Each of them had changed drastically over the years, both physically and mentally. Cade, Ella, Fan, Sas, Eth, all of them had bonded well and got along well in their youth, but as the years went on and as the length of time since their last meeting widened, such had caused a divide and now tensions were high. Evan didn't want any of this which is why he tried to keep them together, but it was hard if they did not know the facts and their time apart hadn't helped none, which was why they were all shocked when Cadence admitted to her suicide attempt and why Evan was surprised by what Fan said, "You aren't sick, you aren't handicapped, you aren't injured, and you aren't dying", which conveyed the idea that this was the position she was in, such being confirmed when she took some pulls soon after.
Evan agreed that such a tone was not necessarily since the reason for her attempted suicide was unknown which is why he held Cadence's hands, feeling her squeeze back and smile at him which made him feel better that he had succeeded at that front. He was however concerned with Eth and Fan as Eth was merely sticking up for Cade but may of took it too far when he said that Fan would recieve no sympathy from him but no doubt a result of how he felt, which is why Evan held his hand in hopes of calming him down to reassure him as Sasori sung and ended with how they'd fall apart if they didn't stand together, further reinforced by Cade when she stood up to try and fix things, even if she had just pulled his arm up when she stood, before she gently let go to offer everyone a beer which Ella took and Sasori as expected didn't.
"So what has everyone been doing since that summer we all left?", Ella asked as she attempted to break the ice as Sasori spoke about an AI program which sounded pretty cool. However, it seemed things would not move on so smoothly, "As if I would ever want your pity or sympathy, Ethan, even if you were capable of those types of emotions. You're about as sympathetic and caring as a brick wall", Fan retorted as she verbally attacked Ethan, causing Evan to hold Eth's hand more tightly to remind him that he was there, since before he only held lightly as what Evan thought may happen, had indeed happened, ending with Fan walking away which Evan's eyes watched before she stopped and sat down. Clearly she did care for them all to remain there rather than leave them.
Evan has always tried to be a 'people pleaser' but right now the ol' gang was falling apart so he had to do something, "I'll talk to her", before turning to Eth, "Let it go pal, she's probably had alot going off these past six years that she's not thinking straight, ok?", his hand releasing Eth's as he stood up, only to hold the top of Eth's head to kiss him on the forehead causing a cheeky smirk to appear, "That's for not hugging me earlier". One way or another, Evan would make sure to get what he came for, he didn't want to see his ol' pals fighting, especially upset so he hoped his reassurance and even his jokey kiss would cheer the guy up after being attacked by Fan, before moving round to the gals as he put an arm around each, "Make sure to leave some for me", head motioning towards the beer, "and keep looking stunning", giving a wink before moving onto the other one who rejected his hug. There was something called a 'man-hug' afterall.
Despite being of japanese origin, Sasori had been one of the most interesting guys he had met, enough that he admired the guy, especially with his dedication to his work as he spoke about his project that was having its up's and down's as well as that song he sung which helped Evan keep his cool instead of banging their heads together. Maybe that could be Plan B, as he leant down to Sasori to give him some encouragement as he put his hand on his shoulder, "And I'm sure that you'll fix your wire problem too. You just will. You'll figure it out", giving a smile and a nod, before taking a finger to the bottom of his chin to lift it up for a symbolic meaning, "Akarui mirai e", in other words telling him to look up and repeating what he said before that he should look up to a bright future, a future that Evan hoped would get brighter as he turned away from the other guys and begun walking towards Fan to try and help her feel better with what was on her mind after leaving his 'mark' on the others.
As he approached her, his face straightened as he thought about what she had said before, of how she described herself as sick, handicapped, injured and combatting death which had certainly shocked him. Taking a seat beside her with his legs out, he then looked to her, "I have a feeling that you don't want to be with anyone now, but inside I feel you do want to be someone or you would not of come, but either way, I'm not leaving you. I'm worried about you Fan, we all are...I don't know what is wrong, none of us do and we want to. If something is wrong, you should be with people, even cocky idiots like me....", hoping he was making her feel better but it was hard to be there for her when he hadn't a clue what was wrong, hoping his diss on himself would at least bring a smile.
Evan then closed his eyes to try to think of what else to say but he was finding it hard, he wasn't used to all this sort of stuff but he'd give it a go, before re-opening them. "I know you don't like being touched and all that, but I do care....so you coming to the table or not? because if your not, then your getting a cuddle from me whether you like it or not because I've missed you....and you need one", putting it bluntly since for one, it had to be said, and two, he didn't know what else to say. If her situation was facing death, then she should be spending time with those who do care about her and having fun enjoying life, not all this drama that had erupted....
(OOC @ Kura - so if Fan says no to going back and the cuddle, Evan will give a cuddle anyway, so you are free to rp Evan doing so)
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