week 2

[airlockedmods]

[With the sudden pirate takeover and the sudden, tragic deaths of the crew, the second week of the Starfield Penitentiary rehabilitation project is off to a rough start. After Price's call for parlay with the pirate captain, he was not seen for the remainder of Saturday but around 10 pm it is his calm but tense voice that makes the time announcement.

Buckle in, Champions, things are about to get bumpy.]

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[ooc: Don't forget to to turn in your AC for week 1 and submit your threads for the Benefactors!]

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[tenimuho]

[Please hug the plushies, they're good for this kind of thing.]

Blaze showing us that he's willing to enforce his 'rules' with death, and he won't think twice about doing so.

[toomanybaseballs]

... Yeah! I saw that!!!

[He is very frighten ok.]

[tenimuho]

I'm sorry. ...There isn't anything we can do about it.

[They can't take revenge on Blaze or bring Shirou back.]

[toomanybaseballs]

...

[He knows...]

It... It just happened so fast.... Just like that.

[tenimuho]

I know. It's hard to come to grips with it when it happens so quickly. ...But it wouldn't have been any better if it was drawn out.

[Oda pictures Shirou gasping on the floor, struggling for breath as he bleeds out, futilely trying to hold on until he goes still - and decides that if it had to happen, it's better that it was quick.]

[toomanybaseballs]

[Urgh...]

... It's still freaky either way. [What else was he supposed to say?]

[tenimuho]

I know.

...I'm sorry that I don't know what to say to help. It doesn't get easier.

[toomanybaseballs]

It's fine... I didn't expect you to know...

[*sigh*]

[tenimuho]

...Would a hug help you any?

[Even if it wouldn't, there's no harm in asking.]

[toomanybaseballs]

...

[Not Leon's proudest moment, but...]

Why the hell not?

[Nobody's watching, they're in their dorm.]

[tenimuho]

[They're in their room alone, and even if they weren't, Oda would shut down anyone who said that Leon wasn't entitled to a hug after watching someone he knew die in front of him or that there was something less than manly about accepting comfort.

Oda comes over to Leon's bed and wraps his arms around Leon in a warm hug.]

I've got you.

[toomanybaseballs]

[True, but it wouldn't stop Leon from being embarassed.]

[He leans in and accepts the hug with a mumbled "thanks." It kind of feels like enjoying a meal after you haven't eaten all day: it's better because you needed it.]

[tenimuho]

[They both need it, at this point.

Oda rubs Leon's back soothingly. There isn't much he can say - 'it'll be alright' is something he can't back up - but he can do this much.]