[week four - monday]

[ceded]

[ Xion does not immediately hear about what happened at the Bank/Post Office. She was not around to witness any of it, and given that she's mainly confined to the hotel these days, it's probably some hours before someone comes around that can let her know.

The moment she does hear, of course, is not a good moment.

There aren't words in her vocabulary to describe the feeling in her chest that comes with knowing Shinnosuke and Jason were both so badly hurt, but at least they're both alive. Jason's injury might be the more horrifying of the two.

Given that, and ... some other considerations, Jason is the person she goes to see first. It isn't until late evening, given that she knows they both need time to rest and heal, and also given that even if it's not a far walk, it still takes her longer than it should to get to the clinic.

She also had a lot to think about, in the meantime.

Xion has a small bag hanging off her wrist as she heads over. It's got a few supplies in it, things she thinks might be helpful or just nice to have. Seeing the clinic makes her pause, because - so much has happened here already, hasn't it? And more will continue to happen. It's a grim thought she tries to shake off, because neither boy inside needs that from her right now, and heads in.

Given that Shinnosuke ... seems to be out right now? Hm. Xion will just make a beeline for Jason. ]

Jason... [ Gentle, very quiet, unsure. Is he even awake? ]

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[impulsiveness]

[Indeed, he would do the exact same thing in her position. It's been twice that he's found her, tired and alone, and offered to keep her company for a while. She's only returning the favor. He knows this. But like the hypocrite he truly is, he wishes she didn't have to be so selfless. He's wasting her time, after all.

Dead boys deserve no comfort.

Without his usual method of communication, he acutely feels the seconds drag by as he writes his next message. He feels like a nuisance.]

I know. But you already have a lot on your plate.

[He doesn't want to cause her more trouble.]

[ceded]

[ Jason, she's friends with Chane. She's already gotten used to not getting a reply at all, or needing to see one written down if she is going to get one.

She shows no signs of impatience while he writes. Just waits, and when she sees what he's written, her expression goes a bit crooked. ]

Too much for me to take time to comfort a friend?

[ Xion shakes her head slowly. She wants to laugh, and nothing about this is even remotely funny. ]

Jason ... I care about you, okay? Even if staying by your side is all I can do ... I'll do it, no matter what.