♐ fifty-eighth shot

[yeahihidmypants]

[He hadn't seen her in a while. Honestly, he thought it was just her being... well, he'd say her, but there were still nuances about her that he couldn't put his finger on. Maybe it had been something else, but he confirmed it with the name-plate check.

She was gone.

He didn't feel relief.

There's a soft clearing of his throat before he dictates:]


Those of you that knew Mer- that knew Tess Mercer, she's gone home.

Comments

[coy]

Are you okay, Oliver?

[yeahihidmypants]

Yeah, Caroline, I'll be alright. It's just not what I was expecting.

[coy]

I'm sorry you lost your friend.

[yeahihidmypants]

Thank you, Caroline. I knew her back home. Actually, I dated her back home, but here we were just getting to know each other again.

[coy]

Whoa. Wait, so did she forget you? [She knew Bonnie's loss was forgetting Jeremy, maybe that was common.]

[letsbe_clear]

[this will be after she's done processing the Lorne thing. so later, but still]

Guess that's going around.

[which is Cordy's way of saying she's sorry.]

[yeahihidmypants]

It does seem to be a bit of an earlier trend.

[He takes a moment, and then clears his throat]

I heard about your friend, are you alright?

[letsbe_clear]

Me? I'm peachy.

[a bit of a sigh. honestly, this only hurts because she knows she'll never get to talk to him again, unless he comes back. she could hope that he'll come back, but she doesn't think the castle listens to those kinds of wishes]

He's probably happier back home. I mean, I don't know what he's up to, but -- probably better.

[yeahihidmypants]

[He nods, knowing how it is to have those torn feelings on there here or there part of it.]

I'm sure he's making just as much of an impact there as it seems he did here.

Oliver

[likethetragedy.livejournal.com]

Looks like it's one of those nights. [There's a small pause. She's genuinely sorry to hear Tess is gone. Elektra liked her.]

I'm sorry. Call me if you need company or anything else.

Elektra ]

[yeahihidmypants]

The timing does seem a bit odd, but the castle never was in for making things easier on any of us.

Maybe we can do something later in the week. [he knows that she's friends with Fred, too, and he saw her post about Lorne.]

Oliver

[likethetragedy.livejournal.com]

If it did most of us wouldn't be here to begin with.

That's fine with me. I can make time whenever you need it.

Elektra ]

[yeahihidmypants]

Sounds good.

[coy]

Are you okay, Oliver?

[yeahihidmypants]

Yeah, Caroline, I'll be alright. It's just not what I was expecting.

[coy]

I'm sorry you lost your friend.

[yeahihidmypants]

Thank you, Caroline. I knew her back home. Actually, I dated her back home, but here we were just getting to know each other again.

[letsbe_clear]

[this will be after she's done processing the Lorne thing. so later, but still]

Guess that's going around.

[which is Cordy's way of saying she's sorry.]

[yeahihidmypants]

It does seem to be a bit of an earlier trend.

[He takes a moment, and then clears his throat]

I heard about your friend, are you alright?

[letsbe_clear]

Me? I'm peachy.

[a bit of a sigh. honestly, this only hurts because she knows she'll never get to talk to him again, unless he comes back. she could hope that he'll come back, but she doesn't think the castle listens to those kinds of wishes]

He's probably happier back home. I mean, I don't know what he's up to, but -- probably better.

[yeahihidmypants]

[He nods, knowing how it is to have those torn feelings on there here or there part of it.]

I'm sure he's making just as much of an impact there as it seems he did here.

Oliver

[likethetragedy.livejournal.com]

Looks like it's one of those nights. [There's a small pause. She's genuinely sorry to hear Tess is gone. Elektra liked her.]

I'm sorry. Call me if you need company or anything else.

Elektra ]

[yeahihidmypants]

The timing does seem a bit odd, but the castle never was in for making things easier on any of us.

Maybe we can do something later in the week. [he knows that she's friends with Fred, too, and he saw her post about Lorne.]

Oliver

[likethetragedy.livejournal.com]

If it did most of us wouldn't be here to begin with.

That's fine with me. I can make time whenever you need it.

Elektra ]

[yeahihidmypants]

Sounds good.