The Melaswen Paradox (Read 319,931 times)

[tghca]

Philip was obviously spooked by the re enactment and who wouldn't be if it directly involves the person? Philip no doubt had to have flashbacks of that particular day when Tony supposedly died but Tony was brought back to life and so were a lot of other people but this no doubt has to be creepy

Loved Philip interacting with his sister Billie the ISA agent but also loved Philip interacting with John, Steve, Jett and Joy because Philip way back when was in the ISA if I remember correctly

Allie and Ricky chemistry continues to form as a young couple in love

Ricky's Abuela...his grandmother it makes me wonder if she doesn't show up in Salem sooner or later? I wonder if his Abuelo (grandfather) is still alive?

[mae00]

So it looks like the videos are going to those who have "wronged" the Dimeras at some point.

I sure hope Steve and John's plan is successful.

[lumiforeverandalways]

Awww Ricky and Allie are so cute
Cant wait for more

[André DiMera]

Thursday - 5/20

BRADY PUB
Will had taken Sydney out for lunch. They sat in one of the booths.
WILL: You excited for summer?
Sydney nodded.
SYDNEY: Yeah. It should be fun.
WILL: Definitely.
Sydney picked at one of her fries.
WILL: So, yesterday you said you wanted to talk. You feeling up to talking now?
SYDNEY: I guess.
She sighed.
SYDNEY: Will, when did you know you were gay?
WILL: Wow. Big question.
Will thought for a moment.
WILL: I don’t know that it was any one moment in particular, more a series of thoughts and feelings I was having. I tried fighting it for a while, which led to me doing some not so great things. Then eventually, I accepted it. I’d like to say it probably started when Sonny came to town, but in all honesty, I think I always knew on some level, I just fought it off for a long time.
SYDNEY: Gotcha.
WILL: Is there something you want to tell me, Syd? Whatever it is, I’ll understand.
SYDNEY: What? No. Not like that, anyway. I’m not gay.
WILL: Okay. Well, whatever type of person you like, you know all of us will be supportive, right?
SYDNEY: That’s the thing, I don’t know what I like. I’ve never had any interest in anyone, boy or girl. And unfortunately, I broke my best friend’s heart the other night when I told her that I don’t like her the way she likes me.
WILL: Oh, Sydney.
Will took Sydney’s hand.
WILL: Hey, as much as that sucks, you can’t help that you don’t feel that way. You can’t force yourself to love her, just as much as I couldn’t force myself to love Gabi, at least not like that.
SYDNEY: Yeah, I know. That’s what everyone keeps saying, and I get it. I just don’t know how to figure out what I do like. I don’t know if it’s just that I haven’t met the right person yet or what, but I’ve never felt any kind of romantic interest in anyone.

HORTON CENTER
MARLENA: You’re having issues moving past being shot at by your mother.
ALANIS: Yeah. And I know she didn’t mean to shoot me, she was trying to get the gun away from my Dad, but still…
BRANDON: It’s natural to have those feelings after an event such as this happens. One of the first and most important steps is to do what you’re doing now, talking about your feelings. It might not seem like much, at first, but it will help. We’ve talked before about how music is one of your coping mechanisms, that can be helpful as well. It’s important to feel those feelings, however hard they may be, in a safe and constructive way. The ways that you and Marlena have worked on, as well as what we’ve talked about in our sessions together.
MARLENA: It’s also important to have a good support system, your friends who care about you, such as Joey.
Alanis nodded.
ALANIS: Joey’s been a huge help the last few weeks, but I guess he’s not the only one I could talk to. A few weeks ago, when Claire, Ciara and Trix came over for a girls night, Ciara said she knows what it feels like. I guess she went through something similar a few years ago.
BRANDON: Ciara would be a good person to talk to. I have no doubt that she’d be able to offer some support.
ALANIS: Talking about it here has helped, at least a bit.
MARLENA: That’s good. From even just the few sessions the three of us have had together, you’ve made good progress. It’s important to recognize small victories, as well as the big ones.
Alanis nodded.
BRANDON: We’re coming to the end of our session for today. Between now and next week, I’d like you to continue writing in your journal about your thoughts. Also, try reaching out to a friend, such as Ciara, or someone else you might feel comfortable talking to.
ALANIS: Okay, sounds good. Thanks Brandon, Dr. Evans.

CHEZ ROUGE
John had met up with E.J., Tony and Anna.
JOHN: I appreciate the invitation. Doc’ll be here in a bit, but she wanted us to start without her.
TONY: Not a problem. We’re glad to be doing this.
ANNA: Tony and I were talking the other day about how long it’s been since the four of us got together.
E.J.: Yes, and they kindly extended an invitation to me, as well.
TONY: We thought it might be a good way for you to begin reintegrating yourself to Salem, little brother.
JOHN: Not a bad idea. You’ve been back how long now, seven months?
E.J.: Something like that, yes. Either way, it’ll be nice to see Marlena again. It was lovely to see everybody at the twin’s graduation party.
JOHN: That’s a fact.

DIMERA MANSION
Steve, meanwhile, had just entered the basement of the Mansion from one of the tunnels.
STEVE (thinking): It’s a good thing Firefly was able to hack into the Mansion and uncover some of those tunnel entrances. If we can figure out what’s goin’ on with these tapes and disable some of André and Junior’s tunnels at the same time, it’ll be worth it.
Steve sent a message on his watch, then walked down the hall. He stopped when he came to a door.
STEVE (thinking): All right, if the map’s accurate, this’ll be the entrance to Rolf’s lab.
Steve pulled a small device out of his pocket. It was the same device Joy had used to break Joey and Alanis out of Erebus’ trap a few months previous. He was about to put it up to the door when he heard footsteps, followed by a familiar voice.
MITCH: Hey partner. Fancy seeing you here.
Steve paused.
MITCH: I was wondering how long it’d take you to find me down here. It’s been a long time, brother.
Steve slowly put the device back in his pocket and turned around. He shook his head and smiled.
STEVE: Well now, this is a surprise.

[heroicmuse]

I hope Steve knows that isn't Bo!

I'm glad Alanis had this session. I hope she does talk to Ciara.

I'm glad Sydney is talking to Will. It sounds like she may be asexual/demisexual.

Great chapter André DiMera.

[Kpatch]

Loved seeing the couples getting together once Marlena finishes her session with Alanis. I think she will be better off with Brandon as her therapist.

I don't remember Mitch! I was just hoping Steve wouldn't end up getting trapped down there.

[André DiMera]

Kpatch - Mitch was a man hired by Lawrence Alamain years ago who got plastic surgery to impersonate Bo. He went missing, presumed dead, after an accident in which Billie ran over and killed his partner in crime and love interest, Taylor (no relation to Nicole). That was all on the real show. Last summer, Mitch showed up again as a burn victim, but has been secretly working with André, E.J., their Italian cousin Luna, Drew Donovan and Vivian since he returned.

[tghca]

I just hope Steve is able to know that that is not Bo but that it is Mitch.

EJ look at him having dinner with his brother Tony, his sister in law Anna and John but something tells me this dinner is a diversion, a set up

Sydney being asexual, there is nothing wrong with that at all. She is attracted to no one or doesn't have feelings for either gender but yet if someone comes along, if it is the right person she could fall for. I think that is unique.

[mae00]

Oh crap! I had forgotten about Mitch! I sure hope that Steve sees right through him. But this doesn't bode well for the plan. Sounds like the tunnels are very well monitored.

I'm so glad Sydney and Will are having this converstaion - and that Sydney is being honest about her feelings.

I'm glad that Alanis is making good progress. I know it all won't happen overnight. I hope she does get with Ciara and talks to her about what she went through.

[lumiforeverandalways]

Im so glad will and sydney talked.
cant help but feel like ej is up to something.

[André DiMera]

Friday - 5/21

CHEZ ROUGE
Marlena walked in, wearing a hooded coat. She lowered her hood as she walked over to the table.
MARLENA: Hi, everyone. Sorry I’m late.
JOHN: Hey, Doc.
TONY: Marlena, good to see you.
MARLENA: You too.
Tony helped Marlena with her coat and the two hugged.
MARLENA: Thank you.
TONY: My pleasure.
ANNA: It must have just started raining, judging by the state of your coat.
MARLENA: It is pouring! And that wind is getting fierce, as well.
E.J.: Well thankfully we’re all inside and about to have a nice meal. Hello, Marlena.
MARLENA: E.J.
She turned back to Tony and Anna.
MARLENA: Thank you so much for the invitation.
ANNA: Of course! We’re so happy to get together like this!
TONY: Indeed. It’s been far too long since we all caught up.
JOHN: Well, here’s to old friends.
The others raised their glasses.

DIMERA MANSION
STEVE: It certainly has been a while.
MITCH: Yeah, the DiMeras have been keeping me down here. Luckily, I just escaped. It’s good to see you again, dude.
STEVE: Yeah, I’m sure it is…”brother”.
MITCH: Well come on, let’s get outta here!
STEVE: Sure, sure. We’ll get outta here. I just gotta check on something first.
MITCH: Can it wait? I mean, no offense man, but I gotta get home to Hope and Ciara.
STEVE: Cool your jets, dude, it won’t take but a minute. Besides, you’ve been down here all these months, you can give me a hand.
MITCH: Don’t really know how much help I’ll be, I was locked in a secret room for most of it.
STEVE: A secret room, huh? I thought you said they’d been keepin’ you down here.
MITCH: Well yeah, a secret room down here.
STEVE: Uh-huh. And they let you have a weapon?
Mitch followed Steve’s gaze to the gun that was holstered on his belt.
MITCH: Oh this thing? Nah, man. I took this from them when I escaped.
STEVE: From the secret room or the basement?
MITCH: Basement. I mean, the secret room. The secret room in the basement. Sorry, man, it gets confusing after spending a few years down here.
STEVE: Right. Then you won’t mind bein’ my backup while I take care of this thing here. Seeing as you’re armed, and whatnot.
MITCH: Sure, I can do that.
Steve nodded. He turned and made it look like he was about to look away.
STEVE: Neat parlor trick, by the way.
MITCH: Pardon?
STEVE: You heard.
Mitch lunged forward, his gun in hand, and Steve, thinking quickly, elbowed him where it hurt. He soon had Mitch in a headlock and wrestled the gun out of his hand. He pinned Mitch up against the wall.
STEVE: Here’s the thing, dude, that face you’re wearing, it belonged to someone I knew better than almost anyone. So if you think for one second that you wearin’ his face is gonna fool me, you’ve got another thing comin’. Now how ‘bout you tell me what’s really goin’ on here?

NATURE CENTER - BURNT HILL
Allie and Ricky were running through the rain. Somewhere in the distance, there was a clap of thunder. At last, they came to a spot with a covered bench and went under the overhang. They took a moment to catch their breath, both laughing slightly. Allie shivered.
RICKY: You okay?
Allie nodded.
ALLIE: Just a little soaked.
RICKY: Yeah, me too. I had no idea it was gonna rain this hard!
ALLIE: Me either! I knew it was overcast, but geez.
Allie’s hair was getting in her face, so she took a hair tie off of her wrist and put her hair up into a ponytail.
RICKY: We can probably hang out here until the rain passes.
ALLIE: Sounds good to me.
They sat down on the bench.
ALLIE: So, should we talk about...you know, what happened at the dance?
RICKY: You mean, when we kissed?
Allie nodded.
RICKY: Well, I liked it.
ALLIE: Me too. And I know we both agreed that we should go slow...but I really want to kiss you again.
RICKY: I wouldn’t have a problem with that.
Slowly, they leaned forward and kissed. After, they smiled and looked into each other’s eyes. The moment was broken, however, by a sound in the distance.
ALLIE: What’s that?
RICKY: What’s what?
ALLIE: Can’t you hear it?
Ricky listened intently. Then, he heard the sound, as well, and crossed himself.
RICKY: Oh, crap.
ALLIE: What is it? What’s wrong?
RICKY: We gotta get outta here and find proper shelter as soon as possible!
ALLIE; Why? What’s going on? And what’s that noise?
RICKY: It’s a siren. A tornado siren.

[Kpatch]

Wow. Great cliffhanger. I hope Allie and Ricky, and everyone else, finds shelter from the tornado.

I loved your descriptions of the tussle over Steve's gun.

[heroicmuse]

Tornado! Omg. I hope everyone finds shelter.

I knew Steve would see through Mitch. That was great!

Great chapter André DiMera. Will there be previews?

[lumiforeverandalways]

Oh no a tornado
Allie and Ricky are so cute

[tghca]

I wonder if the tornado will affect all of Salem? I always love a good disaster storyline...like think Dayasaster 2012 but on a bigger scale

Allie and Ricky saw the tornado but I wonder if everyone else will?

I can only imagine if the tornado will cause a lot of damage in Salem?

Steve will no doubt be trapped with Mitch in this tornado in the DiMera catacombs

Marlena, EJ, John, Tony and Anna will all get trapped where they are