Room 502/4/6, Thursday evening

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia had spent most of her morning researching, and her afternoon, after her class, on the mainland, doing a bit of shopping. Now she was sitting on her bed, looking over her notes from her research and taking stock of her purchases.

She was nervous about her decision of how to deal with the sleep issue, but she was also pretty sure she'd made the right one.

Still, she had Rilo Kiley playing softly from her laptop and occasionally hummed along as she worked:

Its 16 miles, to the promise land
and I promise you, I'm doing the best I can
now don't fool yourself
in thinking you're more than a man
cause you'll probably end up dead

I visit these
mountains with frequency
and I stand here with my arms out
now some days, they last longer than others
but this day by the lake went too fast

and if you want me,
you better speak up -- I won't wait
so you better, move fast

don't fool yourself
in thinking you're more than you are
with your arms outstretched to me

now its 16 miles to the promised land
and I promise you I'm doing the best I can
now some days, they last longer than others
but this day by the lake went too fast

and if you want me,
you better speak up -- I won't wait
so you better move fast

and somedays they last longer than others
but this day by the lake went too fast
and if you want me,
you better speak up -- I wont wait
so you better move fast

[ooc: open to roommates or anyone who knocks]

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[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

After massive amounts of baking with some of the other girls from cheer, Pippi flounced into the room with a platter full of "advance sales".

"Hey Nadia."

[nadiathesaint]

"Hey, Pippi," Nadia looked up from her notes. "Oo, food."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Yup." she said holding out the plate with a flourish.

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia admired the results, but didn't take any.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Not hungry?"

[nadiathesaint]

"I'm fasting."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Oooh... Okay, I'll put some aside for you then."

[nadiathesaint]

"Thanks. I'll have to try it on Sunday."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Why are you fasting?"

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia held up her notebook. "I'm going to go on a vision quest."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Like a dreamwalk?"

[nadiathesaint]

"I don't know, maybe? I talked to Bridge about the sleeping thing last night, and I think it's all tied up in the Rambaldi stuff, which I want to get a handle on, anyway, so I figured trying this wouldn't hurt."

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"You got somebody to watch your body while you're doing that?"

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter wandered in and took in the stack of gear Nadia had going. "Going for a trip?"

[nadiathesaint]

"Um, kind of." Nadia set her notebook to one side and shrugged. "I'm going to go on a vision quest."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter found a clear space on the bed and sat down. "What is a vision quest and why does it require this gear you have?"

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia turned to sit crosslegged and face him. "It's this ancient rite from the American Indians. You go out into the woods and find a sacred spot and fast and stay there for a couple of days and sort of . . . let nature or the world or whatever speak to you." She looked at the gear again. "This . . . is so I don't freeze to death or something while I'm out there, this weekend."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter looked at the gear and back up to Nadia. "Do you think it will help?"

Needless to say, he was anything but sanguine about it.

"You're supposed to fast for a couple of days?"

[nadiathesaint]

"I started today. I'm going to leave early tomorrow morning and go out onto the preserve and find a good spot to just kind of sit and meditate. And don't worry, I have this." She held up the GPS handheld and a small tracking device, holding the handheld out to him. "I'll keep the tracking device on me, and then if I don't get back by Sunday afternoon, you come find me. I have to do radio, anyway, so I want to be back by Sunday night."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Argue?

That probably wasn't going to help.

Tie her up?

She'd get loose eventually.

Drug her?

Right off the list.

Right.

"Are you taking a weapon?"

[nadiathesaint]

"Do I ever not? I'll have the baton you gave me, and the knife Pip gave me, and the cellphone that M gave me. Just not in the circle with me."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Do you have to? Isn't there a mystical loophole that ensures you aren't unarmed while you're starving yourself?"

Tying her up was moving up on the list.

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia picked up her notebook and pulled out a couple folded sheets of paper, print outs from her research. "Look, if I find the right spot and everything, I won't get rained on, much less attacked. And part of the challenge of the whole thing is knowing you got through it by yourself, and there's this whole 'no worldly objects' thing. I'm just glad it doesn't include blankets, because then I'd have to put it off until, like, June, just to make sure I'm not too cold. But I really think I need to do this."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter got up to open a window and light a cigarette. "I know you well enough to know there's no way to stop you if you're set on it.

"But...." He waved a hand and shook his head. "Shit. What do you need me to do?"

[nadiathesaint]

"I told you. If I'm not back by Sunday afternoon, use the GPS device to come find me. That's it." Nadia set her notebook to the side and went over to put an arm around his waist. "I know you hate it, but this would be something I have to do all by myself. I also know that I'm going to be fine." And that that wouldn't stop him from worrying, of course. "The GPS thing is just in case."