Asch the Bloody (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
dissonates) wrote2013-05-13 09:50 pm
dissonates) wrote2013-05-13 09:50 pm
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[The message, tossed on the journal some time in the early afternoon, is short, carefully scripted, and with the camera concealed to keep it anonymous. He has no intention of dealing with the aftermath unless he absolutely has to.]
Luke fon Fabre and Xion have returned to their respective worlds.
[A short while later, another message is sent privately, though not so anonymously:]
[Private to Buffy and Jack (Horner)]
I won't be at the bar tonight. Close it if you want, work the shift yourselves, I don't care.
[After that, he's in the wind. First he goes out into the woods to where Luke was when they last spoke, to check for any signs of what might have been left, then to Luke's apartment to scour the place; he returns with a necklace, a ring, the Jewel of Lorelei, and a lot of hollow feelings.
After that, it's off to the Battle Dome, where he'll spend the next several hours destroying every simulation he can come up with, working his way through several of them one after another. He'll only stop once in a while when, in the midst of his fury and frustration, his body decides it's had enough; his heart seizes up, protesting the way it's being overworked. It's yet feeling the relief of that fact that for the first time in years, the weight of Luke's presence, their connection, no longer exists. His dissonance has been halted but he honestly wasn't prepared for how it would make him feel.
He won't be home for a long time.]
Luke fon Fabre and Xion have returned to their respective worlds.
[A short while later, another message is sent privately, though not so anonymously:]
[Private to Buffy and Jack (Horner)]
I won't be at the bar tonight. Close it if you want, work the shift yourselves, I don't care.
[After that, he's in the wind. First he goes out into the woods to where Luke was when they last spoke, to check for any signs of what might have been left, then to Luke's apartment to scour the place; he returns with a necklace, a ring, the Jewel of Lorelei, and a lot of hollow feelings.
After that, it's off to the Battle Dome, where he'll spend the next several hours destroying every simulation he can come up with, working his way through several of them one after another. He'll only stop once in a while when, in the midst of his fury and frustration, his body decides it's had enough; his heart seizes up, protesting the way it's being overworked. It's yet feeling the relief of that fact that for the first time in years, the weight of Luke's presence, their connection, no longer exists. His dissonance has been halted but he honestly wasn't prepared for how it would make him feel.
He won't be home for a long time.]
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[Audible and not really meant for Asch. Just him complaining out loud.]
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[ and that's all that's said, really. it's not like she could ease the tragedy with words. and asch has never been an open individual. although she's been no recent stranger to loss, she knows they all handle it differently. so if asch needs to bolt and assume his own personal version of a crash position? so be it. ]
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[He wishes he knew what else to say, honest. But there aren't really words to describe how he's feeling right now. Still, it's good to have someone halfway understanding about it.]
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[Not that every departure involves a presence in his mind being violently ripped out, but hey, he's dealt with worse. More or less.]
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I can...respect that.
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[It's curt, and probably unnecessary when she came to his defense, but he can't help feeling snippy. It's just his way.]
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...Roger that -- [ her conclusion is simple. with his pre-emptive strike, she doesn't dare provoke him. ]
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Either way, he says nothing instead.]
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If you're expecting sympathy, you'll be sorely disappointed.
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No. They themselves were the couple!
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Oh. So you still got a girlfriend. You should go do something with her. Blow off some steam. Among other things.
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I never said I had a girlfriend...!
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[HE REALLY DOESN'T TRUST YOU]
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If it's such a problem, just ask Buffy to do it.
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[Honestly, he couldn't care less about the stupid bar right now. He'll care later, when he isn't such a headcase about all of this, literally.]
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