in_a_bottle: Human, depressed. ([h] just marathonned anohana)

week 3, post-trial

[personal profile] in_a_bottle 2019-03-10 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's not hard to notice the blanket monster. Ai hesitates and kneels down beside him.]

I'm sorry.
in_a_bottle: Human, concentrating. ([h] no distractions please)

[personal profile] in_a_bottle 2019-03-10 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
It's not, but-- ah!

[Ai doubles over, clutching her stomach.]

What -- what is this?
in_a_bottle: Human, surprised. ([h] you gotta be kidding me)

[personal profile] in_a_bottle 2019-03-11 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[She breathes hard for a moment and lets go, blood starting to spot on her shirt where she was holding her abdomen.]

What is this, someone's power?
in_a_bottle: Human, surprised. ([h] you gotta be kidding me)

cw apparent self-mutilation (in the context of Equivalent Exchange)

[personal profile] in_a_bottle 2019-03-11 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ai looks up and shakes her head.]

It does, but it's fine, I have bandages...

[She takes a deep breath and looks around before she turns away from Senri and lifts up her shirt to look down at the injury. Her torso is already covered in roll bandages, but they look like they've been there for a while, especially if they're starting to bleed through like it looked like with the shirt.]

...It's that power of Ruin's. They carved themself up.
in_a_bottle: Human, talking worriedly. ([h] taking on too much)

[personal profile] in_a_bottle 2019-03-12 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
I'm sure of it. But... rgh...

[She breathes slowly and looks down at herself, then lowers her shirt and turns back to him.]

They wrote something. I don't want to take the bandages off and see, but from what's bleeding through, it's definitely letters.
in_a_bottle: Human, surprised. ([h] you gotta be kidding me)

[personal profile] in_a_bottle 2019-03-12 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
[She cringes and steps back, guarded and looking away.]

I don't... [Ai takes a deep breath and shakes her head.] You're going to -- I mean... Are you sure it's fine?
in_a_bottle: Human, depressed. ([h] just marathonned anohana)

[personal profile] in_a_bottle 2019-03-12 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
...I just don't want anyone to see.

[She hugs herself and looks at the ground.]

This is a place you could get killed for any reason. You know Uchiha killed Misaki-san over something she couldn't control. I have things I worry about.
in_a_bottle: Zombie, looking back. ([z] little worried here)

[personal profile] in_a_bottle 2019-03-12 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
[She has a retort held back, but she takes in another breath, lifts her shirt a little again, and starts to unravel the bleeding-through bandages.

It's soon clear exactly why Ai was already wearing bandages. While she only unravels enough to show her stomach, the skin is covered in spidering, deep purple marks with scattered burns. Much more recent are the still-bleeding cuts, which Senri can see do indeed spell something out:]


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pǝssᴉɯ
in_a_bottle: Zombie, worried. ([z] we have a deadline)

[personal profile] in_a_bottle 2019-03-12 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
[She takes it gratefully and puts her shirt back down -- it'll get ruined, but they have bigger problems, and also washing machines.]

They wanted to brag about this.
in_a_bottle: Human, unhappy. ([h] just read the comments)

[personal profile] in_a_bottle 2019-03-12 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
[Ai gets up and nods.]

Could you... please not tell anyone about the injuries that were already there? I don't like looking at them, and...
in_a_bottle: Human, depressed. ([h] just marathonned anohana)

[personal profile] in_a_bottle 2019-03-12 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
[She gives a little smile of relief, even if she's still obviously shaking.]

Okay. They should still have bandages, I only took the one roll and some disinfectant.
in_a_bottle: Human, upset. ([h] and no lily conspiracy theories)

[personal profile] in_a_bottle 2019-03-14 05:00 am (UTC)(link)
...I'll think about it. [lies, she is way too stubborn for that.] If it's just this, I can deal with it.