Mexico shenanigans group log [OPEN]

[inchesofevil]

WHO: The Mexico evacuees!
WHERE: Mexico City (or also anywhere en route between the porter cities and there)
WHEN: Feb 15 onwards, through the duration of the coup
WHAT: Do you want Mexico shenanigans? Here is your catch-all/mingle post for Mexico shenanigans, please enjoy. (See the OOC mod post for details.)
WARNINGS: Please put warnings in your subjectlines if necessary!

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[aberth]

[ His stomach twists unhappily. Adam had chosen to believe that everything Kitty was doing was by her own volition. To consider the fact that she could be being warped into it is an entirely different beast.

He watches Gansey drink, his own fingers tapping out an unsteady beat against his knee. Not for the first time he wishes he could be normal. And that does include being able to drink his problems away for a little while. ]

Then we get her back.

[ He says it like it's simple, like they're not hiding out over the border to protect themselves. A dull pain throbs behind his temples. ]

[quaerit]

[ Gansey makes a noncommittal sound. They're talking about brainwashing, after all. That's the real worry here. They don't know how easy it would be to reverse that at all. He wishes his friends had escaped the cities when they had the chance. He knows it's imports the Russians are after. ]

How, Adam? This is...

[ He gestures expansively. There's something miserable about Gansey's expression, something tied directly to what he'd been through in Antarctica. ]

This is bigger than us. This is war.

[ He taps his glass against the table. ]

I always wanted to believe we'd be safe.

[aberth]

We were never going to be safe.

[ He doesn't mean to sound harsh, but there's no other way around it. ] They were talking about war long before we got here. It was just a matter of time before we got caught up in the crossfire. [ He leans back, his head tipped in the direction of the sky. It's inky dark and speckled with stars. It makes him feel small and insignificant. ]

All we can do is what we're able. Protecting ourselves. Protecting our friends. But if she chooses to do something then we can't stop her? It's her life. She knows what she's getting in to the same as we all do.

[quaerit]

Does she?

[ Gansey arches one brow. There's something almost desperate about his face, though the expression is a subtle one. Most people wouldn't see anything strange there; but Adam knows him well. He just might. ]

I wouldn't, in her place. I know we can't stop her.

[ He drops his head into his hand, fingers dragging over his chin. ]

I know we can't stop her. I'm just worried about her. That's all.

[aberth]

She thinks she does. [ It's a careful amendedment. Adam won't pretend to speak for Kitty when she's not here to do it herself. ]

I know you are. I am too. But we can't do anything here. [ Then, more gently. ] And worrying yourself sick won't do anyone her any good. She might need us when we get back.