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[canihavesome]

Who: Cain, anyone
When: Day 35, afternoon (backdated-ish)
Where: Hallway back to Apartment X
What:

[A miserable-looking murderpuppy is trudging and limping painfully back to his own apartment. His injuries are more manageable now but both his hands are still rather smashed and has been splinted. And there's a collar around his neck with the words Pariah on it. wat do?]

Comments

[intellectum]

[jerks up, mostly at the anger, before pushing his glasses back and getting up without a word]

[untempered]

[says nothing else, just steps out of the way of the door.]

[intellectum]

...

[he steps out, leaving]

[untempered]

[leaves the door open, but doesn't follow.]

[intellectum]

[coming back later, looking upset]

[untempered]

[is... reading your book, sitting against a wall. glances up when Xavier comes in, though.]

[intellectum]

[he looks at him, before ducking his head down in shame]

[untempered]

[puts the book down, standing up.]

Are you all right?

[intellectum]

No. I'm far from all right.

[untempered]

[comes over, and grips Xavier's shoulder]

What happened?

[intellectum]

I failed. I can't even save my brother. I-I don't know what to do.

[untempered]

Xavier, this isn't your fault.

[intellectum]

You keep saying that but he's my brother. I was the one who tucked him, who raised him! No one else is responsible! If I hadn't left Lepus, maybe this--[he stops, choking down sobs]

[untempered]

If you hadn't left Lepus, it would have destroyed you. I am not... trying to assign blame, but your parents had as much of a hand in things as you did. If not more. You were a child yourself.

[intellectum]

[quietly]

I thought he could be... like me.

[untempered]

[...wraps his arms around him, pulling him in close.]

[intellectum]

[sobbing softly]

[untempered]

[strokes his hair a little]

[intellectum]

They might... take him to Eizon.

[untempered]

...ah.

[intellectum]

To a God.

[untempered]

He has no respect for gods.

[intellectum]

Mm.

[untempered]

[sighs quietly, curling his fingers in Xavier's hair.]

I'm sorry this has happened.

[intellectum]

I don't--I don't want to see him die.