[The arrival home was met with a subdued celebration; Chorus had won, but at the cost of a heroic crew, the saviors they needed and deserved. The bars were filled but eerily quiet, eyes turned away in guilt and sympathy when Carolina, Wash, or Simmons walked by. Kimball called them to give her condolences, her voice shaking in an uncharacteristic way, hand lingering a little too long on Carolina's shoulder. Simmons met them, silent, a ghost.
And Church? Church was gone. Hiding. Somewhere where he couldn't - or didn't want to - be found.
The funerals were met with tears and speeches, but not from Simmons; he wasn't even there. Church was missing, too, though he did seem to flickering for a moment on a large monitor placed at the memorial so the back could see, barely a second, a flash. But then it was gone and they went on with tales of these colorful space marines by people who didn't know them.
...Unless Carolina or Wash felt like speaking, which they were more than welcome to.
After the funerals were the worst, because...what now? What direction was there? Where did they go, what did they do, what happened to three a.m. pancakes with a pantless Tucker or a Caboose who befriended another robot? How do you fill your time after that? Was...Chorus even an option after what it took from them?]
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And Church? Church was gone. Hiding. Somewhere where he couldn't - or didn't want to - be found.
The funerals were met with tears and speeches, but not from Simmons; he wasn't even there. Church was missing, too, though he did seem to flickering for a moment on a large monitor placed at the memorial so the back could see, barely a second, a flash. But then it was gone and they went on with tales of these colorful space marines by people who didn't know them.
...Unless Carolina or Wash felt like speaking, which they were more than welcome to.
After the funerals were the worst, because...what now? What direction was there? Where did they go, what did they do, what happened to three a.m. pancakes with a pantless Tucker or a Caboose who befriended another robot? How do you fill your time after that? Was...Chorus even an option after what it took from them?]