Nobody Gets Left Behind

[airlockedmods]

[From the Temerity, it's hard to say what exactly is happening down in the convention center, but it's clear that there's some shit going down. Crowds of fans are streaming out of the building to stand around the docking area, kept away from the entrances and exits by the police - including a Turian and a little dog - as well as Max, Lightning, and Finn. Some people, especially the press, are giving up and taking to their ships to flee.

Amid all the chaos, it's not hard to land, pick up your escaping friends, and flee. It's better to take off now, because Kip is keeping an eye on where the others' PIPs are pinging from. It seems they've been moved to a different part of the nebula.

You've got a few minutes to catch up before he can get you over there. So what the fuck, dudes?]

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[cyan_maid]

[hhhhhhhh nope nope nope Jane is not okay, 100% the opposite of okay right now. There is way too much going on in her head and she's still shaking, still breathing hard, still mad among so many other emotions, so she just. Retreats somewhere away from the entrance to curl up and get her shit together. Get all her shit. So it's together. And not, you know, strewn around haphazardly in the aftermath of a cracking psyche that can only take so much.

It is also painfully obvious to anybody who approaches that she is struggling to contain sobs. Oh, fuck.]

[everylittlesecret]

[Jane.... Nari approaches her carefully, then kneels down in front of her. She holds out her stuffed dog towards Jane.]

He makes a good crying partner.

[cyan_maid]

[She can't do this. She can't do it anymore. Fuck.

Jane's eyes flicker up briefly at Nari, the offered dog. She sniffs, the sound ugly and thick, and she takes Aiden with a shaky hand.]

T...Thanks.

[She'd bury her face in him but, still keenly aware of her makeup, Jane presses him into her chest and clings instead.]

[everylittlesecret]

[Nari sighs and pulls a piece of cloth out of the front of her dress (no pockets...) and starts wiping the makeup off of Jane's face gently. There's added warmth there to be comforting come off of her hand as she does this.]

[cyan_maid]

[The warmth is unexpected, but the gesture moreso. Blinking through tears, Jane looks at Nari questioningly, but doesn't make to stop her, just...hiccups, her tears sending lines of mingling mascara and eyeshadow down her cheeks. It'd almost be comical.]

[everylittlesecret]

[Hey, she was one of the mom's of her group, don't be too surprised. It was usually only Arianna that got her to mom, though. She gives Jane a reassuring smile as she continues this for a little longer. When most of the makeup is off, she hesitates. Then, without another word, Nari wraps her arms around Jane and the stuffed dog.]

We'll get them back. I might have to hurt someone, but we'll get them back. I promise.

[cyan_maid]

[The hug makes Jane go stiff, involuntarily. It's not Nari's fault, and when this is all over and she can breathe without there being pressure and crying and frustration she'll tell her so, repeatedly, because she's aware of Nari's...most things. The very last thing Jane wants to do is make someone feel even slightly as bad as she does.

She's just literally not in the huggiest of moods right now. Even Jamie might only be able to get away with patting her back.

Still, Jane makes an attempt to loosen up.]

I...I don't even know what happened...t-they were trying to get us backstage, and...and then there was the Doctor's sonic, it - somehow it made such a loud sound, and...a-and none of them were right. None of them were acting right at all...as if nothing bad had ever happened to them...

[imnotfat]

...

[Okay, whatever happened, Togami guesses it's not because anyone wanted it to happen. Everyone must have tried their best to avoid such situation. He can't just stroll forward and be all 'I knew you scrubs would screw this up, of course you would']

Do you need anything to calm down before we all try to solve this vexing development?

[There. Empathy, and not completely half-assed, because he's Byakuya Togami and Byakuya Togami doesn't do things half-assed]

[cyan_maid]

[The fact that Togami is actually being civil and not condescending in the least nearly shocks Jane out of whatever she's in. She pauses to look up at him, breathes in, out.

Sniffs.]

I. I don't...know.

[What is coping, what is asking people for help.]

Just - just to cry? I don't...

[imnotfat]

Then cry and try to make it quick. The sooner we get into action, the more likely we'll be to succeed. It won't take long to reach where the rest are at right now.

[The empathy must have been nice while it lasted. Fine, cry if that's what you want, Jane, but get ready for whatever's going to happen soon]

You'll want to take part of the rescue, won't you?

[cyan_maid]

[For Togami, she's still going to count the "okay you have like two minutes to cry" as empathy. It's how he is.]

Y...Yes. But - but if I'm not ready, I don't want t-to...to fuck it up.

[If y'all don't think she can handle it keep her on the ship. Don't let one girl's half-baked bravado ruin the rescue.]

[imnotfat]

Then you could stay here and rest. Nobody's going to force you to come if that's not what you want.

[And then you can cry all you want]

The decision is yours.

[cyan_maid]

[A solid nod. Then a laugh, weak and bitter.]

Fuck...I got so nervous...and it wasn't them at all.

[desperateprayer]

[ Clarith will offer Jane a blanket and smile weakly, concerned. ]

...Here. It's all I can offer.

[cyan_maid]

[She'll take it and wrap it around her shoulders, her now-clean face pressing into the corners.]

T-Thank you.

[desperateprayer]

...It's all right to cry, Jane. You've been through a lot.

[ Go on and cry. No one's gonna judge you. ]

[cyan_maid]

[She's already there, Clarith.]

N...not as...not as much as...others...

[Still clinging to that, kiddo?]

[desperateprayer]

...Jane. You've been through a round of this, and then watched all of this happen. Don't... Wear yourself down to the bone.

[ She's worried. ]

[refusedtoleave]

[The last thing you probably need is yelling, but you're getting yelling.]

What the happened in there!? Did they cause this mess?... Where the hell are they!?

[At least it isn't aimed at you directly, because she's rapidly pacing. Doing the exact same thing she scolded Arianna for earlier.]

[cyan_maid]

[HAHA WELL yelling she can work with, yelling is how Natsuhi cares, Jane would know that by now. She tries to breathe evenly because she wants to help, but Jane's heart just rips itself up at the thought of how badly everything went south.]

They...the "guests"...they weren't the real thing, I don't know what they were...a-and the people running security tried to g-get us all backstage, and...I t-think the Doctor got in trouble, his s-sonic thing made a noise from the back and then Xander and Mister Ardyn and...e-everybody was r-running...

[Everything went to shit, Nappi]

[refusedtoleave]

[Angry is better than doesn't care... She stops pacing and scowls. Like with the yelling, it's not aimed at you.]

So some of the others might have gotten out?

[cyan_maid]

I-I don't know, I didn't...see them...

[They are 100% in space jail.]

[refusedtoleave]

Ugh... And they might change their disguises if they got found.

[daughterofthemark]

[aren't you glad arianna is both too oblivious and too occupied with other things to call you out on that]

[refusedtoleave]

[Natsuhi Ushiromiya: Champion Hypocrite]