Dinadan Palmer (sonoftheatom) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-01-31 22:08:00

Entry tags:

dinadan palmer, npc - jai west, plot - "blackest night"

A Perfect Stranger Who Knows You Too Well
[Bendytimed to before this]

Out in the yard behind his house, Dinadan goes through his forms. He's still not happy with them yet -- having to take time off for recovery had played merry havoc on his exercise routine -- but he has homework that needs to get done and, since his father's out of town tonight, he's in charge of making his own dinner. He thinks about calling Petra and going over there for dinner, but...homework. He really needs to do his homework first, before he calls Petra, or else he'll get distracted.

He rolls his head from side to side, stretching the kinks out of his neck, then lays his sword down on the grass and begins going through his post-exercise stretches, his mind focused on organizing his evening's plans.

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	dareyoutorun 2011-02-01 06:18 am UTC (link)
	His first stop, upon leaving his grave, was not home nor was it HQ. First, Jai wanted to see an old friend. There is a rush of air near Din, and suddenly, Jai...or what's left of him, is standing before his friend. "You /almost/ look like you know what you're doing, Din. I'm kinda impressed." Jai says through burned, ruined lips. (Reply to this)(Thread)

sonoftheatom
2011-02-01 07:04 am UTC (link)

While Dinadan has made preparations for a wide variety of things, it turns out that it's really hard to actually prepare oneself for one of one's friends showing up as a zombie. He grabs his sword but doesn't unsheathe it, holding it horizontally with both hands as a barrier as he stares at Jai in horror.

"/Jai, what--/" he begins in Katarthan, then corrects himself in English. "What in all the gods' names happened to you?!"

(FEAR)
(COMPASSION)

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dareyoutorun
2011-02-02 02:42 am UTC (link)

"Are we talking /before/ or /after/ I was kidnapped, shot up with drugs and forced to use my powers for who-knows- what? Oh, and then I got blown to Kingdom Come, which is where the lovely face-job comes from." Jai tells him.

"Yeah, life sucked up until I died, but now, there's no more pain or suffering. No more hurt. I learned a few things, Din. In the end, we're /all/ alone. No girlfriends or parents to come save us. No friends making any eleventh hour rescues." Jai says, taking a step closer.

"Now, I want to show all of my friends what I've learned about, Dinadan. You've always been an open-minded guy, so I thought I'd talk to you first."

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sonoftheatom
2011-02-03 11:17 pm UTC (link)

Dinadan doesn't lower his sheathed sword yet, or take his brimming eyes off of his friend. He opens his mouth to swear to destroy the people responsible for what happened to Jai, but hesitates when the conversation takes a turn for the nihilistic.

"I'm sorry we didn't get there sooner, my friend," he says solemnly. "But tell me what you can about those who kidnapped you and I swear, I will bring them to justice so that you can rest."

He's still afraid, but the scales are tipping toward compassion. It seems like his friend is bound to his corpse by anger and bitterness, and that isn't something Dinadan would wish on his worst enemy -- and not just because it would make them that much harder to take down.

"Come on Jai, tell me what you can."

(COMPASSION)
(FEAR)

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dareyoutorun
2011-02-04 12:39 am UTC (link)

"You think it matters who did this, Din? It doesn't, because none of you would ever catch him. And even if you did, he'd do a few months in jail, get out, and go back to whatever he was doing. Then you all would shake your fists in anger, and vow to bring him down and then the cycle would start all over again." Jai says, narrowing his eyes at his friend.

"I'm offering an /end/ to all of that. Think about how good it would be never to worry about being stuck between two lives and two world. How good would be not to worry about if you'll succeed or fail at trying to be something in life?

Death is peace, Din. I'm just trying to help a friend." Jai says.

And then Jai is standing behind him.

"What do you say to that, old buddy?" he asks.

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sonoftheatom
2011-02-04 02:51 am UTC (link)

Dinadan is suddenly desperately aware of his pulse pounding in his throat as he spins around to face his friend again.

"I'm not ready for that peace, Jai," he says, speaking slowly and clearly to keep his voice from squeaking. "I appreciate the offer, but I'm going to have to decline.

"I can't imagine what you went through, but I do want to help. Let me help you, Jai."

He needs to be smaller. He needs to be a lot smaller if he has any hope of surviving this.

(FEAR)

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	dareyoutorun 2011-02-04 03:12 am UTC (link)
	"Help me, Din. Help me by /dying/." Jai snarls, reaching for Din's chest. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2011-02-04 05:06 am UTC (link)
	Dinadan shrinks and dodges, but not quite fast enough. Instead of burying itself in his chest, Jai's hand clips a stunning blow along the side of the other boy's head, spinning him around so that he falls face first on the ground. Prone and dazed, Dinadan never the less lashes out, kicking at Jai's knees and ankles in an attempt to get some breathing room. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2011-02-04 09:07 pm UTC (link)
	The kicks cause Jai to lose his balance, but only for a moment. Once his feet are back under him, there's a rush of air, and Jai is now attempting to kick Din in the face before he can rise. "Just give up, Din. This will go a lot faster if you just accept the end." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2011-02-05 07:19 pm UTC (link)
	Dinadan cries out and throws his arms up to protect his head, focusing on shrinking down. He needs to escape, he needs to hide. If he can hide in the grass, he can get to his sword, and if he can get to his sword, he can stop Jai. He hopes he can stop Jai. (FEAR) (HOPE) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2011-02-06 06:17 am UTC (link)
	"Oh /no/ you don't." Jai says, kicking Din again. He knows that if he gives him a second of breathing room, Din is going to vanish on him. "You aren't getting out of this one little man." Jai says, adding a couple of extra kicks and punches to try to break his concentration. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2011-02-08 04:20 am UTC (link)
	Jai is definitely keeping Dinadan from concentrating on getting any smaller, but repeated blows to the head -- even blows cushioned by protective limbs -- do make it harder to feel anything beyond stunned confusion. It's even hard to keep a firm grip on fear in this state. Dinadan doesn't know how lucky he is for that. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2011-02-09 03:04 am UTC (link)
	Jai grins through ruined lips as Din covers himself. Then, he reaches down to pull his friend up by the hair. "Really, Din, this is gonna hurt you a lot more than it hurts me. But when it's over you and I can show Petra and Traya a /real/ good time. How does that sound?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2011-02-10 05:17 am UTC (link)
	(RAGE) "/Blessings to the maggots that devour your corpse!/" Dinadan retorts in Katarthan, aiming a punch at Jai's wrist to try and make him let go of his hair. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2011-02-10 05:48 am UTC (link)
	"I have no clue what you just said, but I know it wasn't nice. Didn't think you had it in you, Din." Jai smirks. The punch to his wrist barely registers as the pain centers that used to be there no longer function. "Okay, Din. Let's try this my way." Jai says, plunging his hand into Din's chest to grasp his heart. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2011-02-11 07:03 am UTC (link)
	He would have liked to have fought harder. He'd have liked to at least done some damage before he died. Sometimes in life, we don't get what we want. All he can do as the corpse of his friend plunges a hand into his chest, is scream. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2011-02-12 02:18 am UTC (link)
	Jai tears out Din's heart and uses it to power his ring. Once Din has passed, Jai waits for his master to return him from the dead. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2011-02-14 12:46 am UTC (link)
	Dinadan Palmer of Earth, RISE! Dinadan sits up and tugs at his shirt to get a better look at the hole in his chest. "Huh. Gross," he says dispassionately. "You know, I thought dying would be more traumatizing than this." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	dareyoutorun 2011-02-16 01:32 am UTC (link)
	"Nah. It only hurts when you die, and not even that long...unless you're still alive when the building explodes." Jai says. "So, wanna go find our slutty girlfriends and see who they're screwing now?" he asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonoftheatom 2011-02-16 09:36 pm UTC (link)
	"You go on ahead," Dinadan says, heaving himself to his feet. "I think I want to go have a chat with my dad, and/or the rest of the Lighter Than Air Society. Something Shakespearean. 'Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him?'" He grins toothily. "I've got a lot of old men to choose from." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	callmemissstorm 2011-02-27 01:37 am UTC (link)
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