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savedbyasong ([personal profile] savedbyasong) wrote in [community profile] towerofanimus2013-04-11 02:54 pm

Keeping a clear head

Characters: Shion and open
Setting: Mailroom, graveyard, forest
Format: either!
Summary: Elena is gone, Shion slips further down the not okay scale and breaks a little bit more
Warnings: beserkness


[Mailroom]

Shion,

If you are getting this, then I am no longer in the Tower. I wish I could have remained to continue to train you and Xion, but it appears the Admins had other things in mind.

You have a strength in you that you should be proud of, and with Reno's training you will be able to defend those you love and care about. You are a Turk and you have been trained by the best. Remember to always keep calm, keep a clear head, and you will go far.

To be honest, I wasn't sure if Reno made a good decision in making you a Rookie. I'm glad to see that I was very wrong. Be good to Xion and watch over her for me. You two are partners, you can and should rely on one another during times of trouble and crisis.

I am very proud to have known you.

~Elena


Shion stood reading the letter, twice, three times, six times until the words were seared into his mind. Elena was gone... She couldn't be gone, it just wasn't possible. He refused to believe it, but had to make sure, and so he slipped the note into his pocket and made his way to the graveyard.

[Graveyard] So it was true, of course it was true. Elena wouldn't have sent such a thing as a joke, though he had hoped it was some kind of cruel trick. Tears came to his eyes but he swallowed hard.

"How can I protect them." He asked her grave. Reno, Rat, Safu, his mum... All people he loved and cared about, far out of his reach. How could he protect any of his friends... Even the one's already here. How could he protect them from cruelty worse than any he had seen in West Town, from people more powerful than gods.

He shook his head and turned away. "I've already failed."

[Forest] Keep calm, keep a clear head. Shion gathered food silently, picking out mushrooms and berries. More than enough for him and Xion, there were others that would need food too. He had to keep going, he touched his Turk pin. Even if it was hopeless he owed Reno that much. He couldn't give up.

As he searched for food anger rose in him, they had taken another of his friends, sent them to be alone in a world devoid of life. Another soul they had just given up on. "If you're going to imprison us, then at least keep us here." He spoke to the air and kicked a tree. His anger finding form as his hands balled into fists and he punched the bark.

His fists were soon bloody but he didn't stop, there was no one to hurt for hurting his friends but himself, and the trees but he couldn't stop the anger, it swirled around him and he was powerless to stop it.
lightofhumanity: For when chaos is feeling melancholy. (sad)

[personal profile] lightofhumanity 2013-04-14 01:43 pm (UTC)(link)
..chaos tried to put a hand on Shion's shoulder. If he was successful, he would try to use his powers to calm him down a little.

"..When people are gone..all you can do is try to move on, keeping them in your heart and staying true to their ideals."
lightofhumanity: For when chaos is feeling melancholy. (pondering)

[personal profile] lightofhumanity 2013-04-14 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
At that chaos nodded. He still wasn't smiling, but it was good to see that Shion was..calming down a little.

"Sometimes, that is all one can do."
lightofhumanity: For when chaos is happy. (Default)

[personal profile] lightofhumanity 2013-04-15 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
chaos noticed the smile and returned it for a moment before replying.

"Don't mention it. I enjoy helping others."
lightofhumanity: For when chaos is feeling melancholy. (pondering)

[personal profile] lightofhumanity 2013-04-15 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
"..Sometimes I am..and sometimes, I am not."

After all, he had failed quite a bit in the past.
lightofhumanity: For when chaos is happy. (Default)

[personal profile] lightofhumanity 2013-04-16 11:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"..Not always. I've found that those cases are quite rare and do not show up that often."

Have a shoulder pat, Shion.
lightofhumanity: For when chaos is feeling melancholy. (sad)

[personal profile] lightofhumanity 2013-04-17 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
They probably were..but that didn't mean chaos was going to stop trying to calm his friends and raise their spirits.