[ he pauses and looks at vi looking at her arm, and he sighs — of course. well, at least she's still standing. that's something. ]
I suppose nobody died, so that is a small victory.
[ said incredibly dryly.
and then, with a hint of bitterness entering that dryness, ] Why is it that everyone is so keen to be glad when something terrible is over? As if that is all we can do — be sad, be glad, be worried, while the world does whatever it wants.
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[but okay, she's heading over. it was partially why she'd asked if it was cool, because... who knows where he ended up after all that.
but it doesn't take her long to get there, and she's opening the door to the lab and stepping in.]
Damn, your house took a beating!
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as she enters, she will find him sitting near the table that used to belong to jayce, sorting through the papers. ]
Yes, thank you for the observation, [ he returns dryly. ] I wasn't too attached to it, anyway. I can sleep here or elsewhere just as well.
[ "elsewhere" = at octavian's, obviously. ]
Are you and Caitlyn alright?
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Yeah, I mean... it's just a place.
[she looks down at her arm, still injured and wrapped up until maybe, just maybe the bite will go away.]
We made it. Me with more bumps and bruises than her, but that's fine with me. I'm just glad it's all over for now.
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I suppose nobody died, so that is a small victory.
[ said incredibly dryly.
and then, with a hint of bitterness entering that dryness, ] Why is it that everyone is so keen to be glad when something terrible is over? As if that is all we can do — be sad, be glad, be worried, while the world does whatever it wants.
[ anywayyyy, ] What happened to your arm, Violet?
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okay, fortune cookie.
she almost says this out loud, but bites her tongue. didn't he say something about not understanding why Jinx was calling him that?]
Not much else we can do, right now. At least, not for me.
[she rolls her shoulder to loosen it, and she sighs.]
Got torn into in all the chaos and shit. But I got someone to patch me up, so it'll be fine.