case 13 | action + bbs

[bratbeyond.livejournal.com]

[If anyone had visited the infirmary these past few weeks, they might've seen a little lifeless kid lying there in one of the beds. Supposedly, right after finals, he'd fallen into a deep sleep and refused to wake up.

Until now. Suddenly gasping for air, Damian immediately sits upright. He's... he's... in the infirmary? He furrows his brows and glances around the room for any clues. The last thing he remembered, he'd been taking finals... and then...

Then he'd been whisked back home. How long had it been? Six months? Twelve?

Slag, Time Compression really hated him. Why else would it drag him back into Garden after experiencing all that? After meeting Green Arrow and Zachary Zatara and that weird Jewish kid who claimed he was Kryptonian... in the context of Garden, it really didn't make much sense. He leans forward, arching his back and trying his best to suppress a sigh as he stares down at his clothes. Dammit, TC! If it's going to whisk him back, at least whisk him back with clothes that actually fit.]

... Here again? Guess I haven't had enough yet.

[A few hours later, there's a brief post on the BBS system:]

Does anyone have the latest issue of that sky pirate comic?? I wanted to buy one over the break, but it sold out before I could. :| That and the one about steampunk mechanics. They're both pretty schway.

Also I think I might need to go shopping. I don't really want to, but nothing really fits. Not even my uniform. 8( So what the slag'm I supposed to buy?

- Damian

[ooc | Damian just went through an canon-updating coma! This basically means that he's a whole year older... and in dire need of a new wardrobe, welp, since he's about 2 inches taller than when everyone last saw him. :c]

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[bratbeyond.livejournal.com]

[It takes him a moment to place that voice... Aang? Day hastily glances over at him before rubbing his eyes.]

Y-yeah, I'm up. But uh... wasn't I gone for a really long time?

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

You were asleep for an entire month. It was horrible! [It's time for a hug. Aang flings himself across the bed to embrace Damian tightly.]

[bratbeyond.livejournal.com]

[Oof! Damian will never ever say no to an Aang hug, but... asleep?]

Huh? But I could've sworn that I left. ["Or else I've been having crazy dreams about Neo-Gotham this whole time."]

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

What are you talking about? The nurse said you were in a coma. [Aang pulls back to look at Damian questioningly.]

[bratbeyond.livejournal.com]

Wait... like the one baba--Hassan was in? [For some reason, the mere thought of calling Egypt "father" suddenly brings distaste in his mouth. Day bites his lower lip, before gently massaging his temples.

Okay, so if the nurse said he was in a coma...]

So I wasn't in Neo-Gotham all this time? That's really weird.

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

No, you were right here in this bed. Trust me, I was here every day. Did you have a weird dream or something?

[bratbeyond.livejournal.com]

Yeah. It felt like I'd gone back home... and like, I didn't think I was asleep. At all. [Ugh, Time Compression, what is this even...]

You think Time Compression gave me memories of the future?

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

[Aang considers it, making a humming sound.] It could happen. I mean, it did send us back into the past for a little while before.

[bratbeyond.livejournal.com]

... Everyone's except mine. [He presses his lips together, pulling a pillow closer to him and squeezing it.] Remember? We went to your past, but my future.

I guess that means Time Compression thinks my future's super-schway or something... but for however long I was asleep, I thought I was back home and with everyone.

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

[Oh. That means Damian thought he had escaped from here and was back with his family.] ...I'm sorry. Are you okay?

[bratbeyond.livejournal.com]

[There's a moment of silence before Day tosses the pillow aside and gives Aang quite possibly the tightest hug he's ever given him in the time they've spent together. Tightly gripping Aang's shoulders, Day shakes his head and tries to not let his voice crack:]

I... I don't think so.

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

[Aang frowns and hugs him back just as tightly, unsure of how exactly to comfort him but wanting to help.]

It's fine if you're not. Just let it out. [It sounds cheesy, but he knows Damian's going to try not to let his feelings show too much. Which is stupid because Aang's not going to judge him, especially not for this.]

[bratbeyond.livejournal.com]

[He nods, resting his head on Aang's shoulder before letting a couple of choked sobs escape. It's not that he's upset - well, he IS - but that he doesn't want to show it because... because...

If he's sad about coming back, it's not because Aang's there. At all.]

I-I... I'm sorry. [Dammit, he hates crying. Especially in front of someone he likes a lot.] It's not that I hate you or Garden or even being here anymore. I just... wanna go back. For real this time.

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

[At the sound of Damian actually crying, Aang tightens his hold on his friend. It hurts to see him this upset and then he has to go and apologize for it.]

I understand. Back home, I used to have dreams about the Air Temples that felt so real that I thought I was still living there. Until I woke up and saw Katara and Sokka and everyone around me.

I mean, a coma is probably worse than some stupid dream, but... [He trails off awkwardly, unsure of what else to say.]

[bratbeyond.livejournal.com]

No, no... it's just... [He pulls one hand off Aang, using it to rub his eyes and attempt to wipe the tears off his face. Dammit!] I'll be fine. Really.

[He embraces Aang even tighter.] ... Just promise me you won't leave me too.

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

[Damian, you're going to make him cry at this rate. If he sounds a little emotional when he responds, Damian isn't allowed to mention it.]

--I won't. And you have to promise not to fall into any more comas. [Because a month is a really long time to worry about your best friend.]

[bratbeyond.livejournal.com]

Promise.

[Despite the tears, he pulls away and gives Aang a ridiculously wide grin. It's very unusual for Damian, but... he figures being honest, just this once, won't kill him.] Sorry I worried you that much.

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

[In return, Aang grins back at him.]

It's okay. I know you didn't mean to suddenly go into a coma.

[bratbeyond.livejournal.com]

[He can't help snorting. It must be a funny sight, seeing him laughing and crying at the same time.]

Well, yeah.

... Soooo, what'd I miss while I was gone?

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

To tell you the truth, I spent most of my time here. But... [His grin is suddenly back.] We're roommates now! Isn't that great?

[bratbeyond.livejournal.com]

[Wait.

Did he just say... roommates?] No way. How'd you manage to pull that off?

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

I didn't do anything. It just happened.

[bratbeyond.livejournal.com]

It's still the best news I've heard all day. No secrets, no hiding stuff all over the place...

It's gonna be metaschway.

[monkingaround.livejournal.com]

It'll be like a sleepover, only all the time!

[bratbeyond.livejournal.com]

Heh. Just don't steal all my covers this time.