( semi-open ) though it may hurt today

[gradenine]

WHO: Roland (gradenine) & some of you guys
WHAT: July catchall + event
WHERE: Vaults, then some formalwear shop (get in losers we're going shopping)
WHEN: The rest of July
WARNINGS: Major Ruina and Leviathan spoilers in the first prompt. Death, murder, the usual Project Moon warnings apply, probably. Please refer to his opt-out for more info.




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[gradenine]

The keyword there is "usually". And I did want that for my family, but...

[ all he can manage is a sheepish laugh. at least he feels marginally better now that he can laugh about it. ]

Can't really afford it. I live in the poorer side of our District, and becoming a Fixer's the most lucrative job there is. We did plan on retiring for a while, though.

[ he got the money in the bag, can you believe it. but then shit happened so now he's back to square one u_u before he can elaborate though, the heavy vault doors open with a resounding creak; seems like someone else had finished their sharing session and has open sesame'd them to freedom. ]

[indwelt]

[ Sometimes it just be like that, huh....

At least Roland is spared from further personal questions by that low groan of the door opening. Finally, they're both (physically) free from the shenanigans piled onto them by the bank. (But are they free from the many ghosts that haunt them at night....probably not.)

Welt looks towards the door, then to Roland. He's not going to keep this man here any longer than necessary but: ]

Are you going to be alright?

[ To stumble off home or to some other place where he can pretend like nothing ever happened. ]

[gradenine]

[ it really do be like that. in fact, it's literally roland's thing to pick himself off the ground, dust off his clothes, takes a deep breath that sounds more like a resigned signed than anything -- like so. ]

...Yeah. I'm used to it. That's that and this is this, y'know?

[ he sounds fine, he looks fine despite the puffy eyes from all the crying, despite the hollow pit forming in the bottom of his stomach. no use dwelling too deep over stuff that had already happened. ]

please don't ask why i wrote my top level in this comment box, i'm in tears

[indwelt]

[ Is everything really fine....?

Well, Roland's a grown man capable of taking care of himself, and it's not as though Welt has that much to offer after stumbling his way into another man's very private moments. The least he can do is give this man a nice graceful out. ]

If you're certain.

[ He still sounds WORRIED because that's just how he is, but thankfully he doesn't make any further move to keep Roland in the vault. ]

Take care, then.

[ Please don't go stumbling into any other trauma while you're out there.... ]