You're not wrong. I am so over it, and, like, it takes a lot for me to get over something. [ she chuckles, but it tapers kind of quick. ] I'm hoping this shit ends soon, so we can get a bit of a break. I'm just... exhausted and annoyed and a whole mess of negative things.
But this isn't my ranting time, it's yours, so what's up?
No. I do my best to keep a wide birth, but we seem to hang out with the same crowds, and it doesn't help that I'm dating Raven, so there's no way to completely avoid bumping into her now and again. [ snorts. ] I'm glad I'm not the only one that noticed she keeps doing that.
It's okay to be thirsty, because, like, whatever, but making it publicly known over and over and over just how DTF you are is just kind of... [ she crinkles her nose and shakes her head. ]
...oof. I can't imagine having to get dumped into a room and then suddenly deal with losing somebody close to you, all while having to, like, do whatever to somebody else to get them back.
Is B alright? I spoke to Raven after the game. I doubt he was thrilled about all the potions and changes, but it seemed like some people definitely had it worse.
Seto teargassed HSS' hostage... and subsequently the entire team.
What the fuck? Why'd he do that? It wasn't like, make yourselves cry...
B's fine, thank God. I think they just tickled him? He hasn't said who it was - well, C probably knows. Probably wants to make sure I don't go off and do something stupid. Anything else.
Anyway, Glory got a stick up her ass about the potions and decided to take it out on B.
[ her hands tighten on the steering wheel. ] King was our hostage. I know I would have been upset knowing he was gone, but I would have also tried to think logically. It doesn't help that we also got a newbie during that game, so that was her welcome. Hey, join HSS, where we torture people with teargas.
[ shakes her head. ]
I'm glad he's alright. I know he'd probably pretend to be alright even if he wasn't, because that's, like, the alcheME! thing, right? [ she takes a turn up ahead. ] I know that all too well...
[ she arches a brow. ] For real? Poor B. So not only does he get taken away, which I'm sure wasn't a picnic, but then harangued by her. Ugh.
Oh, it wasn't even like she had the guts to do that. She just - well, you know what we did to Raven? Well, she got it into her head she needed to undo all that literally right-that-fucking-second. So she just - like she didn't even ask how he was? Just walked up and asked for a potion like she figured that was all he was good for.
Like he just carries all this shit round with us for her benefit. People wait longer to ask for help when they're bleeding fucking out than Glory did! And they're way less shitty about it, too!
Oh yeah, and get this - she said she picked him for this because he was her friend.
I do. Mermaid sparkle demon. And... oof. Like, I get wanting to fix your friend. I'm sure he didn't have the time of his life getting kidnapped in the first place, because I'm sure no one did, but I bet it could have waited a little bit... or, well, I can also only imagine how she asked him, since this is Glory we're talking about and tact isn't her forte. [ poor b. ]
[ she slows down and pulls the car to the side to park it. turning toward him she's going to reach out and hug him. ] ...hey. I know everybody had it rough during that game and I'm sorry she made things worse, especially for B. Some... friend... [ not even asking how he was. a lot of people here act fine when they're not and you'd think she'd know that, but whatever. d.va's not interesting in analyzing her. it's not worth the time and effort. ] But, relax, okay.
[A lot happened and a lot changed in a day. Lancelot had some issues of his own and people at home to check up on-- but those weren't the only people he worried about. At some point he makes the decision to go out looking. There's still so much damage, but at least things seem to be safe.
That's when he spots D.va-- she'd changed back, but from the state she was in he had to wonder if she was really okay. He doubles back quick and grabs some clothes. He'd been meaning to give them to her since they went shopping together. The idea of her having something that was definitively avante from him felt nice. And right now, well. She definitely needed something.]
There you are. [...] Were you out here on your own all this time?
[ she had kind of holed up in a coliseum until she changed back, but it didn't take as long as she had expected, so at least that's one of the more recent positives. however, she's stuck out in the middle of nowhere naked, and without her phone. she could probably summon her aibou to help get her back a little bit faster, but she's also in pretty bad shape, so she's really just sort of wandering around delirious. ]
[ he'll find her with a hand on a building in the shade as she tries to catch her breath. she doesn't want to sleep now. that seems bad. ]
[ hearing lancelot startles her, head snapping up to look in his direction as her tentacles all turn on him; poised to att... ack... ] Lance? [ she sounds relieved, so she relaxes and the extra appendages go limp back at her side. ] I, ah, yeah... I'm not sure for how long...
[He doesn't flinch, letting her get her bearings enough to recognize him before making any further movements. Once she relaxes, he approaches. He's replaced his damaged clothes with new ones, covering up most of his changes however-- not all things can be hidden.]
Don't worry it's just me. I'm glad to see you safe. I was... worried about you. You really shouldn't wander around like this.
[It's a gentle nagging that comes from a place of love and concern. From a bag he produces the clothes he brought for her and holds them out to her.]
Here. I... wanted to give these to you before, but-- well, it seems like now is probably the best time after all.
[ her hair is draped over her chest, mostly, and she's got her tail coiled around herself, but she doesn't really seem too pressed about being naked, especially since that's, like, the least of her problems at the moment. it also helps that lancelot is the person that found her, so she's not as on edge as she could be. ]
It's not like I have much of a choice. I... my clothes always get destroyed to transform, and then... I can't hang onto my phone, so it's gone at the moment. I'm sure it's floating somewhere around the hotel or something. [ ... ] Maybe.
ah, L- Lance... [ she flushes a light shade of pink. ] And, heh, yeah... probably. [ she moves closer to him to take the offered clothes. ] How did you do during all of this?
[Her phone too, huh? Well... thinking about it, it makes sense. Unfortunately depending on where it ended up, finding it could be quite the task now, considering the state of the city.]
If I see anything, I'll let you know. I'm sure we'll find it.
[It makes him happy that she seems to like it, although he doesn't get long to enjoy it before the topic of his fight comes up. Admittedly he's not keen to admit how poorly it went. However, he already tried to downplay his injuries during the fight when they were together. So he has a feeling she wouldn't exactly buy his attempt at smoothing over the finer details.]
It... left some things to be desired. Of course we managed to defeat it and worked together well to end it quick. However, I was... unconscious by the end of it, to say the least.
[CAN HE JUST. LEAVE A CHUNK OF DETAILS OUT? THAT SEEMS FINE.]
...alright, thanks, I'm... not too concerned about it. Like, it's whatever. [ she shrugs. she'll find a fuck to give about it later, but i think c is going to find it for her. ]
[ INTERNAL SCREAMING. ] ...that good, huh? [ she tries to smile, but she... can't. starts getting dressed to keep him from noticing how concerned she's getting. ] How did that happen? [ looking him over. he had time to get healed and stuff, but she is STILL DOING A WORRY. ] I am... I, ah, I'm kind of sad we didn't get to fight together again, because maybe I could have, IDK, ...made it less... bad...
[If he couldn't tell before, by the time she said that maybe she could have made it less bad, he knew that she was concerned. As nice as it felt to have someone think about him-- he didn't want to worry her either if he could help it. But... sometimes it can't be helped.]
I was still standing until the end, but-- the entire creature turned to ash and I inhaled quite a bit of it. I lost consciousness when it got too difficult to breathe. But fortunately I survived.
[Sure he thought at one point he was going to die but... he didn't. That's all that matters, right?]
If that fluid hadn't gotten me before that I probably could have reacted quicker. But I had Cardinal, Nemesis and Kohime with me along with several other reliable allies. I had faith that they'd make sure things got finished up properly. It would have been nice to have you there too, though.
[ she is having a lot of bad feelings right now, but she's doing her best not to pay them any mind and, instead, focus on all of the people she's worried about. the list is long. she remembers bits & pieces of the various fights she had and they're all kind of bad, because a number of her most important people got hurt. ]
[ LIKE HIM. ]
...oh. [ no. ] It seems like their aim was to not only destroy our city, but also destroy us in some fashion. A lot of what they seemed to do had the end result a corruption or ten. [ she's going to look him over. are his new corruptions there yet? ]
I'm glad you survived. If you didn't I would have come for you. [ she's tired, so there's not much umf behind what she says, but there's definitely a lot of conviction. ]
So you had a lot of hard hitters to finish the fight, but... [ she just wanders straight into him and rests her head on his shoulder. ] You should probably be resting, no? You sure had a time.
[His corruptions have already shown themselves; and it's a strange new feeling to have those visuals on him and wonder-- and worry-- what they look like to others.
There are a lot of things Lancelot should probably working to process on his own end after such an intense series of events, however he'd focused what energy he had on making sure he checked up on as many people as he could. What he'd done, how he'd done, what happened to him... those things felt easier pushed aside than thought about too intensely right now.]
I know you would have. There's not a doubt in my mind. [He knew few people who had as much of a fiery, indomitable spirit as she did; even when-- no. Especially when it was in her best interests to look after herself first.]
Shouldn't I be saying the same to you?
[He reaches up and gently pets her head, softly running his hand over her hair. After a short moment, he admits something.]
...I don't know if I really want to sleep right now.
[ ...she reaches out to touch his newfound horns. she knows getting a corruption ( or ten ) kind of sucks, but she can't help but think that the horns and the scales suit him. he reminds her more of herself, and that earns a small smile. ]
[ and she doesn't blame him for wanting to not think about all the stuff he endured. it was much easier to pretend to be fine and focus on everybody & everything else, because bad time. ]
I... I don't like letting people down. [ her tentacles come up around him to hold him in place against her. ] Especially when they mean so much to me. And I would never want her to lay a hand on you. [ she would sooner lay all her carefully laid plans to rest to make an attempt on lilith's life if that bitch so much as tried to fuck with lance. ]
No, not necessarily. [ cracks a smile, tired smile. ] This is, like, another Tuesday for me. Nothing... new...
I have a place nearby if you want to just... rest for a while then... I'm pretty exhausted... [ and she's really not sure how much longer she could still be standing. ]
[At first it had felt so foreign-- like he was watching another rift be created between the person he thought he once was and the person "Lancelot" was, here and now. For all he denied making that connection between his former self and present self, he still felt conflicted about the sense of growing even further apart from it.]
D.va you've never let me down. You're one of the people I know I can rely on the most-- even if I'm well aware that I still try to take on more than I should by myself.
[If she was with him then-- resting for a while should be fine. He smiles and nods.]
[ and all of that makes perfect sense. it's not like he isn't that person. he just doesn't remember being that person... at least not completely. she's not going to fault someone that hasn't give up on recovering their former self, even if she's completely abandoned the idea for a number of reasons. ]
... [ she has to stop herself from saying that he should probably give that time. surely she'll fuck up. ] ... [ /// ] I'm glad you think so. [ her grip on him tightens. ]
It's not too far. [ going to see if she can walk alongside him without letting go of him. ]
[He encourages her to lean on him a bit. Although he'd suffered a great deal of internal damage in the last battle, externally he fared well enough. Just a few bruises and scratches.
Breathing though... He kind of hates that right now.]
Lead the way.
[The closer she stays to him though, the more likely she is to notice that his skin has a cool feel to it that's not exactly normal.]
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