♥ ☽ stumblin', but yeah i'm still lookin' hella fine

[tsundyne]

Who: Yukari and everyone.
Where: She'll be reappearing on the beach, then making her way back down into the city via elevator and towards the Coral. So anywhere you'd like to run into her in between there!
When: Late evening/close to midnight
Style: I'll match! I'm up for either--action spam or prose.
Status: Open!

[The last thing Yukari ever expected, was needing to rely on someone else for healing. Or in Vatheon's case, something else--like the Coral. She'd always healed herself. People relied on her for healing. But it just can't be helped, in her condition: she's soaked, her clothes are torn, and there is a fair amount of blood indicating a very heavy and intense battle.

...And what a battle it was.

She doesn't want to think about it much, though; it hurts to think how badly she'd lost. It angers her, even; how incredibly unfair. How dare she, how dare she...?]

Damn--! [Her fist slams into the sand of the beach where she's ended up, and she stumbles to her feet.

Then she sighs, remembering.

Remembering Vatheon. Remembering how much weaker she is here. Diarahan wouldn't cut it in the long run; so she knows she should make her way to the Coral as fast as possible before anyone sees her.

A heal, a change of clothes, maybe--

Once again, she's forced to put everything behind her; because Aigis had won, and now she'd have to live with knowing that.]

How long...?

[--has she been gone?

This is the first that's ever happened to her. It's so disorienting, but she decides maybe that's not the most important thing right now. Annoyed and highly emotional as she is, she sighs again and walks towards the elevator, occasionally wincing.]

Nngh.

[...Time to find her own answers here, she supposes. She doesn't need a replacement leader to do that.]

Comments

[messianic]

[Three days.

He knows it's three days--and so he was waiting.

Waiting waiting waiting by the coral, half asleep sprawled out on a park bench.

And so...when he sees a familiar figure (but blood-covered, why is she covered in blood--), he sits up.

And he quietly lifts his Evoker to his head, breathing out--]

Messiah.

[Salvation on top of the coral, Yukari. Leader-kun loves you, you know.]

[1/2]

[tsundyne]

[Blood, and now there's sand, too. Generally this is just really unpleasant, on top of her annoyance, so even once she gets back down to the city, Yukari doesn't look happy.

The coral is in her sight though.

She's fixated on it, she just wants to get this over with; the same way she wanted to move out of the dorm and get over him.

And then she hears his voice.

Only one word, but she knows. It's a voice she never thought she'd hear again, but at the same time it's a voice she's grown so used to hearing every single day.]

Minato...

[He's still here--]

[2/2]

[tsundyne]

[The warm light of the Salvation spell overtakes her and already she feels her wounds closing; tension easing. Her anger even fades somewhat, though it's still so prevalent...

She should be angry. Because how dare she use his powers...?

She just doesn't have a target for it anymore. Aigis...

Aigis isn't here.

He is.]

...Thanks. You were waiting, weren't you?

[bufudine]

[Serph hadn't seen Yukari around, but three days isn't such a long time. He's not one to wander at night too often, but... he'd needed to hunt.

He isn't covered in blood; he's gotten better at these kinds of stealthy kills. There used to be sprays of blood across him when he killed a local, but it's easier to avoid such messiness now. He's already licked the blood off his hands, wiped the rest of it from his mouth. But the smell of blood is hard to be rid of so quickly.

He doesn't expect to see Yukari.

She's clearly not well.

Serph is by her side in an instant. If she needs help standing, he's there, lending a supporting arm and shoulder.]

[rainbowarch]

[Hunting is something Cielo hates doing. It's the one thing about Vatheon that he wishes he could change. A small consolation is that hunting always goes well. It's sickeningly easy.

Nobody ever looks up.

Licking the last remnants of blood from his lips, Cielo knows that he can just head back to base knowing that his demon's been fed. But he doesn't. He wants to find Serph first.

It's not hard to find him. But this time, he's not alone.

He doesn't question what Yukari is doing out here at this time. No, because what Cielo sees is that she's hurt. Badly. He too rushes to her aid, transforming in mid stride as he does.

He has little concept of gods or deities, but if any entities were listening, they would hear him silently begging to please let Yukari be okay.

Because Cielo doesn't know what he'd do if she's not.]

[yellowglasses]

[It was just another day in Vatheon to Chie. Training, eating, talking to a few people...nothing exciting. She'd grown so used to life here in the bubble already, it actually surprised even herself.

But today she had been struck with a tinge of loneliness. Yosuke, Souji and Kanji all had eachother...lived together even. But Chie didn't have anyone as close. Sure, she could go hang out with the guys, but it didn't change that she was in an empty house at the end of the day and missing her best friend more than anything.

To get her mind off of Yukiko, Chie'd left the house to go out for a jog. That'd get her mind off it for sure! But instead she was greeted by something completely different that'd work much better than a jog ever would.]

W-Woah! [That girl looked like the one she'd met on her arrival! Yukari was her name, right? But she was bloody, Chie definitely never saw bloody people around town. Her mind jumped to that SFC post about a murder-- she'd still been worried about someone else dying ever since then, what if Yukari had been attacked..?

She had to make sure she was okay! Chie ran up closer to her to examine her better- it was night after all.] What happened to you?! You need medical help, or..or something. The coral can fix this sort of thing, right? I-I mean I never used it for something like this, I wouldn't know! I-- [Woah Chie, woah. Panic much? She had to calm down a bit and let Yukari actually answer something.]

[tsundyne]

[Well, Yukari would definitely prefer not bumping right into people as she's walking, especially not when she's like this. So she's trying to be careful; but it can't be helped when she ultimately almost does run into Chie.

It surprises her almost as much, but seeing Chie panic with barely a chance to greet her in return, she sighs.]

Chie...right?

[Yukari groans and grunts, though it's not sure whether she's trying to break free...or if she simply doesn't like the dish. Either way, she looks a little frustrated that she hadn't been as sneaky as she thought.]

Stay calm. I-It's not as bad as it looks, I promise...

[macabre]

[ Guess who is sitting on a bench near the coral. He knows she's coming, just knows it, and because of that he waits -- a smile on his face.

And when she appears, he watches her -- not being particularly shy about it. ]

[tsundyne]

[She doesn't notice him at first!

Just kind of relieved she made it to the Coral. She can breathe a bit easier now, so then she turns around to see his smiling face. Needless to say, she's surprised for various reasons.]

Pharos?

[The most important one being, of course--]

Y-You're back...

[contemptibility]

[Tiir's at the coral to replenish his energy—as it's not like he needs to fight right now, he doesn't need to ask for Minato for this.

He pauses when he sees Yukari, however, blinking in surprise.]

Oh? It's you.

[tsundyne]

[Interesting that they're there for the same reason, isn't it? But whatever. She supposes she should be happy she's never caught him cannibalizing again.

She doesn't really have much magic to spare tonight anyway; plus she's a total mess. She's just reaching her hand out for the coral when he catches her attention.]

...Yeah. It's me.

[Her tone flat. Not looking for an argument tonight, but then again, she hadn't been the last time either.]

[ainohenshin]

[ Kuwabara was on the beach exploring and well beating things up. There were a couple of craters in the ground due to his Reiken but other than that there wasn't much done to the beach that he couldn't fix but it was a far ways away as he traveled towards her location.

When he noticed the strange girl he'd spoken to a couple of weeks ago about Yusuke, he rushed over without a second thought. From his vision, she seemed rather disoriented and possibly injured? He couldn't tell from the distance but it was good enough that he was running towards her.

He'd never leave a girl unattended to. ]

OI!

[ Sadly he didn't quite remember if he asked for her name or not, shame since they talked a couple of times. The situation never came up, he supposed. ]

[tsundyne]

[He may not remember her name, but she remembers his. Either way, she's not going to hold it against him. She wasn't even expecting to see him. She hadn't expected to see anyone.

She stumbles, brushing off some of the sand from her outfit.]

H-Hey. [Her voice pained, and she sighs.] What're you doing out here? It's late...

[It must be, right?

So dark...]

[angelicvoice]

*Fuuka has been on the lookout for Yukari for some time now. She knew disappearances weren't uncommon in Vatheon, but something about how her friend vanished made her feel like there was more to it.

But when she picks up on Yukari on Juno's radar, she looks quite battle worn. So injured. Fuuka runs to where her friend is from the dormitory. When she finally spots her, she's almost to the coral.*

Yu- Yukari ... *gasps* Yukari-chan!

[tsundyne]

[Haaa. Darn--

Fuuka would always know, wouldn't she? Where she is, what condition--she's probably been worried, too. It almost hurts to hear her name screamed like that, the pain in her voice; though she doesn't know whether it's because she feels bad or if it's just the pitch of it against the quiet night.

Either way, Yukari stops and turns.]

Fuuka...

[Wow, just a moment longer, and she'd have been able to touch the Coral. No one would've even known.]

Heh. You found me.

[Greaaaat...]

[garbagecanned]

[He'd been minding his own business...

Wait a minute. Was that--?

His eyes went wide when he recognized Yukari walking around near the coral.]

W-Whoa! Hey, are you okay?

[Oh boy...what kind of trouble had she gotten herself into now?]

[tsundyne]

[Oh, brother. She knows that voice well enough; and she'd been so close to the Coral, too. What is she supposed to do now? It feels like she's caught red-handed or something--

But that's stupid. She turns to face him.]

Yosuke.

[A sigh. None of this was her fault. It was her idea, sure, but...]

Isn't...isn't it past your bedtime or something?

[Nngh. This sucks.]

[fake]

[ because he has problems staying indoors, especially at proper times, it isn't all that odd for him to be out in the city at this hour— vatheon had actually proven to be considerably lively at night, which was a new change of pace for him; it might be due to the drastic environmental change and lack of rules in general that tempted people to stay out for however long they liked, despite commonly accepted normalities. maybe it wasn't very weird for him to be out this late after all then— although his age might argue otherwise, but nobody would really care. ]

..Ah!

[ —what was weird would be the girl staggering out of the elevator that he had been eyeing just now. completely unexpected and pinging every single one of his compulsive 'be a gentleman' senses— so of course he'll immediately dash a few steps forward to the elevator entrance and assertively catch her arm in order to offer himself as physical support. ]

Are you alright?

[tsundyne]

[Suddenly there's a total stranger on her arm, which isn't what she was expecting to be honest, stepping out of that elevator. He may notice that she's totally wet, too; not to mention she's got blood on her which she doesn't particularly care to get onto anyone else.

Which is why she pulls away, more politely than she's actually used to.]

I-I'm fine.

[She says it firmly, so he doesn't have a reason to doubt or pity her, but she does wince involuntarily. Whoops. She won't let that happen again.]

Who are you?

[undie_boss]

Eikichi hadn't exactly noticed Yukari was gone. He wasn't the most observant person in the world, nor did he really see her on a regular basis. The last they talked, it was about Eikichi's band - his dream he wanted to accomplish - and how it just kept falling apart and kept getting interrupted.

As he walked towards the plaza, he saw Yukari. A mess. What.

"Shit. Yukari!" he shouted, running towards her. He may be a badass, but he cares for those he calls friends. He reached out his hand. "Hades! Diarahan!" It was the one healing spell Hades knew. It was also the first time Eikichi had actually called Hades out to do more than swat at Butterfly.

A large persona appeared behind him as light appeared around Eikichi. Hades cast Diarahan on Yukari as Eikichi stumbled to a stop by her.

[tsundyne]

It is another Diarahan to add on top of her own that Isis had just cast; evidenced by the Evoker still in her hand. All fine and dandy, since it certainly doesn't hurt matters, but the booming voice does startle her and she turns sharply to see that head of ridiculous blue hair. That ridiculous blue...well, everything.

She isn't surprised to see him (beyond the initial shock); but she doesn't seem all that pleased either. She merely blinks, expression flat and tired, before responding in much the same way:

"...Hey."

It's all she can muster. Since the double spells seem to be doing their job for now, she places her Evoker back in its holster around her leg, where it belongs.

[twiceinhabited]

[Amane's been out patrolling. Even when her patrol officially ends, she still out and looking around.

Just in case Yukari is back.

So when she's near the Coral again, Amane stopped when she see a familiar figure.]

...Takeba? [She's covered in blood. Oh god, how hurt is she?

She quicken her pace, until the priestess is close enough to cast Mediarahan.]

[tsundyne]

[Amane's one of the ones who would notice. All of people residing in the Volo Dorms--she likes to think they'd notice if she didn't come home for two or three straight nights.

This seems to be the case, she realizes; since she suddenly sees Amane and hears her name at the same time as she rushes to her side.

Honestly, she doesn't know whether to be relieved or not. She really didn't want to be seen like this. A quiet, tired sigh--]

Hey, Amane.

[Her voice low as Amane prepares for what she assumes is a healing spell. Pointless. Yukari is a healer, too, after all...

She has healed herself to the best of her ability.

But she doesn't stop her...]

[redcladidealist]

[Lloyd's passing by the coral when he catches sight of her. He jerks to a stop, doing a double take.]

Yukari!

[She's covered in blood and her clothes are torn! Heart lurching with alarm, he runs to catch up with her.]

Yukari, what happened? Are you all right?!

[tsundyne]

[Hi, Lloyd.

She is also soaking wet, did you notice that, too? It really kind of sucks, and it's not helping her mood at the moment. But sure, go ahead and approach her anyway.

She'll try not to bite your head off. She's too tired anyway, from having dragged herself all this way from the beach. She was almost there, too, without anyone noticing...]

Oh, yeah. Perfectly fine. [She deliberately skips the first question, responding with an air of sarcasm as she tries not to roll her eyes. A breathy, exasperated sigh, and then:] Jeez...shouldn't you be in bed?