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[sempreadagio]

BEGINNING OF THE MONTH

The thunder cracks high above and Jill is hurrying down the street to board up the windows of the Houndstooth again. She's been in Itinere long enough to know that something isn't right. This place seems to go through cycles of peace and perfection and experiments that range from ridiculous to horrific. With Lucy safe at their apartment, Jill is going to take care of the Houndstooth.

When she sees the first monster she becomes the most cliche monster movie chickadee in the world and screams and runs in the other direction. She slips into an alleyway between to buildings and waits it out for a bit before continuing on to the Houndstooth with her heart beating a mile a minute.

She'll be at The Houndstooth boarding up windows for the better part of the day before heading back to her apartment and Lucy. She has to run and hide a few times from several winged beasts on her way.

Text to Lucy:
I'm on my way back. Don't go outside.

Text to Cam:
Hey you. It's a mess outside so maybe stay in? It's storming and there's... things. Monster type things.


A WEEK INTO THE MONTH

The City has been flooded with these violent creatures for a week now and it doesn't look like there's an end in sight. Jill and Lucy have been holed up in the apartment building for that week so at least they're safe enough. She's sent texts to her friends, making sure they're safe and even broadcasted that the Houndstooth is closed for the foreseeable future and please everyone be safe.

There's one day though, a day when she steps out onto the balcony of their shared apartment that Jill finds a heart, a fresh, still beating heart. "What in the world?" She whispers to herself as she leans in closer to look at it.

Flashes of memories hit her, Hawke and Isabella. She can see them, the love affair between them, the push and pull, and she smiles for a moment because she's getting this glimpse into her friend's life, a part of her life that Hawke has spoken about frequently.

As the visions end though, when Jill is left with just the live heart, the implications make her stomach roil. She grabs her phone and sends out a text.

Text to Hawke:
Okay, I really need to know if you're okay. I just saw some stuff and there's a heart and... just let me know you're okay. Okay? Okay.


ooc: please assume she sent a text to Hawke on the first day with Lucy and Cam. I just figured it would be easier to play things out this way. She can get the text when she gets back from being dead. (poor Hawke) Jill saw : this & this.
Also, anyone is free to swoop in and save Jill on day one, or not. She'll run and hide and get home fine. Just wanted to give the heroes something to play with.

Comments

[respinto]

Okay. Please be careful, seriously.

[ To say that he isn't worried out of his stupid damn mind the whole time between that last text and her next incoming one would be a blatant and horrific lie. He's pacing. Literally, actually pacing. ]

Jesus haha. I don't think I look all that sexy right now, so if that's what you're going for, you're probably going to be pretty disappointed, I'll be honest...

[sempreadagio]

You should probably know that I think you look sexy in jeans and a tee so... the whole measurement of sexy might be a little bit skewed. Honesty is sexy too.

[respinto]

Okay, maybe it won't be so bad then, since that's pretty much exactly what I'm wearing. What are YOU wearing, then?

[sempreadagio]

Shorts and a tank top. Oooo sexy. Are we doing this right?

[respinto]

Probably. We're probably doing this right.

[ He's laughing, though, and whether that's what she was going for or not, he appreciates it, because the levity is sorely needed right about now. ]

What are you guys doing for dinner? We should, the four of us, hang out. ...without leaving the building, obviously.

...does it make me an asshole if I want to order takeout? That probably makes me an asshole, right?