Pressure in Increments

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The varying smells of crisis remained rooted in Dario’s nostrils; between the critically wounded and those able to somewhat care for themselves, he could still feel the very real consequences of battle. His battered clothes were stained with blood that was not his own, and the only coping mechanism he could muster to handle it was to ignore it’s presence entirely. He had struggled to concentrate on healing incantations with the cacophony of screams resounding throughout the Jaw, but managed to do enough to warrant a small rest.
The makeshift dwelling for the injured and recovering teleportation team, alongside anyone in the local vicinity that required a place to rest, felt the closest to any sort of organized endeavor since the Rebellion left Haligan. Things were far quieter here than in the midst of the Construct ruins, and the other portions of the Jaw that were littered with those on the brink of absolution of their own mortality. The deer passed many familiar faces, to include the Arnasons – the trio could have not moved the entire time he was gone, and Dario would not have known. The pressure of the day had weighed heavy on the three of them, and to let them rest now was the kindest mercy he could bestow. He would have plenty of time to convene with them later, despite his hesitations in doing so.
He turned a tight corner to see the half-awake gaze of Milae turn to meet his own. He leaned against his glaive, somehow just as beautiful after the turmoil of conflict raged against his small stature.
“I need you to tell me this is worth it.” Dario sighed heavily before taking a seat directly next to the goat. “Tell me we did something good today.”
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“You know it is.” Milae scooted close to him and rubbed his back, leaning his cheek on his arm. “This is such an enormous step towards a better world, and the suffering that surrounds it is not the fault of ours, but the Conclave.” He’s so tired…
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The stag leaned to kiss the mess of hair on Milae’s head before leaning even further forward. With his head between his knees, he interlocked his fingers on the back of his own head and groaned. The images of the wounded would not leave his mind, and he could feel the nausea setting in.
“I can’t believe you’re alive- we’re alive, after all of that.” His voice was muffled as the sounds bounced from the floor beneath them. “I don’t think I realized everything that was happening. I shouldn’t have been able to protect us from the lightning. The idea that our closest friends and family didn’t suffer more than physical wounds just escapes me.”
He moved himself somewhat more upright, placing his elbows on his legs and cradling his face in his hands. It was still too much to dwell on.
“People are dying, Milae. I can’t save everyone. There just aren’t enough of us to handle this many.” He swallowed, doing his best to maintain composure. “…and those I can save, they are never going to be the same. I haven’t seen this level of devastation since Ragnarok, and hoped I would never be in that situation again.”
He had a sudden memory of a man’s assault against him during the aforementioned battle; a familiar stature and face, one that he could nearly place, if he focused hard enough on it. 
“…but how are you feeling? Getting your strength back?”
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Milae nodded, rubbing his hoof up and down Dario’s arm. “I am well enough. If you want me to assist you when you get back to it, I can.” His grip tightened a little bit and a small grin danced on his face. “But you are staying here until you feel better, and I won’t hear otherwise. They’ll be coming by with food soon.”
“H-hey.”
Milae and Dario both looked up. Yun was standing in the opening of the medical area with a hand against one of the support poles. He looked a little more tired than when he had last visited with Milae, and the goat was both incredibly relieved and a little more stressed at his reappearance.
“Yun, thank goodness.” Milae extended a hoof to him, and Yun dipped his head and approached, putting down his hood, which was made of a completely different set of material than before. “I’m glad you came back. Did it go well?”
“Um…I’ll…talk about it in a minute.” The young man looked over at the half-breed sitting beside him, and he waved a hand shyly at waist level, his cheeks a bit darker than normal. “Hey, Dario.”
dario-the-deer
The greeting shook him from his temporary fixation on the trauma outside of the infirmary, and with the best feigned, exhausted smile he could muster, Dario returned the soft wave to the young man before them. There was a stark familiarity that he knew tied him to Milae, regardless of their obvious knowledge of one another. The stag found himself staring directly at his arms.
“Hello… Yun.” Speaking the name to him felt… wrong, somehow. “It’s a pleasure to meet you. I wish I could say it was under better circumstances, but I guess we take what we can get right now.”
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“Yeah, you can say that again.” Yun’s own accent sounded strange to himself after being around so many Aidorinians for even a small amount of time. “Are you two okay?”
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“We’re alive.” The deer projected a chuckle buried in sad overtones, unable to raise his head high enough to look Yun in the eyes. “By some sort of insane chance, we’re alive.”
He felt Milae’s hoof running the length of his arm, and allowed the sensation to calm him, if even just the slightest bit.
“So you two are obviously acquainted… and I feel like there’s a deeper connection than just knowing of one another. What’s the story here?”
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Yun put his hands on his hips, puffing out his cheeks. He knew was going to get really good at summarizing his position in a sentence. But Milae beat him to it. “This is my counterpart in another timeline, Dario. He’s coming to stay with us in our time.” He paused, thinking hard of a way to explain it to his love in a way that he would understand, and then brightened a little. “Do you remember Rio?”
dario-the-deer
The cogs in his brain were grinding at the situation presented to him – it was his partner, but also… not his partner. They were the same, but very much different in many physical and social aspects. He thought back to his interactions with Rio, and things began to click.
“I think… I think I get it. Rio was a separate, but still very real version of me. I remember you talking about timelines before.” His eyes were darting back and forth, piecing together the information he had been fed from Milae in their time together and his own personal experiences. “So Yun… you are Milae, but from another timeline. I… I’ll be honest, I’m struggling, but I am sure I’ll get there.”
He paused, taking Milae’s hoof in his own hand. He looked back to Yun, who seemed to be waiting for any sort of acknowledgment from the pair. The young man did bear some resemblance to the goat, despite the very obvious difference in species. He found himself fixating on his eyes… a very lovely pair of eyes.
“Is-is there anything I can do to help you?” He quickly stuttered out his words, trying not to feel anything about him immediately. “Do you need a place to stay? Our home is not very big, but I’m sure we can arrange space for you if you needed it.”
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Yun dipped his head in embarrassment, quickly blinking. “Ah…y-yeah, I…I wasn’t a hundred percent sure where I was gonna stay anyways, but…are you sure? I don’t want to intrude.”
“We’d be happy to host you.” Milae was eyeing Dario with a slight teasing grin on his muzzle. Elbowing him gently, Milae got to his feet. “That may take some time, as the teleporters are still recovering from last night.”
“Right, teleporters.” Yun wrung his hands in front of himself, fingers quickly circling around each rune on his left hand. “Juro, where is he?”
“He walked out earlier, I haven’t seen him for a while now…” Milae was concerned at Yun’s demeanor devolving further as the topic turned to the Bookkeeper. “Is something wrong?”
Yun was quiet for too long, staring down at his hands. His eyes flicked up to linger on Dario, then back to the goat. “I…I need to find you later,” he said quietly. “I’m going to help around the Jaw, there’s lots of things to do.” Back to Dario once more, hazel locking with blue. “Are you still healing? Do you need someone to come with you in a bit?”
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The stag felt his face turn red as Yun looked up to meet his eyes; his right ear was flicking involuntarily. Has it been doing that this entire time?
“I- I would absolutely lov- like that, I would like that a lot.” He wasn’t sure at what point he had stood, but standing tall over the two versions of his partner was surprisingly not the strangest occurrence of the day. “You are more than welcome to tag along with me whenever you would like. I will- I will definitely be available. If you want, of course.”
He could feel each of the fingers on his left hand making rapid contact with each other. It was yet another thing out of his control.
“Take all the time you need… Milae, I will be back as soon as I can. I’m going to go see about some lighter work before I get back into the thick of it.” The goat resumed his grin, which only served to further fluster Dario. He pulled Milae in for a quick embrace before stepping towards Yun, extending a hand.
“It really is my pleasure to meet you.”
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Yun had been stepping forward and starting to extend his arms for a hug, but bumped into Dario’s hand halfway and immediately grabbed it with both hands, giving it an awkward shake. His face was even more aflame than Dario’s. “Uh, th-thanks, don’t worry about it. Wait, I mean–” He sighed and pulled his hood up very firmly around his ears. “Um, bye!”
And then he was gone. Milae covered his face with a hoof, his own fur warm with secondhand embarrassment.