[itp: STAKEOUT]

[getintomyplants]

[just before dusk, plants started moving closer around the barn known as La Grange. by the time it's dark, they've all settled themselves down into inconspicuous clumps. just kind of hanging out. you know, like you do.

someone who was particularly wary might notice that everything seems a little quieter than normal. but otherwise, just your average plant-filled night in camp.]

Comments

[getintomyplants]

Well then.

[apainintheneck]

[watching her]

[getintomyplants]

What do you want, then?

[apainintheneck]

I want you to stop coming here during the day and trying to scare me.

[getintomyplants]

I'm not trying to scare you.

[apainintheneck]

Then what?

[getintomyplants]

Remind you I'm not weak either.

[apainintheneck]

I never called you weak.

[getintomyplants]

If you don't think I'm weak, what you did wasn't very smart.

[apainintheneck]

Little did I know you'd take it so seriously.

[getintomyplants]

You tell me it's an effort of will not to kill me every minute and expect me not to take it seriously?

[apainintheneck]

I'd take it as a compliment, personally.

[getintomyplants]

Why?

[apainintheneck]

Well, I choose not to kill you, don't I?

[getintomyplants]

[does that sound as unconvincing to you as it does to me]

And if you change your mind when I'm not expecting it, the plants might not be quick enough.

[apainintheneck]

If it worries you, you're free to stay away.

[getintomyplants]

You don't scare me.

[apainintheneck]

Then why are you here?

[getintomyplants]

[have a smile. THAT'S ALL YOU GET.]

[apainintheneck]

[it's hard to look smug when you're bleeding from your face, but i'll try]

[getintomyplants]

[ffft that's distracting you know. her smile is flickering a little.]

[apainintheneck]

What now?

[getintomyplants]

You're still bleeding.

[apainintheneck]

[washcloth to the face again]

Yes, it happens.

[getintomyplants]

You shouldn't have stayed awake.