[ so it's late, like really late, maybe 3am late. gwen's still awake after a night of patrolling, her adrenaline taking its time filtering out so she can actually catch some sleep. she's pretty sure dick's already there, waiting for her to come to bed like he always seems to ( or maybe he's just such a light sleeper that he wakes up as soon as she gets home ), but something happened while she was out and about that sort of kick-started her memories about certain things.
in a good way! but
she accidentally webbed a perfectly innocent bystander's foot to the sidewalk below her, and after she helped them detach their shoe from the pavement, there was really only one person she could think about. but not just in the general sense - it also reminded her of just how long she's been here, and how long he's been here, and so. yeah.
this is gwen, recording a video message for finn to wake up to tomorrow. the light's dim, but she's made sure he'll actually be able to see her before she starts recording. she looks a little exhausted, and probably in desperate need of a shower, but she doesn't seem too concerned about that. ]
Hey, Finnegan. It's- kind of really late, and I hope the notification of this message doesn't wake you up, but I wanted to send something your way and I'm feeling inspired, and so yeah. Hi.
[ she grins, rests her chin in her hand and sighs. it's like she's treating it like he's there with her, not directly looking at the camera, although she does sneak a few peeks while she talks ]
So, mm, it's pretty hard to keep track of time here, especially when the city decides to throw us some curveballs and drop us into a weird situation, in that fucked up way it tends to. But tonight I realized just how long I've been in the city. It also made me think about who I've met along the way, and tonight I webbed some poor guy's foot to the ground, and I felt like such an ass because I couldn't stop myself from smiling while I pulled him free. It just made me think of you, and how I met you and BB-8 all that time ago.
I know it's going to sound crazy, but I think that was almost two years ago now. I'm pretty positive it is, actually. I only remember because we both became residents of this place around the same time last year, and- Yeah. Wow. Shit, right?
Anyway.
It got me thinking about a lot of things, and I don't know where I'd be if I didn't have you as a constant in my life since I got here. We've seen so many people we care about come and go, and it always sucks so much, but our friendship helps me remember that even when people leave, I'm never really alone here.
And you're just- You're so you, the same as you've always been, because you haven't let this place tear you down the way it tries to almost every day. You're so strong, and so caring, and cool, and smart, and funny, and genuine, and I can't think of a single time when we've hung out that I felt anything other than safe, and cared for. ...And loved, really.
[ which makes her smile, and glance at the camera for a little while before starting up again ]
This is probably going to sound a little crazy, but I even have some playlists that help me feel that way, because all I can think about is when you come over the listen to them with me. Music always makes me feel some kind of way, but there are certain songs that will always make me think of you, and that's so awesome. And, like, I know we're not going to be here forever, but I'm so sure that when the time comes, I'll be able to find you in the multiverse. No matter where you are. I'm going to do everything I can to keep you in my life for as long as possible. And keep making you mixtapes every chance I get.
And another thing that will probably make me sound crazy is that I'm really glad Poe's back. For my own selfish reasons, sure, but also because I know how much you mean to each other, and you deserve having this time together. I know you guys both have so much to deal with back home, and- I don't know. I guess it just makes me happy knowing you get to have time to build your relationship without having to split your time with rebuilding the entire freaking galaxy. You deserve that. You deserve all kinds of reminders about how great you are, every single day.
But anyway - this is getting really long, I know. I really should get to sleep. But I just wanted to send this your way, so we can maybe remember to focus on the good, even though we're both coming up on our two-year benchmark of being trapped in this place.
Actually, maybe we could grab dinner sometime soon. Celebrate how long we've been friends, instead of getting caught up in how long we've been stuck here. S'just a thought. Let me know.
Either way, I love you, and I'm really glad you got stuck in my web all that time ago.
-- Yeah, I think that's it. Okay. [ she reaches for her device to stop the recording, but not before she grins bright at the camera ] Bye.
[ aaaaaand send ]
in a good way! but
she accidentally webbed a perfectly innocent bystander's foot to the sidewalk below her, and after she helped them detach their shoe from the pavement, there was really only one person she could think about. but not just in the general sense - it also reminded her of just how long she's been here, and how long he's been here, and so. yeah.
this is gwen, recording a video message for finn to wake up to tomorrow. the light's dim, but she's made sure he'll actually be able to see her before she starts recording. she looks a little exhausted, and probably in desperate need of a shower, but she doesn't seem too concerned about that. ]
Hey, Finnegan. It's- kind of really late, and I hope the notification of this message doesn't wake you up, but I wanted to send something your way and I'm feeling inspired, and so yeah. Hi.
[ she grins, rests her chin in her hand and sighs. it's like she's treating it like he's there with her, not directly looking at the camera, although she does sneak a few peeks while she talks ]
So, mm, it's pretty hard to keep track of time here, especially when the city decides to throw us some curveballs and drop us into a weird situation, in that fucked up way it tends to. But tonight I realized just how long I've been in the city. It also made me think about who I've met along the way, and tonight I webbed some poor guy's foot to the ground, and I felt like such an ass because I couldn't stop myself from smiling while I pulled him free. It just made me think of you, and how I met you and BB-8 all that time ago.
I know it's going to sound crazy, but I think that was almost two years ago now. I'm pretty positive it is, actually. I only remember because we both became residents of this place around the same time last year, and- Yeah. Wow. Shit, right?
Anyway.
It got me thinking about a lot of things, and I don't know where I'd be if I didn't have you as a constant in my life since I got here. We've seen so many people we care about come and go, and it always sucks so much, but our friendship helps me remember that even when people leave, I'm never really alone here.
And you're just- You're so you, the same as you've always been, because you haven't let this place tear you down the way it tries to almost every day. You're so strong, and so caring, and cool, and smart, and funny, and genuine, and I can't think of a single time when we've hung out that I felt anything other than safe, and cared for. ...And loved, really.
[ which makes her smile, and glance at the camera for a little while before starting up again ]
This is probably going to sound a little crazy, but I even have some playlists that help me feel that way, because all I can think about is when you come over the listen to them with me. Music always makes me feel some kind of way, but there are certain songs that will always make me think of you, and that's so awesome. And, like, I know we're not going to be here forever, but I'm so sure that when the time comes, I'll be able to find you in the multiverse. No matter where you are. I'm going to do everything I can to keep you in my life for as long as possible. And keep making you mixtapes every chance I get.
And another thing that will probably make me sound crazy is that I'm really glad Poe's back. For my own selfish reasons, sure, but also because I know how much you mean to each other, and you deserve having this time together. I know you guys both have so much to deal with back home, and- I don't know. I guess it just makes me happy knowing you get to have time to build your relationship without having to split your time with rebuilding the entire freaking galaxy. You deserve that. You deserve all kinds of reminders about how great you are, every single day.
But anyway - this is getting really long, I know. I really should get to sleep. But I just wanted to send this your way, so we can maybe remember to focus on the good, even though we're both coming up on our two-year benchmark of being trapped in this place.
Actually, maybe we could grab dinner sometime soon. Celebrate how long we've been friends, instead of getting caught up in how long we've been stuck here. S'just a thought. Let me know.
Either way, I love you, and I'm really glad you got stuck in my web all that time ago.
-- Yeah, I think that's it. Okay. [ she reaches for her device to stop the recording, but not before she grins bright at the camera ] Bye.
[ aaaaaand send ]
[ it takes him a while to finally answer — well, partly because he's definitely asleep when his device pings with that message from gwen. he's always been an early-to-bed, early-to-rise kind of person, mostly because he likes rolling out of bed to hit the gym at that hour and starting his day on something like the right foot. he clears his head, he feels invigorated, he usually comes back to the apartment and hits the shower just as poe's waking up — it's a routine that works for him.
only for the last fifteen minutes he's been laying in bed watching gwen's message on a loop, doing his best not to wake up the other occupant sleeping next to him; at one point, he sits up so the brightness from the screen won't be a disruption, playing it over again with a faint smile on his lips — because the first time he feels like he had been too sleepy to really grasp everything she was saying before.
eventually, he decides to throw off the covers and pad out to the living room on bare feet, clad in a pair of pajama pants he's pretty sure he swiped from poe a while back and never returned — which is how gwen gets a return video a handful of hours later with finn leaning forward, arms braced on the balcony and device carefully balanced in his grip, the sunrise reflected in the windows of the highrise behind him. ]
First of all, I don't even know what you'd be doing at... three in the morning where you're webbing someone's foot to the pavement? [ he chuckles once, scrubbing his free hand over the lower half of his face. ] But hey, if it got you thinking about us, I can't say I mind it all that much.
Two years, though. Wow. Really? Kriff, I haven't even... I guess I've been so wrapped up in thinking about everything that happens to us day in and day out that it didn't even occur to me that we might be coming up on it. And I guess the brief detour I took home for a little while made it all seem less long than it actually has been, but... you know how I feel about you, Gwen. [ his brows knit together in a more firm contemplation as he peers toward the screen. ] How much you mean to me. I know we didn't really get a chance to talk about it, but... if it had come down to me needing to be the one to contract with you, I hope you know I would've done it in a heartbeat. No question. Not if it meant keeping you out of trouble with them.
Anyway, um... about the dinner thing? We should, we should definitely do that. I'd like that a lot. And I like thinking about it that way, as something to celebrate rather than something else. Maybe someplace nice, too? You can wear that one dress with the... with the straps. [ is it possible he's bad at this and she needs to pretend that she knows which dress he's talking about? maybe. but his expression smooths out a little more, and he glances back over his shoulder at presumably the sound of movement from within the apartment. ] Oh, I gotta go, but let's figure it out, okay? We'll talk soon. And... I love you too, Gwennie. So much. Okay. Bye.
[ the feed ends shortly after he tips the device away. ]
only for the last fifteen minutes he's been laying in bed watching gwen's message on a loop, doing his best not to wake up the other occupant sleeping next to him; at one point, he sits up so the brightness from the screen won't be a disruption, playing it over again with a faint smile on his lips — because the first time he feels like he had been too sleepy to really grasp everything she was saying before.
eventually, he decides to throw off the covers and pad out to the living room on bare feet, clad in a pair of pajama pants he's pretty sure he swiped from poe a while back and never returned — which is how gwen gets a return video a handful of hours later with finn leaning forward, arms braced on the balcony and device carefully balanced in his grip, the sunrise reflected in the windows of the highrise behind him. ]
First of all, I don't even know what you'd be doing at... three in the morning where you're webbing someone's foot to the pavement? [ he chuckles once, scrubbing his free hand over the lower half of his face. ] But hey, if it got you thinking about us, I can't say I mind it all that much.
Two years, though. Wow. Really? Kriff, I haven't even... I guess I've been so wrapped up in thinking about everything that happens to us day in and day out that it didn't even occur to me that we might be coming up on it. And I guess the brief detour I took home for a little while made it all seem less long than it actually has been, but... you know how I feel about you, Gwen. [ his brows knit together in a more firm contemplation as he peers toward the screen. ] How much you mean to me. I know we didn't really get a chance to talk about it, but... if it had come down to me needing to be the one to contract with you, I hope you know I would've done it in a heartbeat. No question. Not if it meant keeping you out of trouble with them.
Anyway, um... about the dinner thing? We should, we should definitely do that. I'd like that a lot. And I like thinking about it that way, as something to celebrate rather than something else. Maybe someplace nice, too? You can wear that one dress with the... with the straps. [ is it possible he's bad at this and she needs to pretend that she knows which dress he's talking about? maybe. but his expression smooths out a little more, and he glances back over his shoulder at presumably the sound of movement from within the apartment. ] Oh, I gotta go, but let's figure it out, okay? We'll talk soon. And... I love you too, Gwennie. So much. Okay. Bye.
[ the feed ends shortly after he tips the device away. ]
i got a job! :)
you know subversion?
you know subversion?
Yeah, I think it used to be a different bar?
So, what are you going to be doing there?
[ it occurs to him that maybe he should've offered her a job at the garage first. but he's also not sure if that would be odd, considering it used to be hers. not that she remembers that. ]
So, what are you going to be doing there?
[ it occurs to him that maybe he should've offered her a job at the garage first. but he's also not sure if that would be odd, considering it used to be hers. not that she remembers that. ]
No, that's alright. I haven't gone to sleep yet.
What's up?
What's up?
Sorry, I don't think that was me.
The last thing I rode back home was an orbak, which is kind of similar to a horse?
So... what else were you dreaming about? [ smooth, finn. ]
The last thing I rode back home was an orbak, which is kind of similar to a horse?
So... what else were you dreaming about? [ smooth, finn. ]
Finn, right? This is Anders, I doubt you remember me, we've seen each other in passing the few times I've been by the garage to see Dean and Poe, but I wanted to reach out to you. I owe you a proper introduction and have a small request, if you've the time and inclination.
[ the reply comes a short time later. ]
Anders, right, hi. Yeah, uh, Poe's mentioned you before, so... [ he doesn't mention in what context, although it's not as though it was anything bad. ]
What kind of request? [ again, he mostly sounds casual about it. maybe a hint of curiosity there, but only because he can't think of what he'd be needed for. ]
Anders, right, hi. Yeah, uh, Poe's mentioned you before, so... [ he doesn't mention in what context, although it's not as though it was anything bad. ]
What kind of request? [ again, he mostly sounds casual about it. maybe a hint of curiosity there, but only because he can't think of what he'd be needed for. ]
[ late on the 23rd, there is a box delivered to finn's doorstep.
inside, he'll find these, along with a note in qi'ra's neat handwriting. ]
You're often in my most inappropriate thoughts,
Qi'ra
inside, he'll find these, along with a note in qi'ra's neat handwriting. ]
You're often in my most inappropriate thoughts,
Qi'ra
I'd like to see you in my office, Finn.
Dressed appropriately.
Dressed appropriately.
Actually, no.
Where I'm from people mostly celebrate what's referred to as Life Day. It's a Wookiee tradition, or it started that way, but it's sort of been adopted across the galaxy now.
Where I'm from people mostly celebrate what's referred to as Life Day. It's a Wookiee tradition, or it started that way, but it's sort of been adopted across the galaxy now.
[ A bottle of half-decent bourbon is delivered to Finn. It's tied with a ribbon, and comes with a simple note: ]
From Michael.
[ He's still playing the antisocial card, and frankly that's always going to be worse at the holidays.
But this is a friend he's thinking of, at the very least. ]
From Michael.
[ He's still playing the antisocial card, and frankly that's always going to be worse at the holidays.
But this is a friend he's thinking of, at the very least. ]
[Delivered to his new address will be a large jar of the salve previously discussed, the scent accompanying it smells remarkably like the deep forest after a morning rainstorm. There are a few candles included that have a very similar scent and one other thing that comes with a note.
On first inspection, it's a little ball of plant matter tightly rolled in on itself. The note explains that Finn should take it to where he wants it placed, tap it, then throw it in the air.
When he does this, the ball catches itself in mid-air and unfurls into a bulb with a magical light in it's center. The note is signed with 'A.']
On first inspection, it's a little ball of plant matter tightly rolled in on itself. The note explains that Finn should take it to where he wants it placed, tap it, then throw it in the air.
When he does this, the ball catches itself in mid-air and unfurls into a bulb with a magical light in it's center. The note is signed with 'A.']
Happy New Year, Finn. Hope you're doing well.
Miss you.
Miss you.
Happy New Year! And I can't complain much.
Everything okay?
Everything okay?
could I ask you a question about when I was here before?
Nearly two months and I haven't seen you in my office in just my gift.
I'm beginning to think you don't like it.
I'm beginning to think you don't like it.
I need to tell you something.
[ qi'ra had been right when she'd warned rey; it was only a matter of time until someone else did, some other way. that shouldn't be her only reason for doing this, though, and it's not. not quite. harley had made good points. she's not giving her friends enough credit.
so she's here, trying, knowing he might just hate her for it, and she wouldn't be able to blame him because there's no way for her to explain the complexity of the situation, so it just ... it looks bad. really bad. ]
[ qi'ra had been right when she'd warned rey; it was only a matter of time until someone else did, some other way. that shouldn't be her only reason for doing this, though, and it's not. not quite. harley had made good points. she's not giving her friends enough credit.
so she's here, trying, knowing he might just hate her for it, and she wouldn't be able to blame him because there's no way for her to explain the complexity of the situation, so it just ... it looks bad. really bad. ]
What? Is everything okay? Where are you? Are you alright?
[ it's probably telling enough that his first instinct is to prepare for something being wrong, but the ominousness of a message like that sets his mind to racing towards all possible worst-case scenarios.
honestly, the first thing he thinks is that rey's somehow ended up in trouble again. which isn't much of a stretch, considering the people zoo. ]
[ it's probably telling enough that his first instinct is to prepare for something being wrong, but the ominousness of a message like that sets his mind to racing towards all possible worst-case scenarios.
honestly, the first thing he thinks is that rey's somehow ended up in trouble again. which isn't much of a stretch, considering the people zoo. ]
Hey Finn. Hope you're doing okay.
You should come over sometime. I'll cook.
You should come over sometime. I'll cook.
Mona, hey. I'm doing alright. Well, as alright as alright can be in a place like this.
Oh, thanks. That's really generous of you. Would you need me to bring anything at all?
Oh, thanks. That's really generous of you. Would you need me to bring anything at all?
I've heard you've got the best garage in town.
Oh. Well, I don’t know about that, but it is one of them. The garages.
Did you have a question about it?
Did you have a question about it?
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[ a woman he's never met before is texting him, and finn has an uncanny feeling that this has happened to him already. ]
Well, they're all beautiful. On you.
So... I don't think you can go wrong with any of them?
Well, they're all beautiful. On you.
So... I don't think you can go wrong with any of them?
[ well, that's something to be greeted with. ]
Are you even... wearing any?
Are you even... wearing any?
Sorry. I can't really imagine what that must be like.
[ seeing as... he never knew his real parents. ]
Do you know anyone else here, at least?
[ seeing as... he never knew his real parents. ]
Do you know anyone else here, at least?
[It's been a while, but Finn might recognise the person in the photo that arrives on his phone. It's taken at the Arena in the Down in the reflection of a full-length mirrors post-workout, the hoodie he's wearing drawn down part way to give a glimpse of well-maintained taut muscles with a faint sheen on his unnatural pale skin. The hand that isn't holding the device up though is pressed against the material of his sweatpants to outline the shape of his hard cock to both leave very little to the imagination and also acts as a real tease.]
don't say i don't give you nothing.
don't say i don't give you nothing.
[ that is... is that hakkyuu? he's only sort of familiar with someone he remembers being one of vrenille's friends, but that's definitely not an angle he's familiar with specifically. ]
I'm not sure you meant to give this to ME, though.
[ wishful thinking? not that it's not a very nice picture, because it is. ]
I'm not sure you meant to give this to ME, though.
[ wishful thinking? not that it's not a very nice picture, because it is. ]
wow thanks for not giving me this notif DW that's real nice of u >:T
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- 2021-04-08 14:57 (UTC) - ExpandIf I'm baiting you, it's because I want you to bite.
[ as much as he wants to believe this is for him, he figures he can't possibly be that lucky. ]
Hi, Josie. [ better to lead with that than comment on the picture, right? ]
Hi, Josie. [ better to lead with that than comment on the picture, right? ]
[ does he recognize the username? not really. ]
I don't need to go anywhere near it if that's what you want? [ definitely thinking that whoever this is didn't mean to send it to him. ]
I don't need to go anywhere near it if that's what you want? [ definitely thinking that whoever this is didn't mean to send it to him. ]
[ all of her messages come through distorted and at once after hours of trying to get a signal to send them during the worst of the chaos in the down. ]
At Crim
ou ok?
on't know if you're getting any of
Message me if you get th
I'm worried.
At Crim
ou ok?
on't know if you're getting any of
Message me if you get th
I'm worried.
[ the last couple of messages haven't even gone through at all, and to say finn's worried would be an understatement, but he reads over that message like it's a lifeline, poring through it and trying to glean whatever info he can. in the end, he thinks he can piece together what she's sent, although the message he sends back winds up being just as jumbled. ]
▒▒▒▒ okay.
Set ▒▒ ▒▒ ▒▒▒ garage. People are ▒▒▒▒▒ here.
Poe's ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ on ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒ jammers ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒.
Please ▒▒ safe.
▒▒▒▒ okay.
Set ▒▒ ▒▒ ▒▒▒ garage. People are ▒▒▒▒▒ here.
Poe's ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ on ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒ jammers ▒▒▒▒ ▒▒▒▒.
Please ▒▒ safe.
Have you ever had one of those days where you're quite certain you've forgotten something and you don't know what it is?
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