much later after trial, strohl can be found just kind of outside of the hotel with his arms folded, jittering and tense and staring off into the distance, but better off than he was a few hours ago at least!
he does not seem to notice he has company right away. brooding. ]
[ As silly as Ruka usually is, she's not completely blind to the atmosphere, and she stares at him for a while from a distance before walking up to him with a cool bottle of water. No, she's not shoving this against his bare skin to surprise him, but she calls out: ]
[ sweet ruka... he glances over when he's called out to, a little surprised - and then huffs, softly, his shoulders drooping. that fire from earlier seems to have mostly gone out. ]
... That bad, huh. [ but... he takes the bottle from her anyway with a small, grateful nod. ] Thanks.
I mean... your friend was killed right in front of you. If you didn't react at all, I would have thought you were either super jaded or something was wrong with you.
[ She reaches her hand out to gently put it on top of Strohl's, the one that is currently punishing the bottle because that sort of energy can't be redirected otherwise. ]
Sorry, that it happened to you... for that reason.
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much later after trial, strohl can be found just kind of outside of the hotel with his arms folded, jittering and tense and staring off into the distance, but better off than he was a few hours ago at least!
he does not seem to notice he has company right away. brooding. ]
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Hey.
[ She holds out the bottle to him. ]
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... That bad, huh. [ but... he takes the bottle from her anyway with a small, grateful nod. ] Thanks.
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[ She withdraws her hand after handing the bottle over. ]
You got everything out of your system? Does it feel empty now?
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[ feel empty, that is, but he nods a little to acquiesce. it's... fine. he's fine, now. ]
Shouldn't have lost my temper like that.
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[ that was a huge part of it yeah apollo is his bro but also ]
What she said made me so angry, I lost sight of everything.
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[ It felt incomprehensible to her. ]
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[ the anger's back again. low. seething, as opposed to the trial itself. ]
That kind of thinking makes me sick.
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[ She doesn't have her guitar with her right now... no melody for your fury. ]
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[ his hand tightens on the bottle he's holding, enough that the plastic crinkles. ] Yeah. It's despicable.
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Sorry, that it happened to you... for that reason.
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I swore I'd not let it happen to anyone else - now, here we are.
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[ Dealing with the sacrificial mindset usually involves cults, who already have strong mental defenses due to hivemind-esque culture. ]
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It's not that high. [ noblesse oblige, and all. ] ...but thanks.
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What, Hulkenberg? Course. [ mmf. ] With all this, don't know if its better or worse, that I know someone here.
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shakes ]
It just means that you have someone to confide in, right? Just be careful out there... and stay safe.