bamfsecretary | twenty-fourth form; waking up sore {Accidental Video/Action for Ecruteak Inn}

Alakazaaaam...

Kiyone gently runs a three-fingered hand over his unstirring mistress’ bandaged head, delicately trying to probe into her mind, but upon being blocked once again by a mysterious barrier, he sighs and gets up, wandering over to the window. Shinrai moves closer to Nanao’s unmoving form and squeaks as the elder Pokemon throws wide the curtains, letting beams of summer sunlight flood the room, gilding everything inside with a welcome warmth.

Ri? Rioluuuu.

Kiyone looks back over his shoulder at the baby ‘Mon, and smiles gently. It had not been an easy time for the youngest member of Nanao’s party, but the Riolu was nothing if not resilient. Even if he couldn’t walk. After Envy’s Pokemon had brought them into Ecruteak, Shinrai had tearfully explained what had happened to them, and to say they were unhappy was an understatement.

Aaaala. Kazam.

Shinrai smiled back, and threw his arms into the air, giggling. The noise woke Hanatarou, who had been curled up atop a nearby chair, and she stretched, before slithering off the chair and flowing like a furry river up onto the bed, and nuzzled the young Riolu, and he giggled again. Then he stopped, and cocked his head to the side.

Lu?

//video

{There’s a deep, pained-sounding groan coming from somewhere to the left of the ‘Gear, and the sound of shifting sheets.}

wh-where am I.... s’too bright... {A whimper, more rustling sounds, and then a yelp, and a thud.}

O-owwwww.... {There’s a sob, and then the camera finally moves, and Nanao comes into view, far too pale, wrapped in bedsheets, and with bandages wrapped around her head.}

I - I feel sick...

{OOC: Nanao is awake! But she’s also suffering the side effects of a severe concussion, so any ‘Gear replies will be rather nonsensical. She’s in a room at the Ecruteak Inn, so if you’re in the building, feel free to have your characters drop by.}

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Really?

_{[He's a bit taken aback by that, actually - that's more than he knew, and he looks a little curious.]}

Yes - back in February he found me lying unconscious and unbreathing in a snowbank and took me in to the Pokemon Center.

{She smiles fondly at the 'Gear.}

I suppose I owe him two life debts now.

... Snow, yeah? God, I hate that stuff.

_{[It comes out a little soft, perhaps, but he doesn't really know what else to say. He's not a hero; he's got no comment.]}

Edited 2011-09-28 14:01 (UTC)

I'd never seen so much snow before I came here - back home, we had this sort of barrier around our district, I suppose you'd say, and it kept the worst of it away. I guess I was unprepared, which isn't that much of a surprise, somehow. I never was one for field exercises.

{A soft 'hah' escapes her; it could be a sigh, it could be a laugh.}

Sometimes I wonder how I made Lieutenant with such little experience.

Edited 2011-10-15 14:01 (UTC)

What does that mean, anyway? "Lieutenant"?

_{[He remembers she introduced herself with it waaay back then, but he didn't get it then, still doesn't get it now.]}

It's a military rank - it means I'm the second-in-command of a Division of soldiers. Although with the amount of work that I put in, it usually feels like I'm the one in charge...

{Or something like that. ~~Kubo, y u no use normal military terminology?!~~}

_{[sfhsj OH.]

[He visibly tenses - you're - a soldier, that's great. That's the rank above guards, those people he's been running from his entire life. He tries to play it cool, though ...]}

You're ... a soldier? _{I didn't know that.}

{She sees you tensing there. She sees it.}

If a Shinigami can be called a soldier, then yes. But we don't exactly have what you would term normal soldierly duties.

_{[He sees her seeing, so he tries to distract her from it .. and to see what it is she DOES do, while he's at it. Information is always valuable.]}

Yeah, then what do you do?

We essentially keep the balance between the Realm of the Living, Soul Society, and Hueco Mundo. Too many souls in any one of the three, and all three suffer as a result.

{Yep, she's dead. And reaps souls. What do?}

_{[Hey, it sounds better than the whole Hell-thing he's used to hearing. --also hey, that's Spanish.]}

The ... "Hollow World"?

{Oh, they still have Hell. But they have no jurisdiction over that. And yes, Spanish!}

Mm. The home dimension of Hollows - corrupted or fallen human souls.

_{[Um. Slightly worried.]}

So .. what counts as a corrupted one?

_{[Is he in danger? ;;]}

To become corrupted, Souls must have committed serious crimes in life, but not serious enough to result in a direct line to Hell, or they can be attacked after death by Hollows. You know, simple things.

But, we're safe here. As far as I can tell, there are no Hollows here.

{Simple to you, Nanao.}

_{[whaaaat]

[Okay, he'll just leave it. He's still a little worried though - he knows thieving and conning is pretty low on the scale, but he's found himself in worse situations than that more than once and he's not exactly proud of any of it. He looks away with a frown and then inches away a little, clears his throat.]}

Right. I, uh, I should get back to the others. Are you ... you'll be okay?

{y e p, but don't worry, it takes murder to end up as a Hollow right off the bat. She left out the bit about eventually decaying into one if you aren't found by a Shinigami in time.}

{And she sees that worry. She sees it.}

...yes. Kiyone can always take me to the Pokemon Center if I need urgent care.

_{[He nods. Okay. That's good. So he'll stand, run a hand through his hair, linger awkwardly for a moment ...]}

Right. Okay. I hope you'll get better soon.

_{[She can see how much of it as she likes - he's out of there. That's enough weirdness for one day. He hesitates another moment because godddd but then he gives Kiyone a nod and heads for the door.]}

{She just sits there, and watches him go... What is this feeling in her chest, so strange and new? So she calls out quietly one last time.}

Tulio? Thank you... for not leaving me, before.

{She sounds a little unsure, and... shy? Augh feelings what are they.}

_{[He doesn't hear it, obviously - and leaves unknowing.]}

{Sadfaaaaace. But she'll flop down onto the bed, and sigh. What do.}

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