i'm the night sky.

i will carry you and give you life. i will cover you and show you the way.

[taliaim]

thomasadell:

"No offense, Talia, but culture isn’t going to help me with lunch," he almost didn’t say as he moved his fingers around the chopsticks, coping her as his other now placed in a fist under his chin, his elbow on the edge of the table, "I’m already a believer of sticking with what you know, and this doesn’t fit the category," he raised the chopsticks in the air, his fingers close enough to matching hers in his eyes, "Is this good enough for you?"

"It's perfect; absolutely wonderful form," she spoke quickly, annoyance hinting in her tone. She reached across the table and pushed a familiar pronged eating utensil in his direction. "Doesn't matter. Use a fork." Talia poked around at the food left on her plate before placing the chopsticks down beside her. "I need to get back to work soon."

[taliaim]

livingdeadcatalina:

Catalina felt a power from this woman. She continued fumbling with the sticks though she would have much rather used a fork. “I just don’t understand.” She tried her hardest to sound feeble. This woman seemed to scare easily. 

"Here, watch," she insisted, slowly repeating all of the steps. "...then you're to place your middle finger beneath the stick and.." Talia proceeded to move the top stick in an up and down motion, pretending to be grabbing at food. "..there you have it."

[taliaim]

plsrose:

"Isn’t that what I was doing? I didn’t know my chopstick technique was so wrong."

"You were pretty close, but your ring finger was a little out of place."

[taliaim]

thomasadell:

"Why can’t I just use a fork again?" Thomas asked for the second time, not grasping her words.

"You need a little more culture in your life." She tried to adjust his fingers once more before showing him, yet again, with the tapered sticks of wood in her own hands. "One more time."

[taliaim]

missmaryjane-beauty:

"Right, yeah, you do. Okay, so like this?" 

Talia took a second to examine the other's hands before nodding in approval. "That's it!"

[taliaim]

luis-adell:

"It’s no use. I have too much finger to chopstick."

"You never have too much finger to chopstick."

[taliaim]

missmaryjane-beauty:

"Are you sure? It feels really unnatural?"

"Most likely due to the fact that you've previously been holding them the wrong way. I know what I'm talking about. "

[taliaim]

"No, no... you're supposed to bend your ring and middle finger, and tuck the ring finger under the lower chopstick, like.. like that."

[taliaim]

luis-adell:

"I don’t envy you," Luis said simply, and it was true. He was not suited for the kind of job Talia did, didn’t cope well under pressure, nor did he want to, and much as he was bored of being stuck indoors, the idea of roaming the street, searching for the injured, wasn’t a nice one. "Well we can wait it out here. Put some music on, make a party of it. Best of a bad situation, right?" 

Talia had been in the process of speaking up about how she didn't particularly enjoy her chosen profession as much as she had previously, but quickly stopped herself. That type of information wasn't something that needed to be told just yet -- or at all. "Sounds like a nice idea to me." Truthfully, she had been exhausted and could have really gone for some rest, but figured it would have been rude to bring up. "Are you up for a dance-off? Because I've been practicing and I'll totally kick your butt. "  

[taliaim]

luis-adell:

Luis nodded his head, listening to Talia’s words. He had a feeling his usual approach of brushing off sticky situations with a witty quip and a laugh wouldn’t cut it this time, particularly when it came to his friend. “Rough shift?” He asked, quirking his eyebrows, guessing from a combination of her knowledge of the amount of injuries and the tone of her voice that it had not been pleasant. He could not hide the relieved breath of air, exhaled at confirmation that Nathan was okay. “I’m glad Nathan’s fine. And you’re fine. We can wait this out here, yeah? We’ll be okay.” 

"Rough doesn't even begin to explain things," she admitted, hoping that things would calm down not only for the hospital staff, but for all of the town's residents, too; the streets resembling something out of a horror movie. Talia gave a slight shake of her head in an attempt to temporarily brush away any alarming thoughts. It was all she had been doing up to the point of arriving at Luis' and since she was still technically on call, she might have to continue with those thoughts again soon enough. "We're safe indoors, yeah. And.. hopefully something positive will come through on the radio soon enough."

[dailyardenbcho]

[taliaim]

nathan-blackpool:

Nathan stood in front of the instant-food isle, contemplating which foods he’d risk getting diabetes over. He began to reach for the last limited-time-only specialty ramen, when he noticed another hand reaching for the same item. “Hey, get your own heart-attack-in-a-cup. This one is mine.”

He knew what he said was petty and somewhat greedy, two traits he claimed to despise in others, but hey—food was food. All’s fair in love and war, and all that bull. In this case, it was both.

"They're death wrapped in plastic," she tried to explain, snatching the item away from him. "Choosing to eat instant and processed foods for a main part of your diet is extremely unhealthy, Nathan." Talia was beginning to feel like a mother scolding their child, but it was almost if she couldn't help it. She turned the packaging over and began to read the ingredients, sour expressing crossing her features moments later. "Do you want me to go on about every single potential health risk you'd be exposed to if you eat these things?" 

[dailytwolf]

[taliaim]

"Why didn't you tell me about this?" (Thomas)

"I never know when you're going to care," she started, words hardly audible as her attention fell to the floor. Talia didn't want to have this conversation and had been attempting to avoid it for a while now, but it seems it had all caught right back up to her. "It might just be because the things I usually suggest hold no interest for you, but I care about those things, and most of the time you shoot them down like nothing. A-and that's fine, Thomas, but this isn't some stupid outing I'm suggesting, this is ---- a big part of me. And I'm scared and I don't know why I'm beginning to act this way and my j-job..." She shook her head, hair falling in front of her face as she bit hard at the inside of her cheek; Talia is all too vulnerable at this point. She fell quiet for a few long moments, breathing deeply before finally letting out a shaky but perceptible exhale. "I need someone who's going to actually give a damn and I...  just don't think that's you. I can't trust that it's going to be you."

[taliaim]

angst sentence starters yay

i have used my satan powers to make another one of these, angst list 2.0

"You're not welcome here anymore."

"Could you tell the truth for once?"

"Don't touch me!"

"I've always hated you."

"Don't go where I can't follow."

"N-no... anything b-but that... p-please..."

"You sicken me."

"Why should I believe you?"

"You're a monster!"

"If you beg I might have mercy on you."

"I will kill you slowly and laugh as I watch the light leave your eyes."

"I thought you loved me."

"Why should I care about you?"

"Get away from me!"

"I have three months to live."

"I don't need your pity."

"No... No! NO! STOP!"

"I will cut you to pieces bit by bit until there's nothing left."

"Go ahead and cry, see if I care."

"I'm dying."

"You have two months to live."

"You don't love me."

"Don't think you can escape me."

"The buyers will go crazy over you."

"I will kill your family and make you watch."

"How could anyone love a monster like me?"

"Are you drunk again?"

"Don't shoot!"

"What am I living for anymore?"

"I can't... not anymore..."

"Pick a god and pray."

"Don't bother screaming, no one can hear you."

"I will do anything for you."

"You killed my family."

"It's all your fault."

"Disgusting."

"Don't forget that I own you."

"I can't breathe."

"You've been crying haven't you?"

"Who could ever love a monster like you?"

"I will bring you unimaginable pain until death comes as a blessing."

"Let's see... boiling water or red hot iron next..."

"Why didn't you tell me about this?"

[taliaim]

thomasadell:

"We’ll do what you prefer, Talia, just don’t expect us to be experts at whatever game you choose." It was true, however, what he believed her to be thinking. There were few activities he could find himself enjoying, his thoughts always loud enough to drown out whatever he was doing.

"I never expected that in the first place," she snapped, new-found impatience finally getting the best of her. Talia is quick to realize her slip-up and soon mumbled an apology under her breath before pushing herself back to her feet. Wiping at her pants, she glanced back at Thomas. "I just want to spend time with the only people I feel comfortable around anymore, is all. So..." She hadn't fully recovered from sudden provoked state, flash of irritation having crossed her features. "I don't care what we do, Thomas. We don't have to play any stupid games. I just want my friends."

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