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countermeasures) wrote2022-02-13 04:30 pm
countermeasures) wrote2022-02-13 04:30 pmchroma | catchall for vax'ildan
i WILL make a visualosity just not right now
countermeasures) wrote2022-02-13 04:30 pm
week six, saturday
anyway, as he's entering the medbay he'll hear the sound of sobbing from the direction of the pods, and then the clattering of a phone getting yote onto the ground. it skids a bit and comes to a stop at his feet, open to a text; the screen isn't cracked because it landed on the back of the phone instead of the screen itself.]
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who knows why but - ] Doc?!
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the text message on the screen remains there, the screen's light bright and steady like it's trying to get his attention.]
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from: @ usernotfound
to: @ doctorsu
im sorry for breaking my promise
wish i could have kept it to the end
your trust is important to me since you gave it to me, of all people
i need to go but
i hope i get to see you tomorrow, jiu-chan
and i hope you're alive
feels selfish to keep asking for you to hang in there but
please do, okay?
see you soon
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...he... takes the phone, and then gently locks it, setting it down.
and then just comes over to jiuqing and pulls her into a hug. very mindful of her injuries, but - a hug, nonetheless. ]
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He had... the time to send me that... but he didn't use... a gumball which could have saved him? Why?!
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... for someone who's pretty emotional most of the time, he's just - quiet, letting jiuqing cry on him as much as she needs to. brow knitted together, expression pinched over her shoulder, he doesn't rattle like he's going to cough, or cry. just lets her settle in whatever manner's most comfortable trying to be steady. ]
...'m sorry, doc. [ his voice is soft and rough, at least, tired and sad. ] Wish I knew.
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[...]
We don't know who did this to him... and... [she shudders, bringing one hand up to muffle a cough.] ...I don't know what to do...
I'm so tired of losing people...
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he holds still, carefully pressing a hand against her back when she coughs, watching for any sort of flinch of pain before he rubs gently when she coughs. it's heartbreaking, to see her like this. ]
...right now, you just have to remember they're not gone, Jiuqing. Wherever the fuck they are, they're not gone for good. We know that, and we're trying to figure out how to get them back. 's not much, but it's something.
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[she knows that. they've been exchanging letters, dreamer apparently reached over to steal a journal from the other side. but - knowing that doesn't make it any easier to bear.
she wishes it did.]
It is. That's - we have to figure out who hurt Itsuki, too, or...
[her voice trails off. she coughs, and isn't quite able to muffle it; vax will see a flash of plum-colored petals.]
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vax stays quiet for a minute longer, gently rubbing her back, just letting her get out what he can, biting his lip for a moment.
...and eventually, voice soft; ] Do you have any ideas about it, you think? There's someone around who can tell when people are refracting, but they can only do it once.
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well - calm isn't the right description, exactly, but she's at least not sobbing anymore. she takes a deep breath, trying to steady herself, and then shakes her head.]
I don't know... all I can think is, from Vin's vision, it must have been someone for whom a three-color gumball would have been... identifying.
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... it's why he offers the ideas. the solution, anyway; it's not much of a solution, but maybe something to keep her steady. not only that, but even as she starts to calm down, vax doesn't let go, moving a hand to very, very carefully stroke her hair. even if it's all chopped up. ]
Mhm. [ quiet. ] And we were missing a three colored one. I thought maybe Clarte's would've been the ticket, since it was hidden, but... it wasn't one of those triple ones, either.
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[what was it on...?
...
wait a minute.]
We... the boots. We compared our feet sizes to the boots. Did we ever fully examine them?
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[ there's a GUM in my boot ]
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[
god]
We checked the bottoms of our own shoes, but...
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removes a hand from cuddles to put it on his face ]
If we missed it because of that I'm going to be so fucking pissed.
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yeah she is too because she was checking evidence at the beginning but then got distracted by actually taking part in things like strip check, feet check, etc]
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SIGHS ]
Fuuuuuck this place. Fuck it. Fuck it hard.
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I feel as though it would enjoy that too much.
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Gross. [ metaphysical beings fucking ] Dirty of you, doc.
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[she pouts a little, and manages a tired chuckle before resting her head on his shoulder for a few moments.]
...thank you. For being here. I... the message popped up on my phone just as I was about to get into a pod, and it just... it was too much.
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[ vax's mouth pulls into a softer, fonder smile. he lets her rest her head there for a moment, looking down - and then absently finds a fucked up chunk of her hair with his fingertips. ]
Hey. ...When you're feeling better - lemme fix this for you. I can, if you want.
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...you'd do that? I'd really appreciate it, Vax. Thank you.
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