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Tweak says, "You bought this palace."

Gray | (Akatsuki Chika) (wheresthemoney) wrote in sabra_la_tau,
@ 2011-02-22 13:09:00

Entry tags:

!days 210-219, excel, gokudera hayato, impmon, takizawa yuta, wanijima akito, yuffie kisaragi, zexion, {tokitoh minoru}, {{{akatsuki chika}}}, {{{zelgadis greywords}}}

Who: Gray, anyone
Where: One of the abandoned dorms right below Hydracula
When: Day 218, early morning
What: Vulpecula always comes back

[There's a commotion coming from one of the abandoned dorms today. It sounds like a mix of cursing and bleating. Upon closer investigation, the door busts open and out dashes an angry shret, making its way to FREEDOM.

Exiting at a slower (and with a lot of limping) pace is someone in orange...]

That hurt, you stingy sheep!

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	wheresthemoney 2011-02-24 09:50 am UTC (link)
	. . . so Hydra still has seven. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readbytwilight 2011-02-24 09:52 am UTC (link)
	Yes. As I have never and almost certainly will never use any of the bedrooms, it has worked out. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wheresthemoney 2011-02-24 09:54 am UTC (link)
	Tch. M'gonna bunk with Trixie anyway. Ain't gonna make a difference. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readbytwilight 2011-02-24 05:02 pm UTC (link)
	True enough. Scowl and Fang spend most nights here in the main room as well, should you ever be in need of them. The rest keep to the rooms during the night, though not necessarily their own. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wheresthemoney 2011-02-25 12:05 am UTC (link)
	[nods] ... how long s'it been since I... left. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readbytwilight 2011-02-25 06:01 pm UTC (link)
	Fifteen days. Given the distance and the speed at which you are able to travel, I would estimate that you were held by the earth for twelve to thirteen of those. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wheresthemoney 2011-02-26 11:46 am UTC (link)
	... felt a lot longer than that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readbytwilight 2011-02-26 05:40 pm UTC (link)
	It is not a situation in which time retains much meaning. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wheresthemoney 2011-02-26 05:52 pm UTC (link)
	[picks up that cup of water and just holds it. Curling his fingers around the cup, savoring that sensation for a moment] Guess not... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readbytwilight 2011-02-26 06:03 pm UTC (link)
	The only measure of any note is how much you still retain of yourself. In that, I will hope you are shaken, but untouched. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wheresthemoney 2011-02-26 06:13 pm UTC (link)
	I'll be fine. . . . S'long as I'm back here, I'll be fine. [for someone trying to convince himself, it's a rather feeble attempt] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readbytwilight 2011-02-26 06:17 pm UTC (link)
	[Lifts Chika's head, fingers under his chin light but undeniably there.] Chika. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wheresthemoney 2011-02-26 06:21 pm UTC (link)
	[ffft. resisting the urge to look away] What? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

readbytwilight
2011-02-26 06:27 pm UTC (link)

Remember who it is you are speaking to.

[Lets go, and doesn't hop to sit up on the table so much as float there, clothing momentarily weightless.]

Open spaces will help. And light. The freedom of movement, even if it is something so simple as blinking, or curling and uncurling a hand.

Touch will help most of all, and for that, other people or the animals here are best. There is something solidifying to another's presence that is unmistakable, and irreplaceable.

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	wheresthemoney 2011-02-27 01:24 am UTC (link)
	. . . [slowly curling his fingers in to form a fist. His other hand grabbing it tightly, as if trying to keep it from shaking] (Reply to this) (Parent)

	wheresthemoney 2011-02-27 01:25 am UTC (link)
	'course I fucking know that. I was there when Trixie... [fff] I ain't letting him beat me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readbytwilight 2011-02-27 01:31 am UTC (link)
	No. I don't imagine you will. [Reaches out, touch inexplicably gentle as he rests his hand on Chika's head, lingering only barely long enough to be felt before pulling away.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wheresthemoney 2011-02-27 01:41 am UTC (link)
	[that look he just gave Glide is very possibly an angry sulk] If you're gonna comfort me, do it properly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readbytwilight 2011-02-27 01:43 am UTC (link)
	Properly how? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wheresthemoney 2011-02-27 01:55 am UTC (link)
	[sets the cup aside and uses the table as a brace as he stands up] (Reply to this) (Parent)

	wheresthemoney 2011-02-27 01:57 am UTC (link)
	[then he's putting his arms around him] Like this, dumbass. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readbytwilight 2011-02-27 12:46 pm UTC (link)
	[There's an odd moment where he tenses, and something feels . . . not completely right, like something's off but it's hard to place . . . And Zexion frees his arms, relaxing with an exhale suspiciously like a sigh as he loops them around Chika's back.] You should hardly be forcing yourself to stand on that leg unnecessarily. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wheresthemoney 2011-02-27 01:32 pm UTC (link)
	[who cares about weird feelings. It is nice to be hugging something] Been walking on it who knows how long. It can take a few more fucking minutes. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readbytwilight 2011-02-27 01:37 pm UTC (link)
	[Slips back off the table, careful not to jar Chika's footing on his way down.] There are two benches here and two beds. There is little reason why you need to either subject yourself to further discomfort or put off finishing your meal. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	wheresthemoney 2011-02-27 01:43 pm UTC (link)
	[for what it's worth, his balance is still pretty good, despite the cling-hugging] Shut up. This is a good reason. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)