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josh "elixir" foley ([personal profile] goldtoxicity) wrote in [community profile] f20202020-09-09 07:07 am

they built paradise

WHO: Joshua Foley and YOU!
WHERE: Krakoa
WHEN: ~2019 and back
WHAT: Backdated events! Before his kidnapping.
WARNINGS: nsfw here and there!

OPEN PROMPTS.

a diplomatic visit. ~ two years ago

[ this is a necessary evil. if they want to maintain their independence then they need to be non-threatening, or at least enough of an asset that allies are willing to let them be in exchange for a few favors.

no wonder scott summers lost his mind. his life is nothing but moving parts now. so little is stable and nothing feels certain - this empire is built on sand and the slightest rumble will make it fall. all of this has given him newfound respect for the mutants who had come before him, understanding them in a way he never could have back home... but still with the determination not to repeat their mistakes. if sacrifices are to be made, he intends for them to be his.

and it doesn't leave a lot of time for himself - not when he feels like he's promising parts of his soul to people, and sacrificing what's left to maintain the balance. he's tired twenty-four seven.

and it only worsens when someone docks at their harbor. he could leave this to the rest of the council, but he's always found it better to be the first one to greet a new arrival. lest they decide to try to turn the five into a four. ]


So glad you could make it, [ he says, hoping it sounds genuine. golden hands clasp the outstretched hand, his lips curved into a smile. ] Krakoa welcomes you.

beach day. ~ a year and a half ago

[ keeping krakoa running is a full time job. most of the population is too young to really care for themselves. joshua foley has gone from a largely irresponsible mess to - well, still a mess, but a mess with a ton of responsibilities. david's technology keeps him tapped into almost the entire population of the island and their health.

but sometimes? sometimes he needs none of that. he needs quiet.

the beaches are quiet during school hours. josh is sprawled out on the sand in a pair of black swim trunks, one arm folded behind his head, his eyes shut behind a pair of stylish sunglasses. when the shadow falls across his face he groans low and turns away. ]


Oh come on. I know nobody is dead or dying. [ he pushes the glasses up his face. ] Today is me time. Did we not establish this was me time?

stress. ~ a year ago

[ he doesn't remember what set him off. an article, maybe. something small to feed into growing paranoia. realizing that there's yet another person now on krakoa that shouldn't be. something small, something that he can't catch, and he knows there's no point in having that fight because they've had that fight and he can't justify it.

and so his office is in shambles. his fingers tangled in his hair, eyes clenched shut as he breathes hard. ]


Fuck!

[ he sinks slowly down the wall, gritting his teeth. he hears the door open. ]

Not the time!

WILDCARD.

[ hit me up at minimoffs @ plurk or shoot me a dm if you'd like to plan something specific or something off krakoa! ]

recovering post rescue

[personal profile] rimuru 2020-09-15 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ when word that Josh was found and saved spread across the island, Rimuru did try to see him but there wasn't much he could do at all. He couldn't help, he couldn't heal him, he couldn't even speak to him - and Rimuru was left feeling anger in his heart that he hasn't felt in a long time. The slime leaves and doesn't come back for few days. He doesn't know how to feel and he doesn't know how to think, so instead he just goes around the abandoned areas of the island and does what slimes do: absorb into his body whatever he finds on the ground and then dissolve it, absorb and dissolve, absorb and dissolve.

it's a mindless task. He has no reason to do it. But what else can he do?

Rimuru does return, eventually, and heads to Josh's room. He doesn't ask anyone if he can enter, but then again he is small enough not to be noticed if he doesn't want to be noticed. The perks of being a liquid-like-being. And without further ado, he moves to Josh's bed and stays at his feet, like a pillow that most won't even realize it's alive. He will wait for him to wake up, for as long as it takes - and when Josh does, he will be greeted by a ball of slime comfortably standing on his bed. ]


Hello.

[personal profile] rimuru 2020-09-16 08:48 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. It's me. [ rimuru moves just a little to show Josh it really is him and not just some blue pillow (it's hard when you have no face). He does slither closer though ]

Do you need anything? Water? I can call a nurse. [ because ultimately, Rimuru knows there isn't much he can do himself ]

[personal profile] rimuru 2020-09-16 08:55 am (UTC)(link)
I think I should ask you that. [ but he already knows.

There is a small moment of silence before he admits: ]
I've been angry. I am angry, and I don't know what to do about that. [ he isn't the type of person to be mad ]

... I was so worried about you. We all were, it was so long- how could they- [ touch one of them, do such a thing, dare to lay a hand on Josh - how dare they.

Rimuru is still really mad, even if he spent the last few days eating rocks and trees. Clearly that didn't help. ]

[personal profile] rimuru 2020-09-16 09:03 am (UTC)(link)
You should have told us. [ he isn't being accusatory, in fact Rimuru's voice is very soft. But it hurts that Josh didn't trust his own council. ] But it wasn't your fault.

Nothing of this was. [ it was Stark's fault. All of it. Now more than ever, Rimuru wants to go to the Synod and stare at his face he also wants to absorb-dissolve him but-. The little slime comes closer, before he presses himself against Josh - he isn't heavy and he is very soft and squishy, but he is still very careful not to hurt the other when he does this ]
Edited 2020-09-16 09:03 (UTC)

[personal profile] rimuru 2020-09-16 09:10 am (UTC)(link)
We are a tad overprotective. [ can you blame them ] But your reasons are important. I get that. [ but they are meant to be working as one, right?

Rimuru hums ]
If he is dead, we will hear about it very soon. White Tower sure likes their dramas. [ he will just come back, anyway ] Does it matter, though? He is to blame, too. [ not just Stark ]

[personal profile] rimuru 2020-09-16 09:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ he went through the oath, so he can't do much now. Hopefully. The whole cannibal thing is something to be addressed eventually, but there is already so much to address - that person doesn't feel important right now.

Neither does kavinsky. Rimuru might have been taking David's side on this whole thing about kavinsky, actually. ]


We are. And we will talk about it. But! Right now you should rest first. You are still healing, and you should stay put for now. You don't want me to nag you like a mother, do you?

[personal profile] rimuru 2020-09-16 01:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[ this is rimuru's best role: to be a squishy blob so people can feel better. he absolutely doesn't mind Josh hugging him if he wants to. ] Though I'm such a good mother, too. [ he says it jokingly, but the kids probably would agree ]

I will hang around for a bit. It looks like you need the company of a good cushion.