[Closed] We define ourselves by the actions we do today, not tomorrow.

[kungfublackfrog]

Who: Adam and Danny

Where: Dissimulo Observatory

When: Today

Rating: PG-PG13 maybe? Let's see how it goes

Summary: Finding an angst-ridden kid. Five bucks says Adam punches him.

The Log:

It was unusual to have anyone up at the observatory, let alone someone during the daytime. It was so quiet that some thought of it as a good place to collect their thoughts. Adam knew that well enough, having used the place a couple of times when someone has left Fortuna or just too much crap was going on.

The building greeted him in silence, unaware that someone else was in there with him.

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[schrodingersghost]

Danny stayed in the corner of the empty room he'd found and stared dully at the wall. What was he going to do now? Everything he had done over the past year and all the promises he'd made to never fall. They were all useless now.

He'd turned into him. What if it happened again? What if someone died the next time?

[kungfublackfrog]

And then the door opened, making the room no longer empty. Adam's footsteps echoed within just as he spotted Danny staring off into space. That's odd, not many people visit this place...

"Hey, are you alright?"

[schrodingersghost]

Danny stiffens at the sudden interruption and vanishes.

[kungfublackfrog]

"I just wanted to know if you're ok. Don't be scared."

His voice is calm and quiet, not wanting to scare off the ghost boy.

[schrodingersghost]

"I'm not scared." He flickers back into visibility as he scowls.

[kungfublackfrog]

"Then what was that you just did?"

And he's not referring to your sudden disappearing act, Danny. Powers don't startle him so easily.

[schrodingersghost]

"Maybe I just don't want to talk to people right now."

[kungfublackfrog]

"You'd be surprised on how much it can help. Either way, I'm not moving."

Start spilling kid.

[schrodingersghost]

"That sounds like something my sister would say." A beat. "I never listened to her either."

[kungfublackfrog]

"She sounds smart."

He gives the boy a small smile-smirk.

"I wonder how long it'll be."

Patience of a saint sometimes.

[schrodingersghost]

"How long what will be?" Danny gives him a suspicious look.

[kungfublackfrog]

"What do you think? I know something is wrong: it's etched all over your face."

The ranger sighed and leaned against the wall.

"You'd be surprised how much it'll help."

[schrodingersghost]

He avoids Adam's eyes as he pulls his legs up and loosely wraps his arms around them. "Maybe I don't want to be helped."

[kungfublackfrog]

"That's bullshit and you know it."

[schrodingersghost]

"Leave me alone. I don't know you and you don't know me. Why should you care?"

[kungfublackfrog]

"Sorry, can't do that."

The ranger ends up sitting on the floor, setting his sword.

"There's not many of us here and holding it in won't help you."

[schrodingersghost]

"This is my burden to deal with. No offense, but talking it out won't do anything."

[kungfublackfrog]

"Do you know how many times I heard that line? Can tell you how many times it fails."

He's really pushing it. If Danny keeps this up, Adam will drop kick him.

[schrodingersghost]

"Just drop it, okay? I don't want to talk about it."

[kungfublackfrog]

Talking won't work then? He didn't want it to come to this but it seemed like there was no other choice.

"Sorry, but I don't do this normally."

And Danny would find Adam's fist in his face. Yep, he punched him.

[schrodingersghost]

[And since Danny wasn't expecting a human to suddenly punch him, he doesn't dodge.]

[kungfublackfrog]

For someone with amazing powers, his reflexes kinda suck. But Adam doesn't regret it and starts to speak.

"Do you expect to wallow in self pity all this time?! No one will want to be around you if you keep it up! And don't give me that crap about being better off alone because that's a lie!"

[schrodingersghost]

Danny struggles back to his feet and glares at him. "This is not self-pity! People are hurt because of me! People could have died! Will die, if this happens again! All because I couldn't keep one promise!"

[kungfublackfrog]

"Then tell me why no one told you of the risks of when you got your chip out?"

He's not backing down one damn bit.

"I know you don't have it anymore because of that little vanishing trick earlier."

[schrodingersghost]

"They told me that my powers would go out of control. Not that I would turn into my evil future jerky self from an alternate timeline that doesn't exist any more! I know it doesn't exist, because I destroyed any chance of that future existing myself!"

He looks away, still rubbing at his injury.

"And... I never asked to have it removed."