7th Case - [Voice]/[Action]

[fortuneprince]

[Voice]

[Though it's relatively quiet, a slight breeze can be heard passing over the mic.  The sound of leaves rustling against one another is also there.  That calm silence lasts for only a minute, then a voice appears though its also rather quiet]

...It seems I have been brought back.  [Another pause then she speaks again, a bit more irritated]  Unfortunately, I'm unable to remember anything that happened in the time I was gone.  Dammit.

...My body aches...I don't think I'll be able to move off of this branch in this condition.  I...need to rest... [Her voice fades off.]

[Action]

[Not too far from the village, up in a tree on a thick branch, there lies a Naoto, but she isn't very high up at all.  Someone could easily get her down without climbing themselves.  One leg is dangling off of the branch and the other is up on it.  Her back is resting against the trunk behind her and the journal is resting nicely in her lap.

Her face and neck bare a few scratches and her arms are covered in deeper cuts that disappear up her sleeves.  Not to mention she's relatively weak so that makes moving around an issue. 

Although she looks like she's asleep, her eyes being closed and all, she's only just resting so she'll notice anyone who comes by. 

Though she isn't aware of it right now, she's lost all sense of feeling/touch, temporarily of course.  For example, she wouldn't be able to tell if something was hot or freezing by touching it or like she can't feel someones body heat.]

Comments

[Action]/[Video]

[de_bel_survivor]

Let me know if you can see or hear me.

[A while later, Naoto may either see Kouki or hear him call out for her.]

Shirogane-san?

[Action]/[Video]

[fortuneprince]

I will.

[Eventually she hears Kouki call out her name and she looks in the direction it came from, calling back]

Wakahisa-san?

[Action]/[Video]

[de_bel_survivor]

[With Rise's help, he's able to find her general location. Just to get to her...]

Yeah, it's me! I'm coming!

[Action]/[Video]

[fortuneprince]

Alright. [Where is he coming from..? She turns and tries to look for him coming through the trees but as she leans to one side, she starts to slide off the branch. Since her grip on anything she attempts to hold onto is pretty weak, she falls on the ground on her stomach, good think she wasn't too high up]

Damn...

[Action]/[Video]

[de_bel_survivor]

[He finally find her a moment later, running towards her side.]

Shirogane-san!

[Action]

[fortuneprince]

[She glances up at Kouki when she sees him running over to her so she tries to sit herself up as best she can]

It's good to see you, Wakahisa-san.

[Action]

[de_bel_survivor]

[He kneels down beside her.]

You too. [He looks over her body.] Are you hurt anywhere?

[Action]

[fortuneprince]

[She manages to sit up and rubs her cut up arms, not knowing that she has little cuts on her face and neck]

Only my arms...I'll be all right though.

[Action]

[de_bel_survivor]

You got cuts on you, too... [Examining them and her arms.] I'll try a healing spell on you, okay?

[Action]

[fortuneprince]

Yes, but they don't hurt as bad as they look... [She nods and lets go of her arms] Okay.

[Action]

[de_bel_survivor]

[He brings out his COMP. While he doesn't need to use it, it'd help with the illusion that he's still 'human'.] Diarahan.

[Action]

[fortuneprince]

[She watches him pull out his COMP, noticing something feels off when he heals her but she decides to worry about that later]

Thank you. I apologize if I caused you any problems...

[Action]

[de_bel_survivor]

[To anyone that can sense it, or are very perceptive, they might tell something is different about him.]

[Action]

[fortuneprince]

[Something does seem pretty off about him....she starts to wonder if that has anything to do with his disappearance right before she was kidnapped]

...Are you all right?

[Action]

[de_bel_survivor]

[He close his COMP, pretending to turn off its power and putting it away.]

Yes, I'm alright.

[Just changed. He offers a hand to help her up.]

[Action]

[fortuneprince]

[She gives him a blank look for a moment, trying to pinpoint what exactly is different before taking his hand to try and stand up though she stumbles slightly since her body still feels weak]

Alright...

[Action]

[de_bel_survivor]

[Once she's up, Naoto might notice his black wings.]

Let's bring you back to your place.

[Action]

[fortuneprince]

[She does indeed notice his wings and stares at them for a moment. Weren't they...a different color?]

...What happened to your wings? [Ignoring what he just said]

Re: [Action]

[de_bel_survivor]

[Yes. His wings were blue before.]

My wings? They changed colours when I came back. [Simple truth. Just...omitting the reason he suspected behind the change.]

[Action]

[fortuneprince]

[Thought so.]

I do remember you disappearing for a little while. Were you kidnapped?

[Action]

[de_bel_survivor]

[...]

Actually, I was sent back home.

[Wait for it...]

[Action]

[fortuneprince]

You were...sent back home? But...how is that possible? Especially since you were able to return in only a matter of days.

[Action]

[de_bel_survivor]

I don't know how. I found myself back where I was before coming to Luceti. I was home for quite some time...

[Action]

[fortuneprince]

So it was as if time hadn't moved?

[ ... ] How long were you gone exactly?

[Action]

[de_bel_survivor]

Here? A few days.

Back home? I say about a month or so.