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Ekkehardt Gehring ([personal profile] spelleton) wrote in [community profile] daybreakacademy2019-09-02 03:28 am

[OPEN]

Who: Ekkehardt and anyone who wants to yell at him for being stupid open
When: September 3rd onwards
Where: Around campus
What: Ekkehardt returns from his post-mission two week break and settles back into being a fixture of the school.
Warnings: Uh, cigarettes in one prompt? Otherwise, shouldn't be any.


A. the doctor is in

[ Ekkehardt can be found at his usual desk in the infirmary, going through all the work that's piled up in his absence. Early on in the month, if he's not busy at his computer or shuffling files, he's meticulously picking glitter and confetti off his uniform.

No matter who catches his attention, his initial greeting is always the same:
]

Hello. Is there something I can help you with?

B. musical aptitude

[ Ekkehardt doesn't seem to really have visible hobbies in the way other people do. He spends much of his time at the infirmary, involved in paperwork, or otherwise preoccupied with something or other - always on his way to something, or from something.

This month, however, is different. Anyone passing by Daybreak's non-denominational chapel on certain days might be able to catch the sound of an organ being played with some proficiency. (It's impossible to play quietly on an organ. He doesn't try.)

There are stops and starts, but as Ekkehardt warms to the instrument again, those become less frequent. He runs through his memorised repertoire at first, and then picks up the sheet music.

It's a nice accompaniment to the cooling weather, at least if you like the sound of hymns. And if you want to step inside to listen - or even request something - he doesn't seem to mind.
]

C. old, bad habits

[ Very rarely, you can catch Ekkehardt at much higher parts of the school. Usually on a rooftop, but sometimes on an unoccupied balcony. The reason he's chosen such high, out of the way spots becomes clear if he's watched for any length of time - he's smoking cigarettes. He doesn't go through them very quickly, but by his distant expression, he appears to have something on his mind. ]

D. wildcard

[ Anything you want! Hit me up! ]

[personal profile] yokeye 2019-09-13 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[Now he wants to cry, after just reassuring Ekkehardt he was better. It's pretty obvious he's fighting it, eyes watering and unblinking, but he doesn't let one tear fall.]

It means so much to me that you care. I want you to know that. I appreciate everything that you've done for me.

[The ribbon Ekkehardt gave him is currently wrapped around his wrist, and he idly fiddles with it. He's worn it every day and it's his most cherished possession.]

[personal profile] yokeye 2019-09-16 05:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[It hurts so much to hear that, a tightening in his chest like the start of panic. It's slightly different, a sensation he's recently come to understand is something good. It's still hard not to cry and feel overwhelmed at positive feelings, at any feelings. He made Ekkehardt smile, and he can't help returning it.]

You will be.

[Toki is confident in that. Even if Ekkehardt isn't always there, his memory will be. Toki is determined never to forget him.]