forum If I'm to be a weapon, it will be of my own volition // OxO // Open

Started January 26, 2021 by @Fraust

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"Yeah, no problem. Don't feel pressured to tell me anything you don't want to." Lin held up his hands a bit. "I'm happy to share anything with you, though, so if you've got any questions, don't be afraid to ask."

"I'm sorry for cutting it off mid-story, I just- need to figure stuff out first." He dropped his arms and his legs fell so he was sitting cross-legged on the floor. "How did you get out of your house? You said you stole money."

"No problem… and I snuck out at night after I broke into the family safe. I only took enough to buy the ticket, although I probably should've gotten more… anyway, the doors are locked at night, so I had to burst one open." Lin yawned a bit and ran his fingers through his hair.

"Burst one open? Like with fire? Wouldn't they notice?" Adders said, cocking his head like a confused dog.

"Nah, just kicked it hard enough. I'm not too worried about them noticing anyway. I mean, I'm sure they've noticed I'm gone by now even if they didn't notice the door." Lin shrugged.

"I was worried you'd used fire, and they'd be like 'ARGGHH WHO BURNT THE DOOR' to your siblings or something" Adders said.

Lin laughed softly. "Yeah… they probably wouldn't have assumed I was the one who used fire considering they don't think I've got any powers. That's one reason I didn't try to use any."

"Way more discreet than me, we just yelled a lot, and I ran." Adders hesitated. "And ran in front of a car, and got hit, and kept going." He paused, "Anyway!"

"You got hit by a car?" Lin asked, confused. "Wouldn't that like… you know… hurt you pretty badly?" He asked. "How are you still okay? I presume you didn't get medical attention, after all."

"It hurt but I kinda just was hit sideways and just lay there for a bit, someone called the police and an ambulance but by the time they got there, I was already running away."

"Interesting. Did you have any actual injuries?" Lin asked curiously. He'd never been hit by a car before, after all, so he was interested to know what it was like.

"It reopened a scar but otherwise bruising, scrapes from hitting the ground and a concussion which I got help for at a homeless shelter." Adders automatically rubbed his shoulder. Just thinking about it made him do this. For comfort you might say.

Lin nodded a bit. "That sounds interesting. I'm not sure how I'd fare if I was hit by a car… I'm pretty resilient, but I feel like it would still hurt me quite a bit. Although… I don't really feel pain much at all on some parts of my body anymore. Sometimes I find injuries that I didn't even realize I'd gotten."

"I'm honestly surprised I didn't die. My dad reported me dead when he heard to avoid a scandal about me running away. But when some people saw me run, they reported me missing. So… I'm legally dead and missing." He looked up at Lin, "That's really sad. Nobody should have to deal with that."

Lin shrugged and looked down at his arms. "I feel like there's something wrong with me… like, I haven't really gone to a doctor or anything, you know? But I don't think it's normal not to feel pain."

"It's definitely not normal. You should probably get it checked." Adders said. He sat up, and started shrugging his jacket off. "Got any major scars?"

"Major scars? Oh yeah, lots. My whole body is like, covered in scars." Lin laughed weakly. "I don't think I could afford to get checked out, honestly, even if I probably need to…"

"My biggest is here." Adders said, gesturing to his shoulder. He tapped the floor a couple of times. "We should start planning our daring adventure to save your siblings!"

"Daring adventure, huh? It might be a while until we're able to do anything." Lin hesitated before pulling off his shirt so Adders could see the multitude of scars on his chest and arms.

"Oh my god-" Adders said, his mouth fell open and it took him a while to notice before he snapped it shut. "That's a fair few."

"Mhmm." Lin looked down at himself with a contemplative hum. There wasn't much unscarred skin remaining, and many of the scars overlapped each other. "I've tried to count them before, but it's hard with them all overlapping like this…"

"Yikes." Adders realised he was staring and flicked his eyes up to Lin's face instead. "Do they feel weird? Like, to have?"

"Hmm… I guess so. Like I said, I can't feel a ton around where they are anymore. Can't really feel pain, but I still have a little bit of feeling. So like, I can feel my fingers a bit if I touch them."

"Can't imagine what that would feel like. Are they why our plans might be delayed? Or is there another reason?"

"Well, we don't exactly have money or anything with which to get to England and help my siblings. We also have like… no plan." Lin laughed weakly and pulled his shirt back on.