[Dammit, his clothes are in Roxas' room. The apartment only has two bedrooms, after all, and he can't just keep a dresser in the living room by the couch, so he always just kept his things in the closet of the room Roxas slept in. Stepping into that too-still room, he makes his way to the closet and blindly grabs some pajamas before dashing back out of the room and into the bathroom to change.
[Sitting on the toilet lid in his boxers, he takes a moment to look at the stab wound on his thigh. Hissing through his teeth as he presses his fingertips on either side of the wound, he grits his teeth.]
Ow, dammit... [If he hadn't done this to himself he would have been really pissed off. The cut is clean, though--the benefits of summoned weapons is that you never have to sharpen them--and will probably heal without scarring. He doesn't have the energy to try a Cure spell at the moment, so it looks like he'll be going the old-fashioned way. When you're mediocre at restorative magic, though, you keep a stocked first-aid kit and know
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[Xion looks up when Axel comes back out, and Elan is sitting in her lap. The kitten seems to know something is wrong, too, and she crawls out of Xion's lap and into Axel's, lightly bonking her head against his stomach with a pitiful little mewl.
Xion smiles a little at that, but reaches out to pick up the glass of water she'd gotten for him, and she gently taps Axel's arm, trying to get him to take it.]
What...happened tonight? [Aside from Roxas disappearing. What happened to his leg? And why was he wet? She had quite a few questions, but she figures the one she asked covers them.]
[Lifting the towel from his eyes and peering down at Elan, he lets one big hand fall on the kitten's head, then sort of mechanically accepts the water. He doesn't drink, though, and just lets the glass rest on his knee. Dropping the towel back over his eyes, he shakes his head.]
Just... got into a situation I wasn't prepared for.
[He's still rubbing Elan's head, still avoiding looking at Xion. There's a beat of silence, and then he sighs. Tugging the towel off his head he looks at her tiredly.]
I dunno what happened to him. I think it's got something to do with the weird curse that seems to be affecting some people this week. Riku's a dog, you know? [A weak chuckle and he clears his throat.] Anyway, he's... totally off his rocker, on about how he's gonna 'fix' things. He said he had to get rid of Riku, so I went to try and stop him. I owed Riku that much.
[A long pause, and he figures he might as well explain.]
I dunno what happened... It's like as soon as I got anywhere near Lea my whole grip on reality just started to slip. [A shake of his head and a sigh.] I... can't explain it. It's like suddenly every single thing that had ever made me look over my shoulder was so real I could smell it. It was affecting Riku, too--I dunno if Lea was causing it, or if he was just completely overtaken by it, but I wasn't interested in seeing what the advanced stages felt like.
[He hesitates a moment, then flaps his arms helplessly and lets his hands drape between his knees.] So I stabbed myself with my chakram to clear my head. Pain's a great way to clear your head, you know? I figured losing a little blood was better than losing my mind.
[Xion winces sympathetically. It was...a good idea, admittedly, if not painful.] Is Riku okay? What happened to Lea? [She hoped this would clear up when the curse was over, but...the fact that it had happened at all was worrying -- and she didn't doubt Lea would feel awful about it later.]
Riku was okay last I saw, but that was before... [He trails off, then frowns.] I sent him a message, so I'm hoping to hear from him soon. I'm... not sure what happened to Lea. We were ambushed by whatever it is the curfew's in place to keep people safe from. I told Riku to get him the hell out of there while I tried to hold them off--I figured they'd be like Heartless, you know?
[A shake of his head and a sigh.] They're nothing like Heartless--nothing I did made a damn bit of difference. They overwhelmed me, and the next thing I knew I was waking up sopping wet in the Park.
I'm fine, though--they didn't... hurt me. If I'd died I would have come back in the Plaza, right? So I've got a headache, a hole in my leg, and I'm... really cold, but I'm okay. [He pauses, then pokes her foot with his.] I'm okay, okay?
[She gives his foot a poke back in return.] You better be. [She gets off the couch, just to grab the heavier blanket that's set in a closet, for when it gets colder. Bringing it back to Axel, she wraps it a little awkwardly around his shoulders -- to a small meow from Elan -- before plopping back down next to him.
She was still concerned by what had happened to Axel, and shaky because of...Roxas, but she let herself try to relax against the couch. Axel has some water, he has a blanket...she can't do too much else.]
[Normally he would have protested the blanket and insisted he was fine, but he's actually grateful. Axel doesn't usually get cold--one of the perks of working with fire the way he does--but the blanket is a welcome weight on his shoulders at the moment. It's probably just because he's overwrought. Between the situation with Lea, the pain in his leg, and the waking up drenched after falling to an attack, he's definitely not at the top of his game. Adding Roxas' departure to the equation doesn't help. He kind of just wants to go to sleep, but he can't get his brain to slow down--everything's running at a hundred thousand miles an hour.
[Pulling the blanket around his shoulders, he starts to fold his legs up--]
Ah--!
[And then folds forward with a gasp of pain. Okay, maybe the home first-aid job on a significant stab wound (self-infliction notwithstanding) wasn't the best idea after all. He grits his teeth and kind of hisses through them.]
[What is that awful noise at such an awful hour? Grumbling, she briefly buries her head under a pillow, trying to make the noises go away.
But another persistent knock later, and she reluctantly drags herself out of bed, going to the door and pulling it open.]
Axel? [She yawns, rubbing at her sleepy eyes and blinking up at him.
...and then she actually gets a look at him.]
A-Axel, what happened? You're-- all wet, and... [Is that a cut on his leg?] Are you bleeding?
[Xion is, to say the least, confused.]
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She can ask him about what happened when he's back and dry.
Xion, however, takes the opportunity to flop down onto the couch, because standing has become a bit difficult at this point.]
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[Sitting on the toilet lid in his boxers, he takes a moment to look at the stab wound on his thigh. Hissing through his teeth as he presses his fingertips on either side of the wound, he grits his teeth.]
Ow, dammit... [If he hadn't done this to himself he would have been really pissed off. The cut is clean, though--the benefits of summoned weapons is that you never have to sharpen them--and will probably heal without scarring. He doesn't have the energy to try a Cure spell at the moment, so it looks like he'll be going the old-fashioned way. When you're mediocre at restorative magic, though, you keep a stocked first-aid kit and know ( ... )
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Xion smiles a little at that, but reaches out to pick up the glass of water she'd gotten for him, and she gently taps Axel's arm, trying to get him to take it.]
What...happened tonight? [Aside from Roxas disappearing. What happened to his leg? And why was he wet? She had quite a few questions, but she figures the one she asked covers them.]
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Just... got into a situation I wasn't prepared for.
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Elan wiggles under his hand, rubbing against his fingers with weak purrs.]
Does your leg need to be healed?
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Did you see the weird entry Lea made on the network yesterday?
[He'll ignore the injury question for now. He's had far worse.]
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I dunno what happened to him. I think it's got something to do with the weird curse that seems to be affecting some people this week. Riku's a dog, you know? [A weak chuckle and he clears his throat.] Anyway, he's... totally off his rocker, on about how he's gonna 'fix' things. He said he had to get rid of Riku, so I went to try and stop him. I owed Riku that much.
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You said...you did that to yourself? Why?
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I dunno what happened... It's like as soon as I got anywhere near Lea my whole grip on reality just started to slip. [A shake of his head and a sigh.] I... can't explain it. It's like suddenly every single thing that had ever made me look over my shoulder was so real I could smell it. It was affecting Riku, too--I dunno if Lea was causing it, or if he was just completely overtaken by it, but I wasn't interested in seeing what the advanced stages felt like.
[He hesitates a moment, then flaps his arms helplessly and lets his hands drape between his knees.] So I stabbed myself with my chakram to clear my head. Pain's a great way to clear your head, you know? I figured losing a little blood was better than losing my mind.
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Are you okay?
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[A shake of his head and a sigh.] They're nothing like Heartless--nothing I did made a damn bit of difference. They overwhelmed me, and the next thing I knew I was waking up sopping wet in the Park.
I'm fine, though--they didn't... hurt me. If I'd died I would have come back in the Plaza, right? So I've got a headache, a hole in my leg, and I'm... really cold, but I'm okay. [He pauses, then pokes her foot with his.] I'm okay, okay?
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She was still concerned by what had happened to Axel, and shaky because of...Roxas, but she let herself try to relax against the couch. Axel has some water, he has a blanket...she can't do too much else.]
At least let me fix your leg? Please?
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[Pulling the blanket around his shoulders, he starts to fold his legs up--]
Ah--!
[And then folds forward with a gasp of pain. Okay, maybe the home first-aid job on a significant stab wound (self-infliction notwithstanding) wasn't the best idea after all. He grits his teeth and kind of hisses through them.]
Yeah sure okay go for it.
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Gently, she shifts the blanket aside, then realizes he's got on long pants.]
Oh, um...I can't...
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