Prince Ali! Fabulous he! Ali Ababwa

[codename_potato]

Characters: Sniper (naoscaire ), Aurora (earth_uninstall) and Gundam ( codename_potato ), oh my!
Date/Time: December 16th, evening
Location: The Hall of Beginnings
Rating: PG
Summary: Gundam wakes up from an unhappy dream. Sniper and Aurora are there to greet him.

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Gundam met Aurora's eyes for a moment, his own expression going blank and cold as he considered the man's words. Something about being accused, especially in conjunction with something bad happening to Sniper... And most especially being accused by Aurora. It was so familiar.

It had happened before, he was sure. And that time it had been Gundam's fault too. Hadn't it? He couldn't remember.

But the fact remained that it was his fault this time, and there was no reason to argue that or try to justify his actions. That would merely be useless and self-indulgent.

Gundam broke eye contact with Aurora and turned his head away, the cold of his expression slipping away to something a little more troubled before he turned on his heel and walked towards the rack of towels, clothes, and journals. He didn't respond to either of the men as he started to towel himself off, shivering a little as the cold seeped in past the shock and he quickly selected a set of one-size-fits-no-one newborn clothing to put on.

"I'm sorry." Gundam said, back still turned to the others as he tied the string on his pants and pulled the shirt over his head.

[earth_uninstall]

Once Gundam broke their gaze, he turned and looked at Sniper with something a little more fragile in his eyes, confirming for himself that the other was fine. The touch to his arm seemed molified him and he felt a touch embarrassed at his outburst, but Aurora refused to own up and go back on what he'd said.

"You should have your eye looked at as soon as possible. The quicker you get some ice on it, the less swelling will occur." He looked briefly at Sniper's right eye, but for some reason he couldn't stand to look at it. It was as if something was wrong with it, but he couldn't put his finger on what.

The apology from Gundam caught his attention again, and Aurora felt satisfied at seeing that expression on his face; even if it had been an accident, he should feel ashamed at having hit an ally, especially Sniper.

"Don't let it happen again." It wasn't really an acceptance, but it was a start; Aurora was acting frosty to him, yes, but his early anger was burning away to something more reasonable. It was unlikely he'd be handing out forgiveness any time soon, not without putting Gundam through his paces and making sure he regretting his mistake completely, however. That much was clear.