03 | accidental video

[openminded]

[ The SFC is on Yuri's bedside table, and the room is pretty dark, so there isn't much to see. One may be able to see the figure of one (1) Yuri Egin tossing and turning in her bed, though ... eventually, the tossing and turning is accompanied by whimpers and small, pained sounds. The SFC picture is a little lopsided, almost as though during her sleep at one point, she accidentally hit it and turned it on.

From what can be seen, it's fairly obvious that she's having a nightmare of some sort. The tossing and turning doesn't stop for several more minutes, but then, finally, she wakes up with a short shriek.

She sits up, breathing heavily for several moments, looking around to make sure that she's not still having her nightmare ... and then, she pulls her legs to her chest and curls up into a bit of a ball, resting her head on her knees. It's not the first time she's had this nightmare, but it's no less painful every time.

And as she doesn't realize her SFC is on, it just continues to record her as she recovers from yet another one of these damn nightmares ... ]

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[beauchevalier]

[He's silent for a couple minutes, knowing all too well what she's feeling right now. He's experienced this in Vatheon and at home, even her expressions give him those thoughts of the times when he was sad. But being the strong man he is, he answers after those minutes of silence.]

Seeing such a beautiful lady sad is something I can't ignore.

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[openminded]

[ The sudden voice caused Yuri to jolt up and out of her little ball. She looked around for the source of it, her eyes finally landing on the SFC, which was lit ... much to her dismay. She hadn't wanted anybody to see this. She leaned over and collected it into her hands, wiping the tears on her cheeks away before she responded. ]

It's fine. I'll be all right in a little while.

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[beauchevalier]

[Her reactions are very familiar too, much like his own reawakening from the sleep coma and the times he's tried to shrug things off. He gives her a half smile to try be comforting.]

If you insist so, I'm not one to argue. Would you like to meet somewhere to talk? I don't mind treating you.

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[openminded]

This late at night? No, I couldn't ask that. I'll be all right, okay? I promise.

[ No need to bother him more than she already has. Yuri manages a smile. ]

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[beauchevalier]

I'm not at home, but rather the casino. Though I was on my way to the pub, if you don't mind joining me.

[He doesn't mind her joining him, he could use the company.]

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[openminded]

[ Well ... maybe a little bit of fresh air would do her some good. Company, too. ]

Where is it, again?

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[beauchevalier]

[He sends her the directions from his SFC and smiles.]

I sent the directions to your SFC, I shall see you there?

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[keepsthefire]

[Rin's sleeping habits, unless something major is going on, are about the same as they've always been. He likes his sleep, and cuddling with Maka at night makes him all the more prone to sleeping upwards of eleven hours if he can. But one thing has changed. Once a very heavy sleeper that used to take physical means to wake out of a deep sleep, he's far more likely to be roused by something even quiet.

Like a post on the network.

At first he thinks it might just be something to dismiss, tired enough to not recognize Yuri right off the bat, but the noise she makes when she wakes up is enough to jar him out of grogginess.

He's quiet for a minute, staring, quietly surprised that she would have such a horrible nightmare. He knows she died but... beyond that he really knows nothing else about her life. Yukio had kept quiet about it for so long...

And now the one that was there, wasn't the one who knew. Pretty unhelpful there.

Eventually, though, Rin slips out of bed and leaves his sleeping girlfriend behind, taking care not to disturb her or the curled up cream colored feline at the foot of their bed. He doesn't bother dressing, just keeping his night clothes on and throwing his old worn blue hoodie over it.

It's not a long walk to the apartment, nor is it unfamiliar one, but it's the first time Rin has visited since Yuri was in a coma. It makes him hesitate a little with his hand over the door, but soon enough he knocks.]

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[openminded]

[ Of all the things she was expecting, a visitor this late at night was not one of them. Still, she quickly managed to wipe her face of tears, throw back her bedsheets, put on a robe and move to answer the door.

Yuri opened it a crack and peeked out. ]

... Rin?

[ She then opened the door the rest of the way and stepped back a little to let him come in. ]

What are you doing here? Is something wrong?

[ She hadn't quite realized that her SFC was on before ... ]

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[keepsthefire]

You uhm... looked like you might need some company...

[He's still awkward around her. It's not nearly as bad as it was before, but there's still that need to differentiate between the fact that she's still practically a stranger to him, but she's also his mother.

And she's so damn young, too... it's hard to not think of her as just another one of his friends.

But he's trying, damn it. And that has to count for something.]

I mean-- ... your SFC turned on. Sorry...

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[openminded]

[ Her SFC-- Shit. Yuri's eyes widened, but then she slumped a little, looking away from him. ]

... I'm sorry you saw that.

[ She steps aside, allowing him the room to come inside if he wanted to. ]

Come on in. Do you want a drink?

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[keepsthefire]

N-no, it's okay, I just--

[Fuck this really is awkward. 'Hi Mom I saw you were suffering horribly and just came over on a whim to stand here like a dumb fuck with nothing to say'. That's basically what he's doing and he's kind of hating himself for it.

But his feet move before he has a chance to turn tail and bolt (which is probably for the best anyway) and he enters the apartment, closing the door behind himself.]

... are you okay?

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[openminded]

[ She's off in the kitchen at this point, getting her son a glass of water. She laughs a little, but it's an exaggerated kind of laugh. She is definitely not okay. ]

Sure, sure! This happens all the time, that's all. It just doesn't get any nicer no matter how long it's been ...

[ She returns and sets down two glasses of water on the coffee table in front of the couch, taking a seat there and patting the space beside her to encourage Rin to join her. ]

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[keepsthefire]

[Rin watches her carefully. Ernst had said he looked more like Yuri than Yukio did, but in a moment like this she's acting more like Yukio.

"I'm fine, nii-san. It's just a few scratches. I have to be more careful!"

"It's nothing, I promise."

"I fell, it happens, nii-san. Besides, you're the one I'm always patching up."

"I'm fine, I'm fine, you're the one I have to look after," like he was some damn child that couldn't stop from running out in to the road.

All those times he brushed Rin off, because he was really hiding that he had been training as an exorcist since he was seven. Hiding that he had really known what Rin was all that time, hiding it because he wanted to protect him the way Rin had protected his little brother from bullies for so long.

It pissed him off, but there was no reason to get mad at Yuri for that.

Rin shook his head slightly to clear his thoughts and approached the couch, but he hesitated there, fidgeting with his hands inside the pocket of his hoodie.]

... what... were you dreamin' about?

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[paladaddy]

[Shiro is up late again, as usual, and he happens to catch Yuri's accidental post while he's working on something. He doesn't answer right away, instead giving Yuri a minute or so to calm down from her nightmare. He's been raising kids long enough to know that immediately rushing in isn't a good thing, unless they're calling for you.

Eventually Shiro does respond, though it's over the network instead of in person.]

Are you alright?

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[openminded]

[ No matter how calmed down she is when he responds, she still doesn't realize that the entire thing had recorded. So, when she hears Shiro's voice, suddenly, she jumps a little. And then she looks to her SFC.

... Well.

Yuri crawls back over near her bedside table and takes the device into her hands, wiping her tears and curling back up again while she talks to him. ]

I must have accidentally hit the wrong button in my sleep ...

[ That's not answering the question, Yuri. ]

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[paladaddy]

You didn't answer my question.

[Sorry Yuri, he knows you'll avoid answering if he isn't direct. But he's using a gentle voice at least? He's trying to be supportive and comforting, even if he's direct.]

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[openminded]

[ Yuri goes rigid for a moment; a sure reaction of 'shit, caught.' She puts on a smile and laughs a little, waving it off as if it were nothing big. ]

Yeah, it was just a nightmare. It happens, nothing to worry about!

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[diehardreaper]

[ Oh hey, he knows that sound. It's something he doesn't like hearing, really, no matter who it is. ]

Miss Yuri? You aren't sounding very well... Care to have an ear to talk to?

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[openminded]

[ ekgnkrngkn sudden voice, sudden voice! She looks toward her SFC and ... groans a little. Of all the times to have an accidental recording ...

Regardless, she takes the device into her hands and sighs. ]

I suppose I've been better ... but it's fine, I'm used to this.

[ Really, she is. The same nightmare has been plaguing her since she came back to life. ]

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[diehardreaper]

S'not right for a lady getting used to such things. Specially if it's something that's plaguing her, eh?

[ There's a soft chuckle though. ]

Blimey, I can see where Yuki gets it though. Bit of a tough bird, aren't you?

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[openminded]

[ That's the first time she's heard the term 'tough' used in regards to her. Okay, maybe not the first, but it's still a word used so rarely for her that she can't bring herself to believe it. Yuri shrugs and laughs a little. ]

I wouldn't say 'tough,' really. I just don't really have much other choice than to deal with it.

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[diehardreaper]

The fact you deal with it's proof enough if you ask me.

[ A pause as he shifts about, seemingly trying to find a comfier spot. ]

S'just a dream now, miss. A nightmare can't hurt you.

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[openminded]

[ She sighs and nods a little, taking in a deep breath and letting it go. ]

Right. I know. It can't hurt me at all.

[ It can just cause some severe insomnia and will just haunt her until it decides it wants to give her a break. ]

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[diehardreaper]

That's it.

[ He settles down, smiling a bit. ]

There's one more thing. You with family, eh? The twins've got you.