daybreakacademy

Who: Keith and YOU
What: August catch-all
Where: Infirmary, The Arena of Trials, various
When: August 4th - end of August
Warnings: None anticipated

1. Infirmary - July 31st - August 8thth

A. Wake Up - closed to James
[Well after a slightly disastrous mission that did not go as planned, Keith's been knocked out cold in the infirmary for the last couple of days. His head is wrapped in bandages and though his vitals are alright, he still hasn't regained consciousness from his run-in with the necromancer. On August 4th though, he finally stirs and immediately attempts to get up, despite feeling disoriented and dizzy as all hell.]

What... happened? She dead?

[Important questions first, apparently.]

B. Contemplating
[Well just cuz you're awake doesn't mean you're allowed to leave the infirmary, apparently. Keith's still got a few more days to spend in here, looking bored as shit though he doesn't actually complain about being here. He's been doing a lot of staring out the window, looking glum as he fidgets with various items in his hands. He'tenses up immediately if anyone comes to stop by for a visit.

C. Why is this happening
[But when he's not reflecting on his life choices, he's got his space doggo nestled on his lap. The wolf absolutely should not be in there, but good luck telling a teleporting concerned doggo to stay out of the room. That said though, there are definitely moments when anyone passing through the infirmary can overhear:]

C'mon buddy. Get me out of here and I'll get you some peanut butter.

[The response to this is just a disgruntled noise.]

2.The Arena of Trials

A. A Bonding Moment (??)
[After he's been discharged from the infirmary on afternoon of the 8th, Keith's wasting absolutely no time heading towards the Arena of Trials. He's quiet for a long moment as he stands outside the complex, eyes shut, frowning and muttering under his breath.]

Come on. We have a connection. I know it.

[And for a long ass time, it looks and sounds like he's just been stood up by a date or whatever. It probably looks very silly.]

B. Patience yields focus
[Who knows how long he's been out here, but apparently Keith hasn't budged from his spot at the arena for quite some time. He's determined and won't let the Red Lion get the better of him, damn it. Whatever it is that made it work, be it the frustrated shout he lets out (that probably echoes hilariously down the Alps) or the punch he throws at the ground, something seems to have heard him.

A Lion shaped something.

Keith looks up as the mecha lion roars, and it's probably the first time he's smiled in days.]

3. Wildcard
[If you've got another idea, go for it!]

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...If she asked me, I wouldn't turn her down. I just don't want to potentially pressure her into something she might regret.

Haven't known Ruby all that long, but I never got the impression that she'd regret spending time with a friend.

I know, and that only makes me feel worse about it. Just... don't tell her? If she does do it, I want it to be her choice and her choice alone.

Okay, why does that make you feel worse?

[And why is he playing romance counselor? God, now he's just judging himself. Shaking his head slightly.]

Look, I'm not gonna say anything. Don't care to mess around with other people's relationship stuff. Barely got a handle on my own right now. [A beat.] But just pointing out that maybe waiting for true love's first kiss or whatever isn't the best idea when you could just tell her how you feel.

I know it's not rational, but... Before I came here, I never had any real friends. Anyone who tried turned out to be after my family's fortune. After so long of that, it almost seems wrong for me to be so close to someone as genuine as Ruby.

[There's a pause, then he looks directly at Weiss.]

What because you think there's a chance she's playing the long game and might cut you by only being interested in the money?

Of course not! How did you even get that from what I said, you dolt? I meant that after years of purposeful isolation, someone like Ruby just seems like a one-in-a-million person.

[He lets out a breath.]

It's not something I got from what you said. It's ... [Glance away.] ... it's similar to something I caught myself wondering about the person I'm with now.

[A beat, then he glances back up at her.]

Point being, I think you got a better handle on how to be someone's friend. If you seriously think she's one in a million, then you should oribably act like it before someone else reaches the same conclusion and you're the one left with the regrets.

...

I need to think about this for a bit. I hope you recover soon.

[Weiss heads towards the door with a pensive look.]

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