Reconciliation Between Friends (IC LP log May 2nd, 2020)

BlisaMarshmellow · 2020-05-02 06:12:46 PM

SCENE: Salamandastron training room

CHARACTERS: All hares.
Felicity, female. Gregorian, male. Dominik, male. Various spoofs.

LOG:
It has been 2 weeks since Dominik and Felicity's fight. 2 weeks since Felicity's bad mood has started. 1 week since she tried her first alcohol. And it has been rough on everyone.
Right now the Sergeant is making all the Recruits, Privates, and 2 unlucky Corporals, who are all tagged as Runners, to do some pretty strenuous exercises. The only consolation is that she's doing the work out with them, as per her usual.
"UP! GET THOSE KNEES UP! Y'CAN'T EXPECT T'B'ABLE T'OUTRUN VERMIN WHILE BEIN' TH'OUTTA SHAPE LAYABOUTSY'ARE, WOT!!" How Felicity is able to yell after a full 2 hours of this is a mystery. But she can, and all her poor trainees have to listen. They try to bring their knees higher, but they really just look about ready to collapse. The Sergeant sees this, and after a few more minutes she calls a halt. All the lower-ranking hares struggle to not fall to the ground in exhaustion.
Felicity points to the water barrel. "Get a drink an' listen close." She walks over to a dummy, makes sure they're watchingher, then gives the dummy a huge kick. The trainees flinch as the wood gives a cracking sound. "I want you lot t'practice doin' those kinds o' kicks aftah dinnah t'night. Both legs, 10 kicks each. If y'break any o' th'dummies wi'out breakin' y'feet, then y'doin' it right. Dismissed!" As they file out, the Sergeant ignores some of the glares she receives, instead looking at the crack she just gave the dummy. Yep. It needs to be repaired. Probably again.

Gregorian has been listening. It's hard not to when the forge is just on the other side of the armoury and the yelling from the training room travels. Luckily after working there for so long he's fairly used to the background noise of officers shouting their lungs out everyday. Still, he's always happy to hear the word dismissed and he gives it a few minutes while he finishes up what he's doing before he crosses the armoury to stick his head in to the training room and assess the damage as he heard things breaking "All clear of recruits?" he questions, as if he's hiding away from the recruits. Which is really only sensible.

Dominik had spent those two weeks generally avoiding Felicity; whenever it was time to eat, he'd sit way at the other end of the mess hall, finish his food, then leave just as quickly as he'd arrived. Passing her in the hallway, he would look right past her and continue going in the opposite direction, and in the recreation room he'd simply sit at the end of the bar and stare down at whatever drink he'd chosen on that particular day. Hearing the news that there seemed to be more practice dummies in need of repair, the large hare had made his way down to the training room to complete this task...it was one of the few things that could calm him whenever he was in a mood. Carrying with him his small bag of tools, the buck hears the commotion before he even enters the room, and his eyes turn steely as he recognizes the voice. He pauses at the door, before finally just deciding 'to hell with it', and ducking in. His eyes scan the room, stopping on the small collection of cracked dummies a short distance inside, and he makes his way over in that direction. Pulling up a stool, he gets to work, attention focused solely on what he is doing

Felicity starts walking over to the armoury door. "Aye, done f'r th'day. Sorry if we disturbed ya." As Dom walks in, hurt and grief flash clearly across the Runner's face, and she ducks her head and hugs herself as she continues to plod over to Greg. All of the huge buck's instances of ignoring her have dones nothing but widen the gulf between them (and sent Lissie into the catacombs to cry as she asked her parents what she had done wrong). However, she refuses to apologize because that didn't work well last time. So this is all going well.

Seeing the cost is clear Greg enters the room properly and glances about. Most stuff that breaks in this place tends to be wood which is strictly speaking not Greg's job but when the patrols numbers became small Greg picked up some additional jobs. This time however Dom has arrived to do the job instead "Ah, yah get used tah it. Though I see yah already have help tah get the place tidied up again. Always nice tah know when I'm not needed" and he genuinely means that.

Dominik takes a very brief moment to lift his eyes, and they settle upon Felicity as he watches her making her way over towards Greg. His relationship with the older buck had cooled considerable ever since the incident in the catacombs, and so Dom generally tried to avoid him for the most part, as well. His gaze still a little on the cool side, Dom hrmphs, ears giving a flick before his eyes shift back down to the dummy he is working on. He begins to work silently, eyes focused on what he is doing as he begins to patch up the first dummy. His thoughts stray to the thing he'd been thinking about earlier that day, and whenever he'd see Felicity and give her that look which seemed to send her away, crying in some instances and angry in others. His shoulders heave in a slow, heavy sigh, as he contemplates things.

Felicity gives Greg an almost pleading look, as if to say 'YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME ALONE WITH HIM!' Not noticing Dom looking at her, she says, "Oh, but many paws make light work, an' if y' 'elp us, we'll all get done fastah an' soonah, right? At least wi' cleanin' up aftah m'class." There's some bits of straw here and there, but for the most part there really isn't much of a mess. Their exercises needed only dummies to be successful. It's mostly just a tactic to try and make the Smith stay until she's ready to leave.

Gregorian is starting to sense things still aren't right with the two and his smile fades to a frown as he looks back and forth between the pair "Don't tell me yah two still aren't talkin' tah each othah" straight to the point.

Dominik lifts his eyes once again as he hears Greg's words, the buck smirking a little before he gives a shake of his head. "Is nothink to talk about," he mutters. "All talkings has been done." He begins to lightly tap the hammer and chisel he is holding against the dummy in front of him, paw gripping the handle tightly as his eyes shift back to his work. "Dom should not be here, and should not be talking. Others in room have problem with this, it seems." His ears give a wiggle before flattening upon the back of his head.

Felicity's pleading look morphs into one that says 'Seriously?' But then Dom starts talking. Ooh, boy! "I tried t'get y't'undahstand tha' y' 'ave othah things t'life foh! But NOOOOOOO, y'just 'ave t'be so sure o' y'own lack o' worth! Are y'even 'earin' this?" The Runner is almost in tears as she turns to Greg. "I just tried t'be a friend an' everythin' went wrong, an'....an'....." And, yeah, they're not talking to each other. Here, Mister Smith, have some drama to attend to.

Gregorian sighs heavily at the pair of them. He'd got the gist of it when Felicity had taken to drinking so he roughly knows what's going on "Revenge is not a way of life" he drones as if he's teaching dibbuns before his tone returns to normal and he points briefly at Dom "And yah don't get tah call dibs on them ovah every othah family vermin ruin" he points at Felicity "Nor is it her fault for tellin' yah. Now yah've done good here in the patrol. Yah say yah shouldn't be here, I say there's beats who would be dead right now if yah weren't. I can't undahstand if yah can't see that as important" another sigh and he looks at Felicity "Now yah gettin' worked up too. Why don't yah sit down?" and preferably not start crying. Greg would very much not like to deal with crying does.

Dominik gives another heavy sigh, the buck knowing that Greg is right in what he says. It'd taken him quite awhile of thinking and ruminating on things before he'd come to that conclusion, and hearing it spoken aloud does seem to help him understand it a little better. "...yes. Has thought about this, sir. Dom knows he does not have sole right to revenge on group who also kill many other families. Is supposing should be glad vermin are gone, no matter who it vas that did it." He continues to work on the dummy as he speaks, his eyes remaining on it and not looking at the other two. "Also know that other purpose has been found, vith both leetle Grace, leetle Julia, and other leverets. Took avhile to understand this, and..." he lifts his eyes to them, finally. "Dom vishes to apologize, to Felicity. Vas stupid, and immature to act like Dibbun for so long. Did not mean to make cry, or make sad."

Felicity sniffles, shocked that Dom is actually agreeing. It's a miracle! She doesn't sit down because she isn't some frail flower, but tears do start trickling down her cheeks. The past few weeks have been painful and stressful for her, and she's just tired of it all. "I'm sorry, too," she manages to get out as she tries to not cry pathetically. She just really needs a break. "Can we be friends again?" She sounds very much like a Dibbun with that. Because sometimes we all need to be a child.

All hail the problem solving powers of Greg! Who gets lucky and steps in when everything has practically solved itself. He's surprised by this himself but he hides it well and nods in satisfaction at Dom "Well. Good" he gestures to Felicity to just go make up while he safely hangs back by the armoury door to wait for the awkwardness to pass.

Dominik notices Felicity's expression and how she is seemingly on the verge of bursting into tears. Though hopefully this time, they'd be happier ones than the last few times. Giving another sigh, Dom stands from his stool and awkwardly shuffles over in the direction of the doe, having left his tools behind where he'd been working. As he stands there before her, he stares down at her for a few more moments, before he crouches down a little and reaches his paws over to attempt a hug...and he does his best not to completely smash her in his grip. "Yes. Can be friends, again. Felicity has no blame for vat happened, is all on Dom. Vas only trying to help, an' Dom realize this now." He sighs. "Let emotions get best of, like alvays. Must work on such things, in future."

Felicity lets him hug her, although she does start crying more as she listens to him. There may be some happy tears mixed in there, but they're mostly from her being overstressed from this whole mess. Greg gets all the awkwardness! He'll be fine After a few minutes, she has managed to get herself under some semblance of control and pulls out a hankie to wipe her nose on.

The awkwardness does not pass and now Greg's just standing there watching them hug...It only takes about half a minute before he glances around and after a little hesitation he steps back, sliding silently through the armoury door and away. He's leaving them to it.

Dominik finally releases Felicity from the hug, the buck standing there glancing down at her as he reaches up a paw to lightly rest it on her shoulder. "And Lissie need to learn to not cry as much," he chuckles in a teasing fashion.

Felicity sticks her tongue out at him. Glancing around, she gestures at the slight mess. "Let's get this cleaned up, an' then may'ap I c'n 'elp y'wi' th'dummies we broke." Grabbing a broom, she starts sweeping, glad to finally have been reconciled with her friend...

~*END*~

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Reconciliation Between Friends (IC LP log May 2nd, 2020)

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