[REACTION/VIDEO]leibhaftigerNovember 7 2010, 04:22:39 UTC
[And he's just...staring for a few minutes, thankful he's found somewhere relatively safe for the time being. And so he pushes the glasses up his nose, raising his eyebrows and smiling.]
My, that certainly isn't something you see every day.
[And so he turns on the Hitomi, his voice calm, polite.]
I take it you survived the encounter? Do you need assistance getting to safety?
[Video | Private] fdshdsjkfghkaswhitenightingNovember 7 2010, 04:32:07 UTC
[He almost thought it was a dream. Started to shut it off because ugh, dreams, he's not going to invade like-
like...
god it isn't a dream.
He almost shut it off, would be running to wherever that was if he knew where it was, even if ignoring any possible calls any of his comrades might have thrown at him as he rushed off to try and do something, dear god, but...
Allen didn't look. He kind of actually didn't. Didn't stop it from playing on his Hitomi, but pressed a hand to his mouth in revulsion and looked the other way.]
...Alan...
[He's sorry, he feels like he's intruding to say the least, takes a moment to feel ill all around and swallow his own revulsion before continuing.]
I...
...
Do you want me to come get you? We're somewhere safe.
[Video | Private] [Several hours later]hirac_utzumNovember 7 2010, 15:09:13 UTC
[The screen is mostly dark, due to Elfangor still being huddled up in the cave, though it is evident that by now he's managed to pull on the clothes that he keeps in his satchel.
Part of him does want Allen to come get him, to make everything seem better, because he's good at doing that. But the other part just wants to hide out for as long as he can.
He's... usually not very embarrassed about these sorts of things. About sexual things. But this was not something that he had wanted--oh sure, the aphrodisiac had made him more pliable, but that was... coercive. It wasn't. It wasn't really a choice. It was just... something to be endured. Not truly enjoyed, as sex ought to be.
And worse, it had been broadcast over the Hitomi. Everyone could see it.]
I. I don't know.
[Shoves a hand through his hair. Doesn't know if he can handle talking to anyone right now. And Allen implied there were others wherever he was. Which means they had possibly seen the video. But--there's someplace safe, and he supposes that's what's really important
( ... )
[Audio | Private] -> [Action] 1/2whitenightingNovember 7 2010, 17:28:49 UTC
[He'd been worried, almost rushed off to try to find him anyway even as trying to help sort out the chaos at and around Raisato (shrugging and smiling aside questions of are you alright? because he looks queasy), and Allen lets out a harsh breath in some relief to hear... well, something.
Even if he's very sober and just taps his earring for a quick reply.]
Alright. I'll be right there. I promise.
[And he kind of is before he can think any more about... anything. Any of it. And that's how he'll deal with it. He didn't really see it because... god, who would keep watching. What was that thing even. Except-
No. He'll just not bring it up. Ever. He can't even imagine... any of it. It's utterly outside his understanding of everything. Except for one - someone he knows needs help. And someone he likes? Well, he likes everyone, but friendship is odd. Maybe. His... 'nametwin' might be very little like him - not the same species even - but Alan (Elfangor? No. Kind of likes considering him Alan even if it's a bit weirdMaybe it is just
( ... )
[Action] 2/2whitenightingNovember 7 2010, 17:29:18 UTC
[Of course by the time he gets there, he's scuffed-looking, a little bloody, and his Innocence is white around his shoulders and left hand a tense claw. He hesitates at the cave entrance - has to be the right one, right? - and dismisses the strange compulsion that he should knock first... except there's nothing to knock on. So he calls out a bit tentatively.]
[reaction/audio]dramatic_capeNovember 7 2010, 18:35:37 UTC
[ At first, Lelouch thinks this is a nightmare, that Elfangor made it to safety (which should have happened, which Lelouch had convinced himself had happened) and then had a horrible traumatic dream about running away from that thing, but -
It doesn't seem dreamlike enough, until Lelouch manages to figure out why. He touches the Hitomi's screen with a single finger and nothing happens.
Oh, god. This isn't a nightmare. This is real. This happened to Elfangor.
Lelouch fights the rising urge to vomit - can't vomit, if he vomits he could die of thirst before they find clean water - and looks away when Elfangor starts screaming. ]
[ He manages to fumble an audio response, whispering in a voice cracked with thirst and exhaustion: ]
[Oh no, no, no. Lelouch cannot feel guilty for getting away, for not being subjected to that as well. It's not right. Hell, one of the few things keeping Elfangor from truly freaking out over what happened is knowing that his distracting that damned thing at least gave Lelouch and his friend the opportunity to escape.]
Not your fault. That thing would've just gotten you too if you hadn't gotten away when you did. Did you... Are you someplace safe?
[ For a given value of "safe;" yeah, the Amaterasu Shrine has protected them from monsters so far, but Lelouch is sure that can't last the next few days. Plus he's pretty certain that Amaterasu might not be happy with what he's just done in it (don't think about it don't think about it). So that might be a problem later on. If they survive. ]
[ Not that he wants to talk about it, but... ] That... [ ew ] What got on you. Do you think it... [ okay, no, changed his mind, he's not saying what is on his mind. ]
[He doesn't particularly want to talk about it either, but...] That substance was loaded with an excessively high concentration of amphetamines and testosterone; it was definitely designed to act as an aphrodisiac. [Clearly meant to make that thing's victims all the more willing, he thinks with a sneer.]
[Sudden realization. Dread and certainty churn in his stomach.] It got on you too, didn't it. [Not a question.]
Are you... [Are you ok? That would be a stupid question. Who could be ok after something like that? But Kallen just can't say 'what the hell' and then pretend like she never saw this. Even Kallen can't bring herself to be that insensitive even if she doesn't know this guy.] --Are you going to be ok?
[He can tell what was unsaid from her tone.] Listen, that thing has the ability to incapacitate you very quickly. I am far more inclined to fight than to run, but this thing... I'm not certain that it can be defeated.
[He rubs a hand across his face, frustrated.] Yes, I know them. That damned thing was chasing them when I... diverted its attention, apparently.
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My, that certainly isn't something you see every day.
[And so he turns on the Hitomi, his voice calm, polite.]
I take it you survived the encounter? Do you need assistance getting to safety?
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like...
god it isn't a dream.
He almost shut it off, would be running to wherever that was if he knew where it was, even if ignoring any possible calls any of his comrades might have thrown at him as he rushed off to try and do something, dear god, but...
Allen didn't look. He kind of actually didn't. Didn't stop it from playing on his Hitomi, but pressed a hand to his mouth in revulsion and looked the other way.]
...Alan...
[He's sorry, he feels like he's intruding to say the least, takes a moment to feel ill all around and swallow his own revulsion before continuing.]
I...
...
Do you want me to come get you? We're somewhere safe.
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Part of him does want Allen to come get him, to make everything seem better, because he's good at doing that. But the other part just wants to hide out for as long as he can.
He's... usually not very embarrassed about these sorts of things. About sexual things. But this was not something that he had wanted--oh sure, the aphrodisiac had made him more pliable, but that was... coercive. It wasn't. It wasn't really a choice. It was just... something to be endured. Not truly enjoyed, as sex ought to be.
And worse, it had been broadcast over the Hitomi. Everyone could see it.]
I. I don't know.
[Shoves a hand through his hair. Doesn't know if he can handle talking to anyone right now. And Allen implied there were others wherever he was. Which means they had possibly seen the video. But--there's someplace safe, and he supposes that's what's really important ( ... )
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Even if he's very sober and just taps his earring for a quick reply.]
Alright. I'll be right there. I promise.
[And he kind of is before he can think any more about... anything. Any of it. And that's how he'll deal with it. He didn't really see it because... god, who would keep watching. What was that thing even. Except-
No. He'll just not bring it up. Ever. He can't even imagine... any of it. It's utterly outside his understanding of everything. Except for one - someone he knows needs help. And someone he likes? Well, he likes everyone, but friendship is odd. Maybe. His... 'nametwin' might be very little like him - not the same species even - but Alan (Elfangor? No. Kind of likes considering him Alan even if it's a bit weirdMaybe it is just ( ... )
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-Hello? Alan?
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It doesn't seem dreamlike enough, until Lelouch manages to figure out why. He touches the Hitomi's screen with a single finger and nothing happens.
Oh, god. This isn't a nightmare. This is real. This happened to Elfangor.
Lelouch fights the rising urge to vomit - can't vomit, if he vomits he could die of thirst before they find clean water - and looks away when Elfangor starts screaming. ]
[ He manages to fumble an audio response, whispering in a voice cracked with thirst and exhaustion: ]
I'm so sorry.
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Not your fault. That thing would've just gotten you too if you hadn't gotten away when you did. Did you... Are you someplace safe?
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[ For a given value of "safe;" yeah, the Amaterasu Shrine has protected them from monsters so far, but Lelouch is sure that can't last the next few days. Plus he's pretty certain that Amaterasu might not be happy with what he's just done in it (don't think about it don't think about it). So that might be a problem later on. If they survive. ]
[ Not that he wants to talk about it, but... ] That... [ ew ] What got on you. Do you think it... [ okay, no, changed his mind, he's not saying what is on his mind. ]
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[Sudden realization. Dread and certainty churn in his stomach.] It got on you too, didn't it. [Not a question.]
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It's nice to see someone having fun, after all these gloomy dreams and videos.
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Are you... [Are you ok? That would be a stupid question. Who could be ok after something like that? But Kallen just can't say 'what the hell' and then pretend like she never saw this. Even Kallen can't bring herself to be that insensitive even if she doesn't know this guy.] --Are you going to be ok?
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Not sure what that thing was. But if you see it, don't think. Just run.
[Mutters, mostly to himself.] Lelouch and Suzaku had better be alright, damn it...
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[She heard that last part though, and there's surprise etched on her face.] You know those two?
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[He rubs a hand across his face, frustrated.] Yes, I know them. That damned thing was chasing them when I... diverted its attention, apparently.
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