[Cloud's out there, not far from one of the doors that lead out to the deck. He's... somewhat restlessly pacing, on occasion, so odds are that Crozier will catch him during one of those moments.]
[Crozier pulls a pipe from his jacket pocket and holds it between his teeth. He isn't sure he's up for a smoke at the moment, but it's comforting to hear the 'clink' on his molars.
He watches him pace for a moment before heading to the railing.]
[His head turns a bit quickly, the moment he notices any sound from that direction. While his expression is fairly calm, there is the kind of alertness that only comes with years of reason for needing it.]
Uh... hey. I...
[Where to even start... How about with the most uncomfortable question first?]
Did you see the network post... mentioning what happened with Raylan?
[He nods; he did see the post, though he's more the type for idle prodding at the Network rather than hovering over it for news. He hadn't been aware something happened with Raylan before it.]
Gutted and hung from the rafters, I believe was the threat.
[He lets out a tired sigh and gives a somewhat resigned kind of nod. While making his way over to lean against the rail, he starts simply.]
Not enough sleep... Not realizing my own limits... [There's some frustration surfacing, but he forces it out calmly.] I fell asleep outside the cabin, and then... Raylan saw me having a bad dream- a... nightmare. He came over to check on me, and... I lashed out, thinking I was attacking someone in the nightmare.
I had a knife on me... and he didn't know it.
[The shortest version he can give without foregoing details that Zack might yell at him over leaving out. He's trying to avoid leaning too hard in assuming he'll just be considered a bad guy by everyone who learns.]
Almost immediately... but there was no struggle. I called Zack, thinking... [He looks away, his jawline hardened.] Zack can heal people. I'd hoped he'd be able to get here in time, but...
[He nods, understanding why Cloud might have reached out to him. A nightmare that bad, a response that violent -- there are certainly many things at work here.]
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Date: 2022-11-07 12:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-11-07 01:18 am (UTC)[He'll head that way, having already been out for a bit of a stroll before supper.]
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Date: 2022-11-07 01:55 am (UTC)He watches him pace for a moment before heading to the railing.]
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Date: 2022-11-07 02:07 am (UTC)Uh... hey. I...
[Where to even start... How about with the most uncomfortable question first?]
Did you see the network post... mentioning what happened with Raylan?
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Date: 2022-11-07 02:16 am (UTC)Gutted and hung from the rafters, I believe was the threat.
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Date: 2022-11-07 02:19 am (UTC)Yeah. That's what he'd like to do to me, alright.
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Date: 2022-11-07 02:27 am (UTC)What on earth happened?
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Date: 2022-11-07 02:34 am (UTC)Not enough sleep... Not realizing my own limits... [There's some frustration surfacing, but he forces it out calmly.] I fell asleep outside the cabin, and then... Raylan saw me having a bad dream- a... nightmare. He came over to check on me, and... I lashed out, thinking I was attacking someone in the nightmare.
I had a knife on me... and he didn't know it.
[The shortest version he can give without foregoing details that Zack might yell at him over leaving out. He's trying to avoid leaning too hard in assuming he'll just be considered a bad guy by everyone who learns.]
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Date: 2022-11-07 03:18 am (UTC)And you killed him immediately, or was there a struggle?
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Date: 2022-11-07 03:20 am (UTC)Almost immediately... but there was no struggle. I called Zack, thinking... [He looks away, his jawline hardened.] Zack can heal people. I'd hoped he'd be able to get here in time, but...
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Date: 2022-11-07 12:08 pm (UTC)[He nods, understanding why Cloud might have reached out to him. A nightmare that bad, a response that violent -- there are certainly many things at work here.]
What does Raylan think? He's been revived, mn?
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Date: 2022-11-17 05:00 pm (UTC)Raylan's... [...finding a word is hard.] ... Disappointed, to put it lightly? That's... how it sounded.
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Date: 2022-11-18 12:03 am (UTC)[He looks down.]
Do you remember the nightmare?