eidxiety | Sticks & Bones // IC Inbox

[ Ugh, he wishes he could make them get along, too. He doesn't like it when Ain is sad. And it seems to happen so much lately. Ezell isn't sure there's anything he can do to help. He's... well, he used to be so good at mediating, on Terra. But he feels a bit useless here. Maybe it's because he's not "Ezell the field executor" so people actually listened to him here. Maybe it's because he runs a silly bakery and takes care of bunnies. He doesn't know.

He does not, in fact, get the rental. He just orders one of Enciodes' taxis instead and very slowly guides Ain outside and slides into the backseat. He pats his lap for a moment so Ain can lay his head down. ]

[Oh... Yeah... This is fine, too. Ain slowly sinks into a sit in the back and lays down with his head in Ezell's lap. It's an uncomfortably tight fit for someone as tall as he is, taking up as much space as he does with his wings and tail, but he makes it work.]

I'm really sad, [he finally says, very quietly.] Neither of them are normally that bad. Is it me...? Did I do something to prompt it?

...From my perspective, it seems like they're just having this... unspoken competition with one another. They have personalities that clash, and they don't want their egos hurt, but they have a mutual friend so not interacting is hard. To them, it probably feels like they have to "one up" the other in some regard. I don't know why. It's most certainly nothing you did or are doing, though. The only thing you're doing is trying to make your friends get along, and that's fine, love.

I'm sorry there's not a lot of space. Do you want me to rent something bigger, like the limos, or do you just wanna be home as soon as possible?

Mr. Artist said Add probably felt like he doesn't deserve affection. But that was before me and Add and Nikolaus went to the movie theatre together. It was a really fun night... They were getting along with only a few comments back and forth. And now this. I don't get it. I'm not asking them to be friends, but...

[Y'know, when he's asked multiple times for them both to calm the fuck down, and Wolfwood acts like Ain's the bad guy for it while Add blows up on him too... Ugh.

He's tired.]

I just want to go home and sleep.

[He doesn't even need sleep. But maybe if he's sleeping, he won't feel anything for a while.]

Maybe Add's having a hard time grasping his own feelings and lashing out? When I told him I was an empath, he was trying to force himself to be angry, so perhaps he just doesn't want to confront any of that? I don't know why Wolfwood is getting upset, however... I'm sorry. I do wish I could help more than this.

[ He twirls Ain's hair around his finger with the tiniest frown. He doesn't even pay any mind to the scenery moving outside the taxi. ]

If you'd like, we could probably get the two of them together so you can try to air the feelings out?

...

I really don't want to talk to either of them. They won't tell me what they fight about — Nikolaus said to not worry about it when I asked. [Ain, you really don't want to know about at least one of those incidents.] But clearly they're not just verbal arguments, if that whole thing was anything to go by. I'd be less mad if they'd be honest with me. I don't care if they spar or whatever. But...

[He huffs.]

Anyway, I don't want to talk to either of them until they stop lying to me. They can come find me on their own. I'm tired of meditating between two people who are only pretending to listen.

...If that's what you want. I think we should talk about it more tomorrow, once you've rested some, though. Does that sound fair?

[ And, fortunately, they're not too far from the apartments, so they're basically pulling up there now. City life sure is convenient. ]

I don't want to talk about it tomorrow. My final statement is that I'm done with them until they can both stop lying to me and be adults for once.

[As the car pulls up, Ain wordlessly slides out of the back seat, only briefly stretching his back to get rid of the crick in his neck before he starts heading inside.

Bye he's gonna go throw himself into bed and cry.]

[ Okay fine! But! He's going to not be crying alone! Because Ezell is following him! He'll talk to Wolfwood later. Once Ain's asleep maybe, or in the morning? Something like that...

Get cuddled for now, Ain. ]

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