sandywolf: (Default)
Professor Randolph Lyall ([personal profile] sandywolf) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2018-09-12 08:19 pm

Glitch

Who: Randolph Lyall and OPEN
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: On the SS Blameless and the Iskaulit
When: Sometimes after the crew of the Blameless got curious and opened the first cargo they were entrusted with.

CONTENT WARNING: All prompts will contain mentions of physical and potentially sexual abuse. I will put everything under cuts so it is easy to avoid, but please consider the whole post and comment threads as potentially containing this content.


[Broadcast/Action for people on the Blameless]


[Lyall isn't sure what has woken him up. It's still early and anyone who is not on duty is probably still asleep. All that he knows is that it hurts everywhere right now. It even hurts to breathe, his ribs tender and some of them probably broken.

He drags himself out of the bed so he can get to the bathroom and get some water to drink. Even in the low lighting of the bedroom, it is relatively easy to see that he's covered in bruises. He's walking with an obvious limp and there are marks on his back that look suspiciously like some sort of beast used him as a scratch post.

He manages, with some effort, to get to the sink and to gulp down a bit of water, but even that simple effort seems to have robbed him of what little strength he had and he sinks to the floor with a small whimper of pain.

If only he could be unconscious again.]



[Action] SS Blameless / Iskaulit



[If you have met Lyall before, it will be very, very obvious that something is wrong with him.

He is dressed to the nines as he always is, and with his customary suit, very little of the bruises actually show. But the ordinarily discreet werewolf seems to try and be even more inconspicuous than he normally does. He is making himself as small and unobtrusive as possible when out and about. The limp is still there, even if he tries to hide it, and his face doesn't let anything show even though he is pretty much in constant pain.

He is also very, very skittish right now. He is avoiding crowds, and any loud noise is likely to make him jump quite badly.

Aboard the SS Blameless, he will attend to his duties as usual (or attempt to at least, if no one tries to stop him). Otherwise, he will pretty much navigate between the kitchen and Biffy's room, because he still needs his tea.

Aboard the Iskaulit, he will be doing his usually rounds to sniff out new people, although much more slowly. He probably will end up at one of the places that sell alcohol at some point, although since he can't get drunk, any attempt to drown out the hurt will unfortunately be a failure.]



((OOC: If you would like a starter specifically for your character, PM the journal!))
scalpelofmarmora: (human!Ulaz)

Let me know if this works

[personal profile] scalpelofmarmora 2018-09-13 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
[It might be fortunate then that Ulaz was being effected by a glitch as well, not looking like his normal self at the moment. He was... human. That was an odd state to be in. He was still tall though.

Of course the change had woken him from his not so sound sleep so he happened to be up at some unspeakable hour of the morning according to ship's time. He had tried to distract himself in his cabin for a bit, but finally gave up, getting up and wandering the ship to clear his head.

Until he heard that whimper of pain coming from the washroom.

Which was where he found Lyall sitting on the floor, looking like he had just been through a fight and lost badly. He frowned seeing that. Who had beaten him up so badly?]


Lyall? Are you alright?

[Action]

[personal profile] padadin 2018-09-13 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[Even if he's sleeping fine now thanks to Baku, Shiro still wakes up early for his morning run and exercise routine before starting with his duties. Today though, he hasn't left yet because he's found himself with... welp. Canine ears and a tail, all of it white to match his new hair.

Stupid glitches. Procyon apparently likes them, even.

He's wondering what to do about them when suddenly his ears perk up at the sound of a painful whine coming from the bathroom. Worried, Shiro hurries to the location, not bothering to knock only to find--]


Lyall? [Eyes widening, Shiro approaches him with tons of concern.] What happened? We need to take you to the med bay.
scalpelofmarmora: (human!Ulaz)

[personal profile] scalpelofmarmora 2018-09-13 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Don't worry; it's confused him too. He doesn't like not looking like himself.

This however is not the time to worry about that. He frowned as Lyall curled up more, which drew out more whimpers. He was hurt. He crouched down so he isn't standing over top of him when he is sitting on the floor]


Yes, it is me. Apparently the Atroma are playing another joke. Come. We'll go to the lab and I can take a look at your injuries.

[First priority: helping Lyall and getting him feeling better - or at least less beaten up. Second: figuring out who had hurt him]
scalpelofmarmora: (human!Ulaz)

[personal profile] scalpelofmarmora 2018-09-13 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[He doesn't believe that. Not for one moment. Ulaz frowns at how easily Lyall accepts that being beaten is normal, that it happens all the time. He wonders how it happened considering he doubts anyone on the Blameless would do it... at least he hopes no one would]

If you are hurt, I should at least look. We can get you something to help relieve the pain and make sure its nothing more serious.

[He offers Lyall his hand, an offer of assistance in getting up]

It'll make sleeping it off more bearable.

[And maybe he could find out who]
scalpelofmarmora: (human!Ulaz)

[personal profile] scalpelofmarmora 2018-09-14 10:44 am (UTC)(link)
[Ulaz helps him carefully get to feet. He sees how he winces, trying to make observations before they get there]

The lab is this way.

[He starts leading the way, though he was slowing his pace to walk beside him, letting Lyall hold onto him if he needed to or felt unstable. But now that Lyall is up, he can see the marks on his back. Claw marks. Those need to be cleaned up.

When they get to the lab, Ulaz gestures towards one of the tables, following in case Lyall needs help getting up]


What happened?
dandyofawolf: (Tender moment)

[personal profile] dandyofawolf 2018-09-14 11:31 am (UTC)(link)
[It's impossible to even think about the fact that he has cat ears and a tail when he can knows the state Lyall is in. It's impossible for his lover to hide it from him because, well, they sleep in the nude. Not to mention how strong their tether is, of course he knows Lyall is in distress.

And it breaks his heart to see his mate like this. To know anyone could have hurt him this badly and to know why it happened. More than once he's wanted to cry and it's taken all his strength to not do so. Right now he wants to be the pillar of strength that Lyall needs, just as his lover once was for him.

So he's spending a lot of time in his room with his mate when he knows his mate needs to hide away. Such as right now as he leans against the headboard with the smaller man in his arms, stroking his hair and pressing kisses to it now and then, his other hand holding one of Lyall's.

He knows truly that his lover never wanted to have him see this but it's too late for that. Now is just the time to support him and not think about those details they can do nothing about.]
scalpelofmarmora: (human!Ulaz)

[personal profile] scalpelofmarmora 2018-09-15 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Ulaz was no stranger to seeing others with marks from fighting in the arena, from being forced to work by the Galra, but even though he could keep it off his face, it didn't get easier to see. He hated it and it pained him to see Lyall is such shape too.

When Lyall decided he'd much rather stand next to the table, Ulaz obliged, letting him stand as he went to get something to clean and bandage his back and any other marks that might have needed some protection until they healed a bit more.

But first the obligatory pain medications, which he offered to Lyall with a glass of water.

But the explanation he gets surprises him more than he could have thought]


So these aren't something that happened here? They just... reappeared?

[Good, he didn't have to go beat someone up (and good, it wasn't Biffy which he had hoped it wasn't) but it just brought up more questions, like why would someone do something like this to someone else? He didn't actually need that answered, but it still shocked him]
dandyofawolf: (Private moments)

[personal profile] dandyofawolf 2018-09-15 08:08 am (UTC)(link)
Shhhhh. You have nothing to apologize for.

[His ears sag a little and he tucks Lyall a touch more against him. Bringing the hand he's holding up to his lips, he presses the softest of kisses to it. Just so that Lyall knows he still loves him and cherishes him like this as well.]

Let me be the one to take care of you now.

[Another kiss falls to his pale hair.]

I couldn't then but I can here.
scalpelofmarmora: (human!Ulaz)

[personal profile] scalpelofmarmora 2018-09-15 05:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ulaz pauses for a moment when he says that then sets the medication aside]

If you want to try and see if it will work, it is there. If not, that is your choice.

[Maybe the medications are different here than where he is from and it would have some effect, but it is his choice to try it]

People have reverted in age. I wasn't aware they could revert in time... to different states of well-being.

[The augment's glitch just seemed cruel, making him do this all over again. He notes the comment about having woken up like this before. He's used to this and had so easily slipped back into it being normal.

Ulaz moves to put on gloves, for the moment just assessing the number of injuries he had. Bruises, friction marks, claw marks, and he had noticed the limp coming in here. As much as he hates to see this, there is some guarantee there was no confrontation needed for this (since one isn't possible) and healing should be all that's required. But it doesn't discount another glitch bringing them back again.

As he moves to start cleaning the marks on his back]


If you want to talk to me about it, it won't leave this room.

[If this didn't seem to be a glitch, then he would have at least told Shiro since Lyall was their crew, but it would solve nothing in this case]
lord_wizard: (Default)

[personal profile] lord_wizard 2018-09-15 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[Felix has other reasons to escape from his own ship. The existence of his own glitch is at present only a faint suspicion, but being faced with the far more obvious glitches of the rest of his crew is more than he can take after too long, considering he's at least mostly to blame for it in the first place. Returning to the library to re-shelve and re-arrange the books is a nice, quiet respite from all that.

Normally he'd be quick to approach to visitor to the library, especially one he hasn't met before, but his mood is such that he quietly busies himself for a time, letting as many of his worries drift away as he can. But, eventually, he comes to notice the distracted, perhaps troubled, expression on the other man's face. He tries to tell himself it isn't his business, but that particular phrase has never held much weight with him. Moreover, he can't help the itch of concern that settles at the back of his mind.

So it is that Felix takes a seat nearby.
]

Is something wrong?
scalpelofmarmora: (human!Ulaz)

[personal profile] scalpelofmarmora 2018-09-16 12:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Ulaz is pleased to see that the injuries on his back are already starting to heal despite how deep they are. Even if he did naturally have increased healing, this would likely help in case of possibility of infection as well as get some of the blood off his skin, allowing him to see more clearly, but also it will probably feel better to Lyall.

He continues tending to Lyall's injuries as the other spoke. Lyall had said once about how they tended not live as long as he had and now he is seeing, at least with Alphas, there's a reason to not want them to live forever.

Given the placement of some injuries, Ulaz could have made the guess of what that madness meant, but he got the confirmation himself. While most of his senses are dulled by being in a human body for the moment, he was still observant; in the course of cleaning Lyall's back, he notices that trail of blood going down the back of his leg, not connected to any other wounds. He doesn't need to ask. He knows what it means]


I'm sorry that you had to experience the darker side of that nature. Your own nature is strong that you have come through this.

[He means it. He saw too much in his time. The fact that Lyall can handle this as normal is sad that he had to, but also impressive that he can]

It looks like a number of these are already starting to heal. I'd like to cover the claw marks until we can be certain they are no longer bleeding.

[He's giving Lyall the option to say no, but he does think that would be better, especially if traditional medications didn't work on him]
mongoosecrow: (working)

blameless action - engine room during regular duty

[personal profile] mongoosecrow 2018-09-16 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
[Gil has notices something is off with Lyall.]

Hey, man. If you need a break, I can take care of things here? [There is real concern in his voice and face.]

Page 1 of 8