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[blue_wayfinder]

Characters: Aqua and whoever she runs into
Location: Special mention of the library, the super market, and the Outer Quarter, but feel free to catch her en route to any of these places or near Death City Heights!
Rating: PG
Time: February 19, all day
Description: Aqua's keeping busy.


Aqua's morning was spent running errands. The fridge needed restocking and other supplies that needed replacing. That she hadn't noticed until she was nearly all out said a great deal about her life recently. Sometime after that she'd parked her bike outside of the library intent on getting some reading done. What she ended up doing was falling asleep on a book for a few hours. Later in the evening she would be out and about in the Outer Quarter doing patrols.

Honestly, after everything that had happened, she felt exhausted, but what else can she do but try to keep going?

Comments

[thewarisover]

[Did anybody say bikes? Because Roy was just outside the DOGS office, climbing off of his. He blinked when he noticed Aqua, and smiled.]

Hey. Ready for patrol tonight?

[blue_wayfinder]

[She smiled back, though she hadn't expected to run into him out here. She nodded.]

I was just heading out, actually.

[thewarisover]

Mind if I join you?

[blue_wayfinder]

[She blinked, not entirely sure where this was coming from all of a sudden.]

Not really. But don't you have other things to do?

[thewarisover]

Other things than patrol? That kind of defeats the purpose of being the head of the Watch, don't you think?

[blue_wayfinder]

Well, if I remember correctly, you also have a lot of paperwork to take care of, don't you?

[But she really wouldn't mind the company, she realized.]

[thewarisover]

I think Flynn and Hawkeye can handle it in my stead. Just this once.

[blue_wayfinder]

If you say so. [A pause, then a bit more quietly.] I think I could use the company.

[thewarisover]

[He figured as much.]

I could too. A lonely patrol route is a boring patrol route.

[Stepping away from his bike, then, and pausing briefly to check up on the guns holstered at his side before nodding at his companion.]

Shall we?

[blue_wayfinder]

[She flashed him a quick smile, followed by a nod, making sure he was moving before started walking.]

[thewarisover]

[And he's falling in step beside her soon enough.]

It's been a while since I've hit your sector. Anything I need to know?

[blue_wayfinder]

Luckily, we're far enough away from the busier areas, so we didn't sustain as much damage when people were under the influence of the Black Blood. Most of the lasting damage done came from the Witches' familiars that attacked the city later. [Her tone was a little clipped. This wasn't exactly something she was in a hurry to remember.]

[thewarisover]

So nothing out of the ordinary. Good.

[Not pressing.]

I wonder if we'll ever fix this area up again, or close it up for good. Might be in our best interest to consider the latter.

[blue_wayfinder]

[A part of her felt the area needed watching, if only so they could spot the threats before it got to the busier districts, but...]

With the amount of people being sent back lately we might not have much of a choice.

[thewarisover]

Exactly.

[A quiet sigh.]

We'll have to see. There may be other changes to consider as well.

[blue_wayfinder]

One thing at a time, all right? You're not doing yourself any favours by trying to take on too many things at once.

[Pot calling kettle black much, Aqua...]

[thewarisover]

[Glances at her, amused.]

I know.

[blue_wayfinder]

[She's quiet for a moment because she does realize that she didn't exactly have room to talk.]

...I'm sorry by the way.

[thewarisover]

[Blink blink.]

For what?

[blue_wayfinder]

[For being irresponsible. For trying to take on everything by herself even though she should know better than to do that.]

For being so stubborn.

[thewarisover]

[Oh, that. He smiles a bit, and turns back to the road ahead of them.]

Everyone has their moments. Friends are around to call them out on it.

[blue_wayfinder]

[Friends, huh?

She smiled wistfully.]

I guess...I was alone for so long that I forgot that.

[Even at her worst and most stubborn she'd never have let things get so bad. The Realm of Darkness had changed her, but she hadn't realized until now how much it had.]

[thewarisover]

Alone, huh? What happened?

[blue_wayfinder]

...it's a long story.

[And there was a lot of it that she can't tell him, but strangely enough she wouldn't mind telling him about the parts she can.]

[thewarisover]

We have the time.