never truly alone

Mia Norton . twenty-two . afterlife connection

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objectifyingjj·:

“Why would I think about yoga?” JJ scoffed as she rolled her eyes. “The only thing I need is a decent night sleep and for others to keep their nose out of my business.”

Mia shrugged, nervousness suddenly filling her at the female’s harsh tone. “Well, it’s really relaxing and good for not only the body but the mind too.” Her voice was soft, hesitant even, as she gave the girl a small smile. “I didn’t mean to sound like I was being nosy or anything, I’m sorry if it came across that way. I just thought-- that maybe ... I don’t know. Ignore me, I’m sorry again.” 

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“You look hella tense,” Mia observed aloud tilting her head slightly. “Have you ever thought about yoga?” 

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telechristina·:

“Some people would say that was cruel.” Christina pointed out, the amused smile on her lips growing slightly. The brunette nodded in understanding. Though the sound of meditating didn’t appeal to her all that much, she’d been alone with her thoughts for too long before and it hadn’t helped all that much. “I don’t think I would be very good at it.” She admitted. “How are you - after everything?” Christina wasn’t certain whether she had been in situations as intense as the one they had found themselves in recently. But she doubted it, and so wanted to ensure her sister was okay.

“And the rest would say it was funny.” She retorted with a grin. The brunette gave a shrug. “It’s not for everyone, I guess. If I’m honest it bored the hell out of me to begin with but most of the time it’s the only way I can block out any unwanted visitors if you get what I mean.” Mia explained referring to the ghosts that often surrounded her. Pausing to think about the question, she gave a shrug. “I’m alright, I think. Strangely, it didn’t affect me as much as I thought it would have done. Turns out I’m quite at peace with the prospect of dying-- wow, that sounds morbid.” She mused, shaking her head. “How about you? I know that couldn’t have been easy on you.”

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telechristina·:

Christina smiled. “Thank God, because I don’t know how long I’d have lasted.” She met her sister’s gaze. “What is the meditation for?”

Mia gave another laugh. “Maybe I should have said yes just to see how long you could do it for.” She replied smirking. “Nothing, in particular, I just like meditating it helps keep my mind clear which isn’t a bad thing after the chaos that’s just gone on. You should give it ago.” 

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telechristina·:

“Would it help if I held my breath?” Christina asked, the smile on her lips growing slightly.

A small laugh fell from the brunette’s lips as she shook her head. “Nah, it’s fine. I can never concentrate when other people are in the room.”

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telechristina·:

Christina moved to sit opposite her sister, a small smile on her lips after the other’s comment. Seeing the Mia’s eye open for a moment, she acted out zipping her lips, offering an amused smile.

Mia gave a small sigh before placing her hands down and opening her eyes. “This isn’t going to work, I can hear you breathing.” The brunette stated a small smirk tugging at her lips. 

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The brunette gave a sigh as the person continued to make a racket.“I’m trying to meditate over here, do you mind?” Mia asked with a hint of a smile before opening one eye looking over to see what they were doing.

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earthboundjean·:

Jean found a smile growing on his lips as the brunette praised his power – or idea – or whatever she was so happy about. Either way, it overrode some of the fear he felt. He nodded. “I think I can get everyone out. It might take a little while to dig far enough that we won’t find ourselves in other buildings, but we can get out of the way of the blast at least.” He suggested. “I can close it behind us too. So, we can either hide in here, or find passage – depending on how far I get.” He hadn’t considered how far he would need to go with the tunnel to come up somewhere reasonable. “But we still need to gather everyone.”

The brunette nodded, listening to the male. “God, we’re lucky you’re here.” She stated, shaking her head at the odds he would be here. “You can? Oh wow, okay that should help with keeping some of the blast from us all.” Mia mused impressed with his abilities. “I could go gather people when you get started?”

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earthboundjean·:

Jean looked up at the brunette with a sheepish grin. “I’m checking the escape route – I can, uh, move the earth… So I am just looking to see if there are any structural weaknesses… Well, as best I can through the earth, anyway.” He tried to explain. “So, I guess that can be an exit?” 

Mia was shocked by the male’s admission. It left her wondering how many people there actually were with these types of abilities. “Oh my god, that’s brilliant.” She replied still taken aback by the idea. “So, we might actually have a chance of getting out of here alive.” The brunette mused, a sense of relief clear in her voice. “Will take you long?” 

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nopainregain·:

“Where?” The question came out breathless, shock still overwhelming her as she tried not to panic and alert everyone causing a riot. “What have the police said for us to do? Surely they’re not just expecting us to sit here waiting for them to arrive?” A feeling of gratitude suddenly filled her towards the stranger. At least now she knew that she had to try to keep Luna as far away as possible.

“In one of the changing rooms,” Mia replied looking back in that direction. “They said to calmly evacuate the building. I’m going to tell the staff at reception now but I thought I’d let you know some you can get out, I don’t want to tell anyone else and cause mass panic but I’m sure they’ll have a protocol or something.” 

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earthboundjean·:

Jean pressed his lips together trying to think, though he was never great at scenarios like this. Not that he’d ever been in one quite the same – but scenarios where the pressure was on. “Well, we need a way out of here.” He said, waiting for a moment, before he crouched down and placed his hand against the cold floor. First he could feel the make-up of the tiles directly beneath their feet, following that there was a thick layer of cement between them and the raw earth. But, it wasn’t too thick that he shouldn’t be able to break through it. It was just a matter of whether the structure of the building would maintain itself should he burrow underground. He’d made that mistake before. “I doubt they’ve left the front door open, but maybe we can find a back door.” 

Mia nodded, as she bit down on her lip looking around the building for possible ways out. The female’s brow drew together confused as she watched him crouch down feeling the floor. “What on earth are you doing?” She asked wondering why on earth he would choose now of all times to admire the flooring. “Do you know exits we can try? I only know the main entrance.”

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nopainregain·:

Reagan had been trying to control and keep hold of her overly excited two year old who was currently wriggling in her arms trying to escape in order to get to the water. “Luna, sweetie, you need to stop unless you’re plan is to end up landing on your head–” She knew that the little girl wouldn’t really understand, especially when her mother suddenly stopped talking and came to a sudden halt. Her mouth opened to explain that she couldn’t help, at least until she heard the rest of the sentence that followed and had her heart in her throat as an overwhelming feeling of panic and nausea followed. Reagan’s grip on her daughter tightened and as if Luna could sense her mother’s unease, she stilled. “I’m sorry–what? This isn’t funny.”

The brunette felt awful seeing the panic in the woman’s face as she looked down at the small baby in her arms. “It’s not a joke. I’ve called the police but obviously, they said it’ll take a while for the bomb squad to get here. I haven’t tried the exits yet, I just wanted to tell you because, well, you know.” She gestured to the little girl. 

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earthboundjean·:

Jean turned, hearing the distress in the brunette’s voice. Listening to her words, Jean tilted his head. Why would it sound mad? He wondered, before it became very obvious why should would indeed sound mad. His eyes widened at her words and he paused for a moment. “Are you sure it was a bomb?” He said, but there wasn’t really any indication that he didn’t believe her. He wasn’t a distrustful person. Only indication that he was trying to make sure she was right. “Was it…. uh, active?” 

Mia nodded chewing her thumb nervously. She’d checked three times, and of course, she had a second opinion from a ghost but she wasn’t about to tell him that. “I’m pretty sure it was but I mean, I’m not an expert.” The brunette answered in a shaky voice. “What do we do? I’ve called the police, they said they’re on their way but who knows how long it will take them to get here.” 

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Mia walked like a woman on a mission and that she was. Her eyes searched the room looking for someone that could help her although it didn’t help that she still didn’t know many people from the town. After finally managing to stop someone in their tracks, she took a deep breath trying to calm herself down. “I... I really need your help.” She announced using a shaky hand to push some of her hair out of her face. “This is going to sound mad, absolutely mad but please know I’m not joking, I wouldn’t joke about such a thing.” The brunette shook her head, shouting at herself, this was no time for rambling. “There’s not really an easy way to say this without alarming you but the thing is, well, I’ve found a bomb in one of the changing rooms.” 

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skilledmitch·:

His brow rose slightly and his lips curled, somewhat amused by the situation. “You got on a plane here without an address to go to?” He asked, only genuine amusement in his voice – he was impressed, too. “Do you at least have a town name or something?” He asked, worrying that if the brunette didn’t receive this text then she would really have nowhere to go.

Mia’s cheeks heated in embarrassment. “Yes, I suppose I did.” She admitted sheepishly. “Oh, yeah, I’m not that unorganised. I just don’t have her actual address.” The brunette explained glancing down at her phone again. She was beginning to grow anxious. 

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skilledmitch·:

Mitch offered her a small smile and watched as she checked her phone. Though, judging by the reaction, it was not the person she had expected. “Where are you headed?” He asked, tilting his head to the side slightly as he asked.

“Well, I’m hoping to go to my sister’s but I don’t actually know her address yet. My mother was going to text me but I’m still waiting.” She replied giving another sigh. 

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skilledmitch·:

Mitch stood above the brunette, offering a small smile as she began to wake. “Your phone has been blowing up.” He said, gesturing to the phone that lay on the seat next to her. “I think someone is really trying to get your attention.”

The brunette rubbed at her eyes before picking her phone up. “Thank god. I’ve been waiting for ages. Let’s just hope it’s the right person.” She stated unlocking the phone to check who had messaged her. A sigh fell from her lips as she realised it wasn’t from her mother. “Doesn’t look like I’m going anywhere soon..” She stated, rolling her eyes as she put her phone back down in her lap.