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Post by Colette on Nov 17, 2009 16:13:30 GMT -5
"Not Ace. It's hard to explain, but he's not Ace. Not anymore. It's like..."
Colette stopped, starring at her a moment before giving a shake of her head and continued to pace. "No. I know Ace, and he'll never leave.. He never gives up. He's just pulling one of his little tricks." She sighed deeply, running a hand through her hair.
"I know, I'm sorry." She chewed her lower lip a bit before continuing. "Look, I'm not an idiot, all right? I'm not, like, chasing after him 'cause he's a-"
Colette paused, starring at her with furrowed brows. "'Cause he's a murderer. I wouldn't be with him if he hadn't changed." She shook her head. "It's not even a change. It's... He's a different person. I mean, literally." Colette remained silent, her eyes wondering around aimlessly as she thought about it.
"He's not Ace, he's Ryder. And maybe I sound naive to you, but... I'm not. I know."
She took in a deep breath, and sighed heavily. "But what makes you so sure?" She asked softly, rubbing at her neck.
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Post by Essence Newman on Nov 17, 2009 16:24:11 GMT -5
"But what makes you so sure?"
Essence lowered her eyes and rubbed at her temple. "I've seen him both way," she answered weakly. "I've been with him as Ace and as Ryder. Believe me, I know. He doesn't...like being Ace, it hurts. And now..." She took in a deep breath and let it out slowly. "Now... They're separate. Ryder is Ryder and Ace is Ace. Well, he calls him 'Sylar' now..."
She moved her eyes to meet Colette's again. "Which is fucking scary. Ace in his own body. We went to Emma, to tell her, so that she could warn you about him. But she's had a lot on her plate lately..."
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Post by Colette on Nov 17, 2009 17:09:24 GMT -5
"I've seen him both way," she answered weakly. "I've been with him as Ace and as Ryder. Believe me, I know. He doesn't...like being Ace, it hurts. And now..."
"And now..?" She perked a brow, her arms crossed over her chest as she finally sat down. It wasn't like she didn't believe Essence, but it was hard for her to believe it. "Now... They're separate. Ryder is Ryder and Ace is Ace. Well, he calls him 'Sylar' now..." She blinked, the name not registering with her at all. "Okay.."
"Which is fucking scary. Ace in his own body. We went to Emma, to tell her, so that she could warn you about him. But she's had a lot on her plate lately..."
She bit down on the inside of her lip, so hard, she thought she tasted blood. Ace.. in his own body..? How.. How was that even possible? "Wait.. Ace was nothing more than a seperate personality of Ryder's.. He had the whole multiple personality disorder thing, except there was only one other personality inside of him, and that was Ace.."
None of this made any sense... "Wait.. so if Ryder is free..." She paused, starring at Essence. "And you haven't..." She trailed off. "Where is he?"
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Post by Essence Newman on Nov 17, 2009 17:30:01 GMT -5
"Wait.. Ace was nothing more than a seperate personality of Ryder's.. He had the whole multiple personality disorder thing, except there was only one other personality inside of him, and that was Ace.."
Essence licked her lips and nodded. "Yeah. It's some whole deal with Lilith and demons and Hell and..." she shook her head, waving it off. "Really outlandish shit. But either way, it's...dangerous."
"Wait.. so if Ryder is free..." She paused, starring at Essence. "And you haven't..." She trailed off. "Where is he?"
Essence's lips pursed and her eyes lowered again. Her fingers twisted in her lap and she shrugged. "I don't really know. Uhm. Me and him and Emma went out lookin' for Ace --Sylar. Well, we found him. And he took Ry." She shrugged and fought back her tears. "That was kind of awhile ago. I've been looking for him, but..." She sighed through her nose and and shrugged again. "I dunno..."
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Post by Colette on Nov 17, 2009 17:37:55 GMT -5
"Yeah. It's some whole deal with Lilith and demons and Hell and..." she shook her head, waving it off. "Really outlandish shit. But either way, it's...dangerous."
And it all came back to demons, and hell. Colette wasn't one to curse, except under her breath. But she couldn't help it. "God damn son of a fucking whore... bitch." She sighed, her head tilting down. "Just when I think things can start to get back to normal, I'm reminded of... just how un-normal it all is."
"I don't really know. Uhm. Me and him and Emma went out lookin' for Ace --Sylar. Well, we found him. And he took Ry." She shrugged and fought back her tears. "That was kind of awhile ago. I've been looking for him, but..." She sighed through her nose and and shrugged again. "I dunno..."
So Ace--Sylar, took Ryder.. Well if that wasn't strange, she didn't know what was. "How.. long ago, do you think that was?" She asked. "I know Ace, and he takes people to the same places, all the time. If it's not in one place, it's another."
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Post by Essence Newman on Nov 17, 2009 17:52:47 GMT -5
"God damn son of a fucking whore... bitch." She sighed, her head tilting down. "Just when I think things can start to get back to normal, I'm reminded of... just how un-normal it all is."
Essence forced out a mirthless laugh. Didn't she know that... "Tell me about it," she breathed softly. She could hardly believe some of the stuff that happened in their lives sometimes. She often wished she was just normal. Living back with her family...normal. But that wasn't the way it was. Maybe it was better that way, but still... Sometimes...
"How.. long ago, do you think that was?"
Essence shrugged, unsure. "A week, maybe," she breathed. "I know Ace, and he takes people to the same places, all the time. If it's not in one place, it's another." Essence fought off the bubble of hope that rose in her stomach. "You do? You...might know where he is?" She fisted the bottom of her cardigan in eagerness. 'Calm, girl,' she told herself. Nothing was definite.
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Post by Colette on Nov 17, 2009 18:00:03 GMT -5
"A week, maybe. You do? You...might know where he is?"
She nodded. "I can't promise anything. But usually he takes people down to the old anti-mutant Headquarters. If not there, then it's the stadium." She told her softly, flashes of the past scattered in her mind. Kate was killed at the stadium by him..
She sighed softly, shaking her head. "I think right now, everyone just.. needs time to mend.. what we lost." She nodded lightly. Suddenly a smile spread across her lips, and a small laugh following. "Dean was something else.."
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Post by Essence Newman on Nov 18, 2009 15:51:19 GMT -5
Essence nodded and swallowed dryly. Her nails bit into her palms as she struggled not to make her exit right there. Anti-Mutant Headquarters and the Stadium. She knew where she was going as soon as possible.
"I think right now, everyone just.. needs time to mend.. what we lost." Essence nodded, agreeing. Especially recently. When so many people had lost so much... "Dean was something else.." That immediately brought a smile to her face. She had only men the man a few times but "something else" certainly summed him up.
"He loved his kid," she added quietly, smiling. She could remember meeting him and Emma at the aquarium with Oliver and Logan. It was odd to think of him as dead. He was such a strong, stable figure...
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Post by Colette on Nov 18, 2009 16:27:56 GMT -5
"He loved his kid,"
Colette smiled, nodding. A laugh escaped her and she shook her head. "Batman.. and Logan was a pirate." She sighed softly, the smile still on her face. But slowly, it dissipated. "Always had a big heart, wanting to help everyone."
She ran a hand over her face, rubbing at her forehead a moment. "Hard to believe he's not here anymore.." She whispered softly, brows furrowed. Her throat was burning, one of the clearest signs that she was trying her best to hold back tears.
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Post by Essence Newman on Nov 20, 2009 15:48:35 GMT -5
"Batman.. and Logan was a pirate. Always had a big heart, wanting to help everyone."
Essence laughed outright at that. Batman, definitely. She could just see him in the the tights and cape... "I was there when he got the call that his daughter was being born." She smiled softly at the memory. "He was so cute; excited and anxious..." It was too bad that little girl would never know how much her daddy loved her...that Dean wouldn't get to watch his daughter grow up...
"Hard to believe he's not here anymore.."
Essence nodded, taking a breath to clear out the urge to cry. "Yeah, he was so...stable and strong. Out of everyone..." She shook her head, not really able to go on. Dean was the last person Essence would have ever picked to succumb.
She had barely known Dean and she was really upset about his death. She could only imagine how badly Colette was taking it.
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Post by Colette on Nov 20, 2009 17:35:32 GMT -5
"I was there when he got the call that his daughter was being born." She smiled softly at the memory. "He was so cute; excited and anxious..."
Colette smiled, but forced the tears not to drop. Which only made her vision even more blurry as she softly shook her head. Just thinking about him.. in this way, was tearing at her heart. She took in a deep breath and sighed heavily.
"Yeah, he was so...stable and strong. Out of everyone..."
Colette looked to Essence, and laid a hand on her shoulder gently. Offering a smile, and a soft laugh. "I'm freezing." She said, letting out a airy laugh. "What do you say to a coffee at starbucks? It's on me."
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Post by Essence Newman on Nov 21, 2009 15:54:26 GMT -5
"Me too," Essence admitted, smiling to the woman. "Coffee sounds amazing, thanks." She chuckled as she rose, tucking her hands into her pockets. She wait for Colette to join her. She was happy she had decided to approach the woman now. Not only did she had a lead on where to find Ryder (finally!) but she needed this. She needed to...make Colette real instead of just this fuzzy figure from the past.
And besides that, Colette just seemed like a genuinely nice person. With a little too much on her plate at the moment.
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Post by Colette on Nov 24, 2009 4:21:30 GMT -5
"Me too," Essence admitted, smiling to the woman. "Coffee sounds amazing, thanks."
Colette flashed a smile, holding the coat around her as she took to her feet. "Or a hot chocolate." She chuckled softly, tucking her hair behind her ear. "I can't believe it's getting so close to Thanksgiving, and then Christmas."
She looked over at Essence as they walked. "So.." She tucked her hair back behind her ear, it always seemed to fall back out. "How.. long have you and Ryder been going out?"
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Post by Essence Newman on Nov 24, 2009 15:52:08 GMT -5
"I can't believe it's getting so close to Thanksgiving, and then Christmas."
Essence chuckled softly, nodding to show her agreement. "Seems like it was summer just yesterday. Where does the time go, right?" Seemed like everything was moving quicker these days; progressing faster. Essence wasn't sure if she liked it or not. She would figure it out once she caught up.
"How.. long have you and Ryder been going out?"
Essence swallowed, playing with her cuff as she thought. "Well, we met a few years ago; when the first war started? But we didn't really get together until right after that freaking epidemic broke out. So, fuck, almost a year now." Her eyes widened a bit. "Whoa, I didn't realize it had been that long..." After all the time they had lost, between separation and Ace and everything... A slight smile came to her face. She had never been with a person for so long. She liked it.
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Post by Colette on Nov 25, 2009 4:14:36 GMT -5
"Seems like it was summer just yesterday. Where does the time go, right?"
"Mm, tell me about it." She laughed softly, giving a slight shiver as the wind blew in her face. Scrunching up her brows, she looked over at Essence again. "By chance you wouldn't be a pyro would you? Like one of your powers?" She asked softly. "Laura, my daughter, got pyrokenesis as a newly developed power.. and it seems to be consuming her."
"Well, we met a few years ago; when the first war started? But we didn't really get together until right after that freaking epidemic broke out. So, fuck, almost a year now." Her eyes widened a bit. "Whoa, I didn't realize it had been that long..."
Oh thank god, Starbucks. She ran up towards the door, with a soft laugh, holding it open for Essence. "Really, that long?" Who would have thought? "Huh.. Well congratulations, I guess, huh?" She smiled as they walked up to the counter. "Uh, you order first while I de-thaw." She laughed, rubbing her arms.
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