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 do you like your redheads shy and booksmart with a secret wild side? are you familiar with the basic ins and outs of classic horror tropes? this modern final girl somehow outlived all her way hotter friends (and survived the literal end of the world), but she's still got plenty of endurance for the bedroom. as long as you're not actively trying to murder her, you've already got a leg up on the competition. just don't expect pure and virginal; that ship sailed a looooong time ago. |
( dana polk | 21 | f | flexible )     |
un: healthy male host
This is...
Dating profiles. Peter's finally caught on by the time he reaches Dana's. And oh boy. ]
Hey, Dana? This is Peter
Graham
[ Because a) there are a few Peters in this place and b) no one would recognise him by whatever the hell kind of username that is. ]
I uh
just found these things
Someone said they'd been around for awhile but I didn't... see
Did you know about them?
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Yes, I knew.
[ there's no point in not being honest about it. ]
I think they're supposed to be bad. I don't know. None of them are all that flattering.
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Yeah I was looking through some people's and noticed they all seem really weirdly mean?
[ Or terrifying. His own is terrifying. ]
Sorry to make you
have to look at yours again
[ Hers is... a thing. He's a seventeen-year-old boy, which means he's definitely blushing at the moment. ]
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It's definitely more information than I'd want most people to know. But it's okay. I'm over it now.
[ if anything, he might be more embarrassed about it than she is? which is a strange feeling, but doesn't make it less true. ]
If it helps, I won't go and look at yours.
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Mine's.. different
It's not really uh... romantic or like a dating profile?
Just kind of scary
[ The fact she's offering not to go look? That's... so kind? He's taken aback by this, not because Dana's ever seemed anything but kind to him in their interactions, but just... he isn't used to things like this in general, really. There's a few moments before he responds, sorting out how he feels. As weird as this whole thing is, he does feel comfortable around Dana. ]
Honestly... you know what? It's only fair if I show you mine too now
[ He sends a link to his "deerlyBeloved profile... ]
Yeah, definitely not getting any dates with that one
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Still, the common denominator seems to be a lot of personal information that we'd really prefer anyone not to know.
[ and although something in his words spikes a little curiosity, she can refrain out of respect for him — until he sends it to her, and then it would be rude not to? it does take her a while to respond, but not because she doesn't know what to say. it's because she hasn't looked immediately. ]
Leave it to this town to even make their dating app kind of terrible.
If it helps, I didn't really even try to meet anyone through this. You're probably better off just trying it outside of this, you know? So they can get to know you for you and not the parts that have been condensed down into a picture that doesn't even fully represent you.
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[ Though Peter hasn't entirely nixed out the theory that this is actually Hell or something, in which case, such a concept would kind of make sense.
Honestly, it probably is strange of him to send her his own profile. It's... not really the sort of thing most people would want to see, is it? But there's something in him that wants to.. reciprocate? That's not it entirely, though; he doesn't think Dana seems like the kind of person who would expect that kind of thing.
It's some need to show his solidarity, maybe. That through all this... horror, they're on some kind of team. Peter has grown quite attached to her, and maybe a lot of that stemmed from the blue thread between them, but not all of it. Not really. They may technically be different people from before, but he still feels like it counts that the first time he met Dana was on the deck of the ship. And he likes her; he wants to keep close to her.
Solidarity. Even if it's scary. And speaking of scary.... Dating talk... Oh boy. ]
Honestly, dating's not something for me anyway
No one deserves the cruel fate of putting up with me like that
Not even my worst enemy
[ He's trying to be humourous on the surface, but Peter sincerely.. just doesn't think it's the sort of thing he can really do? Or should ever do? He's... messed up. Really messed up. ]
I do know a few people who have met someone here, though
This place is horrible but people still manage to find people they're compatible with
That's pretty nice
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[ she's still a little conflicted about looking. and he has given her permission, technically, but it feels different going to it directly rather than something she could have inadvertently stumbled across. although to be honest, she doesn't have much of a reason to even open the app these days, much less purposefully swiped through.
chalk that up to the fact that she's actually in something resembling a relationship now, which reminds her that she should really get around to updating the non-dating portion of her social media profile so it's a little more accurate. ]
Well, that seems kind of extreme. Besides, I've put up with you more than once and I survived just fine.
[ she's also teasing, but something in her senses that he might not be, completely? ]
I know what you mean. It feels like you manage to beat the odds, somehow.
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You're right
It's easy to forget we're all kind of... collectively lost, together
[ He's not the only one floundering, here. As is becoming the norm, he's finding, Dana has a way of being very rational about things; it makes him feel... grounded? Grounded and safe in the process.
Which is one reason why he'd shown her, explicitly. She doesn't have to look any time soon, though, or even at all; that's definitely her own decision and he definitely wouldn't push it. But he's finding he'd rather some people learn about it from him than potentially stumble across it by accident. People he cares about — it's like a way to warn them, maybe. ]
Oh, well
You seem pretty tough
I bet you could survive anyone no matter how whacked out they are
[ He's joking back, and enjoying that he can. ]
Yeah? It seems... kind of scary, though
Meeting someone here
The way some people go home all of a sudden
What if you go back to your own world and never see them again
[ Why are you such a.... downer, Peter.... But this is honestly him trying to make conversation about something meaningful, something he does care about. Not necessarily pertaining to himself, but... what about the people he cares about, who have met a partner here? Like Ben and Will? ]
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[ and she's seen as much on the network, what with certain sleepers posting and sharing information every once in a while to help the latest group of arrivals. it's a mild consolation, but anything that helps means something, right? ]
Well, I like to think I survived my initiation into this town. At least if the last few months have been any indication.
[ of course, she wouldn't have made it all on her own, and even now, she's a lot tougher than she seems, especially on the surface. she can be grateful that at least her profile doesn't mention that part of her. ]
It is a little scary. And Sam already went home once, but he came back. It was only a few days here, but he'd gone through a few months in his own world. It was a lot to process. [ for both of them. ]
I don't know, I guess if you don't take the risk you'll always be wondering about what could have been. And I thought he was worth it.
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I guess I should try to learn more about it
Or... try to do something helpful, you know?
[ Admittedly, Peter hasn't made much effort to be involved. Go to school, come back, that's about it; he's hidden away from digging into the details of this place. But lately, with what's going on with him... there's the thought maybe he should try a little harder. Even if he's.. messed up. There's got to be something he can do. ]
Surviving the past few months definitely deserves some kind of medal
Or at least a few weeks of peace and quiet
[ That next bit gives him a thoughtful pause. There may be more than one "Sam" around here, but Peter's only ever met one. It was a very intense, frightening first meeting, and there's... something else about him. Something that Peter isn't sure how to feel about. Over the past months, he'd kept distance from the older man — but he'd seemed quite kind. Peter's sorry for what happened; he's been meaning to contact him again, let him know that. Things have just been so.. so crazy. And there's a huge piece of him that's afraid of what truths there might be to uncover there. ]
Is your Sam the school librarian?
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There's so much about this place that is still a mystery, but I've gotten more answers from people who are stuck here like we are than the town has ever provided.
[ even if she might not necessarily know the first thing to do with what she learns, it'd still be more than she had to begin with, and that's progress in her mind. ]
That would be nice, but I'm not sure we can have it that easy.
Yeah. Why? Do you know him?
[ it doesn't occur to her that peter's question is based in anything but curiosity, and their paths would have had reason to cross considering sam's job, so she doesn't read anything more into it than a surface-level ask. ]
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[ How long has this place existed? This strange afterlife, or dreamscape, or whatever it really is. They're uncomfortable questions, but she's right — it would be smart to learn. Maybe he can too, slowly. ]
It's been awhile since I've seen him, but he really helped me out once, back when I was new here
[ Peter hasn't forgotten. It had been during one of those... attacks, the ones he still hadn't really understood at the time. He'd been scared of Sam then, but now... he can see. Sam was trying to help him. ]
I never thanked him for it. I need to do that sometime
[ A pause as he wonders if he should ask; Peter doesn't like to push into people's personal business, but... he really quite likes Dana. ]
I'm glad you found someone here who makes you happy
Is it okay to ask how long you've been together?
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[ she doesn't know everything about this place, not by a long shot, but even the things she's found out have been helpful. although the rumor that all of the helpful deer that live in this town are actually former sleepers has left her more than a little unsettled, to put it mildly. ]
That sounds like Sam, alright. But I'm sure he already knows even if you haven't said anything.
[ that and he wouldn't even insist on anyone thanking him for helping. ]
Only a couple months. We sort of made it official right before the Titanic thing happened, but then we lost our memories for a month, so I don't know if that even technically counts.