third shot ☢ VIDEO (open to seelie & unseelie)

[mixcds]

[Kieren hasn't slept in two days. There are already dark circles under his eyes, the skin blue and purple. He's looked tired since he arrived, but this time it's apparent. His hair has gone wild, as though he's gripped it with both hands at various spots. His eyes are blood shot - he's been too preoccupied with what's happened to really notice.

His throat is scratchy when he speaks. It's a desperate sort of noise, one layered in denial. ]

I can't find Jem. She didn't come round to give me my shot yesterday or today, I thought maybe she'd gone off with one of you lot. But I can't find her anywhere.

[He doesn't want to accept that's here alone. It's too daunting. He lifts his hands to run them over his face, but when he looks at them, one is shaking. Frustrated, he viciously shakes the tremors out. His attention soon snaps back to his locket. ]

I've seen that people go home. How do you know if they have?

Comments

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[truesight]

[ her voice is a little quieter now ]

I'm sorry to hear it. Even with the whole- war thing, it kind of sucks when people we get attached to go home. [ newp she doesn't know who Jem is, or his relation to her, so! ] Were you guys close?

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[mixcds]

She's my little sister. [Never mind that she's nearly twenty.]

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[truesight]

Oh. Oh.

Well.

I know it's tough, being apart from someone you care a lot about, but at least with this place you know she's not going through anything without you. Time stops, right? So she'll be right when you left her. Safe and sound?

-- Hopefully. Assuming you left at a time when everything was safe and sound.

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[mixcds]

As far as I could tell, she's still got a lot to go through.

[Mistakes to make and the like. He wishes she didn't have to. ]

But she'll end up alright.

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[truesight]

Good. That's good. Sort of. For her, I mean.

[ huff ]

Sorry I'm just- really bad at this. Annabeth was only here for the feast and a few days, so it was kind of just like a nice visit. I didn't get the chance to get used to her being here.

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[mixcds]

Oh - no, I understand. I am too. This place isn't all that considerate, I suppose. I'm sorry about your - ?

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[truesight]

Friend! Voice of reason. She's good at keeping me on track when my mind gets all flighty and unfocused.

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[mixcds]

Ah yes. I hav- I had one of those. I think I might have been one of those friends at one point? That's a frightening thought.

I'm sorry she's not here anymore, though.