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♒ ([personal profile] amoray) wrote in [community profile] goshdarnspam2013-06-26 04:10 pm

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the picture prompt meme


1. comment with your character.
2. others will leave a picture (or two, or three...)
( 2a. if you like, link a visualosities post in your top level comment to give people material to work with! )
3. reply to them with a setting based on the picture.
4. for an idea of how this works, see bakerstreet, which is where i stole this meme from!
5. THIS IS A SLOW BURNING MEME IF YOU SAY YOU'RE LATE I'LL SLOW BURN YOUR HOUSE DOWN
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[personal profile] indentcision 2013-06-27 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ The trouble with Harvey, or at least part of the trouble, is that there is no controlling him outside the grip of his coin. That coin always clenched so tightly in hand that decides his actions, the coin and not his mind, so that not even he always has a say in where he goes. Sometimes, the coin dictates and his feet do the rest.

Sometimes his fingers pull triggers even when his mind knows it isn't necessary. He can't say "no," because the coin is already flipped and the shot is already fired, leaving a bleeding body on the ground in front of him staining the soles of his shoes a muddy red. Its one of his henchmen that lays there, one half of a set and always loyal, sprawled on the wet ground looking upward with glassy eyes, and Harvey kneels next to them even knowing he should leave.

But he hasn't flipped, so the choice still dangles. He has some time before he has to either stay or go.

Sighing, he reaches over to close their eyes.
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SORRY SO LATE

[personal profile] indentcision 2013-06-28 11:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ Normally he was so careful. But sometimes, inevitably, there were breaking points.

Right now, Harvey Dent feels as broken as it comes.

The night is cold and wet, but though his clothes cling to his body like saran wrap Harvey doesn't seem to notice a chill or even that it's raining; he stumbles forward blankly like a zombie, his good eye wide and his face bleeding. Everything about him says he's just been in a fight except for his expression, which is far away and disconnected from reality. His hands, both empty and held outward, go to his head to clutch it.

In his mind, everything is silent.

His coin is gone. Lost somewhere in the night during the struggle, and his fingernails are ragged and bloody from searching the darkness. It doesn't matter how late or how dark it gets, though; he has to continue searching, muttering to himself all the while questions that have no answers.
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asdlkj SORRY FOR SLOW

[personal profile] heartlessglitch 2013-06-29 08:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ even from a distance, she recognizes this state-- she'd seen it before, once, when they'd been trapped aboard the gottala daumadaal together. his behavior now reads like the symptoms of a disease, and even without the various sensors of her robotic body, the diagnosis is clear.

she must make a strange sight, the hood of her jacket pulled up over a wild tangle of damp hair, pupil-less eyes staring heavily through the dim. but he's a stranger one still, bloody and lost, fumbling in the dark.

finally, without raising her voice, she tries for his attention:
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Harvey.
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[personal profile] indentcision 2013-06-29 10:35 am (UTC)(link)
[ Before he hears her voice he's on the ground again, searching fruitlessly in the dark for something that refuses to be found. The pavement is cold and his knees land in puddles, wracking him with shivers he barely is aware of. Rain streaks his face like tears, but at least it washes the blood away.

But the broken silence is sharp, it cracks at his attention like a whip.
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What?

[ He looks at her, straight at her, his hair limply drenched and clinging against his face. But it's not a voice from above, or from within, it's Danger, and she doesn't hold the sway over his decisions that the coin would. ]

I can't do this, Danger.
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[personal profile] heartlessglitch 2013-07-02 08:27 am (UTC)(link)
[ she stares back, her eyes unwavering. her face betrays nothing, except the way she frowns a little at what he says to her. she could just observe-- she's always been an effective spectator, disinclined to interfere when it would fail to produce a practical benefit.

but at length, danger closes distance, something vaguely impatient in her tone when she crouches near him, reaching for him.
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Stop this, Harvey.
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[personal profile] indentcision 2013-07-02 10:07 am (UTC)(link)
I can't. I can't, I can't...

[ He reaches for her with one hand, lowering his head so that it hangs facing the wet ground. The way shivers keep trembling his body almost resembles sobs, but his breath is quiet, his face restrained -- more or less -- when he looks back up at her. There's distress written on it, but it's of a calm and resigned sort. ]

I can't leave until I find it. I-- [ Because it would be the coin that told him, stay or go. ] What should I do?
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[personal profile] heartlessglitch 2013-07-02 11:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ her hand pauses in the air midway between them, like she hadn't expected him to reach back and the gesture-- the human quality of it, maybe-- confuses her a little. she eyes him a moment before finally grasping him by the wrist, her grip firm and solid, but not cruel. she can feel his pulse under her palm. ]

Be calm.
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[personal profile] indentcision 2013-07-05 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ He blinks at her, not moving yet, though something in his expression does change. Just a flicker of relief, as his agitation lessens. Quietly, he glances away from her and says: ]

Help me up.
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[personal profile] heartlessglitch 2013-07-05 10:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ she doesn't comply immediately-- considering it, maybe, before she finally straightens, rising and pulling him up with her. but she doesn't let go immediately afterward either, like she thinks she can trust him more when she has one hand securely on him.

it's more out of a practical desire to understand the situation she's in than any personal concern when she asks:
]

How do you feel?
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[personal profile] indentcision 2013-07-05 10:51 am (UTC)(link)
Disconnected.

[ He wobbles on his feet briefly before he manages to steady himself, looking at her under the wisps of wet hair clinging to his face. He shakes his head, holding out one of his open palms. ]

I can't hear anything.
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[personal profile] heartlessglitch 2013-07-06 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
[ her blank eyes move from his face to that open palm, then back again. she's unreadable, as she often is, only blinking the rain from her eyelashes. her grip stays steady on his arm.

she eyes him a long moment, suspicious still or maybe just curious. but the word he used-- disconnected-- she seems to identify with it somehow, because the moment passes, and she lets go.
]

You cannot hear anything. [ she echoes him. ] I am undecided if this is positive or negative.

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[personal profile] indentcision 2013-06-30 10:30 am (UTC)(link)
[ Not many people really understand Harvey's system. It isn't especially complicated, but still, no one else really understands.

There are always two paths, and he always has to follow the one the coin tells him to. That's how it works. But he's still only human; whatever his direction ends up being doesn't negate whatever opinion he may have had. Harvey still has hopes, still has wants. Sometimes the coin tells him what he wants and sometimes it breaks his heart. Every flip carries a desperation with it.

Because of that, it's two weeks before Renee would hear from him again. It's painful, entirely shattering to force himself to wait that long, but she gets her space. Two weeks later, he waits for her.
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[personal profile] indentcision 2013-06-30 04:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He doesn't approach her immediately; when he sees Renee, Harvey simply lingers back and watches her for a decent amount of time -- following at a mild distance -- before he tries to make any move toward her. He's well aware that Kate has probably told Renee all kinds of awful things about him by now, she was always out to sabotage the two of them, but he can't let it get him down, either. He loves Renee. He has to trust that this time will be better.

He clutches his coin tightly in his hand, his palm sore and sweaty around it. He follows at a quicker pace, and though he isn't quite running himself he's big enough that he doesn't have to over-exert himself to get within her range.

Good heads, he reminds himself. We're just going to talk. Don't get angry.
]


Renee. Renee, wait.
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[personal profile] indentcision 2013-06-30 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He halts as well, so that they're just standing a few feet apart watching one another. He holds his hand out -- not the one clutching the coin, which remains tight at his side -- though doesn't yet step nearer, and smiles at her. ]

It's good to see you. You don't know how long it's been.

I hope you've settled in all right. No problems or anything.

[ One step, another, then he stops again. ]
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[personal profile] indentcision 2013-06-30 05:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Good. I haven't been avoiding you, Renee. I though I would give you some space while you adjusted, but I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if something happened to you while I wasn't there.

[ He raises his eyebrow, watching her. Despite his smile he's paranoid, watching her for any sign of corruption. As long as she talks to him, though. He repeats his earlier assurance to her, just in case she forgot: ]

I don't want to hurt you.

[ And in case anyone has tried to convince her otherwise. ]
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[personal profile] indentcision 2013-06-30 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[ His eyebrow furrows a little, and his outstretched hand withdraws to rest on his hip. The fact that right now she trusts him enough to allow this conversation to happen relaxes him somewhat, evidence perhaps in the casual way he stands and holds up his shoulders.

He takes another step closer.
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Don't be afraid. You know I'd do anything for you, don't you? I want you to trust me. We make a great team, you and I.

[ No matter how fickle his loyalties can be, at least Renee is one of the trusted few who he can trust to hold onto his coin for him. Just in case. Any exceptions that are possible for him to make, for her he would. ]
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