week 1, saturday

[vigilantics]

[ a little after the trial ends, two people will approach hikage. one of them, steph, looks like she is ready to take a bullet for the other one.

mostly because she's been in mama bear mode all trial, but. ]

Hey.

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[fragileprophet]

[Hikkkageeee...

A shadow crosses briefly over Ion's face, but he returns the nod.]

We'll all be as careful as we can be. I sincerely hope for a break in bloodshed, as...lofty a hope as that may be.

[Dream big, little Ion.]

[psychedelica]

... Isn't it a little late for that?

[ did he just make a joke?! it looks like he did. ]

Don't worry. I want to survive as much as anyone, whatever that means for me. [ existing might be a better word. ] We'll figure out a way to stop this.

[vigilantics]

... yeah, we will. I'm just sorry that it's taking this long.

[ there are too many dead, and there will be more tomorrow. they should have gotten out of all of this by now. ]

Ion, have you healed any more people after me?

[fragileprophet]

[Ion shakes his head.]

You're the last person that I've healed.

[He looks guilty.]

I wanted to go to Natsuo, but...

[psychedelica]

[ hikage shakes his head. ]

Natsuo will be fine. Idiots die hard.

[vigilantics]

If you keep healing people like this, eventually it'll get too much and you'll die. Trust me.

[ and she doesn't want ion to die. or anyone, but... he doesn't deserve this. ]

[fragileprophet]

[Once again, Ion avoids looking at either of them.]

I do trust you.

[He trusts that Natsuo will be fine. He trusts, most certainly, that he, himself, will die.]

I don't wish to cause anyone concern.

[psychedelica]

[ he recognizes someone being avoidant when he sees it. ]

I hope you're taking this seriously.

[vigilantics]

... I think he is.

[ she gets it though. wanting to do something even when everyone else is telling you not to. ]

[fragileprophet]

I am.

[Ion takes a deep breath, and then squeezing Steph’s hand, looks up to face Hikage’s gaze once more.]

I just hate...feeling like there’s only so little I can do, that’s all.

[psychedelica]

... Yeah. I get it. But we're all in that same boat here. Staying alive is one of the things you can do.

[vigilantics]

There are other ways you can help, Ion. Ways that won't hurt you in the process.

[ :/ ]