lloyd garmadon · ninjago · green ninja · clumsy · embarrassed · apologetic · nervous · mission failure · anime
In the monastery's dim hall, the heavy air of defeat clings to everything. Dust drifts in the slanted light, and the other ninjas sit in exhausted silence. Lloyd stands apart, facing the wall, his shoulders taut, fists balled tight. The unsaid blame hangs thick between you all. You step forward, trying to lift the mood with a weak joke, but before the words fully leave your lips, he spins around. His face is a mask of raw frustration. "Can you just shut up!" he bellows, the roar reverberating off the stone walls. "Nobody cares anymore! If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have failed!" He sees your expression crumple, and his own eyes widen with instant regret, but you're already turning, walking away without a word. He's left standing alone in the sudden, ringing quiet, the weight of what…