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Who: shinjiro aragaki (

ax) & various
What: october catchall things
When: october...
Where: everywhere
Warning(s): none? aggressive nursing??

[ ooc: if anyone wants a nurse or to jump in for a random prompt please feel free...! i'm available via pm to plot out anything o/ otherwise this is just going to be a few planned logs. ]

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[ while not a good samaritan, he does feel more than a little restless watching people around him fall to the disease. cooking is the only thing he could do, so that's what he's been offering to the sanctuary. it works out, because he doesn't have to linger long to interact with anybody.

and that's where shinjiro almost trips over slaine as he makes his way out of the sanctuary for the night, his vision partly obscured by the amount of pots he's carrying. it's starting to become dark, so it takes him a moment to squint to realize it's slaine he just bumped into. and right away he notices that ragged, miserable look on the boy's face. ]

--Hey. You alright?

Ah, Shinjiro... _{[The answer is no, or at least that's the truth, but what slips out of him is a weary:]} Yes, I'm alright.

_{[Which doesn't make for a convincing argument. Slaine's not the best liar out there, especially when he's tired. That's a lot of pots to carry though...maybe he could use an extra hand or two?]}

Would you like help? That's an awful lot of pots...

[ slaine earns a deep frown on shinji's end, and he's quiet for a moment before nodding. ]

Take the two on top and follow me.

[ they're light pots, anyway. what he wants is for slaine to obediently follow him back. ]

Okay.

_{[Obedient is Slaine's middle name as he reaches for the top two pots, holding one in either hand before setting them atop one another. It's easier to cradle them in his arms, pressed against his chest. Wherever Shinji decides to go, he'll follow.]}

[ the walk back to his place is short, quiet, uneventful. shinji isn't one for small talk, skulking ahead to lead the way. he does look back over his shoulder at slaine from time to time, wondering if he should ask.

he should ask. ]

What happened to your eye?

_{[Ah. So he noticed.]}

...I got punched in the face.

_{[Well. Okay, that's kind of obvious. Shinji probably wants the how.]}

Someone I know was chasing an individual and I got caught up in the conflict.

[ you think??? he wouldn't notice??? just because he has a beanie on doesn't mean he's blind...

slaine is lucky that shinji doesn't pry. he's also turned away so any conflicted expression on his face is shielded from view. he doesn't seem to be overly concerned anyway - black eyes are rather common. he's had quite a few himself, courtesy of aki... so this is nothing new. ]

It doesn't look like you put anything on it.

I put ice on it.

_{[He's not that dumb, okay. He knows basic first aid!! Let him live okay...]}

I guess it didn't do much.

It didn't.

[ but he doesn't say more for the rest of the walk. the house is quiet when he opens the door. ryuji seems to be out; which is just fine with him. the pots in his hands are set on the kitchen counter before he reaches to grab the ones slaine is carrying as well. ]

Sit.

[ his head angles towards the one hard couch in the living room. it's about the only furniture there is... but it's something. ]

_{[That didn't sound like an offer...it sounded like an order.

Well, okay. Orders he can follow.

His body practically moves on instinct as Slaine finds himself slipping into the living room, settling himself down on the empty couch. He's not sure why Shinjiro wants him to stay but he's sure he'll find out soon enough.]}

[ okay maybe he could have phrased it a little more politely... but shinji isn't the epitome of manners. at least he's not planning on terrorizing the poor guy, so that's something?

slaine doesn't have to wait long. shinji appears in the living room a few minutes after with a warm bowl of soup. in his other hand is a small first aid kit. ]

You hungry?

[ maybe he should have asked if slaine has eaten... but the soup is kind of thin anyway, the kind that's easy to eat and digest. ]

Oh, thank you.

_{[Shinji coming out with a bowl of soup...he wasn't expecting that. The surprise is evident on his face, attention diverted from the first aid kit in hand. Out his own hands go to take the bowl carefully, not wanting to spill it or knock the spoon in it over the edge.]}

I didn't eat yet today so...I am a little hungry.

[ are you prepared to be scolded child ]

Every time I see you, you look miserable.

What the hell are you doing?

_{[Not really, no.

It's not like he's wrong, Slaine is usually some level of miserable. Still, to have it pointed out so readily is a little jarring. What the hell are you doing? Good question. He's not really sure.]}

I don't really understand what you mean by that.

You're not eating. You got yourself a black eye. You're just doing what I ask without questioning anything.

[ it's concerning... and it's out of shinji's character to worry about a stranger, but slaine is almost like a lost miserable puppy and he can't turn a blind eye to that. ]

Just doesn't look to me like you're takin' care of yourself.

_{[Well this is...awkward. What's he supposed to say to that? He can't really refute it, can he?]}

I got caught in the middle of an altercation and took a fist to the eye from one of the parties involved. I also forget to eat sometimes.

_{[He lets his gaze fall to the surface of his soup, picking up the spoon to stir it absently.]}

As for doing as I'm told...it's kind of an ingrained habit.

... Look, I ain't here to tell you what to do.

[ because he'd be a hypocrite if he was... so this is hard. ]

Just think for yourself sometimes.

I do.

_{[It's not a lack of not being able to think for himself that's the issue. Following command is something that isn't so easily shrugged off. Not when he'd lived in a constant state of anxiety and fear over being reprimanded for simply existing or stepping out of line. When your survival hinges on making yourself invisible and pleasing those who see your worth as something less than dirt...it takes some adjusting to to live a more normal, balanced lifestyle.]}

Just because I do what I'm told doesn't mean I don't think for myself.

You think, but do you do anything about it?

[ sighs shinji. thinking is a good starting point, at least.

this feels a little awkward. he's not here to give life advice to anybody... but the worry is there nonetheless. ]

...

Well, if you need food, you can come here.

I haven't been in a position to do anything about it for a long time.

_{[But it is what it is.]}

That's kind of you...thank you.

Are you now?

_{[He stops his nervous stirring.]}

I think so.

... Ok.

[ there are some doubts, but he doesn't question slaine further. finally a little more relaxed, he stands up to return to the kitchen. ]

Eat. I'll get you seconds when you're done with that.

_{[Nodding (because that's all he feels he can do at this point) Slaine raises the spoon to his lips to taste it. He makes sure to scoop up a noodle and piece of chicken, letting the broth wash over his tongue.

It's good. Comforting...even if chicken now makes him think of Count Saazbaum.]}

...Did you make it yourself?

Yeah.

You like it?

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