Recovery is a form of being grounded, right? [Open Log]

[iamtetsuo]

WHO: Tetsuo and YOU
WHERE: Nonah 05/Nonah's Ark
WHEN: Post bike crash through october
WHAT: Karma caught up to him and he's stuck in Nonah 05 for a month. Waiting for your body to heal the rest of the way naturally SUCKS. Boredom, resentment and pain don't make a great combination, but he's down for the count.
WARNINGS: Tetsuo. Copious amounts of Tetsuo. Drugs, threats, all that fun stuff.

[Prompts available on request; for the most part:

Sept 29-Oct 18
Largely stuck on his bed being a wet cat. At some point he'll start meandering out into the living room for TV if no one's out there, but he's not really going far or doing much. Expect a lot of network or texting abuse, possible threats of violence, and probably hurting himself in the attempt to follow up on said threats.

For the curious, he's got a broken collarbone/some ribs; nothing life-threatening but definitely extremely annoying, not to mention painful. While this may take longer normally to heal, he's had some healing done, so we can just assume it'll be pretty much good to go by the end of the month. He might be getting a limiter forced on him at some point during the month.

Oct 18-on

As he starts feeling better, his goal's to be out and around Nonah as much as he can manage (not that much, but you bet he can try). He's supposed to be on bedrest for the month? Well, that's not exactly what he intends to do - just try and make him.

That said, he's not going to be up to doing anything strenuous, which is good for all of us. If you can't find him in Nonah 05, he'll be in the arcade or nearby areas. What are good judgement calls?

Action, audio, video, text, it's all good (update: oct 3 evening until oct 9 Tetsuo's comm is not working)]

Comments

[resipiscent]

Yeah, they do.

[He frowns -- Tetsuo doesn't know about the way things work back home. Stars winking out of the sky, entire populations lost to the darkness. It's hard to explain without being there -- so many things that you'd think would be figurative are literal, and it's complicated because of that.]

I can't solve all your problems. But there are things people can't do on their own.

[iamtetsuo]

I can.

[resipiscent]

[His frown deepens.]

Really?

[iamtetsuo]

I don't need anyone to solve my problems, got it?

[He can't afford to let anyone do that.]

I'll take care of 'em myself.

[resipiscent]

[Right, that's why you're beat to shit right now. But Riku doesn't say that, and instead he presses his back against the chair he's in, looks at a lock of his hair.]

That's going to bite you in the ass. Again, I've been there.

[iamtetsuo]

I don't care how many times it does.

[resipiscent]

And you don't care how many times you end up the way you are right now?

[iamtetsuo]

...

[resipiscent]

Like I said, nobody can do everything.

[He sighs, quiet.]

I'm trying to give you an out. That's all.

[iamtetsuo]

I don't NEED an out!

[resipiscent]

[Riku inhales. He's patient, has worked on his patience for the last two years, but he can feel himself reverting to form here. He reaches up, tugging a lock of his own hair down hard, trying to distract himself from the urge to just slap this kid. No wonder he and Kaneda are always fighting.]

Really? If you had one, you'd be on your feet right now.

[iamtetsuo]

That- that's just for now!!

[resipiscent]

Fine, so how many times are you gonna let this crap happen to you?

[He stands up, and he can feel his fingers curling into fists, but he can't let out his frustration verbally, either, because that'd just go even further downhill.]

Listen, when you grow up a little, let me know. I'll give you a hand. Until then, enjoy landing yourself in bedrest for months on end. Sounds like you need some time to think.