Mostly Closed Catch-all for November

[azurestar]

Who: Lance (azurestar) and CR
What: Catch-all for November, after this
When: All of November
Where: Prufrock, Cellar Door, Crenshaw

Content Warnings: discussion of death, murder, trauma/ptsd, psychosis, past torture

( ooc: this is a catchall for Lance this November after his conflict with Reaper and then Maul, though I am trying to keep my new threads this month limited in number, if you have CR with Lance already you are welcome to come plot something with me here or on plurk at spypigeon and we can start something here in this log or I may ask to wait till next month while I get his inbox more caught up and under control if I've already got too much going on, either way I'm happy to plot always! )

Comments

[shiro2hero]

Crud.

[That's right. Not even a "crap". But he does press a hand to his forehead. Oven mitt and all. When he speaks up again, it's a bit muffled by all the fabric until he drops it.]

I'm sorry. I... thought I was making it easier on you. [He sighs.] I guess I don't know as many of you as I thought? There's you. Ryan...

Wu? I think? I haven't really shaken hands with him or anything since we woke up here, though. [He's had more physical contact with Mako, to be honest.]

[azurestar]

[Lance snorts and awkwardly waves off the apology.]

Dude, don't worry about it. It's kinda funny, actually. [He smiles slightly.] I think Wu can make people feel super comforted when he hugs them or something. As for me? I feel like basic emotions just being near people. And, you're actually not that far off. Reeeemember when I first got my star powers and I couldn't touch anyone with bare skin because it was dangerous?

It's kinda like that. So I've got the gloves thing covered just like back then, no oven mitts required. And it's not that big of a deal anyway, I touch you with a bare hand, I feel all your feelings and I can help you feel better, big whoop.

[shiro2hero]

Well. If it's one thing I can do, it's humor.

[No, he can't. It's his terrible coping mechanism, and he likes bad puns. Still - he hadn't overstepped, and that's a relief]

[He will make a mental note to ask Will about it, though.]

I... really just didn't want to make things worse for you. Figured it was better to be overly cautious than not. [Seriously, he'd feel horrendous if he ended up making things worse here. More than that. He's already swimming in guilt where Lance is concerned - it'd just be the icing on the Terrible Cake.] But - I'll keep that in mind. In case I need your help down the line.

[azurestar]

[Lance snorts lightly at that.] Yeah, dad humor.

[Then he nods slowly, understanding that… and now feeling bad about keeping the full nature of his powers from Shiro. He closes his eyes against it. If he tells him, Shiro will never let him help in the only way that he feels like he can these days. But he also can feel that guilt and worry and…]

…If I'm being totally honest they're not actually that easy to use. But all I want to do is find something good I can do with all these dumb powers I never wanted…

[shiro2hero]

I learned it from the best.

[Then he's quiet, again, looking down at his hands. Just listening. It doesn't feel as if he can do much else, these days. There's nothing else he can do to help. He's already let them all down too many times.]

You will. [It's said with all the conviction he can muster. And, well. Since this is Shiro, it's a lot.] Maybe we'll find some kind of wise old Paleblood to help, somewhere.

[azurestar]

[He snorts at that suggestion.]

Like a paleblood Yoda?