► 005.

[culver]

[this post is an accident. nill has knocked the comm to the floor in her rush to help heine into the room. he’s limping, looking pretty banged up, but in one piece. his clothes are tattered and torn BUT IT’S HIGH FASHION BABY. HE WORKS IT. her wings are sticking straight out from her back, flared with her concern. she’s trying her best to support him, but he’s taller than her, even if he’s still skinny. the red emergency lights make everything hard to see so she bumps into a few things on the way, but manages to get him on the bed.

his breathing is shallow and there’s definitely dry blood caking the places where his FASHIONABLE clothes were torn. he lets out a low groan as he rolls over, dropping the gun that he had in his hand to the ground in a clatter. after a moment there’s a low, audible noise from him and the comm picks up pieces of it, but there’s one word that stands out.]

...sorry.

[nill kneels beside him, leaning over him and gently smoothing back his hair, ignoring the blood she’s getting on herself. the comm is still facing her back. she shakes her head at him--he doesn’t have any reason to be sorry that she can see.

he gives his head a shake although it’s weak. his eyes flit from her face to the floor where he notices the red blinking light and he motions towards it. without missing a beat, she turns to the comm and picks it up with one hand, moving his gun out of the way with the other. he doesn’t need it near him right now at all. as she moves the device, the camera swivels to the door--which has a sheet draped over it and over two things stuck to the back of it. anyone who’s been been around for the past few hours will know what they are. sadly, heine has not.

his eyes suddenly realize that the sheet is there and he tries to push himself up off the bed to get a better look. the movement causes him to wince but he ignores it pointedly. nill’s free hand hover over him. there’s suspicion in his eyes and his gaze doesn’t leave the sheet.]

Nill. What is that?

[she’s just put the comm down when he asks, and neglects to turn it off as she freezes. oh no, she doesn’t want to think about those. but he’s insistent. she can’t brush his question off. so she stands, hands noticeably shaking a bit as she heads to the door to remove the sheet and reveal their FASHIONABLE masks. one is a fox, and the other that looks something like a dog soldier mask thing. she tries not to look at them as she steps back towards the middle of the room, uncomfortable with the vibes they’re giving off.

heine’s eyes widen when he sees them and the surprise on his face immediately morphs into amger. his hand immediately reaches for his other gun and shots ring out as he fires at the masks. a part of him knows that it won’t do anything--this fucking ship had a tendency to have unbreakable things--but it’s instinct and as the smoke clears he moves from the bed, breathing heavily now, whatever pain he felt before ignored as he drapes the sheet with a shaky hand over the masks.

MEANWHILE, NILL IS 200% DONE WITH THIS. good thing she was not actually standing that close to the door, else he might have accidentally almost shot her again. but her hands had flown up to cover her ears, and she drops them once he gets up, giving him her best “heine, no” face.

he doesn’t turn around for a moment, still trying to control himself but the gun is still clutched tightly in his hand. he can’t speak, his teeth gritted, the image of the masks still burned into his mind but he eventually lets out a haggard sigh.]

...Your hand was cold earlier. Get into bed. I don’t need you getting sick.

[she isn’t sure how this suddenly became about her and not him needing to learn not to shoot inside their room, but oh well. heine is back and that’s really all that matters. so she starts towards the closet to grab her pajamas, but veers to the comm to turn it off on the way. whoops.]

Comments

action;

[chaineddog]

[He doesn't turn around while she changes, but even if he hadn't just had a blast from the past come back and hit him in the face, he wouldn't have. The meanwhile, his mind is occupied wit the images of the masks and he what he's been through while he's been gone most of the month. Heine isn't even sure how long he's been gone.]

You done?

permaction.

[culver]

[Really, her pajamas are just an oversized t-shirt, but you gotta work with what you've got on this ship. She changes as quickly as she can, pulling her hair back into a ponytail and then trots over to him, hoping he's put the gun down by the time she taps him on the arm. Yes, she's done. And also shivering a little now.]

permaction.

[chaineddog]

[He hasn't put it away yet. It's only when she taps him on his arm does he holster it away. Even without really looking, he can see that she's shivering. With a motion of his head towards the bed he speaks again.]

Get in.

[culver]

[She only really relaxes once the weapon is safely away, and immediately heads to snuggle beneath the covers. She wraps them around herself as snugly as possible, thankful for the less immediate exposure to the cold. Now all she has to do is warm up haha.]

[chaineddog]

[Heine wanders over to the closet, grabbing a couple more blankets out of it so he can drape them across her. It...may be a bit of an overkill but he does what he can before settling down on the ground beside the bed. His body is still aching and he can feel the dull throb of it healing much slower than he's used to. He can't help but lean his head back onto the bed, closing his eyes momentarily.]

[culver]

[Yeah, Nill is pretty much drowning in those blankets now. She wiggles around until she can at least poke her head out from all of them. Rolling over so she can see the back of his head is a chore and leaves her huffing, but at least it helps with the warming up. She worms a hand out of the covers so she can place it gently on his head, smoothing his hair again even if it's an effort made in vain.]

[chaineddog]

[His eyes stay closed when she places her hand on his head. It's comforting. So comforting and a drastic change than from what he's had to deal with. He face scrunches up in pain as his body heals and he writhes slightly, his breath hitching.]

video;

[redhotsummers]

[Alex only glances at the screen, but doesn't say anything. Good, Heine's back. Means someone will be watching Nill--that's what matters.]

permavid, after a little while

[culver]

[she is wrapped up in so many blankets that it's hard to see anything but her face and the fingers she's using to hold the device and type. but she looks more content than she has for the past month.]

Hi Alex

[redhotsummers]

See you finally found Heine. Told you'd he would come back.

[culver]

Yes
He is hurt though

[redhotsummers]

Yeah well guys like us--we tend to be stupid and get hurt. But he's back--that's all that matters.

[culver]

[a small smile]

Yes
That is why I am here
To help guys like you heal

[redhotsummers]

Nill, did you just make a joke?

video;

[chaineddog]

[He doesn't notice the video for a little bit, but soon enough, his eyes flicker over and he recognizes Alex. Heine still aches all over but he's feeling better enough to speak to people.]

You didn't drown in your alcohol then, huh?

video;

[redhotsummers]

No. Got my shit together instead.

[Besides, he had bigger things to deal with. Making sure Nill was okay was one of them.]

video;

[chaineddog]

Good. Wouldn't wanna hear that Nill had to pull ya out of your own puke.

[Somewhere in there, there's a silent 'thank you'.]

Anything happen around here besides these carnival masks appearing on the doors?

video;

[redhotsummers]

We lost power for a while, things got cold as hell--but other than that? Nope. Quiet and freaky as usual.

video;

[chaineddog]

[There's a snort.]

Still cold as hell. Doesn't feel like it's changed at all and I was gone for a whole fucking month.

video;

[redhotsummers]

Dude, why would this place ever change?

I think part of the whole fucked up situation is that it doesn't.

video.

[paracosmic]

Do you need any help?

[she wasn't an expert in dealing with wounds of any sorts, but she knew the basics.]

video.

[chaineddog]

[He freezes at the sight of the girl on the screen. Heine may have been gone for a month, but that hasn't changed the fact that he's still scared of the other sex. Excuse him if his tone is a bit rougher than usual.]

They'll heal on their own.

video.

[paracosmic]

[she doesn't take it personally, she just gives a small nod in return.]

Try to stay warm, okay?

video.

[chaineddog]

Kinda hard to do that when this place feels like it turned into a fucking meat freezer.

permavid.

[culver]

He will be okay
Just needs time