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caughtinanetwork2012-09-27 01:59 am
double_edged) wrote in caughtinanetwork2012-09-27 01:59 am
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[semi-accidental video]
[Not even a day has passed and you can already expect Azimuth to be on his feet, continuing life as normal. Except something about him still seems off, and in the process of preparing breakfast, the old Lombax could be seen stopping from time to time, murmuring to himself, or pausing to lean on the counter. His movements are stiff and hesitant, though he manages enough sense of mind to nearly complete an entire bowl of cereal.
Milk poured, an unsteady hand sets the gallon aside, opting to put it back in the fridge later. This is followed by another hesitant pause, and the Elder stares strangely down at the Lucky Charms filled to the rim.
He raises the spoon.
But his head is first to splash into the bowl, nearly knocking it over.
No, Alister, that's not how you eat.]
[ooc: aaaand wrap-up post. Alister's staying at the Villa with Rin and Yukio until he's a bit more steady on his feet. o7]
Milk poured, an unsteady hand sets the gallon aside, opting to put it back in the fridge later. This is followed by another hesitant pause, and the Elder stares strangely down at the Lucky Charms filled to the rim.
He raises the spoon.
But his head is first to splash into the bowl, nearly knocking it over.
No, Alister, that's not how you eat.]
[ooc: aaaand wrap-up post. Alister's staying at the Villa with Rin and Yukio until he's a bit more steady on his feet. o7]
action; ... poor choice of words.
But... I ain't hurt, jiji...
action; god rin think before you talk
[Though still cloudy, his eyes fall downcast and the Lombax's hands move to his lap, one unsteady hand wrapping around the other. He... remembers a promise he'd made, before all of this had happened. They were all finally going to have a day of not-worrying, just... trying to get back to normalcy.]
...you sat in the rain. Didn't you?
action; can't be tamed
[Rin had honestly forgotten about it all, after finding Alister. All of his upset when he realized that everyone's fears about him getting grabbed were right made the entire day before just... a hazy memory at best.
He's quiet for a moment, before answering honestly.]
... yeah.
action; i'd say put a leash on you, but considering our age differences...
Did they think he ran off on them?
It's too much to think about when his perception of reality was still so warped - the scene was already beginning to manifest itself in front of him and he has to shake his head to dispel even more hallucinations. They're not real, and he's desperately trying not to have an episode in front of his friend when he was still so worried.]
I'm sorry.
[It's about the clearest thing he's been able to say all day, despite the urge to just drop unconscious all over again. He felt like hell and probably looked it, too, barely even able to keep a coherent, intelligent conversation with the half-demon.]
I... tried. I don't know what happened.
action; alister sthap
[Rin shakes his head slowly, looking at his feet as he remembers how many times he said "If Alister went off looking for that whack job..." thinking, swearing that would have been the only thing that would have kept him away.
He wanted to be mad. Because being mad was easier than admitting he could have been the next victim by not even doing anything.]
... just... get better, okay? That's all we want now...
action; u don't own me
And he blew that chance.
So the Elder nods stiffly, moving his arms to try and pull off his shirt to sleep better, minding the bandages against his torso. But he doesn't have the effort to even toss the shirt aside, so it's left on the bed as he takes a moment to reorient himself in his own mind. Without the shirt, however, he knows the scars on his chest and back were exposed, his mind beginning to wander back to that particular incident that landed him in the city in the first place.
He was alive, and he was making friends... at the cost of never being able to return home with Ratchet.]
...is he home alone?
action; you sure bout that?
He picks up the shirt after a minute, carefully folding it as he stands to put it somewhere else for the time being.]
No. He's crashed out in my room right now. Only time he left was to get a coupla things from your apartment.
[And that was because Rin insisted. Clothes, any other essentials. Things for a potentially extended stay. There was no way to know exactly how long Alister would be in his care and Rin knew Ratchet wasn't going to leave the old man's side unless he absolutely had to.]
action; did u pay the adoption fee
...oh.
[There probably should have been more to that statement. 'Can I see him?' 'Is he alright?' And maybe he'll save it for a few moments after, when the room's not reeling so much.
Actually, he'll save it for when he's not slumped forward, facedown on the bed.]
action; I did. Two dollars. In the state of Hawai-- WRONG ALIEN
'least lay down if you're gonna pass out... geez...
action; are you SURE
[Was that even coherent? He doesn't really know, but lying on his back felt so much better now.]
action; ... they're around here somewhere
[Rin will even tuck you in.]
action; HE'S AN ILLEGAL PET
In person, not through Rin.]
...thank you.
[There's still some pain in the old Lombax's expression, but he's able to relax himself to conk out just a few moments after. A nap in the middle of the day wouldn't hurt, right?]
action; GASP
[Rin returns the smile, equally tired, but a little less pained than it had been. The fear, for now, had been washed away, and while there was still a lot of healing to be done it was going to happen sooner rather than later.
He leaves the room, keeping the door opened a crack just in case something else happens between now and whenever Alister wakes up again.]