Closed to dumb dinos and birds

[powertotearer]

Characters: Eiji and Ankh
Date: Feb 7
Location: In a holding cell
Situation: This is what low Justice gets you
Warnings/Rating: None yet


For the record, Eiji was not guilty. He was sure this was just some kind of mix-up because...well, for some reason, a man in a purple tie-dye T-shirt carrying bright green-and-pink flowered boxer shorts around is really memorable and easy to point out to police.

The embarrassment would be easier to deal with if he didn't have to share a holding cell with Ankh, however. Ankh, who he's been keeping an eye on while also doing everything possible to avoid. Ankh, who betrayed him and his friends.

Ankh, who, if Eiji can help it, is going to stay on that side of the cell while Eiji's on this side, pointedly not talking to him.

Yeah. This is going to go well.

Comments

[notsogreedy]

His eyes widen slightly at that first part, because he's not sure whether it's less or more terrifying that Eiji did that unintentionally. The rest... the rest he knows, and he can't argue with, but also it can't be a reason to just be a hand forever. He can't live like that.

"Do you think saying you did it by accident is an excuse?!"

[powertotearer]

"No! It's just...."

Eiji screams in frustration for a second, slamming his fist against the bench, even with the officer outside yelling at him to keep it down in there. His hand hurts as soon as he hits it, but it's still a kind of welcome pain--despite what happened before, he is still human enough to feel.

It calms him down enough that he can talk without screaming again.

"I couldn't sense you anymore. I had no idea if you were still alive. I didn't know. I had to...do something."

His voice wavers for a moment at the end there. He's still human enough to feel. A lot more than he wants to admit.

[notsogreedy]

Officer outside be damned, Ankh would have no issues with getting into a brawl with Eiji in here if he keeps being stupid. But when he does get an answer to that, it's...

still alive

But he's not alive at all to begin with, is he?

And why should Eiji care, one way or the other, really?

He doesn't say anything, just turns away. "Tch."

[powertotearer]

That's not the reaction Eiji expects, but then, he's not really sure what he does expect. Still, it hurts, and Eiji turns away too.

"All right, boys, you're both free to go."

The cell door opens up, letting them out.