'Eventually'. No luck in it happening sooner than that, I see. [Yeah, he sure wanted them to say this would all be solved real quick. Hopefully without lasting trauma for anybody] I'm sorry. I'm still in shock, I suppose.
[Enough that he'd seek some refuge in fortunetelling, somehow]
[Later, when asked if he was alright by others, even by Akane and Cait Sith, Rui would defensively parry their question by telling them there were more important things than asking Rui how he felt. But to Molly, though, since he's his teammate and someone he has gotten used to seeing around often, he admits:]
Not at all. Truthfully I'm still having a little bit of trouble believing this isn't one big nightmare.
[He really, really wants to wake up and find out Will is asleep there on the couch. But no, that's wishful thinking. He really isn't used to this sort of thing at all]
[Rui takes a rather deep breath, shoulders raising and then lowering, and nods to himself]
Alright. While this is far beyond my zone of comfort, I'll have to cope with it. The majority of stories including tragedies have it as a starting point in a narrative. The end goal is a successful if bittersweet denouement.
Perhaps if I force myself to look at it this way, I can handle it.
[As if Rui's head didn't have his head full enough of shows already, but hey, it's a start!]
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... You want them to?
[ this isn't judgmental. just curious. ]
Then yeah. Something good will always happen eventually.
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[Enough that he'd seek some refuge in fortunetelling, somehow]
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[ sweeping the cards up into his hand, putting them away into the inner pocket of his coat. ]
Doing alright?
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Not at all. Truthfully I'm still having a little bit of trouble believing this isn't one big nightmare.
[He really, really wants to wake up and find out Will is asleep there on the couch. But no, that's wishful thinking. He really isn't used to this sort of thing at all]
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Yeah, I know. [ ... ] Know it seems like I'm bullshitting you, but it'll be alright. We'll stick together. Figure it out.
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[Because yeah, it sure seems like he's bullshitting. Platitudes are easy to often.
But it's also a nice consolation, so he clings to it]
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[ who has! just kidding, so many people have very similar experiences, which is kinda crazy. ]
But I've been through some weird shit, and we've figured it out before.
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[Rui takes a rather deep breath, shoulders raising and then lowering, and nods to himself]
Alright. While this is far beyond my zone of comfort, I'll have to cope with it. The majority of stories including tragedies have it as a starting point in a narrative. The end goal is a successful if bittersweet denouement.
Perhaps if I force myself to look at it this way, I can handle it.
[As if Rui's head didn't have his head full enough of shows already, but hey, it's a start!]