[closed] vault hunters work best in teams of four ; zombones

[cachemoney]

CHARACTERS: Fi, Li, Rhy, and Vaughn ; caravan trio
DATE: Woodhurst weeks 3 and 4 probs
WARNINGS: literally this log is all borderlands, what do you think
SUMMARY: Two logs for the price of one

i warned u

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[cachemoney]

[Isn't he normally 70-30 passive-aggressive? Keeping hugigng him into the normal range, Vaughn.

Fiona frowns at Rhys for a second, then sighs and gets up off the couch to go into the kitchen. Over her shoulder, she says,] I'll be right back. I still have the tranquilizer we all got.

[moneyman]

[ roger that. now recalibrating hug parameters... ]

It'll be okay. I'd offer to have her demonstrate on me instead, but I don't think that would be as helpful.

[ god knows he needs to calm the hell down, though. it wouldn't be so bad. ]

[dbag]

...Wait, are you— you're not planning on using that on me right now. Just clarifying that this is purely a visual aid.

[ He clutches Vaughn, ready to use him as a human shield if necessary, as one does. ]

[cachemoney]

[Isn't the more important question "why is she keeping a syringe in the kitchen"?? (The answer is #pandoran, that's where things like this go. It's in the fridge.)

When she comes back out, her stride falters for a second, because... yeah, she was totally gonna use it on him.] Uh, duh, of course. [Don't be stupid, she wasn't gonna inject you just for funsies???

She flops back down on the couch next to Rhys and hands the syringe over.] There's a cap, so you won't stab yourself by accident.

[moneyman]

[ well, that's good, considering he's just been offered up as a sacrifice. and as much as he'd like to take advantage of a faster-acting chill pill right now, he doesn't really want someone to have to carry him home. ]

There, see? No big deal. It'll probably just be a tiny little poke if you do it right, and then you'll feel better. And that's only if the hugging isn't doing the trick. You'll be fine.

[ maybe he should have been a nurse. ]

[dbag]

[ He releases his grip on Vaughn now that his meatshield services are no longer needed (for now), glancing over at the syringe that Fiona just randomly has. Why do you have hypos lying around, you fucking weirdo. After a moment, he drops his head into his hands, more long-suffering than despondent. ]

I'm not five, you guys. [ It's like they're trying to hype him up for babby's first flu shot. ] I'm not scared of just... you know, blindly jabbing a needle straight into my flesh. What part of that doesn't sound like a non-stop rollercoaster of fun? Haha. [ Laughter!!! He's fine!!! So maybe he's a little uneasy about it, but that's unimportant. ]

Anyway. How, um— how tranquilized are we talking here. I haven't actually used one, most of my encounters have been of the... screaming and running variety.

[cachemoney]

[Poor Rhys. She rubs gently at his back, looking across at Vaughn and frowning as she answers.]

I don't know. Which is... super encouraging, I'm sure. [Ha ha?? Jokes are fine, jokes mean that everything is fine.] But, um. I haven't used one on an infected person yet. Vaughn?

[moneyman]

[ he shakes his head. he's kinda glad he hasn't had to use it yet, but it would be nice to know the answer to Rhys's question. ]

I haven't, either. I've been lucky enough not to be in a situation where I had to. But, uh, I can... let you know what happens if I do? [ he sighs and slumps back against Rhys. ] I'm sorry. I don't know how I'm supposed to help with this.

[ other than dispensing affection, which only goes so far. ]

[dbag]

Oh, my god, so you're trying to tell me to use one and you don't even know what's going to happen to me when I do???

[ HE'S NOT FREAKING OUT!!1!!11! Except he is, this is horrible. ]

Haha, okay, so, not to tell you guys this is a terrible idea or anything, but this is a terrible idea. [ Rationally, he can say that it's not that terrible of an idea, but he's nervous and their complete lack of knowledge isN'T HELPING. ]

[cachemoney]

[She is gonna get him a bag to hyperventilate into in a minute, god. Suppressing a mega super eyeroll, she sighs instead and sits up, motioning for Rhys to give her his arm. Obviously the flesh one. Because she can't inject metal.]

Do you want me to do it for you? [she says gently, subtly glancing up at Vaughn to see if he'll be her backup if Rhys freaks out and start swinging his gangly limbs everywhere. Which he might, he is kinda on edge right now.] It's just a sedative, it won't hurt you or anything. I just don't know if it'll make you sleepy or whatever.

[moneyman]

[ he catches her glance and nods once to confirm. yes, he'll be the backup muscle. just what he always wanted. ]

Yeah, I think the worst that could happen is you fall asleep. And that's only if we use too much, right? [ he doesn't know. ] Seriously, it'll be fine. You'll probably just feel more relaxed.

[ and god knows Rhys needs to relax right now. even he thinks so, and he's Rhys's #1 whiteknight. jesus christ. ]