14th oath of the moment: Legion of One

[lunawolves10th]

11 PM, backdated to Wednesday night. Action 1, locked to 2237 Stevens Residents: [ Garviel awakens after a day of droning, and the awakening is not a gentle one. A yell of pain can be heard, and then silence, aside from his heavy steps as he descends the stairs of the home and swiftly armors himself in his Astartes plate without a word to anyone

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[perfektsymmetry]

[Insomnia gripping Crowe again, he heads out for a walk to help tired himself out and clear his head in the cool summer night air. When he hears the noise coming from behind, he ducks into the shadows, completely unseen, and waits to see what the source is.]

[lunawolves10th]

[ The source is a transhuman nightmare. A darkness-stalking angel of death with one hand on a chainsword, the other balled into a fist, searching the night with blazing red eyes, and a stance that suggests seething anger.]

[perfektsymmetry]

[There's something familiar about the form, and the sword is a dead giveaway. Crowe had noticed Garviel droned - just one of the many friends of his droned in the last two weeks. Something was different though, very different. Not wanting to jump out at him, Crowe waits until he as at the other end of the block before emerging.]

...Garviel?

[lunawolves10th]

[ The figure turns, almost thumbing the sword to life. Almost. It sees the figure emerging, his targeting routines and helmet displays feeding into his occulobe, identifying the target. He speaks, almost hesitantly, his voice raw, as if he hasn't used it in some time.]

Crowe.

[perfektsymmetry]

[This was really weird and just a bit frightening. But he stands his ground.]

What.... Y-You left and came back, didn't you.

[lunawolves10th]

Yes. I did. I was dead, and alive... trapped between two worlds. Most of all I was mad and I did not know myself.

[perfektsymmetry]

Only to be brought back here... I-I'm sorry to hear it.

[lunawolves10th]

It was not your doing, Crowe. There is nothing to apologize for.

[perfektsymmetry]

I-I know, I just.... You seem... [He really couldn't find the words for it.]

[lunawolves10th]

The words you are looking for are lost, Crowe. I was lost, and even now I'm only beginning to recover from it.

[perfektsymmetry]

...Hopefully things will be quiet here, so you c-can get some rest.

[lunawolves10th]

Do you really believe that's a possibility?

[ His voice is full of bitter mirth ]

[perfektsymmetry]

M-Maybe? I....

[Nope. He's got nothin'.]

[lunawolves10th]

I thought as much.

Still, we should be as careful as we can.

[He crosses to Crowe, suddenly looking like he is burdened by his armor.]

[perfektsymmetry]

I wish there was more I could do.

[lunawolves10th]

Being there for others is enough. You are a good man, Crowe.

[ Garviel will lay a gauntleted hand on Crowe's shoulder. It is a surprisingly gentle gesture. ]

I've been told I've only been gone a day... practice will of course be resumed though.

[ Is he smirking under the helmet? Probably ]