A mountain, heart tell me how to go

[bachido]

Who| Kubo, Beetle, America, Garrus, Kid Q, and various others.
What| A whole bunch of reactions following the throwdown in the lunchroom.
Where| PLACES.
When| Post Mess Hall fight at various times.
Warnings/Notes| Sad kid reacting to past violence and threats of violence!



With Wash's sentence passed, Kubo felt the last of his fighting adrenaline fade. The mountain of things he had to do rose up in the back of his mind, consequences for his actions and the old memories of other times other people had gotten hurt for him stinging like a real wound.

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For Beetle

[bachido]

Kubo didn't watch after Wash and Rico as the freelancer marched the judge away. He hesitated a moment between turning to Garrus and turning to his father, but the choice was clear. Garrus already disapproved of his actions, and had to be mad at him for promoting the fight that had gotten Garrus hurt. The other Legionnaire probably wanted time to recover before he was interested in hearing from Kubo.

Somehow, having to apologize to his father was the hardest. But also, the clearest possible apology he could think of making first.

"You must be disappointed with me," he said, head bowed, voice small. He couldn't spare himself hearing Beetle's disappointment, but he could at least spare himself the sight of his father's face.

For Garrus

[bachido]

When a little time had passed, enough for Kubo to calm down, he went in search of the person he needed to make his second apology to.

He started out his search in the cafeteria, wandering the halls in search of Garrus. He didn't know how to contact the newer Legionnaire over the comms, and in any case, he still preferred face-to-face conversation to communicating over technology.

[calibrates_big_guns]

He doesn't have to look all that long - Garrus kind of sticks out in a crowd. He's sitting away from the crowd towards the outer edge of the cafeteria. Garrus tends to keep a seat well away from the crowd - someplace with good lines of sight on everyone in the mess and all the entrances and exits.

It's a habit borne of paranoia, but surrounded by people he's only just starting to get familiar with, it makes him feel a little more in control.

Naturally, he sees Kubo coming well before the kid actually arrives - the first time he's seeing him since the incident with Rico. As Kubo approaches, Garrus nods offering a small smile.

"You doing alright?"

[bachido]

"Yes. Thank you for asking."

The response was as formal as Kubo's posture.

"I came to apologize. I didn't mean for you to get involved in a fight on my behalf. I'm very sorry you were hurt because of my decisions."

His gaze slid away from Garrus as the familiar guilt gnawed at him. He'd never made this apology to his village. He'd not assumed he'd have to KEEP making this sort of apology, once Grandfather became mortal.