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sheriff swanson (sheriffexe) wrote in robowest2017-03-04 12:02 pm
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[ And as always, Hal is here for any goodbyes you might need to make or wishes you want granted. After all, he's only got a job to do. ]
[Well.
Being one of the last to board the train is a bit of an awkward sensation when you're Zacharias Barnham. He hesitates for a moment at the entrance, before he steps onto the train, head down, and tries to shuffle on without...anyone noticing??
Yeah that's not going to work and yet here he is, trying.
He doesn't really feel like he deserves to be alive right now, though, so here he is, shoulders slumped and head down. He just...wants to get on the train and be done with all of this; there are people he needs to apologize to (so many people) but he's not sure they're going to want to talk to him and it's not like he'll blame them if they don't.
Alternatively, once he makes it onto the train, he's going to find a secluded seat and sit off in the corner with his head in his hands.
Barnham is Fine, guys, don't ever think otherwise.]
Being one of the last to board the train is a bit of an awkward sensation when you're Zacharias Barnham. He hesitates for a moment at the entrance, before he steps onto the train, head down, and tries to shuffle on without...anyone noticing??
Yeah that's not going to work and yet here he is, trying.
He doesn't really feel like he deserves to be alive right now, though, so here he is, shoulders slumped and head down. He just...wants to get on the train and be done with all of this; there are people he needs to apologize to (so many people) but he's not sure they're going to want to talk to him and it's not like he'll blame them if they don't.
Alternatively, once he makes it onto the train, he's going to find a secluded seat and sit off in the corner with his head in his hands.
Barnham is Fine, guys, don't ever think otherwise.]
[Did you really think Barnham was going to get left alone?
Sei's been keeping an eye out for him. So, once she finally does see him, the first indication he'll get that she's approaching will be her rapid footsteps - her shout comes afterwards, about 0.2 seconds before she grabs him in a tight hug.]
Mister Barnham!
[She told herself she wasn't going to cry, but her eyes are definitely wet. Whoops.]
Sei's been keeping an eye out for him. So, once she finally does see him, the first indication he'll get that she's approaching will be her rapid footsteps - her shout comes afterwards, about 0.2 seconds before she grabs him in a tight hug.]
Mister Barnham!
[She told herself she wasn't going to cry, but her eyes are definitely wet. Whoops.]
[Being the last to enter...it's a strange and horrifying thought, and Percy wonders if he even belongs here. Waking up in his new room he lays in bed for a while and debates if he wants to move at all.
Everyone...will be safe now, right? Hal said that they would all get to go where they want to go, but departing in the order of death means knowing he'll be the last one. There's plenty of time to think of what happened.
He stays inside his room for a time, but he knows that if they're departing by deaths, Annabeth will be leaving before him. Annabeth will be leaving soon, and he can't miss her again. It's the only reason he finally heads out of his room.
And so...he's exiting his room. His head is down and his eyes are half-closed, walking through cars with one thought in mind. He has to find her first. Then the others. He knows he has several things to answer but he doesn't want to, doesn't know how to. Occasionally his hand touches the side of his head to the place he shot himself and his hands shake. He stuffs them in his pockets as he walks.
"When you're lost, stay in one place." It's something he learned as a child and now more than ever he feels lost. But if he waits...she'll find him. It's why he finally settles on a train seat, legs tucked under him and fingers idly picking a hole in the knee of his jeans, isolated and alone but able to watch from his place. He won't actively look at anyone. But he's waiting. He deserves everything everyone has to say to him now. He won't hide just yet, but he also looks ready to jump up and walk away if necessary.
It's going to be a long, long ride.]
Everyone...will be safe now, right? Hal said that they would all get to go where they want to go, but departing in the order of death means knowing he'll be the last one. There's plenty of time to think of what happened.
He stays inside his room for a time, but he knows that if they're departing by deaths, Annabeth will be leaving before him. Annabeth will be leaving soon, and he can't miss her again. It's the only reason he finally heads out of his room.
And so...he's exiting his room. His head is down and his eyes are half-closed, walking through cars with one thought in mind. He has to find her first. Then the others. He knows he has several things to answer but he doesn't want to, doesn't know how to. Occasionally his hand touches the side of his head to the place he shot himself and his hands shake. He stuffs them in his pockets as he walks.
"When you're lost, stay in one place." It's something he learned as a child and now more than ever he feels lost. But if he waits...she'll find him. It's why he finally settles on a train seat, legs tucked under him and fingers idly picking a hole in the knee of his jeans, isolated and alone but able to watch from his place. He won't actively look at anyone. But he's waiting. He deserves everything everyone has to say to him now. He won't hide just yet, but he also looks ready to jump up and walk away if necessary.
It's going to be a long, long ride.]
[There's only one person left that Lust cares to see or speak with again, who hadn't already joined the train. In truth, since Eliot arrived, she's mostly secluded herself with him in a private cabin. But Barnham...]
[It surprises her, how fond she became of the knightly man. And how much his ever-growing despair had touched her. He was a good man. A truly good man, and there were so few of those. She holds no ill feelings, over the fact that he's killed. She'd hoped he would, knowing what he knew. And he had. If anything, she's grateful to him.]
[She doesn't hesitate to approach him. Or sit beside him and lay a hand on his arm.]
Don't despair, Mr. Barnham. It's over now.
[It surprises her, how fond she became of the knightly man. And how much his ever-growing despair had touched her. He was a good man. A truly good man, and there were so few of those. She holds no ill feelings, over the fact that he's killed. She'd hoped he would, knowing what he knew. And he had. If anything, she's grateful to him.]
[She doesn't hesitate to approach him. Or sit beside him and lay a hand on his arm.]
Don't despair, Mr. Barnham. It's over now.
[ Get back here.
You know how long Russell and Sara have been waiting for him!! Of course, he's not going to sneak on the train unnoticed.
Anyway, Barnham might be thinking he's shuffling away without being noticed... Until a fourteen year old runs up behind him and immediately attaches himself to Barnham's leg to stop him from moving???
Hey. ]
You know how long Russell and Sara have been waiting for him!! Of course, he's not going to sneak on the train unnoticed.
Anyway, Barnham might be thinking he's shuffling away without being noticed... Until a fourteen year old runs up behind him and immediately attaches himself to Barnham's leg to stop him from moving???
Hey. ]
[Well, he's ten and he's Tired. Just... let him rest. He's going to sit in an empty seat and just... let his head be supported on the window.
Strangely, a familiar chicken comes down the aisles, looking for someone and clucking gently as it goes. It flaps into the seat next to Damian and sits as if it's roosting.]
Strangely, a familiar chicken comes down the aisles, looking for someone and clucking gently as it goes. It flaps into the seat next to Damian and sits as if it's roosting.]
[She's assuming plenty of other people are going to rush to speak to him, people who knew him better than she did - so she waits. It's when he's retreated to one of the more isolated areas of the train that she approaches him. She doesn't take a seat yet, but she does speak up. It seems ridiculous asking him if he's okay, given everything, but—]
You hungry? They've got some pretty great food here.
You hungry? They've got some pretty great food here.
[ papika waits until he's already settled on the train before approaching him. i wish i could say it's cause she is being considerate about his feelings but mostly she just wants to wait til the rush to pile on him slows down so she will have even MORE time to pile on him.
so, barnhamper will now have a papika at his side, and she's just going to. tug on his arms?? get your head out of your hands, man. ]
You're here!
so, barnhamper will now have a papika at his side, and she's just going to. tug on his arms?? get your head out of your hands, man. ]
You're here!
[yeah, as if noct wasn't going to immediately seek out barnham for this. he can't even get to barnham without being a bit worked up emotionally.
...though maybe not for the reasons barnham would think.
which is why when he tracks barnham down, he looks like he's about to cry, but noct's also bopping him lightly on the head.]
What the hell were you thinking?
...though maybe not for the reasons barnham would think.
which is why when he tracks barnham down, he looks like he's about to cry, but noct's also bopping him lightly on the head.]
What the hell were you thinking?
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[you know that look that mothers give their children, that disappointed stern look that says "you done fucked up?" yeah. Milla catches Barnham when he's sitting in a secluded corner with his head in her hands, and she is giving him that look right now]
[she knows he's beating himself up for this. she knows he's broken on the inside, all because he decided to carry a burden he didn't share with anyone else with him throughout most of the game]
[but despite knowing that he is being harder on himself than she could ever be on him, she still gives him that look]
Barnham.
[she speaks, voice authoritative]
Hold your head up, Barnham.
[she knows he's beating himself up for this. she knows he's broken on the inside, all because he decided to carry a burden he didn't share with anyone else with him throughout most of the game]
[but despite knowing that he is being harder on himself than she could ever be on him, she still gives him that look]
Barnham.
[she speaks, voice authoritative]
Hold your head up, Barnham.
[I will fight until the end. I will be the victor. But I don’t know if I’ll ever be the same. Will you still like me after this? I’ll understand if you don’t.
As it turns out, despite those worries and misgivings he expressed in the letter he sent her... There is no hesitation, no moment of doubt when she sees him in the train, whenever that happens to be.
She all but runs towards him, but she stops when she approaches him instead. The first thing she says, the most important thing, rising above everything else she could voice:]
I could never hate you.
[Then, if he'll let her, she wraps her arms around him in a tight hug, pulling him close.]
As it turns out, despite those worries and misgivings he expressed in the letter he sent her... There is no hesitation, no moment of doubt when she sees him in the train, whenever that happens to be.
She all but runs towards him, but she stops when she approaches him instead. The first thing she says, the most important thing, rising above everything else she could voice:]
I could never hate you.
[Then, if he'll let her, she wraps her arms around him in a tight hug, pulling him close.]
[Well he had to try.
Though admittedly... he looks happy to see her despite himself; there's a flicker of shock, and then his expression softens, and his shoulders slump a little. He won't push her away; he'll accept that hug, even lifting a hand to rest on the top of her head.]
Sir Seizaburo... it is truly good to see you again.
Though admittedly... he looks happy to see her despite himself; there's a flicker of shock, and then his expression softens, and his shoulders slump a little. He won't push her away; he'll accept that hug, even lifting a hand to rest on the top of her head.]
Sir Seizaburo... it is truly good to see you again.
[He waits until the rush of people trying to speak to him dies (hah) down, and then he approaches. He's not as angry as he was earlier, acceptance replacing whatever other emotion he might have felt about the situation they were all forced into. So, honestly? To even his own surprise, the first words out of Jason's mouth are:]
Thank you.
[For doing what needed to be done, even if it was painful.]
Thank you.
[For doing what needed to be done, even if it was painful.]
[And while Damian sits there, someone else is going to sit down on the nearest unoccupied seat. Jason is quiet for a moment, looking at this 10-year-old child, and then he sighs.]
I'm still proud of you. That hasn't changed. [The words are sincere, now that Damian can hear the tone behind them.] You are not a disappointment.
I'm still proud of you. That hasn't changed. [The words are sincere, now that Damian can hear the tone behind them.] You are not a disappointment.
[Ah.... It's been so long. It's been a really long time, but he has to look up when she sits next to him--and then his expression softens despite himself.
Lust... is okay.
Despite how he can remember seeing her body, despite everything.... she's okay. She's not in pieces. She's.... right where she should be.]
Ah... Lust. You are... [Okay.]
Lust... is okay.
Despite how he can remember seeing her body, despite everything.... she's okay. She's not in pieces. She's.... right where she should be.]
Ah... Lust. You are... [Okay.]
[ You know, Russell's been thinking about some things. So with a piece of paper with some names written on them: Tabasa, Gardenia, Cody, Dogma, Kantera, Mireille, and Yumi... And show Hal the list of names. ]
Can you... Revive these people, maybe? Or at least.... Change it back to where it was before I killed them...? Is that something you can do?
[ He may be hitching a ride with Sara, but it almost feels kind of wrong to leave the people who's lives were ruined by Russell's murders just... There, you know? Especially if he can fix something. ]
Can you... Revive these people, maybe? Or at least.... Change it back to where it was before I killed them...? Is that something you can do?
[ He may be hitching a ride with Sara, but it almost feels kind of wrong to leave the people who's lives were ruined by Russell's murders just... There, you know? Especially if he can fix something. ]
[ Much like with Barnham - except he is absolutely last - Sara bides her time to speak with Percy. There are people he needs to see first, who need to see him first, and she completely understands that.
But once she's deemed that enough time has passed, Sara's settling into the seat beside him.
... And pulling him into a headlock. ]
But once she's deemed that enough time has passed, Sara's settling into the seat beside him.
... And pulling him into a headlock. ]
[ it's cute that percy thinks there's a single chance in hell annabeth will agree to get off the train until he does? her stop is the same as his, and she will wait through all the other ones if she has to in order to get off at the same time. this is the girl who held up the weight of the world once: she will not be moved.
she's easy to find since she left her room pretty immediately after the announcement, but it's harder to tell what she wants to do first: hurt him or something else.
considering percy just killed himself, though, and it's been weeks, the first instinct to win out is to simply launch herself at the idiot demigod sitting on a train seat fiddling with his jeans, half on top of him and going in for a hug without saying a word. what a fucking idiot her boyfriend is. annabeth chase has designed olympus for the gods, but she isn't certain she's equal to the task of fixing what's gone wrong here. she won't say so, but she thinks it, fleetingly. ]
she's easy to find since she left her room pretty immediately after the announcement, but it's harder to tell what she wants to do first: hurt him or something else.
considering percy just killed himself, though, and it's been weeks, the first instinct to win out is to simply launch herself at the idiot demigod sitting on a train seat fiddling with his jeans, half on top of him and going in for a hug without saying a word. what a fucking idiot her boyfriend is. annabeth chase has designed olympus for the gods, but she isn't certain she's equal to the task of fixing what's gone wrong here. she won't say so, but she thinks it, fleetingly. ]
...Mister Percy?
[Sei's voice is quiet.
It's obvious that Percy has been carrying quite a burden all this time. Some of that had been obvious even before she'd died, but - she'd chalked a lot of it up to the stress of the way Annabeth had passed on.
Now, though, she knows that there was much more to it, and she's sort of kicking herself for not seeing it sooner.
She indicates a seat nearby and tilts her head to one side.]
Is it okay with you if I sit down?
[Sei's voice is quiet.
It's obvious that Percy has been carrying quite a burden all this time. Some of that had been obvious even before she'd died, but - she'd chalked a lot of it up to the stress of the way Annabeth had passed on.
Now, though, she knows that there was much more to it, and she's sort of kicking herself for not seeing it sooner.
She indicates a seat nearby and tilts her head to one side.]
Is it okay with you if I sit down?
...Food?
[Despite himself, his lips quirk into the wryest of expressions. It's kind of ironic that it would be Natalie who brings up food--
That is.]
... I shall have to look into this for myself, I believe. [When was the last time he ate? He's not sure. It's definitely been awhile despite the sheriff's attempts at breakfast.]
Miss Natalie... It truly is good to see you again.
[Despite himself, his lips quirk into the wryest of expressions. It's kind of ironic that it would be Natalie who brings up food--
That is.]
... I shall have to look into this for myself, I believe. [When was the last time he ate? He's not sure. It's definitely been awhile despite the sheriff's attempts at breakfast.]
Miss Natalie... It truly is good to see you again.
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