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[hot_mess_express]

Who: Heroes
When: Day 36 night
Where: Back outside the train

[Well. You’re all in some kind of. State. A rather chagrined voice mutters on the wind;]

That isn’t quite how I envisioned it going…

[At any rate! There are new stars in the sky in ginger goldenrod, thyme apple and senna terracotta.

Well how are you all doing?]

Comments

[crimeson]

Looks like everyone else got roughed up too.

[NOT SURE IF PLEASED? WHO IS HE SUPPOSED TO BE CRANKY AT.]

[bondkeeper]

[ good question ]

Guess that means no one knows each other too well.

Some people are gonna wanna check on you, though.

[crimeson]

Like who...? The guy without a name told me to look for Rean, but that's all I know.

[bondkeeper]

Rean, Rufus too I guess? I figured they'd come find you. I know they're in the yellow sweaters, if you wanna seek 'em out yourself. Who's the guy without a name...?

[crimeson]

He's-- one of ours? He said I was supposed to name him.

[bondkeeper]

Damn, did I miss another newbie? What's he look like?

[crimeson]

He's-- the one that got small? Or, I assume he wasn't that small before the punishments.

1/at least 3

[bondkeeper]

[ ? ]

[bondkeeper]

[ ]

[bondkeeper]

[ puts her face in her hands

have you ever tried to groan and laugh brokenly at the same time cuz she's working on it now ]

Goddamnit, no wonder.

[crimeson]

[?????

THIS IS REAL CONCERNING]

You didn't know...?

[bondkeeper]

I--

recognized him when I first saw him. So he pretended he knew me too. And I bought into it like a big fuckin' idiot.

[crimeson]

[?????????]

Then why would he tell me?

'Specially when I don't remember anything?

[bondkeeper]

Dunno. I mean, this means I pretty much don't know him at all either, so.

[ mumbles ]

'S almost a relief, though, really.

[crimeson]

That he was lying to you...?

[bondkeeper]

'Cause he was acting so weird. And I thought it was my fault, and he'd never forgive me, and things would never go back... But lying, lying like that, for him that's not weird at all.

[ curls her fingers in her hair and laughs, a slightly high and broken up sound ]

Fuck, sorry, what am I dumping this on you for?

[crimeson]

'Cause I asked?

I don't mind listening.

[bondkeeper]

This isn't super weird when you don't remember anything and you just got a limb all clocked?

[crimeson]

Oh, no, it's super weird. But so is literally all of it? An' it's easier to chat with you than think too hard about all of it. Just part is nice, even if it's you venting about stuff I don't really get.

[bondkeeper]

I-

[ am so compromised today ]

-kinda like that you're way bigger than me. Not that I'm that tall or anything, in the army I used to be in I was probably below the average, but 's been a while since then and a lot of people around since feel pretty small, even if they're taller, you know? It makes me kinda self-conscious to stand next to you but like not in a bad way. This isn't, like, stuff you knew before or anything, I just started talking.

[crimeson]

[hums, thoughtful.]

I hadn't really thought about how big I am. S'good, though, if you like it. Not just in the height way...?

[bondkeeper]

Right, yeah. 'S nice. Kinda makes me wanna take a nap on your chest.

[crimeson]

[oh]

Sounds nice.