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[justalilcontact.livejournal.com]

I’m lonely. Someone keep me company?

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[themonsterchild.livejournal.com]

I'm always willing to talk *smiles*

My name is Adrienne.

[justalilcontact.livejournal.com]

Hey Adrienne, nice to meet you. I'm Rogue.

[themonsterchild.livejournal.com]

Is that like a nickname or...? *tilts head just a little, smiling*

[justalilcontact.livejournal.com]

*returns smile* Is it a nickname if I took it myself?

I haven't gone by my real name for years. But if you really want you can call me 'Marie'. Things happened, and I just didn't feel like I was Marie anymore. So I took a new name.

[themonsterchild.livejournal.com]

I imagine so... I don't have a nickname. Even one I've given myself.

I'll call you what you wish to be called, Rogue *smiles*

[justalilcontact.livejournal.com]

Works for me. Maybe we can find you a nickname?

Ades? Ade? Adie? Or nothing to do with your first name. I mean, mine isn't!

[themonsterchild.livejournal.com]

Mum and Daddy call me Monster, but that's more irony than anything else that you'd only get if you were part of our family *laughs a little* I think I should have another name too *grins, thinking* I'm bad at this sort of thing!

[justalilcontact.livejournal.com]

Are you good at anything? Or... have powers? Most of the people I know have their nicknames cos of what they can do. Sort of.

Cyclops, Storm, Wolverine, Beast, Angel...

[themonsterchild.livejournal.com]

I'm good at Science, I take after my Daddy, but I don't have powers...not that I'm aware of.

[earth-defender.livejournal.com]

Things that bad?

[justalilcontact.livejournal.com]

A little. Some of it's overreacting to being in the city, in a new apartment on my own.

Some of it is just a general depression about the whole lack of touch thing.

And then there's the boy trouble.

I dare say it sounds rather trivial.

[earth-defender.livejournal.com]

I know what it's like to be in a new place and start over without anyone, and in a way I get the touch thing. Not as much as you, but I know how hard it can be not to be able to touch someone you care about.

As for guys, I'm not so up on those either.

[justalilcontact.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it sucks. The whole not being able to touch someone you care about -- killer skin or not...

Can I ask why you never got to touch the guy you cared about (and I really don't mean that to come out dirty...)

[earth-defender.livejournal.com]

It's complicated.

There's a guy I'm very much in love with, had been for a long time but I never told him. We were the best of friends and then something happened and I ended up trapped in a different Earth to him. He found a way through to say goodbye, but he was just an image.

I could touch him, all I could do was stand there and tell him I loved him and watch him fade from my life.

[justalilcontact.livejournal.com]

Definitely complicated. I've never had to deal with being trapped in another Earth. Just trapped in the untouchable skin.

I seem to remember a little while ago mentioning an ex-boyfriend who wasn't down with the no touching. But now there's another guy. He's more than okay with my skin...

He's just on the opposite side. Not really evil, but I guess a really aggressive kind of good. Mind you, I hate his boss. He killed me once -- the boss. I can't ever forget that. The streaks and voices remind me every minute of every day.

[earth-defender.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I remember you saying. And being trapped in one Earth is bad, coming back to your old one and knowing you probably will never see the man you love is harder, more so when you have lost everyone you ever cared about.

Right, you sound like me, liking complicated situations.

[justalilcontact.livejournal.com]

We're quite a pair!

Man, I hate to say it - but your situation totally sucks. Maybe you should come around and we can get blind drunk! Just watch the skin. *winks*

[allerdyce-john.livejournal.com]

I offer myself, chinese takeout and a DVD of your choice.

[justalilcontact.livejournal.com]

*thinks about it*

Any DVD?

[allerdyce-john.livejournal.com]

Horror. Sci-fi. Action. B-flicks. Any DVD. Just try to stick to that category, kthx.

[justalilcontact.livejournal.com]

You might have to bring a player and TV too unless you mind watching it on my laptop. I ain't exactly swimming in stuff in this new place.

Hm... V for Vendetta?

[allerdyce-john.livejournal.com]

I'll come by -- pick you up -- and we'll shop for the basic necessities, which includes everything from a plasma TV to matching forks and spoons. You can thank the Allerdyce later.

Natalie Portman, huh? I'll try not to get too distracted.

[justalilcontact.livejournal.com]

The Allerdyce? Johnny, who're you trying to impress?

And you can't do that. I mean it. I'm happy waiting for a TV. I want to get my own things.

And you won't have a chance to get distracted without a TV, sugar.

[allerdyce-john.livejournal.com]

Jesus, Rogue. You're fine with accepting help from a guy you barely--
Oh wait a friggin' minute, you don't know shit about me either.
But I fucking get it.

[justalilcontact.livejournal.com]

John, you really think it's about that? He hasn't paid for anything. He helped me MOVE. I even found the damn apartment. He asked around for openings for a barista where he worked. Nothing else.

MY name is on the lease. MY checks are paying the rent. This place is mine.

Mine, John, mine. Not his. Not anyone else's. Not yours. Mine.

You want to buy me cutlery, fine. You want to buy me a plasma TV? No, John. I can't take it. It's too much.