for pyrrhaicvictory

[sarcaskick]

You're a world-renowned fighter.
We're obviously leagues apart.

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[pyrrhaicvictory]

There are some nice gardens not far from here. At least it won't put too much pressure on you to make that distance.

[ She considers ] I doubt it'll be very entertaining, but it'll avoid . . . concerned and noisy visitors.

[sarcaskick]

So we're literally going to stop to smell the roses, huh?

[ A beat, before he shrugs. ] Beats skulking around here, anyway. A little solitude's worth it.

[pyrrhaicvictory]

I thought you might see it that way.

[sarcaskick]

You know me so well.

[ Ha. Ha. ]

Lead the way, then. Slowly. Some of us aren't quite as fast as we used to be.

[pyrrhaicvictory]

I'll try not to leave you behind.

[ Perhaps that small joke will ease things a bit ]

[sarcaskick]

[ His smirk widens just a bit at that, head cocking to one side. ]

What a sweetheart. Truly, this is my lucky day.

[pyrrhaicvictory]

If this is what your lucky day looks like, I can't imagine what an unlucky day must be.

[sarcaskick]

I've had worse.

[ ... It's not a lie. Guys don't end up the way he did by having happy upbringings. ]

... Where's your team, anyway? Half the time it seems you're all joined at the hip.

[pyrrhaicvictory]

They went to check on Yang. They're really concerned.

[ And they would be. JNPR and RWBY were formed at the same time. They grew together, fought together . . . it's a bond they all cherish ]

[sarcaskick]

You really think they'll let them anywhere near her right now? She's probably being detained and questioned by now.

[ He doesn't say it outright, but there's a silent "good" in his tone. Even if he did totally deserve it. ]

[pyrrhaicvictory]

Ruby is Yang's sister. I'm sure she'll let them see her.

[ She can't imagine how it must feel for Ruby, to see her sister incarcerated like that. ]

[sarcaskick]

And Yang is a criminal guilty of assault. You don't get to hang out with your family and your pals when you're imprisoned.

[ ... Boy, this distraction didn't really pan out did it. ]

[pyrrhaicvictory]

[ She watches him. He seems angry, but not as angry as she would imagine ]

It's not in our hands now.

[sarcaskick]

[ He's always been a little emotionally stunted in a lot of ways.

... He's also not as great a liar as Emerald, so. That too. ]

Lucky for her it isn't.

[pyrrhaicvictory]

Mercury, please.

[ She can't take sides here. ]

[sarcaskick]

[ It catches him a little off-guard, hearing her plead. Not that he should care - in fact he should be pretending to be angry that she won't take his side, when Yang was for all appearances entirely in the wrong. There might even be some part of him that is kind of bothered at that very fact.

But, for some reason, he backs down. Just a little. ]

... We're not very good at distracting ourselves, huh.

[pyrrhaicvictory]

It's my fault. I shouldn't have brought it up. Let's just . . . leave it there for now.

[sarcaskick]

Yeah. Sure.

[ He takes in a deep breath to heave out a sigh, tossing his head back to flip some of the hair away from his face. He'd normally use his hands, but they're a bit busy with the crutches and all. ]

So. This, uh. garden. How much farther?

[pyrrhaicvictory]

We're almost there. Are you sure you don't need a hand?

[ It's a small conciliatory gesture. It can't do much but she's willing to help him. ]

[sarcaskick]

I'll manage.

[ ... Even if he does appear to be in pain, still. He may heal fast thanks to aura and whatnot, but this is still a pretty fresh injury and a brutal one at that. Even with the crutches it still hurts a fair bit, and he's probably not as good at hiding it as he'd like to be. ]

I'm not sure how much you could do for me, anyway.

[pyrrhaicvictory]

I don't know either. But that doesn't mean I won't do what I can.

[ That's always been her way. ]

[sarcaskick]

But you refused to carry me. Does that mean you can't? I hope you're not calling me heavy.

[ There. Jokes. Jokes make everything better. ]

[pyrrhaicvictory]

I don't think your pride could have handled it.

[sarcaskick]

Oh, I don't know about that. Pride's pretty overrated anyway.

[pyrrhaicvictory]

I don't hear that very often from a boy.

[ In a way, that reminds her of Jaune. ]