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capeandcowllogs2012-08-22 02:45 am
cawky) wrote in capeandcowllogs2012-08-22 02:45 am
If you walk without rhythem
WHO: Davesprite and John Egbert
WHERE: Import Clinic
WHEN: Wednesday, August 22st, 2:00 am
WARNINGS: THIS IS GOING TO BE REALLY DEPRESSING.
SUMMARY: Davesprite gets to break some depressing news.
[After the long day Davesprite had, he wasn't really ready to deal with this right now. But he owed it to John to keep him up to date on the Vriska front, after their huge disagreement over her. He still wasn't a hundred percent ok with Vriska in general, but a lot of recent happenings had been enough to sway his opinion a bit. He didn't utterly loathe her, and he certainly didn't wish her fate on anyone.
He didn't bother shifting back out of spriteform. He was utterly exhausted from how much flying he had done, plus all the accelerating he did to try and speed up his search. None of it had been enough. Vriska was dead, Karkat was who the fuck knew where, and Nill had nearly died herself. So Dave is taking up at least four chairs in the waiting room carelessly -- or at least he had been, until he got shooed outside by a nurse. That was fine too. The bracing breeze of the evening woke him up a bit.
His spirograph was covered with a fresh coat of blood -- Nill's, joining his brother's that he had never cleared away. The symbol itself was almost impossible to see amongst the red that covered it. He takes a long moment to steel himself, looking down the road and waiting for the little blue blur to appear.]
WHERE: Import Clinic
WHEN: Wednesday, August 22st, 2:00 am
WARNINGS: THIS IS GOING TO BE REALLY DEPRESSING.
SUMMARY: Davesprite gets to break some depressing news.
[After the long day Davesprite had, he wasn't really ready to deal with this right now. But he owed it to John to keep him up to date on the Vriska front, after their huge disagreement over her. He still wasn't a hundred percent ok with Vriska in general, but a lot of recent happenings had been enough to sway his opinion a bit. He didn't utterly loathe her, and he certainly didn't wish her fate on anyone.
He didn't bother shifting back out of spriteform. He was utterly exhausted from how much flying he had done, plus all the accelerating he did to try and speed up his search. None of it had been enough. Vriska was dead, Karkat was who the fuck knew where, and Nill had nearly died herself. So Dave is taking up at least four chairs in the waiting room carelessly -- or at least he had been, until he got shooed outside by a nurse. That was fine too. The bracing breeze of the evening woke him up a bit.
His spirograph was covered with a fresh coat of blood -- Nill's, joining his brother's that he had never cleared away. The symbol itself was almost impossible to see amongst the red that covered it. He takes a long moment to steel himself, looking down the road and waiting for the little blue blur to appear.]
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He doesn't know how badly injured she might be, but he is worried about her. He's worried about everyone that was stuck on those stupid buses that took them to some other world.
Davesprite doesn't have to wait long for John to appear either, in almost no time flat that little blue blur whizzes down the road, landing in front of the doors of the clinic, staring up at the building with a worried expression in his face. ]
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You're almost getting as fast as me. Almost.
[Joking around wasn't going to make this easier. Thankfully, Davesprite was free and clear of golden blood, though there was a tell-tale splotch of red from where he had been holding Nill. He'd have to wash it off later, when he got the energy to go back home. He had greeted Jade during John's journey over, and he didn't know if he was quite ready to see her yet.]
You weren't caught up in any of that shit today, were you?
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Just that he hadn't been, and Jade hadn't been and-- Oh fuck... Gamzee. He shifts back and forth nervously on his feet. He'd already left Gamzee on his own longer than he is really comfortable with, and should probably go find him after this talk. God he really hoped Gamzee had kept the murder impulses in check for the past hour. ]
Not really. I mean, I know about it! But I wasn't part of it. ... Is Nill okay though? You said she was here, right?
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[A pause. That sentence felt, unfinished, so he awkwardly ruffles his hair and glances away for a second while he tries to think of a better way to finish it off.]
She's sleeping now.
[Wow that wasn't any help at all. Whatever. His arms fold as he looks back at John. He notices the way he's shifting -- not that he understood why. Maybe he was anxious to get back to Jade, not that Dave could blame him.
But he had to do this first.]
She was with Vriska and Karkat.
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He nods his head at Dave's explanation about Nill. There's no way she is going to be completely okay. She wouldn't be in a clinic if she was, but he's glad to hear she'll eventually be alright.
He doesn't like the way Davesprite says that last part though... ]
Yeah, I was talking to Vriska and her during some of it!
[ Sadly, Vriska isn't in his forethought right now. She was with Nill, and Nill is going to be alright. Therefore Vriska is going to be alright too, right? Davesprite doesn't like Vriska, so he didn't mention her. The logic is kind of haphazard at best, but John's thoughts are more than a little scattered right now.
His focus is a little more on clowns than anything else. ]
Do you know where Karkat is now?
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[Dave lets that information soak in for a bit. Karkat was fine and Nill was fine. There was one small problem with the conclusion John had come to, even if he hadn't stated it out loud. The sprite seemed clued in on the fact that he thought Vriska was well -- mostly because he didn't ask about her. Considering how badly he had gotten on his ass for fighting with her, it just didn't seem right.
Suddenly, this feels even worse than he thought it would. He doesn't want to say it. Its obvious he doesn't want to say it, to the point that he actually has to visibly sigh to prepare himself to say it.
His arms fall to his sides, his wings nestle behind him awkwardly.]
John...Vriska didn't make it.
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John's focus on the whole Gamzee and Karkat thing meant he is only paying so much attention to what Davesprite had said. He frowns up at the building, like he's trying to contemplate something, and then, all of the sudden... the words seem to sink in all at once.
John stops shifting from foot to foot, his fingers that had been drumming against his thighs stop, and he slowly turns his face to look back at Davesprite his eyes slowly growing wider. ]
Is she... is she still stuck in the other world?
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[But before John can go running off like a Hero, he flicks his tail a bit to settle back on the pavement, putting him back a little shorter than John, height-wise.
Watching his thought process was painful, though he could understand not wanting to accept it. He had been the same way for a time, when he and Rose were trapped on the doomed timeline.]
But she's dead.
[A pause.]
Nill's communicator recorded the whole thing.
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He's heard it before. Vriska was going to die, and there was no stopping it. Vriska had already died, and she herself admitted there was nothing that John could ever do. But she was alive here in the City, and she wasn't supposed to die anymore.
She was supposed to be okay here.
No one else was meant to die. Not anymore. That whole stupid mess was supposed to be over.
John closes and opens his mouth a few times, letting out nothing more than deep exhales and no actual words.
It takes a good half a minute before he finds it in him to speak. ]
I... Gamzee is... I left him alone when Jade showed up.
[ That wasn't what he wanted to say. That isn't even close to it. ]
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[Well, no, he wasn't sure he could handle him. They'd only spoken once, but whatever. Point was, John needed a minute, not to go chasing after an insane juggalo troll.
Think fast, Dave. Gotta keep the best friend from doing potentially dumb shit, so you can do dumb shit yourself.
Or something like that. But the real point of the story was that he didn't want to leave Nill to wake up by herself after that ordeal.]
Karkat will probably stumble in here eventually. He was hurt too. Just not as badly.
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His head jerks up and he stares at Dave like he's batshit insane. ]
What?! No! Don't go near him until Karkat is back. In fact, you should watch Nill and watch out for Karkat while I go find Gamzee.