[log] Let the walls break- What we have they cannot take [Closed to Sad Losers]

[heroproceeding]

Characters: Kunsel (deus_ex_phs), Zack (heroproceeding), Zell (swatsflies), and Jim (rattlingthestars)
Location Building 141 [Post Office]
Date: Evening/Night of Day 122
Summary: THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN. And finding each other again after TERRIBLE THINGS HAPPENED IN HOGWARTS SNOWHELL. As usual. TIME TO GET THE WHOLE GANG TOGETHER AGAIN.
Warnings: Likely lots of mentions of character death. Snot. More snot. Blah blah serious business.



[ BOO HOO HOO GHIBLI TEARS EVERYWHERE AGAIN.

MAKE YO' OWN TOPLEVELS, BITCHES. ]

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[heroproceeding]

[ Zack actually looks over at Jim this time, catching sight of that scrutinizing look. He tilts his own head, not entirely seeming to catch on to the implication. ]

..Yeah?

[rattlingthestars]

[ Slowly, Jim reaches out to poke Zack's cheek without saying anything. ]

[heroproceeding]

[ He sees the finger coming at him. Sees it all too clearly and a part of him goes cold as he watches it reach him. And while Zack attempts to pull back in tandem with that poke, there's an obvious delay. ]

What?

[rattlingthestars]

What did you say you lost, again?

[ They both know Zack hadn't mentioned it. ]

[heroproceeding]

..Nothing that should inhibit us getting around.

[ He just kinda.. shrugs vaguely. Even if he knows- he should just be honest, right? But really, it won't. It's not the loss of memories. And it's not like he can't move around.

..But Jim's never been all too pleased about him hiding things. And like Kunsel said before.. Zack runs a hand through his hair and sighs before reaching out to drop the same hand on Jim's head, very carefully ruffling his hair. ]

You feel this, right?

[rattlingthestars]

Does't mean it's not important.

[ Jim's blindness hadn't really inhibited them getting around, either, once they met up and he had a guide.

He makes a face when Zack ruffles his hair, automatically, but he gets the point. ]

-Yeah. I do. You can't?

[heroproceeding]

Not at all.

[ He shakes his head uneasily before just.. retracting his hand and placing it back on his knee where it was. Scrunching his nose, he looks forward and tries not to think too hard about it. ]

..It could be worse. Like memories or something. Some people've lost them when they came back until I guess the nanos fixed that, too. I should probably consider myself lucky.

[rattlingthestars]

Nothing about this situation is lucky. It sucks.

[ Jim doesn't want to make Zack feel worse about it, but he doesn't want him to pretend everything's okay when it's not, either. This place is so unfair. ]

It shouldn't last long.

[heroproceeding]

[ This place being unfair's a long since suffering truth. Not that it makes things any better. But Zack just sighs and shakes his head all the same. ]

No.. it shouldn't. So, try not to worry about it too much.

[rattlingthestars]

[ Jim looks at Zack and then down at his hand like he's considering punching him in the shoulder, but decides against it. He probably wouldn't be able to feel it anyway. ]

-Guess so.

[heroproceeding]

[ Zack's not oblivious enough to feel that unease. That it's still definitely not okay. It's something unusual between them. Another thing for this town to take away from them.

His hand's out and reaching before he can think better of it and he stretches his arm until he can wrap it around him, even if it feels off and empty and strange. Doesn't stop him from giving Jim the faintest, one-armed hug, even as he keeps his gaze facing forward.

It might not be much as far as reassurance goes. But maybe it's something at least. ]

[rattlingthestars]

[ Jim freezes, unsure if he should be doing this when it's obvious how much it's going to bother Zack, but he can't really help himself. Zack was gone. He leans back against Zack and shows every intention of staying there until he's made to leave. ]