[The Baths]

[madflaiteskills]

*Currently, there's (1) Hobo looking rather sick and trying to walk from the shower area to one of the hot water pools without fainting.*

...Feels cold. *Shivers*

[[OOC: I believe I've never made an entry here? Anyway. *cough* As you may know, Shinjiro's not the most sociable guy in the world, but he's with his defenses low right now, so...]]

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[junpei_iori]

*Junpei happens to make his way to the showers at that moment to wash the Shadow drool off him, after arguing unsuccessfully with haughty_maya for 15 minutes trying to get it to stay in the locker with his clothes. His next pet will not be able to ooze out through air vents, dammit.

In fact, when he walks into the shower area, he is still arguing with it, even though all the Shadow does is screech and flail its arms.*

[ooc: Permission to intrude on you, senpai?]

[madflaiteskills]

*Shinjiro, still grabbing the stall for some kind of support, blinks twice and decides he's hallucinating when he sees Junpei having some sort of heated conversation with a Shadow. A small, screeching, freakin' Shadow.

So he ignores it, breathes and takes small steps to the door.*

[[OOC: Go ahead ;3]]

[junpei_iori]

*Junpei looks up when he sees someone moving out the corner of his field of vision and is shocked to see his senpai in obvious pain and almost falling ass over head trying to leave the area slowly. He even forgets the Shadow gnawing angrily on his ankle.*

Senpai???

[madflaiteskills]

*Crap, so Junpei was really there. What can he say? Besides being obviously exasperated of getting caught like this, that's it.* 'Sup.

[junpei_iori]

*Junpei hurries to Shinjiro's side, accidentally sending his Shadow flying, oblivious to the fact that the most both of them are wearing are towels.*

Are you okay? You look... not that good.

[madflaiteskills]

Never been better. *Shinjiro manages to grumble. His limbs and back are fucking aching and he's dizzy as hell. And ashamed of letting anyone see him like that, skinny from too little meals and weak from too many pills. Coming all the way here was a bad idea.* Fuck off.

[junpei_iori]

*Junpei is taken aback by his senpai's answer and he backs off a bit.* Oh...

*Still, he stays there, frozen in place, chewing his lip a bit. What should he do? Shinjiro obviously doesn't want him around, doesn't want to be seen like this, but at the same time, he is pale and unhealthily thin, looking on the verge of collapsing. After a long, uncomfortable minute that seemed like hours to the hesitating Junpei, Junpei steps forward and kneels by his crumbling senpai, steeling himself for the punch(es) his (unwanted) help will probably earn him.* Senpai?

[madflaiteskills]

*Shinjiro is not particularly interested in pushing (or punching) Junpei aside. He lacks the energy to do anything beyond being angry, so he stays still when the other guy comes near. He growls a bit, irritated, but otherwise keeps his trap shut and concentrates on not falling to the floor.*

[junpei_iori]

*Slowly, very slowly, Junpei wraps an arm around Shinjiro's shoulders to support him. Even the Shadow is looking concerned, sitting in a puddle between Shinjiro's bony feet and looking up at him.*

*Junpei checks that no one is with the in the showers, then he whispers.* How can I help you, senpai?

[madflaiteskills]

*Shinjiro's pride be damned, but he lets Junpei to help him. He already saw him like that, and there was no point in faking to be healthy. Especially when he was unable to fake anything at all right now. He stands up, careful of not stepping on the shadow.*

*He chews on his lip when he hears Junpei's question, frowns. His answer comes out more tired than with any real bite.* Tch. Unless you can revive the dead...

[junpei_iori]

*Junpei pulls Shinji in slightly so he can rest at least some of his weight against him and holds him with both arms now. That's when he can finally take in Shinjiro's appearance, not just the skinniness and the paleness, but all the scars marring his skin as well, and there, near his heart, one single, round scar with ragged edge. He sucks in a short breath as he presses a hand over it, gently, and he doesn't quite realise why it makes his own chest hurt as well.*

... S-senpai... revive the dead? But... you're here... I don't know how, but... you are... you're alive!

[madflaiteskills]

I don't remember saying that. *Slowly, he's starting to feel a bit better. He's still dizzy and shuddering, but at least it's not like he'll fall face first in the tiles of the shower room anymore, and being vertical is doing wonders for his nausea.*

*He blinks when Junpei touches the gunshot scar, and shivers. It makes him nervous, to remember that thing there, and he grinds his teeth, tensing.* Ah, whatever. I told you I was in another place before coming here, 'kay?

The boss there revived me. Probably to be an ass to Aki.

[junpei_iori]

*Thinking the shudders are from Shinjiro being cold, Junpei tries to hold him closer and more fully without crossing the line from "manly comfort" to "waaay too close buddy". It's really not as easy as one might think, especially given their state of undress. And the fact that he can't bring himself to take his hand off Shinjiro's gunshot scar. As if, while he was covering it, it didn't exist.*

He... he revived you? Wow... that's... that's great... right, senpai?

[madflaiteskills]

Hn. *He snorts, but the sound doesn't carry enough sarcasm to his liking, so he adds* That's what everyone's saying.

*Shinjiro's not quite accustomed to people being physical with him. Ever. Even Akihiko, who only ever managed to use touch either to punch him or -more recently, at the castle- fuck (with) him. So he doesn't know how to react, but on a logical level, he knows Junpei means no harm. Damn, the guy's helping him to stand, so better not to shove him aside.*

It's freezing here. Let's go to the water.

[junpei_iori]

Oh. *Junpei looks down a bit, looking at his hand on Shinjiro's chest without seeing it, still holding his senpai up. Of course he was happy to see him, but he didn't know how Shinjiro felt about it... this whole resurrection thing. Hell he had been dead for maybe 5 minutes at most and he had been disoriented for a while...

He raises his head when Shinjiro speaks again, suddenly aware how far into Shinjiro's rather wide personal space he is, pressed against him skin to skin.*

Yeah... a hot bath will make it better... *he smiles a bit nervously, then walks Shinjiro to the hot bath room.*

[madflaiteskills]

*Shinjiro is still is a bit angry at himself for needing to be held by someone to walk. The pills were being a bitch lately, his body demanding them in shorter cycles, and the abstinence periods heavier in his nerves. He's not sure they will last a lot more, and what will he do then? Here there's no F&F to refill his share, and he can't afford to harm anyone.

*Still, Junpei is perhaps one of the few people in the younger team he did learn to trust -a bit-. He already said the worst part, and Junpei didn't bat a lash at it. Perhaps it won't be that bad. He still has Igor, if Castor gets too restless.*

*The water is hot and soothing, and he lets himself breathe once he's sitting inside one of the pools. It's strange to be vocal about it, pride and all, but he does mutter an almost inaudible "thanks" to Junpei.*