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Della Duck ([personal profile] sos_pilot) wrote in [community profile] voidtreckernet2021-07-26 01:19 pm

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[Video]

[ Della's face pops up looking... well, like everyone else - exhausted physically, mentally, and emotionally. She smacks her beak a bit, before speaking. ]


... So. That sucked.

[ Fully aware that's the understatement of the century, Della draws a breath, and tries again. ]

I think we could all use a nice, long breather after everything... and, gosh darn it, as Train Mom, that is my sacred duty. Hugs? Head on the lap? Head-pats telling you that you did a good job? A shoulder to cry on? Venting out all your feelings without judgement? I'm right here.

[ She slaps her chest, then slaps a small sign on on the sports/gym car. It reads

EXHAUST PILE WITHIN

But as she does this, Tidus enters the scene - Della jumps, surprised, almost forgetting his presence.

He just smiles, holding up two cups with steam coming off them, then addresses the video feed as well. ]


We're also making big batches of cocoa too. Any of you that're gonna stress bake? There's room for that room - s'long as you don't need a nap first.

[ It's a small chide though, his smile small but sympathetic. ]

I've gotten out some incense pots from the supplies - you guys who got your head thrown into a blender by that aash-- uh, that jerk, [ he takes a swift glance at Della, then back ] --it'll help you relax. Just some, but better than nothin'. I'll set some off in Momma Duck's air nest, but if you're not doing great and you think you need a pot? Tell me. Raven made a lot of good stuff for good nights sleep if you need any in the medcar, too.

... So, yes. Cocoa. Incense. Hugging. And if you want to sleep with friends for a couple nights, we got air beds and extra pillows in here. Nobody has to get up and go until they feel ready.

And if that's not enough, that's fine too. Maybe next month we do something a little more organized, if you have any suggestions - movie night, sleepover night, big eat night, whatever, I'm listening. And I'm here for you.

[ Action ]

And inside the sports gym, the pair can be found. They have a few airbeds blown up, but there's more that still need airing up if you pop in straight after their message. There's also a tremendous amount of pillows. If you want to help, get blowing, and make these airbeds look nice and comfy!

The transgate from the standard coach has mysteriously been moved to the sports gym's outer hallway. Who did that? But it makes it easier to bring in the cups of hot chocolate from the kitchens, and for anyone who wants to bring snacks to do so. Take a seat, remember to bring your sleeping bag and whatever else you want. Plushes, your own musical instrument to offer some de-stress medication of your own with a melody.

And there's an area where small incense pots burn away, a gentle mist rising up. It won't heal the mind completely, but it will offer it some peace. And if you're worried about nightmares, a few of Raven's sachets and teas are available.

So come get a mom hug. Come and offer hugs. Just come and get something out of the company, whatever it is. Tidus and Della - and others - will be here to give a hand.

The life you had might've been fake, but the people around you aren't.

((OOC: consider this a mingling post, where everyone is free to tag everyone else! be the comforter, the one offering comfort, both, whatever!))
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[personal profile] marvelous_murderbot 2021-07-28 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hello," she replies, slowly and eventually.
blitzcheer: (always always always always)

[personal profile] blitzcheer 2021-07-28 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hi," he repeats, glad to hear her voice. "You call this a Just Tired fort? Or is this something...more than that."
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[personal profile] marvelous_murderbot 2021-07-28 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"It seemed to fit," she replied. "I don't know."

That last by itself should set off an alarm bell - Guri doesn't generally say that about any of her actions.
blitzcheer: (what the f is this)

[personal profile] blitzcheer 2021-07-29 06:07 am (UTC)(link)
It is a not-Guri like thing; Tidus quiet for a second, but-

"Don't know if I can help, but... if you wanna talk about it," he tries. "That whole mission - it was a lot."

What part of it really got to her, though?
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[personal profile] marvelous_murderbot 2021-07-29 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes. I had thought that with an artificial brain, the illusions could not take full hold of me."

There is a pregnant pause.

"It turns out they found a way to be persuasive - they presented me with a world I actually wanted. Before they just tried to frighten me with the past."
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[personal profile] blitzcheer 2021-07-29 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
His mouth thins, a sympathetic look crossing his face.

"Are you sad to lose it?"
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[personal profile] marvelous_murderbot 2021-07-29 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yes," she replied, after a moment. "It was an impossible life, one I can never have. But it was everything I have ever wanted, and so...I was persuaded it was, for a time."
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[personal profile] blitzcheer 2021-07-29 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
"What was it?" Tidus can't help but to ask, and wonder. "Was it really that impossible?"

What made it that way?
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[personal profile] marvelous_murderbot 2021-07-30 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
The silence lingers longer this time.

"It was a normal life. I had a shop. I was content. There was...a romantic partner. I was happy."
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[personal profile] blitzcheer 2021-07-30 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Tidus is quiet for a moment himself, though the sentiment in him hearing her doesn't evolve from it. Rather, he wants to be careful when he does finally speak; reassuring, encouraging with his words.

"That's not that impossible, is it? You said you used to be an assassin, but then you moved away from that; you've got a life ahead of you. Owning a store and having someone to be with - sounds like a fun goal to me!"

He can't help it, ending on an optimistic note. Guri on some planet somewhere, living her life.

It sounded nice.
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[personal profile] marvelous_murderbot 2021-08-01 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm not human," she said, flatly.

"And what I've learned in the past, and this planet reminded me, is that I will always be other than what they are. And when push comes to shove, they remember that."

She shook her head.

"They burned my shop, a mob coming for the scary robot. All their fears about their world focused on something they could strike at - and of course it was easy to portray me as a violent, unfeeling machine."

She looks at him slowly.

"Your optimism is kind, however."
Edited 2021-08-01 04:45 (UTC)
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[personal profile] blitzcheer 2021-08-01 06:56 am (UTC)(link)
There's a huff, a caught sound before he shakes his head.

"So those guys were assholes, and I'm not saying that wasn't bad - it was. I don't know what it's like for people to come at you like that, not personally. But look around you, the people you're with here. How many worlds there are, the other people that exist."

He brings a fist to his chest. "You have to deal with that hurt, but you can't forget - that's not all there is out there. You have friends here - who cares that you're not human? No one worth knowing!"

He's getting excited, his voice raising, and Tidus takes a moment to calm and take a breath, quiet. But his voice firm when he speaks up again:

"There is a place out there for you. I believe that." He frowns, a sympathetic look creasing his face.

"I'm sorry those assholes made you feel like this."
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[personal profile] marvelous_murderbot 2021-08-02 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
It's optimistic in the extreme.

Yes, the train has many wonderful people. But they are people, singular. Exceptional, every last one of them.

That was the problem, too. They weren't the people out there. The ordinary people who could do wonderful things, but so many times, when frightened or foolish or made to be other than they should be...

She just nodded. In moments like this, it was best to let the heroes out there believe it was all going to work out.

"Yes," she lied, "I'm sure you're right."

Let him believe the wider universe was better than it was. Droids, even extraordinary ones, knew better.
blitzcheer: (my noodles were knocked over...)

[personal profile] blitzcheer 2021-08-02 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
What else is there to say? He's said his piece, and he knows she's isn't convinced - he doesn't need to be exceptionally observant to figure that out. But she's been through a lot, and what else has she been through before this? Tidus is quiet, his expression falling some, his mouth thinning.

"Is there anything I can get you?" he offers eventually. To move along, to end the silence.