Maybe a cup of self control would be the route

now-- now, *i* wouldn't say i hated him, sure, we had some ... rocks getting in the way of us being 'friends', but.

i never hated caine.

- Is this really all there is?
- What else ought there be?

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i personally think, with a little bit of effort, anyone can get through struggling times! you just have to really hang in there.

and i get the feeling, i've been essentially somnolent for all of the time i've been around here, haha!

attempts are being made to get you out, caine. i swear.

( scratching the back of the bucket in his head. )

... how do i do this...

( slowly grabbing a picture out of his robe and showing it to harley. it's a picture of a cat hanging with it's paws in a rope saying 'hang in there!' )

think about it.

i think i miss caine...

we, as in me and you, READY.

// umbre

('but why is everybody always pickin' on me?' cause caines adventures are less tiring, 'but why is everybody always pickin on me' ain't brush them teeth since you came in!)

// umbre

(jax and the rest of the circus as that 'whys everybody always picking on me'

either way, just say you didn't mean it, i'll come too if stuff goes bad, or well, if you want for me to tag along, of course.

let's just take a little time, okay? i'm gonna stay in case you...

get worse, maybe.

( pulling bloxi a bit closer and letting them lean on his side if they wish. )

i'm sure *some* of us would care if he abstracted, he.. has been a bit... ah, i'm sorry, but i don't like talking about abstractions too much.

like scratch and queenie.. oh, them...

... just wait until the moment is right to apologize, okay?

( he scratches his head at the question, before shaking his head. )

no, of course not! you're a kid, kids say stuff they don't mean when they're upset, just like everyone else.

lord take me and the people of the circus. we ready!

// umbre

(okay!! thank you i'd love to make it happen with jax around)

here, i'll even follow you if you want for me to back you up and make sure things stay calm.

... oh.

( if someone told that to him referring to queenie, maybe he would have an identical reaction.

but for now, he just sighs. )

maybe you should apologize to him instead of me, bloxi.

( he pulls back from the hug, running his hand across their head. )

Tears falling down at the party

Saddest little baby in the room

// umbre

(now would be a great time to introduce ringmaster kinger huh. maybe. would anyone be willing to make a starter with me so it can happen later)

just think that.. things are going to get better. i'll do my hardest to make things as best as they can be for you, and the others.

you can cry as much as you want, just please, when you cry, i want you to be close to me, so i can try and make things *better*.

( rubbing his hands across bloxi's back, he chuckles a little, maybe he's also not trying to cry.

he can't cry, he has to be strong. )

.. i'm glad you didn't end up like... her, before i could find you.

( his hug tightens for a second there, not painfully, just enough that he shows he's going to keep holding, and holding, until bloxi decides that it's enough. )

let it all out.

i'm starting to *hate*.

...

( kinger gets up very menacingly. )

i'm equally as done.

goodbye, jax.

( as he says that, he starts to wander away, his hands closing into fists as he goes to his little pillow fort. )

( he tries his best to not sound rude. )

can you-- please, stop harassing people, jax? bloxi is just a kid.

try to be that person that the little one can lean to and hold firmly when times seem so rough and hard to pass through alone. )

bloxi,

you matter.

don't forget that.

( he slowly opens his arms for a hug, moving himself a bit closer. )

( he looks at bloxi crying, kinger seems a bit shocked at first, he hasn't ever seen someone cry in here, since everyone seems so closed about what they're feeling,

like jax. )

h.. hey, easy now. it's okay, i'm here.

( of course, kinger wasn't bloxi's father, but he could try,

// umbre

(kinger being upset at you probably feels like a thousand knifes to your back)

( looking at jax with a look of disdain. )

ugh.