myblueskies: (so I did a thing...)
Romeo ([personal profile] myblueskies) wrote in [community profile] voidtreckerexpress2020-04-05 04:49 pm

Waking from a nightmare...

Who: Romeo and Open
Where: Luggage carriage and then dining room
When: Evening of day 18, month of Egret
What: Romeo returns from hiatus, believing his best friend dead. (Note: Both parts are open, but I ask that we allow Joss the "honour" of the reveal.)
Warnings: Very sad, grieving small child. Mentions of death.



Waking- luggage carriage

When Romeo opened his eyes the rage he had felt was all gone. For a moment it was just like any other morning and he sat up, still in his flight suit, pushing upwards when he realised there was a roof to his bed. Not a bed. A suitcase.

He sat up, bleerily eyed and looked around. He was back on the train, in the luggage carriage.

Joss was dead.

The fact hit him hard. Joss was dead. And he was back on the train. He looked at his hands and noticed the blight spotting his skin. He was blighted? Yes. Because he had been bad. Joss had died because he wasn't quick enough or strong enough and then he had gotten really angry and wanted to kill the bad enemy.

Had he hurt Elfnein?

Bad shinki hurt their gods and the idea that he might have hurt her was terrible. But not as terrible as the fact that Joss was dead.

He sat there for a very long time, numb, staring at nothing. Joss... His best friend. It couldn't be true but it had been. It hadn't been a dream. This isn't his bed.

Slowly he clambered out of the suitcase on shaking legs, he held on to the trunks and suitcases. His heart hurt too much for him to be able to walk confidently. But also his body hurt as well, blight and bruises mottled his skin.

One step, then another. He needed to find Elfnein. But he just wanted to curl up and cry forever and ever and ever.

Romeo stumbles into the dressing carriage, pale and bruised. Exhausted and dazed. For those that know him there is none of the perpetually enthusiastic, hopeful child they know. Instead he shuffles his feet, looking lost as he makes his way into the light.

Later: In the dining room

Romeo is sat on one of the benches, he looks exhausted and shell shocked. But a lot less sad. He's confused but can only be grateful that Joss was not dead after all. His best friend was not gone forever.

He had still been bad and he had a lot of big things to think about but he was very tired and very very hungry so he was sat with a plate of food, picking at it. Despite his hunger he seemed to lack his normal appetite.

Maybe it was because he was too exhausted, everything still hurt but it was fine. Because Joss wasn't dead. That was the biggest thing, a thing that made hope in his heart.
faithfulsupport: (...what? -r)

[personal profile] faithfulsupport 2020-04-16 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
Ignis nodded considered Romeo's words. "That would be a thought and best if we get together before the next mission." He could have Madoka round up a few of the team members that he might not be as close to, along with Romeo doing the same.

"Symbols?" the advisor asked, intrigued. "That's a splendid idea. Do you have such an idea for such a thing?"
faithfulsupport: (Rather thoughtful -r)

[personal profile] faithfulsupport 2020-04-19 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
He...just had to ask didn't he...

The advisor was far more amused than anything else, but he didn't say anything and just nodded. A system for the team to use was a clever idea, they would just have to hammer out the details.

So he nodded. "Excellent. Come find me tomorrow and we'll get started on it." There had to be something they could come up with.