XXVI

[wilder]

[Zelos may be different thanks to the loss...but unlike what many seemed to think with his "personality being changed"- he's still Zelos. Maybe his skills were a bit duller since he never needed to sharpen them as much- but he knew how to watch, how to listen, how to read the flipping journal. And most of all, how to put all the pieces together even when none of them make much sense.]

[From what he pieced together...he was "wrong". He didn't understand really how he was wrong (no matter how hard he looked, he couldn't see it), but in the eyes of the residents he was and that's what mattered to them. He wasn't the Zelos they knew, that they wanted. But that was alright to them, not because they'd be willing to adjust- but because eventually things would "go back to normal". He was only temporary and would disappear soon enough, whatever that meant. Even the friends he remembered...they felt that way too even if they weren't as open about it.]

[He didn't begrudge them...or tried not to. It wasn't their fault, right? But at the same time...he remembered just getting used to the idea of having a future...oh well. ]

[Today he skipped classes, as he had yesterday too. What was the point in going? This afternoon? He's simply sitting near the edge of the lake, against a tree and arms wrapped around his knees. He had been good at acting cheerful and "okay" around everyone, but during this moment he's alone? He's letting himself rest from that act. Even if it's just until someone sees him and interrupts him]

Heh...I wonder how much longer now.

[OOC: Loss continued and open post]

Comments

[impetuous]

Waiting for rain?

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[wilder]

[wilder]

[He chuckles]

Nah. More like for us to go back to that castle, you know?

[impetuous]

Camp's not doing it for you? Move.

[ Gwaine drops down next to him, shoving him playfully so he can lean against the tree too. ]

[learns]

[ Twilight doesn't feel like being around people at the moment.

So why is it that when she goes to get away from them, one of the most annoying ones she knows is already there? ]

Oh. It's you.

[wilder]

- Oh. Heh, Sorry.

[he scoots over]

It's not really for me. What about you?

[wilder]

[...oh no not again. He'll look confused]

Hi?

[impetuous]

I don't remember anything that happened last night so it must have been amazing.

[wilder]

[Okay that makes him laugh a little]

They say that's a sign of one!

[learns]

Hi.

[ She's going to find another brood spot nearby. Maybe he'll leave her alone? ]

[impetuous]

That and the headache I'm nursing right now. Tonight's like to be the same. You should come.

[wilder]

[Oh wow. She's mad]

Wait- I'm sorry- am I in your spot- or did I do something?

[wilder]

Hahaha, thanks but...I said I'd help a friend with their chariot.

[learns]

[ Twilight.... frowns... for a second.

But Zelos hasn't actually done anything to her. Just... people in general.... ]

....What do you think about this chariot race?

[impetuous]

There are chariots now?

[wilder]

The chariot race?

Uh...my friend wants to enter it, but besides that it's not that big a deal to me.

Why?

[wilder]

[a shrug] Apparently.

[impetuous]

Huh. Ignore the journal one day...

[ Closing his eyes, he leans his head against the tree. He massages his temple with two fingers. ]

[learns]

[ She looks at him. And, like, SUPER FROWNS. ]

So you think it's okay to participate in a potentially dangerous competition involving the forced labor of horses because humans are better than them and deserve to treat them like property? [ Yes she says all of that in one breath. ]

[wilder]

Ehehe...some hangover, huh?

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[wilder]

[...]

[wilder]

Um...I'm pretty sure Lloyd's gonna use his dog?

[impetuous]

You have no idea. It's been years since the last time I blacked out.

[wilder]

Well, have fun tonight too okay?

[impetuous]

[ Gwaine's eyes blink open. His head turns slowly toward Zelos. After a moment, he looks away. He massages both temples. ]

No, that's not helping.