Log; closed; ongoing

[deadly_legacy]

When; Saturday, Sept. 18, afternoon
Rating; PG-13 for possible BFF violence
Characters; srslynotguy, deadly_legacy, and notflynn
Summary; A little walk, a little talk, a lot of gawk. *shot*
Log;
After warnings from various friends to be careful when going outside because of the killer on the loose, Euphie had stayed indoors for a few days, but she was very badly in need of some time out. She didn't want to bother Suzaku, so she called her friend, Flynn, instead. Taking his arm, they walked through the city with no particular aim in mind.

"It's a lovely day."

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[notflynn.livejournal.com]

To be fair, he hadn't been expecting it. If things had gone his way, he'd go to the rooftop, maybe catch Cheshire or Leon and share a comfortable silence with them, maybe have a little more time to think to himself about it. He always made sure not to underestimate Euphie - she was strong even if she wasn't a warrior.

He stood still, caught in her embrace. "Euph..."

[deadly_legacy]

She didn't respond to Flynn. Not yet. She didn't let go even if he wasn't holding her back. "I... I know it didn't just happen..." Her hug tightened a little. "But when I saw it I thought I was watching you die."

Euphie buried her face against him. "You promised not to leave until I did. I just had to be sure."

[srslynotguy.livejournal.com]

Flynn wasn't sure about what Euphemia had intended to do, but now that he'd seen it, he was relieved. Yuri was a stubborn man (they both were, actually, though their reasons for being so varied), but...

The things he couldn't do to get some truth out of Yuri, Euphemia could.

[notflynn.livejournal.com]

He couldn't help but smile a little, drop his composure just that little bit for her. With Flynn he was tense, stubborn, steadfast in his decisions - but there were certain other people who could chip his guard a little, achieve things even Flynn couldn't.

"I'm not going anywhere."

[deadly_legacy]

She tips her head back to look up at him. There's so much emotion not hidden in her features even when her words might hold it back. "I'm glad." She's just going to hug...a little longer.

[srslynotguy.livejournal.com]

The scene was reassuring, somewhat, but though Flynn watched with gentle smile, the matter of Yuri almost dying by Sodia's own hands weighed heavily on his mind.

Yuri was right, however. He could yell at Yuri all he wanted, and the facts wouldn't change. Yuri wouldn't change his decision. Not that-- Flynn supposed -- he'd have had it another way. Yuri was safe, now. That was... important.

He clenched his fists a little. But what was that feeling? Was he angry at Sodia? Or Yuri? He was angry, but at what?

[notflynn.livejournal.com]

Without realizing it, he relaxed in her hold, placing a reassuring hand on her back, telling her silently that he was all right, that he was quite healthy. She didn't have to worry for something he'd tucked away a year ago. Sure, he didn't see himself befriending Sodia anytime soon, but he wasn't exactly out for revenge, either.

Besides, he wasn't exactly in a position to judge her actions.

He glanced at Flynn, subconsciously threading fingers through Euphie's hair.

[deadly_legacy]

She laid her head back against him, strangely comfortable to stay this way.

Softly, "He's worried too."

[notflynn.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I know," he said softly - hopefully too soft that Flynn couldn't hear. With Euphie holding onto him, he couldn't flee onto the roof as he'd originally planned. "But it's not gonna do anyone any good to keep worrying about something that's already happened."

[deadly_legacy]

"No... I guess not. It's just new to us. And you're so, so important to us."

[srslynotguy.livejournal.com]

Flynn, in all honesty, didn't exactly need to hear Yuri's words to Euphemia to have an idea of what his dark-haired friend was thinking. He didn't usually need to.

And he was aware that they were at that familiar place again; the place where neither side could go further as both held -- stubbornly -- to their ground. He had to compromise. Or settle for one.

"Yuri. Promise me that if anything like that should happen... that you won't keep it from me," he said quietly after walking closer to the two of them. He knew that, of course, if a situation like that should happen then... then, of course, he feared for Yuri's life. But that was another matter. He would work towards keeping that from happening in the future.

[notflynn.livejournal.com]

"I can't promise you that, Flynn. I just can't." Yuri stepped away, detached himself. While Leon and the others had taught him to rely on others for help, breaking down all the barriers was just out of the question. "Let's just hope I don't get myself into that situation again."

[deadly_legacy]

Euphie gives Flynn a sympathetic look and says nothing. She's sure that's not what her friend wanted to hear. She doesn't really like hearing it either, but she does hope it doesn't happen again.