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Who: Shiro, Biffy, Lyall and Ulaz - Shiro and Allura
Broadcast: No
Action: SS Blameless - Iskaulit gym
When: Morning - noon of the 4th

A. Sunday morning, Blameless - Biffy, Lyall and Ulaz

[Shiro doesn't like getting drunk.

No, really, he doesn't! He's only done it twice in his life... well, three times now. Saturday evening with Jim has ended with a few more beers than usual. Can you blame him, though? Another proof that the universe hates him has come up, and it only adds to the guilt.

At least he gets to sleep through the hangover. Talking to Jim and Keith has helped, even if his conversation with Keith probably wasn't even a true conversation. He's afraid to check. Will his nightmares get worse from now on? Will Baku get drunk from his drunk dreams? Is his dog bothered by the smell of beer?

Who knows. Not him. He's sleeping, and sleeping deep. He hasn't gotten up at 6am for his morning run, woah! But hey, everyone is always telling him to rest, right? So today he's resting. Sleeping in. This captain has the right to a Sunday off!

Except the one time he does that, they come to his door and knock. Ugh. Shiro groans as he wakes up with a killing headache. Has knocking always been this loud?]

Who is it? [He somehow manages to... mumble.]

B. Sunday morning-ish/noon, Iskaulit gym - Allura

[Just because he woke up late and his friends scolded him to hell and back, it doesn't mean he's skipping his morning exercise. In fact, he needs it more than ever, headache or not. Exercise helps him tire his body and clear his mind, which can be hard when he's alone with his thoughts.

Like now. Thank goodness these punching bags were especially made for people with special abilities, so Shiro is letting his new arm go loose... more than ever. There's obvious anger in his strikes, extra hard and extra fast, each hit is filled with frustration. Not even Galra sentries have been punched like this by him.

This is how Allura will find him, punching the bag like his life depended on it and his face looking like he ate something that didn't do well to his stomach.]

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I felt it necessary to stay awake to see you now. It seems Lyall felt the same.

[Okay maaaybe it's a little bit of a guilt trip to say that Lyall and himself are seeing him now and staying awake out of concern but sometimes playing dirty is necessary when it comes to the care of others. And he is genuinely concerned about the man no matter how he smiles.]

Particularly since you normally would have been awake by now for us to have discussed this in another room. Since you hadn't awoken there was some cause for concern.

[Again, a break in regular habit can be a cause for alarm.]

[Ulaz might have been more willing to let him sleep a little while longer. It wasn't like Shiro could go anywhere, but the fact that Biffy wanted to stay up (and presumably Lyall as well) and find out why...]

A brief discussion.

[Both to not draw attention and a guarantee they wouldn't hang around all day when rest was something Shiro needed for his self-inflicted condition]

... Did something happen?

[Lyall was under the impression that a few people arrived from Shiro's world. It does not seem they came bearing good news.

To him at least, it seems like the most likely cause, since it doesn't appear to be an augment glitch.]

Well, I'm awake now.

[That may've come out a bit more annoyed than he intends it to. He can't help it, the hangover is killing him, and the news about home have him in emotional distress. For once in his life, sleeping is what he wants to choose over people.]

Yes, Lance's sister is here. Yes, bad things happen in our future. I can't do anything to prevent it because Atroma does this just to play with me. [Yeah, the bitterness and the annoyance gets worse with each word, the distress taking a peek in his external mood.] Can I go back to bed now?

[Biffy actually visibly bristles. It actually takes a second for him to compose himself before he looks right at the man.]

How terribly tragic that so much could be targeted directly towards you and you alone. It is quite fortunate that the rest of us have never faced anything horrific brought about by Atroma. It is careless of us to have never taken into account your feelings on this matter or to have offered to be there for you to talk to should feelings like this become overwhelming.

I will apologize for having disturbed your sleep and never taking into account how you might be feeling or what you might be going through nor ever offering to help lighten your burdens.

[Here, he actually puts a hand over his heart and bows to him.]

Have a good morning, Captain Shirogane. May your head feel better after your little episode with alcohol.

[And yes. He does just walk away.]

[Ulaz just glances after Biffy, making no move to stop him. When he turns back to Shiro, he just sighs before heading in the opposite direction as Biffy. Whether he needed to go that way or not, he did so that Lyall would be able to get to Biffy without Ulaz being in the way]

[Lyall... sighs and pinches the ridge of his nose. This is why Aphas should not go and solve their problems with alcohol - and in his mind, Shiro is definitely an Alpha and he is sure Biffy sees it that way as well.

And now, his own Alpha is ruffled and Lyall is going to have to go smooth it out before they go to sleep.]

Well, that was productive... Do try to keep hydrated, Captain, and since I believe painkillers do have an effect on you, I would recommend some for the headache, although I will let our medic provide [A nod to Ulaz at that].

If you will excuse me...

[He will now make to follow Biffy. Time to go be a calming and anchoring influence. Thank god he has hundreds of years of practice at that.]

[You and you alone.

Those words resonate in his head. He gets the whole message, he really does, but that just irritates him even more. Shiro isn't one to be selfish often, and puts saving the universe ahead of everything... the universe that hates him. Over and over, Shiro is put through challenges, is put through the worst torture, and after all the fighting and hard work...

He's rewarded with Earth as a wasteland.

He's rewarded with Adam's death.

He's rewarded with their less than stellar break-up being the last words he ever said to him.

Yes, he isn't the center of the universe, but he thinks he's earned the right to be quiznaking annoyed at the world right now. He thinks of yelling some of this at Biffy, but then Ulaz, oh dear Ulaz, who Shiro is always scared of disappointing, sighs at him. Ulaz, who should get it better than most.

So he slams the door instead, barely hearing Lyall's words before throwing himself at the bed with a huff, Procyon quickly coming closer for cuddles and comfort. He manages to sleep a few more hours, not much, but it's something. Probably thanks to Baku.

When he wakes up he has a killing headache and anger enough to match young Keith's. Painkillers are taken, at least, before going to the Iskaulit to take that anger out on the punching bag. Allura is there and she helps a lot, so does the shower he takes after (a longer than usual one) and Lance and his cookies are the cherry on top of this very bitter ice-cream.

He's still hurting, but he's been contained. Supported. So he's much calmer when he arrives to dinner later that evening, eyeing his crewmates with hesitation.]

...we probably need to talk.

[What is dinner for Shiro is breakfast for some. Biffy looks up from his meal when he smells the captain and watches him for a moment before settings his cup of tea down.

It seems that the man is ready to actually talk now. He's still somewhat wounded that someone he considers a friend would rather go hurt himself than talk to someone. It goes against every instinct he has. Because as an Alpha, he can't let his pack do things like that. It's his responsibility to take care of them.

And it seems he's adopted Shiro has part of his pack even if he truly isn't part of it since he isn't a wolf.

But he gently pushes those instincts to the back of his mind for the time being as he looks at the man and nods.]

It might help. Would you prefer here or somewhere private?

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