{5th Collar} Waking up.....[In Person]

[junior-cop.livejournal.com]

[With Ichabod's careful attention, Tom was dressed in a clean, fresh uniform and his body was repaired of any damage done. It was as if he's been asleep but the dream wasn't anywhere near pleasant. He opens his eyes quickly and a sharp gasp escaped his chest. His eyes were filled with terror. He sits up and the sharp psychosomatic pain from the dream made him flinch and fall back on the pillows.]

What.....happened? My mouth....it's so dry.

[He's not sure if there was anyone in the room with him but there was so much going on in his mind that he wasn't sure where to start.]

Comments

[holy-pickle.livejournal.com]

Perhaps maybe we should try to get you walking and moving around? If you feel ready for that of course.

[Dende rubs his back a bit hoping to help warming him up]

R-really? Y-you really think? I just thought it was well... she watched over me as a child... maybe she still saw me as one....

[junior-cop.livejournal.com]

[His joints felt incredibly stiff and tries to move which was something that he needed to do and knew it.]

Well, I think all girls are like that in some way. They like to pamper, I think. It's really okay. It's part of their nature and don't take it wrong either. She'll get used to the idea that you're bigger and much older now and eventually she'll warm up to it. It really all depends on you and how the two of you communicate. Be open with each other. But that's just me.

[He shrugs a little and smiles, moving off to the side of the bed and stands up.]

I really appreciate the help. It's made waking up from the dead much easier than having to do this alone....but I think I said that already.

[holy-pickle.livejournal.com]

[Dende gets up himself and stands next to Tom with his arms up, ready to brace him should he trip of fall or anything.]

A-alright... I-I'll ask her the next time I see her. Any advice?

[Dende smiles, genuinly glad to here him say that, as it was his intention to make it easier]

I'm glad to help. I truly am. I couldn't think of anyone who deserved such a fate less then you.

[junior-cop.livejournal.com]

Well, there's going to always be that one time that's not meant to happen but it does. I'm not sure why it happened but I couldn't stop it either. It kinda put into prospective for me that I don't think I'll be afraid of it should it happen again.

[He seemed better a dealing with it than before but it still bothered him to know why and who. The words still rang in his mind. "Sorry, kid."]

I...don't know but it feels kinda surreal, you know?

[His thoughts snap back to the dating.]

Oh! Yeah, just be yourself. Don't force yourself to try to play up something that she's not sure what to take. I'm sure she'll like you regardless.

[holy-pickle.livejournal.com]

Trust me, if there's anything I know... it that.

[Dende closes his eyes and muses on it]

Like it was a dream. Like it happened to some distant other you. Or even that waking up was a dream, and at any moment you're just going to 'wake up' and realize that once again you're in the relm of the dead? It's dizzying isn't it?

[he opens his eyes and shakes his head a bit]

Well musing on death can't be good for anyone. It's best to look at the future and what you can do with it until your time does finally come for good.

[Dende smiles warmly at the advice and chuckles a bit]

Well, that sounds easy enough, so long as I don't trip myself up too much.

[junior-cop.livejournal.com]

[Tom laughs only because what Dende said was true that dwelling on such matters only darkened the brighter days and he was looking forward to see Dende grow in his curiosity.]

I don't know one guy out there that hasn't tripped up the first time they asked someone they liked on a date. Hell, I don't think anyone's that smooth. It's definitely humbling, to be sure and I'm talking about both subjects. I don't think she'll turn you down. I'll be there to support you if you think it'll help.