[ ur my last audience for the evening so i'm gonna say that io is just totally wiped, slumped over their desk and kind of just slowly twirling a pen between their fingers, though they pause when keith walks in and give a little nod. sitting up a little straighter. ]
Hey... come. Sit.
[ already pulling up another seat for him to take at the desk. ]
[ the deranged link in my inbox was so funny to see. hi.
keith came by earlier and talked to nodd out in the hall, and he looked in to check on rosie and io a few times, but it was A LOT.... so he waited to come back later, once everything had calmed down.
he is squinting a little, but nothing concerning. oh and kosmo is not actually here, shockingly... his duties lie elsewhere at the moment. takes seat. ]
Where do I even begin, other than the obvious... that was insane.
[ especially at the end. ]
But also... how are things here? You look about ready to crash at any second.
i hope kosmo is curled up with someone who needs him the most right now. ]
Things are... they just are. Took care of Bain the brig. It's just a matter of monitoring Rosamund now, making certain she's comfortable, she's calm where she can be...
[ resting their chin in their hand, they go a little more slack. ]
[ he is making his rounds! real therapy dog hours tonight.
nods... steals a glance over at wherever sleeping beauty is resting. ]
This ship would be so lost without you, man. [ facts. io has been the one patching each and everyone of them up, day after day. more of them would probably be dead without them. ]
I'll stick it out with you, if you don't mind the company. [ just sits back in his chair. gets comfy. ] And if there's anything I can help with, just tell me what to do and I'll do it.
[ they would say this is largely untrue, you're all stubborn cockroaches when you aren't busy getting killed by each other. they just... shake their head a little. ]
Considering we haven't done something like this before... [ glancing back to rosamund quietly. ] I think it would be safer if you did not. But you can stay for a while yet. I don't mind the company.
[ no sleepovers. but a very tired smile crossing their features. ]
Not that I wouldn't be thankful for the reprieve. But we'll be filing through here, keeping watch. I'd rather you get some good sleep, brace for whatever comes tomorrow.
[ damb. rejected. the fireflies are going to eat him alive next time he's in south park. i mean what.
keith could be stubborn and refuse to leave, but that would get him nowhere... even if he does make a face that says okay, I GUESS. ]
Makes sense, especially since we never did find out who killed Sora last week. [ they all know it was rosamund, so it'll be easier to wait and see what happens.
he just deflates in his seat a bit, at the mention of tomorrow. ] Guess it'd wishful thinking to hope for a boring Sunday, huh.
[ frowns at the thought of what could possibly happen, with how trial turned out, on brad's end... ]
Hey... none of that... you're face will be stuck and I can't cure something like that.
[ don't you be disappointed. ]
Better it's us here if something happens. You all should save your strength, hold the line... you do more than enough. [ shifting to scoot their stool closer so they can place both hands on his shoulders, head dipping to look him in the eye. ]
What I wouldn't give for a Sunday we can sleep in... a Sunday where everything is okay for once.
[ he thinks io could maybe cure a stuck face, io is so smart. it'd be fiiiine.
no. he fixes his face and just nods. ] Alright, alright... [ I GUESS. most of the time he feels the opposite of that, but it's hard when there's just a million things constantly going on.
blinks and looks them back in the eye. his eyes feel so unfocused after today, help. just. headbutts him and stays there... affection week or whatever. closes his eyes and just sighs so much. ]
The horrors persist and so do we... not much of a choice in the matter. Maybe at the end of it all, if we live to see it. [ if i live to see it. ]
[ io cannot cure a stuck face, promise. it'd be stuck like that and they would laaaaaaaugh. because they're awful like that. in any case... but. io does kind of wearily chuckle as he is. headbutted. help. maybe they are just used to this kind of behavior so they just very gently nuzzle against it for a moment, closing their eyes. ]
Seen a lot of those haven't you? One too many at this point, I would say...
[ their shoulders drop heavily, the realization of it stale in his mouth. ]
It's going to be alright. We'll figure this out... we'll get through it...
[ he'd be so right for that. laugh at him all you want, king.
a lion and a bull... keith doesn't move, just continues to sit like this with him. eye opening to look at io, then turning downwards. ]
We've all seen and been through a lot, both here and back home... would be pretty dumb to give up now. We have to make it through this.
[ unless they all want to be doomed to dying in space, they have no choice but to keep pressing forward... even with everything going horribly wrong. ]
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Hey... come. Sit.
[ already pulling up another seat for him to take at the desk. ]
... Talk to me.
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keith came by earlier and talked to nodd out in the hall, and he looked in to check on rosie and io a few times, but it was A LOT.... so he waited to come back later, once everything had calmed down.
he is squinting a little, but nothing concerning. oh and kosmo is not actually here, shockingly... his duties lie elsewhere at the moment. takes seat. ]
Where do I even begin, other than the obvious... that was insane.
[ especially at the end. ]
But also... how are things here? You look about ready to crash at any second.
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i hope kosmo is curled up with someone who needs him the most right now. ]
Things are... they just are. Took care of Bain the brig. It's just a matter of monitoring Rosamund now, making certain she's comfortable, she's calm where she can be...
[ resting their chin in their hand, they go a little more slack. ]
It'll just be a long night.
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nods... steals a glance over at wherever sleeping beauty is resting. ]
This ship would be so lost without you, man. [ facts. io has been the one patching each and everyone of them up, day after day. more of them would probably be dead without them. ]
I'll stick it out with you, if you don't mind the company. [ just sits back in his chair. gets comfy. ] And if there's anything I can help with, just tell me what to do and I'll do it.
[ he's pretty good at pulling all-nighters. ]
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Considering we haven't done something like this before... [ glancing back to rosamund quietly. ] I think it would be safer if you did not. But you can stay for a while yet. I don't mind the company.
[ no sleepovers. but a very tired smile crossing their features. ]
Not that I wouldn't be thankful for the reprieve. But we'll be filing through here, keeping watch. I'd rather you get some good sleep, brace for whatever comes tomorrow.
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keith could be stubborn and refuse to leave, but that would get him nowhere... even if he does make a face that says okay, I GUESS. ]
Makes sense, especially since we never did find out who killed Sora last week. [ they all know it was rosamund, so it'll be easier to wait and see what happens.
he just deflates in his seat a bit, at the mention of tomorrow. ] Guess it'd wishful thinking to hope for a boring Sunday, huh.
[ frowns at the thought of what could possibly happen, with how trial turned out, on brad's end... ]
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[ don't you be disappointed. ]
Better it's us here if something happens. You all should save your strength, hold the line... you do more than enough. [ shifting to scoot their stool closer so they can place both hands on his shoulders, head dipping to look him in the eye. ]
What I wouldn't give for a Sunday we can sleep in... a Sunday where everything is okay for once.
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no. he fixes his face and just nods. ] Alright, alright... [ I GUESS. most of the time he feels the opposite of that, but it's hard when there's just a million things constantly going on.
blinks and looks them back in the eye. his eyes feel so unfocused after today, help. just. headbutts him and stays there... affection week or whatever. closes his eyes and just sighs so much. ]
The horrors persist and so do we... not much of a choice in the matter. Maybe at the end of it all, if we live to see it. [ if i live to see it. ]
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Seen a lot of those haven't you? One too many at this point, I would say...
[ their shoulders drop heavily, the realization of it stale in his mouth. ]
It's going to be alright. We'll figure this out... we'll get through it...
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a lion and a bull... keith doesn't move, just continues to sit like this with him. eye opening to look at io, then turning downwards. ]
We've all seen and been through a lot, both here and back home... would be pretty dumb to give up now. We have to make it through this.
[ unless they all want to be doomed to dying in space, they have no choice but to keep pressing forward... even with everything going horribly wrong. ]
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We will... let's just hope it's not going to be for much longer.
[ pulling away just a little to gently reach a hand up and ruffle keith's hair back somewhat. ]
Spirit like that is what'll keep us going.