Say a Prayer in Silence

Shay Sheridan || 28 || Banshee Indie OC RP She should have died hereafter; There would have been a time for such a word. Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury Signifying nothing.

[martinsblackwood]

[nedandthepiehole-blog]

           Don’t go boosting my ego. I try to maintain a healthy level of self gratification. [ He smiles again, then nods ] Sounds like like a plan. If you have anything to do and need me to watch him, I think I can manage… I have a normal shift tomorrow, so…

[iwontbetheretospeak]

         You won't mind if I come back with Clare in tow, will you? [ Scratching the back of her head, she sighs lightly and wrinkles her nose. ] At least she likes pie, maybe we can just ... get her out of the house for a few hours, at least. 

[nedandthepiehole-blog]

          [ Thank goodness they both let up. He really didn’t want to fight with her over werewolves ] I think it’s underrated. I try my best, you know? [ He then smiles, lifting her up at the waist and kisses her quickly and setting her down ] You’re a fine lady, yourself.

[iwontbetheretospeak]

          [ Letting out a huffed laugh, she straightened herself out once he set her down and bit back a smirk. ] Ned, I think you're about twice as good as any of the rest of us are. [ sighs ] I'll call Mitchell in the morning, alright? I'll pop by with Milo as soon as I hear anything. 

[nedandthepiehole-blog]

              … [ At least she wasn’t calling themselves animals ] I’m not trying to argue, but I just don’t think the term animal is a nice thing to say about people. That’s all… [ Sighs ] New topic of conversation—

[iwontbetheretospeak]

           You should've heard the things my parents called werewolves, Ned. [ Sighing sharply, she worked her jaw for a moment before settling and leaning to pat his face, working her fingers up into his hair. ] You're a good guy, you know that?

[nedandthepiehole-blog]

               Yeah, but, that doesn’t make them more like animals. Especially when they’re trying to fit in like normal people, kinda harsh… [ Or maybe he was just getting offended for them ] I don’t know, that might be like, a racial slur for werewolves…

[iwontbetheretospeak]

        My point is that they're not normal people, Ned. Neither are we, if you really want to have this argument. We're just lucky because until you touch a dead thing, or I scream, no one would know the difference. [ Scratching the tip of her nose, she frowns. ] I just think it's got to be harder, that's all. 

[nedandthepiehole-blog]

            Why doesn’t anyone tell me these things right away— I had no idea… [ He rubs his neck. It was something, having Garrett stable. Though, he raised a brow at her last comment ] They’re an animal one day a month, Shay, that’s not fair to say—

[iwontbetheretospeak]

        I dunno, I didn't think it was the sort of thing people talk about. [ Pressing her lips into a line, she shrugs and scratches the side of her head. ] They're people with wolves sitting in their chest. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, I'm just -- saying their instincts aren't the same. 

[nedandthepiehole-blog]

        This whole move has seemingly put everyone off but us. A change of scenery was not a bad idea, honestly. Milo adjusted easily and all too— But Annie and MItchell can’t get a grip, Isabelle and the wolves are all shaken up and who knows what the others are thinking. Vampires hardly have issues with moving though, it seems anyway… Save for Mitchell…

[iwontbetheretospeak]

       Ned, Isabelle's an alcoholic, I don't think it was the move that set her off. Garrett's the only one with a handle on things, and that's -- I dunno, a surprise, I think. [ Sighs, scratching the back of her head. ] Maybe it'll just take time, I dunno. They're more like animals than they are people, I'm sure it's just a stress thing...

[nedandthepiehole-blog]

            I thought I would’ve gotten that from Isabelle but I guess I got the whole troop of supernatural. I’m actually good without body guards or the like… [ He sticks his hands in his pockets, then shrugs ] It’ll just be good to have someone else help. Then I can spend more time at home with you and Milo… I don’t want to miss out.

[iwontbetheretospeak]

        I'm sure you do get it from Isabelle, but ah -- like you just said, she's seemed a little unbalanced lately, yeah? No offense to her. [ Smirking a moment, she leans to kiss his shoulder and sighs. ] You're not missing out, he can't even crawl yet. Although -- he is getting better at lifting his head...

[nedandthepiehole-blog]

            Wow, he is a good lookin’ kid, isn’t he? I didn’t think too much on it, he just really seemed like a nice guy that really needed a job… Alright, hired. I think he’ll be good for the shop. 

[iwontbetheretospeak]

      I think he'll be super good for the store. Hell, maybe you'll get protection by the werewolf mob for hiring one of them. [ Snorting a quiet laugh, she wrinkled her nose and sighed. ] I'm sure he could use the work anyway. 

[nedandthepiehole-blog]

          Uh— Trey? Oh yeah— He had an interview the other day and I just… Forgot. Wow. This is a horrible move on my part. Poor kid. I guess I need to put that on my to-do for tomorrow. [ Arches a brow ] You think?

[iwontbetheretospeak]

         Yeah, Trey. Tan kid? Good hair? Of course your sales will go up, just have him stand out front and hand out flyers for the first day, you'll gain at least a handful of loyal customers. Girls. Boys probably. Hell, maybe he'll bring Isabelle back with him, and you can run a pie shop full of models....

[nedandthepiehole-blog]

              [ Rubs his neck ] She’s here but not… working for me. I dunno, she didn’t really seem interested so I didn’t want to bother her. Wendy’s still a huge help, but big blondie booked out too, so I’m just really understaffed at the moment….

[iwontbetheretospeak]

       Why don't you hire that werewolf kid? The pretty one with the two year old, I bet the teenage girls would flock in, your sales would go way up.

[nedandthepiehole-blog]

I feel like I’m throwing so much on you but, yes?  Would you please? I can run any and all errands if need be, but I just have to open up and close shop— It’s Wendy’s day off and I don’t have any  help again…

[iwontbetheretospeak]

Yeah, it's not a problem -- I could stand to get some air anyway, I'll just bring Milo along and we'll go visit....

                   Why don't you have any help, what happened to Isabelle? I know she's here. 

[nedandthepiehole-blog]

Alright, if you think it’ll be good… I’ll ask Annie tomorrow before I head to the shop. Suppose I could now, she doesn’t sleep, but… Maybe she needs to talk to Mitchell. Or should we talk to him instead? I mean— Does she remember her own kid?

[iwontbetheretospeak]

I didn't really press for too much information, Ned, I didn't want to stress her out any more. I mean -- I dunno, she seemed ... happy, but I don't think she knew where she was ... maybe  she was just ... having a bad afternoon.

                I can call him tomorrow, if you think that's better....

[nedandthepiehole-blog]

I don’t really want to meddle, but if it’s going  to affect their kid, I wouldn’t mind helping out for a bit… I mean… If you don’t mind as well. Can’t just start piling up kids without us both being in on this.

[iwontbetheretospeak]

Ned, I don't think it's meddling, you know how terrible they handle stress as a whole. [ Pursing her lips, she shrugged and scratched the back of her head. ] It's just a weekend, Ned, I don't think  it'd be too tough. What's one more kid for a few days, yeah?

[nedandthepiehole-blog]

Oh my god— Like complete memory loss? I had no idea— Mitchell must be going nuts, should we try and do something to help?

[iwontbetheretospeak]

I dunno, Ned. I don't know how ghosts work -- I deal with dying people, not  people who're already dead ... [ Sighs ] Maybe you should call, or -- I dunno,  maybe we should offer to watch Clare for a weekend? She knows you better...

[nedandthepiehole-blog]

Gosh…

           [ Shakes head ] No, I’ve been busy, I forgot but—            [ Wrinkles his brows ] Off? Like how?

[iwontbetheretospeak]

Off like she asked if I was still staying at the hostel, and had no idea who Milo was until I spent ten  minutes catching her up. 

[nedandthepiehole-blog]

Not generally something I do— It’s not like I practice in front of a mirror…

[iwontbetheretospeak]

Well, you should, because it's kinda cute ...

             Hey, you haven't talked to Annie and Mitchell lately,              have you? I called the other day and things seemed              sort of off...