he's a baby

[airily]

Who: Zaveid and you!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Huntress
When: Today!

What the hell--

[ There's a clunk as the communication device is dropped down onto the ground - and the room is one that's filled with greenery, plants here and there with grass where the floor should be. There's another crash as someone wobbly seems to slip and hit the wall. Even though there's a voice, there's no actual person on screen.

Anyone on the Huntress who peeks in will notice that it's definitely Zaveid... But a little bit different.

Kind of rather a lot different, actually.

Bending down, there's the sound of someone who is incredibly frustrated - a man who has no idea what is going on who wants to throw the device halfway across the room again, but...

Then he pokes it. Hard. If the device wasn't a touch bit of machinery it might crack, but luckily it's a bit tougher than his finger. ]

Who the hell...

[ Eventually, Zaveid makes his way through the Huntress, storming through the ship. There's an awful, sinking feeling inside of him - since he can feel the connection he shares with Sorey he's desperately on edge, almost snarling like a wild animal as he makes his way through. ]

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[oather]

Tch.

[ He glares before he turns his head away, refusing to look. ]

You guys were all getting ready to deal with the Shepherd.

[rockily]

[ All at once Eizen feels himself tense, muscles coiling before he lets out a long unneeded exhale. ]

I see.

[ That far back, huh? There is a pit in his stomach, a hollowness that starts to form. ]

There's a kid here, he's probably already found you, but be nice to him okay? He's a Shepherd but he is a good kid, he doesn't treat us like tools he actually cares about us as people.

[ Yes, lets just shift the focus onto something other than Eizen himself. ]

[oather]

[ Zaveid just tenses, glancing to one side. ]

I already met him, sure. I... [ He's tense, and uncomfortable, staring at the wall. ] I'm stuck with him.

[rockily]

[ It's only then that Eizen looks back at him, expression softening. ]

I know. [ He shifts, moving over to rest a hand on the other's shoulder. ] You have my word that you have nothing to worry about, not with Sorey.

[oather]

[ Breathing out, he shakes his head. ]

I’m stuck to another human. You think I’m just gonna accept that?

[rockily]

Of course not and I'm not expecting you to.

[oather]

But I’ve got nothing to worry about, huh?

[rockily]

Yeah.

[ It's not much but it's all he can offer, giving Zaveid's shoulder a slight squeeze. ]

Trust me, you won't have to stomach this for long.

[ He hopes. ]

[oather]

[ If it was anyone else...

Zaveid sighs, looking… Lost. ]

Even that’s too damn long.

[rockily]

I know.

[ He hopes it doesn't last long, whatever this is. Hopes Zaveid doesn't spend the whole time wound up so tight. ]

There's a few bars here, if you want to try to take your mind off it.

[ Let the record show that Eizen is trying. ]

[oather]

[ Zaveid closes his eyes, rubbing his face for a moment. ]

That all they’ve got here? Bars and humans?

[rockily]

Some ser─ Malakhim, daemons, a mountain. My sister and I built a mountain on one of the other ships.

[ He shrugs. ]

[oather]

She’s here? [ That can’t be easy. Zaveid’s eyes flick over Eizen before he nods, once. ]

Alright. A bar, then.

[rockily]

Aye. [ Judging on how his expression shifts for a moment and he steps back, yeah it is definitely not easy. ]

Come on.

[ He shifts, jerking his head towards the door before moving. ]

[oather]

Lucky for some.

[ Sighing, Zaveid moves forward, arms crossed in front of him. ]

You better get explaining.

[rockily]

[ Eizen exhales, gaze focused ahead as they walk. ]

Where do you want me to start?

[oather]

How about you tell me why the hell I've woke up here tethered to another human?

[rockily]

Some trick of Atroma, likely. [ In all honesty he has no fucking idea how this happened, how Zaveid somehow got taken back over a thousand years. ] The bastards who keep us here like to play tricks on us, to keep themselves entertained. If anything they're the reason you woke up tethered.

[ He isn't wrong? Just... avoiding the whole truth of it. ]

[oather]

So it's just some kinda stupid trick?

[ It's clear just how furious he is. ]

Goddamnit...

[rockily]

Maybe.

[ Eizen glances over at him, briefly, before quickening his step. He hates this. ]

I can't claim to understand it exactly, this is the first time I've ever seen something like this happen to someone I care about.

[oather]

[ 'Someone I care about'... Zaveid watches him, eyes narrowed, trying to keep up. Somehow, he manages a laugh. ]

You're going soft on me, Eizen.

[rockily]

[ He doesn't need to look at the idiot to know the expression on his face, the laughter that passes by his lips. ]

Shut up.

[ It isn't like he can deny it, it isn't as though he can pretend that he didn't start to care about Zaveid the day he watched Theodora lay into him. The day he swore to free Zaveid from his curse and Theodora from her fate. ]

[oather]

Jeez. Looks like you can't handle the truth either. What's gotten into you, huh?