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ᴍᴀᴛᴛ ᴅᴏɴᴏᴠᴀɴ. ([personal profile] otherwise) wrote in [community profile] voyagers2014-11-13 08:35 pm

open | super super super rusty brief surprise revival...

Quick and painless — that was a lie. There was nothing quick or painless about having your neck broken. Maybe it seemed quick and relatively painless to the inflicter and the observer, but to the one experiencing that 'quick and painless' death, the brief moments that seemed to go on for hours and sharp spikes of pain unlike anything you've ever felt before said otherwise.

It hurt. It hurt a lot, and the darkness that enveloped him while he waited out his return wasn't exactly what you'd call comforting. Unsettling was more like it. There was nothing. Nothing but a dark veil cast over you, like you were underwater and unable to surface.

But eventually that ice cracked and Matt surged past it, taking a great big gulp of air that went rushing into his lungs so powerfully it startled him. He bolted upright, bumping against the cool metal of the railing that gnashed against the line of his spine. Vision still blurry, a rush of sounds assaulted him: birds, footsteps, voices, and the distinct sound of waves slapping against the side of a boat.

He'd only been on a boat once, with Elena's family out at the lake before her parents passed away, but the sound of water rushing against the side of a boat stuck with him as one of the most soothing sounds he's ever heard.

It had him twisting around and grasping the railing to peer down over it, to try and get an idea of where the hell he was. Had Damon gone back on his word and done away with his body? Had Elena? Had their attempt to get her to turn it back on gone awry?

Matt couldn't say. All he knew was that he wasn't where he should be, this wasn't exactly a boat, and there was a strong possibility that the ring hadn't worked like Damon said he would and death was having a good laugh at his expense over daring to trust the word of a Salvatore.
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[personal profile] lockwood 2014-11-16 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah." Tyler's voice is considerably more quiet now, as if if he says it out loud things will suddenly change. It's a little paranoid, he supposes, but it can't be helped after everything Tyler's gone through. He's not used to getting a chance like this.

"My mom's here, actually."

The reunion had been tearful, to say the least.

"You missed the party she threw a while back."

Because of course, if Carol Lockwood gets a second chance at life she throws parties.
Edited 2014-11-16 01:28 (UTC)
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[personal profile] lockwood 2014-11-16 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
Tyler hugs his friend back easily. Honestly, it's really nice to see Matt. And he knows his mom will want to see him. (Matt had spent almost as much time at their house growing up as he did in the Gilberts, after all)

"You did. She'll forgive you I think as long as I take you to say hi to her now," He agrees with a small smile. Getting his mother back was a gift Tyler never expected to have. He won't squander it.

"I'm not sure. Other than my mom I only really talk to Caroline and Elena. But I think both the Salvatores are here too. And Rebekah."

He might be watching his friend's reaction on that last name.
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[personal profile] lockwood 2014-12-08 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Tyler starts leading Matt to his mother's room. Hopefully, she's in right now and he won't have to try to track her down -- with all the varying rooms on this ship that's often much easier said then done. Still. It's hard not to show how happy he is that he can reunite his best friend and his mom -- that his mother is alive here. Even if it's temporary, even if he could lose her again at least he's gotten a little more time here.

After how much Tyler's lost, that's meant a lot to him.

"Believe me, it's been tempting."

Tyler is not a Salvatore fan, by a long shot. He tends to avoid them as much as he can. But for now he's simply knocking on his mom's door and calling out.

"Hey Mom, I have a surprise for you."
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[personal profile] mayoralty 2014-12-08 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Carol is in, actually. She's currently studying what looks like a floor plan for an upcoming event. The masquerade was a relative success, so she's looking forward to her next big event, boat curveballs pending, and this actually looked like it was going to a few compartmentalized areas.

She glances back at the sound of Tyler's voice just enough to confirm it's him, before glancing back to her board again. She doesn't notice Matt at first, more focused on what she was working on.

"Maybe it's the fact that that statement has come with extremely varied results over the years, I feel the need to ask if it's a good surprise or bad surprise."
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it totes should be.

[personal profile] lockwood 2014-12-21 08:59 am (UTC)(link)
"See? Totally a good surprise, mom."

Not that he hasn't had his share of bad ones. Tyler got into a lot of trouble when he was younger -- the hot headed temper that came with the werewolf gene rarely served him well. That combined with the tight leash Richard tried to him on sometimes --

Well, at least he doesn't get in as much trouble these days. Of course, the trouble he gets in is about 300% more deadly but this is why he doesn't tell his mother about the time he spent on the run for his life from Klaus.
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oooooh yes, i can definitely do this.

[personal profile] mayoralty 2014-12-21 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
She turns around and actually looks at the sound of the other voice, and when she sees him her smile widens. "Matt," she laughs and then she's going to come over and hug the crap out of him. As ... deplorable as she found Kelly Donovan, Matt has always been a good friend to Tyler and a far better son than that woman deserved. She's always been more than happy to look after him when she could.

Which extends to hugs right now.

"Seems like the ship is looking to collect us all."
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[personal profile] lockwood 2014-12-31 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"It seems to be doing okay at that so far."

But Tyler is constantly vigilante, all too away Klaus could show up on the ship any day now. And he won't let the hybrid take his mother from him twice. That just isn't an option.

But he doesn't voice his paranoid Klaus issues too often so much as he just keeps them to himself.
Edited 2014-12-31 23:58 (UTC)
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[personal profile] mayoralty 2015-01-02 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"Its true. I've been here a while and so far all the familiar faces have been happy ones." Save for rumors that Klaus's sister was wandering around somewhere, but she doesn't seem to be causing trouble, so Carol is choosing to ignore it for now.

Then she takes a step back and glances around. "Can I get you guys anything? I may have some soda or something."
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[personal profile] lockwood 2015-01-09 08:37 am (UTC)(link)
Tyler blinks a little in surprise at what Matt hands over to him, he hesitates before grabbing it, though every fiber of him wants to. So he can maybe protect his mother this time.

"You sure, man?"
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[personal profile] mayoralty 2015-01-26 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Carol grabs the sodas from the fridge, before making her way back around again, eyes glancing from the ring in Tyler's hand to Matt, almost as though she's trying to put the pieces together.

"Sure about what?"
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[personal profile] lockwood 2015-01-31 09:30 am (UTC)(link)
"It'll help keep you safe."

In case something, or someone, ends up on the ship that tries to hurt her again
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[personal profile] mayoralty 2015-02-08 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, she knows. She found out a lot when Alaric went crazy and killed half the Council. Part of her is wanting to take it and the protection it offers, if for no other reason to get it and the consequences that come with it away from Matt, but at the same time, she doesn't want it anywhere near her.

Magic is complicated, at best. Dangerous at it's worst.

She glances between the two boys for a moment, trying to make sense of it all, and she eventually looks back at Matt again. "Are you sure? You're the one who's going to have to go back, not me." If he goes back. It's hard to tell with the boat.