SENT: 2:42PM i think yancy's staying home to look after mom jaz wants to go. if u go i guess i'll go with you guys
SENT: 2:48PM it kinda does, doesn't it? godzilla's crazy uncle wouldn't be america if they didn't have a ton of fighter jets to back their guys up
[ Raleigh's bumping shoulders with Yancy, who glances at the phone in his hands, glances up at Raleigh, and turns back to the television without commenting, which is strange, for him. Raleigh's mom is bustling around in the kitchen, making - something. Grilled cheese, probably. Jazmine's freaking out pretty loudly in the kitchen with her. ]
SENT: 2:49PM u wanna come over later? mom's making grilled cheese to calm jaz down
SENT: 2:52PM i could come by in a bit mom and dad are heading out and kara's on the phone with one of her friends she sounds freaked
[ naomi knows why. kara's secret girlfriend is in san diego. they're not exactly official to her parents but they've been together all of five months even with the distance and naomi likes cate. she's hoping they're alright. ]
SENT: 2:55PM we'd be crazy if we could sit through something like this and not be freaked, but we'll be ok. tell me when you're comin over?
[ He's putting up a good effort at being reassuring, but inside, thrown in with the incredulity and the awe and the surprise, there's a little bit of fear, too. Growing up on monster movies and video games is one thing -- watching actual fighter jets batter ineffectively at the creature's thick armor as it works its way to the coastline is another.
At the rate it's going, the monster'll hit the bay in no time. Raleigh doesn't know how well the Bridge'll hold up against a thing of its size.
Like he can sense Raleigh's anxiety, Yancy hooks an arm around Raleigh's shoulders, tugging him in close. ]
SENT: 3:01PM will do they plan to leave around 5 she just asked if your mom would be okay to have me and kara over for dinner?
[ Her father's risen from his place on the couch and he and her mother are right outside the den, talking in hushed tones. Her dad doesn't have contacts in California, but the monster is big enough that Washington State is just a hop and a skip if it decides to change it's course upward instead of inland. Her mother has friends there. Her dad has extended family.
On screen, the correspondent announces that they've just gotten word that the United Kingdom has mobilized their Air Force in an effort to help. There are clip shots from what appears to be a helicopter that show people running through the streets.
It's too unreal. Behind her, Kara comes out to slump wordlessly into one of the dining room chairs and even without saying a thing, Naomi knows that it's either very good news or very bad news that has her sister in shock.
Naomi stands at that point, lamely gestures to the general direction of the Becket household to her mom and walks out towards the street where the line of houses that she's grown up knowing are quiet.
It makes sense. California is miles and miles away. But she wonders all the same if any of this is real because outside of her own family and Raleigh, no one else seems to be reacting. ]
[ In the ten minutes it takes for Naomi to come over, Raleigh gets up from the floor once, and only to exchange a few words with his mother. Yancy's arm around his shoulder is an enormous comfort, grounding him in reality and reassuring him that this isn't a dream, and there isn't a current incentive big enough for Raleigh to want to wriggle away from his brother like he would under normal circumstances.
The monster hits the Bridge, finally, and that's around the time Naomi rings the doorbell.
Raleigh ducks out from under Yancy's arm in a hurry, scrambling away from the television.
Naomi, when Raleigh opens the door for her, doesn't look too bad. He can tell she hasn't been crying like Jazmine has, so that comes as a minor relief. Raleigh nods at her, moving out of the way to let her inside. ] Hey, Meems. Mom said you and Kara can stay over tonight, if your folks need some time.
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[ she's curling up at her dad's feet. her hands are trembling a little. it looks too surreal to be legit. ]
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[ Raleigh's bumping shoulders with Yancy, who glances at the phone in his hands, glances up at Raleigh, and turns back to the television without commenting, which is strange, for him. Raleigh's mom is bustling around in the kitchen, making - something. Grilled cheese, probably. Jazmine's freaking out pretty loudly in the kitchen with her. ]
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[ naomi knows why. kara's secret girlfriend is in san diego. they're not exactly official to her parents but they've been together all of five months even with the distance and naomi likes cate. she's hoping they're alright. ]
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[ He's putting up a good effort at being reassuring, but inside, thrown in with the incredulity and the awe and the surprise, there's a little bit of fear, too. Growing up on monster movies and video games is one thing -- watching actual fighter jets batter ineffectively at the creature's thick armor as it works its way to the coastline is another.
At the rate it's going, the monster'll hit the bay in no time. Raleigh doesn't know how well the Bridge'll hold up against a thing of its size.
Like he can sense Raleigh's anxiety, Yancy hooks an arm around Raleigh's shoulders, tugging him in close. ]
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[ Her father's risen from his place on the couch and he and her mother are right outside the den, talking in hushed tones. Her dad doesn't have contacts in California, but the monster is big enough that Washington State is just a hop and a skip if it decides to change it's course upward instead of inland. Her mother has friends there. Her dad has extended family.
On screen, the correspondent announces that they've just gotten word that the United Kingdom has mobilized their Air Force in an effort to help. There are clip shots from what appears to be a helicopter that show people running through the streets.
It's too unreal. Behind her, Kara comes out to slump wordlessly into one of the dining room chairs and even without saying a thing, Naomi knows that it's either very good news or very bad news that has her sister in shock.
Naomi stands at that point, lamely gestures to the general direction of the Becket household to her mom and walks out towards the street where the line of houses that she's grown up knowing are quiet.
It makes sense. California is miles and miles away. But she wonders all the same if any of this is real because outside of her own family and Raleigh, no one else seems to be reacting. ]
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The monster hits the Bridge, finally, and that's around the time Naomi rings the doorbell.
Raleigh ducks out from under Yancy's arm in a hurry, scrambling away from the television.
Naomi, when Raleigh opens the door for her, doesn't look too bad. He can tell she hasn't been crying like Jazmine has, so that comes as a minor relief. Raleigh nods at her, moving out of the way to let her inside. ] Hey, Meems. Mom said you and Kara can stay over tonight, if your folks need some time.