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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[fellpool]

[He'd lost sight of his housemate sometime in the last hours before they were picked up by the Malnosso Security Forces, and while he had been distressed, he also felt somewhat assured knowing that she had lasted so long and it hadn't been that long since he had seen her by the time they were pulled out and brought back to Luceti.

His actual wounds were fairly minor, though he's managed to strain muscles in his back and legs from more running around than he's honestly used to doing. So his journey to the clinic was a slow one, even though he now knew that Raven had been taken there.

He's a little nervous sitting there, waiting for her to wake up, even if he's being allowed to stay even while she's out of it.

[pendantry]

[She asked for him by name, when she woke earlier. More than once. Whether or not he's heard, it is almost certainly the reason they let him in when she isn't in a position to receive visitors. Apart from one heavily bandaged wrist and forearm, and already-fading bruises on her face, there isn't much to see while she sleeps.

The feeling of being watched chases her to the surface, as it will do for many weeks to come; she jumps, almost, startled the rest of the way into waking and looking around - with both eyes, although the swollen one doesn't open as far.]

[fellpool]

[Seated beside the bed and half-dozing himself, Leon startles and clenches his hands around the chair's arms while staring at Raven. When his initial shock passes, he exhales slowly and scoots his chair closer, thinking it better to not hover over her.]

Raven?

[pendantry]

[Already, she looks calmer for seeing him there, instead of an imposing doctor or - worse - nobody. Raven looks worried for several long seconds, even when he comes closer.]

Are you okay?

[It would be nice, if they found him for her or some other thing she absolutely does not deserve, but what if he is hurt, himself? Worrying over her instead of resting?]

[fellpool]

[He's not surprised by the question; by now, he's become familiar with Raven's quiet (and sometimes not-so-quiet) concern, and it seemed all the more enhanced by the battling.]

I should be asking you that. You look ... awful.

[The bluntness comes after a moment of hesitation. It was something he'd say without reservation as a kid, but he'd learned a little self-filtering since then.]

[pendantry]

[A slow, quiet sigh. If she was going to dish bluntness like that, then she should probably stand taking it, too.]

I know. [It takes her a minute of looking at him, senses dulled by exhaustion and dulled further by painkillers, before she smiles an honest tiny smile.] Glad you're here.

[fellpool]

Yeah. [He's still for a moment, then leans over so he can rest his hand on hers.]

And I'm okay, to answer your question. You don't have to worry.

[Not that it would stop her, but maybe it would alleviate her worries somewhat.]

[pendantry]

[Neither hand wants to do a whole lot of moving, but he's closer to the unbroken one, and she turns it over at his touch in order to hold on.]

You'd say it just so I didn't. ...Is Kyle with you?

[She left Kyle with Ikki, but maybe Leon brought her home...except, no, he was there too, later on in the draft.]

[fellpool]

[He shakes his head faintly.]

Even if she was, I'm not so sure about bringing her in here... The place smells a little funny.

[That clinical smell.]

How long are you going to be stuck in here?

[pendantry]

[It smells awful. She's glad someone else notices.]

He said...a week. [Her estimate was longer, so she doesn't mind much, today. Raven swallows a sudden burst of emotion and looks at him again.] Help me sit up.