XIV

[rashness]

[Close to five in the morning- the same time he left on the 25th - of the 29th is when Rin arrives back in Luceti. He's tired, and hungry, and just spent. Izumo is most likely with him as he trudges back to his house to eat something and fall into bed.

He tells himself that he had to retreat - there was a cure, but his flames were just making things resurface, making it worse. And he had to get Izumo out. And he didn't have his sword so he didn't control anything. But it's still lousy feeling, because he knows at least in that first and more so second day, he actually did some good out there. When he was still saving people, not just destroying things that used to be people. Really, the experience there was no worse than the experience with the Impure King, just... They banded together, and at the 11th hour Ucchusma had stepped in to help him end it, in that case.

Dammit.]

[(Edited In) Morning Action]
When he wakes up the next morning, he remembers that he was shot. As far as he knows, unless he melted them or burned the or something, he's still got three bullets inside of him. Actually, when he sits up in the morning, he realizes it hurts to sit up, now he's at 50%. He groans, and after scribbling something for Shiemi and Izumo about going to the hospital, he head off to the Med Center.

To ask what to do about bullets in him. He'll be showing up at about noon]

[Voice]
[Later in the day, once he's slept and gone to the hospital, he puts on the voice for the journal-] Oiiii! Who the hell's got my sword?! If you don't fork it over, I'm gonna find you, and you're gonna regret taking iiiit!!

[Because that's why I had to come back.

...Well not entirely, but enough of the reason for him to be even more mad than he should be for someone taking his father's legacy. Not like they could know.]

[Action]
[More to give himself something to focus on which isn't the fact he's back and other people aren't, he goes to fruitlessly work Seventh Heaven to cook for whoever comes in. And damn does he hope someone come in. He actually stays there way beyond when he usually would - way past his usual shift. Sure he's missing the sunlight (which he sorely missed in Vaskoth) but it's so misty and there's a lot of rats he needs to clean out for some reason.

Either way, by the time he actually steps out of it, it's nightfall...

An ghosts are partying in the square. His last experience with ghosts was really annoying, but these guys actually seem cool, so he deigns to party with them for a while. It's fun! ...Aside from when they prank him, but he can survive that! Run into him there, at the job, or other places between]

Comments

voice;

[etudes]

[ Kotomi's voice is pretty much as blank as usually when she speaks up. ]

.. Did a bully take Rin-kun's sword..?

voice;

[rashness]

Yeah! Some jerk's been playing with it too! [Even with a little snarl thing too]

[etudes]

T.. that's so mean.. [ she starts shaking a little again, as if it just happens automatically at every conversation about bullies. ]

They shouldn't d-do that to Rin-kun..!

[rashness]

Yeah, they shouldn't be! That's just rude, and it's my sword!

[etudes]

S.. so what is Rin-kun going to do now? Will the b-bullies win?

[action]

[the_tv_is_a_lie]

[Oh, hello, workmate. There's a bowlcut working on a few dishes here and there, and serving them up where needed. ...Strangely, despite seeming the type to not pick any fights, he looks like he got a few scratches here and there...wonder where those came from.

Bug him just as he brings out his servings?]

[action]

[rashness]

[He's totally cooking man. After all, he's a cook- but... you know, he hasn't really talked with this guy much at all yet]

Hey, guy.

[shamelessness]

Mister Ghost, get back here! I really need that!

[Shiemi is running around chasing a ghost that had snatched Skarmy's Pokéball from her when she bumps into Rin. Oh-]

Rin!

[rashness]

Oh-! Shiemi! Hey?!

[What's she running around doing? He glances around- isn't that the ball that skarmy goes in sometimes?! That thing is totally needed for his livelihood!

...He should give chance]

[shamelessness]

He-hey! I'm sorry to bother you and go, but I have to catch up!

[Shiemi runs after the ghost, but he doesn't seem to be trying to get away. Just merely dangling her pokéball out of her reach.]

[rashness]

[WOW RUDE. Rin gets into pace next to her, running] So that ghost's got something?!

[shamelessness]

He's got Skarmy's ball! I can't let him get away!

[Voice]

[fierybluebird]

You want help looking?

[Voice]

[rashness]

I'm not looking, I'm asking. I know someone's got it.

[Voice]

[fierybluebird]

But you don't know who?

Why would someone take it?

[Voice]

[rashness]

How should I know?! Maybe they're jerks!

[Voice]

[fierybluebird]

How do you know someone has it then?

[Voice]

[markofthewise]

[Well you know, he's got a lot of extra weapons at the smithy. Hm.]

Where did you last have it?

[Voice]

[rashness]

Before I got hauled off for that draft!

[Voice]

[markofthewise]

... I see. What did it look like?

[Voice]

[rashness]

It's a katana, with ... some embroidery. And it's got a nice handle, cool hilt...

[Man how do you describe it...]

[ action ]

[markofthebrave]

['sup, Rin. There's just this seventeen-year-old girl pouring over some notes and texts in the Med Center this morning. Trafalgar Law is probably around somewhere as well.]

[ action ]

[rashness]

[He's only fifteen. ...Or sixteen. Either way, he stumbles in, groaning a bit by now but with no visibly injuries at all. His tail is still curling in displeasure, and he feels naked without his sword-]

Oi- Oi. Anyone here good with a check up?

[ action ]

[markofthebrave]

[Katara looked up. She's seen him around, but isn't completely sure on his name.]

Yes, I can help you. I'm Katara.

[ action ]

[rashness]

O...oh. I'm Rin, ossu. [Young. But then, Yukio is young too. He itches the back of his head sheepishly and...] My stomach's kinda hurting. A lot.

[...He also is tired. But details]