Zompania Draft: Coming Home

[frost_jewel]

Who: Anyone drafted to Zompania, or recruited as reinforcements, or left behind in the village. SO. Everybody!
What: The draftees and reinforcements return to the village.
When: May 26, early early in the morning
Where: Back in Luceti
Summary: Most draftees and reinforcements return to Luceti in the very early hours; now, instead of a medevac site for the draft, the village is a welcome (?) refuge from the nightmare of Zompania for its own. There's a high likelihood it still looks a lot like it has in the past few days; those in the fight didn't even get a chance to shower before returning.

(This is the place for all your post-draft trauma and reunions and every other thing. Have fun! And don't forget to entry-tag your character.)

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[yourfononsarewhack]

[He pauses for a moment in observation.]

I will bring a cup to you immediately.

[distressedude]

[Nodding again -- he's really good at conversation right now.]

[Though he does try a response this time. His voice is weak, but he can at least manage a small:] Th-thank you, Jade.

[yourfononsarewhack]

[A slight smile.]

Think nothing of it, Ion.

[And moments later, he brings a cup of tea to him in the living room.]

There's no need to talk. Just drink and conserve what energy you may have.

[distressedude]

[He takes the cup with both hands, this time returning to the simple nod from before. His hands are still shaking quite a bit, so he holds the cup in his lap to try and steady it before attempting to take a drink. And even then, he only takes small sips -- towards the end of the draft, he had trouble even keeping water down. For as much emotional toll the draft took out on him, between overusing his artes and note sleeping much at all, the physical toll was rather high as well.]

[yourfononsarewhack]

[Jade looks on quietly. It's a very sad sight, to be sure. He's never seen Ion looking so... broken. He'd need to have even less of a heart than he does to not feel troubled by this sight.]

Is there anything else that you need?

[distressedude]

If it's... not too much to ask, would you mind staying here for a little while? It's... uncomfortable sitting out here by myself.

[He was still so jumpy, and on top of his still-present fear that he might find a cultist lurking around the nearest corner, there was something else as well. A feeling like he was being watched somehow even though no one was around. But he couldn't quite express that feeling in words yet, so "uncomfortable" was about as close as he could get.]

[yourfononsarewhack]

[He looks towards Ion, with the hints of a smile. Just hints of warmth.]

Of course, Ion. We've had far too much in the area of discomfort lately, after all. [And he'll go to seat himself near the greenbean.]

[distressedude]

Thank you, Jade.

[Ion knew Jade wasn't exactly the best person when it came to seeking some form of comfort, but that just made it mean even more when he actually gave it. Not to mention there was a certain sense of security that came with having someone like Jade around.]

I know I should probably be trying to sleep. But I'm sure I wouldn't be able to to even if I did.