Slightly Less Animated Than Usual [Open]

[starbolts]

Who: Starfire and anyone who wants to join her!
Where: Media Library
Summary: Starfire's received news that her love has returned to stasis in the pod caverns. Her escape is the bright and colorful world of cartoons.
Warnings: Nothing too serious here! Some potential sadness if that line of conversation is followed, but a little fun can be had here.



Visitors to the Media Library today will find a rather distressing sound coming from one of the watching pods. It's a croakish, scratchy sound that might be called a laugh...if the listener were underwater, inebriated, and otherwise less able than usual to discern the sound. The sound contains the basic elements of a laugh, anyway. It's loud, sudden, and presumably in response to funny events on the screen!

In this case, a bacon-eared and sausage-lipped breakfast monster is in hot pursuit of a banana boat. Colorful cherry-men are yelling in musical-sounding gibberish, directing themselves down a river of orange juice in their attempt to avoid the meat monster. There's a dip in the river, and the little banana boat flies---only to slip on the air (how does that work?) and do a flip into the monster's mouth.

Thus ends one segment of this bizarre cartoon. Starfire is clutching a small pillow from her room and laughing at the screen. Or trying to, anyway.

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[expendable_mind]

It could always be worse is what he thought, but that never made things better.

"I know... It's never easy, but right now all you can do is grieve. Let it all out or it will haunt you and prevent you from continuing to move forward. Just know that there are others who not only need you, but care about you." He didn't say it in a finalized manner, as if he was dead, only that it was a loss she'd have to overcome for the time being for her to live on...

"I'm here for you."

[starbolts]

Starfire didn't trust herself to speak. She nodded into Splicer's neck, surrendering the pain. It hurt her deeply, that loneliness and fear...and here she was, crying it into another dear friend's shoulder. She shook more than once, and wasn't entirely mindful of her strength. She'd be sorry about that.

"I thank you."

[expendable_mind]

Splicer held her close, one hand embracing her against him, the other rubbing her back comfortingly. He had always been used to the cold reality of war, of loss, of things that weren't hopeful or held any future, and still it always hurt when he saw or felt someone dear to him feel that way.

He leaned his head down and kissed the top of her head before letting her rest against him. She'd be tired, sadness was tiring... Always had been.

[starbolts]

That made her smile, anyway. When she'd felt safe and warm for long enough, she leaned up to kiss his cheek.

"As I told you before, you are wonderful. Please believe it."

[expendable_mind]

"Oh, well, when you say it like that, I might have to start not believing it so you can keep reassuring me like this." he teased with a playful grin.

"I'm glad to see that bright smile, it's what I'd miss the most for sure."

[starbolts]

Her laugh, though wet, was genuine that time. She snuggled close.

"I will remain here for you as long as I am able," Starfire promised him. "You have my support whenever you wish for it."

[expendable_mind]

"Same goes for you beautiful. Long as that pretty face's a smilin' I'll be able ta truck on forward. And if ya need anyone to talk to, rant to, hell cry, moan, cheer, and joke to, jus' go hit me up over at my place. Ya know yer welcomed whenever ya want right?"

Splicer smiled down at her, of course she deserved to be happy. Everyone did, but those he cared about he'd do his best to make it happen.

[starbolts]

"I will remember. And...I will protect you as best as I am able, my friend."

She settled in beside him, ready for a peaceful night. It would not be perfect, she was not fully recovered, but...she would enjoy it while it lasted.

[expendable_mind]

Splicer smiled and kept her held close.

To be honest, this would be a good way to spend the rest of the night. Cuddled up in front of the tv and falling asleep together? It almost felt surreal, normal.

And yet his life had been anything but normal so he should probably enjoy the rare moment.