Petal 03 -- Open to Action

[shylyintrepid]

[When the feed starts, Jehan is clearly not in his cabin. He's down by the shore.

And he's been crying. His voice is hoarse and when he speaks, his accent is a bit thicker than usual]

If...if anyone else knew Zane, son of Venus, he...

[He wants to say "died". Died would be so much easier than the truth]

He was a...he was an agent of the Red Room. This entire time. He...he was here to spy on us.

[And he cuts the IM. As he does, you can see him break down yet again. It's going to be a long time before he recovers from this heartbreak]

Comments

[ospreyed]

It helps. So does the violence.

Feeling at least a little better for now?

[shylyintrepid]

A little.

[A tiny smile]

Thank you.

[ospreyed]

[She echos the smile.] You're welcome. I know it's a shit place to be in. And I don't want my friend to have to deal with it, on top of everything else we've been through.

[shylyintrepid]

Agreed. There's only a few ways it could be worse and I won't name a one of them.

[ospreyed]

Yeah. I think our imaginations have run over all of those enough times, thanks.

[She looks at her hands for a moment, then slides off a ring, handing it to him.] I want it back. But for now, whenever you wanna practice, now you can do it on your own.

[shylyintrepid]

[He takes the ring with a nod]

...thanks again.

[ospreyed]

You're welcome. Just treat that like it's the freaking One Ring, okay? Keep it secret, keep it safe.

But you're welcome.