15th Fix

[technohippie]

[Quinn knows he can't hide in Cyuss's house forever. Eventually, he has to go back to work or he'll get droned into doing it, which is the last thing he wants to happen, next to being brutally murdered like most of the town has been. Luckily, he didn't get a letter, but that doesn't make him feel much better. He knows that friends of his out there are dead or going crazy and there's nothing he can do about it.

Quinn manages to drag himself to school, and seeing a meager amount of non-drones amongst the staff and classes, he's not sure what to do.]

Um. Let's just call this a free study period, okay? Just take it easy.

So... How is everyone holding up?

[On the way home, he'll be make a quick stop for food and cigarettes. He'll be walking hastily back to Cyuss's house, but you're free to stop him along the way.]

Comments

[jaws5sonofjaws.livejournal.com]

No way man, I ain't seeing one of this town's crazy doctors.

[Mart lifts his shirt, revealing his bandaged stomach.]

I did this job myself.

Some things in Boy Scouts you do not forget.

[techno-mancer.livejournal.com]

I don't blame ya. But there's some that ain't drones.

I guess it's good, so long as ya disinfect it right.

[jaws5sonofjaws.livejournal.com]

I oughta get some recommendations of people you can trust around here.

And I did.

I'm just not bathing.

So I'll be unappetizing.

[techno-mancer.livejournal.com]

I think not bathing is exactly what ya don't wanna do with that. An whattaya mean, unappetizing?

[jaws5sonofjaws.livejournal.com]

I put soap 'n stuff on it.

And I gotta be unappetizing because there's some real bastards out there who want to eat me!

They want to eat me because I'm delicious and powerful and probably with a side of tartar sauce.

[techno-mancer.livejournal.com]

.....

What?

[jaws5sonofjaws.livejournal.com]

Somebody is going to try and eat me, I just know it!

And I am not going to let that shit happen.

[techno-mancer.livejournal.com]

Who would wanna eat you, man?

[jaws5sonofjaws.livejournal.com]

I dunno man but if anybody tries Ill bite their legs off and beat them with it.

[techno-mancer.livejournal.com]

...Good to know.

[Well okay you're unnerving your teacher now.]

[jaws5sonofjaws.livejournal.com]

[Marts stands up, all this talk about potential himgettingeaten is starting to unnerve him some as well.]

I'm telling ya man, somebody's gonna try it!

Just 'cause it's supposed to happen to my dad does not mean it'll happen to me!

[techno-mancer.livejournal.com]

[What the-- Oh right, hallucinations and fears. Quinn puts his hands up. Hold on!]

Whoa there buddy, ya'll in safe here, okay?

[jaws5sonofjaws.livejournal.com]

[Mart takes deep breaths.]

And how do you know that?

Just, just, ever since I got here shit has been all kinds of crazy.

[techno-mancer.livejournal.com]

Mayfield's always doin' stuff like this to us. Mostly it's quiet, but then... then some pretty awful stuff happens.

[jaws5sonofjaws.livejournal.com]

Well how the fuck am I supposed to handle it?!

Every time someone even looks at me with an open mouth I feel like I gotta hit'em first!

[techno-mancer.livejournal.com]

[Quinn runs a hand through his long hair, and sighs. He looks lost.]

I wish I knew.

[jaws5sonofjaws.livejournal.com]

Of course you don't.

That's the only reason I know you wouldn't try anything on me ya sad sack.