Test Drive Meme #1

[proximods]

The sun is shining and the weather is nice and toasty. Overly toasty one might argue, even. It's a great day to be laying around at the beach, so it's a good thing that that's where you've found yourself today, whether you'd made plans to be there or not. Bathing suit and sunscreen ready, you're going to get your tanning time on.

But with heat comes the expected side effects for a place like Proxima Gamma. While the cool water can sometimes slow the effects, the heated beaches and freshly popped flowers seem to have made getting close to someone else just seem like a really great idea. You can try to fight off the side effects much as you want, but the scientists like to believe everyone has a breaking point.

Comments

[louisianawolf]

"...Oh." That sounds like it must have been awkward, considering it sounds as if she did go through with the wedding. She wasn't expecting a time difference to be an issue, but now that it is... this'll be something to deal with.

"It appears as if they do. Or, at least a sense of one that they think is funny regardless of what others think."

[original_honor]

"I don't fault your choice, Hayley, it was yours to make and I will respect it, but as things stand here, how would you prefer to proceed?" The decision is in her hands and even if she hasn't made the choice yet for herself here, doesn't necessarily change what will come to pass.

[louisianawolf]

"You remember things I don't, I obviously care about you. A lot." Well that sure is an understatement. Good job, Hayley. "I'm not about to tell you to leave me alone, if that's what you mean."

[original_honor]

Understatements are the fabric of their lives. "I..." Elijah exhaled a breath.

"There are very few people I allow close to me, Hayley, but you are one of those few. I didn't make it clear to you at home and that was my mistake. Here perhaps, we have a chance to see how things could progress without the threats we deal with daily at home?"

[louisianawolf]

"I think that's kind of on both of us. We both had plenty of chances but didn't take them." Not making things clear, that is. "So, yeah.." She starts again, nodding. "I think without the messes at home to deal with here, that could be changed."

[original_honor]

"For the time being, it seems the best path, yes." Assuming nothing follows them here from home to complicate things.

Which is unlikely. Peace has never truly been a part of his life, after all, between cleaning up after Niklaus and Kol, and dealing with his parents.

"Have you had anything to drink since you arrived?" Because it's not like they're alone and broadcasting what they are is hardly a safe choice.

[louisianawolf]

"Then that's the one we'll take." She replies with a small nod in confirmation. They'll just have to wait and see at first, it looks like, make sure nothing unwanted has followed them or anything like that.

"Some, yeah. Though it's been long enough that I could go for more soon."