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[calliecodel-blog]

Bouncing up and down on the balls of her feet, Callie stood in front of a closed door, fighting with herself. There wasn’t even much to fight about, only that, perhaps--just maybe--he didn’t want to go outside with her. With a shake of her head, she pushed the thoughts from her mind. Her throat sounded with an attempt to clear it, before she cupped a hand to her mouth and began her moderate shouting. “Aster! Are you in there?” Momentarily she realized she should’ve just knocked, but it was too late now. “We landed--I don’t know if anyone told you, but you’re gonna come outside, right?” Callie was smiling at the idea. She adored Aster and never saw him differently for who he was. How he was. In fact, it just made her want to stick around more. She figured she could be helpful for him outside considering there were no walls (Which, she was still internally screaming about in discomfort), and having him around with her would settle her anxiety. Hopefully, he would agree with the sentiment. 

@seeingaster

[calliecodel-blog]

Hospitals. White, sterile, eerie. 

Of the few memories Callie could recall, hospitals were at the top of the list. Typically, she understood when she needed things to be done. Stitches, IVs. But if she thought she could avoid it, she would. Unfortunately for her, Aster had a demanding side in his own way, one that could convince her to even be standing in the Med center. 

Her feet felt closely to cinder blocks, shuffling across the floor at a snails pace while she looked for any living soul in the particularly deserted place. Most of the staff was probably out doing things related to the landing, but still, leaving it empty?

Just as the thought came to life, Callie’s eyes met the back of someone’s head. “Oh! Uh...” She sounded rather shocked, processing who it would be. From the looks of it, it seemed like--”Richard?” The name slipped out, soft and questioning. Instinctively, she looked down at her arm: reddened all throughout, scrapes in several areas of the already raw abrasion, and some unknown agents embedded. She hoped it was just pollen, but the idea of alien pollen was... Eugh. 

@greenehq