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Зимний солдат ([personal profile] reconstitution) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2016-03-20 11:18 am

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Who: Winter & You
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: The Iskaulit
When: 3/20

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How does everyone deal with loss? How much of an impact is it meant to have?

Similar. Unrelated. Is anyone familiar with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? I would like to know more.


[ Action >> Iskaulit ]

[ If you happen to be on the Iskaulit at any time in the wee hours of the morning, between two and six, you may run into Winter utilizing the gym. There aren't really posted hours, and that's usually when no one else is around.

The poor sandbags that he helped Jim hang all those months ago are getting a beating. Winter's focus is zeroed in on the same worn spot, but apparently something gives. Winter reels his left arm back, a high metallic whine the only warning before he lands a blow. It's enough force that not only does it knock the sandbag from its hook, but it goes flying across the room like it's nothing.

Emotional? Who's emotional? Nobody here. Mind your business! ]


[ Action >> Heron ]

[ Winter may have been restless before, but without Jim, this is something new entirely. Crew have been coming and going regularly over the past few months, but this is different. The Atroma decided that he should be captain? Over someone who would probably be more capable at it. He sees what you did there. You just couldn't pass up the chance to not have to change names in the roster, huh?

He's trying to wrap his head around it. Sure, he led teams on missions as the Winter Soldier, but that was different. He wasn't really calling the shots. Being Captain is new and scary and leaves room for so much to go wrong.

If anyone wants to bother him, or happens to be visiting, he is more than likely roaming the halls trying to burn off the nervous energy. He's comfortable with the ship, but now he wants to know it inside and out. As if he hadn't already done that. Honestly, he is distraught without Jim and doesn't know how to handle it. It's not as if he can talk to Natasha about it, either. Or Steve.

The message is more than clear- don't get attached. ]
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[personal profile] astrobleme 2016-03-21 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
Well...

Have you ever broken a bone, or anything like that? Just something really physically painful?
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[personal profile] astrobleme 2016-03-21 03:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm sorry.

But imagine that every day it can feel like you're losing your arm again. You're just doing your own thing and suddenly you're remembering what it was like, re-experiencing it in real time. You might hallucinate or have nightmares about it. Maybe you remember it randomly or maybe you can't stop thinking about it no matter what. Your thoughts could even get worse over time, reinforcing how much losing your arm hurt. And let's say other people who lose their arms don't feel like you do, so you feel really alone and screwed up. You can't get over it. You don't know how to begin to get over it.

PTSD can happen with anything that's painful enough. Physically, mentally, whatever.
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[personal profile] astrobleme 2016-03-22 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[Like two peas in a pod, really.

This pea knows how hypocritical he's being when he writes,]


But the pain doesn't have to stay with someone forever. There are ways to treat PTSD with therapy and medication, at least where I'm from. I don't know if Atroma has any resources like that available, but if someone needs to be heard, someone else is probably willing to listen...

The loneliness is the worst part, I think.
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[personal profile] astrobleme 2016-03-29 10:15 am (UTC)(link)
Unfortunately, ignoring something doesn't make it go away.
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[personal profile] astrobleme 2016-04-01 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Then isn't it a waste of energy to ignore it? Nothing has changed.