#heartorn

@heartorn {natalie} and misty are in a bar trying to figure out who killed travis

Misty knew bringing an addict to a bar wasn't exactly the best idea, but as far as she knew, Natalie was maintaining her sobriety at least from the harder drugs. A little beer wasn't going to kill anyone, and besides, if she tried to make a stupid decision, Misty was here to help stop her. It seemed that their pursuit of information about whatever happened to Travis was helping the brunette keep focus anyhow.

Sitting at the bar like a couple of co-investigators was fun and exciting, she had to admit. A lot of her citizen detective work was done at home in private -- darkened rooms, late night dinner, Caligula over her shoulder as she scoured websites and library archives. Granted, the bar stools here were a little tall for Misty but she managed to climb up, sitting alongside Natalie as the woman began her first drink for the night.

"So, I was thinking we could probably investigate his old workplace, maybe see if any of his coworkers might be possible leads. We can do this online first before we show up in person, kick any doors in, you know," Misty began to ramble, sliding her glasses back up her nose with her middle and ring fingers.

@heartorn said: ❝ sitting here feeling sorry for myself won’t solve anything. ❞ ( from eloise !! )

for a moment, he did not answer, the hint of a knowing smile on his lips as he settled onto the swing beside hers. he had long since lost count of the nights they'd sat in this very spot, talking of anything and nothing... but lately, things were different. not so different between them, perhaps - but they were different, enough scandal and bitter disappointment now shared between them to fill years' worth of late night heart-to-hearts... indeed, were they not a sorry pair?

" no... " he acknowledged at last, a rueful chuckle in his throat. " but when has that ever stopped us? "

@heartorn {shauna} and jackie are outside in the woods near the cabin

Maybe Jackie wasn't able to do much for the team out here, but her priority would always be to help Shauna. Of course, she somehow missed Shauna actually losing her virginity (to Randy Walsh???) and getting pregnant, but... they still had time. She could still be here for her friend in small ways -- that's all she had wanted, to keep Shauna happy. The Valium, the necklace, those silly little rituals seemed so insignificant now, but maybe it was the small things that were going to keep them alive.

Still, Jackie couldn't help but feel surprised (and a bit confused, actually) that Shauna had gone and done the deed already. After all of her own talk about not wanting to show up to college a virgin, she didn't think Shipman would actually be the one to take it all the way first. God, she had so many questions. But this wasn't the right time -- especially since her best friend had been so hesitant to tell her the truth in the first place.