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themainframe2013-08-26 08:15 am
headup_stickontheice) wrote in 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.]
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.]
[action]
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.]
[action]
[To try and satiate the raging Hyokomon, Cam immediately turns around, his face that's already a mess from crying now incredibly red from all the blood rushing to it.]
M-Maybe you should. Get those. [Beat. He turns back to face Maya and then immediately turns back around.] Wait, you'd have to walk back without-- um, mine are too big...
[CAM IS TRYING.]
[action]
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.]
[action]
[Lucette, who has now re-entered the room and closed the door to give them privacy, just sort of stares at Hyokomon, trying to figure out how those pants fit in that scabbard.] . . . How.
[Meanwhile Cam might be scrambling to find a pair of jeans before
Maya can see if he got a booty he doooooany of the girls turn to look at him again. He's had enough mortification for one day, and he hasn't even had breakfast.][action]
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.]
[action]
[With his jeans half-on and the other side quickly being pulled up, Cam just kind of glances at Hyokomon, and for a moment he sees a very angry Katie Matlin, Maya's older sister, standing behind the chicken.
He's not sure which he's more afraid of.] I-I'm sorry, I... wasn't wearing pants. And Maya wasn't either.
[Apology abort. Ctrl + alt + delete, end process. Cam just pulls on his pants all the way and tries to wipe some snot from his face (oops).]
[action]
[Hyokomon cuts Maya off.] Just make sure it doesn't happen again.
[action]
[Ow. Well, there's a phrase he can never say again.]
[action]
Good.
[action]
[Hopefully Hyokomon also can't notice the sparks and fire likely coming out of Lucette's glare.
Cam, however, is a liiittle more observant. Especially since he kind of caused the awkward. Despite Hyokomon's observation he just kind of walks forward and touches Maya's hand.]
You okay?
[Translation: sorry. I'll be more careful.]
[action]
[action]
Okay. Promise. [Gently, he raises her hand and kisses it.]