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Yuffie Kisaragi ([personal profile] cleartranquil) wrote in [community profile] interstellar55552016-02-05 06:41 am

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. 
twoscompany: (NUUUU)

[personal profile] twoscompany 2016-02-05 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[No, never. That's why, when she sees those eyes, her heart stops, and her own eyes widen.]

Oh my god.

[She falls to the floor, staring. What...what is this? What...what did they..!?]

Steven.

[She knows. She knows, but she's so shocked, she forgets for the moment, as she crawls over. She wants to take his face, to examine him, if he'll let her.]

What did they do to you.
tigermillionaire: (lost in space)

[personal profile] tigermillionaire 2016-02-05 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[He lets her, if only because his brain doesn't seem to be reacting quickly enough to question the action. Crack lines formed of light appear in patches over his skin - on his shoulder, on his neck...on the skin around his belly in particular. There's a stone there, peeking out from beneath his tank top. It's cracked.]

I made her do it...

[His explanation is absent - confused.]

I did something really bad.
twoscompany: (NUUUU)

[1/2]

[personal profile] twoscompany 2016-02-05 08:49 pm (UTC)(link)
....No.

No. No, no no no no...

[Even if she doesn't remember, that cracked gem is not good, and she knows it. She draws him in tight, as if to keep him grounded, shaking her head over and over, repeating no until her tears began to flow.

When he speaks, though, she looks at him.]


No, no you didn't. You didn't make anyone hurt you. She had no right...
twoscompany: (GRRR)

[personal profile] twoscompany 2016-02-05 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[Terry, hurt. Genos, claiming his hero was a villain. Now...now...

Her grip tightens, becomes shaky.]


She had...no right. You did...nothing wrong.

[If anything, whatever he did, maybe it helped them. And that's why he was punished. Because Lesedi - how did she ever think that woman was anything but a miserable, horrible human being? God. She worshiped the woman.

That disgusting, vile woman.]


This is her fault. Not...yours.
tigermillionaire: (HHHHHHHHHHHHH)

[personal profile] tigermillionaire 2016-02-05 11:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[At first being held is sort of comforting, a kind sort of touch that he'd almost forgotten about in the wake of everything else. But as soon as she starts trying to tell him he didn't do anything wrong, that it was Lesedi's fault, that comfort all falls away.

He whines, pushing against her like he's trying to escape.]


No! No...I...I did. I did. You didn't see.

twoscompany: (NUUUU)

[personal profile] twoscompany 2016-02-06 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
[His attempts are weak, at best, against Garnet. Even so, she shakes her head.]

This is all I need to see to know. You're hurt and that's what I see. How do you deserve any of this?

[She needs to...she needs to contact Greg. Steven needs his father.]
tigermillionaire: (dying to death)

[personal profile] tigermillionaire 2016-02-06 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
[He keeps pushing, still trying to get away from her. He cries out, not even listening to what she's saying:]

L-Let me go! Please...
twoscompany: (NUUUU)

[personal profile] twoscompany 2016-02-06 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
[She does, reluctantly. What has she done? What did they do?]

Tiger...
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[personal profile] tigermillionaire 2016-02-06 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
[He scrambles away from her, crawling a short distance across the floor before stopping again and wrapping his arms around himself. He doesn't cry. It's weird how he doesn't, he's always been so easy with his emotions before.

Instead he just looks sort of haunted, like he's trying to pretend that whatever is going on with Garnet here isn't actually happening. Like if he ignores it long enough it will go away.]
twoscompany: (NUUUU)

[personal profile] twoscompany 2016-02-06 12:36 am (UTC)(link)
...

[She excuses herself for a moment. She calls Greg, speaking in a low, rushed voice. She needs to do something. She needs to get Steven out of this place.

She can't let them hurt him anymore.

After she finishes, she turns back to the boy, trying to reach out towards him.]


Steven. I...we need to go. I'm going to help you. Please.

Please.
tigermillionaire: (human beings)

[personal profile] tigermillionaire 2016-02-06 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
[He cowers, curling in against himself, making sure he keep turned away from her. He isn't cooperating, something inside of him screams. Look! He isn't cooperating with her. They can't blame him. They can't.

He's behaving. They have to believe him.]


No.

[He grabs at his hair, more cracks of light shattering across the skin of his back and up his neck.]
twoscompany: (NUUUU)

[personal profile] twoscompany 2016-02-06 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh no no no no no nononono-]

Your father...he wants to make sure you're all right...!

[Getting worse. Its getting worse, isn't it--]
tigermillionaire: (blank)

[personal profile] tigermillionaire 2016-02-06 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
He can't...

[The breaks seem to appear more with stress than with time, like the weakness it brings makes it harder for him to hold himself together.]

I'm just...going to stop.

[He lays down on the floor, curling around his gem protectively. He's not going anywhere. He can't, and he won't.]
twoscompany: (NUUUU)

[personal profile] twoscompany 2016-02-06 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh god. This. Garnet brings her hands to her head, shaking the whole time. She's...she's...

He's giving up, isn't he.

He's giving up. This wonderful boy, who brought so much hope to her, and the Crystal Gems, who believed in everyone...

She doesn't know what to do.

She doesn't know how to save him, like this.

I failed.

Rose...I'm so sorry.

I'm...we're the worst. We couldn't save him.

This is my fault.












But she has to try. She has to try and help him.

Forcing herself to the phone, she write to Greg. When he responds, she doesn't know. Where was truly safe in Pride? And how can she get Steven there?

Breathing fast, trying to force the horrible feeling forming in the pit of her stomach to stay where it is, and rubbing her left eye of tears, she looks back up at Steven.]


A-at least...Tiger...let me get you to your room.

You need to...r-rest...

[Please say yes. Please say yes..]
Edited 2016-02-06 02:08 (UTC)
tigermillionaire: (human beings)

[personal profile] tigermillionaire 2016-02-06 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Going back to his room is probably for the best anyway, especially if he's not going to go any further. There's no reason for him to be out here, now. He pushes himself up, slowly and frailly.]

Okay...

[He trusts her to not take him somewhere else. Not when he said no.]
twoscompany: (SUPERTRAMP'S THE LOGICAL SONG)

[personal profile] twoscompany 2016-02-06 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
[She offers her hand, at this.]

All right. To your room, then.

[She'd make sure to get what Greg asked for, but right now, Steven getting where he needs to go is the priority.]