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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.]
[text]
Alright, I get it. I said before it won't happen again and it won't. I'm being careful.
[Honestly Seifer your care means a lot, Cam is also just pretty sure if he outright says it you'l deny it again. Whoops.]
[text]
[ And it's not like that place looked anything remotely like the city here, so it'd be stupid not to believe him. ]
But I honestly think you'd better be more than just "careful." I'm serious. If you so much as scrape your knee, I'll teach you the true meaning of discipline. So you better hope you don't develop a klutzy streak and that your partner does a good job of protecting you.
[ ...You know what, that was probably a little too strong.... ]
[text]
[Strong. Yeah, that was strong, that was a freaking neon sign that screams I CARE ABOUT YOUR SAFETY A LOT, but again Cam's just sort of going to go with it after balking at the message for a minute or two.
And possibly showing Maya.]I'm very good at keeping out of trouble when I want to. And when other people want me to. I'll have Lucette and Maya and a lot of others watching my back. I'll keep safe. You don't have to worry.
[text]
Right. I'm not worrying.
[ He's trying to imply that he won't be the one getting punched in the face if he gets a scratch. Trying. ]
You're still in the main housing unit, right? What's your room number? I'll drop something for you off later.
[text]
You don't have to.
but if you want to, I'm in room 2 on floor one. Lucette'll get the door.
[text]
[ He won't be knocking at the door. At least not for that. ]
I'll let you have your moment with your girlfriend today, so when I drop by it'll be tomorrow or the day after.
I'll surprise you.
[text]
How courteous.
Thanks.
[text]