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Campbell Saunders ([personal profile] headup_stickontheice) wrote in [community profile] themainframe2013-08-26 08:15 am

Tenth Goal - File Not Found. [Video/potential Action later.]

[Early in the morning, the feed clicks on, automatically. On it, is Cam, standing on the edge of a walkway, looking extremely distressed. He waits. He looks down, he steels himself...and he pulls back, quickly looking down as someone walks beneath it, completely unaware of his presence.

Again, he steals himself. Again, he prepares. He closes his eyes and pitches forward, landing hard on his left arm with a sickening crack. He wheezes in pain and tries to get his bearings. Someone rushes up to him, a young woman, a teacher--]
"What happened? Is it your arm?" [He nods.] "I'll go get help." [She leaves, footsteps echoing. As she leaves, through his pain, Cam smiles.

Brief static. It picks up, in a hospital, with Cam, an older boy, and Maya, who some might recognize. Static flits through the conversation, until--]
I'm not some loser who tries to hurt himself.

[The feed cuts.]

[ooc: The actual video can be reached by clicking the link in the cut, hitting "continue as free user," and jumping to 17:57 on the timestamp. It ends at 18:55. Warning for what you'd see, it's a kid intentionally falling from a high place to break his own arm. Short, not graphic, but unsettling to say the least. After the static, it picks up again at 20:48 and ends at 21:13 or so. The first scene is, under the cut, briefly detailed. The second is not as it has more dialogue, so it needs to be watched, and it is brief discussion of the previous injury with internalized ableism.

Last but not least Cam may or may not respond to people! This post can be used for action if they try to find him, hint he might be in his room.]
eatmybow: (he's long gone when he's next to me)

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[personal profile] eatmybow 2013-08-27 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
[She wants to say something, but she doesn't know what to say. Everything feels like it's the wrong thing, so Maya false starts a couple of times and then breathes out, slowly.]

I like you no matter what. [It's said slowly and quietly.] Even if everyone else hates you, I don't.

[Her whole family is different kinds of messed up, but Maya's learned that people aren't the products of their actions. She knows Cam is amazing, knows that when he finally gets everything right then everyone else will know that too - they already do, probably.]
eatmybow: (+ just keep on keeping your eyes on me)

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[personal profile] eatmybow 2013-08-27 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
[That's simultaneously something Maya both does and doesn't want to promise. She hates finding things out like this, but at the same time it feels like puzzle pieces fitting together. Still, she nods slowly.]

One condition: if - no, when it happens again? You tell me. You tell me yourself so I hear it from your mouth. Please?

[Maya tries for a smile, but it's probably not the most effective.]
eatmybow: ([hyokomon])

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[personal profile] eatmybow 2013-08-27 06:47 am (UTC)(link)


[This Maya almost understands. It matches up with the way that Katie refused to admit her problems better, and Maya kind of gets how sometimes it's not that easy to see that you're hurting yourself. Still, she doesn't really understand, only gets vagueness from secondhand experience. She touches her hand to Cam's face and is going to say something when Hyokomon enters the room, feathers ruffled.]

Maya! What was so important that you had to run out of the room without pants? [Looking over the scene, Hyokomon narrows her eyes.] Is Cam taking advantage of you?

What? Hyokomon!
eatmybow: (you said you needed space)

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[personal profile] eatmybow 2013-08-27 11:13 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, I can see that. [SHE'S SO ONTO YOU CAM.] A discussion that doesn't require pants, obviously.

No, Hyokomon, it's not like that! Something weird is going on with the D-Terminals, and I had to check and see if Cam was okay. I'm sorry for not letting you know. [A beat.] And for leaving without putting pants on.

[It's not like they're anything Cam hasn't seen before, but Maya doesn't tell Hyokomon that. "I showed Cam my lucky boxers once" isn't going to go over well at all. Hyokomon is already eyeing Cam suspiciously. The heroics got him pretty far, but untoward feelings toward aya are unacceptable. UNACCEPTABLE.]
eatmybow: (I realize you love yourself more)

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[personal profile] eatmybow 2013-08-28 07:45 am (UTC)(link)
[Maya looks down at herself.] Um, well. [She turns to Hyokomon.] Hyokomon could go get me pants.

Oh, I have your pants. [Hyokomon undoes her scabbard and sure enough: a pair of Maya's pants has been tied around Hyokomon's sword.]
Edited 2013-08-28 07:46 (UTC)
eatmybow: (he's long gone when he's next to me)

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[personal profile] eatmybow 2013-08-28 08:15 am (UTC)(link)
Practice. A warrior must always be prepared. [Also a hammerspace scabbard, but no one needs to know that.] Maya, put your pants on.

Huh? [It's possible Maya was distracted by Cam's booty. She looks back toward Hyokomon.] Oh, right.

[Taking the pants, Maya hastily pulls them on so they can all stop being mortified and maybe get on with the rest of their day whoops.]
eatmybow: (you said you needed space)

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[personal profile] eatmybow 2013-08-28 09:57 am (UTC)(link)
It's not your fault, it's mine really -

[Hyokomon cuts Maya off.] Just make sure it doesn't happen again.
eatmybow: (forgetting him was like)

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[personal profile] eatmybow 2013-08-28 10:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Maya looks down when Cam pauses. Hyokomon doesn't seem to notice everyone's awkwardness. She just nods, arms crossed.]

Good.
eatmybow: (i knew you were trouble)

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[personal profile] eatmybow 2013-08-29 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
No more dying. [Maya looks up.] Only living, okay?