Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-5999656-20160207063839/@comment-5999656-20160425230618

"Not everything? How about this: I'll leave out everything but the stuff about the ice rink, but even for that I'll try to just keep it to a general description so they've got an idea of what happened but not the specific details. This way it'll keep them from asking more questions without revealing too much."

Automne dismounted from the bench when Cyzarine reminded her about fen's condition and her friends. true, they were probably not too happy about her foregoing the chance of looking on Fen and instead choosing to comfort the child who had almost killed her. But this was necessary, Automne felt, if any sort of healing of the bonds could take place.

"Yeah, my team isn't gonna be too happy about me seeing you instead of Fen. But I think once I get your story through to them, they'll understand a little better." Automne paused. "Besides, they trust me." She stood before Cyzarine, wanting to say something more but not knowing what else could possibly help. Just mentioning telling the crew about Cyzarine's torture had set the younger girl on edge immediately, and the Faunus could feel the chasm opening between the two of them again. But that's what they say: if your friend tells you something that's supposed to be secret but they really need help, then you've got to let other people know if they're going to be saved. Because that was it: either you received the proper care and recovered in time, or you continued down the path of self-destruction and ended up hurting yourself and a whole lot of other people as well.

"So I guess... I'll see you again once everything's died down, Cyzarine. And just... try to think about what I said about getting some professional help". That was all Automne could offer from her position, but she hoped that the girl would heed her advice, because this was a drastic crossroads as things were now.

''Just realize that other people can really help you... but only if you let them.''

"Bye." And with a sad farewell wave, the fox faunus was off to check on her friend.

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Platinum opened her mouth to respond but realized that she couldn't - Raizel had a point. She, Platinum Roads, did not trust her friends. Why would she? She'd trusted her mother to come back safe - and her mother never did. She'd trusted her father to beat the White Fang - and instead he'd been beaten badly and come back broken. She'd trusted Rosso's parents to be able to take care of their son - and now he was dead. Just because they were a little older now didn't mean any of them were safe. But then, maybe she was being too controlling? Was she really the right one in this argument?

Platinum was about to argue back anyway, but then caught a glimpse of the orange-clad Automne in the distance exiting from the botanical garden and heading back towards the university hospital wing. So Raizel was right: this time, at least, no one else had been hurt, and her time had been wasted arguing over nothing.

"Fine. Nothing happened this time, but I can't let these risks keep coming along and threatening the people I care about. So that's it: I'm disbanding Team PRFC. We're done here. Every moment I've spent with you and Cyzarine has just made my life worse, so screw it. And if you wanna try and 'make friends' with that girl again, and she starts going berserk and ripping people apart again, then don't expect me or my friends to come to your rescue. It's your life, you fix it yourself." With that Platinum pivoted and began striding towards the school office to fill out a form that would dissolve the team. She had enough justification to do so, and Platinum was a person who kept her word.

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Automne met the rest of her team just as they stepped out of the hospital wing. Respersio spoke first.

"Saria tells me you were talking to that girl. That wasn't safe, you shouldn't have done that."

"Cyzarine's a kid who's severely traumatized, Resper. I just asked her a few questions and confirmed it, and I'm gonna explain it to you guys too."

Respersio gave Automne a long, hard look, then closed his eyes and sighed. He buried his face in his hands.

"I think I want to kill that girl."

Automne jumped. Respersio took the safety of his friends seriously, but taking physical action against Cyzarine could only lead to more trouble.

"Resper, don't. Besides, I told her to stay away from Beacon until the gossip dies down. How's Fen?"

Saria answered. "The chainsaws didn't go deep enough to cut through her major tendons, so she'll be alright in a few weeks. The nurse told us to let her rest for now." He looked at his leader. "It's a good thing we responded quickly," the Faunus rumbled. "Resper was right not to trust that girl."

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''Once Fen's parents were notified of the accident, they immediately filed a hefty lawsuit against the Bluthardt family for "reckless endangerment". They considered suing Beacon Academy as well for not providing a safe environment for their students to practice, but decided against going up against such an esteemed institution. They threatened to pull their daughter from the curriculum, but surprisingly were met with heated refusal and have let her remain in school as long as she stays far away from the Bluthardt daughter.''

Team PRFC was disbanded until further notice, leaving the members to return to a solitary lifestyle once more.