I always put myself in destructive situations [W5, Friday]

[hydrokinetics]

[It took time. Everything took time as it always did. It took time for them to all calm down, it took time to heal physical wounds, it took time to properly remove the evidence of obscene crimes...but in the evening they were able to gather in one place away from everyone else. It hadn't been easy coordinating everything, but it was necessary.

And so here they were. All seven of them.]

...I don't really know where to start. [His voice is tight, but determined.] But we need everybody on the same page. Who wants to go first?

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[thatsthespirit]

[for Shinnosuke's sake, Milla reads Jason's writing aloud. but she adds her own commentary afterwards]

. . . Jason passed out first. He tripped after a coyote attacked him, and knocked his head on the stocks. I fell next, due to-- ah. . . my preexisting injuries.

[don't fight coyotes with broken ribs folks]

One of the creatures leaped at me. I blocked it with my arms, and Yuna. . . [. . .] She tackled the coyote away. It bit into her, causing a mortal injury, before she managed to kill it.

She-- bled out shortly afterwards. I held her hand before she went.

[how can she talk about this so calmly, especially considering her demeanor earlier??]

Russell was alive during this. Jason and I both fell unconscious at the stocks, but woke up in the clinic. Someone moved us during the night, though I can't remember who it was.

[robitussin]

...I'm sorry.

[What else can she say? That's...]

I'm glad you're... [Not okay, but.] Alive.

[thatsthespirit]

[she offers Natalie a tired, yet grateful smile. she's still trying!]

. . .thank you. [she. . . hesitates, remembering her conversation with Natalie after her and Xion's romp through the gunsmith]

I apologize. For worrying you, yet again. For not being able to save Yuna or Russell.

[robitussin]

Don't.

[It's said a little too quickly, and then she takes a breath and shakes her head.]

It's not your fault. Seriously.

[thatsthespirit]

[ah]

[can]

[can she reach for Natalie's hand?? is Natalie also comforted by physical contact, she's about to find out]

[robitussin]

[She looks fairly shocked, but she doesn't pull away. Just blinks a few times and looks towards the older woman, unsure how to react.]

Um...

[thatsthespirit]

[smiles]

Some people find comfort in physical contact. I'm not sure if you're one of those people, but I wanted to check.

[robitussin]

You don't have to... [She sighs.] I'm fine, Milla. Seriously.

[thatsthespirit]

I know I don't have to.

[which is her way of saying she is one of those people who finds comfort in contact, but. if Natalie insists, she'll let go]