{03} - Video

[revenant_wing]

[The wristlet turns on as a horse's muzzle nudges it. The muzzle nudges it again before moving to push at something else. A soft groan is heard before the owner of the wristlet turns over.]

Oh man... what happened...?

[Vaan sits up, rubbing his neck. Faintly, the video catches two puncture wounds on his neck, right at his jugular. It's brief as

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voice.

[pteroda]

[oh she saw those marks, suddenly freezing in place for a moment. Those were-]

...Vaan...?

voice.

[revenant_wing]

[His head is still a little fuzzy, so he doesn't recognize your voice yet]

Yeah...?

voice.

[pteroda]

Are you all right?

...Were you attacked?

voice.

[revenant_wing]

[His horse is basically the one leading him home now.]

'M fine, I think...

[He groans softly]

Can't remember... wasn't I walking home... before?

[voice]

[justicefangs]

[suspicionnnn] What now? This some cheap pirate trick- a prelude to purse snatching? Ah-? [snort]

[video]

[revenant_wing]

[Okay, he definitely can't forget you. He groans.]

You don't even know the first thing 'bout bein' a sky pirate-!

[Whoa, okay. Diiiiizzy. Nnngh. Reks, the Braegh, manages to convince him to get on for a ride. brb, gettin' on a horse.]

Wait, what does purse snatching have to do with... with...

[Pause. He's a bit more awake.]

What happened?

clicked to [video]

[justicefangs]

[comedic lag, while Lang leans in and accepts that you just got on a horse...]

...what's the matter- someone hit you over the head? [he's slightly quieter, though no more polite] Being a sky pirate, I figured you were pretty sharp.

[phoo-siiiiigh] You okay. [it's barely a question, and comes from a clenched jaw and bared teeth]

[video]

[revenant_wing]

No, I didn't get hit in the head.

[It would be hurting and all he felt was really tired and lethargic.]

I wasn't... doing anything last night. Just walkin' home...

[He sighs, just letting the horse take him home.]

'M fine.

[hawkishly]

[His trained eye catches sight of the mark on the young man's neck. He's taken off-guard, certainly, but not entirely surprised. They'd not had much trouble with vampires in Nuadoria, to be honest, though the few he had come across were the extremely dangerous variety. It would be more difficult to pin down suspects, since there was newer additions to consider.

Kaito considers what to say, but now is not the time to use the usual time-consuming methods.]

There appears to be a mark on your neck. It's not a request I would normally make, but if you don't mind, I would like to have a clearer view of it.

[revenant_wing]

[He blinks a little at the screen]

My neck? What's wrong with it?

[He feels around for it before he finds two raised bumps. What? He remembers the request then and angles the camera to it]

You know what these are?

[He doesn't have vampires, legend or real ones.]

[hawkishly]

[His eyes narrow considerably, though he already knows what they were. Ignores the questions for now, focusing on clarifying the facts.]

It's like I thought. And you don't remember what happened?

[revenant_wing]

...no, I don't.

[He's got a feeling you do.]

What happened?

VOICE.

[em0phones]

. . .

[ Neku's watched enough horror movies back home to know a vampire bite when he sees one. Still...

... vampires aren't real. ... right? The weird sky's got him feeling a little jittery. ]

... Looks like someone's been chewing on you.

VOICE.

[revenant_wing]

...chewing on me?

VOICE → VIDEO !

[em0phones]

Your neck.

[ There's a pause on Neku's end, then some fumbling. After a few seconds, the camera switches on, catching a close-up of bright blue eyes before Neku's sure that he has the thing adjusted properly. After that, he shifts the camera's view until it's pointed at his own neck, pointing a finger at the general area where he'd noticed the bites on Van's. ] Around there.

VIDEO

[revenant_wing]

[He feels around and feels the tiny small wounds.]

Something bit me? I... don't remember anything from last night though.

not here ;

[amicicidal]

[ tohru is reading this post from a dark place somewhere and freaking the hell out, okay. both with guilt and fear that these people are catching on so quickly. oh god. ]