Thursday: March/26/09 - Phone: Starbuck/Ed Ed: *calls Kim's phone* Starbuck: *answers without thinking* Hello? Ed: Why are you pickin' up my sister's phone, asshat? Starbuck: *groans* We must have switched them again, Ed. We have identical phones. Ed: Whatever. Put her on the phone. Starbuck: She's not here. She's back at the apartment, and I'm in the infirmary. Ed: Then go give her the goddamn phone. Starbuck: Hang on. *puts hand over phone and tells another healer he has to take a break* You're gonna have to give me a few minutes to walk back there. Ed: Jesus fuckin' Christ, you're useless. Starbuck: Because I can't teleport? Ed: Because you're off doing other shit and just leave my pregnant sister to fend for herself. Starbuck: She's not pregnant, Ed. Reed was born the other week. Kim's taking it easy at home. Ed: *pauses* ...what? Starbuck: It's sorta like maternity leave. She's not taking classes right now.. she's just resting and spending time with Reed. Ed: How the fuck did she have the kid already? Starbuck: It's a long story, but they're both fine. Ed: Then tell me the fucking short version. Starbuck: *sighs and walks outside toward staff housing* Some weird virus.. it made us all sick, well, all the supernaturals. Humans were fine. But for the kids it made them age faster.. and it sped up Kim's pregnancy. Kamea is older too. She's looks like she's seven. Ed: Are you fuckin' serious? Starbuck: Yeah. Ed: Shit. Starbuck: *walks into the staff building* Why'd you call? Ed: To talk to my sister, douchebag. Now put her on the phone. Starbuck: I'm not to the apartment yet. Why are you calling now? Ed: I don't need the goddamn third degree from you. Starbuck: I'm not trying to interrogate you. Ed: Sounds like it. Starbuck: I don't want you yelling at her. Ed: What goes on between me and my sister is none of your fuckin' business. Starbuck: The fuck it isn't. Ed: Fuck off. Don't pick up later when I call her again. *hangs up* Starbuck: *immediately calls back* Ed: You are such a goddamn masochist. What the fuck do you want? Starbuck: Look, Kim is my business. She's the mother of my kids and the love of my life. She's my family. I'm not gonna let you keep kicking her down. Fucking grow up and respect the decision she made to be with me and apologize for being such an asshole to the only person in the world who loves you. Ed: You don't know shit about our relationship. I'll respect her, but I'm not gonna fuckin' respect you. You're not good enough for her. She deserves a hell of a lot better than what she's stuck with. Starbuck: You don't know me, Ed. You've never tried to get to know me. I'm the best thing that's ever happened to Kim.. and everyone can see that but you. Ed: *laughs* You're so fuckin' full of yourself, Starshine. That isn't gonna help keep her safe if our sorry ass parents decide to come lookin' for her. Starbuck: Oh, and you kicking her out of your life is gonna protect her? Fuck you, Ed. Ed: YOU FUCKING KNOCKED HER UP! HOW THE HELL WAS I SUPPOSED TO TAKE THAT?! Starbuck: I don't know, Ed.. but abandoning her was a shitty thing to do! Ed: I didn't fucking abandon her! Now put her on the goddamn phone! Starbuck: She can call you back if she wants to. *hangs up*