[ which is all he says before he wanders and lets himself into ox dorm? he was pretty close by, probably still at phoenix, and when he enters he's just moving to the common area and having a seat on the floor in front of her to give her some space. he's also checking her over carefully. ]
[ she looks pale and exhausted, though she at least has some focus in her eyes and firmness in her voice again. her blastia is back on her neck where it should be, and her hair is damp. it looks like she went to the effort of cleaning up and getting changed. ]
... Better. Walking hurts, but I can manage short distances.
[ she did get a bullet in her leg. it looks like that's been patched up, though. ]
[ i cannot believe it took her being in literal human meat to shower. in all seriousness, he does seem happier to see she looks slightly more alive and herself. ]
Good. I mean about the better part, not the hurting to walk. We could probably get some crutches for you or something until the wound's healed up a little more. Make it less of a pain.
If you're sure. [ but he doesn't argue because he gets what it's like to want to figure it all out yourself. at least hung is helping her. he doesn't protest to that. ]
...it's remembering everything that happened out there, right? The parts you can't just fix with healing.
I heard a little from Jolyne, but I didn't push too much. Felt a little hypocritical to demand answers about something like that when I don't always give my own. But I got the sense it was...pretty bad. And, uh, pretty gorey...
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Date: 2023-11-04 04:40 am (UTC)[ but she'll at least drag herself out of her room to unlock the door and sit on the common area's couch. ]
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Date: 2023-11-04 04:42 am (UTC)[ which is all he says before he wanders and lets himself into ox dorm? he was pretty close by, probably still at phoenix, and when he enters he's just moving to the common area and having a seat on the floor in front of her to give her some space. he's also checking her over carefully. ]
...how're you feeling? [ physically, he means. ]
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Date: 2023-11-04 03:23 pm (UTC)... Better. Walking hurts, but I can manage short distances.
[ she did get a bullet in her leg. it looks like that's been patched up, though. ]
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Date: 2023-11-05 02:00 am (UTC)Good. I mean about the better part, not the hurting to walk. We could probably get some crutches for you or something until the wound's healed up a little more. Make it less of a pain.
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Date: 2023-11-05 04:34 pm (UTC)[ and by on her own she means with hung practically walking her everywhere. oops. ]
It's--... the injury isn't that bad.
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Date: 2023-11-05 11:18 pm (UTC)...it's remembering everything that happened out there, right? The parts you can't just fix with healing.
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Date: 2023-11-05 11:55 pm (UTC)... Yeah.
I don't know if you heard from the others, but that whole place was like a waking nightmare.
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Date: 2023-11-06 01:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-11-06 05:23 am (UTC)Everything about that place... every sight, smell, and sound, was like a constant assault on the senses. And that wasn't even the worst part.
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Date: 2023-11-06 05:53 pm (UTC)You couldn't escape no matter where you went then if it was from all sides. [ the feeling of being trapped. ] ...what was the worst part then?
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Date: 2023-11-07 05:17 am (UTC)she goes quiet for a bit. she's not sure how to say it, or if she wants to say it. ]
... Everything looked like rotting meat. Like a screwed-up nightmare.
But it wasn't.
We're the ones who were screwed up.
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Date: 2023-11-07 05:38 pm (UTC)How were you screwed up if everything was decaying like that? What does that even mean...?