http://i-cantakeit.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] i-cantakeit.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] lastvoyageslogs2010-08-26 02:19 am
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Another backdated HoHH rescue log

Who: Emily Prentiss and Neil McCormick, and probably some nasty ghosts.
What: CAN OUR INTREPID RENT BOY HERO SAVE HIS FED WARDEN FROM TORTURE BY GHOSTS? WILL THEY ESCAPE THE HAUNTED HOUSE WITH THEIR LIVES? STAY TUNED.
Where: In the basement, uhhh North Wing, then outta there.
When: Last day of port.
Warnings: Okay, so there's probably going to be some mention of violence, trauma, that kind of stuff, and normally I wouldn't bother with a warning, buuut. There'll be mention of child abuse. IDK how explicit? But still. Yeah. :C

Emily Prentiss had seen a lot in her time as a federal agent, and still more on the Barge. But it didn't entirely prepare her for five days of intensive mental - and sometimes physical - torture, with goddamn ghosts doing the torturing. The cell was small, cramped and dark; barely-lit at times, pitch-black at others. The basement was freezing, a fact not helped by soaking wet clothes that just would not dry. She lasted better than some of the other wardens she could hear over the shoddy lines of communication and in the cells in her wing. But the ghostly doctors were persistant.

And when the ghosts weren't trying to convince her she was crazy, the sobs and screams from the journal made her wonder if that would have been preferable. There was nothing she could do for them, that was the real problem. She could talk all she wanted, but there came a point when talking wouldn't help. And it wasn't like she didn't have her own problems to deal with. Slowly, her resolve had been wearing thin. Exhausted, weak, feeling sick and horrified, her good compartmentalisation skills had begun to break down.

Right now, Prentiss was sitting in the corner of her cell, curled up. Her legs bent to her chest, she was pressing her tightly-closed eyes against the tops of her knees. Tears soaked into her already-damp jeans. Her hands were wrapped around her shins in case she needed to fight in a hurry, though she would have infinitely preferred to cover her ears. She wasn't that far gone. Not yet.

[identity profile] getlostforever.livejournal.com 2010-08-25 05:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Neil may not have been the king of recon missions or anything, and in fact, he'd only made it this far out of luck... but he wasn't an idiot.  There was no way he was going to continue following his journal's vague instructions, when it, more than once, ran him into a dead end.  Once he reached the long corridor of cells, he looked around for the nurse's station and, upon finding it, dug through all the stacks of papers until he found one with Prentiss's name on it.  Hooray, cell number.  Swiping a key, he sprinted into the hall and looked for the right cell.  Once he found it, he pounded his fist against the door, ignoring the flickering of blue light in the corner of his eye.  Not gonna look, not gonna look.  He didn't need to see any more fucked up zombie shit.
 
"Prentiss?"

[identity profile] getlostforever.livejournal.com 2010-08-26 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
Even though it could be a ghost mimicking her voice, Neil wasn't experienced enough with this port or the Barge to expect that. So, when he heard her call her name, it was enough for him to believe that Prentiss was really in the cell. He fumbled with the key for a moment, then slipped it in the lock and turned. He moved to open the door, when his item let out a loud hiss of frequency, which reached an overbearing pitch. With a curse, he picked it up, saw some fucked up static-looking nurses in the display, and hurled it against the wall. Quickly, he shoved the door open and looked at his warden.

"Hey." He spoke casually to hide the mounting fear in his chest. Offering a teasing-- ACTUALLY FRIENDLY, FOR ONCE-- smirk, he added, "You look like shit. C'mon."

[identity profile] getlostforever.livejournal.com 2010-08-27 02:54 pm (UTC)(link)
He was startled by the hug, but didn't fight it. To be honest, it felt kind of nice right now, this warm presence of another person after hours of wandering around in the dark. At Prentiss's question, he looked around, gaze lingering on a spot behind them.

"We gotta..." What was it? He racked his brains for a moment, then looked at her. "Find your warden thing."

[identity profile] getlostforever.livejournal.com 2010-09-04 01:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Neil made sure to keep close to Prentiss for once, not risking the chance of being alone again. This place was just too fucking creepy. It was like being inside those movies he and Eric used to watch together. "Yeah." He shrugged, looking back for a moment, then at Prentiss again. "Admiral said."

Then, as though a lightbulb just went off in his head, Neil quickly reached into his pocket and pulled his communicator out, offering it to Prentiss. "Here. It's got clues." He snorted. "Like a fucking scavenger hunt."

Even though he could've read the hints himself, he clearly wanted Prentiss to take the lead on this. She was the cop; she had to know how to make sense of everything, right?

[identity profile] getlostforever.livejournal.com 2010-09-05 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
At the sudden burst of static, Neil edged closer to Prentiss, clearly growing increasingly wary, although he was trying to remain calm. His breath came in shakily, nervously, and he let out a soft, quick, "Huh?" at her question, as though he were too distracted to comprehend it at first. Then, Neil pointed forward, down the dim corridor. "There's this office, had a list of all the cells and who was in 'em."

[identity profile] getlostforever.livejournal.com 2010-09-05 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Neil took another furtive glance around, and then as they drew closer to the office, pulled ahead so that he could point it out to Prentiss. The faster he did it, the sooner they could get the hell outta here. And so, taking another look back at her, he took the lead, trying to drown out the other voices by thinking about something else, anything else. None of this shit was real. He had to keep reminding himself of that.

AOIYDOHOFBIFugfuFgiUFFFFFF

[identity profile] getlostforever.livejournal.com 2010-09-05 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
"Okay," he said, in no mood to be difficult right now. He pulled a drawer open, tossing out whatever was in it, keeping an eye out on the badge. Another voice said his name, but he tuned it out, that is, until it grew louder, and it called him something nobody else ever had. A name, just for him. He stilled, looking back over his shoulder, then, seemingly forgetting about Prentiss and the cabinet, walked over towards the doorway.

"Coach?" he said, his voice soft, tentative, full of confusion with an undercurrent of hope.

BAWWWW SO SKEEVY

[identity profile] getlostforever.livejournal.com 2010-09-05 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Neil looked out, catching sight of that familiar silhouette. Inside, his emotions were in conflict. Ten years... It's been ten years since he'd last seen Coach, since that summer. What could he possibly say to him? What could he feel after ten years? Desire, nostalgia, love, loss, anger...

"Coach," he repeated, less questioning. He tilted his head, staring intently at the shade. His one true love. The man who taught him everything, who made him feel so much, who showed him so much.

(It just happened, but he wanted it, he wanted it, he liked it. He had to have liked it, didn't he?)

"You left..."

Coach could take him away, keep him safe from this fucked up place and take him far away from here, far away from the Barge. He'd be free to love him again.

"Why'd you leave?" he asked, walking out the office, each step towards the shade less hesitant than the last.