Bewildered but alive

[fonmaster]

Who: Ion and all the people!
Location: The plaza
Time: January 2nd, morning
Style: Anything works
Status: Wide open!



...friend...

[Ion tries too hard to draw in breath and gasps, sputtering. Oh, good, he'd managed to finish his sentence after all. Wait.]

H-hello?

[Utterly confused, he pats himself. How could he be wet? They were just in a volcano!]

Anise? Luke? Tear?

[He looks around. The city is beautiful, almost unnatural. It's possible that this could be the afterlife, isn't it? But he's all wet, and so cold! That doesn't seem right at all.]

Is anyone here...?

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[faithfulblue]

[Have another newcomer looking your way, Ion. A tall, slender woman with black hair and amazing blue eyes.]

Not sure if this is the Afterlife myself but I do know it has a name - Vatheon.

[fonmaster]

Vatheon? I have never heard of it, I'm afraid.

[Some of his panic dissipates when she approaches him. Ion has never been completely alone in his short life, having someone there comforts him. He sounds unsure when he speaks again, aware that he's being rude but needing to know all the same.]

Did, ah... did you die as well, miss?

[faithfulblue]

Huh?

[She sort of stares at him for a moment before shaking her head.]

I'm pretty sure I'm alive. At least I was the last I knew.

[fonmaster]

Oh, I'm sorry! You just mentioned that... ah, nevermind. I'm...

[He holds his head and leans back on the coral to steady himself, then looks surprised.]

...just fine. I'm very sorry if I was rude, miss. My name is Ion.

[Ion smiles brilliantly at her.]

[faithfulblue]

[She shrugs.]

Nice to meet you. My name's Blue.

[fonmaster]

It's good to meet you too, Blue.

[He wrings his robes out somewhat.]

Do you know anything about this place other than its name? If it's not too much trouble...

[beautifies]

I'm not your friend.

[All he heard was "friend". All he paid attention to, anyway.]

[fonmaster]

I apologize.

[He staggers to his feet.]

May I ask you where this is, anyway...?

[beautifies]

This world is called Vatheon.

[fonmaster]

World?

[He blinks slowly, then looks startled.]

I'm on another world?!

[beautifies]

Is there any other explanation? You don't mean to tell me that this place looks anything like your home?

[fonmaster]

Well, no, it does not, but...

[He mumbles a little awkwardly.]

I thought it might be the afterlife...

[Ion shakes his head and smiles at the stranger.]

My name is Ion. What's yours?

Here?

[beautifies]

[He turns around and reaches for Ion's cheeks. Don't mind him if he inspects. Ion is... Ion is such good material for makeup... He makes a few sounds as he inspects the boy before backing away again.]

Next time, speak up! There should be a store with proper clothing around here.

I DIDN'T FAIL TAG WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT

[fonmaster]

[Ion doesn't seem to mind being inspected. He frequently gets a thorough checkup due to his poor health, after all. When he answers, he's mumbling a little.]

I didn't want to be rude. And it's dry, so it's not all bad...

[He perks up again.]

Are you a doctor, Sir Tounomine?

OF COURSE NOT

[beautifies]

You don't mind it?

[That...seems to shock Hajime, honestly. A boy that doesn't mind dressing up as a girl. This kid is growing on him for all the wrong reasons. Hajime will definitely ask to do his makeup later because that's what he does.]

We're wasting time. Let's go.

[He hesitates before proceeding again, this time to a different store. Hajime will pick out the clothes this time. Ion's sense of style seems simple enough from the dress he chose.]

I'm not. I'm still a student.

[cubofkai]

Oh! Hello! Are you new?

[ A man all in red blinks at Ion, before looking mildly worried. ]

You look so cold! Hold on, I'll get you a towel!

[ Before Ion can say anything, he has darted off to fetch one. Don't worry, he'll be back soon. ]

[fonmaster]

[He's not going anywhere fast. He does manage to make it to his feet at least, leaning against something and waiting for the man to return.]

[cubofkai]

[ Yukimura comes back with a towel, which he tosses around the boy's shoulders. ]

There!

[fonmaster]

Thank you, sir.

[Ion starts to dry himself off, taking his head ornaments off. You lose the most heat through your head after all, so it's crucial to get his hair dry first!]

May I ask your name? And, well, where this is?

[cubofkai]

I am Sanada Yukimura of the Takeda Clan.

[ He gives a slight bow to the other. ]

I am afraid you have found yourself trapped, like many of us, in this city called Vatheon.

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[marionettetamer]

[ Anise seemed to be keeping to herself for a couple of days now not saying much to anyone and even though she really should thank the people that helped her out, she couldn't because she didn't want to see them right now. She might have ended up tearing up and curling into a ball. She tried to keep her mind off the subject of Ion. As much as she blamed herself for his death, she couldn't bring him back right now and hearing that this place could bring dead people here only made the Fon Master Guardian even more nervous.

The last thing she needed was an illusion of Ion's voice saying something....wait.

...Ion...? This is......... She looked rather shocked. ]

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[marionettetamer]

[ She looks off. Maybe that's her imagination or maybe this place was starting to get to her head. You know under water and all that good stuff.... but she couldn't help but weakly call out to the image that appeared like an illusion to her... ]

I-Ion.......

[fonmaster]

[Though her voice was quiet, Ion picks it up without any trouble at all. He looks panicked when he sees her, running over and grabbing her hands.]

Anise...? No, Anise! You can't be dead too, you can't!

[marionettetamer]

[ Anise is looking away from him. She didn't look directly at him when he grabbed her hands. As shocked as she was when he felt warm and not cold when he touched her, she was still guilty that she had done something terrible to him.

Her voice seemed caught in her throat. She was fighting back tears again.....why..how did this-

People said that dead people could come here...they said but the odds. She didn't expect it to be soon. ]

....

[fonmaster]

[Terrible or not, Ion held no ill will against her for it. He had known for quite some time that Mohs had Anise under his control, it was why he followed along so willingly. He didn't want Anise or her family to be hurt for his sake.]

Anise, what's wr-

[He sneezes suddenly. Wildly embarrassed, he holds his hands up.]

Ah, I'm sorry!