jukebox selection E07 - One Match Left ; Sarah Harmer

[huntersdaughter]

[It was slightly laughable that Jo had made plans to pick up her dog over the weekend and then... the weekend turned into crazy comic book castle. There was also the one extra person staying with her. She thought he would've filtered to her -- bitched about how thought bubbles didn't mean she couldn't come get her dog. She even heard him trying to start up something with that vampire hunter last night, but there wasn't anything filtered to her. Rather than over think it, she just headed to their room before her shift at the Lux. She was smiling and near laughter when she walked into the room, but when she saw that it was just her room and that the dog was sitting in the middle of it, whining a bit, all of that faded.]

C'mere. [She crouches low and beckons the dog toward her as she pulls out her journal] It's okay.

[Jo lets her fingers scratch to the dog's ear as she tries not to get too upset. She mostly mumbles to herself:]

Who does he think he is? Leaving twice now. If he thinks -- [she stops herself when she sees Max's entry about Ben. She'll talk to her once she gets to work. When she reaches an empty page, she starts to dictate:]




Chase... [she shakes her head] Robert Chase's gone, too. Gone home, I mean. If he was supposed to be in the clinic today, someone might want to go cover his shift.




[she takes a soft inhale of air and then closes the journal against her finger, holding the book open in case someone talks to her while she walks toward the Lux. She'll be there most of the day, with the dog, if anyone wants to drop by.]

Comments

jo }

[imnot_likeyou]

Are you okay?

Sam ]

[huntersdaughter]

No... [She takes a deep, slow breath and exhales it out]

It'll be fine. I just ... Ben left, too and there's just a lot going on. The castle seems to be bouncing people back in these huge groups and I'm just starting to panic a bit.

jo }

[imnot_likeyou]

Well, I'm still around. And far as I know, so is Dean.

Sam ]

[huntersdaughter]

[she... doesn't want to put this to the journals... because she promised Spike.]

Are you busy?

jo }

[imnot_likeyou]

No. I'm outside with Alice.

Sam ]

[huntersdaughter]

[She kind of hates how needy she feels like she sounds...]

Can you come here, when you're done outside? I'm at the Lux.

jo }

[imnot_likeyou]

[not needy, but it worries him a bit]

Yeah. I'll be around in a bit.

The Lux ]

[huntersdaughter]

[Whenever he shows up, she'll be cleaning the bartop and glancing to the dog asleep in a booth every once in a while. The dog that Sam has never seen... since she shuffled it off on Chase.]

the lux } { forever

[imnot_likeyou]

[wanders in a little while later after dropping Alice off, sliding over onto one of the bar stools]

Hey.

[huntersdaughter]

[She glances up, but she's clearly distracted and it takes her a moment to snap out of her self-induced haze of whatever is in her head.]

Hey. Sorry... we're going to go for a walk. [Yes. Because talking here.. she doesn't trust, so even though that filter was forever - it's just them forever now.]

[imnot_likeyou]

[nods and pushes himself up again. he can roll with that. even if he's just getting more and more confused]

Okay.

[huntersdaughter]

[aaand outside the go, two dogs in tow.]

Spike's been staying with me at the gallery. [Now alone, this statement could sound... like she's dating Spike. But she doesn't realize that's what it could sound like.]

[imnot_likeyou]

[eyebrow raise, Sam flounders around for an answer to that for the moment, before nodding]

... Okay.

[huntersdaughter]

There's something going on with him, it's about his loss and some guy that's here that has information. I guess he's dangerous though and so I gave him the guest room, just so he has a place that isn't easy to find. [she shrugs]

I don't know what to do. I'm worried about him and he's not exactly the best at giving me the full story.

[imnot_likeyou]

[takes a breath and looks over as they walk]

What do you need from me? I mean, I don't think he'll talk to me -- he doesn't know me that well.

[huntersdaughter]

[she shrugs]

I'm not even sure. I don't know what he'll need from me, but if he asks for help I'd like to be able to offer him more back-up than just me.

[imnot_likeyou]

[nods]

Okay. Well, if you need me, you have me.

[huntersdaughter]

[She nods, glancing to him.]

Thanks, Sam.

[imnot_likeyou]

Anytime. I can probably get Dean on this too, if you want.

[huntersdaughter]

Not right now, I don't think. I don't think Spike wants too many people to know and right now I'm not even sure what's going on. Dean seems to be in that 'needs a job' mode and if there's a problem, I don't want him trying to go in half-cocked.

I'll make sure Spike knows he has people he can ask though.

[imnot_likeyou]

[nods]

Okay. Just keep me in the loop.

[huntersdaughter]

[She exhales and nods.]

I will. I mean, as much as I know - you'll know.

[imnot_likeyou]

Good.

[a beat]

Are you okay?

[huntersdaughter]

[there's a shrug]

I'll be fine, I just don't like not knowing everything when it comes to my friends.

[imnot_likeyou]

[nods]

No. I don't blame you there.