BUCKY(?) CATCH ALL

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W0 Saturday after trial

[laid]

[So after people start to disperse, Raven's gonna trot after Bucky when he sees the guy wander off.]

So how long have ya not remembered what your name is? All week?

[frostythehitman]

[ He feels like he's not going to like where this is going. ]

Yeah, basically.

[laid]

[It's fine probably!! He's just curious about logistics.]

Just the name? Not like, being whoever you are. Does it not say yer name on the PHS anymore?

[frostythehitman]

Just the name. I still remember other aliases, I still remember who I am and all, I just don't know what I called myself. It says my name on the PHS, but I can't read it. And when people say it, I can't remember it afterwards.

[laid]

[Checks the PHS. Bucky, huh.]

So if I call ya Bucky yer just gonna forget the second we stop talking?
[WEIRD!!!]

Guess that means we can't just confide our fondest memories to others so we can remember later, huh?

[frostythehitman]

Seems like it. I know other people have read my name off it before, but it still sounds like the first time I'm hearing it.

And it definitely doesn't sound like it should be my name anyway.

So no, confiding our memories probably isn't going to work.

[ Which he hasn't thought about until just now. Christ, that's depressing. ]

[laid]

I guess it'd be too easy if it worked like that. I dunno about you, but there's some things I wouldn't mind forgettin', but if we don't get ta choose, it's just gonna be inconvenient. I can't even remember what it is I've forgotten.

week 1, post trial

[frostythehitman]

[ Once everyone clears out after the trial, he tracks Raven down to the inn's lobby. ]

Hey. I need to talk to you. In private.

[laid]

[Yeah, this much he did expect.]

Yeah, figured at least one of the two of ya would.
[Especially after the bonus lore he spilled in front of everyone.]

I think Hikaru's still at the planetarium, so our room oughta be empty?
[Carless Whisper resumes playing but louder this time as Raven invites Bucky to his room.]

[frostythehitman]

[ waggles eyebrows suggestively as he follows Raven into their room. Once they are safely alone, he opens his mouth to say something but finds himself unsure of what to say for a few moments, until he finally settles on: ]

So...you good?

[laid]

[That's valid. There's a lot to unpack after the last trial.]

Yer gonna have ta be more specific there, Chad.

[frostythehitman]

I meant with whatever you've got going on around here. [ He gestures vaguely at his chest. ]

[laid]

[Ah, good, the easy one.]

Oh, the heart blastia? Yeah, that's been there fer ten years now. I'm mostly used to it.

W5, THURSDAY

[frostythehitman]

[ Hey Raven.

It might be kind of hard to find Vezda because he is very intentionally trying to hide himself, but in the end, he can be found in the music room. He's huddled underneath a piano, curled up. It would be very easy to miss him in here, actually, if not for his jagged breathing giving him away. ]

[laid]

[Yeah, Raven heard the dustup earlier, but then it seemed like Hikaru had it handled, so he'd left it alone, knowing the more people got involved, the more capacity for things to blow up grew. Instead, once he noted people had dispersed, he'd given Bucky a little time to process on his own, before setting off to find him. Hikaru probably had Kano handled, as well as anyone could handle that boy.

But he liked Bucky! And wow, he seems to not be doing so hot. Raven drops to a crouch next to the piano.]

You keep flinging yerself to all ends of the emotional spectrum, huh?
[Like a toddler. Get real mad and then completely crash. But he won't say that part out loud.]

[frostythehitman]

[ Jesus. When he sees Raven crouch down, he flinches, like he's been caught doing something shameful. Which, in a way, he supposes this is. He's keenly aware of how childish and pathetic this looks and doesn't want someone to be seeing this. He ducks his head down to keep his face out of view and throws an arm out blindly to try to get Raven to back off.

When he speaks, his voice is rough. ]

What, you wanna make something of it?

[laid]

[It really is all very childish. And suddenly, a thought occurs to Raven, as he shifts his weight back to sit down on the floor proper, just out of Bucky's swatting range.]

Course not. I'm not interesting in fighting. Just thought you could use th' company.

[Hm. He's hesitant to bring it up, but;]

Also, I've got a question for ya.

[frostythehitman]

[ Well actually he hates the company! Thanks for fucking asking!!!! He hates that he shat the bed so bad with Kano right in front of everyone, and he hates that he can't even go sulk in a corner about it in peace without someone witnessing all his shame.

It's hard enough to deal with being a piece of shit. It's harder trying to hide it because someone else is in the room now.

He grinds out a single, venomous word: ]

What?

[ He's not combative right now, not really, but it's much easier to sound that way than it is to sound vulnerable. ]

[laid]

[Wow we will try to unpack all of that later, Bucky, but first things first.]

Now don't take this the wrong way, but how old are ya right now?
[He's not trying to call you a child he's just looking for confirmation of his theory.]

week 7 after trial

[laid]

[As it turns out Raven is NOT in the morgue, he is sat in the inn lobby with a bottle of booze.]

Hey, Bucky! Why don't ya grab a cup and join me?
[This is clearly the time to be drinking.]

[frostythehitman]

[ a faint twitch of a smile. ]

You decided to go out on a high note, huh?

[ Sure, he'll grab a cup and join in. ]

[laid]

In what world is collapsin' in front of everyone a high note?

[HIS PRIDE.... But he will pour some of whatever booze this is for Bucky. Don't worry about it.]

[frostythehitman]

You're here and you're drinking, aren't you?

[laid]

Yeah, but this is what everyone expect of me at this point, ain't it?

[Raven whose fault is that?]

[frostythehitman]

Is that so bad?

Do you...not want to be drinking?