« Prev 1 Next » Reply Share Thread Facebook Twitter Tumblr LinkedIn MySpace Email Go to Previous Thread Next Thread Please make a selection first Author Topic: Checking Up (Evie, Pod 11) (Read 303 times) Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Checking Up (Evie, Pod 11) « Nov 29, 2015 20:19:29 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Knock. Knock. Knock. A day or so after the rally, and Aaron'd been making his rounds among those who'd gone, checking up on how everybody's been doing. It could have gone worse, but it could also have gone a lot better. He should have been there. But that would've meant disobeying Mr. Amtrum's direct orders, leaving Piper alone here... Dozens, dead or wounded. Dozens maybe he could've saved. A mastermind at large. It froze his blood just thinking about it. This wasn't about him, though. Creepy as he felt looking up people's pods to check on them, people he'd mostly never met, he'd felt like he had to see if people were okay. He'd been there, after all; some nights he dreamed he was still in that school, standing between those monsters and innocent children, covered in pieces of Miranda. Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Evelyn Cravens Mentor Intelligence The world forgetting by the world forgot. [send pm] Joined: November 2015 Gender: Posts: 1,705 Checking Up (Evie, Pod 11) « Nov 29, 2015 21:29:33 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Coming!" Evie shouted from the kitchen, turning the heat down a little on what she was cooking. She had a soft smile on her face, despite everything. She wanted a good night in with the boys. Bouncing over to the door, the orange haired girl opened it to a stranger. Her brows furrowed in confusion, smiling faltering upon her face. She straightened, standing between the door and the doorframe. She wasn't much... Tiny in stature... But she would protect her home. "Can I help you?" Back to Top   Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Checking Up (Evie, Pod 11) « Nov 29, 2015 21:37:43 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Oh, um. Hi. Is an Agent Cravens in?" He hadn't checked for pictures, really. Which seemed to him a bad idea, now. Even though he's taller than the orange haired girl, he still finds himself keeping a respectful distance, and looking mildly sheepish. "My name's Aaron. I, uh, heard about what happened at the rally, so I've been making the rounds and checking up on the people who were there. Felt like the least I could do, since I missed out on the mission." And boy, didn't that burn inside. Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Evelyn Cravens Mentor Intelligence The world forgetting by the world forgot. [send pm] Joined: November 2015 Gender: Posts: 1,705 Checking Up (Evie, Pod 11) « Nov 29, 2015 21:55:20 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Yeah," she said, offering a gentle sort of smile. "I'm Agent Cravens. Evelyn will do, though. No need to be formal." She opened the door a little wider for him and started moving back towards the kitchen, where she still had food cooking. "Come on in. I'm just cooking dinner for the boys. It was really nice of you to stop in, Aaron." Back to Top   Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Checking Up (Evie, Pod 11) « Dec 3, 2015 22:08:29 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "It's no problem, really. Wish I could've been there myself, to help you guys out." People had died because Mr. Amtrum ordered him to stay. Because he'd listened. Sure, protecting Piper was worth it, he knew why Mr. Amtrum told him to be where he was, but... he should have been there. Aaron stepped inside at Evelyn's invitation, closing the door quietly behind him and having a look around. The smell from the kitchen was easy to pick out, at least, and he nodded along to what the agent said. "Smells pretty good in there. Anything I can help with?" He did know a bit about cooking, after all. Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Evelyn Cravens Mentor Intelligence The world forgetting by the world forgot. [send pm] Joined: November 2015 Gender: Posts: 1,705 Checking Up (Evie, Pod 11) « Dec 3, 2015 22:26:51 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "You can taste the sauce!" She said. She seemed fairly cheerful as she led him into the kitchen. Veggie noodles were cooking in a red colored water and there was sauce, mixed with meat, in a different pot. Coming back to it, she stirred the sauce, seasoned well with thyme, oregano, basil, and parsley, but there was a soft heat to the meat. She took out a spoon and scooped some out, handing it over for him to try. "Don't worry about not being there. I mean every agent can't be on every mission. And all things considered, I'm told it went fairly well." A sad smile replaced her cheery expression, remembering all of those lost. They really should have been able to save more people... "We caught two of the bad guys, so there's that." Despite her age, she seemed almost childlike. Holding tight to that innocence was the only way she could move past what she saw. Back to Top   Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Checking Up (Evie, Pod 11) « Dec 31, 2015 11:16:17 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top (Woop, sorry, I forgot about this) Mm, that sauce was actually pretty good! And Evelyn seemed to be taking this whole situation better than he was. That was good. Probably. "Yeah, at least they can't hurt anyone else. You guys didn't do bad at all, from what I hear." He was still sure nobody would've died if he'd gone, but he wouldn't say that. It was an arrogant thing to even consider. "The sauce is great, though." Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Evelyn Cravens Mentor Intelligence The world forgetting by the world forgot. [send pm] Joined: November 2015 Gender: Posts: 1,705 Checking Up (Evie, Pod 11) « Jan 1, 2016 19:01:22 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Thanks!" She seemed to focus on the meal that she was preparing, rather than Aaron. She didn't really like having people in her Pod and there was always an underlying fear, that Mikky or Kenny would come in and ask questions she legitimately did not have the answers to. She wanted to avoid any sort of fight and wasn't entirely certain that she would manage to dissuade the boys from arguing. "Don't beat yourself up, Aaron. We did what we needed to do. It's okay, really." She was trying to help him feel better, but there was only so much she could do on her own. "There were so many lives saved and now, like you said... They can't hurt anybody anymore." Back to Top   Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Checking Up (Evie, Pod 11) « Jan 11, 2016 19:11:02 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "I don't plan to. You're right, after all." Maybe he would a little, but he wasn't going to tell her that. He'd come to check on her, not the other way around! Surprising she was taking it so well, though. "A lot of people have a hard time looking at it that way." Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Reply Share Thread Facebook Twitter Tumblr LinkedIn MySpace Email Go to Previous Thread Next Thread Please make a selection first