[Day 229] Well some one has to stay behind [Open]

[bastionpc]

Who: Everyone who didn't go on the trip
Open: Open
When: Day 229
Where: The Bastion
What: Not everyone is going to go search for the Core. Some people have to stay behind and tend to the daily things in the Bastion, after all.
Format: Any
Warnings: n/a

[Regardless of the Bastion's current state, there are still things that need to be done from day to day. Some one has to attend to those things, and not everyone can just up and leave. Some people might not even want to leave, and there are even a select few that just can't.

So for those of you staying behind, make sure you're not strangers to your fellow survivors!]

Comments

pretty much anywhere, really

[oursomalink]

[ Of everyone that was going on the trip to locate the Cores, Shing himself was not one of them - mainly because he was both concerned about Kohaku as well as worried that something might happen to the Bastion if everyone just up and left at once.

In between staying with Kohaku as well as taking care of their apartment, he's taking it upon himself to wander around the Bastion, looking for those that stayed behind to check on them. Make sure they were still surviving, more or less.

So don't mind him if he approaches you or flags you down, panting a bit before he speaks up. ]

Hey... I wanted to ask, how're you holding up? Is there anything you need right now...

tsuns at

[headphoneactor]

[ She was quiet and could only stare for a moment as some derpy looking guy flagged her down as she was walking back to the apartment. Really? Really? Some guy was going out of his way to bother people he didn't even know and check on them?

Still, she couldn't bring herself to be totally mean to him, so she just shoved her hands in her pockets and looked away. ]

Nothing.

[ It was a grumble, and it was very clear that Takane wasn't all right. She was never completely all right. Well, okay, never was a strong word, she had some moments where she was happier than others, but ... between still reeling with the idea that her entire world is gone and still suffering from whatever narcoleptic disease she had, and still pining after her roommate and unable to actually form the words needed to tell him how she really felt about him, her life wasn't exactly sunshine and rainbows.

And neither was anyone else's in this place. She knew that. ]

awsnapson, tsun

[oursomalink]

[ . . . wow, she looks like she woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. To be fair, though, ever since Bastion was kinda sinking no one could really get any good sleep so Shing just chalked it up to recent events taking a toll on everyone lately.

He frowns quietly, looking at her - she didn't really look all that well, did she...? Shing can't help but sigh quietly, putting his hands in his pockets and looking at her seriously. ]

You sure? You sound like you could use someone to talk to. Or at least rant at...

[headphoneactor]

[ She wakes up on the wrong side of the bed every day, bro, it's nothing personal. Takane didn't really enjoy the further pestering from Shing, though, so her eyes set into a glare at him. ]

No.

[ Yeah, that's. That's all, really. ]

[oursomalink]

[ Good thing he's used to these kinda of glares from Hisui, then, otherwise he'd be skedaddling right now.

Right now he raises his hands in a defensive gesture, nodding. ]

Okay, okay! I got it.

... I don't suppose your answer would change if I asked about anything else, would it?

[headphoneactor]

Depends on what you ask.

[ No, Takane, don't give him an invitation! Ugh, but she did, and now her stupid self has to stay here and wait and see what he wants to ask. What a dummy you are, Takane. Seriously. ]

[oursomalink]

[ Wow, Takane, that was a terrible idea. Shing's not entirely sure what to ask, though...

... so cue him just blurting out what comes to mind. ]

Do you have anyone you like, then? Maybe we can go find them and check on them together or something!

[headphoneactor]

[ ERK.

WORST IDEA. WORST QUESTION. EVER. ]

W-What the hell kind of question is that?! Especially to ask someone you just met!

[ SHE IS NOT ANSWERING THIS. VERBALLY, ANYWAY. The giant blush on her face might give away that there is, in fact, someone she likes. ]

[oursomalink]

H-hey, you said I could ask anything, right?

[ OMIGOD TAKANE PLZ Shing's just. Going to flail a bit before he notices the blush on her face. ]

... so there is someone, then!

[ That would've been better as a thought than spoken aloud, but you get the point... ]

[headphoneactor]

N-No, shut up!

[ SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP ]

[oursomalink]

[ Ow, his ears. Why this, Takane. :| ]

... is it anyone I'd know?

[ SHING. PLZ. ]

[headphoneactor]

[ YOU KNOW NOT HOW LOUD SHE CAN BE. ]

L-Like I'd tell you, even if there was someone!!

[ SHE'S GONNA JUST TURN AROUND AND START STOMPING AWAY NOW. AUGH. WHAT IS IT WITH PEOPLE. ]

[oursomalink]

A-ah...! Wait--!

[ WAIT DON'T LEAVE Shing's just. Going to follow Takane now because why not. Plus he's still concerned, too... ]

Can I ask if he's at least someone from your world?

[headphoneactor]

[ Okay, you got her to stop.

But you also got her to whirl around, glare at you some more, and yell.

Nothing new. ]

Stop. Asking. Leave me alone!

[oursomalink]

Okay, okay! Sorry about that...

[ He's just going to raise his hands before stepping back somewhat exaggeratedly, as if to reassure her. ]

Go ahead. I can find someone else to help out, I guess...?

[headphoneactor]

[ OH GOOD. You don't get to suffer her wrath. Today.

She starts walking away in the direction of her apartment. The one she shares with that special someone she won't talk about. Right.

Oh, but there's a problem.

She looks like she miiight be-- oops, yeah, she just fell to the ground.

Narcolepsy for the win! ]

[oursomalink]

H-hey--!

[ . . . WELL THEN.

Welp. What a time for the narcolepsy to strike; Shing's eyes widen as he dives for and manages to keep Takane from crashing into the ground by cushioning her fall.

This isn't good. ]

What happened--!? Are you hurt...?

[headphoneactor]

[ Not hurt, just asleep.

Fast asleep.

Have fun with that, Shing. ]

[oursomalink]

[ . . . oh.

Okay, that's good that she's not hurt, but.

Now what? He doesn't know either her name or where she lives, so...

Either way, it's going to look odd - not to mention kind of assholish - if he just left her here, so... yeah, Shing carrying Takane on his back is a thing now.

Time to start wandering off in the direction of the clinic, since that's really the only place that he knows well enough here. ]

[bedheadstyle]

[Well it's a good thing Haruka happens to be looking for Takane right then, and spots them heading for the hospital.

Uh oh.]

Ah--! Takane?!

[oursomalink]

Takane...?

[ Shing blinks, stopping in his tracks as he turns around to look at Haruka, still carrying the sleeping girl on his back. ]

Ah--! Do you know her? She just... kind of passed out without warning...

[bedheadstyle]

I do. She's my friend-- ah... girlfriend.

[that's... going to take some getting used to. BUT ANYWAY.]

She does that. She's narcoleptic. It's really bad when she's stressed, too.

[oursomalink]

Ah... I see!

[ . . . HEY, WAIT A MINUTE... ]

... ah, crap.

[ Whoops, that... sure is the realization setting in once he learns just what causes the narcolepsy in the first place. ]

Sorry about that...

I was asking her if there was anything she needed, and then it turned into me asking if she had anyone she liked... I think that caused it...

[bedheadstyle]

What are you apologizing-- oh.

[Haruka had to laugh at that. Quietly. Even a sleeping Takane wasn't some one he wanted to rile up.]

That... that would do it. But she'll be okay, she just needs to sleep it off!

[oursomalink]

A-all right... that's good. I was seriously worried there...

[ Shing visibly relaxes as he glances at Haruka, nodding quietly. ]

Lead the way? I don't mind carrying her; it's kind of an apology for causing this, anyway...