fortuneprince | 10th Case - [Voice]/[Action]

[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?]

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[She shakes her head and puts a hand up, the other resting on her leg to hold her up]

No...there's no need. I'll be fine....

[He pauses and gives her a long look, before standing up and crossing his arms.]

If you're certain.

[She's true to her word about the rest being short because a moment later, she forces herself to stand up even though her legs are telling her to sit back down. Too stubborn to listen though]

Let's continue.. [Walking forward]

[ . . .

He falls back into pace. As they walk, he remembers their last and first conversation before this encounter.]

Have you made contact with Nala yet?

[Oh right, she was supposed to be talking to her wasn't she?]

Unfortunately no. I've been too caught up in planning to go after Vanitas...

[A part of him just hopes she doesn't go after Vanitas again.]

You can work on establishing contact once you've recovered, then.

[She wants to go after him again but now that everyone knows what she did, they're more than likely going to keep her from doing so.]

I may try speaking with her as I'm recovering...[It'll give her something to do]

[During her recovery -- that's a good idea. And it'd keep her occupied. Prevent her from thinking more on the failed revenge attempt than she needs to.]

That would be efficient, seeing as how she should be accessible regardless of the location.

[Or so he read. He hasn't actually tried it, himself.]

[Just a nod as she focuses on the path in front of her. Well-more like focusing on how to get her gun back. Sure it's replaceable just like any other gun but this one is special.

But it something does occur to her] How did you learn to use your healing abilities...?

[Since they're on the topic of filial magic, he first works on clearing a possible misconception.]

I knew them before Luceti.

[Though it's significantly weaker here when it was already not that strong to begin with . . . As for the exact how . . . ]

[So he's like Martel]

I take it the healing ability that you have is taught differently than it is here?

The process is significantly different. For one, the inherent ability to cast such spells is necessary.

Ah-I see. So no person here could learn how to use those spells?

I doubt it. However, given the differences between worlds, I imagine many others have their own equivalent of magic.

[Sigh. And she has no ability to heal whatsoever, all she has is dark magic]

At times I wish my persona was able to do such a thing.

[That's an unusual usage of the word. What could she mean?]

Your persona?

[Why does she keep forgetting that a lot of people don't know what that is]

Oh, I apologize, my persona is what I use in combat besides my gun. It's a manifestation of one's personality that is capable of fighting.

[There are a million things he can ask about that. In the end, he settles with a simple word where she can choose to answer however she'd please.]

. . . how?

To be honest, I don't quite fully understand the mechanics behind it. It was simply a trait inside the TV world.

TV world?

[That's a term he hadn't heard of before.]

[How to explain this]

Back in my world, we were capable of reaching another world by going through a television.

. . . I'm afraid I am unaware of what a television is.

[He can't help but feel stupid.]

Ah-well...It's similar to how we're able to communicate through video chat here.

[Don't feel stupid, she understands]

So you essentially went inside -- that sort of thing.

[Well. Given all that's happened in Luceti, he can't fully doubt her.]

Yes. [Kinda.] The process of it all is...difficult to explain. It's easier to show it.

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

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