[IC] The Two Sides

[Azereiah]

Some time passed, and Brick finally reached the Rabin camp again, Misha in tow. There was still blood all over his chest, matting the fur slightly. It started to feel like the cut was on fire - meaning the endorphins had worn off. He'd have to get Aya's help for the first time. Hell of a day, he thought.

He announced his arrival to the camp. "It's Brick. We're back, and we brought a friend."

[Fionraella]

Sacha looks over and blinks, walking towards the pair. "Oh, it would appear you..." She then frowns. "Hello Misha." She then looks at Brick. "Ah, I see you have finally shifted, very good! Anyway, care to tell me why you have brought a Brom into camp?" She asks, crossing her arms, feeling very...small next to such a large animal.

[Azereiah]

"She fought like a demon to come get her friend back. Pretty impressive, really. Could tell she really cares about him. Felt it would be better to bring her along than to let her efforts go completely to waste - y'know, let her see that he's being cared for."

Brick intentionally left out the bit about him having to effectively drag her back, kicking and screaming. He'd have to talk to Sacha in private about what he was hoping to accomplish.

[xiaomiau]

Misha hissed and scratched at the gorilla's hand, trying to get free. "Will you just - stop trying to humiliate me!" She glared back at the Rabin leader.

[Fionraella]

Sacha chuckles slightly at that. "Yeah, Misha's a pretty feisty one. I'm sure she won't run off." She gives Misha a long look before nodding to Brick. "Destin's over there by the fire with Aya. Misha can go hang out there until we figure out a more...long term set-up for her." She turns and begins walking towards her tent.

[Azereiah]

"Alright, then. Anyway - Misha, I'm trusting you this time. He's probably still sleeping it off until his temperature gets back up, so try not to wake him, alright?"

With that, Brick led Misha to the fire and let go of her arm. "Take a seat, eh? Warm up a bit. Or don't, your choice."

He allowed himself to shift back into human form to take a seat... And holy shit did his back ache when he did. Gorillamode was clearly not something he should do very often. He kept an eye on Misha to ensure she didn't find a weapon somewhere or do something stupid.

He ran a hand across his chest. The blood had mostly started clotting, but there was a very weak ooze still going.

[xiaomiau]

Misha remained standing, crossing her arms and keeping her eyes to the ground. She wanted nothing more than to sleep after the day's events. The fire here was warm, but she wouldn't help but think of her own camp - cold and wet and now missing its young healer - and his herb supply. She glanced at Brick, then completely disregarded his words. With quiet, movements, she moved towards Destin's unconscious form. She crouched near him and jabbed his arm gently.

[Fionraella]

Destin mumbles quietly, curling in a tighter ball. He then yawns a bit, wondering what had disturbed him. He blinks the sleep out of his eyes and looks at Misha. "Misha?!" He then turns away, remembering the events that had transpired previously. "You wanted me to jump and now Aya's sad with me. This is your fault..."

[xiaomiau]

@Fionraella Misha withdrew her hand, fingers shaking a bit. "Destin-" she began. She blinked heavily, trying to fight off guilt. "I'm so sorry. I didn't-- I.. I shouldn't have said that, damn me." She frowned.

[Azereiah]

Brick eyed Misha annoyedly as she did so. He didn't care enough to get up for the time being, but if she tried to run off with him, he'd have to go out of his way to stop her.

He thought about lecturing her, but stopped when he saw her reaction to the kid's words.

[Fionraella]

@Fionraella Misha withdrew her hand, fingers shaking a bit. "Destin-" she began. She blinked heavily, trying to fight off guilt. "I'm so sorry. I didn't-- I.. I shouldn't have said that, damn me." She frowned.

@xiaomiau

"No, you shouldn't have." Destin says firmly. "You're a real bitch sometimes. I hope you know that." He flinches and buries his nose under his paws. "And you make me curse. I hate cursing." He whimpers and looks at her, sad now. "I just wanted us to be friends Misha...and you just kept pushing me away...Aren't you lonely? Don't you want us to be friends?"

[xiaomiau]

@Fionraella She breathed in heavily, arching her back and glancing from side to side. When her gaze finally came back to him, she sighed. Her wet hair draped over her face. "... I know. And I am.. and I.. I'm sorry." 'Aren't you lonely? She tried to push his words to the back of her mind, but they still cut into her. She didn't want to think about it.

[Fionraella]

@Fionraella She breathed in heavily, arching her back and glancing from side to side. When her gaze finally came back to him, she sighed. Her wet hair draped over her face. "... I know. And I am.. and I.. I'm sorry." 'Aren't you lonely? She tried to push his words to the back of her mind, but they still cut into her. She didn't want to think about it.

@xiaomiau

Destin slowly gets to his paws. He sets his head on her shoulder. "Yeah well...you're not very good at showing it." He mumbles and then purrs softly. "You're my friend too Misha. I care about you." He flicks his tail a bit. "You should sit. Your knees are going to hurt." He moves back, slowly, onto Aya's lap to make room for her to sit down beside them.

[Azereiah]

Brick got up and moved to his temporary tent, where he cleared the camping supplies out of the way to retrieve his sleeping bag. He pulled it out of his tent and unrolled it, then laid it out properly in the tent. He walked out to the campfire and sat down again. He wondered what exactly had happened, but was very slowly starting to piece things together. Something spooked the kid, the two had some sort of argument, and he dove into the river. Was he trying to escape, or was he trying to end it all? He wondered if maybe Aya knew the answer, but decided against investigating while the two were both awake.

[AkeelaQ]

The quiet forest was only disturbed by a gentle breeze, and the normal bickering of the groups... and a rustle in the trees near the river. A branch swayed a bit as the weight of a ten year old boy came to perch upon them. He looked towards the river and wrinkled his nose in irritation at the large amount of water. He huffed softly and looked towards the other direction, deeper into the woods. He sniffed at the air a bit, before he started heading deeper into the woods, away from Neither territory. He smelled many people and it intrigued him, so he was investigating. He ended up noticing some movement, and spotting a boy with dark brown hair. He narrowed his eyes a bit and crouched down on the branch he was currently perched on, before sliding down silently and beginning to stalk him.

[xiaomiau]

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Destin slowly gets to his paws. He sets his head on her shoulder. "Yeah well...you're not very good at showing it." He mumbles and then purrs softly. "You're my friend too Misha. I care about you." He flicks his tail a bit. "You should sit. Your knees are going to hurt." He moves back, slowly, onto Aya's lap to make room for her to sit down beside them.

@Fionraella

Misha slid into a sitting position and sighed. She looked into the flickering outline of the fire instead of meeting Destin's eyes. "I.... I care about you, too. Lots." She bit her lip. "Things are bad right now, though, and I'm bad at being a good friend." With a huff, she moved the hair from her face and looked at him. "So you're better off away from me." She lowered her voice. "After we get outta here, of course."

[Fionraella]

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Misha slid into a sitting position and sighed. She looked into the flickering outline of the fire instead of meeting Destin's eyes. "I.... I care about you, too. Lots." She bit her lip. "Things are bad right now, though, and I'm bad at being a good friend." With a huff, she moved the hair from her face and looked at him. "So you're better off away from me." She lowered her voice. "After we get outta here, of course."

@xiaomiau

Destin watches Brick leave and come back before looking back at Misha. He listens to her words before snorting and climbing into her lap. He curls up on her legs. "Better off away from you? Right. Like that'll ever happen." He rests his head on her knee, watching the fire. "You act like you're this awful person. but sometimes it's hard to be a good friend. But I believe that you can do it!" He then purrs softly. "And right now, to help you along, I need you to scratch my ears for me. That's what a good friend would do."

[Fionraella]

The quiet forest was only disturbed by a gentle breeze, and the normal bickering of the groups... and a rustle in the trees near the river. A branch swayed a bit as the weight of a ten year old boy came to perch upon them. He looked towards the river and wrinkled his nose in irritation at the large amount of water. He huffed softly and looked towards the other direction, deeper into the woods. He sniffed at the air a bit, before he started heading deeper into the woods, away from Neither territory. He smelled many people and it intrigued him, so he was investigating. He ended up noticing some movement, and spotting a boy with dark brown hair. He narrowed his eyes a bit and crouched down on the branch he was currently perched on, before sliding down silently and beginning to stalk him.

@AkeelaQ

Xavier walks along the forested path. He wouldn't really call it that. It was just more walked on than most of the other directions from camp. He runs a hand through his hair, scratching the back of his neck as he looks around. "Hmm." He mutters to himself, noticing how cold it was. He grumbles and makes a mental note to make more poison as soon as possible, and sharpen more daggers to use. With the temperature going down, he'd be unable to use his animal form, and battles would be a lot tougher for him.

[xiaomiau]

@Fionraella Misha smiled and moved her hand to scratch his fuzzy lil' head. "I don't think this makes me a good person." She gestured to the camp with her free hand. "Look! I got us into this mess!" She sighed. "And I... didn't stop you. You tried to kill yourself. You're just a kid, and you did that, and I just stood there, yelling like an asshole."

[Azereiah]

Brick felt it was his moment to speak up, finally.

"Regardless of what happened... You did come to rescue him, and there was pretty much nothing that could stop you from doing it. That's gotta count for something."