itp: jean and ivy are so good at arguing

[getintomyplants]

[somewhere, deep in the forest, there's a sudden shriek, a series of thumps, and then a final thud that sounds sickeningly like a body hitting the ground hard.

and then horrible zapping sounds.

anyone wandering past would notice a hole's suddenly opened up in the ground - quite a deep hole -and there's a woman crumpled in a heap at the bottom of it. more noticeably, vines keep trying to dive in after her (and since when do vines move that frantically, anyway, not to mention of their own accord?), but hitting a force field covering the top of the hole.

and then they burn to a crisp in mere moments.

every time one burns, the woman in the hole winces. that might be one of the reasons she doesn't seem inclined to stand up. in fact it looks like she hasn't moved from where she fell.

any psychics in the area might be receiving a broadcast of pain, anger, and steadily increasing fear.]

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[finalities]

[Not doing much. Just sitting there and tracking the movements of people above, hoping to get through to someone]

[getintomyplants]

[holding out as long as she can, which is about two minutes - ]

Jean?

[finalities]

Yes?

[getintomyplants]

Why did you come?

[finalities]

I sensed you. I thought you might be in trouble.

[getintomyplants]

[half a laugh]

Well, you were right.

[finalities]

I was kind of expecting to get you out of trouble instead of this though.

It's weird. Why could I hear you before but no one can hear me now?

[getintomyplants]

I don't know. It's not like I was trying to call you.

...I didn't realize you could hear me.

[finalities]

I can't just switch it off you know. I always hear thoughts but I can tune them out usually.

[getintomyplants]

So why didn't you tune me out?

[finalities]

I didn't want to.

[getintomyplants]

You should have. We agreed.

[finalities]

It's not that easy to just stop!

[getintomyplants]

Why not?

[finalities]

Why do you think?

[getintomyplants]

How am I supposed to know? You make it sound like you can just flip a switch.

[finalities]

Maybe I lied.

[getintomyplants]

You, Jean?

[there is the faintest lilting note of teasing in her voice]

[finalities]

I had a choice to make and I made it.

[getintomyplants]

A choice? You're not making sense.

[finalities]

Between you and Scott.

[getintomyplants]

[okay now she's actually laughing]

[finalities]

[doesn't say anything. Just looks away]

[getintomyplants]

That's not a choice.

[finalities]

Yeah?