SOMBRETA - THE OLD HARLAN ARMS on 85th ST
Mar 2, 2015 21:13:40 GMT -8
Post by Skullbooty on Mar 2, 2015 21:13:40 GMT -8
They went back to sleep, too dead in the day - as vampires should be - to bother worrying.
That night, Eli was animated and nervy. He went unto Vitus. A slurry of medical waste
smell oozed out of Vitus's room.
Eli-
"Hey dude, it's-- UGH GL-GLUH!
God that's awful!"
Eli beheld the source of the stenches.
Vitus's bandages had been mostly shed in the day, along with buckets of gory burn
and broken flesh. It was hard to even see what remained of him beneath that.
Vitus-
"Ugh, come on man. This is quite humiliating. I hope
I'm in better shape to do this sort of thing myself tomorrow,
but I could use help getting clean and rebandaged."
Eli-
"Sorry, man. I just wasn't expecting--
phew. Yeah, god, where to start..."
He nicked some cleaning supplies from a cart in the hall and got
to work, bundled in as much rubber and disinfectant as he could.
Meanwhile, he could hear Jason getting up in the other room.
Eli-
"So, uh, I was going to come ask you what to do
about something... our credit's fucked, I guess."
Vitus-
"Whaat? Oh. Oh. Gaston-Louis. He
got all the money. That's... a difficulty."
Eli-
"Man, what a dick! That shit happens and he bails on
his family like that? I guess it's not too shocking, but
still. What about l'honneur?"
Vitus-
"At least we might not ever have to see
him again. Small price to pay for that."
Eli-
"Yeah, I suppose so. Well what now, then? Do we
gotta take out a payday loan or something? Crash
at a haunted movie theater?"
Vitus-
"...Give me... Give me a chance to think. Or maybe not.
Maybe clarity will come from challenges. I just... I've never
had to imagine what will be after Sombreta, except in an idle
or fanciful way. There's nothing to worry about because we
could sleep in dumpsters and never fall ill, but ... I'm just
having trouble picturing it. What do you want to do?"
Eli-
"Huh, yeah, everything's been so up in the air for the rest of
us but you've been there, and with her for so long... You're
right that we could just stash ourselves in a chicken coop,
but seems like while you're hurt you should have a peaceful
place to try to recover. Maybe we could just go to a lame
motel or find a sub-bougie apartment or something?
Still need some money though."
Vitus-
"Eh... OK. Hotels get expensive fast. We could get
that kind of money from Demetri, but I'd rather not owe
him anything...
Ellen. And... an apartment. Find some cheap, discreet
apartments to move into. Ask me about locations and I
can steer us clear of Crowboy turf. Normally we'd be cool
there, but not how things are now."
Eli-
"Man, forgot that's another thing to be concerned about...
Alright, I'll do some apartment hunting once we're done here.
And you could probably use a burner-- err, a temporary phone."
Vitus-
"*sigh* Hm... It's weird. Very weird. This whole life
feels wrong, and despite that, not too unbearable. I think
it's good to be making plans, keeping moving, as such."
Eli-
"Yeah, makes everything feel like a weird dream. At least
for now... Hey uh, do you have any requests? Wanna be
near the library or whatever? Maybe just get an app on
your new phone..."
Vitus-
"I request that you do your best to get out of
cleaning me up. Seems like it's too creepy for you,
and that isn't too good for my sentiments."
Eli-
"Aw, man. I'm just a weenie, don't let me bother you.
But maybe we can get you a cute nurse once you've got
a couple layers back on."
Vitus-
"OK, uh, just, if you have to wake me up for advice,
just go ahead and do it, but let's try to get moved by
tomorrow night, if we can. Thanks, Eli."
Eli-
"No prob, man. Hope you won't mind the suburbs
too much. Maybe it will be refreshing without all the...
classiness. Eh."
{Originally}
Jason rolled over on the bed and wrapped his arms around Eli.
Jason rolled over on the bed and wrapped his arms around Eli.
Jason-
"So when are your friends coming over?"
{originally}
Eli-
"Soon enough, I just texted Tabby the directions. She's bringing two of her friends. Darren, well, I dunno. He's an enigma, as ever."
Eli-
"Soon enough, I just texted Tabby the directions. She's bringing two of her friends. Darren, well, I dunno. He's an enigma, as ever."