hotel: bradley

[shaft]

is our bradley back?

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week 3, friday

[shaft]

[ Claude's avoiding most people, not in the mood for conversation, but he does halt when he sees Bradley. ]

... Hey.

[battling]

[He is just sitting there in the lobby, generally pissed at the circumstances. His leg is currently splinted to his rifle like it's not a safety hazard.]

Hey.

[His kids AND his lizard.]

[shaft]

[ hello?

Claude will sit next to him. Think about grabbing the rifle and just going ham. ]

[battling]

[he will bash his head in with this rifle if he touches it.]

Worst wake-up I've had in a while.

[shaft]

[ takes Bradley's hand they're holding hands now ]

Yeah. I forgot how absolutely shitty it feels.

[battling]

[i guess......... so...........? Bradley's too bewildered to pull away.]

It's been shitty every week.

[But this one especially so.]

[shaft]

Some weeks are shittier.

Maybe that makes me a terrible person.

[battling]

Some weeks you lose the people who went through the same bullshit you did.

[shaft]

[ he grips his head with his other hand ]

Some weeks it really is hell.

[battling]

I fuckin' hate this shit.