soul_campaign | 011 | Text | Jan 22

[No!]

[Spirit looks pale and shocked for a moment, gripping the communicator.]

Did the doctors say if he'll be all right? Did he cut himself again...?

I don't know. He was still conscious when I found him, he was talking and walking, sort of. I'm at the clinic, but they told me to wait and haven't told anything since then.

[She is really stressed right now. And she looks a mess too]

He took pills. Twelve tablets in total.

Edited 2012-02-04 15:18 (UTC)

Twelve-- Did they... did they pump him? [What do they even do in this situation? Spirit has no idea. He's never had to deal with normal human problems before, family issues aside.]

Wait. I'm coming. Just wait for me, all right?

He... sniffed them, I don't- [deep breathe] I think they'll give him an antagonist drug or something, they didn't tell me. And everyone is busy with the earth-

[blink] But... what about the current situation? [she means the earthquake's consequences]

Edited 2012-02-04 15:30 (UTC)

What was he thinking. Why didn't he--

[jerks a bit to the side, as if startled, and looks around.] No, it's fine. Things are under control for now. Even for just a few minutes, I'll come.

... okay. I will be here. [CRYING. You better get ready, because she will be crying]

Yeah. Yeah, all right. [That's part of the reason why he's coming... Spirit distractedly turns the feed off.]

[ooc: Here or in the clinic log?]

[ooc: whichever you prefer! <3]

[Spirit is still using his trusty bright yellow Vespa -- he rarely does, preferring to walk, but speed is of essence today -- and recklessly navigating the roads. It's not long until he's at the clinic, barging in. He's pale, face is drawn, and his clothes are more than a bit dusty and wrecked at the hem, but that's a long day for you.]

[So yeah, he barges in, and looks around.] Striperella?

[Stripp was sitting at a corner, and when she heard someone barging in, her yellow head rises] Spirit...! [she quickly gets up, walking to him and - notgoingtocrynotgoingtocry. Except she was already crying - once she was close, she wraps her arms around the redhead]

[Spirit is mildly horrified that she's crying, but he understands why and offers his comfort. He immediately wraps his arms around her and pats her shoulder from the back.]

Hey.

[after a long hug, she finally lets go, wiping her tears with her hands] I'm sorry.

[He stands still through it, just petting her shoulder and letting her cry. She might be a bit dusty by now, too...]

Hey, it's all right. [rummages in his pocket and offers her a hanky.] It's a tough time.

[and amazingly, this time she doesn't worry about dust or how she looks like]

[she takes it to clean her face]

I arrived home last night and Haru was completely out of it. He broke the mirror and hurt his hand... and just kept... babbling... He made no sense.

[He nods. And swallows anxiously.]

What was he on, did you find out? [And where the hell did it come from?] I thought he was off that stuff... Haru, he cuts himself, and loses a lot of blood. Did he...?

[she shakes her head] No, they were just pills. The amount he took, it could be any sort of pills, even for a fever.

[Stripp sighs] He cut his hand when he broke the mirror. But that's about it.

[chews on his lower lip, but he's relieved that Haru at least hasn't been wrecking his arm again.] They're good doctors. They'll know what to do. [wraps an arm around her shoulder, pats...]

I really hope so...

I never ask Haru anything because I know he lives his privacy. We already live together, so he doesn't have much privacy, so... I don't know, I don't want to step on his toes and ask something I shouldn't. [oh there she goes again. Stripp dries her eyes before she starts crying for real]

I wait for him to tell, but he... goes and do something like this! I'm angry too!

Edited 2012-02-05 10:14 (UTC)

Haru sometimes doesn't think of what he does, doesn't he? [this, he says soothingly, hugging Stripperella again and patting her on the shoulder.] It's all right, when he's recovered you can nag at him and smack him in the face like a man deserves when he hurts his partner.

But we should... figure out how to get him to be better.

I think it's more... he doesn't regard himself. I don't think he wants to die, but I don't think he worries much about keeping himself alive. [she shakes her head]

I really try. I feel so useless, though. I don't know what it'd make him to be better.

He doesn't love himself? I can see that... [mutters thoughtfully.]

But what about other people? Does he have anyone here he wants to... protect? Or... [It's hard for him to figure this out, though. Spirit's lived to serve the world since childhood.]

Here...? [Stripp shakes her head] Haru had a kid, whom he left behind. And he was friends with Leo, but... well, Leo. [the kid who wants everyone to see how miserable he is or won't do much about it himself. It's not exactly good company, she'd imagine]

It's difficult to really become close to Haru. He locks himself up with a smile.

Or tries to sleep with you. [mutter mutter, chewing on his lower lip.]

What about the other kid? Ryoki?

[Stripp nods softly]

He rarely mentions him. He rarely mentions anyone. ...And Alois left.

The blond kid. I remember him. [And his younger brother. Spirit winces.]

I think... I think the only way to keep Haru from harming himself is if he's attached to people and gets friends, finds a reason, but I can't be sure. It's difficult, I've never met someone like him before. [Stein was different, too, and Spirit is also afraid for him sometimes.] When you two fight, how is it like?

[Stripp shakes her head softly] I can't complain there. We resonate perfectly and we fight in unison.

I try, but he doesn't let me understand him. Not fully, anyway. He is the person I love the most. [she isn't even out there helping the city. For Stripp, that is a huge thing] But he won't allow me any deeper. [no pun intended.]

It's his way. [pats her shoulder again, and smiles ruefully.] He's had a rough life, hasn't he? Maybe we just need to... draw him out more, be trusted. People who've been hurt in the past have walls, and his is pretty... barbed. And distracting. [All the attempts at sleeping with him...]

[oh she knows. With her weren't attempts, they ended up doing it.]

I suppose. I know he came from a difficult world, had a difficult life.. [and what she heard him saying when Haru was out of it wasn't... exactly nice]

I wonder how he'll react when I ask him.

He might want to push you away, but you're stubborn, eh?

Hm, I am. Most women are, I guess. [Stripp sighs a little]

I was sort of hoping you knew something, since he likes you a lot.

I had him over once, when he was new here. He was going through withdrawal and I had him in my guest room. [nostalgic smile]

He wrecked the room and the bathroom and cut himself and me with glass shards. [points at his shoulder] Bit me right here. But he's kept me at a further distance than he did you, probably. He doesn't believe that the world is good, and when good people come he doesn't like them much either. But I think most of all, he doesn't believe he fits into the world of good people.

It's hard to teach someone about good when most they've known is bad. It's a slow process, I suppose. [Stripp shakes her head] I hoped with time, and since we lived together, things would change a bit, but I was wrong. Clearly. That's why I don't know what to do.

Spirit, he still wants drugs and he still looks for them. I know a drug addict will always desire them, but he has the chance to drop the habit. He just doesn't want to.

Maybe he just needs more time to learn. A long time of bad will need a long time of good to scrape some of it away, right? [optimistically]

We just need to give him a reason that he'll believe in. [like it's easy.] But don't give up. That's all. That's exactly what he expects.

[Stripp nods] I won't give up. I'm his partner and his friend. I can't give up.

[Restlessly drums his fingers on his side.] But we need to do something about the drug addiction. Rehab? I'm not... These sort of things, we don't run into them often in Shibusen. The hospital should have something, though.

There is no rehab clinic in the city? [she tilts her head. She knew drugs were hard to find in Death City, but still, it surprised her]

I suppose we could keep Haruki at the Hospital, if that's our only option.

We have rehab in the hospital. [sheepishly] We're a small city, and these things aren't common here.

well... I guess the Hospital's rehab will be the best for him, then.

I can arrange it for you. [rubs the back of his neck.] Least I could do.

[she smiles a little - though, not really happy or anything - and nods] I'd appreciate it. Thank you, Spirit.

It's nothing. [literally nothing, compared to everything else.] Will you be... [gestures around them.] I have to go back soon. Should we call someone else you know to come stay with you?

No, it's better not. Everyone is busy after the earthquake, and I think it's for the best if they focus on that. Thank you, though.

[which reminds her] Should we tell someone else about this...? I only told Roy and you, so far. I'm not sure if we should tell his friends.

[nods] I'll come back after this is settled. [pause] I'll try, anyway. [It was more likely for him to end up in another city by daybreak, helping out there.]

[thinks about the question, though.] I don't know his friends very well, and those from his world... sort of don't like me.

Same here. [it was better if she didn't tell anyone else, anyway.]

Good luck, Spirit. And thank you.

Edited 2012-02-05 15:23 (UTC)

[He rocks on the balls of his feet, before he gives her another hug. Spirit grins at her as he steps off, waving and then jogging off to the exit.] I'll have my communicator! Just send me messages, all right?

[She accepts the hug gladly, and returns it, waving at him one last time] I will. You can contact me too, if you wish.

[Spirit nods and makes a sound of assent, before he's disappearing through the door.]

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