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Asterion }} The Minotaur (asterius) wrote in nevermore_logs,
@ 2023-07-08 22:00:00

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asterion, elijah voorhies, erato

WHO: Asterion, Erato, Elijah Voorhies, Will Scarlet?
WHEN: Saturday afternoon
WHERE: Sacred Heart church (Erato's apartment beforehand)
WHAT: Meeting, talking
WARNINGS: Talk of imprisonment

Asterion had been asked to come and meet the group of men who had been rescued from the fighting ring. He had been putting it off for awhile, but he was running out of excuses and so now was as good as it was going to get. He had arranged to meet with one of the guys early so they could talk about how it was going to go.

He was nervous. Not that he had the words for it, but his stomach felt funny, and he very much wasn't looking forward to it. "I feel like I've run a race," he informed Erato, who had volunteered to come with him. "Is that normal?"

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drifting_embers
2023-07-09 11:52 am UTC (link)

"No one did anything like that," Asterion said, though he wished he had thought of it. "Brave," he agreed. "And hungry. You look like you could have won a lot. Losing for other people is sacrifice. I never lost."

Elijah raised his eyebrows at Asterion. "You- Holy shit," he breathed. "I think I'm glad we were there at different times, brother."

Asterion actually laughed at that, and he nodded. "Probably same."

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passionburning
2023-07-09 01:28 pm UTC (link)

Asterion didn't look like he would ever lose a fight, let alone convincingly throw one. It was just as well he wasn't there with Elijah. Erato chuckled softly too.

"Is there anything else we need to know before the meeting?" she asked, curious about what was coming up. She wondered how all these men were faring, and if they were as adjusted as Elijah seemed to be. She felt certain that Elijah was an excellent mentor now as he'd been a good leader before.

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drifting_embers
2023-07-09 01:43 pm UTC (link)

"It runs pretty easily these days. We go around the circle saying how our week has been. Name one good thing and one bad thing so we're sharing and being vulnerable but still celebrating the wins. Then we open it up if anyone needs to share anything. Most of the guys were there around two years. One of them only three months. How long for you?" he asked Asterion.

"Full two years," he said with a nod. "Don't think they lied to me. Maybe they were too scared. I'm big."

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passionburning
2023-07-10 12:50 pm UTC (link)

That he surely was. Erato laughed a little, amused at Asterion's blunt honesty, because actually it was just adorable.

Just then there was a jaunty whistled tune approaching from outside and a moment later the church door was bumped open and Will Scarlet strode through, bringing his tune to a close. "Oi-oi lads! Oh, and lady, excuse me!" He came up and held his hand out to Erato, and when she took it he bowed over it with a flourish, making her laugh again. Then he gave Asterion a broad smile and held his hand out for a shake. "Nice to see you again, mate. You're here for the meeting, right? Sorry I'm late, did I miss anything?" He turned to smile at Elijah too, although he'd already seen him that morning so it was less of a greeting for him.

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	drifting_embers 2023-07-10 12:54 pm UTC (link)
	"We're just getting to know one another," Elijah grinned, pleased his best friend was here now. "Mostly we've been talking about what it was like in there. Did you have any friends at all, Asterion? Or I guess...whatever can be called friends in that place." Asterion shook his head. "Kept to myself. Never had friends ever. Til now." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rouge_rogue 2023-07-11 11:50 am UTC (link)
	"It's a blessing to have you," Will said cheerfully. "Not many in that place willing to let down their barriers, so it's not a shock. They don't want you to make friends, you might pull your punches." He looked at Elijah, with a little tilt of his head to say, you proved them right! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

drifting_embers
2023-07-11 11:55 am UTC (link)

Elijah snickered at Will's expression, "well you're not wrong," he said with a grin.

Asterion was still feeling surprised by what Will had said. It was a blessing to have him? Really? He turned a little red, and sat there, feeling strange and happy. At least until Elijah asked him, "was it the same set up then? Fighting for your meals, small things in between to get you by? Fights just about every other day or so it seemed."

Asterion nodded. "No way to tell time. Except by your stomach."

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rouge_rogue
2023-07-11 12:58 pm UTC (link)

Erato stroked Asterion's arm gently to reassure him. It was all quite devastating to listen to, so to live it must have been even worse.

"It was a hellish place," Will agreed, because despite having spent the shortest amount of time there out of the three of them, he very much agreed with what they were saying. "And I can't help but think you could eat two meals quite easily on an average day, so being there... well, it's shit, to put it bluntly."

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drifting_embers
2023-07-16 10:58 am UTC (link)

Asterion leaned down and kissed Erato's hair. He was so grateful to have her there, honestly.

Elijah clapped Will on the shoulder and he smiled. "Absolutely hellish," he agreed.

"I could eat five meals easily," Asterion acknowledged Will's words. "It was very hard. And I tried to share once. Got mobbed. Never shared again."

Elijah winced at the very idea. "Yeah. I only shared with one person, but he shared with me, so it was only fair," he smiled at Will. "Did you reconnect with people after you got back out, Asterion?"

Asterion shrugged. "Never had anyone."

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	rouge_rogue 2023-07-16 11:27 am UTC (link)
	"You do now," Erato said softly. She was so pleased for him that life had changed. He'd been isolated for so long, and that was painful on the soul. Will nodded along. "You can't help the way they force you to be. You're being oppressed into complying, nobody would hold you responsible. Just be glad to be out of that shithole." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	drifting_embers 2023-07-16 11:35 am UTC (link)
	"Will's right, you tried to be kind and that place is just fucked. You seem like a great guy, Asterion," Elijah smiled. Kind enough not to kill him for sleeping with Erato, definitely! "So Erato's right, you have people now, brother. Glad to know you." Asterion ducked his head, but he was smiling, pleased. "Same." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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