confidenceman: (stop)
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The metal of the gun which he gripped in his hands was cool, though it wouldn't remain that way for long. Firearms were a necessary evil. If a man was lucky, he wouldn't ever have to pull the trigger on anyone, would live a full life without knowing how gunpowder smelled or the way that a gun came to life after a shot fired, surface hot to the touch. It wasn't the type of weapon that one could use with their eyes closed, too much kick back, like it was telling the user to remember very well what he or she was doing right then. But he didn't need that reminder. No, even as his mind reeled in circles and his breath held the heavy scent of whiskey on the tip of his tongue, he knew the weight of the gun in his hand, felt his feet drag as he slowly carried himself up that staircase.

Maybe his mind was playing tricks on him, but he could have sworn that he heard her speaking in hushed tones to someone. With that, he thought ruefully, it was like she was sealing her own death sentence. Not that he minded when she talked to other people. He wasn't that kind of possessive, fingers weaving through endless curls of hair, no. But he was a man, and she was his wife, and so there were certain things that any decent wife wasn't supposed to do. Maybe he could have forgiven her for transgressions, admitted that he could have been a better husband, better father, and a better man, but she had signed away all that they had to their name.

There was nothing left to build from.

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Date: 2010-10-31 07:04 am (UTC)
devilwoman: (wary)
From: [personal profile] devilwoman
Well, this was different.

Saffron reached the top of the stairs and advanced slowly, just far enough for Sawyer to be able to see her. No sound of Reavers, yet, but who the gui knew what was going to happen here.

"It's just me, Sawyer," she said calmly, holding her hands slightly out from her sides so he could see they were empty. She didn't think he would shoot her normally, but nothing about this was normal. Saffron wasn't even sure he was really seeing her, or what he thought was going on.

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Date: 2010-11-01 06:42 am (UTC)
devilwoman: (quick thinking)
From: [personal profile] devilwoman
Saffron didn't at all like the way Sawyer was pointing that gun at her. He was aiming it with intent, not as an empty threat. "What's who got?" she asked, frowning in confusion. "Sawyer, it's me. Helen. This isn't real. I don't know who you think you're talking to, honey, but you've gotta snap out of it."

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Date: 2010-11-01 06:51 pm (UTC)
devilwoman: (yelling)
From: [personal profile] devilwoman
It was a damn good thing Saffron's reflexes were quick, kept sharp by the conditioning she kept up on the island, otherwise things could have been a lot worse. And nightmare or no, regardless of there being no lasting physical effects once they got out of the cloud, it still hurt like hell to get shot.

She tried to dive out of the way at his whispered apology, but the bullet still grazed her arm, and she let out a choked cry as she hit the wall. "Sawyer," she tried as he walked away, but it came out as little more than a moan. She took a breath and tried again, and this time her voice was there full force as she yelled. "James!"
Edited Date: 2010-11-01 06:52 pm (UTC)

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Date: 2010-11-03 12:44 am (UTC)
devilwoman: (trash by jiatra)
From: [personal profile] devilwoman
"I'm not," Saffron replied, breathing a little hard, and leaning heavily against the wall with the opposite hand clamped over her wound. It wasn't that bad, but it stung like a son of a bitch. "And neither are you. It was that cloud you went into, it makes you live your worst nightmare. And unless you want to stick around and wait for my worst nightmare to come tearing through here, which believe me, you don't, we need to get out of this place. Sawyer, lower your gun."

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Date: 2010-11-04 02:33 am (UTC)
devilwoman: (looking up wary by shelightsupwell)
From: [personal profile] devilwoman
"I'm not leaving here without you," she ground out, though she didn't know what in the 'verse she was going to do to get him to lower the gun and come with her.

Then it was too late. She could hear them, outside the house and coming fast, and she knew they'd stop at nothing to get inside and get to her and Sawyer.

"Oh, hell," Saffron said flatly. "You're gonna want to lower that gun, Sawyer. Reavers are coming, and they're the worst kind of thing you can think of. You got any other weapons?" Nothing was going to stop this, and they needed to be able to defend themselves long enough to get the hell out.

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Date: 2010-11-05 04:51 am (UTC)
devilwoman: (wary)
From: [personal profile] devilwoman
"I'll give you the whole sordid story once we're out of this gorram mess, if you want, but the short version is that they're men, but just barely, and they're pure rage. They don't just kill, they rape, torture, and worse." She could hear them clearer now; they were seconds away from reaching the house.

She saw it, that scene from under the bed, and the dots connected; the origin of Sawyer's chosen name for himself. She couldn't quite figure on how it all went together, with that brief glimpse, but she was definitely going to ask him about it. Just as soon as they weren't fixing to fight for their lives.

"Māde," Saffron said with exasperation, pushing herself away from the wall. "Well, the kitchen's bound to have a butcher knife or two, right? That's something."


[Fuck]
Edited Date: 2010-11-05 04:51 am (UTC)

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Date: 2010-11-08 04:55 am (UTC)
devilwoman: (looking up over shoulder)
From: [personal profile] devilwoman
Saffron almost had to laugh at how Sawyer was trying to protect her, but given that she was injured, she let him for the time being. She was going to need all the strength she could muster to fight off the Reavers. "We'll manage," she agreed, as they reached the bottom of the stairs. "We just need to get past them and then we can get the hell out of this cloud."

They reached the kitchen just as the Reavers reached the house, and all around them was the sound of the monsters trying to break down doors and smashing in windows.

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Date: 2010-11-11 10:59 pm (UTC)
devilwoman: (roundhouse)
From: [personal profile] devilwoman
"Not really," Saffron said, as the butcher knife she picked up suddenly became an axe remarkably like the one she'd found the last time. She spoke quickly, moving to be ready for the Reavers that were about to burst through the nearby door. "They're just men, technically, so they can be killed just like anyone, but they don't fear anything and they're relentless."

A Reaver burst into the room right by her, and in the split second before it noticed her she swung around and gave it a roundhouse kick to the head, then finished it off with her axe.

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Date: 2010-11-13 03:00 am (UTC)
devilwoman: (throwing a punch)
From: [personal profile] devilwoman
Saffron was slashing and kicking at every bit of Reaver she could reach, not too far from simply being a madwoman with an axe, except for the fact that there was a hell of a lot of skill behind the frenzy. She knew, though, that their only chance was to get out as soon as they could, break free from the knot of Reavers that was closing in on them.

She saw Sawyer making his way to her, and as he grabbed her hand she took a final deadly swing at a Reaver about to catch hold of them before she ran, pulled along by Sawyer. All they had to do was get out of the cloud, and then it would all be over.

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Date: 2010-11-15 05:33 am (UTC)
devilwoman: (trash by jiatra)
From: [personal profile] devilwoman
Saffron really wished she had a gun right then; she could have been helping Sawyer's efforts to fell more of their pursuers. She was in damn good shape, but even so she was winded, what with the combination of everything - trying to run with a death grip on Sawyer's hand, her wounded arm, the adrenaline and fear pumping through her.

She twisted to look back as the gunshots rang out, and it didn't make a lick of sense for the falling Reavers to suddenly become someone else, someone unfamiliar, but there wasn't time to puzzle it out. She swung around, still moving but slowing down, and used her free hand to hurl the axe with all her might at one of the ones still running, still Reavers.

She flipped back forward, barely noticing that the axe had found its intended target, and as they put on a burst of speed they were suddenly out of the cloud. Saffron skidded to a halt, not making any move to let go of Sawyer, and followed his gaze as the fog moved away from them. "Wǒde mā," she breathed, panting.

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Date: 2010-11-16 06:00 am (UTC)
devilwoman: (watching)
From: [personal profile] devilwoman
Before the island, Saffron had never killed a person directly. Caused all kinds of deaths, sure, and knowingly, but she'd never actually done the deed with her own two hands. Now she didn't even know how many lives she'd ended. She wasn't regretful about it, though - they'd been Reavers, and with them it was always kill or be killed - killed, and much worse. Dealing with them twice in one day, though, was a bit much. Even more so because she'd finally gotten to a point a while back where she was secure in the thought that they weren't coming back.

At least she wasn't going to have any more nightmares about Halloween three years ago. No, now she was going to have nightmares about this Halloween.

She wanted to talk to Sawyer about his part in the ordeal, about what he'd seen, and not just because he'd rutting shot her. Not just because she was curious about how forthcoming he would be, either. That needed to wait, though. Unless for some reason he felt inclined to spill his guts right then and there, that was a talk best had after at least an attempt at a good night's sleep.

"Don't wander off and get lost now," she called after him, and her voice was light, but she meant it; she didn't want him going anywhere. She didn't want him leaving her alone there. She also didn't know if he would listen to her.
Edited Date: 2010-11-16 06:02 am (UTC)

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Date: 2010-11-17 06:44 am (UTC)
devilwoman: (listening intently)
From: [personal profile] devilwoman
"I'm not acting like it didn't happen. I just don't much like the idea of being alone right now," Saffron admitted as she moved to catch up with Sawyer. "That's the second time I've had to deal with Reavers today. I reckon getting shot this time was just an added bonus." She lifted a hand to her arm reflexively, even though there was no trace of an injury there now.

"I'm not acting like it didn't happen, Sawyer," she repeated, and she sounded tired. "I just didn't think you'd want to get into it. But hell, if you want to explain to me what I just saw, I'm all ears."

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Date: 2010-11-21 05:36 am (UTC)
devilwoman: (look over shoulder)
From: [personal profile] devilwoman
"I'll tell you all about the gorram Reavers, if you want. They're everyone's worst nightmare where I come from, least everyone who knows they're not a myth," replied Saffron, her accent coming out a little more in her agitation. "I could even tell you about how they were here three Halloweens ago - and that wasn't no nightmare, that was real." She brushed a hand over the arm Sawyer hadn't shot, where the faint scar was, one of two she carried from that day.

She took a slow breath as they walked along, and while she didn't want to be alone it seemed clear Sawyer didn't have the same line of thinking. It didn't seem like him dropping her off at her hut was going to end in anything but her being alone, and normally her lack of nearby neighbors was a good thing...just not right now.

"No, I reckon I'll go back to the party," she replied. "It's like to still be going, and I'm sure there'll be folks I know there." The one she really wanted to see was Xander, but he hadn't been at the party earlier, and she didn't want to bug him at home, not tonight.

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Date: 2010-11-24 06:41 am (UTC)
devilwoman: (well how bout that.)
From: [personal profile] devilwoman
It felt suddenly like she'd come to a turning point, though to and from what, she didn't know. She just knew what was strongest in her mind right then, and it seemed like a revelation, one that had been building a long damn time. She and Sawyer were about to part ways, and she was...all right with that.

"I'd appreciate it," Saffron said, "and you know where to find me if you change your mind about talking." She didn't think he would, but she threw the offer out all the same, so he'd know it was there.

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