rungout: (Da Fuck?)
Rung ([personal profile] rungout) wrote in [community profile] re_alignment_logs2012-10-08 09:30 am

Failure

WHO: Rung, Open~
WHERE: He's wandered into Alpha Trion's Quadrant.
WHEN Sometime after the bad session with Fortress Maximus.
WHAT: He failed at the only thing he's ever truly been good at and he feels miserable because of it.
WARNINGS: N/A


Rung felt like a failure; an absolute failure in what he was supposed to be good at. He was supposed to help Fortress Maximus, do what he could because that's what his function was, and yet he'd completely fallen apart when the other had gotten upset and instead of helping he'd probably caused more harm than good. He'd lost his composure, let his emotions come through too much, and hadn't been able to keep his own haunting memories at bay.

It was everything that therapist wasn't supposed to do.

A small voice in the back of his head reminded him, as he walked along lost in thought, that the incident was still fairly fresh--recent enough that at times he could still feel the sting of the blow to his head--but a larger voice, the more stubborn one that Rung was letting have control at the moment, argued that it didn't matter. He should have been able to put it all aside and not let it get to him. He should have been able to calm Fortress Maximus down and helped him instead of freaking out.

He'd thought about retracting his offer for the time being, since he didn't feel like he was a good enough doctor to help anyone now, but he'd already made steps with several and he couldn't--wouldn't back out on them now.

But he'd never really felt more worthless in all of his existence really.

Rung had been so lost in thought that he didn't really realize where he'd ended up until he finally caught sight of a lake, the therapist's optics flickering as he slowed to a stop, staring out over the waters before finally looking around. It was very serene in a way, peaceful in a way that reminded him of what Blurr had said.

This must be Alpha Trion's quadrant.

Hesitating for a moment more, Rung's vents cycled softly as he pushed forward, heading down closer to the lake to just sit and..stew some more. Berate himself some more? Something like that...
4_toteachus: (huuuugs <333)

[personal profile] 4_toteachus 2012-10-10 06:51 am (UTC)(link)
Ah he sees now. Four tilted his head indecisively as he tried to decide what his next course of action should be. Being only seven inches tall severely limited the amount of comfort he could give a being Rung's size, but stitchpunks were nothing if not creative. Maybe he could get Rung to smile, a real smile, for just a little bit.

So he started spinning wildly on Rung's palm, his little arms held out as he pretended he was a helicopter. It turned out that little doll people could get dizzy too, as he tripped over his own feet and fell comically over. He popped back up and started playing a pretend game of pirates. Watch, Rung, as he bravely fended off his invisible enemies with his invisible sword (because what else can defeat an invisible person?). He was victorious! Many songs would be sung about his feats of strength and chivalry!

Four was having fun; he realized that he really should play more often. He hadn't done too much playing since leaving home, which was too bad.
Edited 2012-10-10 06:54 (UTC)
4_toteachus: (let's examine it further)

[personal profile] 4_toteachus 2012-10-17 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
That was a real smile! Four instantly felt like he had managed to accomplish something today. Looking pleased with himself, Four bowed dramatically, as if he had just put on a performance for a huge audience. Now that Rung looked a little happier, he decided that now was a good time to do an examination!

Four scuttled to the edge of Rung's palm and held out both of his hands, indicating that he wanted to be brought closer to Rung's face.