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[emanation]

{ it's been a while since he last posted on here, and he honestly looks tireder, it takes a moment for him to recognise the video is recording and he'll start--finally offering a smile. it isn't a very big one, and a bit more sheepish. }

I saw Loki already made comments on another post about what happened, but I wanted to say sorry if I worried anyone. Both Annie and Loki already gave me hell for dying, no one else needs to. Really.

{ he takes a deep breath }

But I had been working on something before all that happened. I've been working with Harrison since there isn't exactly much in place to help prisoners actually re-engage with society once their time inside is up, so I've set up a Reform Program in collaboration with the police. I'll be the only one working cases to start, but if anyone thinks they could be a positive influence on someone's life and wants to make a difference, hit me up. Hopefully we can make this world a better place outside of just the darkness.

If you have any questions ask away, I'll do my best to answer them.

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[emanation]

{ yeah... it's stories like that which is why ezra knows in the grand scheme of things he's lucky. maybe his childhood before that point wasn't, but it's why his entire purpose now is helping others.

but rather than a blinding smile, levi gets a warm one instead. small but pretty happy that he's actually getting people sign up who seem to care. }

Perfect, I'll make a note of your name. I am having to do applications of sorts but it's more to figure out the logistics of how it'd work. Nothing really formal, but where and how people think they can help best. Some of them may just benefit from someone talking to them to start, but I was thinking of different activities and classes alongside that one on one support.

cw: brief mentions of death and trafficking...

[wingbound]

[ hold on, he hasn't even mentioned the parts where he spent over a week in a room with his mother's corpse, or when he got beat up by grown-up thugs who wanted to force him into sex work while trying to get her last belongings from them. (thanks to something between fate and sheer luck, he'd had a Moment of snapping hard enough to awaken an anime power and killed them all, but he's very aware what happens to most regular Underground kids who find themselves in similar circumstances.) anyway-- ]

[ that's not really an expression he expects. not that his first impressions suggest otherwise or anything; it just feels rare to run into someone who appears to actually care about things like this. ]

...Levi Ackerman. [ he's going to actually provide his full name here, because his username only has half of it, and he is serious about wanting to help. ] That's fine. I don't know if I'm good at talking, but I'll do what you need.

[ he's probably better than he thinks, but something like leading an activity that leaves some room for talking would likely be easier for him. too bad that he doesn't consider himself particularly mentor-worthy in anything that doesn't involve killing something. ]

[emanation]

{ levi and aventurine would have a grand old time reminiscing just sayin'

but yeah. yeah. there's a reason ezra is blessed by four different angels--two of which falling under archangel titles. he's recognised because he isn't selfish. he genuinely wants people to be given a chance, no matter their background or circumstances.

and honestly he has no idea what he's doing when it comes to the business side of this but his heart is in the right place so it's got to count for something. }

Sometimes it isn't necessarily someone talking to them that they'll need though, right? If you're good at listening and understanding where they're coming from... sometimes that's already a great start. I'm taking names for now, but over the next week I'll start reaching out to people to figure out the logistics.