8th Aura | Text + Action

[aurabble]

[Text; Locked to Jaune's friends]

I think Pyrrha Nikos is gone.

[People are bound to find out on their own if they haven't already, but it needs to be said.]

[Action | Nova City]

[It's possible to run into Jaune in Nova City. He's not paying attention to his surroundings, and he might not notice someone he recognizes at first. And if he doesn't recognize them, then there's a disheveled teenager who looks like he hasn't shaved, much less changed his outfit in a week wandering around.]

[ooc: if your character is on good terms with Jaune, he would have included them in the text. if you need me to clarify it further, feel free to pm me!]

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[text; private]

[offwithhishat]

Where are you?

[ Jaune was going to isolate himself even more if no one tried to stop him. There were other people who would, he was sure of it, but not trying himself was an option he didn't even entertain. Rather Jaune wanted him to or not Jefferson was going to do whatever he was able to and at the very least stand beside him. Even if he'd never met Pyrrha, he understood well enough what it was like to lose love. Jaune didn't deserve to go through that on his own. ]

[text; private]

[aurabble]

[Of course Jefferson is worried. He's a good person and as far as Jaune is concerned, his brodad. He would worry. Jaune would be concerned if their situations were reversed.

Which is why he doesn't want him to see him like this. He's devastated, angry, and it's only because he has the time to reply over the phone that he doesn't snap at him. He considers not replying at all. He'd rather just convince everyone that he's fine and distance himself from the people he had come to rely on and find important than open up again. Or involve himself in more conflict because right now he might say something he regrets.

It takes him longer than usual to finally hit send.]

hanging out at my house and eating noodles

[text; private]

[offwithhishat]

[ Jefferson wouldn't have been upset with Jaune if he had snapped. He really wouldn't. Those kind of reactions were justified. He did consider after a bit of time that Jaune might not respond, but patience was something important to have in these sort of situations. It wasn't... easy to open up when grieving. ]

Do you want to talk? Here or in person. You don't need to tell me about the bad things. I just want you to know I care and if you want someone around I'm here. I'm always here, Jaune.

[Text]

[heartboop]

...she is?

Why do you think that?

[Not like she needs to lose more friends right now.]

[Text]

[aurabble]

when was the last time you saw her nora

i had to grab something out of my room and her stuff doesnt look likeits even been touched

i tried texting her and didnt get an answer

shes gone. again

[Text]

[heartboop]

Not that long ago...

I guess it's just us, now.

Text; Private

[imaginationswoes]

Hey, where are you? I have something I want to show you.

[Airy texts quickly and then gets ready to head out. She doesn't remember where Jaune lives so she's going to pick a direction and hope she's heading in the correct general area.]

Text; Private

[aurabble]

i kind of want to be alone right now airy

[it's nothing against airy. but knowing jaune's luck he might run into airy either in nova city or genessia when he heads back to the inn.]

Text; Private

[imaginationswoes]

I'm sorry. Look Jaune, I know it's hard to lose a friend. It's hard to lose anyone but I don't think it's a good idea to be alone. Give me 5 minutes and if you still want to be alone then I'll leave.

Promise.

[She doesn't want to be pushy but at the same time she's worried about him and she's really unsure of what to do.]

Text

[infinitejustice]

I'm sorry. I've been there, too; I know how it hurts.

You're free to come to my apartment any time. We could watch TV, play some games, maybe order a pizza.

Text

[aurabble]

i dont

i don't think i can do that. play games.

Private; Text

[beauty_burns_gold]

Jaune's just going to receive a text back from Yang. All it'll say is.

'After Life Club. You want to go? I'll buy the drinks.'

No sense in getting smashed alone.

Private; Text

[aurabble]

You work there and they still make you buy the drinks?

[He doesn't want to be around other people, but getting smashed for free is tempting. And with Yang he knows it will be that simple. No talking or trying to figure any of this out.]

text;

[unhappy]

RIP

text;

[aurabble]

[Normally, he might argue with her or reach the point where he's upset beyond words. But things hadn't felt normal in a while, and she had brought Pyrrha into this. Emerald had technically done nothing wrong but she was friends with Cinder and that other murdering asshole and he doesn't doubt she is enjoying this.]

Say that to my face and I don't care what stupid laws are in place here.

Going to jail would be worth it.

action.. but home if that's ok?

[whiteas]

[ Weiss had been avoiding Jaune since the incident. It wasn't as if she blamed him- but humiliation wasn't a great color on her. She'd had Winter and Sun both making sure she was okay. When she saw the text though, the first thing Weiss did was head over to Jaune and Pyrrha's room- just Jaune's now. She knocked, raising her voice from the other side of the door. ]

Jaune?

[ If he's not there after the text post, she'll come back later to check up on him. ]

action, sure!

[aurabble]

[Weiss wasn't the only one avoiding someone. Avoiding Weiss felt like it was normal now, and maybe that should have felt more wrong than it did, but it was still hard to face her in day-to-day conversations. Once he had spent some time by himself, he regretted ever mentioning the hair pin to her to begin with. He shouldn't have brought her into what happened during the dance. He only reminded her of the trauma she experienced.

So he doesn't take it personally--not on her end--and he doesn't expect to talk to her anytime soon. He's just going through his things when she knocks on the door, not responding at first before he replies hesitantly:]

It's unlocked.

text;

[stairsbro]

fuck man
i didnt know her but im assuming thats a close friend
and she mustve been pretty cool if she was yours
so
that sucks
and thats all there really is to say on the matter
that cheering up bullshit doesnt work when friends go mia on you
because that doesnt make it stop being a thing that happened
its not like we could go back and
...
hold on when was the last time you saw her?
anyway so
if you need someone to hang with later im around still
but i think we both know this is the part where you lock yourself away for a bit
until people more hopeful than we are come drugging your ass out of there
yeah
so
im just going to leave you alone
sorry about your friend
ill put some nasty junk you can stuff into your mouthhole in front of your place if i can figure out where that is

text;

[aurabble]

girlfriend

she was pretty cool.

go back and...

and stop it? about a week ago

maybe if i could sacrifice something to the spirits theyd give her back

ok dave.

[He's grateful Dave both realizes and is willing to give him some space. Even though he might be concerned later about why Dave seems to understand so well.

His next text is sent a few minutes later.]

what kind of nasty junk?

text; private

[pathosis]

Sorry, Jaune.
You, me, drinks, no feelings?

text; private

[aurabble]

yeah, as long as there's no feelings.

Action;

[inhisdebt]

[Mikasa has been wandering a bit herself just to get out of the mansion for a bit. She hadn't talked too long with Jaune, but she does recognize him and wow was he not in good shape right now.]

Hey.

[OOC: Not sure if she'd be a friend technically yet so...]

Action;

[aurabble]

[Jaune recognizes Mikasa more from work than anything else. His attendance as lead security though had been...inconsistent lately, at best.

How does he still have a job?

He knows they talked outside of work that one time too, but so much has happened since then that he just looks at her blankly.]

Hey.

Action

[rulerofme]

You look rough. [Said to Jaune as David spots him on the sidewalk. David's holding a simple cup of coffee.]

Action

[aurabble]

[Nice coffee, Dave. It takes Jaune a moment to catch on and he shrugs once he does.]

Don't you have a whole city to run or something?