122. Circumstances

[corrinesbell]

[To think it was just a regular day.

Sheena stumbles her way around from the back of house 18. One arm is braced against the outside wall of the house, the other useless. It's a slow, staggering kind of walk. When she runs out of house, she manages to move just a few more feet, into the road, before crashing to the ground again. Mercifully, her journal comes loose from where she had carried it at her waist, and ends up open, pages face down.

It's just out of her reach; her fingertips brush against it but she can't turn it over. Maybe having it open is enough]

I-I...need help. ...Please.

[[ooc: Follows almost immediately after this log, meaning it's Thursday up in here. The log is unfinished so far but we wanted to avoid some insane backdating/the chance that LJ murders itself again. So!]]

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[corrinesbell]

Don't be. You didn't do anything to apologize for.

[Sheena carefully reaches for one of her wrists, so she can put Jennifer's hand down beside her and pat it - the best she can do at being comforting]

It's okay.

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[redroseprince.livejournal.com]

[And only for Sheena would Jennifer actually let herself be taken by the wrist- though there is a slight resistance out of instinct, yes.]

B-but you're hurt...and-

[Her voice breaks, and she pauses to wipe at the eyes with her free hand's sleeve.]

And I'm the one crying.

[action]

[corrinesbell]

It's tough to see your friends get hurt too. ...I probably scared you before.

[she can't sit up any more really, but she will try try try in an attempt...at a hug. Hopefully Jennifer catches on]

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[redroseprince.livejournal.com]

[She is so unused to the gesture being offered to her. But...Jennifer seems to be one of those rare people that Luceti has actually had a positive impact on, and after a pause, Jennifer leans into her and...uncertainly puts her arms around Sheena. Delicately, as if she's holding a doll.]

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[corrinesbell]

[She gets a real hug back, at least from Sheena's left arm; the right one stays down where it is. It's not as strong as it ordinarily would be, but it should do the trick and send the message that even though she's weak, she's not going to break any time soon.

Jennifer will get a gentle pat on the back too]

See? Nothing to cry about.

[action]

[redroseprince.livejournal.com]

[The affection calms her downs somewhat, and that hug may get a little tighter.]

...Okay.

[action]

[corrinesbell]

[when Jennifer's hold tightens, Sheena's slackens in response. Now she's pretty much being held upright, spent of energy for the next little while.]

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[redroseprince.livejournal.com]

[Jennifer's arms tighten instinctively around her friend once Sheena's hold slacks. She may not be able to do much, but she can at least hold Sheena upright until she wishes otherwise.

What a pitiful prince she made, unable even to help her friends. The least she could do was offer some small form of comfort.]

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[corrinesbell]

[oh, she wishes to be lying down again. Things are spinning a little bit. But she will try to head in that direction anyway; when she is leaning back against her pillows again, she won't let go of Jennifer's hand]