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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[getintomyplants]

[taking a long, loooooong moment to digest that.

like a loooooooooooong moment.]

...fell?

[finalities]

I get attracted to the bad guys, I guess.

[getintomyplants]

Jean...

[turning to really look at her now, coming up onto her knees - but keeping her distance from Jean, intent but wary]

[finalities]

[just staring at the opposite wall, hugging a knee]

[getintomyplants]

Hey.

[finalities]

Hm?

[getintomyplants]

So that's why you want me to go away.

[finalities]

What?

[getintomyplants]

I won't hurt him.

Or you.

[finalities]

[shifts, leaning closer] I'm not worried about that.

[getintomyplants]

[yoooou are the most confusing person in like ever]

Then what?

[finalities]

I'm worried about hurting you.

[getintomyplants]

I can take care of myself.

[finalities]

I'm aware of that.

[getintomyplants]

[hesitating again, then reaching out to touch her cheek gently]

[finalities]

[startled] Ivy.

[getintomyplants]

[withdrawing quickly, with a grimace that in another person would probably accompanied by 'sorry'.

but this is Ivy, so.]

[finalities]

[looks like she wants to reach out to her but stops, curling her fingers into a fist]

This was a bad idea. I can't keep doing this to you or Scott.

[getintomyplants]

[totally pretending she didn't see that]

You're hardly doing anything to either of us.

[finalities]

I already decided to end this before it started and now look at us. We're trapped in a pit.

[getintomyplants]

He'll come looking for you sooner or later.

[finalities]

What are you going to do?

[getintomyplants]

Me? Wait. The plants will get through eventually.

[finalities]

You were angry at me yesterday. Why?

[getintomyplants]

You have what I always wanted.