04 . Spam for pre-arranged threads

[godsays]

[ He settles into his own mind with a jarring sense of wrongness, from thoughts that fell in orderly lines to a jumble, mismatched and unsettling. With the ebb of the flood, he has changed, from sanity to the lack of same, and he feels the difference all the more starkly now that he knows for certain what both of them mean.

Heel of his hand rubs at the lump over his breastbone.

He would be sane, if not for the voice. Is that what this meant? Or was it the weakness in his heart that stopped him from being as dangerous as he otherwise would have been? Was the Admiral's goal to take away his teeth, to make him meek? Or was this truly a lesson he should take to heart?

He tries to herd his thoughts, settles into stillness in the corner. Utter stillness, not moving a muscle for hours.

In the meantime: his door is closed. ]

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[patheticvillain]

[So, here's the thing. As far as positive coping mechanisms go, Cassel doesn't really have any. Bothering Zane is better than a lot of them, though, and he's self-aware (and crabby) enough in his hangover to realize that it's easier to get in a fight with Zane than to sit alone in his cabin.]

[Which is why it's very annoying that he's nowhere to be found. Not that Cassel's looking for him deliberately, because he's not, but after a while it becomes pretty obvious he's not out and about.]

[Cassel knows where his room is, because of Reasons (Reasons being he makes a note of some people; he's made a note of Zane whether he likes it or not), and approaches with curiosity. He knocks lightly, fingers curling around the paper clip and piece of cardstock in his pocket. Not the best, but better than nothing. And this door looks easy.]

[wemaketheworld]

[He didn't want to accept the request. Didn't want to leave his cabin at all until he was ready, until he had the situation firmly in hand, but Iris had intruded and made a request of him and obligation more than occasionally trumps personal turmoil. Which would be why Rorschach is currently stalking down the hallway towards Zane's cabin.

Oh. Hey, Zane. Especially cranky Rorschach has been sent to retrieve you.

There's a banging on your door.]