War Rooms: Heart Soldier Senshi

[idolpro]

[This room might be a nice, slightly whimsical surrounds to talk things over in, if it weren't for the collars and countdowns on your phones. ]

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[foolmetwice]

[FOR ONCE, HE DOES NOT]

[bristling a little at her words, leveling an even gaze on her]

. . . right.

[and then he just. . . turns away, shoulders hunching]

[dragonheartedgirl]

[ You look like a tiny abused feral cat


which makes it hard to stay very angry with you and not to feel at least a little bad for snapping on you. but also you needed it some. ]

Who do you want to protect? Is your vote for Lilis?

[foolmetwice]

[HE DOES NEED IT, SOMETIMES. but it's hard for him not to go back to his old philosophy-- the one he tried (and failed) so hard to abide by when he got here-- when, for the very first time, the connections of himself and his unit are being used against them. when he really doesn't want to be having these tumultuous feelings of regret and fear for the people he cares about]

[he's the one who doesn't appreciate the full gravity of death, after all. so. . . why should he care?]

. . . yeah. LiliS.

Hurricane's is avante, and King's is pep!pepe!. Who is yours?

[dragonheartedgirl]

[ I'm assuming she missed his conversation with Hurricane while she was arguing with--someone. She already knows better than to ask for Taisho or for SensitIV. Which makes the choise... well. Almost easy. ]

My vote is for Avante as well, and Pep!Pep! after that.




And--I'm sorry.

[foolmetwice]

[his gaze snaps up]

-- what? Why?

[her getting angry at him didn't even register as something that she should apologize for]

[dragonheartedgirl]

For yelling at you, for starters. But mostly for not doing a satisfactory job of trying to help you through this.


[ Physically the signs that you were struggling were all there

but

I was too busy being angry and seeing your jokes as something said out of callous disregard. ]

.... If telling yourself that feelings are a mistake or you don't feel anything helps you through this, then--you do what you need to do.

[foolmetwice]

[wh]

[????]

You don't-- have to apologize.

[he says, still bewildered]

I'm kind of an asshole. It's like-- my thing.

[a beat]

Or, I try to make it my thing, but nobody ever takes me at face value.

[dragonheartedgirl]

Well, if it makes you feel any better--you nearly had me there, this time.

[ a wan smile. ]

So I do have to apologize. Because I should know better by now that that's not who you are.

[foolmetwice]

[. . . . . . . . . . huffs a little. between this, and then their spat about Prim. . .]

Can we talk later? Or something. Maybe not. . . talk, but like--

[GESTURES]

Now's a bad time.

[dragonheartedgirl]

That's fine.

[ Although she assumes that "later" is actually "never," she also doesn't want to force anything while the cameras are all obviously laser-focused on him. ]

[foolmetwice]

[he's talked to some people about this before, so really. . . at least he's used to having the conversation. at her agreement, he merely nods]

All right.