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Eli Delacroix ([personal profile] aspectional) wrote in [community profile] diversified2014-01-26 11:22 pm

Death ain't nothing but a heartbeat away [closed]

He's late.

Being in the employ of Shannon Vaughn means that being late is a bad thing and Eli knew that well, but living with his father and having to deal with him meant that sometimes he ran late because of a conversation had gone on too long or he needed to go run an errand for him. Normally, he could cheat by just teleporting to get there on time, but he still wasn't familiar with this part of town and he didn't want to be seen by anyone who didn't know about his powers. Plus, he had been ordered to go to an alley and teleporting in would just be a bad idea all around in that case.

So Eli had to run all the way from the apartment he shared with his father to the specific alley he had been told to go to, nearly getting turned around at a couple of points due to the mental map he had of the area not being fully complete yet. But he successfully got to the street the alley was connected to only a few minutes late, looking like he had run all the way from home. He took a moment to slow down his breathing and heart rate and did his best to make himself presentable. Once that was taken care of, he slipped down the alley and did his best to try and make sure Shannon didn't notice when he got to where he was dealing with whatever unfortunate person who had gotten on the wrong side of his boss.
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[personal profile] privatematter 2014-03-10 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
That would certainly be informative. Shannon was looking forward to seeing how Eli bent and molded under the pressure of their line of work's stresses. He certainly had the potential to be something great, but not all greatness was handled with proper care. Shannon did not intend to coddle Eli, but he did intend to give him the best chance at coming through the flames properly tempered.

Shannon reached out and rubbed his hand along the crown of Jasper's head, behind his ear and down the side of his face in an intensely fond gesture. No one else would know how soft Shannon Vaughn was with his number man's furry form, but then again, who would believe it anyway? He pulled his hand away and gestured toward the couch along the side.

"Put him there. We'll see if he's upright by the time food comes along or not."