015 [Written/Voice]

[cakeblocked]

[The handwriting that suddenly appears is very sloppy, but still somewhat readable. It's a combination of being drugged, having messy handwriting in the first place, and having a cast on his arm to have to work around.]I don't really remember what happened, so I'll try to write what I can here

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[Time for some ACTION]

[chiisaichou]

[It's raining, it's pouring, but one painter is taking a casual stroll through the forest. Miyabi had been picking herbs, berries, and wild mushrooms in the drizzle, balancing both a bright, blue parasol as well as a wicker basket in one hand. It's really coming down now though, and with her loot, she decided to head on home to her apartment room, to use the stove there. She was larger today, just to stay out of the rain while small. It's not easy traversing the undergrowth when it's raining, after all.

Luke may see a sudden light in the distance, as Miyabi had just lit a lantern to light the way in the gloom of the forest. She hasn't spotted him yet, but she has slowed down, hearing a voice in the distance and looking around curiously. Did someone just arrive? It was time for new feathers to appear...but she really can't help but be hopeful it may be someone she knew. Someone, hopefully, from Nippon. Or even one of her taken friends.]

[HELL YEAH ACKSHUN]

[bratacus]

[At the moment Luke is huddled under a tree, wet and cold and miserable, especially now that he knows Master Van isn't here. The one person he'd be happy to see, and he's not here. Not to mention this isn't Auldrant at all, though Luke is having a harder time accepting that.

He sees that light in the distance, and so he straightens up and calls out.]

Hey! You!

[HELL YEAH ACKSHUN]

[chiisaichou]

[Welp, that's certainly enough to get the girl's attention. Miyabi turns around quickly, and spots that dot of red in the distance, immediately heading toward it. Luke? Was it...could it be--oh, please, let it be him! When she gets closer, however, Miyabi realizes that it's not luke. The hair's much too long to be Luke, but the face is similar, so...]

...Asch?

[You got taken, too?]

[HELL YEAH ACKSHUN]

[bratacus]

[Luke pauses, looks down at his feet, then up at the sky with a squint... then looks forward at her with narrowed eyes.]

This isn't ash, it's rain.

[HELL YEAH ACKSHUN]

[chiisaichou]

[...What.]

Eh--what? [Miyabi blinks through the mist and rain, then extends her parasol to shield...this person who is evidently notZ Asch from the weather. Moving the lantern closer as well, it becomes obvious.]

L-Luke?

[HELL YEAH ACKSHUN]

[bratacus]

[And Luke throws his hands up in frustration before he puts them on his hips, turning his body away. He doesn't move away, though, because it's nice to have some cover. But here's yet another person.]

Not again... Look, I don't know you, so stop acting like you know me! I'm sick of it!

[HELL YEAH ACKSHUN]

[chiisaichou]

[For a moment, Miyabi's just stunned and confused. For as long as she's known Luke, she's never seen his act like this. He'd always been such a nice person, and so sweet to her, and--

Look, I don't know you, so stop acting like you know me!

I don't know you.

I don't know you.

Miyabi's breath catches in her throat and she comes close to dropping everything she was carrying - lantern, parasol, and basket. That was just...too much. They couldn't--those bastards couldn't have...! That was too cruel. To take him, make it seem like just another kidnapping, but really...bring him back, and then send him back like this... With no memories. It was too cruel, especially when he was hurt before. Especially since she lost two other friends before. It's not fair, it's just not fair!

Miyabi's eyes well up with tears and she purses her lips before turning her back to Luke. It takes a few tries to keep her tone even, but Miyabi manages to sound like she was only punched in the stomach once, not countless times, like what she's feeling.]...I'm

[HELL YEAH ACKSHUN]

[bratacus]

[... Oh, jeez, did he make some other girl cry? What is with Luceti and having overemotional girls living in it? He just says one word to them and they get tears in their eyes. Luke never knows what to do when that happens. So, he looks away himself and waves his hand.]

Then lead me already, jeez! I need to find a doctor or something, anyway. [He waves his left arm - there's still a cast on his left forearm, and it sucks. Not to mention there are names all over it. Names of people he doesn't even know.]

[HELL YEAH ACKSHUN]

[chiisaichou]

[Miyabi can't even find it in herself to feel insulted or annoyed by Luke's harsh behavior. She's quiet except for a dull "this way" as she leads him through, the lantern hanging a bit lower than before. Her thoughts are elsewhere, so the trek in thick with silence. The only noise around them is the rain as it hits the top of her parasol.

Miyabi barely realizes she's walking, moving mechanically instead of willfully. Why did they do such a thing? It wasn't fair. And so soon, after he was taken away...just to bring him back with no memory. Why? It was like the Malnosso were making fun of everyone who was close to Luke. That idiots...she really hated them sometimes. Two-faced bastards...there was really no way of ever trusting a thing they said or did, no matter how good.

Miyabi on;y glances at Luke every ten or so minutes, just to affirm that he was still there. She spies the cast, and more notably, the sun symbol she painted on it. What? ...Why would that still be there? If Luke went home, then that would be gone, wouldn't it? The

[HELL YEAH ACKSHUN]

[bratacus]

[Luke follows behind Miyabi, though he feels more and more bored as they walk along. Jeez, she's poor company. She's quiet the whole way, and the only thing Luke can rely on for entertainment is looking around at nature or listening to the rain. Both of which aren't very interesting to him. Not to mention that his feet are getting wetter and dirtier, and he doesn't like that at all.

If this is who they sent to escort him out of the rain, then she's pretty terrible at her job. She ought to be fired.]

Hey, girl. Say something, I'm getting bored over here.

[HELL YEAH ACKSHUN]

[chiisaichou]

[Much of what Luke says seems distant, like he was speaking at a distance. It was fuzzy, and Miyabi has to raise her head a little to actually remember what he said. He sounded so different...so unlike the Luke she knew. Was that...normal? The change was dramatic, and odd, but Miyabi still felt empty, so she can't feel frustrated with his behavior, yet.]

...My name is Miyabi.

[She looks over her shoulder, out of the corner of her eye, for some reaction. Maybe it'll jog his memory...maybe. She's hoping for it.]

[HELL YEAH ACKSHUN]

[bratacus]

[Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand

nope.]

Miyabi? Huh, must be some Malkuth name. [He's never heard anything like that before, anyway.]

[HELL YEAH ACKSHUN]

[chiisaichou]

[Ow, that hurt, though she's not entirely surprised. How could he remember her name if he didn't even remember her face? Miyabi's shoulders square, and her wings puff up with frustration. Not at Luke, but the Malnosso. Why did they do something like this? Why did they take him away?! Why, why, why?! She wanted Luke back...she wanted her brother back.

But--no. Not right now. He doesn't even know what this place is, doesn't he? And he's still wet, and must be cold, too. It's still Luke, even if he doesn't remember.

It's still Luke.

After a deep breath to relax herself, Miyabi finds some inner peace and turns over her shoulder to look at Luke, this time seeming a bit more hospitable.]

I'm afraid not, I'm not from Malkuth. ...I've never heard of that place, actually. [She smiles, sadly.] This is Luceti - far from your, my, and everyone else's homes.

You have a journal, right? How much do you know about this place? [The Guide is still there, after all, and others must have contacted him if he talked into it.]

[HELL YEAH ACKSHUN]

[bratacus]

[He just gives her a look as she explains. Yes, he's heard this already. He was just hoping there'd be someone from his world who actually found him. Before he answers, he brushes his bangs aside, as they've started drooping in his hair and obscuring his vision in his left eye.]

I'm not in Auldrant at all, I'm in some other world that doesn't have those glass... I mean, the fonbelt, I can't get out, I'm being experimented on, and Master Van isn't even here.

[He sounds more and more irritated as he talks. That last one is just the worst thing of all. Master Van could've gotten him out of here easily!]

[HELL YEAH ACKSHUN]

[chiisaichou]

[Miyabi watches Luke's actions, and slows down so he can adjust his bangs. Her demeanor seems different, though still subdued. It...hurt, quite a bit, to know that Luke was different and no longer remembered her, but what's to stop them from rebuilding that bond they once shared? Plus, Miyabi was still clinging, desperately, to the hope that this was just a one-time thing. Luke still had his cast, after all. No one, thus far, had been returned home and came back with something obtained from Luceti.

After Luke finished speaking, Miyabi nodded. So, he knew the blunt basics, then. Good, but not enough. ...Maybe she'll tell him more later, once they were dry and warm and fed. For now, she tilts her head at him.]

Master Van?

[Luke never spoke about any master before.]

[HELL YEAH ACKSHUN]

[bratacus]

[It's as if Miyabi just turned on a lightbulb in Luke's expression. The annoyance melts away, and he smiles instead.]

Yeah! Master Van's my teacher, and he's the coolest person in Auldrant! [His smile fades, though, as he looks down at his cast.] If he were here, he'd get us out of here for sure.