( 004 ♠ ACTION ♠ LOCATION: SANCTUARY | Closed Log )

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Since his arrival, Puck had been mostly keeping to himself. Although he still tossed out the occasional sardonic barb over the Tablet, the disguised faerie had been gliding under the radar. Nobody seemed to care that he was staying in the Sanctuary and, since it seemed far larger than the actual number of people staying there, he sometimes didn't run into anyone aside from the occasional Extra for a day at a time.

That suited him just fine.

Today he was lounging in the Salon, a less busy area than some of the other floors, a pad of paper next to him but nothing written on it but a few idle scribbles. Instead he had his guitar over his lap, plucking idly at the strings with his eyes closed as though he were listening for something.

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[cametolife]

Liz opened her mouth to say that she agreed, that 'normal people' were dull in comparison to others, but closes it. After all, Liz Parker was supposed to be one of those normal citizens with a happy, oridinary life. Not a girl who was shot in the stomach and died, only to be brought back to life by the healing touch of an alien king.

"Someone's hungry."

Thank God for an opportunity for a topic change.

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And he actually turns red.

"I am not."

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[cametolife]

Liz grinned, knowingly. "Your stomach says otherwise."

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"Fine, I'm hungry," Puck says waspishly. "So what. I don't feel like getting anything right now."

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[cametolife]

"Not smart to ignore your stomach, when your body's trying to tell you it needs to be fed."

She debated offering to bring him something from the Crashdown, and maybe she will, but for now, the offer is withheld.

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Something seems to trigger within him. "I don't need health advice from a goddamn human," he snaps, slamming his hand down on the guitar belly with a loud thwack to emphasize his point. "Just leave me the fuck alone!"

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[cametolife]

Human. Just a 'goddamn human'. While that makes her want to question, want to demand to know what he is, she can't bring herself to speak right now without yelling in his face. Liz has been nothing but nice and patient with this man and-- Uhg! Such tone and words reminded her too much of Nasedo and Tess, how they looked down upon her for being a human groupie among a band of aliens.

"Fine!" She shouted, rose to her feet, and promptly exited the Sanctuary. He wanted to be left alone? He got his wish.

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Puck watched as she stormed off, one part of him satisfied that he was finally able to get under her skin, finally able to cross that line that on Liz, had seemed nearly unbreakable.

But it felt hollow. Especially when his stomach growled again.