Private Court Thread

[protension]

[ There aren't a lot of empty places around the Court, and definitely not many good ones to lock up victims to torture without being overhead. That's the only thing that has kept Kitae even remotely safe, and even then safe is a subjective term... None of his bones have been broken (yet), though he has been hit several times. The bruises on his body that were finishing the healing process are now going to replaced by a new set thanks to Insik.

Insik... Kitae glances at Insik pacing across the small floorspace of the abandoned hut he'd managed to find. It won't be adequate for long, and Kitae can only imagine that Insik plans to drag him back to Seoul. He doesn't know how easy that would be to do, but he doesn't want to stick around in this shack long enough to find out.

It's been a long, long night from having been ambushed by Insik, to having been dragged here. He can't imagine it'll be too much longer until the sun is up, and he knows that the following day will be the best chance he has to get away and get help. Insik didn't want him around people, which means Kitae needs to put himself smack dab in the middle of the largest crowd he can find.

There are people at Court who are stronger than any human has the right to be, and those people are the desperate hope that Kitae clings on to as he glances between Insik and the door while he bides his time. ]

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[protension]

[ Suah always has, and probably always will be a much better person that Kitae is. She might be willing to turn a blind eye to someone's suffering if it's her friend that is causing that suffering, but it doesn't mean she goes out of her way to hurt people. She's also a hell of a lot more loyal than he is... he thought he was, but he turned on her and blamed her for things that weren't her fault.

He let himself believe everything Insik told him, even though he knew how insane Insik was. He let his hurt get the better of him, and he feels a strange mix of emotions right now about the situation, and about her in particular.

He doesn't know where to start with a conversation, but he knows he's not ready to have one until they're somewhere he feels safer. The dorm it is then...

For a brief moment he really does debate getting on her back. He doesn't have a lot of shame if it means keeping himself safe, but right now he decides that getting to a specific place is more important than just getting away, so he shakes his head and points in a vague direction to the right. ]

You don't know your way around here. Just follow me.

[ And fast, please. He's doesn't wanna stay here for long. ]

[pushier]

[ Suah's instinct is to get huffy - she's offering help here, after all, and even though giving help to Kitae would usually be normal, it's a little more difficult when he was so mean to her when they met before. And despite all of that, helping out Kitae does still feel pretty natural in a situation like this, she couldn't just leave him somewhere by himself for Insik to come and get him again right away. But she's definitely still going a little more out of her way than usually, and then he's just turning it down like that!

Even if it's for a logical reason, that doesn't matter. It still hurts her pride, and she frowns - almost pouts, but she at least stops herself from that at the last moment. Suah might be instinctive and emotional, sure, but she does know the occassion doesn't really allow much time for her to throw a fit.

Her hands form fists, nails digging into the palm of her hand, but she nods even while she's still frowning. ]

Fine then, just hurry already!

[protension]

[ Even under normal circumstances where their relationship wasn't as strained as it is now, Suah probably wouldn't like Kitae treating her like this, would she? Ah well, it's not like Kitae has a lot of choice right now. He needs to get them to relative safety, because he doesn't know how long Suah's presence is going to actually manage to keep Insik at bay, and he doesn't want to find out.

He'll worry about trying to soothe her ego (maybe) later. Right now he just nods curtly, and walks quickly in the direction of the dorms. That's going to have the largest number of people at any given time probably. It's the safest place to be right now. ]