023: [ visual ] / [ location: Hyperion Hotel ] Before I come undone

[glowingseer.livejournal.com]

No, no, no -

"No!"

Cordelia wakes up with a start, sitting upright on her bed with her hands clutching her blanket like a lifeline. For several moments she looks around her in alarm, wondering where the hell she is and where the others are, wondering if this is another one of those times she unfortunately opened her eyes only to be sliced and diced again and--

Then she rests her head on her hands, and breathes. It's over now. It's over and done with and they're all safe but the images are still burned in her brain, like a vision that's been put on eternal loop.

Slowly - mindful of the pains that plague her - Cordelia gets out of bed. She looks down at herself, sees the numerous bandages that are wrapped around her body, and sighs.

And here she thought she'd be safe in Taxon. Pfft.

She gets up, and walks over to the mirror. Cordelia looks at her reflection, and bites her lip.

God.

"Mummy girl much?" she whispers.

[ ooc: backdated to a day after the horrors. ]

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[Location: Hyperion Hotel]

[levilup.livejournal.com]

Instead of chiming in on the tablets like so many others have, Levi tells Shane he'll be back later and heads off to the hotel, looking tired and dressed down. He knows he's not the only one, that the rescue had taken a lot out of everybody, and he's been ridiculously worried about Cordelia and Godric. Mostly Cordelia, because Levi knew Godric was okay, but Levi hadn't had the chance to see Cordelia yet, not in the middle of all the madness. Spike, Angel and Wesley had hauled her out before Levi could turn around.

So now, he's outside the hotel about half an hour after Cordelia's tablet had set off, and he clicks on his own, sending a message to Cordelia.

"Cordelia. It's Levi. Do you mind if I come in?" He's already been invited, but it's polite to ask.

[Location: Hyperion Hotel]

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No, of course not. My room's on the second floor, third room on the left from the hallway.

While waiting, Cordelia will put on a robe that will cover most of her bandages. She thinks about putting on some make-up, then discards it at the last minute. She has the right to not look so fabulous every now and then - and this is one of those times.

[levilup.livejournal.com]

Which Levi definitely will not be expecting her to be all glammed up, today. In fact, he's expecting her to look a lot worse than she does, and when he makes his way up to the second floor, he knocks hesitantly, anticipating the worst.

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Cordelia goes to open the door, and offers him a smile. "Hi, Levi."

Her robes are covering the bandages on her arms and legs, but some of them still peek out - especially those in her neck. She has some bruises on her face - thankfully, though, the Extras refrained from cutting any part of it. A positive side, among so many negatives.

[levilup.livejournal.com]

"Oh, sweetheart," Levi says, frowning slightly. Excuse him while he reaches out to touch one of the bruises on her face with a grimace, and then he drops his hand, ushering her back inside carefully.

"How are you doing?" He knows it's a question she's had to answer a thousand times, but he doesn't care. Levi can be kind of bossy when he's worried. "Is Angel taking care of you?"

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She turns her face away self-consciously. One of the reasons why she wants to be alone at this time - but, not like she's going to turn Levi away. Because he's Levi, just like Wesley is Wesley and Angel is Angel.

"Oh, you know. Still walking," Cordelia answers, heading back to her bed. "Still breathing, so that's a plus. Apparently I owe my life to Drusilla, because she wants to return me to Angel damaged, but not dead."

The look on her face is very clear - she thinks that is stupid, and would want nothing more than to dust the vampire to smithereens.

[levilup.livejournal.com]

Levi's satisfied that she's alright, and he won't bug her about it further. Actually, he's mostly just aiming to make her feel better in any way he can, because he feels bad for not being able to be part of her rescue. She's very important, and he knows she has Angel, but he's staking a bit of claim on her too, okay?

"I'm glad to see your sarcasm gland is still functioning properly," Levi tells her wryly, but he's only kidding. More seriously: "I can't say that I'm very happy with the Doctor, either, if I'm being honest, though that generally seems to be the norm."

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That fact that he tried is enough. More than enough - and she will say as much when she finds out that he's part of the rescue mission, too.

"Wait. The Doctor? Mr. Let's-Blow-Up-Taxon?" Cordelia frowns as she sits on the bed. "Why? What's he got to do with any of this?"

[levilup.livejournal.com]

"He wouldn't allow me or Eric to rip the Master to pieces, as the Master so rightly deserved," Levi says, tightly. If he was holding something, he'd be breaking it in half right now.

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The Master? Oh, that guy who bitchslapped her to oblivion.

"...what? Why?"

The fact that that guy may be human and therefore shouldn't be ripped apart isn't registering in her brain right now.

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"I'm not entirely sure," Levi replies, looking irritable. "Those two have a personal grudge match with each other, and I'm assuming it's one of those 'I'm the only one allowed to kill him!' situations. Either way, I'm not happy. The bastard needs to be punished."

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"Oh, me and my cuts absolutely agree with you," Cordelia says, crossing her arms. "I don't know what I'll do to the guy if ever I see him on the streets."

More importantly, she's a bit afraid of what else he can do - not only to her, but to the other residents of Taxon as well.