allstars | pc catchall | kate

[halians]

if i type kate into my browser i still get our pc catchall from scawwy and i think that's very cute

Comments

Week 0, Wednesday

[sootprints]

[ during the party, kate left very abruptly, but she didn't go far. there's a trail of smoke in the air that points right to where she's gone, and she can be found sitting out on the flight deck. her shoulders rise and fall as she takes deep, calming breaths. ]

[halians]

[ it's hard to miss kate's sooting - she's a veritable stormcloud, so while strohl notes her making her exit, it takes him a little bit to come out and check on her!

when he does, he's got a water in hand, and he clears his throat when he comes in near enough, then comes to kneel down near where she's sitting. ]

Left in a bit of hurry, there. You alright, Kate...? Here.

[sootprints]

[ she takes the water but doesn't drink from it. she just holds it in her hands. ]

I... yes. I think I just needed some air.

[halians]

I can get that.

[ softly. he lets her take it, and regards her for a moment - keeping a safe distance away after, though there's clear worry on his face. ]

...Do you want me to leave you be? I can stand guard by the door, if you'd like.

[sootprints]

... You don't need to leave. It's... not really the people that are the problem.

[halians]

[ a little nod. he settles, with that, gently concerned, but intent to stay and help. ]

...Want to talk through it? Might help a bit, to get it off your chest.

[sootprints]

[ she shifts a bit, running a hand through her hair. soot tumbles down from it, in addition to the steady stream that rises into the air. ]

... Everything from today... It's the same as what happened the day before I came here.

[halians]

[ oh, honey... it catches his eye briefly, but his expression's soft, sympathetic. ]

Must've been a horrid case of deja vu, if that's the case. [ :( ] Was that at home? Or the other 'game'?

[sootprints]

... At home.

The gathering, the teams, the party, it's all the same.

[halians]

Damn. [ softly - both in realization and in reaction of disbelief, an all-encompassing noise. ]

And the inherent danger of it all, too...?

[sootprints]

[ ...

a nod. ]

[halians]

[ yeah somehow a party doesn't seem like it triggers that kind of stress reaction otherwise. he winces a little as he says it, expression immediately sympathetic. ]

...Out of the frying pan and into the fire, in more ways than one. [ it's not fair - it never is. injustice as ever, to those who don't deserve it. the anger ebbs and flows, but he keeps it back behind a deeper frown, shaking his head. ]

I'm sorry, Kate. Know that means nothing, in the grand scheme of things, but - still.

[sootprints]

[ she lifts her chin to look at him, but there's no reading her expression. ]

... I'll be all right. I just... wasn't ready to face it again so soon.

[ it hasn't even been a week. ]

Once I've had a little time, I'll go see everyone.