10th Case - [Voice]/[Action] - Backdated to June 20th

[fortuneprince]

[Voice]

[There isn't much to hear when the journal first turns on just the wind blowing and the soft rustling of the grass surrounding it.  Eventually a familiar voice comes up on the other end of the journal, though it's quiet]

...I'm...alive...[a pause] ...why...?

[Action]

[It's been a few hours since the fight between Naoto and Vanitas ended so it's around evening time now.

If anyone happens to come across Naoto, in the forest to the west of the village, she'll be sitting up and leaning against a tree instead of lying on the ground like she was before.  With her body as sore as it is, it's relatively difficult for her to move very far. 

The blood staining her left side continues to come from the obvious gash in her shoulder though not as badly as before.  She's looking up towards the sky and two nice little bruises can be seen on both sides of her jaw from the pressure Vanitas was applying there to knock her out. 

Her hat also seems to be missing, probably blew off while she was out cold.  Perhaps you'll find it on the way to her?]

Comments

[ action ]

[mistyarc.livejournal.com]

[Trekking across the forest doesn't often involve finding a head accessory, though it seems to be the case this evening. The hat stands out on a heap of leaves. Hubert glances left and right; seeing no one coming his way to retrieve it, he picks it up. The owner should be nearby if he or she cares.

He continues walking, though he slow his pace in case the aforementioned owner is close and searching. Before long, he makes a turn and is abruptly met with a semi-bloody sight of someone . . . surprisingly familiar. Vaguely. He stops mid-step, surprised.]

Naoto?

[ action ]

[fortuneprince]

[Even when Hubert says her name, it takes her mind a second or two to register it then she moves her gaze from the sky to the person addressing her. Her vision hasn't exactly recovered entirely so Hubert looks like just a blue blur to her but his voice is recognizable even though they've only spoken once.

With the bruises on her jaw it's difficult to speak at a normal volume so when she does speak, it's rather quiet] ...Hubert..san?

[ action ]

[mistyarc.livejournal.com]

[He's rushing to her side by the time she calls his name. He crouches beside her, sets the hat aside and looks her over for visible injuries she's sustained.]

What happened? [He sees the bruises.] No, don't answer. You need to be taken back for proper medical aid.

[Regardless, he raises both hands over her shoulder -- not touching, but close. Before he does anything else, Hubert states his intent. If she's against it, it's time for her to shake her head now.]

I will treat what damage I can here.

[ action ]

[fortuneprince]

[She can see him moving his mouth but the words are coming out muffled though there are a few that she can make out, like 'medical' and 'treat'. Hell if he can help take a bit of the pain away, she isn't going to say no.

But instead of saying anything, she simply nods]

[voice]

[analyzing]

[Dear team,

Please stop dying/psuedo-dying.

Love, Rise.

--that is to say, Naoto, you have a distraught idol yelling at you over the journal now.]

You'd better be alive! Where are you?!

[voice]

[fortuneprince]

[Ow ow, lower the voice Rise, Naoto is right next to the journal after all. She speaks quietly]

I'm to the west of the village...not too far out in the forest...

[voice]

[analyzing]

[Please don't bleed to death. Her voice drops a little in volume, but her fury is still pretty evident.]

I'm heading there right now.

[And here's to hoping that she doesn't stumble into Vanitas on the way or something. Ooh-er.]

[voice]

[fortuneprince]

[Oh man, is she going to get scolded for doing this or what. Well she had it coming]

Alright...[Don't run into Vanitas, he has a gun now]

[voice]

[ingrate.livejournal.com]

[He has no idea what happened, but he's good at being an ass about things.]

Yeah, death tends to not be permanent here.

If you actually died, anyway.

[voice]

[fortuneprince]

...Didn't die...

[She knows that people who die here come back after a week or so, but that can't be right in this situation. Unless people return with the same wounds they died with still there.]

[voice]

[ingrate.livejournal.com]

So whoever you fought left you alive. Maybe they just didn't wanna finish you off.

You got someone coming to look at you?

[voice]

[fortuneprince]

But...why? [She fought Vanitas, you'd think he'd kill off his opponent.]

Rise-san is...on her way.

voice

[risingwinds.livejournal.com]

Naoto?

[Oh dear. That... doesn't sound good.]

What happened?

voice

[fortuneprince]

[Ventus...well, time to fess up]

Went after...Vanitas...

voice

[risingwinds.livejournal.com]

You what?

[He doesn't sound mad. Just... chocked and upset.]

voice

[fortuneprince]

[She already knows that what she did was probably not the best idea ever and probably not her fight to pick, but it was something that had to be done]

...Mmsorry...[Supposed to be "I'm sorry" but the words slurred together]

[Voice]

[de_bel_survivor]

Shirogane-san? What happened?

[Voice]

[fortuneprince]

[It takes her a moment to respond, since she almost slipped off into unconsciousness for a moment]

I went after...Vanitas...[Alone]

[Voice]

[de_bel_survivor]

Alone?

[He don't know Vanitas personally. But judging from his name and Naoto's state, he can tell he's not a good person.

He quickly scan the journal at the existing replies so far.]

Shirogane-san, stay awake! Why did you went out alone?

[Voice]

[perplexme]

What's wrong? [Most people don't ask questions like why they're alive unless something bad's happened, right?]

[Voice]

[fortuneprince]

[Her gun is missing, her body hurts like hell, there's a gash in her shoulder, but she'll just start out simple]

Everything hurts...

[Voice]

[perplexme]

Okay better question, what happened?

[voice]

[soracles.livejournal.com]

[he had been on and off asleep for the past few hours, but it isn't until a while after Naoto first made her call does Sora open his journal and hear it. and then his heart sinks into his gut.]

[they've fallen into a pretty awful pattern whenever they talk, what with one finding the other injured, and in his bleariness Sora can't help but wonder if they're somehow jinxing each other. not that he would ever let Luceti's voodoo get in the way of helping his friends.]

Naoto? Someone came and got you, right?

[voice]

[fortuneprince]

[Since it's been a while after her original call, Naoto is back in the village and in the battle dome's clinic when she hears Sora's voice come through the journal.

It's been a while since she's heard his voice (besides the scream a while back) so it's reassuring to know that he's doing better. But still she was kind of hoping he wouldn't find out what happened. She doesn't want him to worry or anything]

Sora-kun...Yes, Rise-san found me and brought me back to the village.

[voice]

[soracles.livejournal.com]

Good. Where are you right now, the clinic?