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[dulymoted]

HELLO

"Hello? Headmistress? Can you hear me? ...Return to Shadow now."

GOODBYE

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[vacuous]

[ Why are you doing this

He's wet, so very soggy, covered in bloody water, and kind of full-on disassociating but also looking at this like what ]

[dulymoted]

[but are you holding the good boy's hand]

Are you quite all right?

[vacuous]

[ READS UP AND SEES NOBODY HAS CLAIMED TO BE HOLDING THE WORM

I GUESS HE IS HOLDING THE WORM ]

...I, um...

[ Looks down at his wet self... ]

[dulymoted]

You're not thinking of using it straightaway, are you?

[She will pick up a towel (which they probably stole from the toilets) and extend it to him.]

Please, attend to yourself. There's no sense in catching cold on top of today's miseries.

[vacuous]

...Thanks. Thank you, Melinoe-san.

[ Sorry I lack a numpad so sometimes we will simply have to be without the diacritic e. He accepts it and does kind of like... dab some of the water off but he keeps pausing and glancing at the other three like he has some reservations... ]

...

Are you alright? I thought the blood was...

[dulymoted]

[She bows her head.]

You're welcome, though I've done you little good today elsewise.

[Put all of them in harm's way, really. The mention of the blood makes her still for a moment, reticent. Then she shakes her head.]

The beast was wounded. This spear was wedged within its jaws and our removal of it spilled forth that blood. Even when it carried us closer to the surface, it held us softly and broke no skin.

I'm quite all right. Only sorry for the trouble I've caused you, and having so little to show for it.

[vacuous]

Oh... oh, really? So neither of you are hurt?

That's good then... I'm glad.

[dulymoted]

...We weren't, no. Though for some reason I felt...

[She cants her head, hesitant.]

I suppose it was just the strangeness of the moment. Being clouded over by the beast's blood.

Though it seems some has splashed onto you as well, my friend.

[vacuous]

Probably. You don't feel... you're feeling okay, too?

[aspirings]

[disassociating...

do you need to hold hands, Tokinaga.

He has one free now since Raf is doing whatever he's doing.]

[vacuous]

[ Probably but maybe he is holding worm with BOTH hands ]

[aspirings]

[... my man.

Tsukasa just looks over, and offers his hand.

Since it seems to be helping.]

Are you alright? This seems to be helping the others, at least a little.

[vacuous]

[ Looks into his palms full of WORM... he wears gloves, and they're both wet and stinky and (Anakin Skywalker Voice) There's Sand Everywhere. ]

My hands are pretty wet and dirty right now, is that okay?

[aspirings]

Perfectly fine, of course! I can always get cleaned up later.

[A beat. He looks down at himself and his very sandy appearance and sighs.]

... Rather, that will definitely have to happen later regardless.

[vacuous]

But we only have bathtubs...

[ Horrible, little toesie bathtubs. Tentatively takes Tsukasa's hand... ]

I'd even take that weird waterfall that showed memories.

[aspirings]

[Hand taken and held! In a comfortable grip, not too tightly.]

Hm... the bathtubs are... a little strange, and it is very inconvenient that we have to share them with so many others all at once, but at least the water is warm enough to be comfortable!

[vacuous]

......I, uh...

I don't like bathtubs.

[glub]

[ he left you a whole hand... go ahead.

rafayel is gesturing with his eyes. go on big guy. wait, pulls up the height chart ]

[vacuous]

[ He is average ]

[glub]

[ but he's got that warm apple pastry ]

Hey, [ waving a hand in front of his face. ] can you see how many fingers I'm holding up?

[vacuous]

[ HE DOESN'T

He blinks the water out of his eyes... eye. ]

I'm conscious.

[ Says whatever number of fingers Raf is holding up like a good young lad at the doc's office. ]

[glub]

[ he releases a series of oh, hms, and ahs...

before: ] No, you're wrong. So I think I'll have to do a thorough inspection. [ he isn't wrong. but, the tug on the corner of his lips suggest he's obviously just joking. instead, he reaches over, even giving his back a pat, as if to help cough up any additional water. ]

[vacuous]

[ Patted on the back... is this embarrassing? Maybe it is. ]

No, really. I'll be alright. I just...

I thought something happened to you guys when I saw all that dark stuff in the water.

[glub]

[ oh...

he stops his doctor roleplay for a second.

that's actually not what rafayel expects, and so he can't help but release a small exhale, something between humor and irony. ] That did look pretty bad, huh? But, you have nothing to worry about. I don't think either of us would have gone if we weren't confident, you know.

[vacuous]

A lot of people are confident, but it doesn't always stop them being hurt.

The world is really unpredictable sometimes, no matter how many times you try.