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Yuuya Sakazaki ([personal profile] espigeonage) wrote in [community profile] savetheearth2013-05-31 10:19 pm

[Action]

Who: Julien and OPEN
What: Jules returns to Locke and meanders around trying to get his head together.
Where: Pretty much anywhere reasonably quiet and not dangerous.
When: Backdated to May 30, latter half of the day.



On the bus back towards the city Julien had crossed some invisible line and thought back to his own puzzlement about why all the shirts he'd brought had been kind of loose in the trunk, and the couple comments he'd gotten about looking more in shape, and then Colette's call. Then a white feather had somehow ended up under his clothes on his back, and a few minutes later he'd had to fight to breathe until something in his chest gave way and his altered ribcage strained his new shirt with each breath. Then he'd remembered why, and... the rest had gone from there.

So that had happened. He'd spent the remainder of the ride, and part of the afternoon, debating with himself about whether it would be better to move out of town. Leave and forget, be safe and unconcerned, or stay to this uncertain future and the simmering thought that he wasn't useful to the others here in Locke. Eventually, with difficulty, he'd decided that he would stay.

Then his pulse had run faster, and unlike the alien memories he'd recovered before, which had come as unusual dreams, this one had been a full-on waking vision. It had left him standing sightless and unmoving in public until it ended, leaving him shaken.

Whoever it was who'd had that memory, Julien was not him. Even aside from not being human, the other him... was clearly someone stronger. Better? That's how it looked, anyway. It made him feel ashamed for wanting to leave. And that awful secret, whatever it had been...

He had the quiet suspicion that if the other him had forgotten whatever it was that weighed like an albatross, that man would have become a lot more like Julien.

Well, one thing at a time. He had to call Colette and ask her to meet somewhere. Some things were better done in person.

[Julien got off the bus at around 11, went home, walked around in a wooded park and had his Echo there, then spent the rest of the day walking through/stopping in quieter parts of the city, ending up in a bar in the evening. As usual he smiled at anyone who made eye contact and was willing to chat, but he was more subdued than usual.

...also he has a fading black eye. Went to a wedding that turned out kind of exciting, not a big deal now.]

angelskills: (« well shit)

[personal profile] angelskills 2013-06-01 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ever since that confusing phone call had ended, Colette had been thinking about Julien. Worried about him. Was he okay? What was he doing? He hadn't remembered anything about the network -- that had scared her. Would he not remember again? Would she never see him again? Though she hadn't known him for long that was something she didn't want. She cared about him a great deal already, trusted him. The idea that anything might happen to him -- she didn't like it at all. So when she received his call some of her worries had subsided, he remembered again, but his tone on the phone wasn't one he normally kept when she saw him. Short, and to the point. Was everything okay? Needless to say she had agreed to meet him without asking much, deciding that it was better to just go along with his request. She didn't mind -- and seeing him in person might make her feel better.

So she arrives in the shopping plaza, golden hair dancing around her in the wind, glancing around to see if she can spot him. She's not wearing her usual cheerful look either - she's much more subdued than usual, calmer, as though she's matured a little herself in a short amount of time. It's not as though she's been without her own struggles, but those were nothing, not in light of Julien and what he might be going through right now. It's quiet here, except for the soft whistle of wind and the occasional sounds of voices. ]


Julien...
angelskills: (« oh balls)

[personal profile] angelskills 2013-06-01 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
No, it's okay! It's not your fault.

[ There's really no need for him to apologize, and when she sees that bruise around his eye she moves closer to him, closing the distance between them. How did this happen? It looks like it hurt! There's definite concern on her face as she moves to him. Her hand reaches out, as though she wants to touch that poor abused cheek, but lowers to her side once she's in front of him. Randomly touching his face would be rude, wouldn't it? ]

Are you... oh... that looks like it hurts. What happened?
angelskills: (« worries)

[personal profile] angelskills 2013-06-01 04:59 am (UTC)(link)
A flying elbow?

[ Oh wow that does sound like it'd hurt! But at least that doesn't sound to be anything out of the ordinary... still. She doesn't like seeing him hurt one bit. ]

Um ... well, I was worried about you. I was afraid something bad had happened. If something happened to you...

[ She trails off. What would she do? What could she do? Other than worry. The helplessness of it bothers her and she frowns a little, hand at her side gripping her shirt a little bit. She says it again, softer: ]

... I was worried.
angelskills: (« if you're lost and alone)

[personal profile] angelskills 2013-06-01 05:21 am (UTC)(link)
Okay.

[ It gets a small smile from her as she offers up her hand without complaint. ]

I'm ... It's selfish of me, but I'm glad you decided to stay. I'd miss you, Julien.

[ It's scary - more than she's probably really able to understand. Strange memories and thoughts and things happening. Any normal person would want to get away from it all. ]
angelskills: (« i fucking love shounens)

[personal profile] angelskills 2013-06-01 05:39 am (UTC)(link)
[ She gives his hand a little squeeze to reassure him. Even if his hand is a little damn it's comforting, and the feeling of his skin against hers feels nice. Her smile widens slightly as she looks up at him from under golden bangs to look him in the eyes. ]

That's how I feel. I really believe that all together we'll be okay. It may be a naive belief but... it's how I feel.

I'll be by your side, too. So if you ever get nervous or scared or aren't feeling well, I'll be here for you. Okay?
angelskills: (« move along move along)

[personal profile] angelskills 2013-06-01 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
An angel?

[ Oh no way to appeal to her religious side, Julien. That definitely makes that smile stretch enough to match some of her happier ones. She's still not exactly there because she's still concerned for him, worried, but he's here with her now and that's all she can ask for at the moment. ]

... That's amazing.

Why do you think so, if it's all right to ask?
angelskills: (« team pretty bitches)

[personal profile] angelskills 2013-06-01 06:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ She glances at the feather as he pulls it out and looks at it in are for a few seconds. It's beautiful! So white and long... she doesn't really know what kind of feather it looks like, but it doesn't seem to be from a chicken or seagull or something like that. She reaches out with her free hand, a little hesitantly, before gently touching it with the tips of her fingers. He gets the occasional nod as he talks, though she remains silent as he does so he can tell everything without interruption. ]

There are all kinds of angels. From what you're saying, he sounds like he could be one of them, to me.

"Heaven-Soaring Wings"... that sounds kind of cool! I like it.

You may understand more in time. He doesn't sound like a bad person, though, if he wants to protect people.

[ Not that she thinks that any version of Julien could be a bad person. ]

Though I don't know much about ghost kings! [ She says that with a little bit of a laugh. ]
angelskills: (« hey lil mama)

[personal profile] angelskills 2013-06-01 07:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ Ah... he's dealing with so much. That's the first thing she thinks when he speaks to her. She's been worried about having no memories at all, nothing that ties her to this madness, no sign that she can really relate to them. It was lonely, in a way. But this... it felt like he was lonely, too. Dealing with these memories that scared him on some level. It's a lot to take in. A lot to try to understand when the pieces are so strangely shaped. She's silent for a moment as she watches him slump a little, and wordlessly she moves in to wrap her arm gently around him, moving her other up, so she can catch him in a makeshift hug. He doesn't look well so she doesn't squeeze him or anything like that, just a firm arm resting on him with care. ]

... I'm sorry.
angelskills: (« you're my brightest moment)

[personal profile] angelskills 2013-06-01 07:51 am (UTC)(link)
Of course.

[ She remembers back to when he wasn't feeling well -- when he needed a doctor and someone with a car, but she couldn't help him because she didn't have either of those things handy. ]

I'll listen whenever you need someone to talk to.

[ She can do that much, right? When she's this close to him she can hear it -- the difference -- something not quite right about the way he breathes but she can't quite put her finger on what. Memories were one thing but bodily changes... those must be really scary as well. Briefly she wishes there were something else she could do. But what?

Maybe she'll figure out what, someday.

She peeks up at him, not moving out of the hug quite yet. It feels nice, and it's comforting, in a way. ]


Do you want to get ice cream?
angelskills: (« sup guys)

[personal profile] angelskills 2013-06-01 08:13 am (UTC)(link)
Mhm! I will.

[ Though unfortunately Colette has always been kind of a hypocrite when it comes to things like this. That's another thought for another day, though. She smiles over at him, blonde hair falling across his arm resting along her back. ]

Hehe, I think we should just agree to split it! It's only fair, right?

... Or you could just submit to my will and let me treat you.

[ That's said in a teasing way, though she'd certainly not object to him submitting to her. ]
depolarized: (To the Side)

[Action!]

[personal profile] depolarized 2013-06-01 04:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Riku's been out on a grocery run, passing by Julien with a brown bag clutched to his side. He would've passed the other by without remark, except he saw the black eye blooming over the side of his face and blinked, pausing a moment. It seemed a bit out of place on an otherwise placid face.]
angelskills: (« i am titanium)

[personal profile] angelskills 2013-06-01 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She laughs at that, shaking her head just a tad. ]

You're funny, you know?
angelskills: (« and then i stabbed it)

[personal profile] angelskills 2013-06-01 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She follows along, nodding a little bit. That's all she had learned herself - very private, not much information about him out there. Nothing really pointing to what made him special in this entire situation. ]

Mhm! Thank you for letting me know. I thought that he must know something if the statues are acting as catalysts for some of the things happening to people.

I'll keep looking, though. I won't give up that easily!

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