afterburner: (You make my head hurt)
afterburner ([personal profile] afterburner) wrote in [community profile] voidtreckerexpress2020-04-26 05:53 pm

Backdated: Egret 26

Who: Renee and OPEN
What: An injured redheaded dumbass has visitors?
Where: Medbay/infirmary/what have you
When: Early on Egret 26, after the train chaos is somewhat abated.



Things were more than a bit hazy after Renee had gotten back to the train. She was...not entirely sure what had happened, but she had been told that she'd taken a really good hit to the head. And yeah, this looked like where you ended up when you were off the working roster. She's been through here before--though usually, she isn't the one in the hospital bed.

So this is both disconcerting and disappointing, to her. She blinks--a lot, as her vision hasn't exactly cleared, yet, and Renee is still nursing a hell of a headache. Yeah, she's not hallucinating, this is still the med bay, such as that is.

"Anyone get the number of what hit me?" she asks, plaintively. Save from what little she does recall? She did this to herself. Worse, she remembers just who was with her when she fucked herself up.

"Is Prisoner okay? Anyone see him lately?"
happyends: (if we want to)

[personal profile] happyends 2020-04-29 08:07 am (UTC)(link)
You will have to get that 'miss' away from her out of her cold dead hands, Renee! There's no way Madoka can give up on being polite, even with the people she's close to.. But Madoka does realise that's not the most important part here, especially as she hears the story of what almost could have happened to Renee - it makes her wince slightly before giving the other a sympathetic look.

"I'm glad you managed to stop in time.." She doesn't want to think about the alternative.

Even if Renee already said 'a big splat on the ceiling'. Nope! Don't want to think about it!

"I know our watches started beeping, but the train really should've given us more of a warning.. It's really sad that people got hurt because of how everything happened. You're way too nice to get hurt."
happyends: (i'll explain all i know)

[personal profile] happyends 2020-05-03 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"Y.. You're definitely nice, miss Renee!" The girl starts out sounding rather determined, but then realises she may be coming off a little too strongly, and quickly Madoka's usual slight meekness creeps into the tone as well. "Or.. um, at least I think so.."

(The whole being more polite around Madoka deal sure helps with that though.)

She's quiet for a slight moment before continuing. "Has anyone told you anything yet? I mean.. I don't think anyone has gotten a definite answer yet from the train about what happened, but a lot of people seem to have some idea of what might have happened."
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[personal profile] happyends 2020-05-04 08:13 am (UTC)(link)
There's definitely a blush appearing on Madoka's face when Renee admits to that much. She isn't even sure what to say to that! It should honestly be obvious why people go out of their way to be nice to Madoka, yet it seems like a total surprise to the girl. At first her head dips a little, but then she feels like it's too impolite to not look at Renee while thanking her, so Madoka quickly raises her head again. "T-Thank you.. That's so sweet of you."

As to what happened.. The girl folds her hands together as she thinks.

"I don't think anyone is sure yet what those dark shadows were that appeared back in that other world.. But most people seem to think the train probably pulled us back here because whatever it was, it was much too strong for us. That if we tried to fight out there, we might have.."

.. died. She doesn't even want to say the word out loud. She briefly bites her lower lip, shaking her head.

"A-And some other people think that maybe the train pulled us back because it was scared and wanted to flee. I guess that means they're assuming the train itself has feelings, but.. um, if it's a train that can pull in people from different worlds, I guess it wouldn't be too strange if it had feelings..?"
happyends: (to walk into the void again)

[personal profile] happyends 2020-05-08 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Renee has the right impression of Madoka. There's no way she can accept anyone saying anything negative about themselves in front of her - which may be a tad hypocritical, considering how negative she can be about herself.

That's exactly why she gives Renee a half-surprised look at those last words.

"How would you make me feel bad though, miss Renee?" It sounds so genuine too. Like Madoka just has zero idea of what that Renee could possibly do to make her feel bad. It's not like it's happened before, right? "T.. There's no way that could happen! So please don't worry about it.."
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[personal profile] happyends 2020-05-23 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
It's obvious that she still doesn't fully understand. Madoka may have been things beyond what Renee could probably imagine a sweet innocent girl like Madoka could have seen, but the thought that people who are nice to her could have sides that bad is totally foreign to her still. Hence why there's a hint of awkwardness in her smile - but smiling she does all the same.

".. okay. I do trust you.." In general, that is. So it'd be rude to not trust her on this either, huh..? "But.. still.. It is very kind of you to want to protect me, even if it's just a bit. No one is forcing you to, after all. So it makes me happy."

Is Madoka aware pretty much most of the train would be ready to bust kneecaps the moment anyone was mean to her? It's hard to tell, considering how grateful she sounds just for what Renee is saying now.