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Maketh Tua ([personal profile] mismanagement) wrote in [community profile] hadriel_logs2017-01-25 10:41 am

he was down on the floor with his lips to a glass

Who: Maketh Tua and open
What: Aftermath of the doubles event.
Where: Apartments, Guard HQ
When: 26th and onward
Warnings: Alcoholism, depression, mentions of death and torture, probably swearing. I will match format.



Apartment

[Stars, she's tired. All the time now. Ever since Henry took her home from Hope's temple, she's been drawn to her bed and its blankets, a refuge that she can hide in and forget everything else. Anyone who knows Maketh will have noticed a change in her routine. She's sleeping almost the entire day, getting up only to drink or vomit from the drinking. If she goes out at all, it's in the middle of the night, a move engineered to let her avoid as many people as possible.

The best way to get in touch is to bang on her door, loud enough that she can't ignore it.]


Guard HQ

[Quietly, Maketh has changed all of her shifts to avoid the most people possible. So while she's still performing her duties, she's doing them out of sight and largely around two in the morning. If you've got insomnia and happen to wander in at odd hours, you might see her rewriting damaged reports, or trying to clean the mess off the floor.

Often she keeps a bottle of whiskey on her desk. Not to drink - not when she's working - but as a taunt. She often stares at it.]


Around the city

[By choice Maketh has turned into something of a nocturnal creature, rarely leaving the apartment - or indeed the room - during the day. But at night she goes out, either to check things with the guard or just to wander. Sometimes she goes to the river and tries to imagine what lives at the bottom. Either way she's alone.]

Wildcard

[Dealer's choice. Hit me.]

circumitus: We know how you feel. (kid you're lost in the wheel)

[personal profile] circumitus 2017-02-13 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
Pointless gestures like forced smiles wouldn't mean a damned thing, anyway.

"Good. Nick probably wouldn't appreciate it very much if you did." Just saying.
circumitus: There's my chippy! (where's my chippy?)

[personal profile] circumitus 2017-02-13 03:36 am (UTC)(link)
Truth be told, Nick's disappointment would probably be worse than righteous fury. But in the end, maybe he would understand. After all, they've both hurt each other when not in their right minds. What makes this any different?

She rests a hand over Maketh's shoulder. Saying that what she did is okay would be another lie.

"Might have broken my brother's nose and attacked my father with a machete once. Believe me, am very familiar with what the start of a break looks like."
circumitus: Otherwise you'd be a dad by now. (thank god you're gay)

[personal profile] circumitus 2017-02-13 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
To be fair, Rey wouldn't have held it against Maketh if she did laugh. The thought is appreciated nevertheless. She has other concerns.

"Have long have you been doing that?"
circumitus: (503): forewarning i'll probably have done those drugs with you (i wanna bring you to show and tell)

[personal profile] circumitus 2017-02-13 10:25 pm (UTC)(link)
It's hard to believe her. That Maketh means that, and isn't just saying what Rey wants to hear in order to put her mind at ease. She falls quiet, studying Maketh's features for a few seconds.

"Punching bag helps sometimes. Cathartic. Should get one."

Having something to take any pent up aggression on is one stress relief.
circumitus: even drones can fly away.... the queen is their slave... (chill out big head)

[personal profile] circumitus 2017-02-19 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
While not an ideal solution, it's preferable to stabbing your friends and allies. Rey learned this on her own terms.

She waves off Maketh's attempt to smile; a silent indication that she is not going to encourage anyone to feign wellness for her sake.

"Please. Wouldn't have killed you over shit like that. Could have knocked you out or something before it came to that." But then no one would have learned anything, would they?
circumitus: (your girlfriend is a south jersey whore.)

[personal profile] circumitus 2017-02-21 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
Restraint isn't exactly Rey's strong suit. She's impulsive and violent. More action than reaction. So it says a lot about how much she's changed over the decades when she didn't just snap Maketh's neck right then and there.

Maybe she's gone soft; her claws are dulled. That very well may be, though. This is life now.

"All right." She nods, then glances down with a grimace. "Well, should get cleaned before Nick shows up somewhere."

She straightens the hem of her tanktop. The wound may be closed, but the blood and the hole are still there, practically begging for suspicion. Especially from her roommate. And he doesn't need to start worrying about Maketh's mental stability to think that she might be a potential danger to others.

Even if he'd be a little bit right on that mark.
circumitus: tall, lanky, uses teeth when giving head, and runs like a giraffe. don't do it, man... (no i know her type)

[personal profile] circumitus 2017-02-22 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
Reluctant, she shrugs.

"Not really." Then, a frown. "Am going to have to stockpile on shirts, though. Keep running through them."

Or, rather, they get ruined by things running through her. Usually with something sharp.
circumitus: (i woke up in the shower this morning)

[personal profile] circumitus 2017-02-25 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Agreed."

There is a moment's pause as Rey glances away, then returning her attention back to Maketh.

"Going now. You should eat something, if you can stomach it." Unlikely as that might be.