[Sanosuke is sitting underneath a large window at the end of a corridor. Its only other visible occupant is an androgynous figure in a white kimono with long, blond hair, sprawled motionless and bloody on the floor. Sano is curled in on himself, face buried against his knees, breathing in gasps and trembling violently]

No....no, no, nononono--this ( Read more... )

[hurried footsteps are heard, then cut off abruptly. After a slight pause, there's another burst of motion, then it stops.]

Are you...can you hear me? Wake up...come on...dammit...Kid, please. Wake up. Get up, open your eyes, don't...no...

[Sano's breathing gets unsteady; his voice is hurt, confused, afraid.Who...who did this? Why would...how ( Read more... )