Serious Discussion

[cant_getoveryou]

Who: Blaine Thorps [cant_getoveryou], Saotome Alto [princesspilot], Dora Marquez [chicayunmono]
Where: Dora's Apartment
What: Blaine trying to put it nicely that Alto needs to go back to Magnolia
When: Today, Early Afternoon
Warnings: Potential bitchfits?

Comments

[princesspilot]

And that stoicism managed to last a moment longer before Alto gasped and tried to squirm away, the urge to laugh and cry at the same time escaping his tense form.

"L-let me go... stop it!"

[princesspilot]

"I want--" Alto turned away. "I just want to be able to like myself again."

[cant_getoveryou]

"You never should have stopped liking yourself." Blaine took a step back, giving Alto space and freeing the door for opening. If he left now, he wouldn't stop him.

[princesspilot]

Alto did not move, except to put his hands over his eyes, hiding them from view. "It's not easy to like something that's trash, Blaine."

[cant_getoveryou]

Blaine took a step and leaned back against the wall, letting himself slide down until he sat with legs bent and elbows propped up on his knees. From foot to head, he ran his eyes up Alto's body. "I don't know what the fuck you're talking about. The only trash here is over there in that can," he said with a vague wave of his hand.

[princesspilot]

Tired of this conversation and sick of the humor that he had never appreciated, Alto stumbled and staggered out of the apartment, the tears drying on his cheeks, the image of a lost child.

He had no idea where he was going. How the hell would you get away from yourself anyway?

[cant_getoveryou]

He watched Alto leave, the legs disappeared behind the door. Would he see him again alive? Blaine wasn't certain, but now it was out of his hands.

[chicayunmono]

Dora was heading back from her appointment, humming a song to herself when she saw Alto come stumbling down the stairs that led to her building. She looked up at him, heading up the stairs quickly and taking his hand. "Alto? Where are you going?" She knew Alto was still hurt and she didn't think he should be out but... if Blaine had let him leave he must be okay right?

[princesspilot]

"I don't know..." He bent down and smiled at the little girl, no sense in worrying her with the way he looked now. And damn if he didn't look like a sight, eyes swollen with tears, the salt flaking off the skin of his face.

[chicayunmono]

Naive she might be, but Dora could tell when someone had been crying. "Can I come with you?" She asked, her hand not letting go of his. She didn't know what was wrong other than that Alto had gotten hurt, maybe that was the reason he was crying...

[princesspilot]

Alto shook his head, combing her hair away from her face. "You shouldn't..." Poor girl. Yet, Alto felt that tinge of envy tugging at him. If only he could be as naive as she was. Perhaps then, it wouldn't hurt so much.

[chicayunmono]

"Why not, are you going somewhere that isn't safe? Because you shouldn't go places that aren't safe by yourself." Her face looked as determined as an eight year old could manage and her hand hadn't let go of his yet. She wasn't planning on letting go of it until she believed he was going to be alright.

[princesspilot]

He honestly had no idea where he was going. He couldn't return to the Magnolia, he couldn't return to Blaine either. "I don't know, Dora..." Alto squeezed his eyes shut, holding back tears. "I don't know what to do now..."

[chicayunmono]

Dora sat down on the steps, urging the teen to sit next to her. "Well... what do you want to do? Do you want to find something? Map can help you figure out where you need to go, he always helps me!" Even if she didn't find anything, having an adventure always made Dora feel happy.

[princesspilot]

How could he find himself? "I- I don't have a map..." Alto whispered.

[chicayunmono]

"That's okay, I do!" Dora pulled Map out of her backpack, turning it on as she was greeted with a cheery little song. An extremely detailed map of Toshima came up, every street, old subway lines, even the current positions of the ever changing border of the Battlegrounds. Everything was neatly labeled. She carefully handed it over to Alto. "Here, you can pick somewhere and we'll go!"