001 greendream | video & action

[greensights]

Who: Jojen Reed & you
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Marsiva
When: 7/3

[ The feed starts when deep green eyes open, they don't open to feel relieved or rested - they open with the same dark circles under them that Jojen Reed has had for far too long. The boy may have been asleep but he did not rest. In all honesty, he can't remember closing his eyes. It doesn't make him nervous, or at least it doesn't seem to, however. He's used to being so worn thin that blinking turns to rest. What the thirteen year old isn't used to is awakening in a room so odd looking, and on a bed he'd consider far more comfortable than any he's been on in a while.

The chill that reaches down and wraps around his bones is not one he is unused to either, but the coldness of the floor on his bare feet etches a languid frown in his features when they find the floor. He doesn't move for a long moment, simply observing his surroundings. ]

Meera? Bran?

[ His voice is quiet and cautious, almost like he doesn't actually want anyone to hear him. He isn't to die, not yet. Instead of pulling himself off the bunk, the boy glances down to the floor, observing its craftsmanship oddly but curious. Fear tinges somewhere deep under his skin, but he pushes it back, and instead reaches for his shoes - discarded by someone other than him - next to his bed. If he is going to be caught off-guard, he will not be doing it barefoot with the possibility of having to leave his shoes behind and trudge through snow again.

He just wants to go home. ]

Hello?

[ He isn't used to feeling like such a fish out of water, not when it comes to knowledge of the situation he's in. For someone who often looks aloof in even the most distressing situations, he looks young and confused. ]

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[summerschild]

[It's been more than a year since Bran has seen Jojen, and the sheer awe on his expression is apparent as he scans his friend's face. Jojen looks the same as when he last saw him, the day they reached the Wall, but the Fleet heals injury and ailment when it brings its passengers in. It would be impossible to tell if anything had happened since Bran's departure.]

Are you on the Marsiva? Is Meera with you?

[He barely tries to hope for the latter.]

[greensights]

That's what the Lord Commander said. [ Bran, why is your sibling talking to him..............

His moss coloured eyes stare back at Bran, not in awe nor in agitation, simply impassive. ] She's not. [ Which means that she's not with Bran, either, if he's asking about her. ]

[ No, he doesn't feel as terrible as he had before, at least not physically but Meera's absence is enough to make him feel less thrilled about it. The curiosity of where she could be grips him and he trails his gaze around the room he's in, double-checking for her. When the search comes up fruitless, his eyes are back towards Bran. ]

You're staring at me in an odd way. [ Like he's got a second head and it's the best thing in the world or something. ]

[summerschild]

[Something sad and tense seems to release in Bran's chest, and he has to swallow down all his emotions at once.]

I've been here for a year. I left you and Meera at the Wall, and they wouldn't let me go back.

[greensights]

[ A frown, not one so distant from the one he'd been wearing before he awakened on the ship, washes over his features. Something is going on that he doesn't understand, and while he doesn't have the answers yet, he will. He's no use to anyone if he does not know things.

While the story Bran is giving him isn't one that makes much sense, he trusts his prince. ]

And what of Hodor?

[ Jojen pauses, pressing his lips into a line before clicking his tongue. He parses what he says next carefully, not wanting to send Bran the message that he doesn't believe him or that he's calling him a liar. ] I'm afraid my memory of events differs from that of my lord's.

[summerschild]

He was there, too.

[Bran's too impatient to name everyone, alright bro. His nose wrinkles in frustration, and he leans closer to the camera.]

What do you mean? That's how it happened.

[greensights]

[ Jojen's gaze is steady and remains so as he watches Bran. The little wolf's agitation is evident. ]

I mean that my memories differ, Bran. I recall your company past the Wall.

[ He falls quiet to thought. ]

[summerschild]

[Immediately, he understands. His eyes go wide, his ears perking up slightly with canine instincts.

Perhaps he's been spending a few too many afternoons as Beca, lately.]

You're from the future.

[greensights]

[ Jojen will have something to say about that later, probably. ]

The future. Your future.

[ Dangerous thing to speak of. Just like the dreams. ]

You've been here for a year.

[summerschild]

[He nods solemnly in confirmation.]

My brothers and sisters didn't follow for some time.

[greensights]

[ He wants to go back to sleep. For many reasons. ]

Are you safe where ever it is you are?

[ He's certainly not a fighter, but he itches to protect the Stark boy regardless. It will always be Bran that he will sacrifice himself for. ]

[summerschild]

[Another nod. Bran pulls the camera back slightly so that Jojen can see his surroundings better - large windows that normally look out on the stars instead show a vast lake.]

I live on the Blue Fish, with Sansa and Robb. We're docked now, though, on the planet.

[greensights]

[ That knowledge seems to leech some of the energy out of him, as though he was preparing himself to struggle on further and protect Bran. But Bran doesn't need him to. He has his family and Jojen wishes he could return to his own. It's quite hard to be excited for things when one has had a greendream foretelling what awfulness awaits him.]

It is good you have them with you.

[ Someone let him go back to Greywater please. The problem is, Bran is from the past, does that make their journey truly ended? Not that Jojen wishes to leave his prince friend but greendreams do not lie. ]

[summerschild]

[Bran sees the shift in his friend's face, and regrets speaking so carelessly. Jojen is lost here without his sister, as tired and confused as Bran was a year ago. He wants to help.]

You have them, too, Jojen. You're welcome here.

[greensights]

My little Prince's words are kind.

[ Most people would smile and fake that the kind offer makes them feel better. Jojen isn't most people. He still looks tired, but at least he doesn't look or feel as miserable as he had in the cave. Of course, Bran doesn't know about that yet. ]

I will continue to accompany you, wherever you need me to, Bran. [ It goes unsaid that he won't be able to offer the same protection as Meera.

But basically, hey boo, still friends y/y??? ]

[summerschild]

[Bran goes a little red. He never feels like he deserves the Reeds' kindness, but with everything that's happened in the past year, it's a comfort. It makes his chest feel warm, like one of Sansa's hugs.]

It isn't so bad here, I'll show you. The beds are soft, and there's a machine that makes your clothes dry.

[greensights]

[ If Jojen notices the young Stark's flustered state, he doesn't bring it up, instead he stays silent, listening to what Bran has to say. ]

My clothes are dry.

[ Why yes, yes he is teasing. ]

I did notice the bed is soft. Though anything is softer than a cave, I imagine.

[ The sheets too, actually. ]

[summerschild]

Or the ground.

[He gives a little decisive nod, and then leans closer to the camera, his voice dropping considerably in volume.]

I've been practicing warging. Only, I have to be careful - Robb doesn't like it.

[greensights]

Your brother Robb? The king?

[ He leans closer as well, a bit conspiratorial, following Bran's lead and lowering his voice, playing along. ]

With Summer? You must be careful whether your brother likes it or not. You shouldn't do it alone.

[summerschild]

Not with Summer - with my fox, Beca.

[He looks around for her, but she must be sleeping back in his room.]

And I have been careful. But he doesn't want me to do it at all. He says it's not right.

[greensights]

[ Your inflections don't faze him, Bran. ]

I warned you people would react like that. Have you been careful? How long have you been spending in -- Beca?

[ A small huff of air passes his lips, almost a sigh. ]

It's not wrong, Bran. Don't let his words discourage you. If it were not right, the Gods wouldn't have given you the ability.

[summerschild]

Not long. [At least, not since he accidentally spent three days in her, exploring a planet, while his crew panicked over his unconscious body.] Just a few hours at a time, to go see the planets. There's no one here to carry me, and my chair won't go everywhere.

[Okay, so he's a little bit self-pitying. No one ever said Bran was a saint.]

[greensights]

[ Just not gonna tell him that, huh? ]

I can try if it pleases you. [ Carrying him might actually wreck any strength this place has given him back, but if it would make him happy.

He pauses, falling deathly silent for a moment, the only thing to say he hasn't died are the rise and falls of his shoulders with his breathing and his blinking. ]

Your chair?

[summerschild]

[Bran doesn't want to say what he's thinking, which is that Jojen might not be able to carry him, so he holds his tongue on that matter.]

It has wheels on it. My friend Hiccup built it for me, so I can get around by myself.

[greensights]

[ Good thing Jojen can't hear that Grade A Rudeness. He did say try. ]


Sounds very useful. I would wish to see it sometime.

[ Actually, he looks rather (well, as rather as Jojen gets) pleased that the little prince can move about on his own. ]

[summerschild]

I'll show it to you, as soon as they do the shuffle.

[Which sounds like the latest dance craze, but Bran swears that it isn't.]