062 - I feel pretty, oh so pretty!

[major_west]

Oh, quit complaining, all of you. It'll be over in a few days, as it always is. Honestly, is this any worse than a standard flood? You only look different.


[OOC: And he's so pretending that he didn't just have some insane fit of emo and crack open his Christmas booze at the sight of himself. SO. A LITTLE GIRL MIGHT BE GETTING ALCOHOL POISONING BECAUSE SHE'S TRYING TO DRINK LIKE A GROWN MAN. Somebody stop him plz :c]

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[my-freeze-ray.livejournal.com]

[A little relieved that West appears to be empty, Billy sets down the basin next to him, before moving up to sit beside him on the couch.]

Hey, what are friends for?

[He tilts his head back slightly, and lets out a sigh.]

Yeah, you probably shouldn't have done that, but... considering the circumstances? I'd probably have done the same.

[Well, maybe not exactly the same, but something similar, maybe.]

...If you went back, and it all happened again? Would you do any of it differently?

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[major-west.livejournal.com]

[West blinks, still a bit too drunk to be quick on the uptake]

What, try to kill myself with brandy or...

[He looks down and lowers his voice]

The other thing.

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[my-freeze-ray.livejournal.com]

[Billy gives a slight smile at Wests persisting drunkenness]

The other thing.

[He kind of knows it's not his place to be asking this, but he can't help but feel like maybe West needs to talk about it. even if he is a drunk little girl when he does.]

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[major-west.livejournal.com]

[He takes another drink of water, then leans into Billy-- an act he'd normally refrain from, but it feels comfortable now, like when he was a boy, and he'd go to his mum with his problems]

[Oh. That's weird. He doesn't want to think about that, so he straightens up as best he can and shrugs]

I don't know.

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[my-freeze-ray.livejournal.com]

[Billy almost subconsciously slips his arm around Wests shoulders, it's a weird, comforting, almost protective gesture, and it's really not how he'd touch West, but right now... it's weird, he can't really see this little girl as the same person he'd spent all that time getting drunk with.

He withdraws his arm quickly when West moves away.]

Do you feel guilty about it?

[He pauses, then adds quickly]

You don't hate too answer that. I just thought... It's not really something we've ever talked about.

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[major-west.livejournal.com]

[He nods reluctantly]

I do-- [He looks down at his hands] Did at the time, too. Sort of. [But it was necessary. That's all. It had to be done]