126. Bridge [action/voice]

[corrinesbell]

[In the early afternoon, a small creature makes its way out of the forest. It holds the journal in its teeth; the book drags along the ground, making the little thing stop occasionally.



Not that it's going all too quickly. The creature is dragging its right hind leg along also, and favoring one of its front paws whenever it feels it can. Eventually it comes to a stop on the Marauding Bridge, putting the journal down and pulling it open with teeth.

It meant to say something else. Then exhaustion took over and it dropped onto its side there, head resting on the open journal's pages.]

I can't go any further.

[the voice is so tiny and high, there's pretty much no way to discern who it really belongs to...]

[[ooc: Sheena has been returned in the body of Corrine, her bff little summon spirit from home. Replies will come from hearttails ]]

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[Action]

[fortunefail]

[The vibrant colors of Corrine's tail instantly catch Yuan's eye and once he's approached the creature enough to get a closer look, he recognizes it as Sheena's pet spirit. Considering it's appeared in Luceti before, he shouldn't be surprised to see it, but isn't it a little early for New Feathers? Then again, pets seem to arrive completely at random. The thought that it might be someone else in Corrine's body really doesn't cross his mind.

He kneels down beside the little spirit to examine its injuries. It seems to be in a horrible state.]

[Action]

[hearttails.livejournal.com]

[Too tired and breathing to hard to lift its head and acknowledge him. The spirit is lying on its injured back leg, but there's a long, jagged cut along the visible side, too. And it is wearing Sheena's (now very tiny) violet wings]

I want...rain. [...is what it sounds like.]

[Action]

[fortunefail]

Rain...? [Yuan frowns for a moment. Then it hits him.] Raine Sage?

[Action]

[hearttails.livejournal.com]

[One quick nod. Isn't that weird, Yuan? Ordinarily Corrine would ask for Sheena, wouldn't he?]

[Action]

[fortunefail]

[To be fair, Yuan doesn't know Corrine that well. He never got too involved in Summon Spirit experimentation and while he'd seen Corrine around even before Luceti, it only seemed to appear whenever Sheena needed it.

Regardless, he won't hesitate to help this little creature. He carefully scoops it into his arms, making sure not to touch its injuries too much.]

[dreamfandom.livejournal.com]

Wh-wh-wh-whaaaaa?! Are you all right? Hang in there, small fox thingy!

[hearttails.livejournal.com]

[it just groans. Please don't yell like that. It's too tired to even lift its head.]

[dreamfandom.livejournal.com]

Here we go! Shine Field!

[hearttails.livejournal.com]

[it closes some of the edges on that big cut on the spirit's side. It won't do much for the leg, though.

The little fox curls up sort of tighter, recognizing a healing spell, and someone trying to help.]

Thanks.

[Voice]

[ombra_lira]

[Flipping through the journals idly, and he comes by this.]

...Little fox? [Blech, he sounds awful.]

[Voice]

[hearttails.livejournal.com]

[that's okay, this voice sounds awful too]

Not...usually.

[Voice]

[ombra_lira]

[...Then who?] Where are you?

[Voice]

[hearttails.livejournal.com]

Somewhere...a bridge?

[wise_maiden]

[ A few hours later, Raine is letting the "fox spirit" rest in her room for a little while to use the time to recover from her exhaustion after the majority of her injuries have been treated, and made her a place to rest as comfortably as possible. She's not in there watching the entire time, but has left Sheena's journal near her just in case she's not present when she awakens and needs something. In any case, she'll definitely be back inside after dinner.]

[hearttails.livejournal.com]

[When Sheena wakes up enough to notice the journal, she doesn't feel like she has the energy to direct anything about it. It will be easier to just wait, at least for as long as she can.

This is embarrassing and strange enough as it is. So, she won't call for Raine, waiting until after dinner.]

[wise_maiden]

[Hopefully the wait isn't too long, and eventually Raine returns to the bedroom, the door creaking open.]

[hearttails.livejournal.com]

[at the sound, she sits up, still a little unbalanced in this strange form and sore despite all the healing and rest.]

[Action]

[not-klonoa.livejournal.com]

[Later, and once Raine returned with Sheena and told her of the situation, Presea had taken to tending to the small animal. She'd never had a pet before, but Presea always was better at taking care of and dealing with animals than people. It was also easier to help them heal somewhat.

For now, Presea had prepared a small bed for Sheena, out of a cardboard box lined with a few towels, a small blanket, and a pillow. It wasn't wise to place her at a greater height just yet, with her wounds, so this would be ideal. Presea even cut a hole in one side of the box so Sheena wouldn't have to climb to get out.

Even as she was getting water for the little animal, and setting it down beside her, Sheena tried desperately to file through her memory for just what kind of creature Sheena had become, but came up with nothing.]

[Action]

[hearttails.livejournal.com]

[and Sheena hasn't woken up since Raine brought her home. If she had, she would've been a little indignant about the box. Despite what it looks like she is not a small animal, after all.

But she's not awake still, so that hasn't come up yet.]

[Action]

[not-klonoa.livejournal.com]

[Presea's quiet even after she sets the dish of water next to Sheena'a box, watching her rest. She really did look bad, but whatever species of animal she was - Presea still did not know - she was very...cute. Presea reaches out and brushes her hand down Sheena's back, petting her.

She was soft, and her fur was very smooth. ...Did she have paw pads, too? Hm...]

[Action]

[hearttails.livejournal.com]

[she doesn't look nearly as bad now as she had before Raine healed her and she had some rest. Now it was just a matter of getting enough energy back to feel like herself.

...As 'herself' as she can feel, in a little fox-spirit body. She doesn't react to the petting just yet. And she does have paw pads, small ones.]

[action]

[all7seas]

[The Marauding Bridge. Jack has been drawn to this place in his restlessness lately, much of which has been brought on by dreams of the Black Pearl.

After waking from one such dream, it's only a matter of time before the pirate collects his also-restless monkey and his wandering feet find their way to the bridge. He had promised not to maraud there anymore, but promises can be so easily broken when no one is watching...

And then there is a strange sight: some sort of...animal? Jack doesn't know. But it does seem to have a journal...]

What are you, strange beastie?

[action]

[hearttails.livejournal.com]

[It picks up its head to look at this person.

If foxes could wear an expression of disbelief, she totally would]

I'm not a 'strange beastie.' I'm Sheena.

[action]

[all7seas]

Pfft. You're not Sheena. Not Beautiful Sheena! You're.......fuzzy.

[action]

[hearttails.livejournal.com]

It's not my body, but it's me. Just...check the book if you wanna.