☠ Ten Years and the World Hasn't Changed ☠

[bravevalkyrie]

Ten Years Later In Hell Pointe

Remember the good old days, being terrorized by a monster you just couldn't kill? I bet you craved that escape...

Too bad you're still here. In Bell Pointe. Ten years, ten long years have gone by.

Must be a bitch.

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[miata]

[She sighs, and pulls away from the window. Then she notices Hope waiting for her.]

Sorry Hope. I thought I saw...something.

[tomorrowsdream]

[He blinks.]

Monsters?

[Again? It wasn't even Thursday yet.

They should get people alerted if that was the case. But ten years, and everyone had basically perfected a system against what the town usually threw at them, anyway.]

[miata]

[It's almost Thursday Hope.

She shakes her head, and walks over, lacing their fingers together.]

Dunno. I don't think it was. I can go check, if you'd like.

[tomorrowsdream]

[He just smiles and shakes his head. He had gotten plenty used to close contact over the years, enough that he's willing to give the slightest tug to pull her away from what she was going to look for.

Monsters weren't a new thing in town, anyway.]

Nah. Let's just go meet up with the others.

[He trusted her instincts. If she didn't think it was a monster, then it was probably just someone sneaking about.]

[miata]

[And she's willing to go along with it. She trusts Hope to keep her out of trouble. But...still, she has to hesitate.]

Hope? Can we...have some private time later?

[tomorrowsdream]

Sure. Did you want to catch one of the movies?

[The theater finally had a stack of movies that had accumulated over the years, and despite being the same things, it was interesting enough seeing as some people had subtitled over a few of the films to make it funnier.]

[miata]

I'd like that. You get to pick this time.

[She smiles at that. He always picks because she can't be bothered to. And at least now she can read the subtitles. It makes the movies funnier to watch.]

[tomorrowsdream]

[He'll have to choose at random. Maybe something funny. But then, everything had probably been made funny in the one year everyone had been desperate to find some humor in staying here.]

Okay. Did you bring a change of clothes?

[He had a feeling the potluck would devolve into a food fight somehow. Maybe because Travis and Cousland were overdue for another fight.]

We could go back first...?

[miata]

[She's pretty sure there's still a film there that has her weird way of talking in the subtitles. And she's not sure if it's a good thing or not.]

I did. But...we could skip it if you'd like. All of it. Go to the films. Go to your house or mine. It'd be quiet and...not messy.

Unless you want to go...?

[tomorrowsdream]

[He makes a thinking sound. He had already dropped the food off earlier so it wasn't like the others wouldn't be missing it.]

We could just go to the films. I'm sure we'll be hearing about it tomorrow, anyway.

[When people woke up hungover and complaining over the phones.]

[miata]

And someone will be covered in food. Everyone, even. No thank you.

[She shakes her head.]

I'd rather be with you.

[tomorrowsdream]

Okay. Let's just go to the movies.

Maybe we can pick up some leftovers after we're done and if they're still there.

[And not covered in messes.]

[miata]

We can always call ahead and check if everything is clean.

[She smiles, and gives Hope a hug.]

Thank you Hope.

[tomorrowsdream]

No problem.

[His tone is soft, always patient because he remembers how damaged Miata used to be. She's come so far, and honestly, he likes spending time with her.]

Do you want to call someone in advance and tell them to save some food for us just in case all the other things get thrown around?

[miata]

We can try but...I have my doubts.

[She chuckles. She's glad for his patience, and his understanding. It's one of the many things she likes about Hope. Really, she wonders if she could have gotten this far without having him around.]

We could always make something if we have to.