I won't pretend that I intend to stop living

[mildwildchild]

Who: erryone in Pride
What: recovering from the events of December 7
When: late December 7/early December 8 - ???
Where: Pride HQ and wherever else they're allowed to go
Warnings: Carnies? references to I Will Twist the Knife


So maybe you've just gotten back from the most mellow kidnapping ever and you're itching to tell your bandmates about what went on with the cool helmeted guys while everyone else was at that stuffy party. Unfortunately, you'll have to wait a little while to tell them, but that's okay - surely you can keep yourselves occupied until everyone else returns.

Or maybe you're one of those who wound up at that party of Naomi's, and your night was a little less fun. Now you're back at HQ, possibly with mended physical injuries and almost certainly with a few new psychological scars. Now's your chance to check in on your friends and bandmates who missed out on all the trauma and deal with things as best you can.

Comments

[nandemonai]

[still looking down, Molly nods. she's not ready to pick up the phone yet either. she wants to talk to her band first]

I talked to her at the party for a little while. She... She was acting so strangely, but i think she was trying to help me.

[punchesyu]

Yeah, I noticed that too. She said she had a bad feeling about the whole night, and about the drink I had. She took it and poured it out, even though at the time I feel like she was just being paranoid or something. Guess she was right the whole time.

[When he thinks about it though, that was weird.]

[nandemonai]

[yeah, it is weird, isn't it? And yet, it was such a fortunate thing]

...Maybe she's, like, psychic, or something. [Molly looks up, giving Yosuke a half-smirk, teasing even though it's kind of a grim topic]

[punchesyu]

Dude, with all the crazy shit that's been happening the last few months, it wouldn't surprise me.

[Because Lesedi just teleported them somewhere. Rei being precognitive just doesn't seem weird at the moment.]

Heh, maybe we all have some kind of special powers...maybe that's why she bothered to save us from dying! [He laughs about it, as a joke, but that eats at him the second he says it.]

[nandemonai]

[that is true. how was Lesedi able to do that, anyway? Molly shakes her head, trying to clear it]

I don't think I have special powers. I've never had visions, or super strength, or anything like that.

[punchesyu]

[He sort of bypasses the super powers joke, to concentrate on the other part of her sentence.]

You haven't had any visions? Wait, hold up, you know about that?

[He blurts it out without thinking, genuinely surprised that she said that.]

[nandemonai]

[the question surprises her as well]

Know about what?

[punchesyu]

[Oh he hecked up]

N-Nothing! I wasn't sure what visions you were talking about, that's all!

[He's a bad liar.]

[nandemonai]

[haha what? Molly blinks at Yosuke in confusion, then pushes away from the wall so she can step closer to him]

I was just saying that I wasn't having any visions, you know. Like a super power? [well, she was having dreams though. weird ones]

[punchesyu]

Right...! I don't know what I was thinking. [He says rapidly and nervously.] I just thought you were talking about something else. But uh...

D-Don't tell anyone I said anything about that though, okay? You know, since there's been weird stuff going on around here...

[nandemonai]

[her thoughts drift back to the way her band members acted after she used her twitter account, and so she nods in understanding]

Sure. Don't sweat it.

[punchesyu]

Thanks...

[He feels like an idiot. Sure, the people who'd been with Pride and Virgo before the new hires came in had strange visions, but he doesn't know if it's happening to anyone else yet either.]

This...might seem kind of strange, but... if something weird happens -- you know, like besides what just happened at the party -- tell me, okay? I've just got a bad feeling about all of this, I guess.

[nandemonai]

[hm. Molly tilts her head in thought, bringing up a hand to play with some strands of her hair]

It's one thing to talk to our bandmates, but you and I don't really know each other that well...

[why should she tell Yosuke if something weird happens, is what she's trying to ask, without being rude. perhaps it was something she learned from the rest of System Crash, to protect herself, to be more careful about who she talked to. she hadn't talked to Yosuke that many times, but Rei trusted him, right? and Molly trusted Rei... Augh! everything was so confusing!]

[punchesyu]

Oh, right...

[He sweats nervously. It got suddenly awkward and he knows it's because of him opening his mouth again. He tries to play it off like it's no big deal, waving his hand.]

Forget it! Sorry! No biggie, just take care of yourself.

[He's afraid of getting her involved in something that might not be affecting her, but...with Lesedi freaking out like that, he wonders if it's just safe to tell her even if Koumei told him to keep it quiet.]

[nandemonai]

[it wasn't that awkward. Milky was just trying to be careful. and perhaps Yosuke was just trying to look out for her. she hopes to ease his nerves with a warm smile, wanting him to know that it's really not a big deal]

I will. You take care of yourself, too.

wanna end this here, so i can tag you with HONKERS SOON

[punchesyu]

Heheh, thanks...

[He smiles sheepishly at her, his hand going up behind his head. He hopes he didn't act too weird. Wouldn't be the first time.]

I'm...going to go upstairs and check up on everyone, now that you mention it. There's a lot to talk about with them.

sounds good to me!

[nandemonai]

[Molly nods, moving to the door and opening it]

Yeah, me too. [she's kind of dreading talking to the band, honestly. talking about it meant she had to relive it...] See you around, Yosuke.

sweet

[punchesyu]

Later, Molly.

[He walks over to the door, to wave, and exit.]