miss hell-raising

“ohmygod; i’ve missed human food soo much,” kat was sitting at the larger tables in camp and had way too much food in front of her, “do you want any, by the way?”

“if you’re already planning on sharing, don’t mind if i do.” lucy made herself comfortable and sat down at kat’s table. “how did you end up with a one-person feast, anyhow? actually, wait--- did you say human food?”

“you poor, unfortunate souls. —don’t worry, i’ll be sure to give this to everyone at camp so their taste-buds can be blessed.”

Okay, let’s go get some dinner, then. Are you feeling fancy or craving a burger like I am? 

I--- Really? Just like that? I mean, if you’re paying and we’re getting burgers... Yeah, lead the way. Let’s see what you’ve got.

“I love how easy you guys are to convince of stuff.”

“Oh–um, yep. Definitely a challenge, one you should accept immediately.” She laughs. “Well, consider it a dare, then. I dare you to try my inedible coffee sludge. Uh…that’s dependent, to be honest. It’s kinda thick, you might need spoon or something. Here you go.”

“Love ya, too. My friendship is the greatest gift, I know.”

“oh my gods, do you not know what korean shaved ice is?? i’m gonna get you some right now.“ evie used her magic to conjure a bowl along with some utensils. she handed lucy a spoon and walked towards the nearest table. “you have to try this and tell me what you think.”

Please, I would never go near that death wall. Maybe you can warm me up, though. 

In your dreams, babe. Might be my specialty, but you’ve got to try harder than that. At least buy me dinner first.

“Jury’s still out, but probably not.”

“If you can survive this, you can survive anything. It’s supposed to be coffee. But it tastes more like the sludge you dig out of the coffee maker.”

“That sounds good enough for me.”

Hey! Uh… Don’t mean to bother you,

But you didn’t happen to talk to me recently? Like the other me? From the Island? I’m just… so sorry for anything he said or did to you. So so sorry.

Oh, man, is that you, real Jared? I mean, no offense to the other one, but I like this version of you a whole lot better. Are you okay?

Does anyone know why I was in the Winter Forest? My body feels frozen and I can’t remember anything. 

Beats me. I’m sure a quick sprint up the lava wall could defrost you, though.

Sounds like a good way to live. Be sure to fill me in if you start figuring things out. Yeah, um… Yeah. I don’t know her, but I’m sure she’s nice. I’m kind of new to the Island so there isn’t many people I do actually know. And when I say I’m kind of new, really that means I’ve been there for months and I’m just too shy to actually go meet people. I can tell you all about the ones I do know though. I mean, clearly this is some kind of alternate universe.

I’ll make sure to keep you posted. Hera knows I’m still lost on most of this. Here’s hoping. I’m gonna lose a lot of sleep wondering whether I’ve got a secret evil me out there, though. Alternate universes are wild. Aww, really? That’s a shame when you’re so sweet and cute. They’re all missing out. I’ll take any info you’ve got though. Who do you know?

Well, there’s always time for that if you wanna add that little memory to your wank bank. Snarky confidence ain’t the only thing I can pull off, you know. [ Was that a casual wink? ] But no. I’m gonna take a leap and say that I’m not who you think I am.

You sleep, like, two doors down from my brother’s room. I think I’d rather not, but I appreciate the... offer? Oh, gods, was that a wink? You--- [ and a light bulb finally flashes ] You’re an alternate universe one, aren’t you? You’re like a nega-Jared. Whoa. Cool.

What do you mean what’s got me so— … Why- Why would you say that? That’s not…

Lucy, don’t— [half-heartedly tries to swat her hand away from her] Don’t do that. I- No, I am not okay. I’m not— … You’re not. But…you’re here. And you know me. Do- Are we…?

Is-- Is this about... the, uh, incident? I mean, I’ve been waiting for you to crack ever since you got back and-- and you know you can talk to me about this, right? About anything?

Charlotte Asher, if you must— Ohmygods.

Lucy? What- You’re not here. You— You’re not.

I didn’t mean it literally, and you know it. What’s got you so worked up? Did Jake wear something weird again? I- Whoa--- I’m what now?