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Zora silently watched Broen, part of her relieved that he had not answered her question, and just let him have his tantrum, her eyes following him as he went over to the window.

"I am angry with you," Zora confessed keeping her voice even, very used to having to deal with public displays and scenes, "Very angry actually." - though not for the reasons he may think she was, she was angry that he had thrown out his IV and stormed across the room like a child.

Seeing someone enter, Zora shut up and just nodded hello.
 
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Jude was relived to see Officer Genovese, and even more relieved to see Travis. When Travis leaned forward, catching him into a hug, Jude barely held it together. His eyes were definitely watering, burying his head briefly in Travis's shoulder.

"I'm fine," Jude mumbled to Travis, likely barely audible when there was the sound of raised voices.

He didn't want to know. Rory was already handling it, and then Travis went after her, with Jude staring after him for a moment, and then Officer Genovese was there, pulling him into a hug of his own.

His chest hurt, but the hug felt good anyway, and as everyone else crowded into the room Angelo pulled him aside, taking a seat as Jude let the damn break.

He was crying, but he was at least making an effort to do it quietly.

He'd handle everything else later.
 
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"Shut the fuck up, okay? Just shut the fuck up!" Broen turned and leaned against the window, sliding down until he was sitting with his back against the wall. "Rory, I don't need to be fucking mom'd right now. I need-"

Truth be told, Broen didn't know what he needed. He wanted a hug and to sleep. But he distinctly felt like he deserved neither, and the reactions of everyone around him were not helping at all.

"Why the fuck are any of you here? What have I done to-" he cut himself off, shaking now. Rory had said his emotions would even out eventually. But how long was that going to take? How long was he going to feel like this?
 
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Rory closed her eyes and composed herself again. God, why did he have to look... so human? She wanted to be stronger. Strong enough to have her friends hate her when she needed them to, but Rory wasn't. Not entirely. She was trying harder.

She strode over to him and sat heavily against the wall beside him. "You can yell at me and push me away, just don't hit me," she told him low enough that it was nothing but a murmur to everyone else.

She put an arm around him because it'd be less uncomfortable than just straight up hugging him. But she pulled him close.

"You haven't done anything. You're you and that's enough."

Jude and Angelo hadn't come in? Shit. She looked at Travis. Was she doing the right thing? Did he even know?
 
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Travis was kind of at a loss about what to even say here. Because seriously, what the hell was any of this? Broen just... having a meltdown like this in front of everyone. He inhaled and looked sort of pointedly at Broen.

"Because this is what friends and families fucking do. I don't know why I do, but I fucking give a shit about your well being. We'll deal...whatever brought this on later. But for now we want you to at least be okay, physically. Take this shit one step at a time."

He sighed, with a hint of a growl to it. He smiled and nodded politely to Zora before turning back to the sad little heap that was Broen.
 
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When Rory comforted Broen, Zora just nodded at her, grateful that she was comforting him. Zora knew Broen needed it probably more than most today. And she was glad that he had people he could turn to.

"Believe it or not, we are here because we care," Zora said very simply as she eyed him and Rory gently, "We all want you to get better, you've been through a lot today. I am here because I was worried and concerned. And I imagine the rest are here for much the same reasons." she said as she got up from the bed and walked over to him and put out her hand.

"Come, let's get you back into bed, okay? you've been shot and you really shouldn't be out of bed," Zora reasoned calmly, looking at him softly, still very concerned about his mood swings.
 
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Jude had broken down. He was crying, leaning against Angelo as he pulled him into a hug, letting him get it all out. He'd been through a lot. He'd seen a lot.

"I don't know where you got that shotgun," Angelo said quietly. "But that was all you, right?"

Jude bobbed his head, and Angelo was pretty sure that meant yes.

"You did a good job," Angelo said, combing his fingers through Jude's hair. "The lizardman's alive. Probably elsewhere in the hospital. You did a good job with that non-lethal shot. And you did a good job with what you had. I'm proud of you, alright? You did a good job. And you can relax."

The tears kept on coming, but they were slowing down, and Angelo pulled Jude against him, letting him just cry it out.
 
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Broen shrugged against Rory, but didn't pull away. Fuck this felt nice. He was sobbing quietly now, his emotions starting to level out a little bit. "I know... I know you stupid fucks care. I just don't fucking get why. I'm an asshole. I've been nothing but an asshole."

He breathed more evenly now and rested his head on the wall. "I don't fucking deserve people giving a shit about me."

Regardless he let them help him into bed while a nurse came in, berating him for pulling out his IV and leaving bed. After she checked out his stitches to make sure he hadn't pulled them out, she left again.

Broen looked around the room and grimaced when his gaze fell on Zora. "I, uh. I lost my powers. All of them. I've got nothing. Nothing to offer..."
 
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Rory held him tighter, even as he fought her without any real force. She helped Zora get him up and back into bed, settling in the chair beside him. She might have sat on the side of the bed, but Broen had sitting in his side, and it was uncalled for.

"That's not your call to make," she told him when he went on about how he didn't deserve peoples care.

But she died down and settled for... awkwardly holding his hand. Not that the action itself was awkward, Rory looked as confident doing it as she had hugged him, but it felt more awkward to her.
 
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"Nope, you're stuck with us man. We're all we got so..."

He jut leaned against the wall. He didn't really want to sit down anywhere so he leaned up against a wall. He'd let Rory take point on the comforting since she was good for that. He kind of tilted his head when he heard Broen say his powers were gone.

"What do you mean gone?"
 
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