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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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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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