And then he has to go be weird again

[killedwithlove]

Who: Cole + Anyone willing to come find him on the Pathstone
Broadcast: n/a
Action: Cole's bunk on the Pathstone
When: Now ish?

[Usually, Cole manages a fairly good impression of amicably odd. And, normally, he's a fairly stable person, at the least he's out and about and piloting and generally sticking his nose into people's hurts to help them.

But he's retreated into his heretofore unused bunk for the last day or so. He talks to himself a lot in a whisper and worse, he seems to have wrangled up paint from somewhere, because on the floor outside his bunk, there's painted writing.]

A gold sonnet

[The handwriting is sharp and rushed and unpracticed.]

Comments

[killedwithlove]

[If Cole knows what goes through her head, he doesn't show it. He sits and waits while she thinks and sorts out how she feels, especially about what he's just said.

And then she's crawling over to him. He blinks but shuffles back to give her space to crawl into his lap, blanket and all. He even helps by half pulling her there, but she can always draw away, Cole is never rough.]

[princessia]

[ Elize doesn't draw away. She allows him to help her sit in his lap, all bundled up in her blanket. Sitting here makes her feel like an even younger child, but she honestly feels comfort sitting close to him like this.

She would hate for him to leave her, but she knows in this place, he'll go away someday too. Or maybe it will be her first. ]

...I'll never forget you, Cole.

[killedwithlove]

[She will. Everyone forgets him, eventually, if not because of his innate ability, because time will soften the memory and another Cole, Jove's Cole, will be the one she knows.

But he hugs her anyway, firmly. Leans his chin on her head.]

I won't forget you, either.

[princessia]

[ Elize doesn't say anything else, trying to relax and doze off in the comfort of his hug. From under her blanket, she slips a hand out to place it on one of the arms around her. She's quiet now, but still thinking.

I'll miss you. ]

[killedwithlove]

[Cole starts up a slow rocking motion and hums a soft tune under his breath, like he has with her before.

He'll sit there all night if she needs him to. There's nothing else more important than Elize.]