[due to the crackling of the fire in the incinerator room he didn't hear the cracking sound, but he did hear the announcement]
[as usual it didn't say where the crime scene is, but since quite a few people appeared to still be having a late breakfast or otherwise spending time on the ground level it seems likely that it happened on the upper floor]
[runs up the stairs, briefly glimpsing into the class rooms on the way, and skids to a stop as he enters the laboratory]
Wh-why are you just looking..!
[pushes past the others, pulls Prudence out of the vat, lays her down on her back and looks around for a towel or something]
[there isn't one in sight, so he untucks his shirt and starts dabbing at her face with it - not rubbing, definitely not rubbing - to soak the blood and the acid up]
[there are far too many fractures in her skin, and where there are none it's like the upper layer of her skin is ready to wash away, and the bleeding won't stop--]
[he's not noticing how much his hands are shaking (and starting to hurt), but there are black spots dancing in his vision, and it suddenly feels difficult to not pass out]
Nah, like Johnny Appleseed. He, uh, was responsible for sowing all the seeds of all our apple trees in America. Or that's what they say anyway. I don't know.
/And it means another one of them will be dead soon./
/But his sobs are too much. She can handle her own emotions, but when someone else's gets in the mix it's not so easy. She hesitantly reaches out and puts a hand on his shoulder, giving it a squeeze. She won't bother moping up her own tears./
[her consoling touch makes him break into tears completely, to the point where he can't keep his efforts up and only sits slumped next to the corpse]
[it's confusing and new to him to feel such shock and sadness over a person's death - why? and why didn't he react like this when the others died? he doesn't understand]
[puts his own hand on top of hers, but pulls it back immediately as he realises why both his hands are hurting so much]
/She lets out her own sob and drags him back a little by his shoulder, away from the mess of what was once a vibrant teen girl who didn't like her taking photos of her on the floor./
/Seeing him break down like this is only breaking her own resolve. She didn't even know her that well, but his reaction is feeding her own./
/She flinches at the sudden sting and pulls it away to wipe it on her skirt./
G-go wash off, d-don't hurt yourself.
/It comes out as gently as she can manage without choking./
[struggles to get up, but he feels terribly dazed]
[luckily the cook girl comes sweeping in to help and pulls him away]
[in his condition he can do nothing to console Maria - even if he was calm enough he wouldn't have any words to make her feel better about this situation]
no subject
[as usual it didn't say where the crime scene is, but since quite a few people appeared to still be having a late breakfast or otherwise spending time on the ground level it seems likely that it happened on the upper floor]
[runs up the stairs, briefly glimpsing into the class rooms on the way, and skids to a stop as he enters the laboratory]
Wh-why are you just looking..!
[pushes past the others, pulls Prudence out of the vat, lays her down on her back and looks around for a towel or something]
[there isn't one in sight, so he untucks his shirt and starts dabbing at her face with it - not rubbing, definitely not rubbing - to soak the blood and the acid up]
[there are far too many fractures in her skin, and where there are none it's like the upper layer of her skin is ready to wash away, and the bleeding won't stop--]
[he's not noticing how much his hands are shaking (and starting to hurt), but there are black spots dancing in his vision, and it suddenly feels difficult to not pass out]
no subject
/and saw you and what the fuck
/PUSHING THROUGH THE CROWD EXCUSE ME GRUMPY CHEF COMING THROUGH
What are you doing?
uhn
(Anonymous) 2013-08-10 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)S-stopping this stuff! It's eating her face!
[why is this happening to the girl who wanted to help him make his own face look nicer?]
Re: uhn
/pulling you away from the body
uhn
(Anonymous) 2013-08-10 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)I, I just pulled her out..! We-- we couldn't just-- let her get--
Maria is here, she takes photos!
[sobs]
Re: uhn
/sigh
C-come on, come with me, you don't need to be around for this.
/pulling you by the arm g e n t l y
uhn
(Anonymous) 2013-08-11 12:18 am (UTC)(link)M-my hands hurt...
[feels even more dizzy and stumbles]
Re: uhn
Don't faint yet, ok, I'm not even near a couch or anything.
/COME ON, TO THE KITCHEN
uhn
(Anonymous) 2013-08-11 01:07 am (UTC)(link)[concentrates on not passing out as he lets her lead the way]
Re: uhn
/pretty much remains quiet when they get to the cafeteria kitchen
Uh, you. You just. Uh, sit there.
/well now ummmm where are the potatoes
uhn
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uhn, cont.
(Anonymous) 2013-08-13 05:47 am (UTC)(link)[finally chokes and starts coughing]
[looks around for something to drink]
Re: uhn, cont.
/stare
Hmmmmm. You're a tree specialist or something like that, yeah? Something like apples? Johnny, then.
/squint
Yeah, that might work.
uhn
(Anonymous) 2013-08-14 07:01 am (UTC)(link)[gets up, still coughing, and fills himself a glass of tab water]
Is that the American version of Jakub? I had thought it was Jacob, too.
[looks at the potatoes]
...
I don't think it's going to be good if I eat any more now. I'm... really not hungry, you know?
Re: uhn
/eats more mashed potatoes contemplatively
uhn
(Anonymous) 2013-08-14 07:16 am (UTC)(link)[in any other situation he would be very interested in hearing more about that man, but now...]
Hm, my hands still hurt... I think I will try to look for something to help in the sickroom when you have eaten. Then we will have to in-investigate.
Re: uhn
Right. I'll finish up here. You go get whatever you need to do done.
/now, to wash those dishes
Don't get too worked up later. I might run out of potatoes.
uhn
(Anonymous) 2013-08-14 07:57 am (UTC)(link)[hesitates for a moment at the door - is it okay to leave her alone?]
[but it's unlikely that someone would kill a classmate now, during the investigation period, and somehow she seems a lot tougher than she looks]
...
We'll see each other later. Thank you.
[quietly heads out of the cafeteria, feeling his heart sink again as his thoughts turn back to the murder]
teentouch!anon
(Anonymous) 2013-08-10 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)/She's standing next to him, eyes downcast with a pitiful look on her face./
uhn
(Anonymous) 2013-08-10 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)Wh-who did this?! It's t-too cruel!
[keeps shakily dabbing at the body's face, letting out the occassional sob]
teentouch!anon
(Anonymous) 2013-08-10 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)/And it means another one of them will be dead soon./
/But his sobs are too much. She can handle her own emotions, but when someone else's gets in the mix it's not so easy. She hesitantly reaches out and puts a hand on his shoulder, giving it a squeeze. She won't bother moping up her own tears./
uhn
(Anonymous) 2013-08-10 11:26 pm (UTC)(link)[it's confusing and new to him to feel such shock and sadness over a person's death - why? and why didn't he react like this when the others died? he doesn't understand]
[puts his own hand on top of hers, but pulls it back immediately as he realises why both his hands are hurting so much]
U-ugh--
teentouch!anon
(Anonymous) 2013-08-11 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)/Seeing him break down like this is only breaking her own resolve. She didn't even know her that well, but his reaction is feeding her own./
/She flinches at the sudden sting and pulls it away to wipe it on her skirt./
G-go wash off, d-don't hurt yourself.
/It comes out as gently as she can manage without choking./
uhn
(Anonymous) 2013-08-12 12:38 am (UTC)(link)[struggles to get up, but he feels terribly dazed]
[luckily the cook girl comes sweeping in to help and pulls him away]
[in his condition he can do nothing to console Maria - even if he was calm enough he wouldn't have any words to make her feel better about this situation]
teentouch!anon
(Anonymous) 2013-08-13 01:48 am (UTC)(link)no subject
[if she is not at the crime scene anymore he's determined to search everywhere until he finds her]
teentouch!anon
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