Interdimensional Magic Shenanigans Reupload (In memory of Ch3rryblossom05)

77: Misfits stick together

M:

When Cherry came she was just in the nick of time, Poldara had taken a few drinks but it wouldn't have been enough to get him buzzed, even with his low tolerance. He froze when she took his bottle and was going to protest when she started talking, the calm yet scared way she spoke was enough to make him realize what he was about to do, and it sickened him.

"No no no, what have I done," he said, looking down at his hands like they were weapons, "why, why did I do this, I was over it, I haven't wanted to drink in years, why am I back? No this has to be a dream, this must be a nightmare, Poldara wake up, WAKE UP!"

All the commotion caused Mandara and Poland to wake up, and when they felt the distress in their son's wings they rushed down and bumped into Umbra and Akita, they tried to ask her what happened but could hear Poldara crying, so turned their attention back to him and entered the kitchen.

"Poldara, what's wrong, what happened honey," Poland fretted, holding his son's face.

"I-I don't k-know," he cried, "I was going to do it again, I g-got a hold of a-alcohol, why did I do it, I was over it, why do I have to be such a worthless freak."

"Blue-Jay, you are not a freak, you're just having a bad night," Mandara reassured him, pulling him close to his chest to calm him down, "just take a breath, it will pass, I promise."

While he comforted his son, Poland looked to the others in the room, "can someone please explain what happened."

C:

Umbra had walked into the kitchen at the same time as Poldara's dads and Akita. It alarmed her to see the special entity crying, she felt a pang of guilt tear through her chest.

-"I-I I'm not sure ... I heard Akita bark and found Poldara here with whiskey.."Cherry said with a sniff. She couldn't bring herself to say more, so she glanced at the angelic entity, hoping to understand the situation better.

-"He had stiffness in his legs from the sore muscles and fell in the lobby. I happened to pass by and he asked me to bring him his yellow EpiPen thingy, which I did. It turned out we both intended to go outside for the same reason," Umbra summarized the events, purportedly neglecting to add certain precisions. "But by the time Poldara had gotten into his wheelchair he was in an irritated mood and said some awful things about himself...Kiara took it to heart and she overreacted so badly that she rageously shouted at him an entire lecture, which is probably what triggered Poldara. I'm terribly sorry, we didn't mean for anything like this to happen."

Cherry had cautiously approached the weeping countryhuman and rubbed his back.

-"We'll how do you want me to act, huh? I'm sorry that I screamed, but have you even heard what he said? He called himself a fucking 'useless worthless retard'! You want me to nod and agree with this shit?" Kiara hissed as she unfused from Luz. "The amount of self-hate in that kid, it's just ... nope. I'm sure there's more to it than simply him feeling useless because his damaged legs keep failing him, this kind of talk he must've picked up from somewhere. Who has been harassing this innocent child?"

The human girl frowned and looked up at Poldara's face.

-"Jay, you're not a retard." Cherry huffed, "and why are you up anyway, where were you going so early?"

M:

"She's right buddy, you're not worthless or retarded," Mandara said, not letting go of his child, "you are important to everyone in this house, not to mention all the lives you save every day at work. You aren't worthless, your disability just makes you special."

"Everyone, Kiara," Poland explained, "Countryhumans are more proud and conceded than humans, we live to be perfect because we are scrutinized by the whole world. When one of us has a disability or something of the likes, everyone else does their best to put them down and shame them, it's in our nature. There are a few people who are nice to Poldara, especially fellow winged countries, but he doesn't like to attend meetings or come to WATCH parties because it usually ends with hurtful words or injuries."