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srwug_alpha_rp2012-05-09 05:59 am
emorangerpink) wrote in srwug_alpha_rp2012-05-09 05:59 am
Phase Eight: Recrimination
[Laura's in the brig.
It's at her own insistence, as soon as she was awake enough to insist. Once the medics were okay with letting her out of their sight, she went in to a cell. She's staying there until as much has been done to confirm she doesn't have any more surprises buried in the back of her mind as was done for Cheng, and then some. And it's noticeable to anyone who's used to her appearance that her ever-present amplifier is not on her wrist.
If you want to talk to her, it might take a while. Aside from the exhaustion of the fight, she's spending some of her time awake curled up in tears or otherwise unresponsive. Still - if you're patient, or time your visit right, she'll be able to speak, if you have something to say.]
It's at her own insistence, as soon as she was awake enough to insist. Once the medics were okay with letting her out of their sight, she went in to a cell. She's staying there until as much has been done to confirm she doesn't have any more surprises buried in the back of her mind as was done for Cheng, and then some. And it's noticeable to anyone who's used to her appearance that her ever-present amplifier is not on her wrist.
If you want to talk to her, it might take a while. Aside from the exhaustion of the fight, she's spending some of her time awake curled up in tears or otherwise unresponsive. Still - if you're patient, or time your visit right, she'll be able to speak, if you have something to say.]
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[She drinks, carefully. Her hands still shake, after all.]
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That's not true Laura. You deserve more than you think you do. You are a very good person. You helped someone as broken as me. You locked yourself in here because you were afraid you might hurt someone. You look out for people and you care deeply. You more than deserve a friend right now to stay with you.
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And I'm sorry I couldn't be the... the stability you needed.
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I mean it Laura. I'm not one to say things like this so know when I do say them I wholeheartedly believe it. You are a good person. Don't let anyone, including yourself, tell you otherwise.
What do you mean? You have helped me a lot. Why are talking like you failed?
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I didn't expect it to happen quite like... like this.
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Laura. If you need someone to lean on then you don't have to look further. I will be there for you whenever you need me. Maybe together, we can help each other with our problems. I'll help you bare your pain and vise versa. Does that sound good?
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All right. We can try.
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Why don't we get out of here? You didn't do anything wrong so you don't need to hold yourself in here any longer. Plus I think a change of scenery will help.
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No. I... not until they've done their checks. But after that...
Yes. Let's get out of here, then.
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I-I forgot about those, sorry. Well then I'll wait here with you until then.
(Seiren sits back down, still blushing.)
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Waiting won't be so bad, then. [Tea drunk, Laura takes Seiren's hand again, and absently scritches HUMMY.
It'll be some time before she's called up again to return to the medbay for further tests. The results, as far as anyone can interpret, show no further buried commands. There are some among the crew who can do further checks of their own, but for now Laura's as safe as she can be certified.]
So... where to?
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[There are places... but Laura's not up to facing them yet. Her flowers... and Frank.]
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I think this is a rather good change in scenery. And the fresh air is very nice.
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Yes. It's...
Frank wanted to stay here, to let this be his last sight. I see why.
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I personally didn't know him but he seemed like a very good man...You must miss him.
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On my old team, none of us were older than sixteen. There were dozens of adults around to support us, staff and medics and scientists and technicians, but you could tell they all felt wrong sending us out to fight, even though there was nothing else they could do. Frank... it was his job to protect us, and sometimes even to fight alongside us. I suppose it meant he could afford to be a little closer to us. He looked out for us. His troops did, too, but he looked out for them as well.
[She smiles.]
We played basketball, once. I barely touched the ball, but I made it through the whole thing without tripping over myself once. I was proud of that.
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It sounds like Frank was a sort of father figure to you and your team.
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When... before I came to the Chalice, I had been... sick, for a long time. I just knew Devon was here, and the rest of the team were dead, the group disbanded. When I got here and found Frank, too, it...
It made things a little more bearable.
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...I see...Having someone like Frank around must have helped...I can't imagine what you are going through...I'm so sorry Laura.
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He helped give me the confidence to find the friends I've made here. Who are many, and wonderful. I think that might be what I'll remember him for most.
It's all right. Well - I mean, it's not all right. But I can live with it. He wouldn't want it any other way.
...Did you have someone looking out for you, when you started piloting, Seiren?
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Don't, ummm... if you don't want to talk about it, just tell me.
But... if you tried to contact her now, do you think...?
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Don't worry about it. It is something I should probably talk about...I don't think she would ever want to talk to me again...I hurt her really badly when we last fought. I doubt she'd ever forgive me for it.
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