22. Return [Voice/Action]

[corrinesbell]

[It’s hard to notice at first, with how muffled it is: the sound of short, sharp breaths. It’s a steady sound, one that seems more like background noise, like static, than anything unusual. Only after several minutes of this does the noise change; following a soft thump, it gets louder]

D-Damn it…

[Slowly, she rises again, not even bothering to brush off this new layer of snow. She walks with one arm tight around her ribs, and the other one against her side, numb fingers holding onto the book. She wants to throw it – she would throw it, given the strength, if it wasn’t the only thing that could let people find her. She holds no illusions about getting back to the village herself, this time. It’s too far…like this.]

But…the snow…it’s…

[Another soft thump. This time, though, she isn’t getting up.]

I…I’m…it’s c-cold. …S-Sorry…but at l-least...

[[ooc: Ah, it seems to be Monday. On this side of the line, anyway. Sheena’s been kicking to get out this whole time, and the inside of my head was starting to break, so she’s back.]]

Comments

[sun-blessed.livejournal.com]

Allen? Hey, great idea! In that case, we should make more than one. More like twelve. Parasite types get cranky if they don't eat twice their weight in food a day! Can't imagine it, myself... what about you? Have you seen him eat?

[corrinesbell]

Yeah. It's...
[a pause, stretching on for a while]
...he's...probably...

[sun-blessed.livejournal.com]

Stay with me, Sheena... I know I'm irritating and immature, but I really want you to stay awake and listen!

I don't know why that is, I think it's 'cause his Innocence uses so much of his energy. I'm glad mine's not parasitic... I like kickin' it around. I didn't get a chance to show you yet, did I? I want to.

[corrinesbell]

I-I'm trying. But...h-hard to breathe...
...W-wanna see it, too...

[sun-blessed.livejournal.com]

Just... just relax. Breathe slowly. There's nothin' to be scared of, not now. You're back with us, or you will be real soon.

Heh, good! I love showin' it off. At first I didn't want any part of it, but now I can't imagine bein' without it... 's everything to me.

[corrinesbell]

Not scared. Just...tired.

[sun-blessed.livejournal.com]

Heh, didn't figure a girl like you would be. I'm just talkin'.

Uh, say, have you been to Turkey before? 's where I'm from. Someday, you should go, once we all get outta here. If it exists in your world, that is, I dunno... seems like we've got a lot of people from different versions of Japan, though.

[corrinesbell]

[it's a bit too long to explain this to Daisya, but she'll try anyway. She knows he's helping her]

...We...d-don't have...it's different.

[sun-blessed.livejournal.com]

Aw, too bad! 's nice, by the ocean where I'm from. When I left I never really wanted to see it again, but now I kinda wanna go back... the Order doesn't let you talk to your family after you join, so that's not an option, really, but... I wanna see the ocean again.

What about you? Tell me about your home!

[corrinesbell]

...I...l-live in...
[there's nothing else. Sorry.]

[sun-blessed.livejournal.com]

Sheena...?

Sheena!!

... damn it!