Panic time

[zelda_hylia]

Who: Zelda and anyone that comes across her
Where: Hiding throughout Vatheon - less populated places (forest, island, etc)
When: All day after the curse begins!
Style: Either
Status: Open, but Zelda says it's closed. Ignore her.

[Upon figuring out that the little bubble that she couldn't get rid of was displaying her thoughts, Zelda had no choice but to leave the house before Zelos saw. She really didn't have any romantic feelings for him, but she was still a teenager and that kiss was playing on repeat. Even though she doesn't want anyone else to see inside her mind either, at least it wouldn't be ruining the friendship she had with Zelos if they did.

And so the princess is wandering in the least populated parts of Vatheon that she can find, looking very sulky.]

Comments

[demonicbookworm]

I've been okay.

<sub>[he blushes looking at her bubble, his own showing that he wouldn't actually mind a hug... And that thought makes him blush even more though.

He tries not to look at Zelda.]</sub>

[zelda_hylia]

[Poor baby! She goes right ahead and hugs him, especially since it means that he can't look at her thought bubble while he's that close. What's she thinking right now? He doesn't know!]

That's good to hear. You didn't get sick with that last curse?

[demonicbookworm]

_{[She really hugged him?! He's blushing so much right now...]}

Um, no... I didn't get sick at all.

_{[Why couldn't he avoided the other curses? Comparing to any other cruse, the one that caused people to get sick was pretty harmless.]}

What... about you?

[zelda_hylia]

[She steps back since it feels like his face is heating up. Zelda thinks of Ruca as a kid, as evidenced by the little miniature Ruca in her thought bubble looking adorable.]

I did not get sick, thankfully. I helped at the clinic a little, though.

[As well as helped Zelos. She remembers that pretty clearly, Zelos fussing in bed, Zelos as a pile of blankets - curiously, he's just as small and cute in Zelda's thoughts as Ruca is.]

[demonicbookworm]

_{[that, also is another reason Ruca blushes so much. His thought bubble shows an image that clearly says I'm not a little kid!... For a moment though, that image changes to a demon.]}

I'm glad you were okay.

[zelda_hylia]

[Zelda seems slightly abashed.]

I'm sorry, I don't mean to treat you with disrespect.

[And then her thought bubble reflects the demon - Who was that?]

[demonicbookworm]

Ah, n-no, don't apologize!

_{[the image in his bubble now shows a blond-haired woman - Ruca's mother, who seems to be treating Ruca as a child, too... Which is still embarrassing to the boy himself.]}

...There's nothing wrong with that.

<sub>[seeing that in her mind she's asking about the demon, Ruca's own bubble shows the answer - the image of the boy turning into the demon - This is me.

But the moment he thought that, Ruca backs away, as if he was about to run away.]</sub>

...I-I think I should... go now.

[zelda_hylia]

[Zelda holds her hands up.]

It's alright. I am not going to judge you.

[I can transform too. An image of her becoming Sheik.]

See? We are even, now. I won't tell anyone.

[She is curious why he chooses to wander around as a little boy if he's actually a powerful man, though!]

[demonicbookworm]

_{[he never thought Zelda could transform like that.]}

You won't...?

_{[He looks surprised, but then shakes his head.]}

But it's not... it's not what you think.

_{[there's another image of the demon being killed by someone very dear to him. The demon's image changes into a transparent form... to show that this is his spirit, his soul. That soul breaks in two. One part vanishes and one changes into an image of a baby Ruca. I was reincarnated.]}

[zelda_hylia]

[If Zelda were aware of her past lives, she would be able to more easily understand how Ruca was feeling. Even though she's not, she believes in reincarnation and isn't surprised to hear it.]

I see. You expect people to judge you based on your past life, then? That wouldn't be fair to you.

[demonicbookworm]

_{[it takes him a moment to answer to that.]}

I... I don't know what I should expect, to be honest. In my world people like me aren't exactly... kindly treated.

<sub>[his bubble shows an image of people being locked in cells or send to the battlefield against their will. It also shows people locked up in laboratories... as experimental subjects.

Ruca's gaze drops to the ground.]</sub>

[zelda_hylia]

There seem to be many worlds that treated people who were different as such. But that is not the case here in Vatheon. It's the good thing about this city, don't you think?

[Images of the incredibly diverse population of Vatheon float through her bubble. I will find a way where we all can win.]

[demonicbookworm]

_{[he nods.]}

You're right. It's definitely the good thing about this place.

_{[Thank you]}

[zelda_hylia]

And of course, the curses are the bad thing...

[Now she's thinking of Zelos, sick in bed... and Zelos, drunk and kissing - ]

Perhaps we should speak another time, Ruca.

[demonicbookworm]

_{[oh, seeing that, he turns away instantly.]}

Y-yes... that's a good idea.

[zelda_hylia]

I, ah... I apologize for the...

[Yeah, she's just going to back away slowly.]

Do take care.

[And she's gone!]