'cause this is what a love song sounds like

[genice]

WHO: Victor Nikiforov & Eichi, Carolina, Yuuri, & OPEN heading in this log
WHERE: Eluvio; from the ice rink to the residential levels and beyond.
WHEN: February 14th, 0800 onward.
WHAT: Victor and friends deal with the fallout from the critical systems failure onboard the Eluvio.
WARNINGS: Warning for anxiety and panic attacks.

( ooc: individual starters are below; I should have an open one up later tonight or in the next day or so! )

Comments

[genice]

( One way or another, it seems like he's ended up with a team of sorts here; Yuuri and Eichi and Makkachin, and he finds that's both settling somewhere inside himself, and also steadying. There's more to be figured out, and they don't have an easy means of learning.

But they do have each other. That matters. Victor doesn't speak so much as decide to smile in the dark, pulling the edges of the blankets closer together once Eichi has pulled his dear, beloved dog back into the fold of warmth. )

Good boy.

( Which one? He doesn't say. )

We really need to know more about what's going on. Yuuri, Eichi, will you keep an eye on Makkachin and keep him close to the ground in case the gravity comes back on? Or on the bed, it might be easier to anchor there. I don't want him getting hurt in a fall.

[yokunaru]

Thanks for catching him, Eichi. [Though he knows they could've caught Makkachin from the air eventually, Eichi's quick actions had saved them some time. Yuuri's grateful for the warmth when they all huddle together. It's a welcome contrast to freezing alone, like he and Makkachin had been doing before Viktor and Eichi arrived.

Yuuri looks up at Viktor, worry already stirring in him.]

You're leaving?

[finethanks]

[Eichi is quiet, even if his response to Yuuri is to keep holding and petting Makkachin. His gaze turns to Victor at Yuuri's question, and his eyes echo the same one. Why would he be leaving on his own?]

[genice]

( He leans in just as much as he needs to in order to press a kiss to Yuuri's forehead. Not that he holds back much in the first place; Makkachin ends up getting a kiss on the nose right after, and Eichi a ruffle of his hair. )

The communication network is down, and we don't know how the efforts to restore order are going. I want to see if I can track down one of the crewmembers, see what they've heard. But to do that and not be worried about you both the whole time, I'm going to need you to be here for each other. Not to mention for Makkachin, huh, boy?

( he smiles in the darkness, but his voice has kept to an even, serious tone. information is important, and they need it, to know what they're dealing with. but he can't leave any of them alone. not his dog, not his... boyfriend... not his new friend. )

Is that something you'll do?

( for me might be the implication, but he doesn't make it explicit when he's looking between both younger men. )

[yokunaru]

[His brows draw together, not at all appeased by the kiss to the forehead. Yuuri knows that Viktor's right, that they need to find out what's happening, but that doesn't mean he likes the idea of Viktor going off on his own. The doubt's already sinking in as he silence drags on. Maybe Viktor's going alone because he knows how weak Yuuri is right now. The thought makes him wilt inside.]

Yes. [He doesn't meet Viktor's gaze. Or Eichi's for that matter.] You...you have to stay safe while you're out there, too.

[finethanks]

[Hmm. The hair ruffle makes him feel like a child, but he doesn't say anything against it right now. This is a situation where he feels like a child over all, acting so afraid. He's not sure he can be there much for Yuuri at all, but he can certainly try. Perhaps if he focuses on that, he can get past his own anxiousness.]

Right. It's like Yuuri said. If you end up in trouble or hurt in some way, we'll both be very upset, you know?

[genice]

Mm.

( He knows, and he does them both the courtesy of nodding. )

I'll stay aware. Knowing you both and Makkachin are okay will help.

( which is true. he doesn't look any less worried for a beat after, then he smiles, letting go. )

I'll be back as soon as I can.

( THEN HE NEVER CAME HOME no he's back before gravity returns but still, off Victor goes... )