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herdsspacecubs ([info]herdsspacecubs) wrote in [info]marinanova,
@ 2017-04-09 20:27:00

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Entry tags:keith, nico di angelo, shiro

Day 422 - Action - Open
[It was dark, silence broken only by the sound of footsteps echoing down the corridor outside. This… this couldn’t right. There was no way this could be right. This part of his life was over.

Finally, a door opened]
117-9875, get up

[This wasn’t right! But as Shiro attempted get out of the flashback he was seeing… it never came. He was still staring at the Galra drone standing in the door no matter how hard he tried. The sounds around him were of the Galra prison and even the clothes he wore were the same as the prison.

And with absolutely nothing to ground him, Shiro lost himself. He was right back there]


On your feet. It’s your turn to fight again.

Not this time!

[As he leapt to his feet, the drone tried to shoot at him. He managed to avoid it, his hand activated and he attacked the drone, going passed it and out into the hall. There were more Galra drones there, all ready to shoot.

He had no option at this point. If he lost, he’d be as good as dead or would wish he was. He had to make it out]

[ooc: Shiro is quite literally armed and dangerous. He’ll most likely see someone as a threat. His hand generates high energy emission for attacks. Let me know if you want the hand to be active if your character wants to fight Shiro – can have actually be active or he can just think it is]



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[info]tempredmental
2017-04-10 12:00 am UTC (link)
[Keith barely dodged as Shiro came racing past him at full tilt. Half expecting him to suddenly fade out and disappear, he turned to run after him. He still thought he had a Galra appearance, but that was only to himself and some others right now. Still, he had to risk it. Something was wrong with Shiro.]

Shiro! Wait! Come back!

[Just a repeat of his whole afternoon...]

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[info]herdsspacecubs
2017-04-11 08:01 am UTC (link)
[It wasn't that Shiro was leaving him. It was that he just didn't have a clear grasp on reality - what somewhere inside he knew was true - anymore. The dream had turned into reality because it was one he had lived for some long.

Shiro did stop, hearing his name, but he was too far gone and turning to see a Galra certainly didn't help matters. So the first thing he did was lash out.

But as Keith began to be sucked into Shiro's nightmare as well, he'd see what he saw: the Galra prison, the drone, even Shiro's clothes changing to the prison outfit he had worn when they found him]

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[info]tempredmental
2017-04-11 02:51 pm UTC (link)
[Woah... that was a lot to take in for a moment. Keith actually stopped for a second, thrown off by the change in his surroundings. It was enough to almost make him freeze up, but he heard the distinctive whir and whine of Shiro's arm activating, and it snapped him back to reality.

Or, at least, what was currently passing as reality.

And he had to move. He had to dodge.]


Shiro?!

[Keith barely missed getting hit. He hadn't actually fought against Shiro since his time in the Galra arena. They had practiced and trained together in the Castle's training deck, but the last time they had sparred against each other was before Shiro left for Kerberos, when Keith was still learning to fight.

Plus, Keith didn't want to hurt Shiro. He dialed back his own usually highly aggressive style to a defend and parry technique, trying to redirect Shiro's momentum away from him with each attack.]

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[info]herdsspacecubs
2017-04-17 12:49 pm UTC (link)
[Even the familiar sound of Keith's voice was lost in the void of his nightmare. He heard it, but could not place the voice over all the other sounds around him, real or imagined. All he could tell was that a Galra had used his real name.

But it was strange. Unlike the drones, he was trying deflect Shiro's own attacks. Not attacking in kind. Why wasn't he trying to stop him? Not to mention the fact that he was able to keep up with him. Most weren't; he didn't have the nickname of 'Champion' for nothing]


Why won't you fight me?!

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[info]tempredmental
2017-04-18 04:24 am UTC (link)
[Keith wasn't used to fighting only defensively, so it took a bit for him to get into a rhythm. He managed to take a few hits in the process as a result, but nothing serious.]

Why would I fight you? Shiro, don't you know who I am?

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[info]herdsspacecubs
2017-04-18 10:37 pm UTC (link)
[If nothing else, Shiro knew how to learn from his opponents. If this one wasn't going to fight him, he could learn how to get to him. He got a few strikes in, but so far he couldn't do more than superficial damage]

Why would I know who you are?!

[Still, the nightmare was preventing Shiro from realizing it was Keith in front of him]

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[info]tempredmental
2017-04-19 04:36 pm UTC (link)
[That hurt. Keith could take a physical hit. He was used to that. His temper had gotten him into plenty of fist fights as a kid. But to have someone he considered his mentor and brother not recognize him at all?

He may as well have been stabbed in the gut.

It was enough of a shock to get him to actually stop fighting for a moment... stop defending himself.]


Shiro... It's me. It's Keith.

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[info]herdsspacecubs
2017-04-19 10:37 pm UTC (link)
[Shiro was about to attack again when he heard the name. It did make him stop, not so completely gone to not recognize the name at all]

Keith?

[But it was so hard to just stand there. The words said one thing, but the sounds and sights around him were quickly dragging him back from that revelation, preventing him from going further, from questioning it more]

You... you can't.

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[info]tempredmental
2017-04-20 12:05 pm UTC (link)
[Keith sagged a little. No. He supposed he would be hard to recognize. He wasn't exactly sure how much he had changed, but he had. He knew that. He clenched his fists, the slightly elongated claws digging into the heels of his hands.]

I can. I'm not going to fight you.

[Around them, the arena began to echo with shouts and calls for them to fight, booing that they had stopped. They were going to have to at some point, or action might be taken against them both, but Keith didn't know that. He couldn't know that. It wasn't his nightmare... memory, flashback... whatever this was.]

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[info]herdsspacecubs
2017-04-20 09:44 pm UTC (link)
[The sane part of his mind tried desperately to latch onto Keith being there, something to convince himself that what he was seeing around him couldn't possibly be happening. Maybe the change was everything else he was seeing around him]

Keith?

[There was recognition in his voice, in his eyes.

But the painfully familiar sounds around them ended that. He had to fight. It was fight or have them take action. He knew what that meant. He had at least a few scars just from that alone. He couldn't...

His arm activated again and he lashed out]

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[info]tempredmental
2017-04-20 11:02 pm UTC (link)
[It was fleeting, enough to give him hope, but it was dashed when the crowd started yelling. Keith saw the change in Shiro... the fear... the reluctance... the defeat that he had to give in to the will of the crowd and their captors.

It broke his heart.

It was the sound of the arm that snapped Keith back to the moment, and he only had time to bring his arms up for a block, crossing them in front of himself. The weaponized hand cut into his arm with searing pain, the heat from the energy it emitted cauterizing as it sliced. There wasn't a lot of blood, but it hurt... bad.

Keith cried out and stumbled back, trying to gain some distance between them. He held his injured arm against his chest protectively, panting, waiting for Shiro to make his next move.]

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[info]nico_di_angelo
2017-04-21 08:49 pm UTC (link)
[It's been a trying day. Not one of the worst, but bad enough that he's looking forward to its end.

He hears voices before he sees them. That the environment around him seems to shift into something else doesn't even surprise him at this point. What does is that someone is attacking Keith. He sets off in a run, drawing his sword and shouting.]


Hey!

[He skids to a halt by Keith and lifts his sword as a barrier between them and Shiro.]

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[info]herdsspacecubs
2017-04-21 10:10 pm UTC (link)
[Shiro had landed a hit and he started to go for another when someone's voice broke in. The person that came between them with sword made him pause... The person looked almost exactly like Keith, enough to make him stop. The voice wasn't right, but the appearance.

He normally couldn't care less about a sword. His hand could melt metal. Another human. That was... that was not right. There were only three captured by the Galra and the other two weren't in the arena.

His hand lowered slightly and the purple glow disappeared. This wasn't right]

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[info]tempredmental
2017-04-22 12:22 am UTC (link)
[Keith flinched as someone jumped between them.]

Nico, wait!

[But it seemed to get Shiro to back off. Maybe it was enough? Someone else getting in the way, someone not involved in the nightmare. Keith took a breath, stepping forward a bit.]

Shiro?

[His own nightmare started to fade out, leaving him to appear human to everyone again. His concern for Shiro pushed his fears about himself away.]

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[info]nico_di_angelo
2017-04-22 01:44 pm UTC (link)
[Nico relaxed a little when Shiro backed down, but tensed up again when Keith moved. He glanced over and frowned.]

Keith. You okay? Stay back.

[He shifted, keeping his sword up as a kind of barrier.]

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[info]herdsspacecubs
2017-04-23 08:34 am UTC (link)
[As Keith's nightmare faded, letting Shiro see through the unintended guise, Shiro's eyes went wide. The part of his brain that had realized something was off was practically screaming 'I told you so' at him - which didn't help at this moment.

Then his own nightmare started to fade, taking him back to the place he had originally been, he looked around quickly, completely surprised that it was changing back.

As he pressed his head into his hand, the word that lift his mouth was a curse word that he would have told the younger Paladins not to say. How could he have let himself be fooled?]

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[info]tempredmental
2017-04-23 12:29 pm UTC (link)
[Keith flinched at Nico's reaction, though he understood why. He wanted to say everything was okay, that Nico could relax, but he wasn't sure if it really was. But, as the mixed nightmares finally completely disappeared, then he knew Shiro was back in the present.]

I'll be okay. [Maybe. The gash on his arm felt like it was burning and hurt a lot, but Keith was worried about Shiro. He didn't know a lot of the details about Shiro's time in Galra captivity, but he was starting to get a clue, and it wasn't good.] He didn't mean to attack me. He's a friend from home.

[Keith looked back to Shiro now.]

Shiro? Do you know where you are?

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[info]nico_di_angelo
2017-04-24 05:41 pm UTC (link)
[Nico looked between the two critically, then took a step back. His sword remained drawn and ready, however. Strange things had been happening all day; he didn't doubt this another oddity. Still, it was best to remain cautious.]

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[info]herdsspacecubs
2017-04-24 09:53 pm UTC (link)
[No, Shiro hadn't meant to attack him and he wouldn't have if he had been in his right mind. Even through all the chaos running through his mind, he was oddly appreciative of this person who had gotten between them, knowing he would have likely hurt Keith worse with the next swing]

I know. I'm in Marina.

[He realized he should be specific so that Keith didn't think he was still somewhere else. He'd already proven he could end up somewhere else.

But he was still having problems focusing. He knew Keith was hurt and should go to the hospital, but his brain couldn't make those words come out]

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[info]tempredmental
2017-04-24 10:17 pm UTC (link)
Okay.

[Keith nodded to Nico. Shiro's acknowledgement of their location was a good sign. He'd never seen Shiro that far down the hole before, but he also hadn't seen Shiro pulled into that severe a flashback before. The fact that something was projecting their nightmares out into "reality" was only making it worse.

He looked at Nico.]


You could have gotten hurt.

[His own injury was evidence of that. Keith knew he could push hard past his own limits when he had to, and he would have, but he didn't want anyone else getting hurt for him.]

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[info]nico_di_angelo
2017-04-24 11:15 pm UTC (link)
[Good. Shiro, was it? At least he knew where he was. Maybe it was okay to put the sword away.

He appeared confused when he looked at Keith.]


So?

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[info]herdsspacecubs
2017-04-25 02:20 am UTC (link)
You could have.

[Just saying, but he still was glad that he had. It had made him stop and question it long enough. Finally he managed to get his mind to reconnect and he said to Keith]

You need to go to the hospital.

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[info]tempredmental
2017-04-25 04:47 am UTC (link)
[Keith also looked confused, but concerned at the same time. He hadn't expected Nico to do that, or really anyone in the dome to do that.]

I just... [Well, there was no point in arguing about it now.] Thanks.

[Shiro's voice got his attention again, and he looked back at him.]

Are you okay, though?

[Yeah, Keith was going to be a little stubborn here. He knew that he probably should go, but he wasn't ready to just leave Shiro alone. Not after that.]

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[info]nico_di_angelo
2017-04-25 04:58 am UTC (link)
[He shrugs. It wasn't a big deal, and he wasn't really bothered by the possibility that something could have happened to him.]

He's right. You should get your arm taken care of.

[He should probably go. But he'll wait a bit to make sure things really are okay.]

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[info]herdsspacecubs
2017-04-25 11:14 am UTC (link)
I'm fine. You need to get your arm taken care of.

[Okay, he wasn't fine. Physically yes, mentally no. But taking Keith to the hospital and getting his arm taken care of was a high priority since he couldn't have something else happen to him]

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[info]tempredmental
2017-04-25 12:22 pm UTC (link)
[Okay, okay. Keith knew that. He was just more worried about other things. He had a surprisingly high pain tolerance, and would ignore his own well-being if given the chance. He sighed.]

Yeah, okay...

[But he wasn't dropping things so easily. It was going to be revisited later. On both accounts.]

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[info]nico_di_angelo
2017-04-25 04:17 pm UTC (link)
[Progress. Good.]

Let's go then.

[He's not exactly willing to leave Keith alone with Shiro just yet. And he knows a quick route to the hospital. He brought most of his damage to Ton, but there were some things the clinic wasn't equipped to handle.]

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[info]herdsspacecubs
2017-04-26 01:43 am UTC (link)
[Shiro honestly didn't blame Nico for not trusting him around Keith. He had just attacked him, cutting his arm open. He didn't really trust himself at the moment. The moment when he had another episode felt like it could be around the corner and he didn't want to lash out at Keith again]

I'll come with you.

[Nico was the one doing it. He'd stay back, both to keep Nico from feeling like he had to intervene and to have someone else there with Keith since he wasn't sure if Keith trusted him at the moment either]

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[info]tempredmental
2017-04-26 03:20 am UTC (link)
[Keith didn't argue... reluctantly letting them take him to the hospital. He was actually glad Shiro wanted to come. He knew that he had to be feeling really guilty right now, but Keith didn't want him to be alone, either. And this sudden protective side of Nico that Keith hadn't really known about, yet, was... well, it was kind of nice. It did make him miss the rest of the team a little, but it was good to know he had someone here to watch his back if he needed it.

As they walked, Keith could feel his adrenaline wearing off, the fight-or-flight response fading, and, of course, as a result, the rest of those aches and pains kicking in. His arm was the only major injury, but he definitely felt like he was going to be pretty bruised up after this. Shiro hadn't exactly been pulling his punches.]

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[info]nico_di_angelo
2017-04-27 04:17 pm UTC (link)
[Nico frowned at Shiro, but nodded and led the way.

Though the threat seemed to have passed, he stayed on the defensive. The sword was returned to his belt, but he kept it loose and ready. His grip on his weapon drops as soon as they hospital is in sight.]

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[info]herdsspacecubs
2017-04-28 01:00 am UTC (link)
[Shiro spotted that look on Nico's face. He really didn't trust him. It was a strange feeling when so many of teens had looked up to him at different points in his life, including the four younger Paladins. Not that Nico had anything else to go on other seeing what he had, but still felt odd.

Shiro walked quietly with them. He could see that Nico stayed tense, in case he had to grab that sword again, only relaxing once they neared the clinic. Shiro made no motion to head inside, content to just stand outside]

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it's a very silent march lol
[info]tempredmental
2017-04-28 11:53 am UTC (link)
[The tension was thick and Keith hated it. This was not how he would have wanted Nico and Shiro to meet. He chewed on his lip, completely uncertain on how to diffuse this, but trying to think of something. Nothing came to him before they reached the hospital.

He mentally sighed, but paused when Shiro stopped just short of coming in. He glanced back for just a moment, but didn't want to push Shiro any further at the moment. He looked over at Nico instead to see if he was coming in before heading inside.]

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It is, lol!
[info]nico_di_angelo
2017-04-28 03:18 pm UTC (link)
[Awkward, tense situations were like, Nico's calling card. He didn't like it, but what are you going to do? Walk silently to the hospital, that's what.

And yeah, he was going in, at least as long as it took for Keith to get settled and to make sure he was okay with the whole bot set up. (Nico wasn't thrilled with it the first time he needed the hospital. Still wasn't, which was why he sought out Ton before anything else.)]

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all the angst
[info]herdsspacecubs
2017-04-29 01:12 am UTC (link)
[It was that glance from Keith as though wondering why Shiro wouldn't come in that made him ventured maybe a few steps inside, but no more. He was already unstable enough and he knew the set up of hospitals. Given how close he felt to slipping again, he couldn't go too far in.

So he shared Nico's aversion to the hospital, but for probably a different reason]

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All of it!
[info]tempredmental
2017-04-29 05:54 pm UTC (link)
[Whatever Shiro was comfortable with at this point was fine. Keith didn't want to make him any worse. He didn't know that Nico was uncomfortable, but then they met the bots. Keith wasn't too freaked out by them, because he was now used to the advanced technology in Allura's castle, but he was wary because he didn't know these particular bots.

Still, things went fairly smoothly.

As they moved to take him to one of the treatment rooms, he looked back at Nico.]


Thanks. I'll be okay from here if you're uncomfortable.

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[info]nico_di_angelo
2017-05-01 04:09 pm UTC (link)
[Nico nodded. There wasn't anything else he could do here, and the bots wouldn't allow for disturbances.]

Call me if you need anything. I can be here in a matter of seconds.

[And he means that literally. He turns to go, and gives Shiro a long look before stepping outside.]

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[info]herdsspacecubs
2017-05-01 06:20 pm UTC (link)
[Shiro just watched as Nico gave him that look, definitely distrusting. Possibly a warning. Not that he could blame him. After what he had done? He didn't even trust himself]

I'll be here if you need me.

[But over here... or outside]

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[info]tempredmental
2017-05-02 12:52 am UTC (link)
[Keith really hadn't expected that from anyone outside his team, but he nodded as Nico headed out.]

Yeah. Thanks.

[Keith also gave Shiro a small nod, understanding why he wouldn't come in... or, at least, he thought he did. Whether his understanding was the same as the actual reason was up for grabs.

He followed the bot in.]

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