006 || Elle Bishop || video

[ellectric]

[Hello, all. Please see Elle as she works the wristcomm as if she actually knows what she's doing. Please note how much better she looks now than she did last time. Brushed hair, some makeup. Yeah, that's right. Makeup. Clothes that aren't wrinkled. Freaking behind.]

[And sure, you might notice that her demeanor isn't nearly as confident as it was, but there are still shadows of it. Traces. She'll be fine.]

[She clears her throat.]

Hi. So I apparently went mental longer than the rest of you. [And if anyone notices how her eyes glance at something against the wall, they might think she's still seeing things.] Whatever. It's taken care of.

But I kind of burned a bunch of my clothes and there's no food whatsoever. [She can only suspect she thought it was going to poison her and thus ruined most of it.]

Which of you wants to help?

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[ellectric]

Um. Yeah. But it's not bad!

[ She looks panicked for a moment, but she quickly takes a breath and closes her eyes. No. Nonono. Bruce wouldn't send her away. He won't lock her away someplace. If he were going to, he would have by now. After several moments, she opens her eyes again. ]

It's not bad. And hey, at least my drug dealer is cute, right?

[greenisnteasy]

[ Right, so it's still somewhat bad. He won't press her on the issue, but he doesn't think she should be staying alone anymore. It's clear she needs people around her; maybe that will help keep her present, and keep the ghosts at bay. ]

Well, I'm glad to hear it. Hey, I was thinking. You're on your own in that house of yours, right? The attic is free in the house I share with Tony. [ And a missing Steve... ]

You're welcome to it.

[ellectric]

[ She brightens considerably. ]

How small is it?

[ She doesn't mind if he says it's the size of a closet. Elle tends to feel safest in tight spaces. But an attic... That has to be pretty safe, right? ]

[greenisnteasy]

It's decently sized; there's a bed and some furniture, and I'll help you bring over whatever you need.

[ He's pretty grateful that Tony agreed to this. Bruce is really worried about Elle, and she gets so scared on her own. ]

[ellectric]

[ Elle is already looking better, though, even if she's still hugging herself. ]

I don't have much. When can I move in?

[greenisnteasy]

Right now?

[ Is that weird or too soon? He's afraid she'll hurt herself or someone else if they don't get on this, and he likes the upswing in her mood already. ]

[ellectric]

[ Elle bites her lip. Not because she might cry again because of happiness or something, because she isn't. It's for other reasons. Of some kind. That she'll work out later. People don't cry because of happiness anyway, everybody knows that. ]

Okay. Now is good.