IC Contact

[anunluckypenny]

"Hey, you've reached Penny! ...Well, Penny's voicemail, at least.
Just leave a message and I'll get right back to you!"

[ooc: Open to any and all of your IC networking needs. ♥]

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the welcome center

[anunluckypenny]

Not a problem, Anna.

[Penny can't just leave Anna there. She looks too broken to be left unattended.]

Is there anything--seriously, anything--I can get you?

the welcome center

[flensing]

[She always looks that way, sometimes she even notices it herself when she catches her reflection in the mirrors on her car. They had meant to break her, and they had done their work well.]

You don't have to worry about me, Miss Penny.

[The smile is weary, perhaps not as reassuring as intended.]

the welcome center

[anunluckypenny]

Maybe not, but I can want to help you, right?

[She doesn't want to be too pushy. At the same time, she doesn't want Anna to think that she would be imposing by asking for anything...]

the welcome center

[flensing]

[She purses her lips. 'No' is not quite the right answer. She is aware she is in need of help, but,]

I am not used to it.

[And she did not exactly trust it, and that made for a painful dilemma. It had been easier to hide in the woods, keep her needs and fears private.]

the welcome center

[anunluckypenny]

Oh... well, that's...

[Something. Odd. Penny has no idea how to respond to that, honestly.]

That's fine. Maybe it's something you can get used to, with a little time.

[She hopes that Anna will open up with some time and rest. If she leaves her alone with her thoughts for a little while, maybe...]

Just try to relax, if you can. I'll be out in the main room if you think of anything you need, okay?

the welcome center

[flensing]

[A nod. She knows how insulting it sounds, not just accepting, but she... can't lie like that.]

Yes, thank you. I will.

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[studmuffin]

hi. the tupperware box full of cupcakes in the kitchen is 4 u. thnx 4helping me sort stuff out.

knock three times

[intheblanks]

[The trouble with the Welcome Centre door always being open is that there's nowhere to knock.

Which leaves Chase standing in the middle of the entrance lobby, holding a pizza box.]

knock three times

[anunluckypenny]

[That's as good as a knock! More awkward, maybe, but he doesn't fail to get Penny's attention when she exits the storage closet with an armful of clothes.]

Chase, hey! [She drapes the clothes across the back of a chair and greets him with a smile.] Taking up pizza delivery as a side job now?

knock three times

[intheblanks]

[He smiles as he sees her, making a slight show of nudging a shirt sleeve back with the box edge and glancing at his watch.]

It's just gone seven. I figured it would be late enough for you to be done getting everyone else's evening sorted, and too early for you to have started thinking about yourself.

knock three times

[anunluckypenny]

You're good. I was just finishing up.

[She was actually trying to find other things to do, but Chase is close enough to right.]

How's it going?

knock three times

[intheblanks]

It's going— [And a pause-] Actually, I think my hands are getting scalded. They aren't joking when they brag about these boxes retaining the heat.

[It's a code, Penny, for 'maybe we could get out of the thoroughfare.]

knock three times

[anunluckypenny]

Then put it down, dope. You're planning on hanging out a while, right?

Re: knock three times

[intheblanks]

Well, not if you're just going to call me names. Kitchen? Your room?

knock three times

[anunluckypenny]

The kitchen's good, and sorry. You're a gentleman and a scholar.

knock three times

[intheblanks]

Better. Kitchen it is.

[He leads the way, backing through the door with fingers crossed that the room will be empty. Getting the box down on the counter (there will be a grease stain, sorry) is a simple move.

When he turns to look back at her something in his expression has changed to something more serious, and maybe it's a clue that the smile was a front all along.]

knock three times

[anunluckypenny]

[It's empty. In fact, the whole place is empty; with no boarders, there's no reason for anyone but Penny to stick around after dinner.

She isn't sure she likes the seriousness.]

What is it?

knock three times

[intheblanks]

[The hand that settles on her shoulder is, as he warned her, warm.]

I'm sorry, Penny. Wilson's picture's in the hall.

knock three times

[anunluckypenny]

[Geez, Chase. Don't burn yourself delivering pizza.

This isn't entirely unexpected, but confirmation of a fear is worse than a suspicion that can still be denied.]

You checked today?

knock three times

[intheblanks]

Yesterday. I didn't want to let you know in a call.

knock three times

[anunluckypenny]

Thank you.

[She gets out some napkins and a pair of paper plates, but makes no move to eat.]

Sorry. I mean, you two're friends... coworkers. Whatever.

knock three times

[intheblanks]

Better friends than he really knows about. Margherita wasn't a bad choice, was it?

knock three times

[anunluckypenny]

No, it's good, but what do you mean?

knock three times

[intheblanks]

Well, that's the pizza I bought.

[The innocent act is a tease, but he smiles again.]

I mean, everyone here from my world comes from three years in the past, to me.

knock three times

[anunluckypenny]

[Smartass.]

Oh. Does that ever get confusing? Like, do you ever forget and bring up something that hasn't happened yet for them?