{Journalism and raptor training} 1x1 with Natasha Romanoff.

[lavender moon]

✷~🎀 𝒟𝒶𝓌𝓃 𝐻𝒶𝓎𝑒𝓈 🎀~✷
"Take every chance. Drop every fear." ~Unknown

I was much happier to see this side of Owen. I liked it much better than the side I had heard from earlier. It was true it hadn't upset me. That didn't mean I liked it though. Who liked being dismissed in such a way anyhow? I felt much more relaxed though. It was done and gone and I didn't need to worry about it happening again. As long as Owen, Hoskins (as I had concluded was his last name), and I didn't end up around one another again. I appreciated the congratulation. From him it meant a lot. I guess it was just because he was successful in something most people would laugh at the idea of. He was leading a pack of raptors. If he could do that I was pretty much positive he could do whatever the heck he put his mind too. "Thank you for that."

I felt bad when he said the next thing. Had I made him feel guilty? I understand he was just a little upset set about it. Hoskins had been in the wrong. He was the one who had been rude to Owen which caused Owen to turn from me. It was understandable. I was a stranger anyways and in a way I still was. Of course, I still would love to eat and just talk. He was right. There was a chance that I would rarely see him at all. I'd be all over the park and such. It'd be a little hard to get free time. Not to mention the free time might be spent in meetings or calls as Claire seemed to not want a lot getting out. Basically anything bad. There was also a chance I'd get into trouble with being "too honest." I did think a moment about what Owen was planning to do. After all everything was closed. I decided it was worth the risk. Alright. Do you want to drive?" I'm not sure if offering to let him drive was the best idea. I'm just not really in the right mind at this point because I'm tired and hungry and can't even find my new house. Still, I did it and I trusted him. The way his hand on mine made me feel safe was special. No one else had ever given me that feeling. So, if he could make me feel safe, I'm pretty sure he wouldn't crash us. Or I at least hoped.

[Spock and Kirk]

◗-----------𝒪𝓌𝑒𝓃 𝒢𝓇𝒶𝒹𝓎
“Friends are medicine for a wounded heart..."
xxxxxxxxxxx~ Unknown
xxxxxx|| Male || Alpha || ooh, nice header!

xxx if anything she seemed very flattered by the way that I had congratulated her for the new job. She acted as though she were not used to being congratulated by anyone before. Or for some reason this one meant so much more to her then anyone else she has had re pleasure of receiving from another person. I shoved the wrench in my pocket not really thinking twice about it. I wasn’t dressed the nicest in the entire world but it’s not like this was a date. It was just me trying to congratulate the new person who would be joining the team here on the island... right? I hoped that was my true motivation anyways. I was not ready for anything else to hit me over the head right now. Especially a relationship. The last one I left ended badly and I cannot handle that sort of thing happening again. I took in a deep breath. We are just friends. Nothing more.

xxx I nodded a little when she suggested that I should drive. It would probably be for the best after all, considering the fact that she didn’t know where she was going. I smiled a little bit and nodded fully this time ensuring that it was noticeable in the low light. “it’s probably for the best. I can always walk home after” I shrugged which was true. I wouldn’t mind walking home, it’s not like I haven’t done it before. Especially when I needed time to contemplate things. Right now for instance. A walk would do me some good. I walked over to the drivers side of the car thankful that the keys were still in the ignition. I waited for my companion to jump in beside me before I drove off. Unless of course I wanted to be the idiot that tried to steal her car. But why would I do that? It’s against-. My moral code. It’s my code and mine alone. I needed that drilled into my head as much as the academy drilled their code of morals into mine.

[lavender moon]

✷~🎀 𝒟𝒶𝓌𝓃 𝐻𝒶𝓎𝑒𝓈 🎀~✷
"Take every chance. Drop every fear." ~Unknown

I got into the passenger seat. We were just going as friends so I wasn't worried about what I was wearing or what Owen was wearing for that matter. Why would I? We were just friends and it would stay that way. I couldn't afford to get close to anyone. Not again. I was smarter than that. Everyone I got close to left me or something awful happened to them. I didn't want that for anyone else. "I can drop you off after we eat. I'll have to get directions to the houses anyways. Plus I don't think it's a great idea to walk around at night when you're on and island on dinosaurs." I realized I could've offended him with that statement. "Not that I think you can't handle it. I just think it'd be safer if I drove you back to your house..." Great job Dawn. Way to sound like a sane person. I snapped at myself.

I buckled my seat belt and just sort of looked out the window. The sun had basically set now and it was dark outside. Not so dark that I couldn't see, but still dark. I liked the night though. It was what kept me going in the different foster cares and on the streets. It even helped sometimes when I was working on different cases. It was a reminder that another day wasn't far away. Another chance was near by. The thought helped me relax and just enjoy the peace of it all. The knowledge that it'd all be alright. It made me want to go to a foster home and hug all the children and bring them puppies or something. Just to see their smiles. Just to let them know that they aren't alone. Of course, I couldn't do that at the moment. After all I was on an island. I decided to try and break the silence I had created. So where are we going?" I asked.

[Spock and Kirk]

◗-----------𝒪𝓌𝑒𝓃 𝒢𝓇𝒶𝒹𝓎
“Friends are medicine for a wounded heart..."
xxxxxxxxxxx~ Unknown
xxxxxx|| Male || Alpha || --

xxxIf I were being honest with myself I would accept her offer. I would love to get a ride home but I did need the walk. I had a lot of things to mull over that I hadn't thought about for a while. While I was in counselling I was told to think about what happened all those years ago when I was able too. That working through them would help me recover to the best that I could get. However it was a bit of a lie as I seem to be doing a lot better without thinking about my past every single day. She seemed to care for my safety, a great deal by the way that she had made her comment about taking me home after. It was nice to have someone worry about me like that. I only shook my head as I started to drive down the gravel road that I had traveled down hundreds of times before. I looked over at Dawn every so often watching as she saw the sun setting across the horizon. It was pretty dark now, lovely even. "I need time to think about things. I see your concern, but believe it or not I have done it before." I was fairly flat about it. I didn't want to explain why I had been out in the middle of the night on an island that was filled with dinosaurs, there was plenty of danger there. But I had my knife. I would be fine, besides if I didn't bother any animals they wouldn't bother me in turn.

xxx Dawn seemed to not know where we were going. Which was understandable however I was a little confused for a second as I had never actually told her. I am sure that she knew that everywhere else was closed on the island, and technically my little place of quiet was as well. Security just got a good laugh of me being there at all hours of the morning. I turned to her once again not wanting to take my eyes off of the road. It was not too far from here, about five minuets. we would arrive shortly. "We will get there soon enough. I am sure that you know everywhere is closed" I said trying to act as mysterious as possible. I am sure that she will be confused, but I am also certain she is willing to keep the secret of where I go in the middle of the night between the two of us.

xxxI pulled up to the building of the Cafeteria. It was always really eerily dark in the middle of the night. It was only for staff so it is only logical that lights would not be on as there is next to no chance that tourists would be willing to try to sneak inside. It was far away from the resort. Why bother with the trek? I parked the car and turned to Dawn. "We are here" I never thought that I would be excited to show someone this place at night. Let alone allow myself to cook for them, its a skill that I have kept hidden from most people. They all found it weird and I never wanted to explain where I had learned said skills from.

[lavender moon]

✷~🎀 𝒟𝒶𝓌𝓃 𝐻𝒶𝓎𝑒𝓈 🎀~✷
"Take every chance. Drop every fear." ~Unknown

Men could just be so stubborn sometimes. I accepted it though. I wasn't going to fight him over it. If he wanted to walk back to his house in the middle of the night that was fine by me. Be my guest. The funny thing is I don't have a fear of the dark so I would totally walk home at night. The other thing is that I do have a fear of being eaten alive by an animal that's supposed to be extinct.
So if he was going to risk getting eaten by a dinosaur, then he could do that. I really shouldn't even be worrying. He was still a stranger to me. Something inside me continued to worry though. I pushed the worry away and tried to relax. It would all be okay.

I listened to him as he talked. Now he was going to try and be mysterious as well. Men really were stubborn. If I was being honest though, I enjoyed the little mystery. Everything was closed and I was excited to see where he was taking me. I began to wonder if I was the only one he had ever done this with before. Another thought crossed my mind, how much trouble was he about to get me into? I decided it didn't matter too much. Worst possible case scenario, we got kicked off the island. Or at least I did. I seriously doubt that they would kick Owen off. He was a little too important for that. After all, they would have to find someone else to become the leader of the raptors and that was very unlikely to happen. I relaxed a little bit . If we got in trouble I'd just own up to it and find a way out of it. I was pretty good at things like that.

I have to admit, I was pretty surprised when we pulled up. It was pitch black and I was positive that there were secuity guards somewhere in there. I wasn't going to second guess Owen's plan though. I was hungry and I wanted food and if it was in a pitch black Cafeteria, then I was going into a pitch black Cafeteria. I got out of the car and shut the door. "So what's your plan?
Walk into a pitch black building, flick on some lights, get some food, and hope we don't get caught?" The last part was mainly a joke and clearly sarcastic.

[Spock and Kirk]

◗-----------𝒪𝓌𝑒𝓃 𝒢𝓇𝒶𝒹𝓎
“Friends are medicine for a wounded heart..."
xxxxxxxxxxx~ Unknown
xxxxxx|| Male || Alpha || --

xxxIf I were being honest with myself I would have to say that this was one of the most auxilerating things that I have done in a while. Sure I had been here by myself before hundreds of times but I have never brought someone else with me. Nor do I think that she would believe me if I told her that yes, I do this on a regular basis and everyone knows. I used my wristband to get in and out. the Identification thingy that I usually shoved into my vest pocked due to how rarely I used the thing. I took in a deep breath and stopped the car handing the keys to Dawn.

I decided to give her a little bit more of an explanation to what we were doing at the cafeteria in the middle of the night. "I come here often, like I said earlier. I often find that people are trying to talk with me when I come during the day so the night appears to be a much better option" I said as I took my seatbelt off and got out of the car. Before I shut the door I looked at Dawn for a second deciding to tack something onto the end of my statement. "I also happen to know the boss of the security workers here. Which is always convenient" I raised an eyebrow before shutting the car door and walking over to the door of the cafeteria. I unlocked it with my wristband and waited for Dawn to follow.

[lavender moon]

✷~🎀 𝒟𝒶𝓌𝓃 𝐻𝒶𝓎𝑒𝓈 🎀~✷
"Take every chance. Drop every fear." ~Unknown

I caught the keys and put the into my pocket. Usually I wore them around my wrist as a bracelet but I wasn't really worried about someone pick-pocketing me in the middle of the night. The explanation was a nice plus. I got it. Sometimes you just really want to be alone. I had my moments where I wanted to be alone. The island was one of the places where I could easily do that. Most of the places to escape to were nice and peaceful. Places were nature really just shows you the beauty of the earth. I snapped out of my thoughts again.

I was glad to know he knew the boss. That was promising. At least I wouldn't be getting fired today. "Well that's nice to know. As long as I'm not getting fired for being stupid." It was a joke. I trusted he wouldn't get me into trouble. I probably should have been a little more cautious but I wasn't. Like I said, for some reason I still can't explain, I felt safe around Owen. I followed him into the building. I waited for Owen on the other side. After all, I had no idea how to navigate the place.

[Spock and Kirk]

◗-----------𝒪𝓌𝑒𝓃 𝒢𝓇𝒶𝒹𝓎
“Friends are medicine for a wounded heart..."
xxxxxxxxxxx~ Unknown
xxxxxx|| Male || Alpha || --

xxxHonestly if there were any trouble in store for the two of us I would have been fired a very long time ago. But, here I am still on the island and better yet still employed on the island without having to suffer any consequences from my actions of coming here in the middle of the night. I did have to explain why I did so to Hoskins but over all he didn't seem to care really. he figures that I should be left to my own devices while I was out here so that I could properly do my job during the day. As long as the IBRIS project was getting him the results he wanted I am sure that i could go galavanting through the main tourist area in the middle of the night without him blinking an eye. It was a strange concept, but still one that was in the realm of fathomable.

xxx I smiled a bit as I stepped into the building after her. "If we were going to get in trouble I would have been fired years ago" I commented as I walked in-front of her the door closing behind me. I liked the darkness so I didn't flip the switch that was beside the door which would illuminate the entire cafeteria. I walked through the main dining area and into where the kitchen was. Again waiting for Dawn to follow me, I knew my way around here pretty well. I just hope she doesn't crash into anything on the way over here. It might be difficult to pick stuff up and clean up in the dark without a flashlight.

[lavender moon]

✷~🎀 𝒟𝒶𝓌𝓃 𝐻𝒶𝓎𝑒𝓈 🎀~✷
"Take every chance. Drop every fear." ~Unknown

I took a few moments for my eyes to adjust to the dim light. When they did I followed Owen. I rolled my eyes at his statement. He was such a troublemaker. I had barely known him for a day and I could already tell he was no good for people afraid of running into trouble. Thankfully, I was experienced with running into trouble so I didn't care much.

I carefully followed him, weaving my way behind tables and such. "So what are we going to eat?" I had figured at this point that he was cooking. After all, no one was around. I mean it was dead quiet. That was expected though as we weren't really supposed to be there. Still, Owen had somehow convinced me to break the rules and do it anyways and I was sure this wouldn't be the last time either. It was hard to say no to Owen. I hate to admit it but he was very charming. I would never say that out loud though. Or to anyone at all honestly. I had come to the island to get a job, not to get caught up in another relationship that would end in me having to prove to myself that I didn't belong in relationships. It was a tiring circle to spin in but what would one dinner do? If nothing else Owen and I could be friends.

My eyes darted momentarily to my tattoo. At the moment it was covered by a few hair ties. I never had it open to the public eye. There was too much story and emotion behind it. Thankfully, no one ever really noticed. A lot of people looked at the big picture where I liked to look at the individual bits. Strange, I know, but true.

[Spock and Kirk]

◗-----------𝒪𝓌𝑒𝓃 𝒢𝓇𝒶𝒹𝓎
“Friends are medicine for a wounded heart..."
xxxxxxxxxxx~ Unknown
xxxxxx|| Male || Alpha || --

xxx I was glad that she seemed to be picking up on my playful nature. Sure I may have been flirting a bit, it’s how my mind works. It’s insane how much my mind has been hardwired for something. However I don’t want to do this, to take the relationship to the next level. I cannot do this to myself again. That’s when one of the few memories hit me. It was one of those times when I remembered things vividly. My councillor used to tell me to embrace the memories when they came despite the pain that they caused me. I just needed to make it through this. I took in a deep breath. Letting it out slowly as I leaned against the kitchen counter. Just get ahold of yourself Owen, You idiot, these memories don’t control you. They don’t control you. I managed to put an end to them finally... but it didn’t do much it was still traumatizing.

xxx I smiled and looked up at Dawn trying to get rid of the pain from the memories returning to me. I turned to the huge fridge and grabbed a few things out of it. “well, I hope you like surprises:” I placed the food on the counter and grabbed spices to season the steak properly. Potatoes were under the sink and needed to be washed and peeled. It wouldn’t take long at all for me to deal with it. I placed about six potatoes in the sink. I needed to start with the steak, I placed the seasoning on the cutting board making sure that it would be a little easier to get the steak seasoned. I opened the package with the two steaks putting them down on the cutting board with the seasoning. I needed to put the frying pan on the stove. Which is what I did ensuring that it would be ready.