[It surprises him every time how warm hugs are. Red seems to have a knack for putting as much comfort into one but his experiences with them are few. Only four people have ever hugged him. He'd tease him he had a talent for it if he felt like laughing right now. There will be a time for jokes later.
It takes a bit of doing to keep from squeezing back too hard. He hadn't bothered to reapply the sense of touch back into his metal arm. He needs it to be unfeeling. The only way to separate the past from the present right now is the evidence all of the madness is over. The gears creak and whine, a sound that reminds him constantly he is free.] I'm so grateful we made it out of there. Your voice called to out of the fog. Thank you.
[He will find places to apologize for how far into the darkness of despair he had stepped. It isn't their fault but, some responsibilities...are his to bear. If Peromei were back he'd be curled up against her side in the Tree of Memory, insisting they have their meeting there in the safest place he knows. But she is far away, fighting. Slowly he lets go and steps back.]
Did you take care of your injuries? If you had any from that...last part. I was a bit too out of it to offer to check everyone over. [He'd rode on a snowmobile wrapped in his darker aspect, chains rattling and eyes on the mountain they were leaving. Balance. Balance and sacrifice. Nothing in this world or any other came without a price.]
day after elios trip; action cw: dr2.5 and dr3 spoilers
It takes a bit of doing to keep from squeezing back too hard. He hadn't bothered to reapply the sense of touch back into his metal arm. He needs it to be unfeeling. The only way to separate the past from the present right now is the evidence all of the madness is over. The gears creak and whine, a sound that reminds him constantly he is free.] I'm so grateful we made it out of there. Your voice called to out of the fog. Thank you.
[He will find places to apologize for how far into the darkness of despair he had stepped. It isn't their fault but, some responsibilities...are his to bear. If Peromei were back he'd be curled up against her side in the Tree of Memory, insisting they have their meeting there in the safest place he knows. But she is far away, fighting. Slowly he lets go and steps back.]
Did you take care of your injuries? If you had any from that...last part. I was a bit too out of it to offer to check everyone over. [He'd rode on a snowmobile wrapped in his darker aspect, chains rattling and eyes on the mountain they were leaving. Balance. Balance and sacrifice. Nothing in this world or any other came without a price.]
I'll deal with mine when I've rested more.