Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-11588669-20140208053126/@comment-11588669-20140630173549

He nodded, and just held her close. The merc inhaled through his nose, taking in her scent. He exhaled with a sigh, looking down at the girl.

"Go to sleep, Nixia...I'm right here."

[A few hours later.]

Nox looked at the sleeping girl in his arms, and for the thousandth time today, sighed. Quietly, and gently, he slipped out of her arms, grabbing the now chilled brandy and getting his laptop. The merc opened it, and cued a call with a good friend.

A man in his late twenties appeared on the moniter, with blue hair and bright green eyes. He had a bit of a five-o'clock shadow going, telling the merc that he hadn't been sleeping as well. Nox gave him a wry smirk.

"Long nights, Cobalt?"

"You bet. Busy nights. Anyways, what's up with you? You look like shit. More so than usual."

Nox was too drained to even shoot back an insult, instead taking a sip of his drink. Cobalt identified it immediately, and he frowned. "That bad, huh?"

"It's not me, it's my...partner." Cobalt raised an eyebrow. That was new for the younger male.

"Normally you don't care about your partners..."

"She grew on my. A lot." Another sip.

"Mhm...I assume the contract didn't go as planned?" Nox nodded, and downed the rest of the glass, setting it aside. He then proceeded to tell the bartender what happened, only leaving out a few of the more...personaly and disgusting aspects.

"Damn....she's traumatized, isn't she?"

"Yeah. I need help here, C. People aren't my speciality. I've been trying to replicate what you did with me, but I'm not entirely sure what to do."

"Hmm...well, you've done pretty well so far. Just stay close, and offer support. She's going to need you to help her get over this. It's not something she can do by herself, not for rape."

"Thanks, C."

"And Nox?"

"Yeah?"

"Try not to drink the entire bottle. Last thing she needs is you drunk." The teen snorted with a smile, then killed the call. Sighing, he refilled the glass, and leaned back in the chair, sipping it as he stared out the window.