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[personal profile] makedamnsure 2024-05-27 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
[Sunday is not often one to enjoy unpredictable things. Having an invitation to meet with Gallagher at the bar he drinksmiths for is certainly an unpredictable thing. Usually, he would find unpredictable things to be ... quite annoying. All meetings and rendezvous should be properly scheduled and properly organized.

Yet, here he is. Walking towards the cozy dimly lit bar that many other Penacony goers visit. It's comfortably warm here. Like walking into a familiar friend's home. And that's not something Sunday often associates with.

He wanders up to the bar and taps gently on the counter...]
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[personal profile] makedamnsure 2024-05-28 02:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Hello, Mister Gallagher.

[The quieter atmosphere is something that Sunday appreciates. While he still feels the need to be on his guard more often than not, the bar being quieter than usual puts a margin of ease in him.

His eyes glance at the taller man and while he doesn't exactly smile there's a small nod of his head before he slips into the bar seat to sit.]


If we're to make the most of my time I think a drink first would be the appropriate thing to do.

[Sunday doesn't drink alcohol often, if at all. It's something that can hinder his senses and his thoughts and that is not something he enjoys. And yet, here he is. Another unpredictable thing.]
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[personal profile] makedamnsure 2024-05-28 11:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[He's surprised that Gallagher gives him the option. Well, if that's the case? He hopes for something that will go well with his cake.]

An alcoholic drink is fine. Nothing terribly strong, if you please.

[There's nothing wrong with having one drink, though.]
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[personal profile] fideistic 2024-05-29 01:20 am (UTC)(link)
There is a law of physics that has become something of a common expression in our general lexicon. The saying is "what goes up must come down."

Just now, I've had the unique experience of both usages at once.

It seems flightless birds do not grow their feathers back after all.
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[personal profile] fideistic 2024-05-29 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
Then perhaps this particular bird is simply defective, because no matter how long it's been, he cannot accomplish anything he was born to achieve. Unable to protect, plucked bare and broken and laying in the rotten fruits of his failure.

Tell me, Mr. Gallagher. Where would you go from here?
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[personal profile] fideistic 2024-05-29 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
Is there meaning in accomplishments, if the ultimate goal is still out of reach? Beauty only gets one so far when predators still lurk, hoping to sink their claws in meat and bone. It is an inevitability.

This bird can barely sit up to move, as it were. Come. Take the broken bird you so dearly wish to see fly once more.

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[personal profile] fideistic 2024-05-29 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[he tucks away his phone after reading the last message. he's certainly putting a lot of trust in a man who definitely stabbed him, but... gallagher's all he has right now, with robin having woken up before impact. how he wishes to remain in her kind embrace, remind himself that she's safe from all harm, but she's currently in another plane of existence, somewhere where he is not.

he looks up when he hears footsteps, gives a weary little smile at the giant man who appears even larger when on the ground like this.]
I don't have much of a choice either way.

[he closes his eyes. no, that's not right. he called for gallagher for a reason, him being the only one to call for not being that reason at all. he opens his eyes, his smile turning wry.]

Might I burden you one last time, then?
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[personal profile] fideistic 2024-05-29 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[on the way there, sunday allows himself the little bit of vulnerability to rest his head on gallagher's shoulder. there's hardly anyone else around, after all. people are waking up and leaving this dream world. somehow, despite sunday's entire plan revolving around people being safe and happy in this realm... there's some peace in the quiet and solitude.

he winces when he's set down and his wound jostles a bit. he looks around sunday's place, a little curious about the home of this man he's come to know. gallagher looks almost comically too large for his small apartment, but he also fills the space up nicely so sunday doesn't feel so--

--alone?]


Stabbing me one moment then tending to my injuries the next. Are you certain you're not the one who is a lunatic? [said somewhat -- casually? as casual as sunday can be. like he's not bleeding out on gallagher's couch.]
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[personal profile] fideistic 2024-05-30 01:05 am (UTC)(link)
[sunday takes the drink somewhat quizzically, turning the can in his hands and wondering if it's just supposed to take the edge off. he's not really one to consume alcohol or anything... the thought of losing control of himself is Too Much of a terrifying thought. but gallagher presumably knows that about him, and the can doesn't say anything about alcohol... so...

he pops the tab open and drinks it. and remarkably, he does feel a whole lot better. as in- he feels his wound stitching up some, actually. interesting.

lunatics together, huh? he's not- he's not sure how that will work, considering gallagher's circumstance. will he just live in this dream world forever? after taking a few sips, he turns his gaze to the man in question. who then approaches him with a question.]


Ah- yes, of course.

[listen, they're not only both men, but gallagher is gallagher. sunday doesn't have to be pristine and perfect around him. he's already seen him at his worst, after all.

he tries to sit up, winces when he pulls at his clothes still stuck in his wound. but he braves through it and peels it off, folding it politely despite it being pretty much ruined. manners are important! even when you're half dying.]


This is the main injury. Apologies again for the trouble...
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[personal profile] fideistic 2024-05-30 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
[he stays still and silent while gallagher dresses his wounds, no matter how much it hurts, especially when he's cleaning out the grime and blood. by the time gallagher is done, sunday is breathing heavily despite having not moved, the pain robbing him of his breath.

he immediately takes another drink, pops it open, and downs it. the most inelegant that gallagher has ever seen him, honestly, but he thinks he can be afforded a moment of impropriety considering his situation. he wipes his mouth with the back of his hand afterward, begging the drink to work its magic a little faster. he looks fucking haggard, to say the least. but, well-

-this is the price of ambition.]


...You were not lying when you said you wanted to cooperate after all. [he sinks back onto the couch, just marinating in his misery and letting the drink work to mend his flesh.] It would be a useless endeavor to do all this just to kill me, after all. You'd gain little from it - other than satisfaction, if your detestation runs deeper than your actions would suggest.
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[personal profile] fideistic 2024-05-30 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[he's a bird, not a dog like you, gallagher! treat him with some delicacy!!! ...outside the bedroom, of course. but they're not quite to that point yet. sunday doesn't even realize that that point exists between them, that it's a possibility, so caught up with his ambition and goals as he was. he'd had stray thoughts, sure, but he was quick to reign them in, to recenter himself to the ultimate goal.

and well, now that goal is shattered.

robin is far too trusting. sunday knows it's not really fair to think of his beloved sister that way, but he's had to for her protection. even then, she nearly got killed- and she could again-

he shakes his head. breathe. she's fine- or she better be.]


Allow me to stay just a little longer. [his eyes stray downward, then hurriedly back up. get that out of his face gallagher, god!!!] I- don't want to face reality just yet. And I don't mean the consequences of my actions. [but the reality of his ambitions laying to ruin. that he can't keep everyone safe and happy in their little cages after all.]

I imagine you'll want company anyway, yes? What happens to you, after all this?
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[personal profile] makedamnsure 2024-05-31 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
[While Gallagher is working Sunday is watching him carefully. His eyes watch each little movement of his fingers, how his arm tightens when he shakes the metal container, how Gallagher's expression might change while he works...

When the glass is slid across to him he examines it for a moment without touching it. Amber yellow, hm?]


It seems you are a master at your craft.

[He takes the little straw in his fingers and swirls it just slightly but he doesn't sip it yet. Maybe like a bird might pick at something before it tries it.]

I would like to ask you something.
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[personal profile] fideistic 2024-05-31 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
[thank the great one that he's finally free of gallagher's oppressive package. he can breathe a silent sigh of relief. but he is then - touched, his wrist taken into gallagher's hold, a light shiver originating at the point of touch. it's grounding, which he sorely needs, especially upon hearing gallagher's explanation.]

What do you- you're going to disappear?

[he frowns at that. gallagher may have stabbed him (sunday isn't bitter about that, he swears), but he's still... he's here by his side, warm. and that means something. he isn't sure where to direct his own gaze either, so he just lets it drop to his held wrist. held in gallagher's warm, solid hand. how could someone who exists here and now - just cease to be?

he supposes it makes sense. gallagher wasn't supposed to be here. isn't supposed to exist. goes against the natural order of things.

but then why do his wings fold at the very thought?

why does everything eventually get taken away- he looks up, now.]


Many more fantastical things have occurred in this great universe than the inorganic becoming organic. If you're merely going to disappear, then why do you form thoughts as any other? If you are just pieces scraped together, then how is it that you are unable to meet my gaze?

For a man doing so much for my own sake, why do you give up so easily on yourself?
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