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 Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2024 4:00 pm
After that spar with Chalcanthite, he’d started to worry a bit more about his cousin. The two had been speaking too softly for him to hear but something had happened and it stuck with him. That day he’d offered for the mauvian to come over whenever things got bothersome with his cousin and after Aloysius and their partner had left, he settled in with his laptop on the kitchen counter to watch a live-streamed seminar. He had heard the phone ding, the sound of an incoming text, but didn’t quite notice it at first as he listened to the doctor on screen going over their findings and research into plant-based medicine. It wasn’t his normal cup of tea but he had promised to help Alexandre and, to be honest, some of it was really interesting. A lot of the points he made were taken into account as they talked about variables and how they were accounted for.
Again, his phone dinged with the little icon that he had saved for Katya. Picking his phone up, he read through the messages and sent a response back. They wanted to pop in, rest where there wasn’t someone causing a scene so he’d invited her over without a second thought on the matter. It would be good to talk about their mutual concern for his cousin. He also might be able to learn a bit more about how things had gone in the Negaverse over the years.
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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2024 4:03 pm
She loved her general, she honestly did, but sometimes she needed a break from him. She hadn’t known him before Bazzite’s fall or before Bischofite, she had come after all of that. She had not known him before he’d been cracked over and over again by the hammers of war. Hammers not swung by order but by his own side, by his own mistakes and his own belief in others being honest with him. She knew of what had happened but knowing and being there for it were two entirely different things, she knew this, and she knew he was cracked and damaged and needed someone to help him hold himself together. Sometimes more than others.
She had seen him date two different people and seen how he tried to balance things, had tried to keep one safe from it all, but had enjoyed the mundane routine of things. He’d liked the simple chores of cleaning and doing laundry. It was the balance to the chaos and magic and war he found himself facing most nights. She remembered when he’d find comfort in the rift, wander it for hours, read within its dark confines with only crystals to light the pages of his books. She knew he let his emotions eat at him and held them at bay till he could no longer, till something too big hit all at once, and she knew he was going through that once. She needn’t have been around for it in the past to know this was how he operated and survived.
He had his family though, two of whom even knew what was going on and knew of the Negaverse, and she knew that was what kept him going when he had no one at home to return to aside from herself. She knew if he had no family he would have become like Bazzite had once been. She thought he could use a youma eventually, though not in the same way he’d gained Bazzite, he could use a companion again. Someone else to roam the nights with and to wander the rift side by side.
As her general was busy cleaning, nothing was left untouched, she had asked Lorcan to come over. She worried for Alexandre but she also worried for herself. So with a furcoat tucked into subspace, and files and books, she headed over and worked to scratch at his door to alert him to her presence.
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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2024 4:04 pm
He’d almost missed the sound at first with how heavy the safety door was. Opening it up he waved down to Katya. “Need me to make anything warm for you to drink? Or I can set up a small heating pad for you to lay on to warm up. It must’ve been quite cold making your way over here.” Moving out of the way so she could get through, he shut the door and locked it to make sure it kept the cold out.
“So he started up a cleaning storm this time?” It had been something he noticed a bit here and there but otherwise felt like something most people did when they shared a space with someone else. Luckily he was alone here and didn’t have to pick up after anyone or worry about things being moved or put out of order. Hopefully, Katya would respect his home but at least he didn’t have to worry about allergies or shedding from what he’d noticed after being in close contact with her a few times now.
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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2024 4:04 pm
“I brought my own bed with me.” She stated, with as much a smile as a cat's facial muscles allowed, and pulled the fur coat from subspace and found a nice place to bundle it up so she could lay herself down in its warmth. “He is, and it’s noisy and I worry but I cannot stay either. He’s been all around the house cleaning and washing clothing and more.” She stated with a shake of her little head, and a flattening of her ears.
“I wasn’t around the last two times he had a breakdown so I do not know what to expect though I was around after Bazzite left him and broke their bond. He was terrible then as well but I think he hid it as best he could.” Sighing heavily the mauvian let her green eyes look up at the blond. “I think he just wants something normal to balance out the not so normal. Without that he’s over doing the normal things and cleaning too much - without much thought to it. It’s going through the motions. If he isn’t doing Negaverse things then it’s this…because it’s what he has to balance with. I do wonder when he’ll find someone and if it’ll be the one you dislike so much. If they are attached to him perhaps they are not bad for him?”
She questioned while pulling something else out of subspace. “I made a copy of his records, all the years he’s served, and everything written down in it.” She spoke gently. He was a good officer, aside from the discipline he’d faced due to Bazzite and turning a captain into a youma. He had more medals than most did as well…for all manner of things. He’d been involved in enough battles and fights…missions and other things. He’d run things as well, a coffee shop and a movie theater.
“I can only imagine if order has records on officers that he’s listed as dangerous and to proceed with caution…will kill and should be killed.” Mentions of injuries, even if he’d had them tended to by others, things he’d noted down or someone had, there was a lot there and it was meticulous it seemed.
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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2024 4:06 pm
Sitting on the couch near where Katya had decided to curl up he petted her gently while looking through the folder on his lap. “He never does things in halves does he? It really is all or nothing when he gets into things.” Even his cousin’s history showed how they got into things one after another and really threw themself into rising up the ranks. He paused at the mention of his cousin breaking down, really thinking about the time frame in which it had happened.
“He really does keep it all secret doesn’t he, though at least with me I can weasel out some of the things he’s hiding. Alexandre really is a handful sometimes but… I do agree that he needs someone in his life. He came over a bit after that spar, to my office, and broke down over things. Family isn’t enough, at least, I know he wants something more of his own, and as much as I don’t like that tart of his… I think that the fact they are a civilian might help calm things down on the normal side of his life. But… keeping secrets like that again might not do him well either, it really is far more complicated a situation than I would ever want to manage.”
Sighing along with Katya, it really was too complicated of a situation for any one person to handle. Flipping through the pages, he got to the injury section and winced a bit. Even without photos, he could match the patchwork of scars he’d seen to each recorded instance. Everything had been a mess but it wasn’t as if he could have done anything then. “I feel like you would be right about that if Order had enough organization to do such a thing. At least that would mean more would avoid him if they could, I’ve been pretty lucky so far but I mostly stick with him or other agents just in case. I can’t go around risking an injury and not being able to run my clinic. But maybe… if something works out he might start thinking that way as well. Alexandre has been fighting a lot more lately, we both saw it with that other fellow, Chalcanthite. I won’t outright tell him to visit the tart but maybe you can convince him?”
Even saying the words left a sick taste in his mouth but he kept thinking about how that was the lesser of all the evils. Better just one person than who knows how many, just the thought made his skin crawl.
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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2024 4:06 pm
“No, he climbed the ranks in a matter of months making General - he was fast to gain in ranks. It’s impressive all the things he’s done. Helping to bring back a long dead greater youma, fighting in space, it seems like he’s been involved in nearly everything.” Nearly being the key word here, though he did seem a bit less involved as he got older, as he was dating Aiden and even Mason to an extent. “I do believe that while he was with Aiden he did less, was a little less active, but still he has been a constant where others have vanished. Many on the team he’s started vanished, some have come back around slowly…here and there.” Thinking of Witherite. She’d heard, from Alexandre, that Witherite
“I think he needs someone as well but not a civilian. Hiding secrets is what had Aiden walking out on him, he would have walked out and only told Alexandre by note if the other hadn’t arrived home to see him leaving.” Which was not a nice way to find out someone was leaving you, she’d been angry about it but had kept silent at the time. She hadn’t warned Alexandre, hoping he wouldn’t come home to it, so he wouldn’t fight with Aiden and beg and plead for the other to stay. She liked Aiden just fine but she knew it wasn’t a good match…not when he was slacking off and keeping secrets and hiding injuries and hiding when he was hurt. It was no good.
“Perhaps if he were to tell this one he’s been seeing…if they would accept it.” But the issue would be getting Alexandre to tell this person…this French tart as Lorcan called them. Purring as the other looked over the files, flipping through it, she knew it was lengthy as it covered so many years.
“Order will never be organized, it is amusing how they are referred to as order and yet lack it. Chaos has far more order, something I am glad for.” She preferred it but also her General did well with the structure it offered, and she was certain Lorcan preferred this to the chaos of order and their lack of unity and structure. “Most do avoid him…and those who don’t tend to be rather cautious around him.” Some were stupid, more so in groups, but he wasn’t a low ranked lieutenant who would have to deal with everyone being equal or higher in rank and so many capable of taking him out. It was why Lorcan was kept safe, for now, once he gained in strength he’d be safer to stalk the streets at night. Once he hit general she knew he’d be impressive…even if he played it far safer than Alexandre ever did.
“I understand your position with work, it is why I think your cousin makes sure you are as safe as can be. He will, if nothing else, make sure you become a strong officer, he’s had experience in bringing people into the fold..with varying degrees of success. He won’t fail family though.” If nothing else he’d be over the top in making sure Lorcan was ready for things. “I’ll nudge him in that direction because it will benefit us all - yourself included. He’ll be less likely to get himself hurt.” Though she didn’t promise a single thing for battles…those rare big fights that happened. Those tended to be a mess and hard to keep track of. “Do I simply push him back or nudge him towards seeking a proper relationship…since it seems this tart is interested in that?”
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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2024 4:07 pm
“He told me a bit about that when he showed up on my doorstep bleeding but to be honest, a lot of it still sounds far-fetched. Some of it is growing on me though, as I read through the database and what you have in this file of his. It’s extensive and impressive, just as you said there is a bit of everything it seems in here.” It also made sense that they’d stuck with it over the years, Alexandre was very stubborn with things.
“It would be difficult to explain things to someone not involved in it though, at least when it came to me there was a lot of skepticism about things. I still don’t like the magic but some of the other things have become… acceptable even if I don’t like it all the way. But I haven’t met them, not in person at least so I’m not sure how pliant they would be to the truth of things. He said they were getting attached so maybe it could work if he didn’t botch things by running away.” Leaning back against the couch, he went back to petting Katya as he thought more about things. It was nice, she was soft and he quite liked having company to talk these troublesome things through with. It was frustrating and so very complicated compared to the things he managed a day in and day out between work and his own quota.
“I prefer structure without all those interpersonal complications that Alexandre has… At least his position provides some safety in things. I know I benefit from it when we go on patrol and once I do make it up the ranks as well I can make sure he keeps out of trouble.” It made things easier since he could slot a schedule of draining and patrolling alongside his personal and work schedule without too much difficulty.
“Yes, if you can get him to at least go check on the tart, Rene is his name if that helps. I have a feeling that it might work out if you can get him to go or if you can figure out a way for us to get them to find a way to Alexandre. I know he’s avoiding them because of what might have been brewing but whether or not it will work out all depends on them meeting again.” The frustration came out as he dragged a hand through his hair, pulling his bangs back out of his face. “I don’t know enough to push things but you might be better at figuring things out.”
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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2024 4:07 pm
“Yes, the files we keep are rather meticulous, something for which I’m glad. I read them through when I claimed him as mine.” Even though mauvians bonded to senshi and not officers, she had decided she didn’t need a corrupt senshi to bond to. She rather own this officer who lived a well off life which suited her wants just fine. Allowing Lorcan to continue petting her Katya nodded her little head. “I can understand how hard things are to believe, though I’m sure Alexandre proved things rather easily to you.” Seeing as the smaller blond never lied, he also could have proven things in other ways, she was certain he’d convinced his cousin rather easily.
“Perhaps it’s best if we search out this person and speak with them, nothing to do with Alexandre or anything else of importance, but if we can get a feel for their personality it may help.” If they could figure if this person was the sort to not run off, if they would be loyal to Alexandre, they could perhaps determine if they’d be safe with the Negaverse secret and if they’d believe it even. Would they support Alexandre and be there for him? It was something they might be able to determine via some means.
“Yes, thankfully the Negaverse doesn’t force some schedule onto its officers, it knows they are all busy with things. Though it has, more recently, come to know how it impacts officers personal lives and can take a toll on things. They’ve started paying officers now, not that either of you need the extra income.” It was still a nice thing ,and something which order had no way to provide.
Oh, how for a moment the two cousins looked the same. That similar, if not the same, gesture with the bangs. Laughing softly she nodded once more. “I can try and you also have enough place to push, you know him well and have heard him out, but I will do as I can from my side as well.” Though she wasn’t sure how well it would work. If she could nudge him towards this Rene person and it worked out she would be happy…her general would be happy.
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