you should have told me

[thelittlemerman]

Who: Finnick and Dino
What: Finnick's going full band-mom talking about BAD STUFF
When: backdated a million years to after the breakfast log on January 19th
Where: H&C penthouse/Finnick's room
Warnings: Probably talk of the Naomi Rivers Incident^TM, will edit if needed!

Finnick almost regrets saying anything about it. He doesn't want to talk about it and he doesn't want to have to burden his new band mates with anything like this, but if they're going to be able to protect themselves, they need to know. Apparently, starting with Dino.

Throughout the rest of breakfast he remains smooth and charming, and even on the way back he doesn't acknowledge that he's said anything ominous. It's only once they're through the door of the Hue & Cry penthouse that Finnick addresses Dino and nods toward his room. To their band mates it could just be Finnick showing Dino something he's been working on, maybe a song with an spot for Dino to do something interesting with his cello.

Needless to say, it's not that, and once Finnick is closing the door behind Dino he sighs. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be so cryptic at breakfast," he says.

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[alleato]

"Alright." Dino shakes his head and stands. It's going to process eventually, but today is not that day. Until then, paranoia. All the time.

"I think I need to go do something. I don't... probably practice. That'll help."

[thelittlemerman]

Finnick doesn't want to keep him, and he feels bad for dumping all of this on him like this. Maybe he only did it so he'd feel less like he was carrying the entire burden. That sounds like him - selfish. He can't go any farther down that rabbit hold, so he just nods and says, "okay."

[alleato]

And Dino won't take a single person down this road, not for a very long time. He nods and reaches out to pat Finnick shakily on the arm, a show of solidarity that's as much as he can manage.

Without anything else, he leaves, off to practice until his hands hurt.