Elliot - [013]
Who: Elliot, Leo, Noel, Mami, Vanessa, and whoever else asks to join.
Where: An empty (probably debris filled) field in Espoir
Style: Either
Status: Semi-closed
Notes: This event contains spoilers of epic proportions for Pandora Hearts. If you want to join in, just contact one of us.
( All the king's horses and all the king's men, couldn't put Humpty together again. )
Where: An empty (probably debris filled) field in Espoir
Style: Either
Status: Semi-closed
Notes: This event contains spoilers of epic proportions for Pandora Hearts. If you want to join in, just contact one of us.
( All the king's horses and all the king's men, couldn't put Humpty together again. )
If he could, Elliot would have first looked completely dumbstruck, and then laughed in relief. Any real hope he had of living had been long since dashed. The fear of death that he didn't want to accept dissipated... But that still left the question, if he wasn't dying, now what was going to happen? He had been so sure that he hadn't thought of what he'd do if he lived. He didn't really want to think about it at the moment either.
There was that girl's voice again. He listened to her, still trying to place who she was, and why exactly she cared so much... It was by the time she said that he might not remember her that his memories finally rushed back. Even through the exhaustion, Elliot forced his eyes open. His vision still wasn't completely clear, but it was clear enough to lock a confused stare right on Noel Vermillion.
It was in that moment that he realized exactly where he was. How he possibly could have forgotten about it was beyond him. He'd spent over two years in this world, and it had only been a few months since he'd been here last.
Somarium... He couldn't tell if he was glad or furious to find that he was back here. When he had last been in this world, he had plenty of unpleasant times, but it didn't always turn out to be so terrible. Unfortunately, this visit to Somarium had far worse implications then the last one. He knew that being healed here didn't heal his real body.
...He put that thought away the moment he realized that Noel wasn't the only one sobbing. Leo was... Damnit. When he had made his choice, he had thought of how Leo would feel about it. He knew how broken he was going to leave him. He nearly apologized again, but realized that even if he did, he couldn't make up for causing this.
"M'not an idiot." He hated how soft his voice sounded, but he couldn't talk otherwise.
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"It's fine, thank you," she managed to reply as she turned her attention back to Mami, though her voice was slightly strained from the crying. "I'm currently staying at a camp... We'll manage from here."
Noel's gaze then goes to Leo. She could imagine that he felt the same way she did... Maybe with even more intensity that she had. Should she wait for him to calm down? The sooner they got him to a more suitable place to recover, the better, but... She didn't know if Leo even had the strength to help bring Elliot with them... or even just stand.
"... Shall we go, Leo?" Noel asks him gently, feeling that there was no harm in making sure.
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But there were people here, and Elliot was weak and they had things to do. Even if he ignored the others, he did take notice of things when he heard his own name. Raising his head took way too much strength for his liking, but he managed somehow.
Though he only bothered with nodding, not speaking.
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Why was that girl asking if they had a camp? What the hell had happened? He was used to this place getting messed up, but never for so long that people had to camp out. Maybe it was luck that he had missed whatever happened, but unfortunately, he didn't know that everyone had been so lucky.
It wasn't the smartest idea, but Elliot wasn't going to keep looking so pathetic if he could help it. He also wanted to get a better look around, to see what they might've been talking about. He shifted, bracing a shaking hand against the ground and trying to push himself up a little... Only to find he could barely get up about an inch before his body gave out on him. He winced as he was reminded that, even if the major wounds were gone, he was still aching all over from what happened to him. As bad as that felt physically, still felt better for trying.
He felt a nagging sense of worry, because he knew that if Noel was still around, his sister was probably still there too. He wanted to reach out to grab Leo's sleeve to get his attention back and ask him about her, but trying to get up took way more out of him then he expected. He almost wished that Vanessa wasn't still around. How was he supposed to face her now? What would happen when she knew that Elliot was the reason why she was here?
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"E-Elliot, don't do that!" she scolded him, though her voice was filled with concern and worry. "Whether you like it or not, we're going to have to carry you."
How were they going to do this? It was true there were monsters lurking about. Among the three of them, Noel was the most capable of fending them off. But she would need to have her hands free... She didn't know if Leo could manage carrying Elliot by himself. Especially with the state he was in. The troubled frown on her face made it clear that she was pondering very hard about this.
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Only to go and do something like that. Leo put a hand on his shoulders to make sure he stayed down, though Noel pitched in for the scolding at least.
"Don't tell me you're not an idiot when you do that," Leo said, voice still thick but less so.
But... it was... good? After all, that meant Elliot was acting just like himself and that... was good. Not that Leo had probably expected anything else from him, but it was still a relief, as much as it... wasn't. He couldn't not think of the fact that Elliot was dead back home... which made everything more difficult.
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At least he was smart enough to realize that what Noel was saying was right even though he wanted to tell her that he wasn't some kid who needed to be carried around. He knew he couldn't sit up if he tried, let alone walk.
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"He may be a big idiot, but that's why I like him so much," she comments in attempts to lighten up the mood---Wait, he probably didn't remember her, right? She quickly catches herself. "Er, sorry..."
Right, back to business. Now, how could they arrange this so they could carry him to the campsite efficiently... She could only think of one method, but it a way it felt a bit too inconsiderate. Still, someone had to protect the group from any threats while they made their way back to the tent... At the very least, she should check if this course of action was plausible.
"... Um, Leo, it might be too much to ask this of you, but... Do you think it's possible that you could carry Elliot by yourself?"
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Noel's words forced him to swallow more tears and he shook his head lightly. It was the same for him, wasn't it? Elliot was an idiot but he was Elliot and of course he would try to get up once he got a little bit of strength back into him, even if it wasn't enough to actually move.
It was just so Elliot. So very stupid. And he couldn't help that his lips twitched into a very slightly smile at the glare he got. Elliot really was alive.
Carrying?
"I can try."
He still felt weak, but what else could they do?
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