driftfleet | Tourist ROAD TRIP (mingle)

[ he's quiet for a moment. the main issue is hard to explain, and he isn't sure he understands it himself either. so instead, he goes for another symptom. ]

Last month, this kid got to the fleet. Luke. He was sick. Really - creepy weird - terminal magical illness. I was gonna help him, try to figure something out hook him up with people who know magic here, maybe explore local tech, future tech, other worldly something -- he trusted me. And then he disappeared. [ and as painful as that is, as much as it haunts and hurts him, it's nothing compared to what it would feel like if he failed kitty. ]

You can't save everyone, Winn. [She kisses his forehead softly.] And he could be somewhere now where he still has a shot at it.

I hope so.

[ he's worried that he won't be able to save anyone. ]

[Yes, say those words without the brackets now. Come on, Winn.] How does it make you feel?

[ oh god, is he in therapy now? ]

...useless?

[She doesn't mean to make him feel like it's a therapy session, but she doesn't want to assume he feels the same way she would in that situation. She hugs him tighter.]

You're not. You're the furthest thing from useless. I don't know what I'd do without you. [Search the ship in her underwear apparently.]

But it's true, Kitty. When it came down to it, there was nothing I could do. Or if I could - I just wasn't smart enough to think of it.

[ but he'll cling anyway. he doesn't deserve the comfort but he wants it anyway. ]

Am I useless because I can't convince my boyfriend he's valuable and wonderful even though it feels extremely obvious? [She's not pitying herself here. Just trying to show him the logic.]

That's playing dirty.

[ he admitted he's a hypocrite to himself a long time ago. ]

One of my favorite ways to play. I know me telling you something different isn't going to change the way you feel magically. I just want you to know how important you are to me. To so many of us. You don't have to be doing something or fixing anything for that to be true. You make me feel connected. I don't want to lose that because you're hiding how you really feel or because you've passed out from exhaustion. Not that you're well being is 100% about me. [There's a light smile.]

And I'm sorry for overreacting earlier.

[ he can't help it but laugh softly. ]

People keep telling me that. Guess my listening skills are pretty selective.

[ he gives her a soft kiss. ]

It's alright. I would've been worse, probably.

Practically your superpower.

[She smiles at the kiss.] Hey, think you could leave me a sign that you're okay if you need to do it again? [She's hoping he won't keep it up, but he's an adult who can live his life too.]

Yeah -- yeah I can absolutely do that.

[ he should have thought of it himself. must be his sleep deprivation affecting his brain function. guess jim's right. ]

[She gives him another soft kiss.] Thank you.

Who knows about your project to get us to National City?

Kara. And Jim probably, we've talked about ways to open inter-dimensional breaches, so. Cisco too. [ kara's the only one he specifically talked to about the endgame but the others can probably infer. ]

[Nodding.] When Kurt teleports he's technically in an alternate dimension briefly. [She's not sure if this is something they can use, but in some ways she's impressed he can still use his power here at all because of it.]

Wait...seriously? Does he know how his power works, exactly? [ it's not a giant explosion - this may be the breakthrough they've been looking for! ]

He might. Especially since he has some extra years on me now. [Try not to think about her death please.] I can't tell you much more. Except that wherever he goes smells of sulfur. [Unless that has more to do with the process of teleporting, but she thinks it's the other.]

I have to talk to him -

[ the look on his face is a little bit mad, drunk on excitement, on hope. ]

Do you realize what this could mean? If we can figure out how he does it - maybe we can't control our destination yet but -- this could be just the breakthrough we need.

And you would be able to get a full night's sleep. [She kisses his forehead fondly.]

When we have a way home - I'll sleep for a week.

[ he smiles and leans in for a proper kiss, and squeezes her excitedly, mood turned completely around. ]

[She sees that and very much hopes it's not false hope. Everything she said was true, but it's not like they were doing a lot of dimensional shifting with Kurt back home either. Still, she kisses him back warmly, glad to see him smiling in a way that seems more genuine.]

[ even if it doesn't work...it doesn't matter. he's not going to stop, he's not going to despair, and he's absolutely never going to give up. he wants to run onto a shuttle right now and go talk to kurt, but the guy kind of scares him on the best of days, so waking him up in the middle of the night doesn't really seem like a plan.

instead, he nuzzles her affectionately, and hums contently. he's too energized to sleep right now, but his arms are full of kitty, and right at this second - life is good. ]

[She's tired but also in a weird place where sleep isn't exactly easy to get to after everything. But just lying next to him is good for now. She makes a contented sound back at him and closes her eyes to rest at least.]

[ he strokes her hair, and sings softly, in a soothing tone. ]

Stay awake, don't rest your head
Don't lie down upon your bed
While the moon drifts in the skies
Stay awake, don't close your eyes

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