thecrossing | Post Crossing Meeting

WHO: Kel and anyone who wants to discuss The Crossing
WHAT: Second 'Town Meeting'
WHERE: Oasis
WHEN: A bit after the crossing, when everyone has time to calm down and breathe.
WARNINGS Talks of death, definitely, mention of blood and wounds, other CWs to be added.

[Kel has seen people scatter around and, despite still acting like a foolish fool around Mari and Sunny... he is doing his best to try to coordinate things as he can. Armed with a set bright of pink pencils, definitely merchandise of the Sweetheart brand from his place, he prepared a whole wall in one of the shelters to work as a rough chalkboard and, written on it, there are his few observations from staying behind.

- Nothing beside the wraiths did show up. What are we running from?
- Ferryman honest or not?
- When you don't pay the tool, you may still lose memories
- Our bodies can get hurt as if we're still alive.
- Discussion About Crossing from both sides?

It's not much but try to get stuff to appear properly on a blank wall when all you have is a bunch of pencils that don't even write that well. He's trying, though, he really is. A message is sent out to everyone after he's done gathering enough pillows for everyone to sit in, inviting people to come and share experiences, and... that's all. He did, at least, prepare water for everyone to drink.... it's somethin, right?

"Why, thank you for coming! Take a seat, mingle and let's get down to businesses!"

OOC: This is a mingle thread. Feel free to interact with each other and have discussions about things. The 'chalkboard' will be updated if anything is brought up to Kel's attention, I'll leave an open post for that.

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[It's in the middle of said debates that he goes back to check on Sunny. Kel just know his friend struggles around too many people, so he just approaches, kneeling down at his side and offering a friendly hair ruffle, should he be allowed to.]

Holding up okay? And, man, I didn't know you were an artist. Keep up the good work, buddy.

[Just checking on him.]

[Sunny doesn’t seem too surprised when Kel’s voice approaches him. His first worry was that, maybe, he had been disrupting things? But no, his friend’s reassurance was enough to put him at ease.

And the compliment enough to make the tips of his ears burn.

Sunny didn’t consider himself an artist or anything. Most of the things he drew ended up looking kind of childish. In this case, he was really trying to capture the realness of the symbols they had found…

Except for the eye. (Anytime he drew one of those, he quickly scribbled over it. Much like his notebook drawing during the respite of the first Crossing.)]

Am… ok… [He wanted to make that clear. For once, Sunny didn’t feel the overwhelming urge to run from the room. Yet. There was always a ‘yet.’] You… good…?

[As if Kel wasn't his friends' number one fan! He merely seemed glad to see Sunny still holding it together despite the small group around him- so much progress after four years of solitude, huh?

If the teen took a proper look at the drawings, taking in the eye details and all, or not? Hard to tell since he still acted like his usual doofus self, grinning and apparently dismissing most things.]

That's good. I got a bit busy but I'm always here, mh? And...

[No, he couldn't stop thinking about the things he apparently lost and the more he kept talking with others the more he convincd himself they were all just running away from what they were destined to become, eventually, once they lost themselves- but.]

Oh, of course I'm good. I'm Kel, I'm always fine!

[Sunny really was trying. It was hard but… the people here seemed nice? And he still spent a large majority of time outside of these meetings sleeping so… not too much deviation in his schedule. But he was trying. ~~That was important, right?~~

Still, the teen stopped drawing and pouted a bit… Kel was synonymous for ‘fine’, right…? Except that couldn’t be. He had gone through some pretty terrible things when they had been separated in the Crossing…

Maybe… this was what a strong, independent person actually looked like?]

[They were, indeed, nice. At least so far. It was a good thing, considering they all had to struggle togehter one way or another, being at war with the group couldn't help. As for the 'sleeping less'... Kel was very much proud.

ah, what... even was the pout for? Didn't Sunny believe he was fine? That silly little man was oh so right- but he wasn't going to let any of that transpire there. Not if he could avoid that.]

What is that face? Don't you trust me? Please... could someone in distress do.. this?

[He couldn't remember Hero, not at all, but he still did his 'charm' move, minus the sparkles, just to try to get Sunny to laugh a bit.]

[Sunny maybe deadpans a little at the Charm. Not. Because it was bad - though Hero did it better? - but simply because…]

That’s not… your move…

[Odd thing to say, as Sunny had to remind himself he wasn’t in the RPG style battles of his dreamworld. Right? Right?

Just in case, he does glance around the meeting room to see if that Charm actually worked on someone…]

[Well, he doesn't know who this Hero person is, tsk tsk! And he's trying to make Sunny laugh, that's what matters, right? The deadpan expression catches him off guard but he's still trying- Say whatever you want of Kel, but not that he doesn't love his buddies.

And that he doesn't know how to make fun of himself.]

What? Oh, man, you wound my heart- [He's still smiling so it's clear he's not taking any of that seriously.] Are you implying I'm not handsome enough to impress someone? Ouch...

[He does bring a hand to his chest, grinning but still pretending to be hurt.]

I should let you know I DID get a whole love letter before coming here. It was from my three years old cousin who doodled a heart on a piece of paper and handed it to me but it still counts, right?

[As if his Charm could work on anyone, he's not Hero. He will never be Hero. Atleast now that thought cannot reach him.]

[Kel’s theatrics at least succeeded in some amused light entering Sunny’s gaze. He leaned back, unsure what to do with that excess energy. Someone else might have laughed or smiled, but Sunny had other ways of showing his delight.

Even if he did kind of feel an amused laugh bubbling in his chest from the absurdity of the story. Shaking his head, though it was mostly in jest.]

S-sure. [The stutter wasn’t due to nerves, simply a part of him. Kel always knew what to do to cheer him up.]

[And... Kel knew at least how to read that. And he was glad the mood at least shifted, even if the knowledge he possibly lost something precious weighted heavy on his chest. That was something he was... going to face with someone else eventually.

Not with Sunny, not with Mari, he didn't want to hurt them.

He didkeep the grin on jhis face, tossing one arm around Sunny's shoulders for a big squeeze.]

It does, trust me. And maybe I just need practice- I'll go see if it works with Need or someone else. Now... is everythign going well over here? Do you need anything?

[Big Squeeeze!

Normally Sunny would have shied away but… he was kind of stunned between the slight emotional whiplash he was sensing. First to be asked about Hero out of the blue and now… Kel was going to practice love letters with Need? Did he hear that right?

The teen thought to the nice but gruff lady he had met. She had been throwing stones with a slingshot at the time… and now all he can think of is Kel and her exchanging practice love letters with slingshots.

. . . .

Nope.

He would wave Kel off with some passing form of ‘good luck,’ once reassuring his friend that he was alright.]

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IRL I’m ROFLing XD

Kel is TRYING to make him laugh! Come on! :P

He’s trying so hard T.T

That's what you do when you love people, right?

Right! Right??