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CHARACTERS: All
WHERE: Bearings
WHEN: Day 052
SUMMARY: Aoba's late to get back from the party with intel that may not matter anymore.
WARNINGS: Will update as necessary.
[ Visions of the fund raising party are still in his head, dreamlike as he struggles to wake himself from a heavy sleep. From admist the swirling lights and silken fabrics, there's a sense of urgency. He needs to reconnect. Fragments of memory are flung haphazardly through the network, frantic and scattering. Shards of a broken ice sculpture slide across a ballroom floor, cold, worried.
A string quartet mixes oddly with an off-rhythm beat as his thoughts try settle back into some semblance of order. Thud, thud - his pulse and the threat of a headache mix with the memory of a dreamed up applause in a theater. One not his, but of the man whose mind he entered that night. He had tried to get the information he found out to at least one other host, but there's no recollection of success in his half-awake state.
Finally, a connection is established. A somewhat coherent thought, as he jolts up- ]
Goram Saffit is in contact with H+H1...!
[ He's a little late to leaving the party and joining the current time. A groggy look around his empty room and the pristine state of his bed are a clue. ]
Ugh... I'm afraid to ask, but... how long was I out?
WHERE: Bearings
WHEN: Day 052
SUMMARY: Aoba's late to get back from the party with intel that may not matter anymore.
WARNINGS: Will update as necessary.
[ Visions of the fund raising party are still in his head, dreamlike as he struggles to wake himself from a heavy sleep. From admist the swirling lights and silken fabrics, there's a sense of urgency. He needs to reconnect. Fragments of memory are flung haphazardly through the network, frantic and scattering. Shards of a broken ice sculpture slide across a ballroom floor, cold, worried.
A string quartet mixes oddly with an off-rhythm beat as his thoughts try settle back into some semblance of order. Thud, thud - his pulse and the threat of a headache mix with the memory of a dreamed up applause in a theater. One not his, but of the man whose mind he entered that night. He had tried to get the information he found out to at least one other host, but there's no recollection of success in his half-awake state.
Finally, a connection is established. A somewhat coherent thought, as he jolts up- ]
Goram Saffit is in contact with H+H1...!
[ He's a little late to leaving the party and joining the current time. A groggy look around his empty room and the pristine state of his bed are a clue. ]
Ugh... I'm afraid to ask, but... how long was I out?
no subject
Duty calls.
[ Still, he reaches out to rest a hand on Aoba's shoulder, careful of his hair, and give it a soft squeeze. ] You ever want to talk to someone who might know a little about what it's like, I'm always here. [ It's a little different circumstances than when he usually offers this kind of thing - Aoba isn't one of his veterans from back home, but this is still something difficult they have in common, and Sam can't help but see it as something similar. ]
Let's get back down there, before they decide to leave without us?
no subject
[ He nods once with the statement, but then... he hesitates to leave. His emotions are still so mixed, what with all he just admitted. They should get going, like he said. The others probably won't leave this early without them, but-
Before Aoba turns to go, he suddenly reaches for Sam and wraps him in his arms, his eyes shut tight against his shoulder again. It's... a little awkward, but warm and sincere. He holds for a few seconds, desperate to ingrain the moment in his memory. His heart is beating fast in his chest. He lets go again before it threatens to burst. ]
Thank you.
[ It's whispered aloud, but rings clear across their symbiotes. He then hastily picks up his coffee again, a bit red in the face but smiling as he turns for the door. ]