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notmyownageClaudia had skipped out on the ski trip, sure, but that didn't mean she had to hang around the island. She'd decided to use the break from classes to sneak back into her brother's old lab and . . . mess around with some stuff.
Yeah, she probably should have gotten a friend to come along. And she fully expected that she'd be in trouble if anyone found out she'd come up here alone. But she wanted to try and talk to Joshua, and well, that was kind of awkward with Jake or Scully around.
Funny thing was, she hadn't even pulled any equipment out of her bag when she felt her chest tighten up and a breeze start across her face. It'd only happened once before, but she still recognized the sensation instantly.
"Joshua." She turned around to look for him, only to find herself face to face in a spotlight with a short, round man with some serious eyebrows. ". . . Not Joshua."
"Everything will be alright," the man said. "I promise."
Claudia's eyes widened. "Wait, I know you. You're that grant guy!" And then she was back in the lab, flat on her ass next to the work bench. "What the hell?" She rubbed at her face. There was blood on her fingers. She touched her lip and discovered her nose was bleeding. "Oh that's just great."
She leaned back against the work bench and closed her eyes, feeling drained. If a security guard decided to show up now, she'd be totally screwed.
Yeah, okay, maybe she really should have waited until she knew Jake or Scully could come along.
[ooc: NFB, establishy, lalalalala, working up to getting that canon in there.]
Yeah, she probably should have gotten a friend to come along. And she fully expected that she'd be in trouble if anyone found out she'd come up here alone. But she wanted to try and talk to Joshua, and well, that was kind of awkward with Jake or Scully around.
Funny thing was, she hadn't even pulled any equipment out of her bag when she felt her chest tighten up and a breeze start across her face. It'd only happened once before, but she still recognized the sensation instantly.
"Joshua." She turned around to look for him, only to find herself face to face in a spotlight with a short, round man with some serious eyebrows. ". . . Not Joshua."
"Everything will be alright," the man said. "I promise."
Claudia's eyes widened. "Wait, I know you. You're that grant guy!" And then she was back in the lab, flat on her ass next to the work bench. "What the hell?" She rubbed at her face. There was blood on her fingers. She touched her lip and discovered her nose was bleeding. "Oh that's just great."
She leaned back against the work bench and closed her eyes, feeling drained. If a security guard decided to show up now, she'd be totally screwed.
Yeah, okay, maybe she really should have waited until she knew Jake or Scully could come along.
[ooc: NFB, establishy, lalalalala, working up to getting that canon in there.]
