Selkie Peak; Late Saturday Morning [09/21].

[in_sidon_we_trust]

Oh, would the ceaseless heartache never truly...cease?? Sidon was having a rough time that morning, feeling every bit as angusihed as he should, faced with the conundrum that tormented him with every waking hour of the day. To be tragically in love with someone that one could not have simply had to be the most exquisitely excruciating pain known to man and Zora alike! Because, of course, as the Zora prince, he had basically been betrothed since a hatchling to his future queen, a situation that had seemed perfectly fine and reasonable at first, but then...then! His heart had to go and foolishly betray him, causing him to fall inexplicably in love with someone he could truly never be with: a beautiful but lowly peasant, a former slave girl, the captivating cerulean commoner known simply as Vette!

Oh! To be overwhelmed with such ill-fated feelings toward a star-crossed love! Did one deny his own duty, his own destiny, his own people, in pursuit of such a passion? Or should he deny his very own heart, to reject his emotions and follow along with the soul-crushing expectations of a long life without such splendor?

It was a question that would weigh heavily upon him until he knew the solution, but, alas! Did such a solution exist? And where might one discover the answer to such a problematic puzzle? Perhaps, in the distance, on the horizon, as Sidon found a place that looked over the island, so he could stand there and gaze out and dwell over the peculiar particularities of his pernicious predicament!

Oh, that he would not ever have fallen in love at all! But to think of an existance so bleak, so dark, without that luminous light...!

He supposed he'd just stand out here, gazing out, waiting for the answers that might not come, for as long as he had to!

[[ look, Sidon just standing around, staring out into the vague distance isn't even a trope, that's a legit part of his character. The rest of it, though.... Post is totes open, but the thread with Breq should be considered last chronologically, please! ]]

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[justice_undone]

"Sidon?"

Breq spoke quietly so as to not scare him, as he seemed quite lost in thought.

"Are you ok?"

[in_sidon_we_trust]

He was rather lost in his thoughts, a terrible, twisting labyrinthian journey that left him feeling as though his choice were quite impossible! The sound of a soft voice beside him pulled him out of his abyssmal reverie, though, looking over, then looking down.

"Hm? Ah! Breq! Hello! I did not notice you there! How are you, my good, dear friend?"

He had not truly meant to avoid answering her question, though, he was merely still shaking himself from the depths of his despair and into the reality of the harsh world around him.

[justice_undone]

"Probably better than you," Breq said. "But I'm not going to push you to talk about it if you don't want to."

She was a friend though, and he was good at listening.

[in_sidon_we_trust]

And Sidon rather did like to talk, especially on a day like today where he was feeling, somehow, incredibly, even more melodramatic than usual.

"Oh, Breq!" he gushed out, as if a great bubble of held-back torment had burst inside of him, to come bubbling out of his very gills. "It is the most terrible, distressing, most devastating situation that I have found myself in, and I simply do not know what to do! Or even where to begin to explain the torment in which I find myself at this exact moment! But...."

He sucked in a breath, squaring his shoulders, facing out into the horizon and the long stretch of the ocean beyond the island as he steeled himself to at least make the effort.

"You know, of course," he said, because, clearly, why wouldn't everybody know? "that I am betrothed to a fair Zora who will become my queen as soon as we wed, a union that has been dictated by my parents practically since the moment I was hatched, right?"

[justice_undone]

"Yes, you've told me," Breq acknowledged. "You have no choice in the matter, do you?"

[in_sidon_we_trust]

"Alas!" said Sidon, heaving a great, heavy sigh. "I do not! But I have never once imagined such a state would cause me as much turmoil as it does now! For you see, my good friend Breq, I never expect that my heart should find itself straying to another! And yet, here I stand, encountering that exact conundrum! And I haven't a clue what to do about it!

"But perhaps," said Sidon, turning toward Breq with renewed vigor and a pump of his fists, "you might offer me some guidance, in your always excellent and well-considered opinion, Breq! What do you suppose I should do? Should I stay the course and remain true to my people and my duty as their beloved prince? Or do I abandon my heritage in to puruse the undeniable call of my heart toward true love??"

[justice_undone]

"Perhaps," Breq said, "You should give it some time. Unless your marriage is supposed to happen immediately. It's good to give love some time before you make a big decision like that."

[lilac_eyed_lieutenant]

And there it was, this was her moment. Tisarwat figured if she didn't take the shot now, it would be a while before she got another perfect opportunity. Still crouched behind one of the rocky bits, she lifted herself up just enough to aim the gun, and, before the moment was lost, pull the trigger.

[in_sidon_we_trust]

And Sidon, at that moment, was about to launch into a response to Breq, something along the lines of praising her for her wisdom and agreeing that perhaps patience will be key, but there was some movement there, a glint of light, as if off the barrel of a gun, in the corner of his eye, that his sharp Zora senses picked up and latched onto. "Breq!" he called out, alarmed, as he turned toward the movement, the ever subtle sound. "Did you he--"

But he turned far too quickly, or, at the very least, failed to take into account his proximity to the edge of the peak, because, as he turned, his foot slipped, loosening some gravel...and then loosening quite a bit more, and the ground beneath him fell away and, with a started gasp, he realized that he was falling away as well.

"Breq!"

And little did he know just how much that sudden commotion would have actually saved their lives!

For a second, anyway, as he was plummeting toward the rocky bits below the peak now.

[justice_undone]

While catching only a glimpse of someone from the corner of her eye, Breq activated her armour and threw herself after Sidon, grabbing his arms. Quickly calculating the time it would take for them to hit the ground, she knew she didn't have much of it to spin around and let Sidon land on top of her.

[lilac_eyed_lieutenant]

Fuck! That stupid, clumsy Zora had to go and ruin everything, didn't he! Tisarwat lowered her gun and pushed herself up as she watched the two of them go over the edge of the peak, lifting her shades to get a better look, a firm confirmation that they had definitely fallen. Well. The bullet might not have gotten Breq, and she might even survive the fall, since she'd caught that faint shimmer of armor being activated, but there'd be no way she'd lower that armor now, not that she knew someone was there, shooting at her. So, for now, Tisarwat would retreat, maybe find somewhere to bide her time before she set out again to make another attempt.

[in_sidon_we_trust]

That must be some armor, too, as Sidon realized that something had broken his fall, once he landed. Rough and disorientating as it was, whatever it was that Breq had done had been enough to save him from being injured beyond being jostled and rather startled, and as soon as his brain caught up with the plummet, he gasped and rolled his seven-and-a-half-feet of pure Zora muscle off of her.

"Breq!" he turned and knelt for her, carefully reaching out to see if she was okay. "Are you alright??"

[justice_undone]

When Breq hit the ground she remembered that she should have used a corrective on those broken ribs from when she rescued the reading kid from falling under a rickshaw. Now she felt a flash of pain in her leg, and she suspected it might be broken.

"I'm fine," she said, struggling to push herself to her feet. "Let's get you to the clinic."

[in_sidon_we_trust]

"Me?" Sidon blinked his eyes in surprise, gawking down at Breq a little as he hurried to offer his arms in support, crouching down even should she needed to lean a bit on his shoulder. "I fear if anyone should be admitted to the clinic, it should be you, Breq! Why, because of you, my fall was quite broken! I suspect a bruise or two here or there, but I should say I am quite fine! You, however, not only had to withstand the impact of the ground, but also the massive weight of my own body on top of you as well! Just look how you struggle! Surely, you cannot claim to be completely unfazed by such a decent!"

[justice_undone]

"I'm ok," Breq said, unable to put any weight on her right leg. "I'll put on a corrective when I get home. Are you sure you're ok?"

She looked up at Sidon.

[in_sidon_we_trust]

"No," said Sidon, firmly, looking back down at Breq with a frown. "I shall not be okay, unless I am absolutely positive that you are okay, as well! You've saved me, Breq! What sort of person would I let a daring rescue such as that go unrewarded by allowing your own injuries to remain unattended? We both go to the clinic. We may have survived, but that was still quite the fall!"

[justice_undone]

"To the clinic then," Breq said, holding out her arm to offer Sidon support.

[in_sidon_we_trust]

"To the clinic," Sidon agreed, with absolutely no intention of actually using that offered arm for support...until he actually started moving and realized that maybe the fall and the landing had still affected him more than he'd origianlly suspected. He couldn't help using Breq a little for support as he started to move, so that should be fun for that probably broken leg of hers!

[justice_undone]

They would probably look like a strange pair to anyone walking past. Breq did her best to hobble forward while still providing support for the tall Zora.

Hopefully they wouldn't keep her too long at the clinic.

[lilac_eyed_lieutenant]

Breq certainly was on the move today, wasn't she? Tisarwat wondered if she could tell that she was being followed, but she was being careful, she was being stealthy, and following her through the rocky bits around Selkie Peak filled her with hope that perhaps here, she would find a good clear spot behind one such rocky bit and finally complete her mission.

She should have been quicker, because now Breq had made it to the peak, and there was the large Zora talking to her, but she supposed, out here, in the rocky bits, she could get away with disposing of the both. She settled behind a rocky bit; now if only she could just get a good, clear shot while they were talking. Good and clear and fast, to take them both out before the second one could even realize what was happening...

[justice_undone]

Breq had no idea she was being followed. She probably should have been more cautious, considering what she was, but there were things to deal with, and right here was a friend in need. That was distraction enough to make her unaware of the gun aimed at her.

[seriesofbaddecisions]

Manic Pixie Dream Sabine, with her breezy boho dress and purple hair, had spotted a male standing and gazing, so of course she had to go stand next to him and impart some wisdom.

"You know, Shakespeare says, to thine own self be true," she said knowingly.

[in_sidon_we_trust]

And when Sidon realized that Sabine had sidled on up next to him and imparted such apropos word of wisdown, he couldn't help glancing over and down at her with a faint smile. Appreciative, but also entirely inconsolable, despite her worthy efforts.

"Wonderful advice, to be sure!" he declared tragically. "But, alas! I highly doubt this Shakespeare fellow ever found himself in quite a predicament as the one in which I face now! But I thank you, all the same, for you words of wisdom, Sabine. How are you on this otherwise fine and lovely day?"

[seriesofbaddecisions]

"It doesn't matter how I am," Sabine said serenely, because she was only ever around to boost up dudes. "How are you?"

[in_sidon_we_trust]

And was Sidon ever a dude in need of a boost! And, surprisingly, it was working incredibly well, as he found himself chuckling fondly over Sabine's words and beaming at her a little. "Oh, Sabine," he sighed. "Were it not for the fact that my heart were already torn in twain, I fear it might have been torn thrice for you and your radiant presence."

Because, of course, how could one help being so charmed and almost wistful over her perfectly charming manic pixie dream self? But, of course, one of her extremely natural, aloof coolness could never truly be obtained, only longed after, usually with a great deal of sighing and feelings of self-doubt that would still somehow manage to be abolished by even her slightest suggestion of interest.

"But needless to say," he said, and, of course, he would still say it, "I am doing quite terribly, for I find myself truly torn between my heart which would lead me in one direction, and my duty, which would lead me completely opoosite! What is a young, handsome, charming Zora Prince such as myself to do with such a quandry?"

[seriesofbaddecisions]

"I know what would help," Sabine said, the glitter on her face sparkling. "You should just take all your emotions and ball them up, and then just scream them out into the ocean!"

[in_sidon_we_trust]

"....I do like the ocean," Sidon mused, after a long moment of considering this, and then giving her a smile, a bright one, though it clearly pales in comparrison to that shining, sparkling face of hers. "I shall certianly give it a try, Sabine! Thank you! I don't know what I'd do without your help!"

[seriesofbaddecisions]

"That's literally what I'm here for," Sabine said with a wink, and turned to skip off, humming something that's only cool because you've never heard of it.

[in_sidon_we_trust]

Wow! Whatever that was Sabine was humming was quite possibly the most incredible thing Sidon had ever heard, and it wouldn't surprise him, months from now, when he'd overheard it on the radio, that it was from Sabine he'd have heard it from first. He watched her skip off with a fond admiration for the fact that he should know such an incredible force of nature.

And he would take her advice to heart, really, he would, but once he turn away and looked back out over the horizon, he couldn't help but sighing deeply once more, finding that any hope he'd felt in her presence had faded just as quickly as it had appeared, as he was left yet again to his own troubled thoughts.