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Sat Mar 02, 2019 7:27 pm
Carter had invited Skye, a week after her return to camp, to a coffee. He had not been able to visit her in the hospital, he didn't have the time with an extra busy week. The First Cohort had beaten the Third in a War Games, and Carter was in charge, of course. He went to the local Starbucks, and sat at a round table with wooden chairs. She had just been released from the hospital a few days ago, and Carter was anxious to see her condition. He wore a black t-shirt underneath a brown jacket, with jeans. He put his hands together, being patient for her arrival. Carter already informed the barista that he waiting for a friend before they ordered anything. He saw people around him reading, and slowly picked up his briefcase, taking out Cat Fancy. It was the newest edition, and he really wanted to see what the 20k grand cat was up to. He started flipping through the pages, when he heard the swoosh of the door opening behind him.
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Sat Mar 02, 2019 8:22 pm


Skye pushed the door open to the coffee shop, taking a deep breath. She had missed this place, when she was in the hospital the doctor's wouldn't let her have any coffee, and they got mad at her when she tried to sweet talk a nurse into just a mocha frappuccino, which barely counted as coffee in the first place. They were still afraid that if she had any stimulants her heart would give out, which she understood, but it didn't mean that she was happy with it. Her grandfather made her decaf coffee though and snuck it in under the guise of being chamomile tea. Now that she was home she could have whatever decaf she liked, but she still preferred the overpriced coffee made by disgruntled baristas.

It had taken a couple of days for her to feel more like herself, and she still wasn't there yet. She was trying though, that's what Dr. Burke said was most important. It was hard to come to terms with your situation when you remembered none of it. She was still in therapy every day, and at this point she was sure Dr. Burke knew more about her than her own mother. That wasn't really saying anything though. Her mom had come in for a day to check in on Skye when she was in the hospital, she had brought some flowers, but she didn't stay for long. Skye knew that she was trying, but she wished she had hung around longer. Still, she knew how her mother got when she was in New Rome for too long.

She found Carter easily, after all he was the only person in the room with a briefcase taking up half the table. "I didn't think of you as a cat person," She said, sitting down across from him.
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Sun Mar 03, 2019 4:45 pm
Carter smiled at his colleague and friend arriving. He put the magazine down. "I've never particularly been a pet person in general, but I think I'm starting to warm up to animals. I mean, cats aren't all that interesting, but if a couple in Arkansas will pay 20 grand for one, there's something special about that cat." He chuckled. He put the magazine back in his briefcase and locked it up, three times over. Carter placed the briefcase below his chair, and looked back up at her. "Well, how are you fee-" he begun to ask, but a barista interupted him.

"Would you like to order now?" she asked, obviously not very ecstatic. She was chewing gum obnoxiously, and had her hair in a sidebun.

"Yes, please, but that was a rude approach," Carter commented.

"Hold off, Mr. Centurion, let me courtesy and give you an offering before I talk in your presence," she apologized sarcastically.

"I didn't say that, but I was clearly mid-conversation with her, and-"

"Yeah I get it, Underworld skank is shook, what else?"

"Don't talk to her that way," Carter said, standing up and raising his voice, towering over the barista. People stared their direction.

Carter quickly sat back down. "Just get me a latte. Skye?"
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Sun Mar 03, 2019 5:58 pm


"Hi Carly," Skye said as the barista came over to take their order. Skye had known Carly for a while, she was of legal drinking age, so most of the alcohol they got at parties came through her or Patrick. They usually preferred Carly though, because although she was kinda snotty, Patrick was creepy. She also knew Carly because she went to the coffee shop a lot back before she left.

"It's fine Carter, I don't care," Skye told him before turning to Carly, "Decaf dark roast, one cream one sugar." Carly raised an eyebrow, at the decaf but she didn't complain. Once she was gone, Skye turned to Carter.

"I'm feeling okay, thanks for asking." She had been getting used to saying that, mainly because she was sick of people asking the question. She was ready to get back to a normal routine that didn't require her to be at the hospital everyday. Whether it was for therapy or another ekg. Apparently whatever happened to her over that year was enough stress to give her heart problems. She knew stuff like that ran in her family, her grandfather had a pacemaker put in a while ago. She just never expected it to happen so soon.
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Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:32 pm
"Skye, I was just sticking up for you," Carter said softly, defending his actions. "Well that's good, I need you in the First Cohort again- no, we need you in the First Cohort again. Sometimes you were the glue that could make us stick, and without that glue, we have two optios trying to pull it all together. I'm just glad you weren't replaced. I don't think I know anyone that could've done the job half as good as you." He gave her a warm smile. "Have you caught up with any campers besides the norm? I'm curious how they would've reacted to you being back in the flesh." He folded his arms on the table. "Do you remember anyone from before?"
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Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:55 pm


"You don't have to stick up for me," Skye said. If she cared about what Carly said, she'd say it, but Carly was always like this. It was just easier to not get her started. In fact, she was kinda happy Carly wasn't treating her any differently. It was nice to not have everyone asking how she was doing. She should get a name tag that says, Hi, my name is Skye. I'm doing better, thank you for asking. No, I still don't remember anything. Goodbye. Her grandmother would not be pleased though, but her grandpa might find it funny.

Skye shrugged, "I've talked to a couple, I've just been a bit busy. Lily and Clayton won't let me come back until I get certificates from the cardiologist and my therapist, neither of which I've gotten yet." It was hard, having everyone monitoring her every move, making sure she didn't freak out again. She had a couple more episodes, not ones that she'd like to talk about though. They happened in the hospital, and again at home. She'd be fine and then something would happen, like someone was flipping a switch. Her therapist said they probably connected to things that happened back before. None of this she said though, it was easier acting like everything was fine.
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Sun Mar 03, 2019 11:35 pm
"You're right, I don't. I am going to, though, because that's the type of person I am." He gave her a nod of respect. "I mean, to their defense, they're looking out for your health. Last time Rome had someone shaken up in charge...well, I suppose Rome has had a lot of insane people in charge." Carter thought about Nero and how he had burned people to the stake if they defied him. He obviously didn't think Skye would do anything like that, but he had no idea where her mental standing was these days. "Those people who went down with you, I want you to know that they didn't die for nothing. The gods and fate didn't keep you alive for nothing either."

Carly came back with the coffees, with the names on the side being Underworld Skank and Carter Virginity. She slapped down the bill, and went back to working.

"Very funny," Carter commented as she walked away, tempted to go against his morals and flip her off. He took the cup and drank a little, but it was steaming hot. "I have this feeling that she might've spit in my coffee or something," he muttered, putting it back down. "No tip for her."
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Mon Mar 04, 2019 12:05 am


Skye almost smiled when she saw the name on her coffee, "What, no Centurion Slut? I miss that," She called back to Carly, but she was already back to gossiping about NRU dirt with one of the other baristas.

She turned her attention back to the person in front of her. "Yeah, I know, I would just rather not talk about this." She had already micro analyzed everything with her therapist. She had come to coffee not just because she was being deprived of good coffee at home, but because she wanted to get out and feel normal for just an afternoon. Her grandparents were pretty good at this, she'd probably go home and find that her grandmother had arranged a movie night, or she'd just sit out on their covered porch with her grandfather while he smoked pot. Really, the only person she really knew that smoked pot was her granddad. He said it helped calm his nerves, but Skye had a feeling he also wanted to go back to the seventies when he was a fun loving hippy with perfect health. Her grandad had even offered her some, but she denied it, saying she was against doing drugs. In reality its just because she had it at a party long ago and found out that it made her super paranoid. She didn't need that in her life right now.
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Mon Mar 04, 2019 12:46 am
"Right, that's understandable," Carter said and shut up about it, deciding that was probably a bad idea to bring up in the first place. He took a drink of his latte, really hoping Carly didn't put her DNA in it. The last thing he wanted was her drool in his immune system. Carter put his coffee down, rubbing the side of it, and scratched his head with his other hand. "I know that my grandmother missed seeing you around, so it was a great thing for her to hear your back. She actually requested to see you, but I told her that the last thing she wanted was an unstable old lady to be bothering her. Jokingly, of course. My grandmother actually admired you enough that she tried to make my little sister act like you. That didn't go over very well." He laughed about it. "How are your grandparents these days?" Carter hadn't visited her grandparents ever since they initially figured out she was missing. He actually felt guilty about it, that was almost 11 months now. He wondered if they were at all angered that he hadn't checked up on them in their time of sorrow. Carter put a little bit of sugar, from a packet that was by the window, into his coffee.
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Mon Mar 04, 2019 1:35 am


Skye smiled as Carter mentioned his grandmother. She loves grandparents. Granted, hers are younger than most grandparents. Some of her grandparents friends from camp have kids that are her just a bit older than her. It was all relative. Her great grandparents were still alive, though she didn't see them often. Usually they facetimed during Christmas and occasionally during birthdays. It occurred to Skye that she hadn't even talked to her great grandparents since she got back. She overheard her grandmother talking to them the other day, but she hadn't talked to them herself. She would have to do that when she got home.

"My grandparents are good, my grandma's taken time off from her board of directors stuff to hang out with me. My granddad is good, he's working on his memoir." She was happy that her grandmother was spending time with her, she would probably go stir crazy if she had to lay around the house all day by herself. They had done some baking and cooking, and had also started a couple puzzles.
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Mon Mar 04, 2019 4:41 pm
"That's good, to be truthful, I hope there's no anger towards me or the rest of the Senate. We really tried our best to wait it out and get you back to camp, it took forever before Lily could get a hold of you. It was tough locating you..." he trailed off, realizing this talk may be going the opposite of what she needed: happiness, support, and normalcy in her life. "Anyway, I just hope everything is good between us and them. I always liked your grandparents, especially your grandfather, he's...he's quite a character. I look forward to reading his memoir someday soon." He drank more coffee from his cup. He has an extreme interest in what camp was like before modern times. Carter knew there were a few elder campers running around, but a lot of them were senile or not involved with the camp's politics. There was also some Lotus Casino campers, but they missed a good chunk of their prime, so they didn't have a lot of interesting stories to tell. On his freetime, Carter would always be at the New Rome's different libraries, renting and buying history books about New Rome.

"I, uh, got you a welcome back gift, by the way." Carter reached into his briefcase, pulling out a small jewelry case. "It's not much, but it at least shows support, right?" he joked. Inside of the case was a pair of earrings that his mother had owned when she was Centurion, close to becoming Praetor. Each earring had "1st" engraved in the gold. The earrings were fairly expensive, but Carter's mother insisted Skye deserved them after everything she'd been through.
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Thu Mar 07, 2019 9:52 pm


Skye didn't respond to the part about the senate. The whole situation was complicated, and she knew that. She just didn't have the energy or the words to talk about how she was feeling about that. It was a conversation that left Dr. Burke with almost half a legal pad of notes. She wasn't in therapy right now though, so she let it lie.

"Yeah, Carter, everything is fine." She smiled. Fine was another word she had been using a lot lately. She never thought she'd be one to act like this, telling everyone she was fine. She used to be able to say what was bothering her, it was easy. Now it felt like she held her tongue more often. Words that she should've said got caught in her thoughts, never making it past the barrier that she had found herself putting up. It was times like this that she realized she had changed. Something had caged her and deep down, it still had that hold.

Deep down, she also knew that it might be best if she didn't know why.

The fact that she's suddenly being presented with jewelry stirred Skye back into reality. She knew that jewelry was kind of an intimate gift, one that was odd to exchange between friends. She wanted to ask a question, and she could feel it bubbling up, but she stopped it before it could reach the surface. Instead she smiled and said, "Thank you, Carter."
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Fri Mar 08, 2019 2:32 am
"I hope it is," Carter said to her saying everything was fine. He really needed his Centurion partner back, so he was hoping she was truthful. He spent too long worrying about her for it all to fall after he figured out she was still alive. It'd be a cruel joke for the gods to send her back, only for her to never be normal again. Carter didn't want that kind of fate looming over her.

"It's no biggie, they were my mom's. She wanted you to have something pretty like that to wear, she felt like you deserved them." Carter smiled at her. "I think my mom likes you than she likes me, or at least, it feels like that sometimes...I'm pretty sure someone gave her those too, so it seems like a generational thing." He pulled his chair in a little bit. "Do you want to head out and go to the park or something?"
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Fri Mar 15, 2019 1:52 am


Skye smiled. She loved moms. All moms really. Well not all. Ms. Tanaka scared her and Karen Nolastname also scared her but in a different way. Normal moms she loved though. Plus, moms liked her. This was a problem when it came to Karen Nolastname, but otherwise it worked out well for her. "Well, tell your mom thanks." Skye said.

"Sure," She stood up, putting the cash for her drink down plus a small tip. Mainly to keep Carly happy so she wouldn't do anything too terrible to her. Plus she was pretty sure if she angered Carly she'd turn Skye in for purchasing alcohol when she's underage. So y'know there was some blackmail involved.

Its sunny outside, almost too sunny. For a second Skye thinks of Caroline, but she quickly pushes the thought out of her head. She was here to have fun, not be sad because of the sun.
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