allowed himself a little bit of optimism. Only a little because sunlight backlit the closed blinds over the single window, but neither of his parents had come to greet him. He shouted at the closed door on the opposite side of the curved barrier, "Mom! Dad!"
"Scott!" His mother's voice was muffled by the closed door. Scott heard Jenny's rapid footsteps approach. She burst into the room, stopping at the edge of the translucent dome. She held a stick of some sort*** in her right hand. "Scott, thank god! Are you all right? We haven't heard from you in so long. Your father's at work. Bring me inside." Jenny pressed one hand against the energy barrier. Light rippled away from it.
Scott was torn between happiness and worry. "Mom, breathe. I'm okay." (Now, anyway,) he added silently. "How long has it been since the last time I was here?"
"Three weeks," Jenny replied. Scott gaped. "Your father and I were worried that something had happened."
Scott scowled. "Several somethings happened, but Ami and I are okay now. It's only been a week or so for us." He deliberately omitted the fact that Ami and the other women had been held captive for nearly two weeks. One time bubble was confusing enough.
"How..." Scott watched Jenny's hazy form on the other side of the dome shake her head. "Nevermind how. We don't have much time until the co-locator becomes unstable." She pressed her hand against the barrier, causing more luminescent ripples. "Bring me inside. I want to see you."
"I don't think I should, Mom," Scott said reluctantly. "Under normal circumstances me reaching through the dome could be dangerous. Thanks to DHARMA circumstances are anything but normal." His mother's worry and concern carried across the barrier. Frowning, Scott decided to give it a try. He moved to the edge of the dome, holding his right hand just in front of his mother's left. "Okay. As soon as you feel my hand, push through."
Ami's worry conflicted with his mother's happiness. "I will," Jenny said.
Taking a deep breath, Scott pushed his fingertips through the shimmering barrier. Icy cold shot down his arm as his mother clasped his hand and stepped inside. He hissed from pain.
"Scott!" Ami shouted and thought.
Jenny shifted her grip to Scott's wrist as they both looked at his hand. "What happened?!"
"Cold," Scott ground through gritted teeth. He connected with his sphere in his pocket and mentally examined his bone-white fingertips. "Frostbite," he explained as he repaired the damaged tissue.
As soon as he finished Jenny threw her arms around him. "I'm sorry."
Scott returned the hug. "It's okay," he assured her. To Ami he thought, /Do you want to come inside? It's safe since we're from the same time and place./
OOC: Scott didn't ask Ripley to guard because she's still recovering.
______________________________
* Another Tomorrow Person
** Megabyte's father
*** It's a wooden spoon she'd been using to stir spaghetti sauce. :)
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[Ami]
Date: 2006-10-08 01:43 am (UTC)/Do you want to come inside? It's safe since we're from the same time and place,/ Scott said to her.
/Of course I want to come in!/ More to see for herself that he was well and whole and fine than through any curiosity pushing her to step into the dome. Ami'd had her fill of time distortions and space bubbles the last week, and she wasn't particularly keen on adding this bit of technology to the DHARMA bits. However, she wasn't particularly keen on leaving Scott out of sight and so tenuously connected to her either if she could help it.
Ami stood nearly nose and toe with dome and pressed her hand against it. It rippled a bit and she quickly withdrew the touch although the dome didn't yet betray its instability. /I'm ready./
[Scott]
From:[Ami] What Now?
From:[Scott] What Now?
From:[Ami] What Next?
From:[Scott] Back to bed
From:[Ami] Back to Bed?
From:[Scott] Yes, back to bed.
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