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week 2, Thursday

[shortforever]

[YEAH UH

He definitely felt all of that Wednesday evening. Which means he's going to go track down Brilith early Thursday morning? Where can he find her at about 9 am?]

[infire]

[ well after taking about ten showers, she is now in the kitchen clutching a cup of hot tea. there are bruises on her neck and arms, not at all hidden by her dress. otherwise she's... pretty okay, actually, just a bit shaken. she'll offer chuuya a tired smile when she sees him. ]

Oh - Chuuya. Would you like a cup of tea?

[shortforever]

[Yeah, that right there? Not good at all. It's lucky that Brilith's general calmness as tempered Chuuya's usually-fiery attitude, because he might otherwise have jumped in demanding answers immediately.]

Yeah, sure. It's a good breakfast, right?

[He usually eats junk food for breakfast, he has no idea if you actually drink tea that early or not. But tea means conversation, and they definitely need to have one of those.]

[infire]

Maybe not by itself, but it helps.

[ she pours him a cup and hand it over. it's jasmine! ]

It's... Thursday, right? [ keeping track without a sleep cycle is... surprisingly hard. ] You should keep an eye on the hour, so you aren't locked outside.

[ pleasant morning conversation ]

[shortforever]

Yeah, I've mostly been staying in the game room. Did you know I was able to unlock all 55 fighters in SM*SH? And I only started playing it Monday afternoon.

[It's amazing what no sleep can do to a person.]

Buuuut I'm guessing you got locked outside last night?

[infire]

That's the game you showed me, right? Congratulations.

[ it's been a long week, she can't keep track. but when he brings up last night, she winces a little, smile fading. she doesn't want to talk about it :( ]

...I wasn't locked out, no.

[shortforever]

[You can't just leave a man feeling like he's choking and not talk about it!]

Locked in instead?

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[ hahaha. she nods. ]

The other room that was locked on the third floor.

[ since 45 and co. are back by now. ]

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Yeah? What'd it end up being?

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An abandoned hospital with monsters inside.

[shortforever]

[Oh.]

Shit, is that why it felt like I got strangled last night? I was wondering whose ass I had to kick.

[infire]

[ well she at least has the decency to look apologetic. ]

I'm sorry. It was in the ceiling, so I didn't see it and it grabbed me.

...It's still there, I think, so be careful if you look around.

[shortforever]

Nah, I'm not gonna mess with monsters without my ability, not if I don't have to. We can just stay outta that room.

But it's not one of those monsters, right?

[The ones hiding among the people here, he means.]

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[ that makes her pause for a second ]

I... don't think so? [ SUDDENLY SHE ISN'T SURE?? ] I didn't get a good look at it, but the others weren't really... animal-like.

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Even so, it's still a risk that it might come back for you. I guess I'll have to stay with you tonight.

[Don't think he missed the patterns with Thursday nights.]

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[ hm? ]

You think it might?

[ that... sends a wave of mingled fear and anger through her. cool! she's gonna ignore that. ]

...I'm not sure if it will do any good if that's true, but you're welcome to stay with us anyway.

[shortforever]

'Not sure if it will do any good'? Just who do you think you're talking to here? No monster stands a chance against me.

[That confidence is not faked, by the way. Well...mostly not faked. He is at a disadvantage without his canon powers, but he still thinks he could take a monster in a fight.]

Week 2, post-trial

[shortforever]

[Yeah, as soon as he sees Hunter's reaction, he's going to go seek out Brilith. He'll try to catch her leaving the ballroom and lead her off somewhere private for a bit.]

I know you've been through a lot today, but we need to talk.

[Since the connection is still up, she'll be able to feel the urgency behind those words too. Chuuya does not have good news here.]

[infire]

[ she's struggling right now, between her own sorrow, rage at nie huaisang, jin ling's anger at her, and... hunter. being connected to someone who's lost themselves is... even worse than she could have imagined. the temptation to swing her staff at the first person to speak to her is great, and the only thing holding her back is a very deliberate projection of calm from another of her links. still, she has to take a deep breath before turning to chuuya. ]

What is it?

[shortforever]

[Interestingly, Chuuya feels all of that through their connection, and it actually makes him flinch.

He should probably wait on this. They have time, he can ask her in a day or two, when emotions aren't running so high. It's urgent, but not so urgent that it has to be discussed immediately.

...]

...it's going to be alright. It's- it's really tough now, yeah. But it's gonna be alright.

[Yeah, it can wait. Helping her feel better is more important right now.]

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I know. [ said through her teeth. ] I'm sorry, Chuuya, I shouldn't -

[ she clings to her staff like it's a lifeline. ]

Hunter... He and I are linked.

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Yeah, I know. You and I are linked too.

[He can't feel Hunter's stuff, but he can feel how it's making her feel.]

It's not gonna be easy tonight, but maybe I can help? I'm not normally a calm person, but I can try to be.

[infire]

[ she... nods, slowly, and maybe chuuya can feel the flash of anxiety before she tamps that back down. ]

45 helps. But the others... they're angry, too. And Hunter, he's... [ she looks a little sick to her stomach. ] ...hungry.

[shortforever]

Yeah, I probably didn't help with the anger too much, huh?

[He is a little ball of redheaded rage, after all.]

And you probably won't be able to sleep much with all of that too. We should go play Foosball or something.

[infire]

[ oh mood. she doesn't answer, though, because the worst of it is coming from elsewhere right now.

- but she does look up, momentarily distracted. ]

What's Foosball?