> First Stop: Slippery when wet

[busstopsign]

Who: Shinjiro and You
Where: Wandering confused in the plaza
When: July 29th
Style: Starting with prose but feel free to switch to action and I will match up
Status: Open!

Had to be the drugs.

At least that's what he told himself as he continued to walk, his shoes making noise from the water buildup. His hat did little to protect him from the pouring rain, and his hair was already stuck around his neck. His coat was in no better shape and he grunted as he idly put his hands in his pockets, walking along confused. The coat hid his hospital outfit well...considering upon waking up, Shinjiro had remembered the promise they had made, and his first thought wasn't to get properly dressed, but to grab what he could from his room and make a dash for the school.

...only to end up here. Really, it had to be the drugs. He'd managed to catch a date on his way out, and he knew it had been a while. Maybe painkillers with a a side effect. Who the hell knew. But he'd certainly wake up any minute now.

Strange how it felt so real...he looked up to the sky before sighing.

"Tch. Think I'd be done with dreaming after so long..."

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[busstopsign]

What. What what what what what---Shinji had seen many things so far in his short life. Shadows, Tatarus, Dark Hour...yet Mitsuru breaking down was not one of them. Physical contact of any sort wasn't either. The two combined....a near improbability, especially when she knew he was wasn't...

"H-hey!---Nrggh let---" Damn she was holding on pretty tight and he wasn't going to accidentally hurt her by attempting to push her away (only Aki got that treatment). "What's gotten into you?" Seriously, there was a very audible ounce of worry in there. This wasn't you at all.

[invoker]

Shinji's voice brought her back to her senses. She held on for a moment longer before pulling away, slightly embarrassed at the physical contact she initiated. A light blush graced her face and she even looked a bit... sheepish. Her voice was level, though a bit quiet.

"I'm sorry, that was uncalled for. Welcome to Vatheon."

[busstopsign]

"That wasn't like you at all," he replied back, noting her tone and sheepish look. Now he was worried. Something had to be up. What did she mean exactly by 'you're alive?'. Had they been led to think he wasn't going to get out of the coma and stuck in the hospital for the rest of his life?

"D'you mind explaining?" And by mind, he meant, tell me why you reacted this way. Now.

[invoker]

"You were shot by Takaya." Mitsuru's voice was back to normal, but still slightly subdued. "You passed away. We continued to end the Dark Hour."

Now that the initial shock had passed and she was over the whole "Did you see that? Shinji!" deal, it's back to business.

"We have a dorm for our use. And a spare room. We'd be happy to have you."

[busstopsign]

Wait wait wait.

"Back up for a minute. What do you mean, I died?..."he started at her as if Mitsuru had grown two heads. "Alright so I was in a coma for the past months, but that doesn't mean I was dead..."

That did explain her reaction. Had they really declared him dead before he woke up? Bunch of assholes. Made no damn sense...

[invoker]

Mitsuru tilts her head at Shinji curiously. A coma? Something pinged her at the back of her head and she realised something. This Shinji was probably from the same world as Minako.

"The field leader of SEES that I assigned, she was a woman."

She looked at Shinji for confirmation, even if it wasn't phrased directly as a question.