blue heron leaves the northern sky [closed]

[borntohurt]

WHO: Charles Smith, Arthur Morgan, and Angel
WHEN: May-ish. After plant-shenanigans, pre-fancy party
WHERE: Quad 001
WHAT: Introductions should probably be made sooner, rather than later.
WARNINGS: Probably mentions of death, violence, body-horror, etc.


Coming from the world they had, a number of strange and unusual things could be rationalized away in the course of settling in. Charles knew that. He had known that the supernatural was a possibility, though he hadn't quite understood the scope of what was actually possible before he was swept out of his home world and dropped into these strange crossroads of the universes.

Arthur, he imagined, did not have any easier of a time processing everything.

Which meant that there were certain aspects that should probably be explained to him before he had a chance to draw his own conclusions.

After Arthur had seen some of that strangeness for himself, Charles had expected a stronger reaction than he wound up getting. It was a relief, truth be told. Arthur accepted, even if he didn't understand. And maybe that could apply to a great many things.

Which just left the matter of some of his new friends, and after having gotten dressed and settled in once again, Charles sighed and rubbed a hand over his face. "There's more I should probably...well. Don't know if 'warn' is really the right word."

Comments

[towhatmatters]

You didn't have to think too hard to work out that Charles was used to rejection. A lot of the members of the gang were, left behind by society as they were for so many different reasons. Arthur isn't sure what it is that's more surprising to Charles: That he didn't question why he hadn't been told earlier, that he didn't immediately walk away, that he's not asking more questions ...

It doesn't really matter. He understands why Charles hasn't said anything, and after everything that has happened, it would take something extraordinary for him to leave someone who's the closest thing to stability and sense that he has left in life. Charles is clearly no different for it. That matters more than anything else.

Arthur does, however, watch Charles with more curiosity than usual as he gets dressed. He is curious. Since when? Since before they met, or did it happen sometime during? Have there been any hints that he's missed?

"It might be."

He knows Charles very well. That kind of helps. And it will probably help whatever he has to say, too, but still he can't exactly say how he'll react.