You'll turn into a gargoyle at this rate

[puppy_lancer]

Characters: ProtoLancer puppy_lancer and Zero Lancer oathshackledbird; closed
Setting: Graveyard floor
Format: Prose
Summary: Lancer spent the entire event bumming on the graveyard floor. Time for someone to find him.
Warnings: Angsting, maybe

Lancer had lost track of time as he sat by Ayaka's grave. His days were filled with sitting there staring off into the distance and fighting off the occasional monster. His clothes were torn and his body covered in healing wounds. Maybe he would be able to sit here for the rest of his stay at the tower. Maybe some point some monster would catch him too cut up and exhausted to resist and kill him. He doesn't mind either. He doesn't care. He's just a failed Servant who shouldn't exist anymore, so anything that happens to him doesn't matter.

Now and then, a thought of his brother or his friends enters into the void that is his mind and he almost wants to leave his position to go and find them. But every time, he pushes the impulse away. They all have their own friends or Masters to keep them company. And he shouldn't bother them with comforting him. He can deal with his own failures.

And so he just sits there, immobile.

Comments

[oathshackledbird]

This month... Diarmuid hates to even think about how bad it has been since things only seem to get worse each time he does. First had been the power failure the Resistance had caused that had shown them the truth of their captivity. Even though he agrees with Waver now that it is a step in the right direction, Diarmuid still feels shaken by all that they have learned and about how certain parties have acted toward Ruana in response. He wants to believe fully again--like he has before--but instead of belief, he has only found doubt.

The outbreak of monsters that has followed the failure isn't helping things any. Had Ruana always planned this outbreak of horror and distrust or had it been a direct result of their actions and the taunts that had followed? Things have been so chaotic that Diarmuid has barely had any time to think. He has been constantly on the move trying his best to help others and not become a casualty himself.

In fact he has been so busy, he is ashamed to admit that he hadn't noticed that his brother has been missing. It is only when he starts hearing whispers of just how many people seem to have disappeared from the tower over the last few weeks that he is filled with dread and sent running toward the graveyard as fast as he can.

Diarmuid is relieved when he sees his brother there, but that relief is short lived when he realizes just how terrible his brother looks. Not only is he tired, but it's obvious he's been in more than one fight with monsters and who knows what or who else. He is careful in his approach, not wanting to startle the other servant and is about to call out to him when he notices the name on the stone his brother is sitting in front of.

Ayaka Sajyou

"No...please tell me they didn't take her from you again..."