Night 40: F01-F10 Hallway

[bewarethecute]

[ From here. Outside F3]Because she needed to get to Orihime and Shiki's room before either of them left, Ururu had practically run the short distance down the halls. Normally she might not, since she knew better than to run inside. Tessai-san didn't like it when Jinta-kun did that at the shop especially, since something usually ended up broken

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F2

[offduty]

[from here]

Reno rounded the corner into the hallway. No voices before he approached though, so Rude probably wasn't here yet. Was Rude coming tonight? Or was he off getting more supplies for blowing things up?

Shit. He'd lost track of his partner. That never happened. Well, almost never and he couldn't even call the guy and this was. Annoying. At least it wasn't that freaky experimental night thing tonight so Rude probably wasn't missing because of that. Rude was probably fine, right?

Christ, he needed to check on Elena first. Why the hell did he have to do everything around here?

Reno rolled his eyes at nothing in particular and didn't bother knocking. He pushed the door open, not hesitant, but still cautiously alert.

"You're gonna at least warn me if you feel like kicking my shin again, yeah? 'Cause that totally bruised." He swung the door shut behind him. "Evening."

Re: F2

[brightlyshine]

Elena wasn't quite asleep she heard the door open, but she wasn't exactly all that awake, either. Sheena had told her something about... someone? No, it was too confusing. She couldn't remember or figure it out with the way her head was threatening to take over again, to lose control...

She sat up on the mattress, pulling off the covers as she gave Reno a slightly glazed over look. Was she...?

"Did I? Sorry, don't remember." She frowned. "It's... trying to take over again, though. Reno, I'm working on fighting it off..."

She patted the empty spot next to her as an invitation to join her. "But I might need some help."

[offduty]

Aw, hell. She was already fried.

Reno flopped down on the bed beside her, partly because of the invitation, but mostly because he always would've sat down there, anyway.

Man. This was so whacked. They couldn't be doing this every night; he needed to fix this as soon as possible. At least she wasn't freaking out on him this time.

He cocked an eyebrow. Way out of his league here. "Okay...?"

[brightlyshine]

There was a pause while Elena took in the words, blinking a few times. It wasn't as bad as last night in terms of it trying to take over her thought process, but it wasn't helping, either. And she was still a bit worn out, and it would be so tempting to just...

With a split second decision, Elena shifted herself closer, leaning her head onto Reno's shoulder as one hand snaked it's way just to the edge of his jacket. She stayed away from the knife in his hand as she whispered lightly into his ear.

"Distract me. Help me so it doesn't win..."

[offduty]

Oh, brilliant. From violence to sex. This wouldn't have been awkward at all except Reno was pretty damn sure she had no idea what she was doing.

He grunted, half-exasperated. He didn't bother stopping her from feeling him up as he set aside the knife since he really didn't want to stab out her eye or get his own eye stabbed out because she was drunk on materia.

"Uh-huh." He reached over and slipped out from beneath her, gently but firmly removing her hand. "Okay. Elena. I dunno what this shit is doing to you technically, but you're roofied to hell and back."

He flicked his flashlight on and off a few times. "Can't you be distracted by flashy things like normal people?"

[brightlyshine]

"No, I'm not, honest..." Although she frowned a little at the flashlight. "Hey, I used to have one of those things..."

But no. She wanted Reno close to her, where he smelled nice and she didn't quite feel like ripping someone's head off or something. She gave him a full fledged pout, trying to look as sad as possible.

"You told me if all I wanted was to fool around, I could ask... You'd be helping me from going crazy. And I'm not exactly asking you to marry me..."

She reached forward again, pressing her hand to his shoulder. "Pretty please?"

[offduty]

Fuck's sake. It was dealing with.

It was like dealing with himself when he was drunk. Not that he ever had any experience, but Reno was pretty sure this was what he was like judging by the look Rude always had the morning after. Except he didn't say please. He did know that much. And maybe he might've grabbed-

Anyway.

He let out a deliberately fake laugh, one that lasted two seconds before stopping abruptly. "No," he replied flatly. "And you're not asking, you're-" He removed her hand again. "-touching."

Oh, this was stupid. Only this place could make him actually want to turn down sex.

"Elena. You are going crazy, that's why you're hitting on me in the most retarded way I've ever seen," he said, dispensing with what little tact he ever had to begin with. "I'm not having sex with you. I can't believe I just said that."

Where the hell was Rude? He could really use his partner right now. Though on the other hand, maybe Elena would demand sex with them both at the same time.

Huh.

[brightlyshine]

So apparently Reno wasn't going to be as cooperative as she hoped. More than a little frustrated, Elena tugged at him in an attempt to pull him down to the mattress with her. Not too forcibly yet, although it might hurt if Reno tried to resist too hard, but enough to try and show that she was being serious about the whole thing.

"I'm not retarded, and I'm not crazy. It's just... helping a little," she whined impatiently. But his words caught her attention. "Wait... You mean you'd been considering it? You don't think I'm too ugly or something?"

Her fingers gently wrapped themselves around his tail of hair.

[offduty]

Reno huffed out a sigh, one arm supporting his weight so that he didn't collapse on top of her and the other reaching behind to get her fingers out of his hair, batting them away. This was largely annoying him because it was really all very attractive and appealing, but it was still Elena. An Elena who wasn't in her right mind at that. He hated it when logic didn't mesh with his tendency to desire instant gratification

[brightlyshine]

Elena's brain was more than a little confused by the turn of events. So many different emotions trying to take control of her mind, and so much not completely making sense. She didn't react at first, staring blankly at the wall straight ahead of her. And then soon after, she almost looked like she was about to start crying, although nothing actually happened.

"Wait... Just... stay with me, then? Don't... Don't leave, or I really might lose it again..."

She rushed to stand on her feet, except her balance was a little unsteady and she had to grab his arm to keep from falling.

[offduty]

This was the most stupidly absurd situation Reno had ever found himself in. Which, given the way his life tended to go, was actually saying a lot. And he was pretty sure this materia thing was dangerous and he had no idea what else it could be doing to her, but it was also kind of hard to take it seriously right now when its effects seemed to be akin to that of ten shots of tequila

[brightlyshine]

Something about Reno's actions was a bit too much, and Elena's self defense mechanisms started to kick in. It was bad enough being treated like some clueless child, but her head was screaming to defend herself against being dropped so suddenly. A low almost growl escaped her, and with reflexes as fast as Reno's could be in battle she was back up on her feet, ready to strike.

No.

She was somehow just barely able to stop herself from hitting him, and took a few steps back until she was back against the bed. Instead of sitting on it, she sat down on the floor and leaned her back to the mattress, hugging herself as she started to shiver violently.

"W-Why... W-Why can't..." She never finished the sentence, doing all she could to try and stay calm.

[offduty]

Materia-induced bipolar disorder was a go, apparently. As much as Reno was both freaked out about this for Elena because obviously she was being screwed with, he was feeling equally screwed with, too, and he was torn between getting the fuck out of here for a few minutes to take a breather and staying to help her.

Hell, and Reno thought he was the unpredictable one.

He rubbed his temple, contemplating just locking her in her room for the night. Obviously, his presence wasn't helping. She just wanted to either kill him or fuck him.

But he didn't want to leave her alone when she could hurt herself in the process.

"Look, just--calm down and breath. How about we not think about sex or violence, yeah? Talk to me about something else. Like chocobos or something."

[brightlyshine]

Elena was more than a little overwhelmed by the situation, but at least Reno's words worked to calm her down a little. She leaned her head back against the bed, suddenly looking rather tired and perhaps a bit pale.

She was in charge enough of herself for the moment that she decided to play along.

"Chocobos are cute... don't like riding them at all, though. They're weird and uncomfortable. Um... what else. I wonder how much paperwork is piled up on our desks back home by now. I'll bet yours is the worst. And you know what? I really really m-miss having coffee."

She really wanted him to sit with her so she could steal some of his body warmth, but she kept her mouth shut for now. She was too afraid he'd say no and leave her completely.

[offduty]

Letting himself relax a little now that she wasn't feeling him up anymore, Reno sat down beside her. Partly because it was kinda awkward to be pacing or whatever and he didn't think it was a good idea to make her any more nervous. Or something.

Man.

Never mind. She was talking about coffee and that was--good. Right?

Right.

He snorted softly. "Who doesn't? We need to go on a raid for this shit. C'mon, talk to me some more."

[brightlyshine]

"You think they might have some hidden around somewhere?" she asked him hopefully. "It'd be nice for the morning. Unless I'm puking my guts out again... that really really sucked, you know that? I can totally tell they put weird materia stuff in me. D-Don't feel so great, and my chest hurts."

Talking made it easier to stay in control, but it also made Elena sleepier. Blinking slowly, she decided to take the risk of being pushed away again by lightly resting her head on his shoulder, keeping her hands to herself.

"We should tell Rude to blow them all up. They deserve it. They're all jerks... kind of like you." She paused, as if realizing what she just said. "Not that I think you are all the time. Just sometimes. An' you know what I mean, right?"