had no options.

[timedstep.livejournal.com]

[rummaging through a bathroom's medical equipment--he's looking for bandages for his own ankles. they're sore from practicing pointe so much.]

Stupid Saixes who want to get themselves killed. Have no sense...

[mutter mutters to himself, looking through the gauzes.]

I'll kill him if he undid the bandages, swear I wi--here they are.

[now to... try and bandage himself.]

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[seasides]

Need a hand?

[standing in the doorway. he was just entering to wash off the smudges of pencil on his hands, but he might as well help a Riku out, even if he doesn't know them.]

[nograceballet.livejournal.com]

[pops up behind him, as he's known to do, having seen him in the hall.]

Err, Riku?

[sticks his head in curiously.]

[timedstep.livejournal.com]

[frowns a bit, shaking his hand and sitting on the counter.]

I'm, uh... fine. There's a lot more people worse off.

[timedstep.livejournal.com]

[glances over at him.]

Hey.

[seasides]

True, but I'm here anyway.

[shrugs.]

But if you're sure. Which Saix were you talking about?

[timedstep.livejournal.com]

The one who's an idiot and likes maiming people.

[siiiighing.]

[seasides]

[his expression darkens.]

And you're helping him? Why?

[timedstep.livejournal.com]

Because blood on the floor is a hazard to everyone.

[seasides]

Tch.

[crosses his arms.]

Do you know the extent of what he's done?

[timedstep.livejournal.com]

No, but you're going to tell me, aren't you.

[seasides]

Mmhm. There's the attacking innocent people just for the hell of it, of course. Nearly killing me for trying to protect someone who he was hurting.

Oh. There's also the one Sora he likes utterly destroying, too. I mean, I like spending time with him and all, but having to wheel him around in a wheelchair because he's been too injured by Saix to walk is just really... bothersome, you know? Especially when healing him just means he gets more punishment.

[timedstep.livejournal.com]

Not my problem.

[puts a hand up. he's not at all indifferent--there's a guilty look on his face.]

I only bandage him up. It's not my fault he goes and attacks. He'd beat someone up if he was healed or not.

[seasides]

[scowls. this isn't putting him in a very good mood at all.]

Yeah, but if he was injured, maybe we'd actually have a chance to stop him.

[timedstep.livejournal.com]

[gives a scoff.]

Why don't you injure him and finish the job. He'd probably heal on his own, anyway. There are those... what's it ca--potion rooms or something.

[seasides]

...because I'm not strong enough to do that.

[absently rubs at chest.]

And potions aren't always enough.

[timedstep.livejournal.com]

Then get someone else to finish the job. Or a gun.

[hand twitches a bit as he speaks.]

You're not powerless. And he's not all that powerful. He hasn't attacked me once, and I can't defend myself worth shit.

[seasides]

Then you're lucky. I may not be powerless, but the only reason I'm not dead right now is because he made the mistake of leaving me to bleed to death so he could go rape Sora again or something.

[timedstep.livejournal.com]

You're walking just fine now. Move.

[twitch in his brow, hithar when Sora's mentioned.]

[seasides]

Of course I am. I eventually managed to get a few potions in me.

[tugging his shirt off now, since he needs to check on the scar anyway. there are a few lines of scars on his torso, but the most obvious thing is the large hole-looking scar near his heart, which doesn't look entirely healed yet and the area is rather bruised.]

Still got this, though.

[steps aside so Riku can pass if he wants, moving so he can examine the scar in the mirror, prodding at it with a slight wince.]

HELLO TYPOS

[timedstep.livejournal.com]

[f-fuck, he can't keep walking when he sees that thing. he just kind of stares, eyes wide like a deer caught in headlights.]

WELL FINE

[seasides]

Easy to say it doesn't matter when you haven't seen the damage he's caused first hand, huh.

[continues to prod at it, checking gently to make sure it's healing over properly.]

[timedstep.livejournal.com]

[averts his eyes.]

You act like it's my fault. I only bandaged him a day ago, I don't usually help him. Just talk.

[seasides]

He doesn't deserve the help.

[frowns when his prodding results in some of the new skin breaking.]

[timedstep.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's what they all said.

[shuffles out.]

[seasides]

It's said for a reason.

[...frowns and peeks out after him.]

Look, obviously no one can stop you from looking after him when he gets hurt, save for like... locking you in a room or killing you. Just be careful if you're going to keep doing it; I don't particularly want to see anyone else on the casualty list.