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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 3, 2013 20:38:21 GMT -5
Whale's alarm sharply sliced through his unconsciousness and he awoke with a start. He hit the 'off' button and rolled over. Something felt odd... just as it had every morning for the past two weeks.
He looked down to see that he was fully dressed... from his doctor's coat to his brown shoes. He scratched the top of his head. He always left his white coats in his locker at the hospital... and he ALWAYS changed into sleepwear before bed...
Whale placed his feet on the floor and slowly stood up. A full night's sleep, and yet he felt as if he had just hit the pillow just a few minutes prior. Bizarre.
He at least changed into a different, less wrinkled button-down top, and went to his bathroom. He grimaced at his baggy-eyed reflection.
The young doctor vaguely recalled Mia- or rather Bertha Rochester- show up at his door last night after work. She had shouldered her way in, claiming she just needed someone to talk to... and then proceeded to try and seduce him. Perhaps at another time, before the curse ended, he would have taken the attractive woman up on her offer... but he was no longer that kind of man. But he could have SWORN that he had been dressed for bed when that happened.
He shrugged it off. He had to be on his way to work... but maybe he could swing by Granny's for a cup of coffee prepared by the very lovely Ruby Lucas.
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 3, 2013 20:49:26 GMT -5
Ruby sat behind the counter waiting for the 'early bird' customers to come in, a few had, but she was sitting in the 'quiet of the storm' at the moment. Thank god, because she felt like at any moment she was either going to rip someone's face from their skull or collapse on the floor in a puddle of tears.
Last night she made a little side trip, well no, that's not accurate... truthfully she was going to go visit Whale- or Victor as she had really began calling him, and just surprise him. Their relationship had sort of... developed, and where exactly it was going she wasn't sure, but she had thought for sure he'd had feelings for her... like she had feelings for him....
Anyway, she had gotten to his floor when she saw that 'Mia' or whatever come out of his apartment practically half naked and actually KISS Whale as she left.
This was not by any means okay, it was pretty damn clear at least in her mind that she and Whale were a thing, 'dating' if you must.
She laid her head on the counter trying to blot the thing from her mind....
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Granny
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"Sorry that my heart attack interfered with your plans to sleep your way down the eastern seaboard!"
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Post by Granny on Feb 3, 2013 20:55:05 GMT -5
"Red!" Granny said sharply, coming up behind her granddaughter. "Look alive, girl!"
The old woman made her way back to the kitchen as the bell of the diner rang, Victor Frankenstein stepping through the door.
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 3, 2013 21:09:00 GMT -5
Red picked her head up and saw Whale walk in, no... seriously?
She quickly moved away from the counter and walked over to an older gentlemen eating the last of his eggs while reading the paper,"How's everything tasting?" She asked, in her usual Waitress voice. Most important objective was to avoid Whale.
He looked up at her rather confused,"Um... they were delicious...."
"Excellent can I offer you a dessert than? maybe a brownie or our special...?
"It's six in the morning...."
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 3, 2013 21:12:59 GMT -5
Whale strolled, just in time to see Granny bark something at Ruby and make her way to the kitchen. The young doctor smiled to himself. Something will NEVER change.
He took his place at his 'regular' seat and did a little drum flourish with his fingers against the counter before saying. "I'll take the usual, miss." By which he meant a tall black coffee. Ruby turned around and he could finally see her face. "Whoa... Granny's really on your case about SOMETHING today, isn't she?"
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 3, 2013 21:17:54 GMT -5
"I'll be with you in a moment sir" Ruby responded coldly, then returned to the older man, " Well, can I get you a refill?"
He blinked a bit," No... really Ruby, you can take The Doctors order, I'm doing just fine-"
"No refill? Well, how about free coffee? I'll be right back with that Mister" Se smiled and turned back to the espresso machine.
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 3, 2013 21:32:08 GMT -5
Whale's brow went up slightly. 'Sir'?
He looked over at the 'demanding customer' she was catering to... saw that he seemed like a very mild-mannered man, and glanced up at the menus on the wall. Ruby must really... REALLY be at odds with Granny today. Enough to snap at anyone; surely she would explain. And then he would try his best to make her laugh. That always seemed to do the trick.
He glanced down at his watch. He couldn't stick around too much longer. Without being late for work.
He ran his fingers thru his blonde hair and cleared his throat. "So I rented that 'Wolfman' remake a few nights ago." He spoke up loud enough for her to hear. "You mentioned that you hadn't seen it yet, and I thought that maybe we could-"
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 3, 2013 21:38:28 GMT -5
"-you could what? cuddle with me and see if maybe I'll let you into my pants, then you'll have scored twice in a row huh? Good. For. You."
Ruby took a half empty expresso and slid it across the other gentlemen's table hard enough for it to slam and break against the wall. She turned and glared at Whale," Now if you'll excuse me I'm on break"
She then promptly pushed through the doors of the diner and went outside, to where she could care less.
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 3, 2013 21:54:42 GMT -5
Whale was left sitting alone.... aside from the man off to the side chewing his eggs, confusion on his face.
So many things in that statement of hers hadn't even made the slightest SENSE... but the Doctor stood up from his seat and walked out of diner in embarrassment and dejection...
And that was how most of his morning went. It went from bad to worse, with him TRYING to think over what she could have possibly meant... which led to him making a few minor mistakes while on duty.
"You need to slow down, Blondie." Gretta stated, scribbling some short-hand notes on a form in front of her. She then glanced over the clipboard at him, fluttering her long false eyelashes at him. "That wolf girl keeping you... distracted?"
"Her name is Ruby." Whale said, rubbing his eyes and stifling a yawn. Why was he ALWAYS so damn tired lately? "And we're just... friends." He added with a sigh.
"Mmmmhmmmm." She replied, bringing her clipboard up again. "She gonna chew you up, and spit you out one of these days..." she commented lowly.
"She has the werewolf thing under CONTROL, Gretta." Whale defended. "Don't be so hard on her..."
"That ain't what I meant." she retorted, eyeing him up and down as she walked away.
Whale huffed and looked at his watch. Nearly lunch. Hopefully that would make his fatigue lessen... and he could hopefully clear this misunderstanding up with Ruby. He called the diner to make an order for pick-up with one of the other waitresses, and then he headed on over.
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 3, 2013 22:00:10 GMT -5
Ruby had cooled down a little bit by then, but not much. She was washing tables when the bell jingled, Whale was here again.
She left the rag on the table and decided to 'go on break' again. She pushed past him and went around to the back of the Diner
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 3, 2013 22:07:53 GMT -5
Whale couldn't even get a word out edgewise before Ruby had pushed her way past him and out the door.
"Ruby!" He called, as he went out after her.
He finally caught up with her "Ruby! Please!... Can we at least TALK?" She didn't seem very keen on talking. He huffed in frustration. "Ruby... what the HELL is with you today???"
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 3, 2013 22:13:38 GMT -5
Red turned and looked at him gritting her teeth," I saw her Victor!" She finally shouted," I saw her come out of your apartment and I saw her kiss you!"
She bit her lip trying not to cry or be anything but furious with him," God, I thought maybe you were different now that you aren't just Doctor-Douchebag! I thought that maybe Victor actually cared about me, and that...." She swallowed,"... well it doesn't matter... I can't believe I was so stupid...." She looked at the ground not wanting him to see the tears slowly starting to build and roll down her cheeks.
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 3, 2013 22:32:24 GMT -5
"You saw... BERTHA?" he finally put it together. Finally it all made SENSE...
But the more she went on her little tirade, the more his cheeks began to burn... and not with the flush that a young man usually feels towards a young woman he fancies... but of hot embarrassment and anger.
She finished. He also looked down at the ground, fearing that a glance at her may come off more as a GLARE at this point.
"Red," he said lowly, voice restrained and distant. "...You ATE you're boyfriend...and that never even ONCE caused me hesitation in pursuing a...a... I don't know EXACTLY what- with you... but you back-pedal away from me the INSTANT you think you see something. Without even ASKING me for an explanation..." He dared a sharp steely gaze at her, hurt reflecting in those blue eyes.
She had nothing to say to that. And he wasn't going to wait for an answer.
"To hell with this." He said, shoving his hands in his pockets and stalking away. He reached his car, slammed the door shut and zoomed off.
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Post by Red Riding Hood/ Ruby on Feb 3, 2013 22:43:13 GMT -5
Once he was finally gone Red sank to the ground and placed her face in her hands, he had trusted her despite her past.... but still, what she had seen..? What if had really been with her? Was she suppose to just keep letting him lead her on?
....but she didn't even give him a chance....
No, she was right! She had to be! She was half naked, and he just let her kiss him.... right? She was such an idiot.... this always happened, she could never sit still long enough to think things through. It happened when Billy died, when Peter died.... Deep down she knew that while the Shallow, ditzy and Naïve 'Ruby Lucas' was an identity created by the Curse, it was also a reflection of the thing she hated nearly as much as she hated 'The Wolf'
Ruby sobbed into the sleeves of her sweater for awhile, till her head hurt and she just couldn't cry anymore.
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Post by Dr. Whale/Victor Frankenstein on Feb 3, 2013 23:11:39 GMT -5
That was the fifth time he heard his name being called over the P. A. system. But it wasn't accompanied by a code level... so he sat back into the chair in the hospital linen closet, bringing the heavy tumbler up to his lips.
Perhaps Ruby had every right to judge him so harshly... she had very little reason NOT to, considering what he used to be like. Whale's eyes glanced over at the Gin that was quickly depleting. SOME habits never died...perhaps NONE...
Bitterly, he grabbed the bottle again and refilled his empty glass.
The door suddenly burst open. Gretta came in, hands on her hips. "I just KNEW you'd be in here..."
Whale gave a broad smile and spread his arms wide. "You FOUND me, Gretta... yaaaaay." He took another swig.
"Come on, Blondie." The nurse said roughly, disarming him of the booze and getting him up to his feet. She directed him through the hallways and led him to a room... but there was no one in there waiting for him.
"Where's the patient?" He asked, nearly teetering. He could still very well perform a surgery at this point, his hyper-focus abilities would be able to cancel out the effects of inebriation, but with how TIRED he had been lately...
"You ARE the patient, Doctor Whale." Gretta said firmly, leading him over to the bed.
He laughed bitterly. "I'm fine... please, I'm fine!" he protested. "Just a little girl trouble... nothing I can't handle..."
"And has this 'girl trouble' been going on for two weeks straight?" she shot back. His silence was answer enough. "mmmhmmm... that's what I THOUGHT. Now, we are just gonna do some blood work to see if you got Chronic Fatigue Syndrome... AND I WON'T TAKE NO FOR AND ANSWER..."
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