⇨ THE EPILOGUE

[ringleaders]

Who: Everyone!
When: Day 61
Where: The Carnival
What: After all the rescues team return, it will be matter of tending to the wounded and getting the hell out of dodge. The Ringmaster can handle the fleeing part, but someone will need to look after those in the medical tent. Or, maybe, you just want to show up and ask what the hell happened.
Warnings: Some messed up consequences of faerie fuckery.

IN REPAIR↴ As the minutes tick past, all four rescue groups will eventually return. Everyone in the carnival is encouraged to help out, ensuring that the rescues and victims both are taken care of after the fact. You can tag in here as rescuers taking care of business around the carnival, victims recovering, or other workers checking in to see what's going on. This log is for general aftermath threads, made by anyone.

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[wild_magic]

He almost rolls his eyes, but still he leans against him again, wrapping an arm around him tightly.

[mylastchance]

And he hugs Susan back, wondering why he can never say things right.

"I didn't mean to upset you."

[wild_magic]

He shakes his head.

"You didn't, really... I just want you to feel better. I want to do everything I can to do it."

[mylastchance]

He knows it too.

"... Can we go outside?"

[wild_magic]

He hesitates a moment before answering.

"Yeah, if you want to." He thinks he's done crying for now, so it should be okay.

[mylastchance]

Lauren nods, suddenly feeling a bit more energetic than before. He stands from the bed, and then heads for the door, opening it to move outside. He smiles, stepping aside to make room for Susan, before letting his toe roots bury into the ground.

[wild_magic]

Susan follows after him, watching curiously the way Lauren's whole attitude seems to have shifted. He's happy to be outside too of course, but apparently not as much so as Lauren.

[mylastchance]

He smiles wider, looking to Susan as he joins him outside. It feels good to be out here. No, not just good, right.

"Hey."

[wild_magic]

He smiles back, although he's still a little curious.

"Hey."

[mylastchance]

He hesitates for a second, but then figuring Susan just said he wanted to be helpful asks, "Would you mind getting me some water?"

[wild_magic]

He nods, holding back the teasing question about whether it was to drink or pour on himself. He heads back in for a cup, coming back quickly with it and offering it to his brother.

[mylastchance]

He takes the cup, gladly taking a long sip, before promptly pouring the rest on the ground.

[wild_magic]

He stares at the ground in surprise before looking back up to Lauren.

"...Didn't you want it?"

[mylastchance]

"Of course." he answers, looking confused. "Why wouldn't I?"

[wild_magic]

He looks to the ground again.

"I mean. Didn't you want to... Drink it?"

[mylastchance]

"I did drink it." he says, starting to look uncomfortable. It's only just now hitting him that what he just did must have looked pretty odd.

"...It makes the dirt feel better."

[wild_magic]

He finally just shakes his head, not really understanding but not questioning either.

"You're so weird."

[mylastchance]

He wilts, shoulders slumping as he turns away from his brother.

[wild_magic]

He frowns as Lauren gets upset, moving to stand in front of him again.

"I was only teasing."

[mylastchance]

"But you really think that."

[wild_magic]

"You asked me for water, then poured it out. That's at least a little weird."

[mylastchance]

He frowns, slumping back to rest his weight against their trailer.

"Yeah." he finally says looking glum.

[wild_magic]

His brother was so happy when they came out, and now he's not. Susan doesn't like it, and he can't help but feel at least partially at fault.

"But it's okay. You're always weird!"

[mylastchance]

His back slides down the trailer until he's sitting in the dirt, knees bent in front of him. He was always weird, but not this weird. At least before he still felt like a person, now he wasn't sure what he was.

[wild_magic]

Susan sits next to him after a minute, silent for now. He loves Lauren, and he just wishes he knew what to say to make his brother feel better. Why is Lauren the only person he never knows how to talk to?