Charaa
Staff Member
- RP Date
- After the rescue
- RP Location
- Kaiyo 2
YSS Kaiyō II
After the mission to rescue the missing Kaiyō crew and being extensively debriefed by both SAoY and SMDIoN personnel, William found himself sitting alone in the galley. Finally he was home, he thought everything would go back to normal.
But why was he pushed into the corner of the room...
He got over a death, why couldn't he get over this. Looking at his arms, he saw hundreds of various scars. But he knew there were even more. All over his body. He felt them every time he shifted or his clothing moved.
He tapped his temple and sent a message. "Hey Kiyo... are you free?" He asked.
Kiyo looked over as she entered the galley, picking up a chocolate bar, and a bowl of pickles. “Yup, I am up,” she told him “just felt like eating certain food so thought I’d go and get them. More importantly, how are you Big Brother?” She asked, looking at him with concern as she opened the chocolate bar, and breaks it up, before putting that in the box, which would melt the chocolate.
Her eyes caught a glimpse of his Muscles, but she felt bad that she couldn’t help him with those. She wasn’t a medic, she couldn’t heal him. She hoped he was backed up or something. When she heard the ding she took the bowl of melted chocolate and then she took a spoon and began eating both the chocolate and the pickles like some kind of weird soup.
William looked up, and relief played across his face for a moment. Then a look of confusion. "Why are you eating chocolate and... pickles?" He asked, scooting over so she could sit with him.
He didn't answer her question right away, instead he wrung his hands. After a really long pause, he replied. "I... honestly, I really dont know." He said looking up at the lights.
Kiyo didn’t respond to his question either, because she was far more concerned about his well-being. “I can understand that, I mean you had to fight, against your will it’s a big adjustment to now, and you’re an Uncle twice, so that’s new too,” she said her mouth hidden as she said her next statement about him being an Uncle twice.
She sat beside him since he so kindly scooted over.
He nodded and rested his head atop her's. He silently contemplated her words. Fighting against monsters and armies. Not to mention being an uncle...
"Wait...twice?" He asked sitting up and looking down at her. "Who is pregnant?" William added.
Kiyo smiled when he seemed to process what she had said. “Yes, twice, and who is pregnant, good question, dear brother.” She said her grin widened as she looked up at him, one hand moved to her belly. ”Who we know is eating a chocolate and pickle soup right now, hmm… good question. I dare say,” she said to him with the same smile.
William's head cocked to once side, then the other. Then his eyes fell to her hand resting on her stomach. "You're pregnant...?" A few more seconds and William's face widened into a smile. "My little sister is pregnant!"
He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into a hug. Though William's hug literally pulled Kiyo into the air.
Kiyo laughs as she was picked up and smiled happily in the hug. “Yup! I’m pregnant!” She said with a smile as she looked at him again. “So yes, you’re an Uncle twice!” She said smiling happily “How’s it feel?” She asked, hoping that this bit of good news will be good for him emotionally.
He smiled and pressed his face into her shoulder. "It feels really good." William replied softly. He was truly happy that he would have another niece. Though it reminded him of Tsubame. "I promise I'm not gonna let anything happen to her." The ID-SOL whispered.
Kiyo smiled once more when he told her it felt very good, and her smile widened when he promised that he was not going to let anything happen to her. She moved her arms around him in a hug though he was huge. “I’m glad.” she told him as she remained there before she went back to her food choice. ”Though I could do without these cravings, chocolate and pickles, seriously. Promise me, you’ll help in introducing her to other foods?’
William nodded and set Kiyo back down onto her seat very gently. "I will I promise. I'll be the best uncle she can have." He replied. "Honestly though, pickles and chocolate? Even pregnancy hormones can't make that taste good..."
Kiyo smiled as she was set down and because of his promise. “You are the best big brother ever, you will of course be the best Uncle ever!” She said then chuckled”unfortunately, it’s what I want to eat, chocolate is good, at least the one I’m using but pickles though.. “ She shook her head “poor Wulf has to go and get it, oh gosh, I don’t think he knows! I’ll have to make sure to tell him, unfortunately I just realized this but with the mission to rescue you all, I got distracted.
He listened to her explanation, then smiled softly. "Thank you." William replied. When she mentioned Wulf, the ID-SOL cocked an eyebrow. "Wait he doesn't know?" He asked.
Kiyo shook her head ”no, and I am a little nervous, though Wulfs a smart man, he’d have figured it out since I’ve been asking him to go out at night to get me things I’ve been craving. I’ll go talk to him when leaving here, I think He’d want to talk after the mission and so on.”
William pat Kiyo on the head and softly played with her hair. "It will be fine. He loves you, and I am sure he will be ecstatic." He replied. "Nothing to worry about little sister." He then smirked. "And if he isn't, he has to come talk to me. We will have to have a little chat then." He teased, poking Kiyo in the side.
Kiyo felt him pat her on the head and felt him playing with her hair. “You’re right,” she said in reply and smiled as she felt calmer now. William was right, she was certain that Wulf will be happy he had a daughter. She laughed when she was poked and she looked up at him “Ok, I’ll bring him to you if he needs to talk to you.” She told him smiling as she ate her food. “On a different note, have you been sleeping well, no bad dreams?”
He paused, looking away as she asked the question. In truth, he hadn't. His sleep was just as bad, if not worse than when he had been killed for the first time. Execpt this time, instead of reliving his death, all he could dream about was being kept in his cell. Everything thing was dark, and he could hear screams. Some of them Aiko and Saya's. He shook involuntaryily. "Umm... No not really." He said as he squeezed himself tighter into the corner of them room. His back pressed up against the wall, like a cornered animal.
Kiyo frowned, though she knew her caretakers will be able to protect her child, but she hoped that she could help him like before and that it wouldn’t interrupt her caretakers. She began floating up so that she can place her hand on his shoulder. “Have you spoken to the ship’s counselor? ‘ She asked him “I can try and do what I did before, but I’m worried that that might not help.” She told him as she looked at him with concern.
William shook his head softly. "I haven't. Not yet." He replied, the shaking slowing. "I don't know where to even start. I can't stand being in the dark. I don't wanna be alone. I feel like unless I'm with people or in a brightly lit room, I'm back in that cell. And then I hear the screaming..." He replied softly.
Kiyo listened as he spoke of the things that were wrong with him. She knew he would not be able to sleep in a brightly lit room. “Might need Saya’s help, and maybe technicians help too, but the Ships Counselor might have some ideas on how to help you unless you’d like us to go through that world again, where I connect with your Mindware.” She said before she moved in to hug him.
He rested his head against her once more and tried to hold everything in. "I... I might..." he took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "I need help." He admitted softly. Nearly a whisper. "But I don't know if I can talk to Saya... I wasn't able to protect them..." he added.
Kiyo realized when he finished speaking, that he must be holding onto guilt, and she remembered both Saya and Aiko were there. She remembered seeing the vids and what she saw in person. She knew about how William and Aiko had been fighting in the arena. “You feel guilty that you couldn’t prevent them from getting captured?’ She asked for clarification and realized, perhaps it might help him to hear that they don’t blame him for that.
He nodded. "I was supposed to protect them. And I failed... the only thing I can hear is the Warden's words. He told me that I was a poor guard. And he was right..." William replied solemnly. "I failed, again..."
Kiyo looks at his head, frowning as he spoke of his guilt. It was bad that it happened, but bad enough that He had failed again. “I think we should talk to Aiko, and Saya, I don’t think they blame you for failing to protect them. You and Rei Sensei have the same guilt too I think.” she told him as she gently moved her hand on his shoulder, gently rubbing it.”
He sighed, "I don't know of I can face them yet." William replied. His eyes looked like they were glassed over. Even though he fought with Aiko over and over, he still felt guilty about there capture. When he heard Rei had felt the same way, he looked up. Tears barely contained behind his eyes. "I didn't know Rei felt that way..." his eyes looked to the side. "Mom... I mean Sensi Rei had nothing to do with our capture."
Kiyo figured he might not be ready yet. “We’ll talk to them when you’re ready,” She told him as she took note of the glassed over eyes look, and finding herself not liking that at all. She went down to grab a napkin to whip his eyes. “She didn’t say it in, words out loud, but during training, I got the feeling from her sword, that she felt guilty. She knows she hadn’t had anything to do with it, but I think as a mom, and Aiko’s protector it made her feel guilty.”
William leaned in to her hand. "I need to talk to her... The hard part about her being a Samurai, is that she can't show any physical affection in public." He confessed. "I used to hug her all the time, but one time I tried to hug her at restaurant and she pushed me back." He said reminiscing. His lips turned up, but only just. "She wasn't trying to be mean, but it was the first time i had done it in public. She had to explain the rules." He added.
Kiyo nodded ”so in private then, in her quarters,” she told him as she worked. Her mind processing the rule Samurai had to deal with, namely not showing affection in public, that had to be hard. Her work now done, she allowed the napkin to fall onto the table, she’ll deal with it later after they were finished.
He nodded. "I'd need to talk with her in private." He affirmed. "I haven't given her a hug in quite a long time. I feel bad about that. We haven't had much time to talk like we used to. When I was her pupil, we would train after school with her. And after we finished I'd give her hug. She never would wrap her arms around me, she was always tense. But, she always just let me hug her. She never stopped me, just let me hug her." He explained.
Kiyo widened her eyes as she realized she hadn’t hugged her mother in quite a while either. “Ok, you definitely should go see her, after we both leave, I think I am gonna go and talk to Wulf, and after that do some Maintenance on my Mindy.
He sighed and nodded softly, wiping the remaining moisture off his face. "You're right. It has been too long. And I think she needs a hug, now more than ever." He said, the beginnings of a smile on his lips. Maybe speaking with her, the person on the ship he trusted more than all others, could help him with his own demons. "Thank you baby sister." He said, placing his head on her shoulder once more.
Kiyo saw the beginnings of the smile which pleased the blue-skinned Neko to no end, but she knew that William will need help to get over what happened. This would be a long process too, and one that can’t be forced. She rested her head on his shoulder as she hugged him. “Your welcome Big Brother,” She said smiling into his shoulder.
After the mission to rescue the missing Kaiyō crew and being extensively debriefed by both SAoY and SMDIoN personnel, William found himself sitting alone in the galley. Finally he was home, he thought everything would go back to normal.
But why was he pushed into the corner of the room...
He got over a death, why couldn't he get over this. Looking at his arms, he saw hundreds of various scars. But he knew there were even more. All over his body. He felt them every time he shifted or his clothing moved.
He tapped his temple and sent a message. "Hey Kiyo... are you free?" He asked.
Kiyo looked over as she entered the galley, picking up a chocolate bar, and a bowl of pickles. “Yup, I am up,” she told him “just felt like eating certain food so thought I’d go and get them. More importantly, how are you Big Brother?” She asked, looking at him with concern as she opened the chocolate bar, and breaks it up, before putting that in the box, which would melt the chocolate.
Her eyes caught a glimpse of his Muscles, but she felt bad that she couldn’t help him with those. She wasn’t a medic, she couldn’t heal him. She hoped he was backed up or something. When she heard the ding she took the bowl of melted chocolate and then she took a spoon and began eating both the chocolate and the pickles like some kind of weird soup.
William looked up, and relief played across his face for a moment. Then a look of confusion. "Why are you eating chocolate and... pickles?" He asked, scooting over so she could sit with him.
He didn't answer her question right away, instead he wrung his hands. After a really long pause, he replied. "I... honestly, I really dont know." He said looking up at the lights.
Kiyo didn’t respond to his question either, because she was far more concerned about his well-being. “I can understand that, I mean you had to fight, against your will it’s a big adjustment to now, and you’re an Uncle twice, so that’s new too,” she said her mouth hidden as she said her next statement about him being an Uncle twice.
She sat beside him since he so kindly scooted over.
He nodded and rested his head atop her's. He silently contemplated her words. Fighting against monsters and armies. Not to mention being an uncle...
"Wait...twice?" He asked sitting up and looking down at her. "Who is pregnant?" William added.
Kiyo smiled when he seemed to process what she had said. “Yes, twice, and who is pregnant, good question, dear brother.” She said her grin widened as she looked up at him, one hand moved to her belly. ”Who we know is eating a chocolate and pickle soup right now, hmm… good question. I dare say,” she said to him with the same smile.
William's head cocked to once side, then the other. Then his eyes fell to her hand resting on her stomach. "You're pregnant...?" A few more seconds and William's face widened into a smile. "My little sister is pregnant!"
He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into a hug. Though William's hug literally pulled Kiyo into the air.
Kiyo laughs as she was picked up and smiled happily in the hug. “Yup! I’m pregnant!” She said with a smile as she looked at him again. “So yes, you’re an Uncle twice!” She said smiling happily “How’s it feel?” She asked, hoping that this bit of good news will be good for him emotionally.
He smiled and pressed his face into her shoulder. "It feels really good." William replied softly. He was truly happy that he would have another niece. Though it reminded him of Tsubame. "I promise I'm not gonna let anything happen to her." The ID-SOL whispered.
Kiyo smiled once more when he told her it felt very good, and her smile widened when he promised that he was not going to let anything happen to her. She moved her arms around him in a hug though he was huge. “I’m glad.” she told him as she remained there before she went back to her food choice. ”Though I could do without these cravings, chocolate and pickles, seriously. Promise me, you’ll help in introducing her to other foods?’
William nodded and set Kiyo back down onto her seat very gently. "I will I promise. I'll be the best uncle she can have." He replied. "Honestly though, pickles and chocolate? Even pregnancy hormones can't make that taste good..."
Kiyo smiled as she was set down and because of his promise. “You are the best big brother ever, you will of course be the best Uncle ever!” She said then chuckled”unfortunately, it’s what I want to eat, chocolate is good, at least the one I’m using but pickles though.. “ She shook her head “poor Wulf has to go and get it, oh gosh, I don’t think he knows! I’ll have to make sure to tell him, unfortunately I just realized this but with the mission to rescue you all, I got distracted.
He listened to her explanation, then smiled softly. "Thank you." William replied. When she mentioned Wulf, the ID-SOL cocked an eyebrow. "Wait he doesn't know?" He asked.
Kiyo shook her head ”no, and I am a little nervous, though Wulfs a smart man, he’d have figured it out since I’ve been asking him to go out at night to get me things I’ve been craving. I’ll go talk to him when leaving here, I think He’d want to talk after the mission and so on.”
William pat Kiyo on the head and softly played with her hair. "It will be fine. He loves you, and I am sure he will be ecstatic." He replied. "Nothing to worry about little sister." He then smirked. "And if he isn't, he has to come talk to me. We will have to have a little chat then." He teased, poking Kiyo in the side.
Kiyo felt him pat her on the head and felt him playing with her hair. “You’re right,” she said in reply and smiled as she felt calmer now. William was right, she was certain that Wulf will be happy he had a daughter. She laughed when she was poked and she looked up at him “Ok, I’ll bring him to you if he needs to talk to you.” She told him smiling as she ate her food. “On a different note, have you been sleeping well, no bad dreams?”
He paused, looking away as she asked the question. In truth, he hadn't. His sleep was just as bad, if not worse than when he had been killed for the first time. Execpt this time, instead of reliving his death, all he could dream about was being kept in his cell. Everything thing was dark, and he could hear screams. Some of them Aiko and Saya's. He shook involuntaryily. "Umm... No not really." He said as he squeezed himself tighter into the corner of them room. His back pressed up against the wall, like a cornered animal.
Kiyo frowned, though she knew her caretakers will be able to protect her child, but she hoped that she could help him like before and that it wouldn’t interrupt her caretakers. She began floating up so that she can place her hand on his shoulder. “Have you spoken to the ship’s counselor? ‘ She asked him “I can try and do what I did before, but I’m worried that that might not help.” She told him as she looked at him with concern.
William shook his head softly. "I haven't. Not yet." He replied, the shaking slowing. "I don't know where to even start. I can't stand being in the dark. I don't wanna be alone. I feel like unless I'm with people or in a brightly lit room, I'm back in that cell. And then I hear the screaming..." He replied softly.
Kiyo listened as he spoke of the things that were wrong with him. She knew he would not be able to sleep in a brightly lit room. “Might need Saya’s help, and maybe technicians help too, but the Ships Counselor might have some ideas on how to help you unless you’d like us to go through that world again, where I connect with your Mindware.” She said before she moved in to hug him.
He rested his head against her once more and tried to hold everything in. "I... I might..." he took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "I need help." He admitted softly. Nearly a whisper. "But I don't know if I can talk to Saya... I wasn't able to protect them..." he added.
Kiyo realized when he finished speaking, that he must be holding onto guilt, and she remembered both Saya and Aiko were there. She remembered seeing the vids and what she saw in person. She knew about how William and Aiko had been fighting in the arena. “You feel guilty that you couldn’t prevent them from getting captured?’ She asked for clarification and realized, perhaps it might help him to hear that they don’t blame him for that.
He nodded. "I was supposed to protect them. And I failed... the only thing I can hear is the Warden's words. He told me that I was a poor guard. And he was right..." William replied solemnly. "I failed, again..."
Kiyo looks at his head, frowning as he spoke of his guilt. It was bad that it happened, but bad enough that He had failed again. “I think we should talk to Aiko, and Saya, I don’t think they blame you for failing to protect them. You and Rei Sensei have the same guilt too I think.” she told him as she gently moved her hand on his shoulder, gently rubbing it.”
He sighed, "I don't know of I can face them yet." William replied. His eyes looked like they were glassed over. Even though he fought with Aiko over and over, he still felt guilty about there capture. When he heard Rei had felt the same way, he looked up. Tears barely contained behind his eyes. "I didn't know Rei felt that way..." his eyes looked to the side. "Mom... I mean Sensi Rei had nothing to do with our capture."
Kiyo figured he might not be ready yet. “We’ll talk to them when you’re ready,” She told him as she took note of the glassed over eyes look, and finding herself not liking that at all. She went down to grab a napkin to whip his eyes. “She didn’t say it in, words out loud, but during training, I got the feeling from her sword, that she felt guilty. She knows she hadn’t had anything to do with it, but I think as a mom, and Aiko’s protector it made her feel guilty.”
William leaned in to her hand. "I need to talk to her... The hard part about her being a Samurai, is that she can't show any physical affection in public." He confessed. "I used to hug her all the time, but one time I tried to hug her at restaurant and she pushed me back." He said reminiscing. His lips turned up, but only just. "She wasn't trying to be mean, but it was the first time i had done it in public. She had to explain the rules." He added.
Kiyo nodded ”so in private then, in her quarters,” she told him as she worked. Her mind processing the rule Samurai had to deal with, namely not showing affection in public, that had to be hard. Her work now done, she allowed the napkin to fall onto the table, she’ll deal with it later after they were finished.
He nodded. "I'd need to talk with her in private." He affirmed. "I haven't given her a hug in quite a long time. I feel bad about that. We haven't had much time to talk like we used to. When I was her pupil, we would train after school with her. And after we finished I'd give her hug. She never would wrap her arms around me, she was always tense. But, she always just let me hug her. She never stopped me, just let me hug her." He explained.
Kiyo widened her eyes as she realized she hadn’t hugged her mother in quite a while either. “Ok, you definitely should go see her, after we both leave, I think I am gonna go and talk to Wulf, and after that do some Maintenance on my Mindy.
He sighed and nodded softly, wiping the remaining moisture off his face. "You're right. It has been too long. And I think she needs a hug, now more than ever." He said, the beginnings of a smile on his lips. Maybe speaking with her, the person on the ship he trusted more than all others, could help him with his own demons. "Thank you baby sister." He said, placing his head on her shoulder once more.
Kiyo saw the beginnings of the smile which pleased the blue-skinned Neko to no end, but she knew that William will need help to get over what happened. This would be a long process too, and one that can’t be forced. She rested her head on his shoulder as she hugged him. “Your welcome Big Brother,” She said smiling into his shoulder.