Will you or won't you

[attheclocktower]

Characters: Anybody and everybody
Setting: Floor 1, before noon
Summary: Riki's offered a way to help keep the Tower powered a little longer. Obviously this is going to cause a lot of discussion and debate so let's CONSOLIDATE
Warnings: Nothing as of yet. Possibly eventually, so keep an eye on subject lines and I 'll try to change to reflect any developments

[No doubt Riki's announcement would be polarizing, but the instructions themselves were clear: Floor 1 at noon if you want to help out. And if you want to meet people, try to talk them in or out of it? Or hell, maybe even just talk about the revelation on who is behind those explosions? Well, this is as good a place as any for that too.

Just remember to be careful near the staircase]

Comments

[bashfulshifter]

[Rick quickly shakes his head.]

--I-I c-couldn't. Not...n-not when I'm w-w-willing.

[alephbet]

Still, you made a choice. A brave one.

[Aleph sees it that way, anyway.]

[bashfulshifter]

[Rick does not. He frowns and looks away, immersing himself in listless silence.]

[alephbet]

...Are you going to be okay?

[bashfulshifter]

...I d-don't know.

[He hasn't been for two weeks, and he's not sure if it's going to get better any time soon.]

[alephbet]

If I can do anything... well, besides volunteering for this- please tell me.

[bashfulshifter]

[Rick nods, numbly, and is about to drift off when he remembers with a start: ]

--A-Aleph--m-make sure she kn--knows.

[alephbet]

Which 'she'?

[bashfulshifter]

Uh--y-yours? I m-mean...your w-wife.

[alephbet]

I think she's also signing up.

[Unfortunately.]

[bashfulshifter]

[That seems to be Rick's thought as well. He frowns and his brow creases with worry.]

...K-Keep each o-other c-c-close, then.

[alephbet]

I will. You don't have to worry about that.