[Ishu]

November 29th, Chicago; Base.

Elek was so calm with him and did not ask questions, did not invade to tear the answers from him. He let out a calmed sigh, a hand moving over his face. Amante nodded and looked over A surgery? His arm... shit. That probably wasn't going to go over well and he couldn't help but feel a bit guilty even though the arm may have been useless even before that.

Not dwelling on it, he stood up and thanked elek before walking out of the room and down the hall. He made sure to make a stop at Alice's window and watched as the room was adjusted, quickly moving along as more people shoed up and, soon, he'd left the base altogether...

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Ryan had been sitting beside her for some time. The back of her bed had been angled and pillows put at her back so she could sit up while the event took place. She kept looking to Ryan, eyebrows curving with concern as he looked sat and beaten. She hoped he was ok...

The questions came pouring out and the people asking them sounded rather mean. An energy began to ebb i nthe room, though it was subtle and it's source unknown. Her concern turned to an almost childish anger or a naive defense. But each time Ryan looked to her, she showed him the concern again and her hand inched closer to his. Finally, it lay over his elbow, fingertips grasping at the fabric of his shirt; an attempt to support and almost empower him.

Whether it had any influence or not, he became heated and nearly yelled his opinion at the others. No one else existed as she listened, focusing on him, smiling just slightly. He didn't just defend her or himself, but his views and his position. He was innocent of any harm to these people in the rebellion and she was proud of him.

Her arm grew tired and she pulled away, laying her hand in her lap and easing her back against the pillows. With her head turned to the side, she watched his hands and listened to the others. Their verdict was in, the verdict of their leader, and they said the two were innocent. They weren't completed trusted or accepted, but this did not bother her. As long as Ryan, the only familiar person she knew, was nearby then she would be ok. The ebbing in the air subsided and disappeared while Alice lay quietly.