The New Girl preplay
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seaoftroubles| Directly off the end of last episode! Jordan decides to murder Nathan since Audrey isn't Audrey. There's a fight and lots of running and shouting. Eventually Lexi fires into the air to get everyone to stop. Duke says he can maybe clear things up if he talks to Vince, and gets Vince to agree to not kill Nathan right away so they can make Lexi fall in love with him and kill him instead. So basically, DUKE STALLS LIKE WOAH |
| Vince decides the best way to get Lexi in love with Nathan is to have her tag along on a trouble investigation like Audrey did. They head out to a case where a kid flipped his lid and tried to kill his girlfriend on a date, only to end up locked in a freezer. Nathan, Lexi, and Duke go to face him down, and see him end up slitting his own throat. |
| Duke ends up leading the questioning of the kid's girlfriend, because Nathan is being all strong silent type. Signs point to a hospitalized kid named Tyler being involved, he's in the hospital because he was paralyzed in a big car accident both the victim and his girlfriend were also in. Lexi just wants food. Duke is all "Nathan, come on, I know you have no game BUT THIS IS THE WOMAN YOU LOVE. SORT OF." |
| Duke and Nathan question Tyler while Lexi goes to get a CT scan. Tyler says that he felt like he was out of control when Katie looked at him, like she's troubled. Nathan gives the kid his card, and then Duke gives him a little "prescription" for free drinks at the Gull. Meanwhile, Katie throws herself in front of a car. Fun! |
| Duke gets Jennifer to go home for awhile. If anyone goes with her, they may get to see Jordan hit on Wade. If not . . . that'll just happen off screen. I'm guessing Luce and Tavi will be stuck to Duke for most of this? |
| Lexi says maybe it's Tyler because Josh and Katie were clearly getting it on behind his back. They all go back to the hospital, but find a dead orderly instead of Tyler. Duke goes to find a nurse -- this is where he gets possessed, and possibly where we start to go our own way because he has actual loved ones around who worry about him in our version. |
| Tyler-in-Duke sidetracks Lexi and Nathan and locks them in a walk in cooler. He tries to dodge Luce and Tavi too. I'm guessing it doesn't work well. |
| Perhaps they take him back to the Gull? He manages to get a minute alone with Wade to get the idea to kill his own body so he can stay in Duke's. He manages to get away from Luce and Tavi somehow and heads for the hospital, possibly with a very confused Jennifer in tow. |
| Lexi (and probably immune Lucifer?) heads in to deal with Tyler and keep him from murdering anyone, only to at the last minute "chicken out" and let Tyler try to kill his own body. This sets off Duke's trouble, which override's Tyler's trouble, saving Duke from the possession. Hurray! |
| Duke manages to pull Lexi aside at the Gull to point out that Audrey totally would have known what would have happened, and she admits to only pretending to be Lexi. Show ends here. Pretty sure Duke will want to stick around to try to clear things up/get rid of Wade, and this is where Lucifer and Octavia DRAG HIM BODILY HOME IF NECESSARY. And then it's all over but the moody moody aftermath, mmmmmm |
Re: On the bluff, continued
Date: 2022-03-28 02:29 pm (UTC)She was watching this just as sharply as Lucifer was.
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Date: 2022-03-28 02:53 pm (UTC)Re: On the bluff, continued
Date: 2022-03-28 04:59 pm (UTC)"Yes?" Vince said, sounding impatient.
Duke gestured to Lexie with his head and lowered his voice. "So. We get her to fall in love with him and. . . ?"
Vince's expression cleared. "Of course. Do you think she will, though?"
Duke was not at all sure. He was stalling as hard as he possibly could while he figured out some other way out of all of this. "Nathan's a lovable guy."
Nathan, still on the ground where he'd fallen, glared around at everyone. Duke resisted the urge to kick him. Couldn't the man just play along for a hot minute?
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Date: 2022-03-28 05:12 pm (UTC)Her eyes darted to Lucifer, with a question. He was closer and could probably hear them better, so, did he think it was something dumb and dangerous?
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Date: 2022-03-28 05:15 pm (UTC)Re: On the bluff, continued
Date: 2022-03-28 05:25 pm (UTC)"To end the troubles," he said, "yes."
"Everyone stand down," Vince ordered. "You had best be right about this, Duke. Or the Guard won't just be here for Nathan."
"Oh trust me, Vince, I am well aware."
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Date: 2022-03-28 05:39 pm (UTC)So all of this was boding well.
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Date: 2022-03-28 05:44 pm (UTC)His eye, on the other hand, had developed a familiar, tell-tale twitch.
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Date: 2022-03-28 06:12 pm (UTC)"Goody," Duke said with a sigh. He flicked his partners a faint, apologetic smile. "This all just. Keeps getting better, doesn't it."
Maybe, if they were very lucky, some meteors would fall again and wipe them all out.
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Date: 2022-03-28 06:38 pm (UTC)Re: On the bluff, continued
Date: 2022-03-28 06:56 pm (UTC)She was done waving the gun around, right?
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Date: 2022-03-28 06:59 pm (UTC)Duke nodded and started towards him. Vince grabbed his arm.
"Duke," he hissed.
"Relax, big guy," Duke assured him. "If I try to run, shoot me."
Vince harrumphed and let go. Duke headed for Lucifer again.
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Date: 2022-03-28 07:29 pm (UTC)"Are you bloody mad?" he-- hissed, yes. "You're going to manipulate that poor empty-headed vessel into falling in love with that charisma-void of a man? What, do you think she comes pre-programmed to fall for his unique combination of bricklike face with a complete lack of a personality?"
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Date: 2022-03-28 07:38 pm (UTC)"... That's the plan?"
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Date: 2022-03-28 08:06 pm (UTC)He shot a glance over his shoulder and flicked Vince a smile and a wave, then leaned back in.
"I don't know if you've noticed but this entire group has lost their damned minds! I'm trying not to get anyone killed!"
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Date: 2022-03-28 08:09 pm (UTC)Re: On the bluff, continued
Date: 2022-03-28 08:14 pm (UTC)Re: On the bluff, continued
Date: 2022-03-28 08:18 pm (UTC)". . . She's really not, though."
He shook his head, shoving his hands through his hair. "Look. Just -- Luce, go check on Dan or something, okay? Tavi, can you look after Jennifer? I'll make sure Lexie can at least, I don't know, look at a trouble without exploding, and then we'll talk about maybe bailing."
Wade was still here, and Audrey basically wasn't. Duke wasn't going anywhere, yet.
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Date: 2022-03-28 08:27 pm (UTC)The whole situation felt a bit too close to home.
"But fine. You settle your last issues here, I'll see how Dan is doing."
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Date: 2022-03-28 08:36 pm (UTC)It came out sounding more than a little bit tense.
(She just really hated being here, okay?)
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Date: 2022-03-28 08:53 pm (UTC)He really hoped their relationship didn't end up another casualty of Haven.
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Date: 2022-03-28 09:08 pm (UTC)Not that Lucifer's annoyed huff would be enough to dispell the fear. "I'll see you soon, then," he said, stretching his wings back out .