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Post by Sharkbait on Apr 30, 2007 13:42:43 GMT -5
"He also didn't have ways to prove it," Orpheus mutters under his breath.
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Post by starcrossed on Apr 30, 2007 13:45:04 GMT -5
"Oh, please, do try and defend your 'masculinity'. I could certainly use a good laugh." She strums a few chords, then is finally satisfied with the tuning.
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Post by Sharkbait on Apr 30, 2007 13:49:37 GMT -5
Orpheus gets mad enough to retaliate. "Fine, you want to know what happened? We slept together. She got pregnant and her parents took me to court, charging me with rape. I got to come here as a sentence because one of her arguments was that I bewitched her into doing it." He folds his arms, expecting a bad reaction.
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Post by starcrossed on Apr 30, 2007 13:54:01 GMT -5
Julianna pieces together what he'd said about Autumn, and her eyes glaze over. She gets an almost lazy, sleepy look on her face just like Daemon, wheeee! and says quietly, "Oh. And that's what Autumn found out. And Derek let Janelle go near you.."
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Post by Sharkbait on Apr 30, 2007 14:00:24 GMT -5
"Derek doesn't know...... And that's why Autumn's keeping track of them all day, I'm guessing. She was kinda pissed when she found out they met me in the forest." Orpheus sits down, a bit away from Julianna. "I don't want to hurt anyone. I didn't even want to sleep with her in the first place... She pushed it..... Stupid ass power that I didn't even want in the first place... I just wish I could play and preform without people going haywire..."
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Post by starcrossed on Apr 30, 2007 17:03:05 GMT -5
Essentially ignoring what he just said, Julianna says with a sharp edge to her voice, "Stay away from Janelle. I don't know if you're telling the truth or not, and quite frankly I don't give a damn. Just stay away from Janelle."
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Post by Sharkbait on Apr 30, 2007 17:17:33 GMT -5
"Fine," Orpheus scoffs. He stalks off to another area of the garden and resumes practicing the song.
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Post by starcrossed on Apr 30, 2007 17:43:59 GMT -5
Julianna just glares coldly after him, then turns back to her guitar. She begins strumming out a tune that she'd written lately, turning over some ideas for the words in her mind.
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Post by Sharkbait on Apr 30, 2007 17:45:43 GMT -5
Autumn and Derek enter, talking amiably. Autumn slows as she takes in the situation. "Hey Julianna," Derek says, nearing his girlfriend's 'mother.'
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Post by starcrossed on Apr 30, 2007 18:12:22 GMT -5
"Hello, Drake," Julianna says flatly, not lifting her gaze from her guitar and deliberately getting his name wrong.
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Post by Sharkbait on Apr 30, 2007 18:14:08 GMT -5
"So much for trying to be nice," he says under his breath. "Cut him some slack, Julianna," Autumn says. "He didn't do anything."
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Post by starcrossed on Apr 30, 2007 18:16:03 GMT -5
"That's right, he didn't. He didn't do anything to stop Janelle from going near that one," she retorts, stabbing a finger in Orpheus' direction. "And in the forest, no less!"
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Post by Sharkbait on Apr 30, 2007 18:19:45 GMT -5
"There's nothing wrong with him!" Derek says, coming to the other boy's aid. Orpheus looks up, but stays out of it. "He's a normal kid," Derek continues. Autumn sighs. "Julianna, neither of them did anything wrong." Derek doesn't know, she says silently to the other girl. Please, keep it that way.
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Post by starcrossed on Apr 30, 2007 18:34:56 GMT -5
Julianna glares at them all and says aloud to Autumn, "And why should I, if Janelle's safety may be at stake?"
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Post by Sharkbait on Apr 30, 2007 18:36:37 GMT -5
"Chaosti and I dealt just fine while you were gone," Autumn says, scowling. Derek turns to Autumn confused.
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Post by starcrossed on Apr 30, 2007 18:47:59 GMT -5
"Well, apparantly not! If it weren't for that snake then she wouldn't have had to remember what happened in the first place! [in reference to the memory spell that was chaosti's idea, and which janelle had filled her in about]" Julianna snaps, setting her guitar down and standing up.
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Post by Sharkbait on Apr 30, 2007 18:50:32 GMT -5
"She wanted it!" Derek says trying to help. "Derek, stay out of this," Autumn says calmly. "Julianna, she would have remembered eventually anyway. And just because she may have remembered in your presence another way doesn't mean you need to take out your self-loathing anger on everyone else!"
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Post by starcrossed on Apr 30, 2007 19:17:22 GMT -5
Julianna lets loose a bitter [and slightly shrill from hysterics] laugh and says at Derek's comment, pointing at Orpheus, "Oh, I bet that's exactly what Clay Aiken here said when they came to his door with torches!"
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Post by Sharkbait on Apr 30, 2007 19:49:44 GMT -5
"What are you talking about?" Derek asks, exasperated. "Derek, please, don't ask," Autumn pleads. Derek keeps his calm, looking at Julianna. Autumn turns to the other girl. Don't tell him. Please. For Janelle's sake.
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Post by starcrossed on Apr 30, 2007 19:53:42 GMT -5
Julianna clenches her jaw, struggling to calm herself, then finally says cooly, "For Janelle's sake."
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