« 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: Lighten Up [Aaron] (Read 330 times) Venus Campbell Agent Trainee Intelligence [send pm] Joined: December 2015 Gender: Posts: 470 Lighten Up [Aaron] « Apr 5, 2016 21:49:24 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Before the agents could prepare to leave for Turkey, Venus dressed herself as she often did, in a black skintight suit, and went to see Aaron. She stood in the doorway of his hospital room, peering in, completely silent. Back to Top   Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Lighten Up [Aaron] « Apr 5, 2016 21:54:00 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Aaron wasn't there! Did Venus: A) Ask a nurse where Aaron had gone? B) Go looking for him herself? C) Give up? Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Venus Campbell Agent Trainee Intelligence [send pm] Joined: December 2015 Gender: Posts: 470 Lighten Up [Aaron] « Apr 5, 2016 22:01:27 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Venus does none of the above, since this game has already been played and her player is a lot less willing to play around. She remains where she is. It isn't like he could have gotten far. And the fact that he did manage to leave without her knowing, considering her Intel specialty, is surprising. Back to Top   Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Lighten Up [Aaron] « Apr 5, 2016 22:09:30 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Aw. Eventually, footsteps could be heard approaching, unevenly. If Venus looked to her right, Aaron was approaching, his balance off from the new legs they'd put on him, his steps careful as if he was still getting used to the new distribution of weight. He was obviously in pain, and just as obviously furious at himself with every step. When he saw Venus, he blinked, looked embarrassed, then turned away as if hoping she hadn't noticed him yet. Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Venus Campbell Agent Trainee Intelligence [send pm] Joined: December 2015 Gender: Posts: 470 Lighten Up [Aaron] « Apr 5, 2016 22:11:13 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Venus was staring directly at him, a brow cocked. "The foolishness of youth continues to astound me," she muttered with a shake of her head. "Parents asked me to check on you." Back to Top   Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Lighten Up [Aaron] « Apr 5, 2016 22:12:54 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "What, they couldn't be bothered?" ...Ouch. Even Aaron stopped at that, the venom gone from his voice as fast as it appeared. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean that." Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Venus Campbell Agent Trainee Intelligence [send pm] Joined: December 2015 Gender: Posts: 470 Lighten Up [Aaron] « Apr 5, 2016 22:25:10 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "They shouldn't have to be bothered," she quipped back with a shrug. "But no. They're a little busy fighting on the enemy frontier. They have to maintain the positions they actually worked for in order to make sure they are fit enough for said positions." Back to Top   Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Lighten Up [Aaron] « Apr 5, 2016 22:32:38 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Like I said, I didn't mean that." The obvious barb didn't make him any more inclined to actually turn around and face Venus. She wasn't saying anything he hadn't already told himself. His own shadow rose up to cover his legs, as if that would somehow prevent her from seeing them. "Well, I appreciate you coming by, and them asking you to." Not that he was worth seeing. Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Venus Campbell Agent Trainee Intelligence [send pm] Joined: December 2015 Gender: Posts: 470 Lighten Up [Aaron] « Apr 5, 2016 22:47:04 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Hiding your... things like that makes you look like a bitch." Back to Top   Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Lighten Up [Aaron] « Apr 5, 2016 22:53:07 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Sorry." The shadows faded. He was wearing pants, anyway, so it wasn't like his "things," as she put it, were immediately visible. Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Venus Campbell Agent Trainee Intelligence [send pm] Joined: December 2015 Gender: Posts: 470 Lighten Up [Aaron] « Apr 5, 2016 22:54:13 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Why are you so self conscious?" Back to Top   Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Lighten Up [Aaron] « Apr 5, 2016 23:00:56 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Why wouldn't I be?" Aaron actually turned to look at Venus, with that. He didn't want to carry on and waste her time, time she was already wasting being around him at all, but it was a genuine question. How was "why are you self conscious" even a thing somebody could ask looking at his circumstances? Yes, everyone had problems, most of those problems were far worse than what he was dealing with, but that didn't mean he didn't feel. He wished it did; at best, he could put on a brave face and pretend it wasn't bothering him even though it was. Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Venus Campbell Agent Trainee Intelligence [send pm] Joined: December 2015 Gender: Posts: 470 Lighten Up [Aaron] « Apr 6, 2016 2:35:51 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Because you made the decisions that led to your... amputation. So either feel sorry for yourself or own it." Back to Top   Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Lighten Up [Aaron] « Apr 6, 2016 2:53:37 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top "Own that I really am the worthless liability everyone wants to think I am?" Back to Top   Some things are worth fighting for, some feelings never die... Venus Campbell Agent Trainee Intelligence [send pm] Joined: December 2015 Gender: Posts: 470 Lighten Up [Aaron] « Apr 7, 2016 18:48:30 GMT -6 via mobile » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Venus rolled her eyes, placing her forehead in her hands. "Then get off the field. You think you're worthless? Well then, I guess you are. So run home to mommy and daddy, little boy. We don't need agents like you on the field." Back to Top   Aaron Silverman Legend Defense ... [send pm] Joined: November 2014 Posts: 3,701 Lighten Up [Aaron] « Apr 7, 2016 23:06:17 GMT -6 » Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top She was probably trying to make a point, but whatever it was exactly was difficult to see. Sure, he might have been walking around, but he was still in quite a bit of pain, physically of course but also emotionally. Besides, it was hard not to agree, so that made it even harder to look past the words and to whatever she might be getting at. Run home to Mom and Dad, huh? They probably just saw him as a failure, an embarrassment, a waste of space. "I don't want to." And that was simple enough, wasn't it? Even though he didn't know why he didn't. « Last Edit: Apr 7, 2016 23:10:09 GMT -6 by Aaron Silverman » 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