driftfleet | 06

Who: Winn Schott and you
Broadcast: Video
Action: Tourist
When: Friday

[ there's something off about winn when the feed turns on. something different from all his other broadcasts. it may take a second to spot it but once you realize what it is it becomes glaringly obvious: there's not a hint of happiness anywhere on his face. his eyes, his lips, his nose, it looks like every last bit of joy has been drained from his features, so even when his lips do stretch lightly upwards, despite his dry eyes it feels more like watching him sob than seeing him smile. ]

Margaery's gone home. [ he has no way of knowing that. she could have been kidnapped to another world, one where she would have no protective big brother to introduce her to superheroes and feminism, to embroider with her and teach her science. but he chooses to hang onto that thought, to believe that she's gone back to the family he knows she so desperately missed despite never letting her pain show. he clears his throat. ] If any of her friends wanna come by for a toast and some stories, I'll be on the Tourist all day.

[ he has been on the tourist since he realized she disappeared, curled up in his bed, shut down. this is the most he's said since, and it feels almost like an outer body experience. he clears his throat again, and nods at the camera before killing the feed. ]

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She knows, she's here.

[ but he does appreciate the concern. there aren't really any words that could make him feel better here, there is no right thing to say. but people caring about him, especially someone like robb who he imagines probably finds the news terrifying, knowing that home for him means death, that's everything. ]

Thank you. [ sincerely. he doesn't have the words for this either. ]

[Robb tries to remember how he dealt with Jon's disappearing. And Bran's. And Arya's. And it all came down to being stubborn, foolish and not allowing anyone to get close.

It never helped him.]

The lady Tyrell belongs to a powerful family. They will protect her there.

[Now he does not really know much about the Tyrells. Only that they are ambitious and that he regrets it that they never allied with him.]

You are welcome. Losing someone close can be quite harsh.

Yeah, and I know she missed them. Home is where she wants to be.

[ and he wants to be happy for her he really does but he's worried. and also sad for him. ]

[He finds that hard to believe right now.]

Westeros is… [Should he truly tell Winn about Westeros at this moment?] …it is safe for those who are on the winning side. The lady Tyrell is. Her house, her father… She is wed to the king. [That is barely a comfort.] They are safe. [Robb does not feel comfortable telling a lie.]

[ winn's heard enough about westeros to not wish it on his worst enemy (who's his worst enemy, even? does he have one? guess it's gotta be his dad...yeah, no, he wouldn't even wish it on his dad.) but when he offered to take margaery back with him to national city when they figure out their way out she thanked him for his concern but politely declined. she has a duty, she told him, to her family and her people.

if all the margaerys of that world bail, how will it ever get any better? he admires her, and he knows what you have to do with heroes. you cheer them on, and let them go.

he can feel the unease oozing off of robb and it's really not making him feel any better. ]

She's one of the sharpest people I've ever met. If anyone can change things, it's Margaery.

[ but just in case what if once they figure out this time traveling dimension hopping tech he and kara take a little trip to make sure... ]

[Robb knows first hand that you could be a king and a conqueror one day and a deformed corpse the next one. One day your men cheer for you, the next day they mock you. One day your castle his safe, the other day it burns.

For now the Tyrells would be safe. Mace Tyrell’s never ending ambition was going to keep them safe for now. And Margaery’s beauty was going to appease many. They chose the right side.

But Joffrey is a monster.]

I do not think she can change her lord husband. [He wants to say something different to describe Joffrey properly but refrains from that.] Mayhaps she is the one that has to change eventually.

[ he's heard a lot of things about joffrey - seen, felt, them, on the hand holding planet. it's not where he wants his mind to go right now.

he doesn't want to think of that horrible world changing his beautiful sister, and he feels pressure in his chest, about to explode.

he forces himself to take a breath. robb means well, he reminds himself. ]

I would rather not...talk about your world right this second. [ he's hurting, he's worried, he's scared, and robb is terrible at this comforting thing. ]

[Robb thinks about it. Is there anything comforting about Westeros? No. And he has no idea how to make Winn feel more relieved.

Sudden goodbye's and the loss of close friends has always been painful.]

I can imagine. [Still, he thinks Margaery will be well. The Tyrells chose the right arse to kiss and Joffrey would die eventually. Her future is brighter than Jeyne's or that of himself.] I will stop speaking of it. [Yes, he is awful at giving comfort. He used to be way better at such things.]

Joffrey will die. If it is of any comfort.

[Robb, you should shut your mouth.]

[ oh my god, that is not helping, robb! he doesn't want to be happy that a kid is dead, no matter how bad someone is being happy about their death makes him feel like a terrible person. ]

I know. [ it was in tyrion's lecture. margaery's talks. he doesn't sound comforted, he sounds defeated. ]

[Robb stays silent for a while and when he speaks his voice sounds soft.]

I have been better with comforting others. I think I should stop speaking about this. The connection between the house Tyrell and Stark have not been as good as I wanted them to be.

Mayhaps it is not for me to speak of comfort.

I appreciate the thought and the effort, I really do. This is just...going to hurt no matter what.

[ he lost his little sister to a world of cruelty and uncertainty. there's no way around the pain. ]

I will leave you be, then.

[He cannot do much about taking away pain. Pain does not go away. It takes time and there are moments where time will not be enough either.]

Such things take time. [And maybe a lot of time as well...]

They do. [ he's still not completely over childhood hurts, he doesn't expect this to ever fully stop. ] Thanks for the call, Robb. I'll talk to you later.

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