#event.the attack

it is...surprising—seeing livina at all. they had seen her at work a handful of times, spoken in a purely professional setting—all too brief and curt. but there was always distance between the two since...

well, since.

but after the events of the day, lysander lowers his guard, even if only slightly. even if they still bristle slightly as they see their cousin—there's a noted softness around their eyes as they look her over. "...it is nice to see that you're...alright after everything." it was unexpected. even lysander didn't know the rebellion would strike so harshly and so soon. they had allies in the capitol...it left him questioning some things. but those were thoughts for a different time.

"does it truly take an attack for us to speak nowadays?"

there's a slight grimace on their face as they pace throughout their manor, a hand holding their shoulder, feeling the bandages under their shirt-bandages that went down their arm, across their chest—bandages that itched and irritated with every movement. but ari kept from complaining too much—after seeing the destruction left in the wake of the rebellion? he knew things could have been much worse for him. even his home had missed the worst of it, thankfully. he just had the bad luck to have been on his way home from work when the attack happened—ari just got caught in the crossfire.

their tablet is in their hand, but they aren't working, instead firing off a message to izzy, letting him know they were okay when the knock on their door makes them pause, brows furrowed. it's late—later than he would have expected for guests. biting down on the inside of his cheek, the tablet is tucked under his arm as he moves to look through the peephole and sighing loudly. don't answer it. leave him out there just go to BED. a moment passes, another knock before ari mentally swears and opens the door—only slightly, looking atlas over for a moment before leaning against the doorframe, flinching slightly as he makes contact with the wooden frame. "...what do you want, atlas?"