[ Yuri nods, since that was her line of thinking too. She takes a tube of antiseptic tape and tries to look over Shu's body. Where are his scratches? But then she realizes that he's been staring at her longer than usual. Um. ]
[ he's got some shadow like scarring on his arms and stomach, but-- that's under his shirt. the burns on his face are looking a lot better, but the shadow scarring's still present in places there too.
the nicks and scratches are predominantly on his arm, along with a bit of burning. that's what she can put the cream on his arms for!
still he just reaches up and carefully tilts her head to one side, looking at her neck. ]
[ Oh... Yuri just lets Shu quietly stay there and lightly pats his... back? She's not sure where she can just pat without Shu's injuries worsening since she already applied the cream. ]
[ Watching Yuri die has been so common that she doesn't seem too affected by it anymore. Yuri will also make a note to bring Shu to the spa so try and cut the collar off.
No, we had to kill you. [ aaa. ] Or something that looked like you, but wrong. And there was this monster--
[ he's quiet for a moment, frowning. when she hugs him, he'll just hook an arm around her to return it. he's not afraid of dying, he said, but it's still unnerving to see the faces of people you know and, well-- ]
It had your head. [ and he doesn't mean a monster with the head of yuri. ] Kept trying to distract us with it, make us look at it. [ haha. ]
[ the mods, i think are just sniffing for deets. points at them. the twink beatdown was happening yesterday oocly lmao. ]
He was there from the beginning. We were on a mission in a place called Stormhail. He was there the whole time, we just didn't remember he'd killed Viktor for a long time.
Something ... persuaded us, I guess, that we had to fight each other. I don't know why he lashed out at me, but I just felt like I had to fight back so he didn't kill me like he did Viktor. It made sense at the time, but afterwards we had no idea what made us fight like that.
[ TWINK BEATDOWN LMFAO imagine the turmoil when i saw the cyoa results today ]
I see...
[ Yuri thinks they got sucked into someone else's world and had replacements, just like how it was... every week. She frowns as she tries to straighten Shu's back so that he doesn't slouch as she continues to apply the antiseptic tape on his arms. She will use the entire thing. Can't stop her. ]
... Those things seem to make less and less sense.
Mm. I had this ... urge, I guess. To kill him before he killed me, like I knew he was in danger. It might've been the same for him. When he killed me, it wore off.
[ and not just because. y'know. dead. ]
Ah, did Shoma find us? [ poor shoma.... shu doesn't know he crashed into him and threw them both in the lake. ] Mm. Sorry. None of expected to come back that beat up.
[ Wild. Yuri thinks that's quite a situation, but also wonders about the collar. She doesn't think when she slowly raises her hand to touch it, feeling its texture and thickness. For a moment, her finger is about to hook onto it, but Yuri withdraws her hand. ]
... I don't think anyone does.
[ There's a small smile as Yuri goes to back to taping all over Shu's arms. ]
[ it's just-- something. to have died, been healed enough to keep going and then to be told you'd basically been dead on arrival. he still feels like a minor case of death warmed up though, with the time he's spent in the pod definitely only pushing him into the semi-ok category, but-- it's still strange. ]
...
[ he lets her prod at the collar though. he has some idea of what it is, but there's no worry or concern about the fact it's around his next. right now it's just an accessory and a reminder of where'd he been and what happened. ]
Are you trying to see how it comes off?
[ he'll hook his own finger in the collar to pull it out from his neck a little ]
[ It is certainly a new thing they can bond over... Yuri thinks about that and how unfortunate it must be. She wouldn't want this to be something in common with anyone.
Yuri is quiet for a while as she continues to use the tape very liberally. ]
... Yes.
[ She shakily sighs. ]
I'm... so glad to see that you're alive. If...
[ Her voice trails off as her hands pause. She's been looking down at his arms the entire time.
That moment. She didn't know whether to scream or try and process what had happened at the scene. She couldn't do either of them. ]
[ he lets the collar drop from under his finger to rest against his neck and lowers his arm so she can keep taping them up the smaller cuts and marks there. there's a lot, like something slashed across them in random motions, but none of them are bigger than than a grazing nick. ]
...
[ after a moment, he'll just lean forward to rest his forehead against hers, one of his hands shifting out of reach of yuri and her tape to reaching for one of hers, lifting it to press where his pulse is. where it beats, slow and steady. ]
If you focus on what could've happened, you'll spiral.
[ Yuri feels the pulse beat under her fingers. He's warm too, like someone that's alive. Shu is right—they all came back, but she finds herself crying anyway despite how their foreheads currently touch. ]
he wasn't expecting the crying, so he does the useless man thing of blinking like help what do i do. the answer is lifting his other hand to try and wipe away some of those tear with his thumb. ]
[ After Shu wipes away the tear, Yuri sniffles a little. How she wants to duck and wipe her own tears herself, but this sort of gesture is warm. Her arms don't move. ]
... You, in particular, gave me the biggest fright.
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... Is something wrong, Shu?
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the nicks and scratches are predominantly on his arm, along with a bit of burning. that's what she can put the cream on his arms for!
still he just reaches up and carefully tilts her head to one side, looking at her neck. ]
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... Shu?? I didn't get hurt. I'm fine...
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and then he'll just sigh and lean forward to bump his head on her shoulder. ]
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... Do you want me to take the collar off you?
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Don't know where the key is. It's not going to hurt me though.
[ it is just a collar, until he can get it off. ]
I'm glad you're alive.
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[ Watching Yuri die has been so common that she doesn't seem too affected by it anymore. Yuri will also make a note to bring Shu to the spa so try and cut the collar off.
She'll also just... give Shu a light hug. ]
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...
No, we had to kill you. [ aaa. ] Or something that looked like you, but wrong. And there was this monster--
[ he's quiet for a moment, frowning. when she hugs him, he'll just hook an arm around her to return it. he's not afraid of dying, he said, but it's still unnerving to see the faces of people you know and, well-- ]
It had your head. [ and he doesn't mean a monster with the head of yuri. ] Kept trying to distract us with it, make us look at it. [ haha. ]
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Yuri gently rubs Shu's back to try and comfort him. Her hand is warm. She's alive. ]
... Did it involve an apple and a bunch of maggots?
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good. ]
...
[ he does pull back a little at that. ] No. Just a monster, using your image.
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If it wasn't using my image, do you think you could have come back with less injuries?
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Why did you think there'd be an apple...?
[ jiii.
oh. but.
hm. ]
A few, but most of them came from Eunhyuk and I trying to kill each other.
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Why Eunhyuk?
[ These seem random to Yuri BUT THE MODS ASKED ME ABOUT MY SHIPS THIS MORNING SO I'M SUSPICIOUS NOW ]
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He was there from the beginning. We were on a mission in a place called Stormhail. He was there the whole time, we just didn't remember he'd killed Viktor for a long time.
Something ... persuaded us, I guess, that we had to fight each other. I don't know why he lashed out at me, but I just felt like I had to fight back so he didn't kill me like he did Viktor. It made sense at the time, but afterwards we had no idea what made us fight like that.
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I see...
[ Yuri thinks they got sucked into someone else's world and had replacements, just like how it was... every week. She frowns as she tries to straighten Shu's back so that he doesn't slouch as she continues to apply the antiseptic tape on his arms. She will use the entire thing. Can't stop her. ]
... Those things seem to make less and less sense.
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... [ well, she's not wrong. they absolutely did. ]
Yeah. Technically, I should be really dead, but-- whatever Eunhyuk did in there revived me.
[ haha ]
But all that healing didn't actually stick when we got out of there.
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[ make it make sense
Yuri's expression turns solemn at the mention. ]
... Yes. I received Shoma's message to everyone that he found three corpses in the Mega Park and I thought you were dead.
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[ and not just because. y'know. dead. ]
Ah, did Shoma find us? [ poor shoma.... shu doesn't know he crashed into him and threw them both in the lake. ] Mm. Sorry. None of expected to come back that beat up.
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... I don't think anyone does.
[ There's a small smile as Yuri goes to back to taping all over Shu's arms. ]
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[ it's just-- something. to have died, been healed enough to keep going and then to be told you'd basically been dead on arrival. he still feels like a minor case of death warmed up though, with the time he's spent in the pod definitely only pushing him into the semi-ok category, but-- it's still strange. ]
...
[ he lets her prod at the collar though. he has some idea of what it is, but there's no worry or concern about the fact it's around his next. right now it's just an accessory and a reminder of where'd he been and what happened. ]
Are you trying to see how it comes off?
[ he'll hook his own finger in the collar to pull it out from his neck a little ]
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Yuri is quiet for a while as she continues to use the tape very liberally. ]
... Yes.
[ She shakily sighs. ]
I'm... so glad to see that you're alive. If...
[ Her voice trails off as her hands pause. She's been looking down at his arms the entire time.
That moment. She didn't know whether to scream or try and process what had happened at the scene. She couldn't do either of them. ]
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...
[ after a moment, he'll just lean forward to rest his forehead against hers, one of his hands shifting out of reach of yuri and her tape to reaching for one of hers, lifting it to press where his pulse is. where it beats, slow and steady. ]
If you focus on what could've happened, you'll spiral.
We all came back.
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I'm... glad. I really am.
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he wasn't expecting the crying, so he does the useless man thing of blinking like help what do i do. the answer is lifting his other hand to try and wipe away some of those tear with his thumb. ]
We really gave you all a scare, huh?
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[ After Shu wipes away the tear, Yuri sniffles a little. How she wants to duck and wipe her own tears herself, but this sort of gesture is warm. Her arms don't move. ]
... You, in particular, gave me the biggest fright.
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