[Blue lifts his eyes to the child once more - now virtually eye-level with him in this way. with a chance to rest, he can take a moment to try and understand the facts of a little person in front of him.
whatever he'd been through...it's sharpened him like steel. echoes of strife and injustice lead to some familiar reverberations within himself, like a water's surface tension just barely disturbed.
should he fear for him now? or be encouraged by a hope that, perhaps, whatever might be ahead of him will be less an ordeal than what's behind?
it's a bit too soon to say.
as for the question:] I just...need time. You needn't worry.
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Date: 2021-10-22 09:54 pm (UTC)He nods, with a small hmm. He has plenty to think about already, so he may as well let his companion catch his breath for now.]
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Date: 2021-10-22 10:30 pm (UTC)he doesn't bother hiding the relief he feels in getting just a hand onto the back of it for support, his body ready to drop.
with or without help, he sets himself down and lets himself exhale heavily.]
Here...there is food. Clothes. Answers...
Some...answers. Not all.
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Date: 2021-10-24 08:34 pm (UTC)Thank you.
[He surprises himself by following up.]
Will you be alright?
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Date: 2021-10-24 11:33 pm (UTC)whatever he'd been through...it's sharpened him like steel. echoes of strife and injustice lead to some familiar reverberations within himself, like a water's surface tension just barely disturbed.
should he fear for him now? or be encouraged by a hope that, perhaps, whatever might be ahead of him will be less an ordeal than what's behind?
it's a bit too soon to say.
as for the question:] I just...need time. You needn't worry.
Go- find your answers.