[she looks up, surprised, but then relaxes when he takes a seat. the cup of tea is offered, and she reaches out to take it. she manages a smile that doesn't quite reach her eyes.]
[ he's just going to settle a moment there, his eyes tracking around the medbay itself with concern before falling back to her. ]
Speak what's on your mind, Jiuqing... it doesn't do to hold it in.
[ percy is the world's biggest hypocrite, but he closes his hand into a fist briefly and then from it, an amber object, smaller than standard like the cog from the interior of a clock. it emits a soft radiance, a soothing calm. he holds it out to her. ]
[ in this moment, percy hopes to provide a quiet sense of safety, pulls bad news over his shoulder to lay it at the foot of the bed and instead settles so that the door sees his back first, not jiuqing. ]
You've been running around non-stop... I would say that you should be tired...
We've seen many injuries tonight. You've had your hands full...
coming from a battlefield to this - she feels like this shouldn't be as hard for her as it is. she literally just came from treating injuries in a war. this should be easy by comparison.]
As much as I hate to say it... we're all a bit out of our depth here. This place is evolving and changing and we've yet to discern any sort of patterns yet. [ it's too early, they can only be vigilant, that's what he's trying to say. ]
But we can do this. Together, however.
You cannot let everything fall upon yourself even in the turmoil of all of this. You've done what you can, more than that. I've seen you. [ firmly ] We've only known one another a small while, but you go above and beyond the call of duty, Su Jiuqing.
when was the last time she heard something like that?
her mother has said she's proud of her, but there's a lot she keeps from her mother. she doesn't know the full extent of her struggles. no one does - not even the people she's let in the most. her medical skill has been praised, but once people have gotten used to it, they've just expected it from her.
she can't remember the last time someone said that after knowing exactly how hard she's tried.
she's quiet, and doesn't respond right away, but she pulls up a sleeve to wipe at her face.]
[ jiuqing says she'd been resting, but it truly looks like she couldn't be more restless. he looks downward as she wipes her eyes, knows he himself would rather no one look if it were him, and he waits politely until she is done before speaking up again. ]
And you know... this isn't something that you must do alone. I consider you a friend, Jiuqing. I don't want to see you drown yourself. Let me help you where I can.
[ a beat before he he pats himself down and pulls out a handkerchief from the infinity closet, offering it to her so she doesn't have to keep using her sleeve. as he glances over his shoulder at the medbay door, the emptiness of the hall outside, he nods. ] It's just us here.
[she takes the handkerchief from him and dabs at her eyes.
jiuqing doesn't cry often. by the time i'm done iconning the chapters that have been released so far i'll only have, like, three crying icons. when she does, it's usually when she's alone, because she doesn't want people to judge her, or think that she's weak.
but she doesn't think percy will, so she can get it out.
it helps. it passes. she doesn't cry for long - and if she's being honest, it's more tears of frustration at not being able to do more than anything else - but she does, and once she's done, she wipes at her face again.]
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Oh...
[she looks up, surprised, but then relaxes when he takes a seat. the cup of tea is offered, and she reaches out to take it. she manages a smile that doesn't quite reach her eyes.]
...I'm resting right now, actually.
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[ he's just going to settle a moment there, his eyes tracking around the medbay itself with concern before falling back to her. ]
Speak what's on your mind, Jiuqing... it doesn't do to hold it in.
[ percy is the world's biggest hypocrite, but he closes his hand into a fist briefly and then from it, an amber object, smaller than standard like the cog from the interior of a clock. it emits a soft radiance, a soothing calm. he holds it out to her. ]
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...it's fine, isn't it? it's fine to talk about it. she'd been too unsettled to a moment ago, but maybe...]
...I'm tired, Percy.
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You've been running around non-stop... I would say that you should be tired...
We've seen many injuries tonight. You've had your hands full...
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The amount of work... it isn't too much. I was busier before we came here.
[...]
But it's... harder, here. It shouldn't be, but it is.
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[ he looks away. ]
I'm quite used to violence, but this is near baseless it seems...
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[she sounds a little frustrated.
coming from a battlefield to this - she feels like this shouldn't be as hard for her as it is. she literally just came from treating injuries in a war. this should be easy by comparison.]
But this feels different from what I'm used to.
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But we can do this. Together, however.
You cannot let everything fall upon yourself even in the turmoil of all of this. You've done what you can, more than that. I've seen you. [ firmly ] We've only known one another a small while, but you go above and beyond the call of duty, Su Jiuqing.
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when was the last time she heard something like that?
her mother has said she's proud of her, but there's a lot she keeps from her mother. she doesn't know the full extent of her struggles. no one does - not even the people she's let in the most. her medical skill has been praised, but once people have gotten used to it, they've just expected it from her.
she can't remember the last time someone said that after knowing exactly how hard she's tried.
she's quiet, and doesn't respond right away, but she pulls up a sleeve to wipe at her face.]
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And you know... this isn't something that you must do alone. I consider you a friend, Jiuqing. I don't want to see you drown yourself. Let me help you where I can.
[ a beat before he he pats himself down and pulls out a handkerchief from the infinity closet, offering it to her so she doesn't have to keep using her sleeve. as he glances over his shoulder at the medbay door, the emptiness of the hall outside, he nods. ] It's just us here.
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jiuqing doesn't cry often.
by the time i'm done iconning the chapters that have been released so far i'll only have, like, three crying icons.when she does, it's usually when she's alone, because she doesn't want people to judge her, or think that she's weak.but she doesn't think percy will, so she can get it out.
it helps. it passes. she doesn't cry for long - and if she's being honest, it's more tears of frustration at not being able to do more than anything else - but she does, and once she's done, she wipes at her face again.]
...thank you, Percy. I'm alright.