forum Time After Time (One on One) {OPEN}

Started June 10, 2019 by @CWPoofToxicRush

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Lulu agreed, driving the car as Eric instructed until they came to what had to be his house.

Eric looked up at the dilapidated apartment building. What was known in town as a place where people stay in empty apartments when they can't rent anywhere- essentially a squat. "Well, here we are."

"Not bad for you," Lulu joked, remembering the time just a couple days ago when they had been coldhearted enemies. "I don't mind. We can go through the stuff inside."

Eric smiled, getting out. "Let's go."

Lulu grabbed the briefcase and the folder, shutting the car door behind her as she followed Eric up to the building.

Eric opened the door, leading her into the room, consisting of a mattress and a bunch of blankets, a laptop stored under a pillow, and a few guitar picks that had spilled from a cup. "Well, make yourself at home…"

Grinning, Lulu went to sit cross-legged on the bed, pulling out the suitcase and clicking it open again.

Eric dropped down next to her, looking at the case. "So, how do we test what these are?"

"I don't know." She pulled one out and held it up to a light, studying it. "It's swirly. Not like a bodily fluid. If you put blood in a test tube, it'll lie still."

"Like smoke." He muttered, watching the substance. "But in a liquid."

"It's weird." She shook her head and picked up another tool, something that looked like a bit of a cross between a needle and a gun drill. It had a couple small drops of dark, dried blood on the tip.

Eric shuddered. "God, that thing's creepy."

“Looks like something from the civil war era,” She commented, observing it. “Do you think that’s Kathleen’s blood on there?”

"I hope not." He said, shaking his head.

“Might be. She said they put a needle in her arm, and I don’t see any other needles,” She said, putting the tool down and picking up some other ones.

"That… is both gross and disturbing." He muttered.

“Yeah, but what for?” She puzzled.

"Nothin' good." He muttered.

“Do you…have any idea what this is? At all?” Lulu asked, holding up the test tube again.

"I have no idea." He admitted.

“Me neither.” She sighed, putting the tools down and turning to face him. “Do we have any idea what we’re doing?”

"I never know what I'm doing." He said, running a hand through his hair.

“Of course you don’t.” She sighed, looking back down at the suitcase.
((How are we gonna advance their relationship))

((Well, Eric is a dumb ass who won't notice he likes her until an inconvenient moment, so maybe the people start catching up to them?))

"Sorry…" He mumbled, picking up another bottle. "Hey this one this one has a label!"

((Also, I have a fuck ton of angst planned for his backstory oops))

((Cool, ill do somethin later))
“Gene storage…” Lulu read, eyes widening. “That’s Kathleen! Right in that bottle!”