84. [voiced/action]

[corrinesbell]

[at first all that can be heard are muffled sounds of crying]

Zelos...you idiot.

[and the sounds continue. There's nothing else to say]

[...except that, as Sheena went absolutely overboard after Zelos, she isn't in any kind of good shape. She managed to make it from the site of the battle halfway to somewhere; she'd been separated from the group when

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[goldenfirefly]

[Stella heard that, and it doesn't take her long to get out of the house and search for Sheena. Her left arm is in a sling, but otherwise, she doesn't seem to be injured.

First, she'll check her house. She knocks and calls out softly.] Sheena...?

[corrinesbell]

[can hear you calling but can't really answer all that loudly]

[goldenfirefly]

[If the door's open, she'll be going inside to check. Can she get in there?]

[corrinesbell]

[yeah, probably. The door to her bedroom will be left open too, as a 'just in case' kind of thing. She's in bed, hopefully no longer muddy and all that]

[goldenfirefly]

[Stella pushes open that door then, and she peeks inside. Yup, Sheena's there. Good. She'll slowly step inside.] Sheena...

[corrinesbell]

[she's probably still been crying too, actually. Or at least looks like she was for a while]

Mmm.

[goldenfirefly]

[Yes, Stella can see that. And it pains her to see it, too. She makes her way to the bed and sits down close to Sheena, then reaches her good arm out to stroke Sheena's hair.]

You don't have to speak.

[corrinesbell]

How did you get hurt?

[goldenfirefly]

Oh... you don't have to worry about that. It'll heal in a few days.

[corrinesbell]

[she won't pursue it. If that's how Stella feels about it there's nothing she can do anyway. ...But it would be a lot better than thinking and talking about Zelos]

[goldenfirefly]

[Yeah, but talking about how a soldier got past their defenses and busted into her home and tried to kill the kids she was looking after? fffft.]

I managed to fight, at least.

[corrinesbell]

Is Sophie okay?

[goldenfirefly]

She's fine. Awfully scared, but fine.

[corrinesbell]

[that's about all Stella will get out of Sheena for now]

[goldenfirefly]

[Poor thing. Stella rests her hand on top of Sheena's head, then, and stays silent.]

[corrinesbell]

[Please keep talking, she wants to say. But doesn't. Good luck intuiting that one, Stella]