Furry Crossing Infirmary Visit

[tacklefordwhimsy]

[Do you know how painful it was to watch Adrien not only turn out to be an alien, but also maim a few people more...and kill Marinette? It was deeply unpleasant.

It was even worse because Shelley knows how much Adrien blames himself for the trouble that happens around him. He must be feeling so bad...maybe a visit from beyond the grave will be of help?]

Uh, hey! It's me, Shelley.

Adrien, how are you feeling?

[Wow. Woooow, that was painfully generic, Shelley. But then again, there's no easy way to say "i know you killed marinette and the alien in you was responsible for everything bad that happened in the pygmalion, dont blame yourself"]

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[monsieurchatastrophe]

[it takes a long time for adrien to respond to Shelley's texts, and when he does, he's not especially forthcoming]

Hi, Shelley.

I'm ok.

[blatant lies is a new one]

[tacklefordwhimsy]

[Shelley's avatar stands still for a moment before doing the fretting animation]

I'm silly, but that doesn't mean I'm stupid, Adrien. I know you try to keep your emotions bottled. Don't do that. It won't help you at all.

[Looks like someone remembers how Adrien behaved in their last conversation before she turned into a murderer]

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[his avatar, in contrast, is pretty still... but that might be because he's still only got the one arm to type with. thanks, aliens.]

...

I feel bad? I don't know what you want to hear. I killed people.

[tacklefordwhimsy]

I want to hear you're not blaming yourself for this. That you're sad, but that this all won't kill your fighting spirit. That...

...that you'll still be the hero kid we all like and love! Because you are not a killer. Don't say you killed anyone.

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[that one takes him a while to answer to, once again]

I'm not a hero. But I'm not... blaming myself for the deaths.

[well. he is, a little, but. not in the way she thinks.]

[tacklefordwhimsy]

Well that's surprising. I had pegged you for the martyr type.

[Shelley may as well throw away half of her rousing speech, haha!]

But you are a hero. You have done a lot of good, both back at home and here. You have done more good than many of us, at least.

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[martyr is a bad choice of words on her part, considering that's exactly how the alien general had described Adrien, not that the graveyard could have known that, since it had only been projected in the living's heads. still, he skips that line.]

I haven't done any good here. I barely did anything good back home in the first place.

[tacklefordwhimsy]

Look, your support has been valuable. So what if you had an evil alien in you? You still were of help during everything.

[Those words seem a tad hollow, she isn't sure how to convince Adrien about it. Maybe she's taking a wrong approach to this all?]

Marinette can't have carried alone the bulk of heroism back at your home. You were a team.

[monsieurchatastrophe]

Please stop.

[honestly, he doesn't want to get into this argument at all in the first place (who ENJOYS arguing that they're worthless, really), but it's her bringing marinette up that guts him.]

I don't wanna talk about this.

[tacklefordwhimsy]

[There's silence for a moment, and maybe Adrien thought she had stopped replying, until a new message arrives]

...drat, I'm doing everything worse. I wanted to give you my support, and try to make you feel better, but I think I panicked. I don't--I just don't know what I should say.

Friends should help each other...I just wanted you to feel things aren't as bad as it all seemed.

maybe someday ill stop trying to mobile tag

[monsieurchatastrophe]

You shouldn't worry yourself about me. I'm not worth it.

[there's a little bit of a pause before he adds:]

But thank you.

[tacklefordwhimsy]

...in moments like this I wish I was more than a pseudoghost in a game. I.O.U. a hug.

[And she definitely intends to fulfill that, if it's ever possible]

How is everyone treating you? Anyone giving you a hard time?

[Besides the trial, that is]

[monsieurchatastrophe]

No, I've been hanging out with Dave and Yuno, mostly. Other than that... Dorian came to ask about my ring, and Rhys and Elizabeth contacted us about the whole... being possessed thing. And there's you.

[assuming this is monday sh there's a long pause, again]

No one else tried to talk to me.

[and that's obviously definitely helping the blame thing. he's not even surprised or upset, because he thinks it's to be expected.]

[tacklefordwhimsy]

Rhys? Really? I didn't expect that! On this side I think he has spent all his time hiding in the forest, pretending to be the elusive Bigfoot or something. I didn't think he'd contact you!

[Shelley had expected more solidarity towards Adrien. Is everyone so pissed off Adrien was the last alien? Wow]

...maybe they're too busy, trying to think of a plan. Don't take it personally, kid.

[monsieurchatastrophe]

I think he's mad at everyone else, but we were all... we've got it in common. I think that's why.

[he doesn't think so much as he knows, but. it's not like he shares rhys's anger, so.]

I'm not taking it personally. I get it. I got it back in the trial.

[that's like the definition of taking it personally]