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I'll tell you all how the story ends

Who: Ghost Quest kids and all those who want to see them.
What: So as it turns out, going against the label might've been a bad move. Who knew, right?
When: Feb 3rd and after
Where: Pride HQ
Warnings: Talk of torture, aftermath of violence, aftermath of brainwashing, dudes there's some dark stuff.

For the past three days, the troublemakers and ghost helpers of Pride Records were kept locked away from their friends and their bands.

As far as everyone else knew, they were just gone. And then they were back.

They are all worse for wear, some far more than others and some much more mentally than physically, but they are all returned to their penthouses, finally, at the end of their ordeals.

But, at least they're back. Somewhat in one piece. For the most part.

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[Tooru looks absolutely wretched, and taking into account the recent disappearances it doesn't take too much guesswork as to why. Jamie doesn't like the guy by any stretch of the imagination, but he's not totally without compassion - in fact he's feeling more so than usual, given his own worries. He tilts his head at the taller boy critically.]

What happened to you?

[It's not exactly warm, but it's also lacking a fair amount of the venom with which he usually addresses Tooru.]

I was in a car accident. Drunk driver hit the bus I was on.

[He doesn't look at Jamie. He just wants to drink his tea in peace]

[It's probably his dislike of Tooru that prevents Jamie from looking too deeply beyond that excuse. Of course the guy hadn't disappeared with Yuffie and Terry and all the other people that had gone missing, he'd just been in a dumb traffic accident. Figures that whatever sympathy Jamie might have had for him would be wasted.]

Well, at least nothing important got fucked up. You can still play your stupid cello.

[Tooru goes very still for a moment, and then swings his leg onto the table with an audible smack. It hurts, but he's too pissed off to care.]

I'm crippled for life you little fuck.

[There is none of the usual playfulness in his voice. In fact, there is almost nothing but venom. Venom and a little hysteria, his voice rising the more he speaks]

Get the hell away from me! Get the fucking hell away from me before I dump this tea on your stupid, air filled, porcupine head!

[Well.

This is unexpected.

Jamie takes a step back, not at the sudden movement - although the weighty thwack with which Tooru's leg hits the table, and the subsequent rattling of the objects on said table, do elicit a slight wince - but at the other boy's words and tone. His dealings with Tooru have, deliberately, been limited, but he's never seen the guy act like this, like he has actual feelings about things, or weaknesses, or sore spots that shouldn't be poked. Jamie thought that seeing him finally fly into near-hysterics would be gratifying, but somehow this doesn't feel as great as he thought it would.

This doesn't stop him from making terrible choices, however.]

Yeah? Well - good luck catching me, jerk, you're gonna have to hobble pretty fast if you wanna back that shit up!

[A+ compassion, Jamie.]

[With a snarl Tooru picks up the cheese burger he hadn't even touched and threw it straight at Jamie's face.

For a moment he's absolutely still, surprised that he did that. Then he leans back, tears are threatening to fall now because he's so caught up in a vortex of emotions. Anger at Sanitago, anger that his knee is broken and with it his dreams, ]

Do not underestimate how good my aim is, or you'll regret it like Santiago does.

[At the mention of their CEO's name he goes still for a moment. His eyes go wide in fear. As if saying her name will summon her. Hastily he gets up, grabbing his crutches and makes to leave.]

[Jamie ducks to avoid getting smacked right in the face with the cheeseburger, but it still hits him on his raised arm, leaving a smear of grease and condiments on his sleeve. He misses that moment of stillness, but manages to catch sight of Tooru's wide, tear-filled eyes.]

What the fuck is wrong with you? What does Santiago have to d -

[He pauses, his own eyes narrowing as Tooru makes to leave, and says in a low voice:]

You weren't in any bus accident.

You didn't hear that.

[He turns and gives Jamie a penetrating look, and whispers harshly] If you value your miserable life you'll forget that.

[Jamie answers in the same tone.] Forget what, that we're all in deep shit? You're not the only one who's gone through some fucked-up stuff here, so chill the fuck out.

[A more generous person would probably be less harsh in their dealings with the obviously traumatized Tooru, regardless of their previous interactions. Jamie, being primarily motivated by insecurity, is not that person.]

[He hobbles over to Jaimie and gets in his face and hisses]

I'm trying to protect your ungrateful ass, now shut up! This isn't the time for the fucked up Olympics.

[Something about this particular moment grates on Jamie's nerves - maybe it's the intrusion into his personal space, maybe it's the implication that Jamie should be thankful for whatever it is Tooru's trying to do here. Whatever it is, all sense of propriety goes out the window.]

I don't need any protection from you. You couldn't even protect yourself.

[And Tooru laughs in Jamie's face]

There's all kinds of protection, dumbass, sometimes it involves sacrifice.

[He had intended to be the one caught. He had intended to that him and Genos get caught and everyone else escaped. Obviously that didn't happen, and obviously he failed. But fuck, he had tried. And he's still trying.

He may not like Jamie. But he's just a dumb kid, so Tooru is going to try to protect this idiot. Even if he wants to throttle him.]

[As if out of nowhere, both boys will suddenly feel taps on their shoulder. When they look, there will be a rather irate Yuffie having stepped up while the two of them were railing at each other. Both of them have seen her angry by this point, in entirely different situations. She looks from Jamie, to Tooru, and then back to Jamie. The look on her face seems to be a particularly forced smile, that is all wrong at the edges and does not in the slightest reach her eyes.]

Any particular reason why you two decided to have a knock down drag out, I mean don't get me wrong, totes looks like you're havin' tons'a fun but...really?

[Jamie looks surprised at Yuffie's sudden appearance, then highly indignant. He gestures angrily at Tooru.]

I just asked what was wrong and this fucker flipped out on me!

[Tooru decides this is a good time to step back, so he does, clumsily, he can move forward on crutches, but going backwards is bit more difficult.]

I told him I was an accident and then he made fun of the fact that I'm crippled for the rest of my life

[He glares daggers at Jamie]

[Yuffie, in moment of complete and total adult behavior drags her hands down her face, staring at both of them through her fingers as she listens to both of them.

She looks ready to talk to both of them until she seems to register what Tooru said and gives Jamie a look that is not just a tiny bit withering. Jamie. You're going to be hearing about this later.~~waittillshetellsflashdad~~]

I don't care who did what. [Judging by the look she just gave J, that is not entirely true.] I think we can agree that drawing attention by screamin' at each other's the literal worst idea anybody's had in the past couple weeks.

And there've been some impressively bad ones.

[She's including her attempt to brain Squalo in the list of 'impressively bad' ideas. It's a long list.]

[That look from Yuffie is enough to make him flinch, regardless of how much he wants to save face in front of Tooru. Even so.]

I wasn't making fun of him and we weren't screaming. Whatever, I'm done.

[And he's totally ignoring you now Oikawa. Tooootally ignoring.]

[He sticks out his tongue at Jamie and turns his attention to Yuffie]

Well, I was trying to keep him quiet, but you know how he is.

Nuh-uh. Nope.

[Yuffie grabs Jamie by the back of his shirt, mostly to keep him in place, and partly to sort of vaguely shake him. She doesn't really have a better answer to this moment.]

Yeah, you guys were. And I totally heard most of that.

[When Tooru starts talking again, Yuffie stops, eyes narrowing. She immediately turns and gives Tooru a look that's almost as withering, because that is a tone she unfortunately recognizes, often using it herself. She may not have seen whatever just happened, but she would bet she'd tear her hair out.

But honestly she's just facing this one moment at a time. How is this her life. Oh my god, all she wants to do is hand you all off to Terry and throw up her hands. He's more of an adult, right? An adultier adult? Or Garnet. She'll call Keytar mom.

Someone. Anyone.

Please?]

We're all super stuck until who the heck knows when, so why don't we try not tearing each other into bits when we got so many people lining up to do it for us. Ya think?

[For the record, Yuffie still has Jamie by by the collar.]

[There's not many people for whom Jamie would just kind of go all submissive when grabbed like that. Fortunately, in this case, Yuffie is one of them. He lets out a little whine of protest but makes no effort to extricate himself.]

Fine. Can I just go then?

[Tooru just smiles in response to Yuffie's withering look. He's used to looks like that.]

I was trying to tell him that.

[And with that, since she's holding onto Jamie and not him, Tooru begins to make his way out of the cafe. Step, clack, step, clack]

Whatever, I need to take my meds and I left them upstairs.

[Yuffie dramatically rolls her eyes. at both boys.]

Fine. but if you two aren't careful I am gonna smack the both'a ya.

I swear to all that's Holy. Ya got it!

[Yuffie lets a disgusted sound out, one hand on her hip and the other holding Jamie by the back of the shirt.]

Ugh. Boys.

He wasn't trying to tell me anything. Jerk.

[Jamie mutters it at Tooru's retreating back and leans away from Yuffie in an experimental attempt at getting free.] Wouldja let me go already? I'm not gonna go after him or anything. 'f I never see his stupid face again I'd be happy.

[He heard that, he's not that far away. Have a middle finger Jamie

And Tooru out, Jamie, expect a nice present of another dating advice book later]

[Jamie is going approximately nowhere, though Yuffie doesn't seem to be particularly aware of the fact that she's got the worst kind of death grip on the back of his shirt.]

If it's not one thing, its another. I swear.

This kinda thing's so- [Yuffie makes another irritated noise, and its's about then as if she seems to turn to talk to Jamie again.]

Can ya try not to get in fights in public? Least for a bit?

[Yuffie's not scared.

...Okay that's a total lie. Yuffie's terrified. She doesn't want Jamie hurt. Or Tooru. Or anyone.]

I'll tell you all how the story ends

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