Twenty-Fifth (Fading) Spark! [audio]

[empyreanistic]

--the war.

[It's Alfred's voice, trailing off like he's been forced. For a moment, all that can be heard is sobbing, ragged breaths, not crying but certainly full of pain. There's the horrible scrape of fingernails on metal, scrabbling--]

OKAY?! Are you happy?! I fucking-- I give up. I-I lost, I can't save everyone, I can barely save myself, I'm a

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[Video] After Bucky?

[artemisaim]

[Hey Alfred, guess who looks extremely worried] Alfred. Did someone come help you already? Do you need anything? Maybe some water?

[Video] suuuure~

[empyreanistic]

Yeah, I got healers and stuff. [Granted he still looks very pale and very thin, but he's in bed and his shoulders are bandaged up and he's been ordered to stay in bed, no less. Which will be hard] You're okay? Right?

[Video]

[artemisaim]

Good. You look like you need to eat though. How long were you in there? [Well. At least he's alive] Yeah, I'm okay. They sent me through a maze of blades and barbed wire. I got a little cut up but I'm okay besides that.

[Video]

[empyreanistic]

Since Sunday. Reset. ....I think. [But his face twists in guilt and sympathy] A little- you got healed, right? God.

[Video]

[artemisaim]

That's...that's almost an entire week, Alfred. Please tell me you have food and water now. If not, I'm bringing you some. [She sees that guilty look, Al] I'm fine, really. See? [She rolls up the sleeve on her blouse to show several bandages on her arm] No big deal.

[Video]

[empyreanistic]

[His eyes widen] That... long? What day is it? [He furrows his brows, watching her] I got food and water I just-- Damn.

[Video]

[artemisaim]

...It's Friday. This week hasn't really been the best for anyone. But at least it's almost over.

[Video]

[empyreanistic]

Friday....?

[Alfred pales even further, looking down]

Shit.

[Video]

[artemisaim]

Yeah, Friday. Almost a week. That's why I wanted to make sure you had food and water. You were in there a while. [She glances off screen for a moment before looking back at him] I'm glad you're okay.

[Video]

[empyreanistic]

Just... just means I held out longer. [He's trying so hard to find that silver lining, because right now he needs it] I-- glad you're okay too. Like. This week...

[Video]

[artemisaim]

Yeah, it does. You're right. [She'll go with that. She doesn't want him to be upset] It'll take a lot more than a blade maze to really do any damage to me, Alfred. And yeah, this week sucks. But maybe next week will be better.

[Video]

[empyreanistic]

I know that! I mean-- shit, you're strong. You're mine, of course you're strong. [He laughs weakly, almost pitifully, and thinks to himself that he's pretty pathetic, a superpower reduced to this. England and Russia would be amused. The thought makes him look up, eyes burning with maybe a little more of his old fire] I'll make next week better.

[Video]

[artemisaim]

I know you will. Or I know you'll at least try. I trust you. [Al she wants to give you a hug but she doesn't think she could right now without hurting you]

[Video]

[empyreanistic]

We'll have a "everyone in this place is awesome except for the jerks" party. Or. Something.

[Video]

[artemisaim]

[She laughs a bit] Yeah. Unless next week the floor is trying to eat us or something.

[Video]

[empyreanistic]

[Alfred shivers] Don't even say that, you'll give the robo-bitch ideas. Like one giant game of the floor is lava, but worse, and fatal. Gross.