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keepsthefire) wrote2013-10-11 02:05 am
keepsthefire) wrote2013-10-11 02:05 am
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"Yo. Okumura here. Missed your call, so leave a message or whatever..."
"Yo. Okumura here. Missed your call, so leave a message or whatever..."
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[ it's out before he can stop it. did he mean tend to him or put him down? it could really go either way at this point. ]
I told you what he was capable of, you know how... emotionally unstable he's been, and you still pushed him all the way to that?
[ this is the first time Bertholdt has shifted since his arrival here, and though he very likely knew next to nothing of the man's true persona, surely he wouldn't transform at the drop of a hat. there had to have been warning signs. his feet slip off the sofa and brace against the floor, though he still isn't electing to stand. Kohaku is too busy fussing with Rin to warrant his approach. ]
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He doesn't respond to Kohaku since she takes up his hands and begins healing his bruises without letting him get a word in anyway. It's only when Armin starts in on him that he even begins to muster some sort of conjecture to all of it.]
He's a friend, Armin. Reiner was, too. I didn't leave you when you needed me and I wasn't gonna leave him. He needs friends, not... lockin' himself away in that damn mill with no one around. That's a damn good way to lose your fuckin' mind, would you rather have that runnin' around?!
[He doesn't mean to raise his voice, and the second it comes out he visibly winces at his own tone, drawing his hands away from Kohaku, rubbing them together.]
I didn't want to push him, but when I tried to tell him that everythin' went sideways and I couldn't talk him down over the phone. I had to go out there and tell him I wasn't leavin' until he came with me...
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Once Rin releases her, she turns her focus over to Bertholdt. She moves over toward the unconscious man and kneels beside him, checking him over for injuries before focusing and performing one more heal arte on him.
She remained otherwise quiet. Armin and Rin needed to talk more right now anyway. ]
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[ compared to the other's rising tone, Armin's own stays level, though undeniably firm. but it does have him finally attempting to stand, steadying himself on the armrest as the room predictably bucks and smears like an undried canvas. it warrants a hunch forward and a soft curse beneath his breath, but that aside, he manages to mostly save face (if only by the fact he doesn't budge an inch until his vision stops sluicing.) ]
If you tear a child from its mother's breast, of course it will scream and fuss. You know it can't remain there forever, but that doesn't mean it doesn't need its time somewhere safe and comfortable, nor does it mean it has to be alone, you could've— Talked with him, stayed with him, encouraged him outside of his own volition, not... issued an ultimatum.
[ the argument peters out on a weak note as the little blond presses fingers to the bridge of his nose. it isn't bleeding, but his pulse is certainly thumping through his sinuses. Rin could've done a lot of things, but the situation had long since passed. beating someone already so precarious over the head with could'ves and should'ves wouldn't do him any more good in the moment. ]
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[Damn. Damn damn damn. He doesn't want this argument to be another reason for that blasted illness to rear its ugly head against Armin and cause him to begin bleeding again. He hates seeing him in such a state, constantly just a gentle push towards falling victim to it and the horrid symptoms that came with it.
There's a huff through clenched teeth and flared nose, hand diving in to his pocket. Phone out, thumb scrolling, then Armin's hand grabbed with the phone placed in it.
It was better than shoving the phone in his face, after all.]
I tried to talk to him, because he came to me first.
[And then, to Kohaku:]
You're not gonna wear yourself out, are you?
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[ It sounds a little snappier than she intended it to be. She does look a little tired after using that heal arte so often in a short period of time, but it's nothing she can't handle. She makes her way over to Rin's side again and shifts her weight to one leg, crossing her arms over her chest. She's just going to let these two have it out ... and maybe give Rin a kick for being so reckless later anyway. ]