[ Riku presses on this because the alternative is the internalized cringe he gets every time that damning exclamation cycles back through his brain. ]
People turning on each other. Know how many Resets there's been in the last twenty years? Twenty-five.
[ Humanity's batting average for managing to not go all Lord of the Flies isn't so hot, Quentin. He retreats and so does Riku, stepping away as he inhales through his nostrils, taking a step back from the flash of urgency, the anger that flared when he'd been handed exactly what he asked for. There wasn't- there was no reason for that.
His fingers curl into fists; Riku measures the last few minutes. Even if he's able to cloak himself in Darkness without being corrupted by its power, it doesn't make him immune to the same symptoms that plague anyone else spending months under relentless night. Riku shakes his head. ]
no subject
[ Riku presses on this because the alternative is the internalized cringe he gets every time that damning exclamation cycles back through his brain. ]
People turning on each other. Know how many Resets there's been in the last twenty years? Twenty-five.
[ Humanity's batting average for managing to not go all Lord of the Flies isn't so hot, Quentin. He retreats and so does Riku, stepping away as he inhales through his nostrils, taking a step back from the flash of urgency, the anger that flared when he'd been handed exactly what he asked for. There wasn't- there was no reason for that.
His fingers curl into fists; Riku measures the last few minutes. Even if he's able to cloak himself in Darkness without being corrupted by its power, it doesn't make him immune to the same symptoms that plague anyone else spending months under relentless night. Riku shakes his head. ]
...Sorry. Kinda on edge.