122. Circumstances

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[To think it was just a regular day.

Sheena stumbles her way around from the back of house 18. One arm is braced against the outside wall of the house, the other useless. It's a slow, staggering kind of walk. When she runs out of house, she manages to move just a few more feet, into the road, before crashing to the ground again. Mercifully, her

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[It isn't until much later that Yuan shows up at the clinic to pay Sheena a visit. He wasn't one hundred percent sure if she'd be there, but he'd rather try the clinic first and then risk going to her house. There's a smaller chance of running into Zelos, this way.

Luckily, she is lying in one of the clinic beds, so Yuan will approach her without hesitation.]

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[The one spot of luck she's had in this is that now, she's unconscious and oblivious to the world.

But before she was safe (?) in the clinic and trying to recover, she got beaten up, zapped, and lost a whole lot of blood. So she looks awful.]

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[Considering how awful she looks, it's a good thing she's resting. Yuan doesn't dare to wake her when she's like this, so he'll just take a seat next to the bed and wait. He doesn't have anything better to do right now anyway. But just to show he's not a complete creeper, he'll idly flip through his journal while he waits.]

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[But he is a complete creeper, come on now.

He may have to wait a while. Something closer to an hour than to half. But eventually one eye, then the other, will open and Sheena will groan in a very pitiful voice at how bright it is in the room and how much everything just hurts]

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[fortunefail]

[Hey now, at least he isn't hiding in bushes. ... Or behind the curtains, in this case.

Sheena may be awake now, but he's still not going to say anything. He'll wait for her to fully become aware of her surroundings and figure out he's there on her own.]

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[it's another short while before she even thinks about looking around the room. The last thing she remembers with any clarity is touching the journal and trying to call for help.

But she can determine after a few minutes that this must be the clinic. And someone is here with her. She's squinting to even try to guess who it is, though, trying to make the blur in her vision turn into something solid]

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[Considering she's staring straight at him, he can only assume she knows he's sitting there.]

I see you're finally awake.

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[her eyes unconsciously search the room again while she tries to remember just who that voice belongs to. When she answers, it's very strained and quiet]

Yuan?

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Yes. [He leans forward in his chair to watch Sheena more closely. She really is a mess. Who caused such injuries? The chances that it was the Malnosso are very slim.]

Would you care to explain what happened?

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[Especially since she talked to him not that long ago. There really wasn't enough time for her to be kidnapped - they aren't known for daytrips, or even weekend staycations.

When he asks what happened she is trying her hardest not to attempt curling into as small of a ball as she can manage. As though that would make everything hurt less.

He's not going to be happy with this answer, either.]

I w-was...attacked.

[she's not even thinking about how embarrassing it is to be taken by surprise like that]

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By whom? [It's not a question, so much as a demand. As complicated as his relationship with Sheena may be, he's actually a little protective of her. He knows it's not his place- that she has much closer companions to watch over her, but Yuan wouldn't be Yuan if he could actually stop himself from caring about people over time.]

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[she closes her eyes so she doesn't have to be looking at him when she answers.]

Mithos.

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[The silence that follows is almost deafening. One of Yuan's hands clenches into a fist, while the other clutches his journal more tightly. Even now that he's got his precious Martel, Mithos is still causing trouble. When he finally speaks up, it's a low growl.]

... Why?

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I-I...I don't know. I think... [she's having to stop, hold her breath a little, and then continue, the hand that can do so making a fist on top of her blanket]

I think I was there.

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[That's it? That's the reason he injured Sheena so badly she ended up in the clinic? Just because she was there?] That little bastard! He really is just a petulant child.

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[for as awful as she feels, she can't help but look at him while he gets all bothered. Yuan, she really didn't know you cared so much.]

He...about Martel...