2094/Facing ELO Hell

Facing ELO Hell
Date of Scene:	25 April 2015
Location:	Galianda
Synopsis:	Jinx is stuck in ELO Hell and it's making her exceptionally depressed and angry. Souji applies his own logic to suggest a way to fix the problem.
Cast of Characters:	39, 627

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Jinx (39) has posed:
    The room that Jinx picked out for herself is... well, it's very Jinx now. The fancy door is spraypainted with a giant pink and green neon bullet and JINX in blue letters. A collection of beer and girly-ass not-beer botles sit in milk crates outside waiting for collection.

    Inside, the apartment is... well, it's also very Jinx. Disorderly but not messy, with half-finished munitions and guns all over the various workbenches, a futon in the living room apparently where she's been sleeping. Tonight though, she's sort just curled up there.
    Dressed in a long night shirt and pyjama pants with her hair all down and tangled, it appears she's got a premix of screwdrivers, what with the gallon jug of OJ she's drinking out of with a mess of airplane bottles of vodka on the coffee table. She hasn't gotten too far though.

Souji Murasame (627) has posed:
Souji arrives precisely as he said he was going to. He does not seem to be dissuaded by the Jinxification of a portion of the living areas of KIRIN, and knocks politely before entering. Once he does so, he looks over the area with a level gaze, before approaching Jinx herself. If he is put off by the choice of clothes, he does not mention anything, simply approaching her futon and watching for several moments. "Miss Jinx." He offers as an initial greeting, nodding to her. "You are under some distress. Share it with me."

Jinx (39) has posed:
    The knock at the door surprises Jinx, and its shows as Souji comes in and she plants the jug on the table, and tries straightening out her shirt and hair. "Fuck, I tho-thought you were gonna call, Souji."
    She looks down at herself and up at Souji and then blushes a bit, trying to futz with the messy shirt. "Wanna drink? I was just getting it... started." That at least is true. She doesn't smell like a distillery.

Souji Murasame (627) has posed:
Souji shakes his head and sits down on the floor, legs crossed. "Do not worry about it, Miss Jinx. I am concerned with your well-being." He replies simply. There is a long consideration as he looks at the microbottles of vodka, and back to the gallon jug.

"Thank you. I will be fine." He replies, declining. "Feel free to drink if you like."

Jinx (39) has posed:
    'Feel Free'. Jinx's lip twitches a bit, before she takes one long pull from the bottle and puts it back down. So fucking proper. Dammit. Then she sighs, and grumbles.

    Hands plant on her knees and she looks at Souji, now at eye level. Those red eyes do not have the usual manic glow. "Well, then welcome to the losers loungue, population dumb bitch." Hands rake hair out of her face and she starts messily twisting it into a heavy ponytail to give her hands something to do. "I know you're all... all leadery but this feels like crap. I mean, just."
    A gem on her bangle flashes red and she swats at it, turning it away from Souji.

Souji Murasame (627) has posed:
Souji exhales slightly and closes his eyes as he listens to Jinx berate herself. There is a moment, and he opens his eyes, a small amount of the steel tension in his shoulders seeming to flow out of him. "That isn't true and you know it, Jinx. You are a valued member of the organization. But this isn't about your work with us, is it." He says that as a statement, his eyes flicking to the gem, and then back to Jinx. "Tell me what happened, Jinx. I want to know what happened to you."

Jinx (39) has posed:
    Jinx huffs, and crosses her arms. Snotty. "Fuckin' Insitute, fuckin' everything. Just... been getting my ass kicked lately. Bein' left by myself in the fights, just... not a position I like bein' in, you know."
    A hand snakes over to the handle on the jug of OJ. "Dyin' sucks and it hurts and I'm tired and fuck everything. I want to be here more and not... not in the matches. Not happening lately though. I..."

    Her jaw moves. "I miss you guys."

Souji Murasame (627) has posed:
Souji grimaces. "Your teams lately were... not operating in a coordinated fashion." That's a light way to put it. Was he /watching/ those matches? "I am sorry that you were suffering like that. But you owe the Institute a debt, do you not? What is the reason why you are participating in these matches?"

Jinx (39) has posed:
    "Fuckin dysfunctional bullshit idiots. 'Not coordinated' is a really NICE way of saying asstarded." Jinx's hands gip at the plastic of the jug, crinkling the container. "And yeah I owe the Insititue, so... so yeah. I gotta go and fight! That's me, that's my job! You know? Just... sucks."
    She huffs. "Lute and the others all all like 'well go and blow somethin' up' and then it never happens so I accept the fights and then I lose and then I feel like a big freakin' turd so yeah." Those eyes are glowing again. "So yeah maybe it is suffering."

Souji Murasame (627) has posed:
Souji considers the situation, leaning in a bit closer as she demonstrates that she is caught between a Malphite and a Nexus Turret. "There are a few ways to deal with this problem. If it is possible, we might be able to buy out your debt, if it is monetary or other similar currency..."

He considers. "If not, then we have to ensure that you have a good team so you begin winning instead of dying pointlessly and repeatedly." He frowns. "Will the Institute allow external entrants?"

Jinx (39) has posed:
    "Well it's not like I can BUY out of the League, I mean, it's... it pays ME you know, so it's not..."

    Jinx blinks a bit as Souji leans in, and then stammers a little. "W-what? I mean? I dunno I'd have to ask, I... w-" Oh. OH. Jinx... well that's an honest noise of confusion that shifts to frustration, to hope and back to confusion. "Why? I mean, I can just... you know, not suck." Dammit Souji. The hope sits in her face, a little.

Souji Murasame (627) has posed:
"A match is a team of five against you. While your contributions are important, you need to have a /full/, coordinated team in order to have a solid and dominant victory."

Souji points out to Jinx. "You wish to work with us more often. You also need to win in your matches. The solution is fairly simple. You will take on the rest of Adamant Squad and myself as the other members of your team. We have coordination, professionalism, and will be able to handle all of the common needs of said team."

He lets it settle in for a moment. "You will need to train and ensure you are holding your own, but now you will be able to depend on the rest of us as well." Souji says, allowing himself a faint smile. "We can make this happen. All it requires is to have the rest of us admitted into the Institute for this purpose."

Jinx (39) has posed:
    Jinx... lets out a sigh, and those shoulders relax, and she just rubs at her face. "Hnnnnn I know they'll put us up for an exhibition match, maybe. I've gotten those through but... all the way into the Institute isn't going to work. We'd only have like... one shot. I dunno. Something they ccan hype up. They love that sort of thing."

    A hand fiddles with blue hair. "You know for a stuck up jerk you're okay sometimes, boss." A sigh, and she pushes the jug of OJ to her lips again, a big drink. That's got fruit, it's healthy. "Okay, so... like. We're going to have to plan this shit."

Souji Murasame (627) has posed:
Souji does not laugh. But he does continue smiling faintly as Jinx begins to see a light at the end of the ELO Hell tunnel. "We only need one shot, Jinx. This will take more than an evening to handle. We need to train and deal with the specifics of operating in the Rift. The dynamics are much different than a KIRIN deployment." He nods. "We will stand by you, Jinx. The Zaibatsu never abandons their own."

Jinx (39) has posed:
    Jinx huffs and sighs and reaches out a hand to squeeze at Souji's. Quickly. Like real quick before she flinches back. "Okay. OKAY. Right, uh. Paperwork, bleh. Like, documentation and crap. They love that, but you like.. got people for that." Those red eyes are flickering slightly, as she wracks her little brain.

Souji Murasame (627) has posed:
"Documentation and licensing will be no issue." Souji does not respond to Jinx's handsqueeze, but nor does he pull away. "There's no need to think too heavily on it tonight, you were under a lot of stress... And well, your drink will probably debilitate your capacity for planning soon enough." He gestures to the jug of screwdriver. "Use this evening to relax. Tomorrow, we will tackle the problem and begin solving it in truth."

Jinx (39) has posed:
    "Well... that was sorta why I made it. I was... you know, expecting to drunk text you at like 2 in the morning or something and then... Okay, so it was a bad plan, all right?" Jink's body wilts a bit, and she flops back on the futon, playing with her hair. "Just... like. Don't tell anyone about me bein' all stupid like this okay? I got a rep to maintain, right?" Hnnn.

    "T-thanks for doing this here."

Souji Murasame (627) has posed:
Souji shakes his head and closes his eyes. "Jinx. There is no shame in failure." He says, perhaps with the most warmth he's displayed in a year. "The only shame is in yielding to it and not working to overcome it."

He pauses, and then nods to Jinx. "In other words, you only lose if you give up. Don't worry, I won't be telling anyone about what happened here."

Jinx (39) has posed:
    The Cannon lamely kicks a bare foot at Souji. "I mean it too, nerd, you spill the beans and I'll sic Fishbones on you." A pair of beer bottles roll around the floor and she sits up. "Mmmn. I mean... yeah. Thanks."

    She considers again, and then reaches out to squeeze that hand again. This time she doesn't pull away. She also doesn't say anything.
    She's sure she doesn't have to.

Souji Murasame (627) has posed:
Souji doesn't respond, just sitting there and shaking his head.

But he also doesn't stop her from squeezing his hand again. She knows why he cannot return the gesture. Why he doesn't do more.

But that doesn't mean he has to stop her.

Jinx (39) has posed:
    There's something in her frame. Something that shakes, deep within. A fire. A...

    Jinx takes that one step forward to plant herself next to Souji. That hand squeezes again, and she leans on the Vice President. Something... bubbling inside her. "Why do you have to be so fuckin' nice?"

    It's not angry, not even in the slightest.

Souji Murasame (627) has posed:
Souji thinks for a moment, considering Jinx and allowing her to lean against him. He shifts slightly, looking over to her and smiling faintly.

He doesn't move, but he lets her relax as long as he wants. When she asks why he is the way he is, he thinks about it in silence for some time.

Finally, he replies, "Because of her."

Jinx (39) has posed:
    The cannon's eyes close a bit. She's not relinquishing her spot. "Lucky you had someone like that."

    Another long moment, and she squeezes that hand again. "Lucky I've got someone like that."