Higurashi aftermath

[sharpasafawkes]

[IN OUR LAST EPISODE Shaun and Cesare had a little trip down to the labs, if by "trip" we mean "a magical adventure full of torture-filled antics". Needless to say there's one historian laid up in a hospital bed, more or less asleep and bandaged like you wouldn't believe.]

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[sharpasafawkes]

[Starting to snuggle up on the pillow, leaving lots of room for the tiny]

About an hour, wake me up then, yeah?

[maleborgia]

I will.

*sitting on the floor setting the board up again for when Shaun wakes up. goes through a few different attacks and counters by himself, then returns everything to the starting positions. looks up at the clock to see that about half an hour has passed and then over at Shaun.*

[sharpasafawkes]

[Yeah, he's already started to twitch a bit in his sleep, making noises that sure don't sound comfortable.]

[maleborgia]

*...tinybird what*

[sharpasafawkes]

[It looks like it's only getting worse, Shaun sounding like he's in absolute distress]

[maleborgia]

*getting up and coming over to lean on the side of the bed*

[sharpasafawkes]

[-and those are almost pleading cries, begging for mercy.]

[maleborgia]

*not sure if he should wake him up :<

debates for a few more seconds then touches his wing*

[sharpasafawkes]

[He startles awake with a sharp cry, then huddles into a little shivering mass.]

[maleborgia]

You were having a bad dream. *...petting, then climbs onto the bed to pet better*

[sharpasafawkes]

[FREAKING OUT A BIT-then no, no, it's just the tiny. He's not doing so well at keeping down the emotions though]

[maleborgia]

*more pettings. continual pettings.*

What were you dreaming about?

[sharpasafawkes]

[Just. Trying to keep everything down and slipping.]

What happened to me.

[maleborgia]

What happened?

[sharpasafawkes]

[Keep it in, keep it in...


No, he really can't.

It's a mess of hitched sobs, a tumbling rush of words, and everything, everything coming out at once, hurt and betrayal and fear and loss, and underneath it all just the tone of a man who wanted it all to go away so things would be normal again.]

[maleborgia]

*sorry, seven-year-old is only getting the gist of all of that. a good deal is going right over his head. the petting continues, though.*

I don't understand.

[sharpasafawkes]

[Managing to rein it in a bit, but it still sidetracks into how he can't even sleep right anymore and how he shouldn't have provoked him and if he'd only been more firm about stopping him when he wanted to explore...]

[maleborgia]

Did Pedro Luis do this to you?

[sharpasafawkes]

[Laughs, an almost broken sound]

Yes, yes he did, in a way...

[maleborgia]

What do you mean?

[sharpasafawkes]

He- it wasn't all his fault, but he went mad, and I should'e seen it coming. I know what he looks like when he's starting to go.

[maleborgia]

He's mad?

[sharpasafawkes]

He can be, I thought he was different but...

[maleborgia]

You saw him do this before and then he did it to you.

[sharpasafawkes]

[Not even going to describe what this noise sounds like, but that's a yes]