Characters: Bridge
handy_psychic, a brief cameo appearance by Spike
blue_shields, and OPEN to anyone who wants to visit
Date/Time: May 15th, mid-day onward
Location: The temporary clinic, the Wilderness
Rating: G, may or may not need to raise
Summary: Bridge has a freakout after having a strange dream that's not his own and ends up in the infirmary. His friends may come to
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"Hey you," she said quietly. "Feeling better?"
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"Hey," he replied. "...I guess I am. I don't really remember what happened last night. I don't even really remember making that entry or all those replies."
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"Hey... don't worry about it, okay? Everybody will understand," she said with a more confident smile. "Anyway, spill. What's wrong?"
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"...I've been keeping something from you guys," he finally confessed, peering between his fingers at Lucy. "I know I shouldn't have, but I didn't want to worry anyone."
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She gave Bridge an encouraging smile, hoping that she might be able to help him out with whatever was on his mind. In a quick decision, Lucy is sitting on the bed in front of Bridge, pulling his hands down off his face, holding them in hers. She looks up at him and gives an encouraging nod. It's okay. Everything will be fine, is what she's thinking as she does this.
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"It's really something- kinda- stupid," he mumbled, pulling his gaze away from hers. "But- I haven't been sleeping much lately. Some nights, not at all. For a while. Because I have nightmares so much thanks to my powers and I'm- I'm afraid to sleep." His hands begin to tremble. "That dream last night ended with a bunch of images crowding into my head at once. I remember that much. I remember thinking that my powers were going crazy- that my brain was going to explode from all the information overload."
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"It's not stupid," she said in a soothing tone of voice. "I have nightmares sometimes too and I used to have them more often. So I can understand why you wouldn't want to sleep after having one. I know that they're scary but there's nothing to fear but fear itself. My old supervisor at the farm told that to me after he sent me home the one day. And you know... talking helps too."
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"You don't understand," he said quietly. "My powers make it so- real. I see the same things over and over again and feel them and each time, it's like I'M the one getting killed, or-" And before he knew it, he felt as though something inside him had burst, and he let out a little whimper, feeling tears flowing down his face. "I hate my powers, I hate them, I hate them and I want to just turn the f'ing things OFF because they're so BAD for me and I can't, I can't touch things or write in my journal or just be NORMAL without this barrier in between me and the rest of the world, and even THEN it's not good enough to block some stuff out..." He let out a sob and let go of one of Lucy's hands, reaching up to wipe his eyes on his sleeve, and found he couldn't speak any more.
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"It's okay," she said calmly. "Just let it all out, Bridge. I'm here. Nobody's gonna hurt you right now."
She may not have completely understood what he was feeling, but Lucy knew that she'd likely be feeling exactly the same way that Bridge was now. She could be his rock right now. What else were friends for.
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Finally, he sniffled as he cries quieted, and he relaxed as Lucy held him, feeling at least a little better than before.
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When he quieted down, Lucy took that opportunity to speak. "You know Bridge... I like you just the way you are."
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"... Thank you for saying that," he said quietly. "...I guess... taking away my powers... would be taking away what makes me Bridge."
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She settled back onto her rear and beamed at her friend. "Besides, I think the Sphere has reach it's quota for grumps. Even though one of those grumps means really, really well and we love him for it anyway."
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"...I like me being me, too. I don't know who else I'd rather be, except to be me. Bridge. 'cause there's only one me, and only one Spike, and only one Lucy. And we're all good just the way we are, right?"
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That's what she liked about Bridge. He could just move on which was something that she was slowly remembering to do again for herself. "That's right. We are who we are."
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"...Thanks for stopping by. I don't feel 100% right yet- I doubt I will for a while- but... it helps. A lot."
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