After(life) Party--

[soylentprotag]

[Lenka isn't talking much, though he spends most of the time after the execution either expressionless or frowning, moving among the ones still left at the campfire to check on people and try to make sure none of them are trying to either follow Boa or possibly throw literal or metaphorical stones at each other. Probably everyone's too exhausted for any of that at this point.

At some point he disappears for a little bit and comes back with an entire table and supplies -- not from the kitchen, but from the stash he'd accumulated in Cabin 2. It's not much, but it feels better than eating anything from the kitchen right now. Nobody wants that.

There's just some crackers and fruit snacks and some cheese with them. A few baggies to take them to go since most people aren't hungry right this moment. Once that's set out, he'll idle at one end of the table, staring out into the lake.]

Comments

[bladeisme]

...A hug's fine too, you know.

[He notices that - and wonders if he should get Nine a glass of water, but -

Maybe just being like this'll help, in the end.]

[linearcrash]

[ Squeezing his eyes shut to keep from seeing anything else. After a moment, he'll just lean into his side. ]

Yeah, that'll be good...

[bladeisme]

[Ichigo slings an arm around Nine's shoulders, drawing him in closer.

A moment of silence passes.]

...I'm sorry, Nine.

[linearcrash]

[ It's anchoring in it's own way. Something solid that he can feel is real and actually there. ]

How do you deal with it?

[bladeisme]

...I'm still not sure I am dealing with it.

[There's a small laugh at that - as if his inability to deal is somehow hilarious - but he shakes his head.]

I...just refuse to leave them behind. And - I've had a lot of experience in getting used to death.

[There's a moment of silence, stretching out between his words.]

....Too much experience.

[linearcrash]

[ He'll shift a little to get his own arm around behind Ichigo. ]

I thought I was used to it. It's what you have to do to survive, but I never saw myself doing anything else.

[ He means fighting and all the death. ]

Did you have a team back home?