Day 100 :: mingle - end of the core hunt[open]

[bastionpc]

Who: anyone and everyone
Open: Open
When: Day 100
Where: in the Bastion
What: This is a mingle post for after everyone gets back to the Bastion.
Format: action
Warnings: none

[So. They Bastion has a hospital now.

Seeing as how several people got pretty hurt, it might be a good idea to use it.

Or you can mingle and talk to people, if you want. Now is a time for resting and relaxing after a difficult day.]

((The OOC info post about the end of the event can be found here))

Comments

[kyotoprincess]

It's nothing that won't heal. A little burn cream and bandages are all they need.

[Speaking of which, that's what he's holding right now, though he hasn't put any of it on his hands yet.]

[hellpyre]

[Which she notices, and it gets her moving closer, taking one of his hands to look at carefully.]

You should take care of it... if you're not careful you could get infections or somethin'...

[kyotoprincess]

I know.

[He hesitates for a moment before saying the next part, like he's not sure how well Rin will take it or not.]

...You should do it. I mean, I want you to do it.

[There is actually a good reason for this, but he is bad at explanations, so it won't come right away.]

[hellpyre]

[The hand on his tenses, and she nearly pulls away, gaze refusing to look up after. Her shoulders pulled in tight, and a very slight tremble came to her fingers.

Why would he ask that of her? She was the one who did it to him in the first place.

But Bon didn't just say things arbitrarily either. He had no reason to make her suffer more, or to make himself suffer just to prove a point.

After a long stretch of hesitance, she nodded slowly, fingers wrapping around his wrist carefully to tug him over to a place to sit.]

[kyotoprincess]

[Bon lets himself be led, and soon he's sitting down and handing the supplies to Rin.

He sits there quietly for a bit, letting Rin start to bandage his hands, before he speaks again.]

Don't be afraid of your fire, Okumura. I'm not.

[hellpyre]

[It's not easy to wrap bandages with shaking hands, but luckily she's had Yuki patch her up enough times in fifteen years that she's not completely inept at it, either.

Bon's words make her stop for a moment and swallow hard before continuing again.]

I hurt you. Y... you get on my case for bein' reckless, but you still jumped in there when I coulda really hurt you bad. Or... worse...

[kyotoprincess]

[He'll watch the shaky hands, but he holds still. Moving around would just make it more difficult for her.]

Yeah, I could've gotten hurt worse than this. But I'm still not afraid of it. Your fire is different. ...special, I guess.

You healed everyone with your fire once, remember?

[hellpyre]

I remember...

[And oh how she wishes she could have that feeling again.]

Why... can't I do that again? The longer we're here, the more I feel like I'm losing control.

[kyotoprincess]

I don't think there's been any Rot to burn away.

[A lack of rot demons will do that.]

And I think the feeling of losing control is because you're losing control of your emotions, not your powers.

[hellpyre]

Even so... I still hurt you. If I'd been in control I wouldn't have done that.

[She finished wrapping one hand, stopping there with her own hands still holding his. She refused to look up at him, though, her ears even slightly down in a clear sign of her own upset and even a little shame for what she'd done.

She drew quiet then, lips pulled tight until her voice came out again, even quieter than it had been.]

We... went through a lotta crazy shit in Kyoto... but we never lost anyone...

[kyotoprincess]

Yeah, but we'd been lucky so far. Exorcists die all the time. Hell, people die all the time.

[Like everyone died, when the world ended.]

But you can't let that weigh on you. It'll eat you up. Remembering the past is okay, but you gotta keep moving forward too.

[Then he manages a small, yet genuine, smile.]

At least you don't have to walk forward alone, right?

[hellpyre]

I-I know that! I do. I just... it hurts so much more now...

[Because every loss some how felt like a personal failure. Like she didn't do enough, even though there was nothing that could have been done at all.

A fang worked at her lower lip, not hard enough to draw blood. He was right, and she knew it, but convincing herself of that was the hardest part of it all.

Her eyes finally moved up, looking at him through a mess of blue-black fringe in order to see that small smile. She nodded quietly.]

[kyotoprincess]

[Oh.

That is really cute.

For a moment Bon is stuck there, looking a touch surprised, and maybe with a tinge of pink on his cheeks. But that pink darkens a little more as he looks away quickly.]

Anyway, let's finish this real quick.

[He's still got one hand left that needs to be bandaged, remember?]

[hellpyre]

[she is the kawaiiest, bon]

O-oh. Right. Yeah...

[Oops accidental dokis. But he's right, there's another hand to bandage, and she's just going to quietly focus on that.]

[kyotoprincess]

[Don't mind him, he'll just sit here and let her work while he wonders how he ended up with such a cute girlfriend.]

[hellpyre]

[Rins are universally cute, Bon. Just accept it.]

... there. How's that?

[kyotoprincess]

[When Rin is done, Bon flexes his fingers to test the bandages.]

This'll work, thanks.

[It still stings but Bon can live with that.]

[hellpyre]

Good.

[A breath in, and she straightened up fully, reaching over to... flick Bon in the forehead.]

You shouldn't be so reckless either.

[kyotoprincess]

Oi!

[He reaches up to hold his forehead, moreso out of reflex than anything.]

You're one to lecture me about that!

[hellpyre]

I know! I may never get this chance again!

[And she just... smiles at him. Cutely. Tail waving behind her like a playful cat.]