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 Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 8:07 am
The one bad thing, or good thing about doing so much work over at DCU that by the time she finally managed to head home, nobody else was ever out. Of course, she realized that it made for a lonely trip, and she also realized that if she had wanted to, she could get home in a much faster way…but hey. Nobody wanted that, now did they.
She gave a sigh as she turned the corner from one block to another and continued down the path towards her apartment. It was a shame she didn’t just invest in a car. If everyone in this stupid city just got cars, they would be so many less issues, it would be ridiculous.
As Raven was nearing the now very much closed movie rental store, she saw something that made her frown. It looked like a Dark Mirror Senshi…but whoever it was had the wings of an eternal rank. Had she really been so far out of the loop in her damn ‘court’ that she missed a newbie going all the way up to Eternal? Jeeze.
For some reason, she just found that she didn’t give a damn, and as she walked closer, and saw him about to make a jump for the roof, she figured, why the hell not?
“Hey. Who are you, and what are you doing there, kid?” Maybe if she pretended not to know…she could get some answers. Either that, or get herself drained by another mirror wraith. Oh well. Fifth time’s the charm, right? Or would it be the fourth time this time. She had really lost count.
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 4:17 pm
It was beyond a stupid idea to come to this place.. It was not as if he was still that boy who had once found this place so important. Try as me might, he could not deny the fact that he had responsibilities to take care of as Avior, and atleast when he was powered up, he was still the same. He looked the same as before his defection, and people still saw him as that boy who once wore white. This skin, this flesh was so much more comfortable than that of the identity he now possessed..
Though his duties were to claim energy for the prince (the princess or what nots were not on his list as of yet), and as hard has he tried to stay on path, to go anywhere with alot of people at this time, that was just not how this evening worked for him. His mind slipped, zoning out to places where he didn't ever want to have see the light of day, and in his struggles to push those places back down, he found himself before the creaky old Blockbuster, a place that meant so much to him.. To that boy, Isha.. Though on the ground he was, his eyes turned towards the rooftops, where he would often go there and encounter that boy.. Why was he even here? It was a stupid, stupid idea. Yet that didn't stop him from preparing to make it up to that rooftop, to that sacred space that belonged to them.
Before he could make that bound, he was called out, and it froze him in his tracks. How could he turn to face the person, with his eyes still red and tears that he didn't even remember allowing to surface reaching their falling point. He was a mess, and the woman who was calling his name didn't have to see that.
"I um.. I'm just here to get something I left a while back on the rooftop. I'm not causing any problems." Avior glared at the wall infront of him, embarrassed by the fact that his voice just seemed so much more meek than normal.. Maybe he should just leave. That would be best.. No trouble for anyone..
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 5:03 pm
She hadn’t expected to see the kid crying and for a moment, Raven considered reaching out a hand or something. But…no. Eh. “I didn’t say that you were causing any problems…hey. Are you crying?”
Finally Raven took a step towards him and sighed. “What’s up, kid? What’s going on that has you so upset?”
It wasn’t that she cared, honestly. She just…it sucked to see someone else crying that wasn’t herself…plus…he was a part of her team…and just because she didn’t like the DMC…she still should be there for them…even if it seemed like they had pretty much all gone in different directions.
It took a few moments of pondering before Raven decided to just suck it up and do it. She held out a hand towards the senshi and put on the most sympathetic expression she could muster. “Do you want to talk about it? I don’t mind listening…”
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 5:16 pm
How was he supposed to answer her? Was he to be honest? In all honesty, his problem wasn't so much unique to the powered world, it was a feeling that probably many people experienced. Some aspects to it, though.. How could anyone even understand that part of it?
"I don't know if telling you could even help. I do appreciate your concern though.. I just.. Maybe it's more of a mental thing.. I don't know.. I just.. I'm sorry, you don't have to bother with me..." What could he even tell this awkward civilian who had come up to him? That he was no longer who he used to be and that was tearing him apart? No.. No, it was better to just tell her to leave.
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 5:29 pm
He seemed so sad…
Raven took another step towards him and sighed. “Seriously kid. I don’t mind listening…and I’m sure that talking about it will make it a lot easier…” Maybe he hadn’t been a member for very long…in fact…maybe he was a new member…fresh from…
From corruption. That was a possibility…she hadn’t been so far out of the loop for that long, had she? But…
That either meant that Ares was back in the picture, or he had met with one of the new ‘royals’ in which case. Bleh.
“Come on. Tell me your name, and tell me what’s going on. My name’s Raven…and seriously. I get issues. I have a crap ton of them.” She flashed a smile and took the chance of taking his hand. She was curious. She wanted to know what was so bad that another DMC was crying. Maybe he hated it as much as she did…or maybe there was something else.
God damn she wanted to know.
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 6:03 pm
Avior wasn't quite sure how to respond to her.. After all, he DID try to tell other people. And he HAD cried about it, clinging to Canopus and sobbing on her until he could no longer breath steadily. It honestly.. It helped a little at that time, but right now, where he was near the source of the problem, having words actually helped seemed a little unrealistic for him.
But she was kind.. And her kindness should not be treated with hostility.. There were enough terrible people in the world without him contributing to it.. Though he could not tell with his gloves on, certainly the woman before him was warm... A cold person could not be so kind, could they?
"I am.. I'm Avior. And I'm new to this world in the weirdest of ways. And here.. This old creaky place.. It's the last place I was at when my best friend, the person I loved more than anything in the world, decided that because I changed, he hated me, and would never love me in any way.. It seems like such a stupid reason to be upset but.. I suppose that's not the entirety of it, but I dare not bother you with any more, since they may seem strange.. I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said anything to begin with.." He pulled his hand from her, holding it against his chest instead. Why couldn't there be a mirror he could disappear into right now..
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 6:15 pm
Raven nodded slowly. So he had corrupted. Interesting. Very interesting. He seemed like he was starting to pull away though…maybe it was time to at least show him that she was really there for him. Really on his side…even if he was…part of a group that she didn’t really care for…
He was still part of the family that she had once cared for…so that made all the difference…right?
She drew away and gave another smile. “Hey. It’s going to be okay Avior. Trust me. And…” She drew out her concealed henshin pen, powering up into Eternal Sailor Lesath before his eyes. “I’m on your side. Seriously…and tell me what’s really going on. Who do I need to beat up? Someone who hurts one of us…they have to face the consequences, yeah?”
Lesath walked back over to him, wrapping an arm around his shoulders and giving a friendly squeeze. “It’s going to be okay. Whatever’s going on…we can face it together. That’s what friends are for…what family is for.”
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 6:37 pm
Avior was just.. Just stunned! Another one, so close to him, and she felt powerful to him as well.. And there was comfort in that, and further comfort drawn when she put her arms around him. Those arms, her warmth, her words. As much as he wanted to keep those walls around him from crumbling, he just squeezed her back, letting them crumble just a bit more, far too familiar as it was when Canopus listened to him.
And he sobbed into her shoulder, gripping her tightly, embarrassed by his very own weakness, but unable to keep himself from doing so.
"It's so stupid! It's so very STUPID! Why can't I feel like I'm supposed to?! I came here to be happy, to feel like I belong and when I'm powered I feel that way, I love it, I love being here, but why do people still HATE me?! Why can't I feel right in my own skin anymore.. Maybe I.. Maybe I'm the one that needs to be beaten up!"
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Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2014 6:54 pm
She couldn’t help but give a little chuckle at his reaction to her powering up and felt kind of…happy. It was strange. She hadn’t felt this way about any part of the DMC for a long time…
Huh. Well. This wasn’t going to be something she wanted to share with anyone. That was for sure…So maybe she would just…deal with these feelings at a later date. Right now it was time to focus on him…time to get to know someone in the court…something she had been neglecting to do for ages.
“It’s not stupid. You’re scared. I’m going to go off on a guess here and say that you corrupted into our little group…so you lost everything? When I was…when I was chosen, there were a few among us who had the same problem…and I think it would be terribly hard to deal with…but that’s why we’re here. We’re supposed to reach out to one another, so…so just realize that you don’t have to face this alone. Okay? You can call on us at any time and we’ll be here for you. That’s our job.”
…Maybe that’s what Leto had been trying to tell her…but hey. She had just been to upset with her to bother listening.
Damn she just had to chill out with everything, didn’t she? “Do you want to get some coffee? Or ice cream? I think I could use some.”
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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 12:38 pm
"I know.. I know, that's why I joined. I was always so afraid before, I was always getting hurt and people didn't care what I had to say, only that they wanted me dead, and now, here now, as I am, I am safe, I FEEL safe, and I am glad that I came into the Court. But.." Avior went quiet for a moment, rubbing at his eyes while he tried to make sense of how he wanted to put his thoughts into words.
"It's me. The side that's no longer my old name. My home, my life, my family, that didn't matter, I was a stranger to them anyway, but then there was one who meant more to me than anything! It might.. It might be horrible to say, but he meant more to me than my life, than any prince or princess or kings and queens or anything else in this entire universe. And I left him behind. And I KNEW that my.. My adoration and love for that person would cause troubles for us both and that he was.. I just left him behind. And then, I came into this organization and he revealed himself to me, as he was, as his OWN powered identity. And that person had tried to kill me. BECAUSE of what I was, for something I couldn't control at that time. And I forgave him and I loved him still, then he goes and speaks words of such hatred to me, saying that I hurt him, That he hated me and never wanted to see me again, and since then.. Who am I supposed to be now? Am I to forget all of these memories that are swirling in my mind at all times, to be this new boy, to be Nischal instead of Isha? It sounds so EASY and it SHOULD be, I had nothing but him, and now he hates me and he was the only person I had.. Yes, I know that I have my new family with this court.. People like you, People like Canopus and the prince are the ones I should rely on, but it just.. It's like having an anchor keeping you safe. He WAS my anchor, and now the chain's snap and I can't control what's going on, I'm bouncing and turning and sinking into the depths of a sea made by an identity I just can't connect to..." He trailed off again, resting his head against her shoulder and fighting back more of those irritating tears that keep flowing. It truly was such a STUPID reason to be upset! He was the one who chose to go this path, and Remarque warned him of this!
"W.. What..? I um.. " Ice Cream? Avior was visibly thrown off by the offer, and he pulled away from her grip slightly, looking up in a perplexed manner but you know what..?
"Yes.. Yes, that sounds good. That's what you're supposed to eat in these situations. I think I might need like.. Two hundred gallons of it." Even though his sniveling, he managed to crack a small smile at that. Ice Cream and chick flicks. Maybe that WAS what he needed.
Orangeish Sherbert Sorry it took so long! Geesh, with spring starting this weekend, I had to get crap and a half done! But now I'm freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!
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Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 6:13 pm
Lesath nodded, gently stroking his hair as he talked. It was so easy just to listen to him. And all of the things he was saying, they were really scary things, to be honest. It was hard to imagine having to give everything up and become someone new…
It would be a nightmare in all honesty. Finally Lesath pulled away. “Well. Avior…it’s time to put the past behind you and really move on. Starting tonight. Starting with our ice cream.” She was pleased that he wanted to go and get some with her, and powered down to where she was just plain old Raven again. “Come on, kid. Moth mama is going to take your under her wing, and you’re going to be just fine. I promise.” She held out a hand and grinned. “You and me can stop at the store and get some ice cream, then head back to my place to eat it. If you want, you can even stay the night, how about that? I’m sure my lame fiancé won’t mind too much. And if he does, well. Poo poo on him.”
The blonde stuck her tongue out and grinned. “If you want to know the truth…I haven’t been happy with the DMC for a long while now, but I think you could get me to like it again. At the very least you’ll get me to like you, which is one more person in the court than I cared about and slash or liked before, yeah?”
She shrugged. “So let’s go. We can start on working to make you into Nischal, and get you new friends, and make it something that is worthwhile again. Make life something that is worthwhile again. I won’t leave you, and I know there are others in the court who feel the same. It’s going to be all right. I promise.”
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Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2014 12:28 am
As he finally fell silent again, his tears stopping and his breaths slowly evening out, Avior relaxed against the woman completely, enjoying the little pats he received from her. He had never had a moment like this with his own mother.. Nor his father.. Not any siblings or friends when he was once Isha.. It was at that instant he truly appreciated his corruption. Where else would he have experienced such paternal affection..? And he enjoyed every moment of it, even if his heart still throbbed against his chest.
When Lesath pulled away and powered down, he watched her uncertainly for a few moments, before nodding and powering down to reveal his short, fragile looking civilian form. He felt so much smaller and out of place like this, but the more Raven spoke, the more reassured he felt, and he took her hand, giving it a little squeeze to let her know he agreed with her.
"I would most.. Most definately like that. There's nothing waiting for me in my new home anyway.. I guess that's another good thing about being like this.. No bed times, no one telling me what to do.. And yet I still force myself to go to school." Another smile was managed as he stepped closer to her, not wanting to let go of her hand this time around. Maybe it was weird, he was just this short little 16 year old being tended to by this woman he just met, but she declared herself Mama Moth, and he wasn't about to correct her. Nor did he even want to.
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