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[dragony]

<Audio Post, English. Filtered from Known Villains -Islington, +Hodge, +Kiryu, +Osborn, +Crane. Spider-crypt>
[Her voice is a little shaky at first, but steadies as she speaks.]

There was an explosion earlier today, at the library. I guess it would have been yesterday, by now... the sun should be rising soon.

Mister Romulus was one of the people hurt, really badly. He really doesn't want to go back to the hospital. They cleaned his burns, and I think he said that he'd been on an IV, but... he couldn't have been there long enough for them to fix everything. He was really badly b—

[A sharp whistle of a teapot from a foot or so away, and Ruka cuts herself off. The communicator is set down, though from the way it rattles on the counter her hands must be shaking. The whistling stops. The following is spoken over the noise of a quiet faucet, the pouring of the kettle, and eventually the crack of sharply melting ice. There will be no hot tea for the burn victim.]

Badly burned. I need to know what I can do to help him. My power isn't healing... and it really doesn't look like something that just sleeping will fix. Please. I don't want him to suffer.

[ooc: unless the time line for this plot has changed, Remus was caught in massive computer explosions on Saturday, and is thus not a happy camper. Also as of Wednesday Edgeworth's apartment is unplottable / unable to be found due to magic, though if people leave the apartment they can be found.
Unless Ty and/or Grimm say differently. Watch this space for details!]

Comments

[gamblers.livejournal.com]

Right.

XD oh yuugi

[dragony]

Yeah. I'll ask him.

private; japanese text

[gamblers.livejournal.com]

Have you slept at all?

private; audio

[dragony]

A little... not very long. I don't think I can, yet.

... hey, Yuugi? You answered that guy's riddle too, right?

private; audio -- politely changes for her.

[gamblers.livejournal.com]

I know you're worried... but you need to take care of yourself, too.

Hm? Yes, I did. Why do you ask?

private; audio — because Yuugi secretly cares about his friends what is this

[dragony]

I'll be alright, I still ha— ... okay.

I saw you talking to him, on his result post. I was just... curious about how you answered, is all.

private; audio

[gamblers.livejournal.com]

[Notices the pause, but decides not to bring it up.]

Good.

And?

private; audio

[dragony]

[For which she is unknowingly grateful.]

The toothpick. You broke yours?

private; audio

[gamblers.livejournal.com]

Yes?

private; audio

[dragony]

Why?

private; audio

[gamblers.livejournal.com]

You had to make a whole to get out.

[Wondering why she's asking this.]

private; audio

[dragony]

But why would you have to break it to make a whole? It was whole to start with.

private; audio // mm, I've changed my mind: 1/3

[gamblers.livejournal.com]

...

private; audio

[gamblers.livejournal.com]

... huh.

private; audio // done

[gamblers.livejournal.com]

... I didn't think of that. Heh.

private; audio // so many edits

[dragony]

I didn't even think of breaking it.

Do you think he was telling the truth? About all those others giving up?

private; audio // I'm a perfectionist.

[gamblers.livejournal.com]

Mm.

... I hate to say it but yes, it's probably true.

private; audio // the only perfect one here, is you

[dragony]

Now I do want to know how the others answered, too.

Then he's right... that so many people gave up like that is frightening.

private; audio // no, you

[gamblers.livejournal.com]

It is.

private; audio // what did i do?

[dragony]

I'm really glad you didn't give up.

private; audio // you're pretty perfect too~

[gamblers.livejournal.com]

If the situation were true, and I did -- I'd have let my friends down... [Thinks about, then adds:]

And I wouldn't be happy with just giving up either.

private; audio // but not quite perfect, you know it's true!

[dragony]

I made a promise, back home... that so long as I protected everyone, there would always be someone there to protect me, too. If I can keep my promise, then I know that some day that promise will be returned. This mark, this promise... is what led me to my first friends. And to this City, I think.

So... I can't ever give up. I'll protect everything I can to keep that promise... even if it is just a toothpick.

private; audio // when you say that, it makes me so very blue

[gamblers.livejournal.com]

[Silent. That's kind-of sad, Ruka...]

Re: private; audio // i didn't know you could so easily change hue

[dragony]

I just— [a yawn. poor kid sounds wiped out.] — wish I could have done something this time. If it had been me, instead... maybe even just one person wouldn't have gotten hurt.

[And there's the faucet again. Sounds like it's brewing more tea time.]

private; audio // yeah i'm all rhymed out

[gamblers.livejournal.com]

If it had been you, then your friends would just be as worried sick. Don't see that even without you being the one injured, they're still worried about you?

...So don't think they're friends because of what you are, Ruka. They are your friends because they care for you, and who you are as a person -- not what you are. At least, that's how I feel. And I'm certain there are others who feel the same way, too.


... for your friend Yuusei to say that you're a signer first and not his friend -- is just... [trails off, when he realizes that might not be a good thing to say]