077 - Sam is SLIGHTLY less emo than usual.

[bythe_books]

Thanks, everybody, for uh... not traumatising my mum while she was here.

God, the room smells like her. It's her perfume...

Oh, Annie? She left a letter, telling me to treat you right. Guess she went through my journal. Anyway. I was thinking. Dinner? I'll cook-- that is, if it's all right with the kitchen staff to nick a few things.

[Private to Prefect]
So I went back, found the conversation between your... employer and my mum. Anything going through your mind right now?

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[wdc-cartwright.livejournal.com]

You wanna make dinner for me? Can't pass up a chance like that, can I.

Your mum seems like a smart lady.

[bythe_books]

I'd be positively heartbroken if you did.

And yeah... She is. She's brilliant.

How'd you do over the flood?

[wdc-cartwright.livejournal.com]

It was uneventful for me. Nothing happened at all.

[bythe_books]

Sometimes, that's a blessing.

[wdc-cartwright.livejournal.com]

I'm just glad nothing happened with my Inmate either. But this flood was tame compared to other stuff we've seen.

Private

[bythe_books]

How're things going with your Inmate? Is he, uh...

He's not violent, is he?

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[wdc-cartwright.livejournal.com]

No...he's not, not since...But I was stupid and I didn't listen, and I thought I could help him.

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[bythe_books]

What? Not since what, Annie?

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[wdc-cartwright.livejournal.com]

He shot me, Sam. I died.

He was on demon blood, he's sort of addicted to it, and when I went down there to stop him shooting himself...

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[bythe_books]

He--

[THERE'S A LONG PAUSE]

That's no excuse. You weren't stupid, and this isn't your fault.

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[wdc-cartwright.livejournal.com]

I should've called for backup instead of going in there on my own. I'm not sayin' it's my fault, but I didn't help things like I thought I would.

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[bythe_books]

Did you hurt much?

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[wdc-cartwright.livejournal.com]

I was in the infirmary for days and at first it hurt. Felt like my head was splittin' open.

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[bythe_books]

...and I wasn't there, was I?

...

What can I do, Annie, to make up for things?

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[wdc-cartwright.livejournal.com]

You don't have to make up for anything, Sam. It's all over and done. I'm past it.

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[bythe_books]

But, I should've been there.

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[wdc-cartwright.livejournal.com]

I don't want you to beat yourself up over this.

[thatlibbychick.livejournal.com]

She seemed really nice, Sam.

[bythe_books]

She is. She's always been good to me, no matter what pain or... hardship she was going through.

[thatlibbychick.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I have the memory of meeting her, even if it wasn't really me. She seems like someone I might be friends with, if the circumstances were right.

You're lucky to have such a wonderful mother.

[bythe_books]

Yeah, I think you two would get on well. She seemed to like Hurley-- he was a good bloke.

Thanks.