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[hellsadogfight]

[The feed clicks on and a scraggly looking kid is all just about glaring at the screen. He's still in the bloody clothes he arrived in. He looks pretty broken, but alive. Very much alive.] Fuck this place, and fuck being stuck here. Look, I don't know how things are done 'round where y'all are from, but in Louisiana, shit happens when you up and fuckin' kidnap someone.

Second chance, my ass. Let me fuckin' die in peace. If I wanted to live, I could'a taken that vampire blood. [Tommy scowls before he shoves his fist into the near by wall.] This whole god damn situation...

[His jaw clenches and he looks away for a moment. A sigh. There's half a chance Sam's here, but he wouldn't be that lucky.] Any chance anyone is from Bon Temps? Sam Merlotte, if this was you, I swear to God...

[Not that he's any calmer, he's still seething, but at least he's... attempting civility.] Right, well I'm Tommy Mickens, if any'a ya care.

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[He's sitting on the corner with his stupid NV thing, being a general bitch at people.]

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[it takes smelling and seeing him with his own eyes to really come to grips with the reality of this. Tommy is here. Tommy is alive. Sam stands oddly a few feet away, trying to sort through what he could possibly say to this ghost-turned-flesh. His brother.

Fuck.

He swallows, tries to make his voice sound normal.] ...Makin' friends already, sounds like.

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[He's grumpy, okay. He doesn't want to be here and he is. He bristles somewhat at the voice before looking up.]

Fuck'em. I don't need friends. Never really had'em anyway. [He stands awkwardly.

So.

Brother.]

I'm fuckin' alive. You can stop starin' at me like I'm a ghost.

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Just - shut up for a second. [he even holds up a hand in plea. Because - you were dead, ok. You died in his arms. He watched them lower you in the ground.

So he's going to need to come hug you for a second right now, and you better not say something stupid about it, you little asshole.]

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Fuuuuuuck. [Manly bro hugs. Fine.]

What? Forget to take out your tampon today?

[Yeah right. Like Tommy was going to stay quiet about this.

But he is happy to see him. Otherwise he wouldn't have let Sam come find him or hug him. He's just showing he cares in the only way he knows how -- pushing away and being rude.]

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[he ain't even mad. Too overwhelmed. But he'll end the increasingly awkward hug, shaking his head] As charmin' as ever. C'mon - give that NV a rest. We've got a lot to talk about, and a street corner's not the place to do it.

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[He pockets it and sighs.]

I already heard. Different dimension, bad things, I'm alive, you've been here for ages.

[But he does follow Sam, because what else was he going to do.]

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Yeah, well, you haven't heard everything yet. First thing is I've got another Merlotte's here. And that's where we're goin'. Suddenly I could use a drink.

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Merlotte's? [Well that makes him perk up a little.]

I just died. I could use a whole friggen bottle.

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One step at a time.

[first thing first is they have to get there, so Sam's leading him towards the subway. It won't be too long until they're in front of the place.]

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[He walks along, hands in his pockets, blood still dried on him.]

They say you've been here for years. That true?

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[Sam nods solemnly]

S'true. Two an' a half. I've been pulled back home a few times now, but it doesn't matter. Even when it feels like I've spent years at home, it's only been a day or so here.