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• The first cut is the deepest... -- Camryn, 09:37:03 10/11/05 Tue
  • He almost visibly recoiled from the young, dark-haired woman, he brows furrowing in confusion, before he set his jaw and stood up a little straighter as he handed over one of the bags of food. He had retreated back in to his shell of silence and isolation without Lysia around to give him reason to make that effort. He had never been a social person, and in the past few weeks had also totally gone back to not talking much to anyone who didn't talk to him first - except for Joey and a couple of the other kids. The sort of social breakthrough that he had been on the verge of had all but slipped away. As he regarded the unfamiliar girl, his features were completely void of emotion - not cold, but just lacking, until he finally nodded a little and headed slowly passed her to the kitchen counter. "Thanks.." (NT) -- Travis, 09:44:14 10/11/05 Tue

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• She carried the stuff into the kitchen and set it down on the counter, bringing down some plates and silverware. "You must be Travis, I've noticed there aren't a lot of visitors here and well..your the only one so far." She smiled a little, watching him for a second. It had to be hard for him, to lose someone he cared about in such a dramatic fashion. It was hard on everyone here. Most were still moving about in a daze and avoiding Lysia's room, the door was closed at all times and no one went in there as far as she knew. "Oh, I am Camryn, by the way, friend of Joey's." She placed it all on the table, organizing it so everyone could reach when they all came down. "The boys aren't back from work yet...I think most of the girls are up in their rooms still." (NT) -- Camryn, 09:47:31 10/11/05 Tue

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• He was a little thrown off by this newcomer - things were so constant her typically, that it seemed really odd for there to be a new arrival. But through the thick of his antisocial ways, he thought for moment about her being a friend of Joey's. Joey had things rough right now, and any help or companionship would be much appreciated, he knew. So maybe this wasn't such a bad thing. Breathing out a soft sigh, he nodded finally, but ever-so-slightly that is was almost not recognizable, and headed to the cupboard to get himself a glass and to drag down the stash of liquor he kept there. "Are you staying here?" (NT) -- Travis, 10:03:17 10/11/05 Tue

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• She smiled at that, shrugging her shoulders. "I might as well I suppose. I have a dorm room at RDU but since I transferred I seem to have been spending most of my time here." She smiled a little, though it was a sad expression. "Right now I think everyone here can use as much support and help as they can get." It was so sad what had happened here and how it had affected each person so differently. She leaned against the counter, not wanting to bring up anything painful with him so she skittered around the conversation carefully. She could talk about it with Joey, Joey needed to talk about Lysia, it was something he just had to do...but this guy was hard to read and she wasn't sure how to deal with him. Not that he was one of the kids that needed her as a counselor but he was probably hurting more then anyone else. (NT) -- Camryn, 10:11:38 10/11/05 Tue

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• He didn't know how to handle it himself. Mostly, it just seemed like the sort of thing that he had to deal with on his own. It hurt so much to talk about her, and it hurt just as much to think about her, but mostly he just preferred to be alone in dealing with things. He poured himself a generous double of the strong scotch and raised it to his lips before he turned slowly back around to face her. He was uneasy meeting new people these days, but there was no one else around yet and he didn't have much of a chance. "When did you get here?" (NT) -- Travis, 10:20:52 10/11/05 Tue

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• Her eyes took in the amount of alcohol he poured, pursing her lips a little. Dulling the ache was what he was apperantly trying to do. Her minor was counseling and grief counseling was one of the required courses, she could tell a lot about how a person felt by how they acted and how they grieved. "Well, I got into town about a week and a half ago but a lot of time was spent moving into the dorms and getting credits transferred. I am getting pretty lose to getting my degree and I wanted to make sure they all transferred right and be there to throw a fit if they didn't." She laughed softly before crossing to the fridge to grab herself a juice box. (NT) -- Camryn, 10:35:09 10/11/05 Tue

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• He drank a lot before he even met Lysia, and now he just drank more - he didn't even really know why. There was just something soothing about the warm liquor that he didn't get from anything else any more. He nodded a little at that - he had more questions, but he didn't want to seem like he was interrogating her, and besides, that wasn't really his style. So, he just dropped his gaze to the liquid in his glass, and swirled it around slowly. The circles around his dark eyes had only deepened in the past couple months, and it seemed like he rarely smiled anymore. (NT) -- Trav, 10:43:01 10/11/05 Tue

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• She watched him for a second before she headed back over to the fridge, bringing out a bottle of water and cracking it open for him before she walked back over, discreetly taking the remaining alcohol out of his hand and replacing it with the water bottle. A sweet smile was given to him at the same time as the water, her head tipped to the side and her hair - still dark but lighter then Lysia's had been - falling over her shoulders. "It's better for you." She set the glass down on the counter before she smiled and looked up as she heard the door open and people start coming in. (NT) -- Camryn, 10:58:22 10/11/05 Tue

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• He had been watching her approach intently, so much so that he didn't even notice when she replaced his scotch with water, until it was too late, then he nearly choked on his protest. His nose wrinkled in disdain and he set the water bottle on the counter, holding out a hand to get his drink back - he wasn't smiling, but he wasn't raging, and that said enough in and of itself. "My liver and I have an understanding." His gaze shifted a little as well though at the sound of the door opening and he was struck by a little bit of relief. Something about this girl kind of scared him - like she wasn't appropriately intimidated by him, despite his gruff, dark demeanor, and he didn't know why. (NT) -- Travis, 11:03:29 10/11/05 Tue

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• She laughed at that, shaking her head. "No such thing as an understanding liver." She stated, tipping her head to the side as she regarded him. "It doesn't understand why your suddenly drowning it in alcoholic substances." Her voice was soft on that part before she looked up as Joey as entered the room. He smirked lightly, noting the two interacting. Having Cam around was good for everyone here, she provided such a sweet, fresh outlook on life as they knew it. "I see you met our residant therapist." He teased lightly, going over to Cam to kiss her on the cheek before he looked up the stairs. He was worried about Nina, she had taken the whole thing pretty badly... (NT) -- Cam, 11:20:49 10/11/05 Tue

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• He was silent following that comment and his gaze lingered on her even after Joey entered, until he looked over at the other man with a slow nod and offered one of his brief and rare smiles. "Hey. Yeah. We were just debating the health benefits of water versus alcohol..." He trailed off though and shook his head a little before shrugging, his hands resting on the edge of the counter behind him. "How was work? Food's here." Even as he waited to hear how Joey's day was, he moved away to grab his drink from the counter where she had placed it, and downed the remaining liquor. (NT) -- Travis, 11:31:11 10/11/05 Tue

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• He smiled gratefully at his friend as he leaned over to pick something out of the box, popping it into his mouth. "Yeah, I have had that discussion with her too." He had realised though, that drowning himself in alcohol wasn't helping anyone feel better, least of all him. "Work was work..." It was hard for him to be on the straight and narrow, working hard instead of boosting cars for a living and he had talked to Trav about that before. "How was the client today?" Travis had taken on working with a new client - a young girl who was actually longer then Lysia had been but her dark features had struck a chord... (NT) -- Joey, 11:38:55 10/11/05 Tue

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• He shook his head slowly at that and shrugged a little, crossing his arms slowly over his chest. "I think I might quit the portraits. Just stick to painting houses." It was so much more mindless, and he could get away with being less open. There was no emotion involved when he was painting the walls of someone else's home. He breathed a quiet sigh but attempted a reassuring smile and shrugged a little. "I'll figure it out..." That's what he did - he figured things out. (NT) -- Travis, 11:49:49 10/11/05 Tue

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• She had been watching him down the drink before she sighed softly. She honestly wish she could help everyone here but some people just weren't open to her help. Her ears were perked however at that talk of painting. Joey had told her before that Travis was an artist but it had slipped her mind until then. "So your the painter?" She smiled a little shyly, brushing her hair behind her ear casually as she bit her lip. "I love to draw...it's something I would like to get better at, I mean, I know I am no artist or anything...but its something I enjoy doing..." He watched the two of them for a moment, he had been opening they would get along - he thought Cam could help Travis emotionally and mentally a lot. God knew they all needed someone to help them out. Though, Travis had been a big help with his little nonchalant little acts of kindness. (NT) -- Cam/Joey, 12:02:22 10/11/05 Tue

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• There was something about this girl that made it impossible to ignore her. She was so open and just there that it almost made him interested in her. He nodded a little, almost hesitantly, but it was still there. "Yeah... I'm 'the painter'." At her comment, he tipped his head back a little and shoved his hands into the pockets of his jeans. "You don't have to be a professional to be an artist." He was in support of creativity and gave her credit for doing something that she loved. Whether she was truly talented or not didn't matter. (NT) -- Trav, 12:11:16 10/11/05 Tue

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• She tipped her head, letting out a soft breath. "Not to be presumptious or anything, I mean, I am sure your busy and all but maybe do you think you could take a look at some of my sketches?" She looked up at him with wide dark eyes. "Just, someone who has experience...I am sure that I could learn a lot from your criticism." She offered a smile before she went about dishing out the food for everyone, waiting for his answer. She pushed Joey out of the way with her hip, wagging a finger at him playfully. (NT) -- Cam, 12:25:09 10/11/05 Tue

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• "Um, sure... I'm no expert or anything though..." He assured her quickly, though he didn't mind looking at her work - it was always kind of fun for him to look at other peoples' art. He shifted away from the counter to sit at the table so that he was out of the way, and gave Joey a bit of a push as he passed by too, to further encourage the guy to wait for a plate rather than just digging in. Not that it made a different to him, but the girl was trying to establish some order. (NT) -- Trvis, 12:29:35 10/11/05 Tue

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• She smiled a little at that, breathing out a soft thanks before she focused on getting out the plates as everyone came down and into the kitchen. It turned to chaos with the thirteen or so people who lived here all filing down. She smiled at the different people, a lot of them stopping to chat with Travis before they all settled down to eat in a mass chaos but still with some order somehow surrounding it all. A soft breath slipped through her lips - it was nice to be around so many people who loved each other. (NT) -- Cam, 12:37:50 10/11/05 Tue

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• He had had a late lunch so wasn't too hungry and just had a small ration himself, but he chit-chatted with the kids as they came and went and did mostly what she did - sat back and soaked up the atmosphere. Even with all the pain that these kids had experienced, there was an underlying devotion to each other and a caring that spoke of a common bond that no one else could understand. It was a bit of a relief just to be able to observe... (NT) -- Travis, 13:49:11 10/11/05 Tue

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• She helped clean up after everyone was done eating and then stepped outside for a few minutes to chat with Jackie - the girl had been on a downhill slide lately and she just wanted to see what she had been up to... His eyes followed his friend as they followed Cam to the door before he spoke. "She's a sweet girl, not like the other girls here, you know? She was in the system too, same as most of us, but she got lucky and got a good foster family...now she just wants to be a social worker so she can help out kids in the same situation.' (NT) -- Cam/Joey, 20:57:49 10/11/05 Tue

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• He glanced up at the new girl slipped out, and then turned his attention to Joey when he spoke, nodding a little. "She seems alright.." He commented - which was saying a lot for him, because it was rare these days that he would offer a semi-positive compliment about someone who he wasn't one hundred percent sure of. "You known her a long time?" He asked, tipping his head back a little as he stood to place his dishes in the washer and sneak himself another generous shot of scotch. (NT) -- Travis, 21:08:22 10/11/05 Tue

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• He nodded as he leaned back in the chair, watching him for a moment. "Yeah, since before life sucked so bad." He smirked a bit. "Went to elementary school with her, all the way till when I dropped out." He let the chair drop to the floor before he stood up and clasped the other mans shoulder. "Thanks for dinner man, Jackie hasn't been up to cooking..." He smirked ruefully. "But I got a pissy woman upstairs to deal with so I am going to have to see you later." He winked, heading up towards the stairs. "I'll see ya tomorrow!" With that he headed up the stairs towards his girlfriend. She slipped back into the house, closing the door behind her with a troubled look on her face. She noticed Trav still in the kitchen and paused for a second before she cleared her throat - almost shy in her approach. "If you don't have anything to do tonight...maybe you could take a look at my drawings?" She questioned softly, a little hesitantly. She didn't want to impose. (NT) -- Joey/Cam, 21:46:06 10/11/05 Tue

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• "Yeah, no problem. Anytime.." He assured the other guy and smiled briefly before nodding a little in understanding and letting the guy go to his woman - and that was typically his cue to go home. "See you later.." He didn't move for a moment though, and then his plans to head home were put on hold when Camryn returned. At her hesitation, he paused for a moment himself before allowing the hint of a smile to touch his lips - just to reassure her. It wasn't like he was a jerk. "I don't have anything going on... Sure, I'll look at your drawings." (NT) -- Trav, 21:51:43 10/11/05 Tue

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• She smiled in quiet relief at his agreement, heading over to the sink to let the dishes be rinsed off and then started to put them in the washer. "Just let me finish this up, Do you mind driving me too the campus? All my sketchbooks are there..." She looked back again, her head tipped to the side as she hoped he wouldn't get skittish at going to her room. Wasn't like she was going to try and jump him or something, she just wanted his opinion on her drawings and maybe some pointers on what she could do better. (NT) -- Camryn, 22:04:59 10/11/05 Tue

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• "Yeah, sure, no problem..." It helped when people too charge with him - other wise he would be long gone back to his apartment to spend the evening alone. He actually felt kind of good about getting out for a bit - she seemed to radiate positivity, and that seemed impossible to ignore. He stood slowly to help put things away - it didn't seem right to just sit there - though he did pause for a moment to snack on the little remaining food of one carton. "Do you use pencil?" He had just assumed, but he thought now to ask. (NT) -- Travis, 22:14:07 10/11/05 Tue

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• She smiled at his agreement before she closed up the dishwasher and turned it on - she could unload it when she came over tomorrow. "Um, the majority of time, yes, but I have been playing around with charcoal and chalk some...I like the way they blend so easily and its easier to create the different lines and dimensions..." She dried off her hands once more before she set down the towel in the sink. "Well, I am ready to go if you are. (NT) -- Camryn, 22:25:40 10/11/05 Tue