Day 47: Greenhouse (2nd Shift)

[himetsuru]

Why couldn't she get it out of her mind? It was a stupid white dress. So what if it was visual evidence that she was a princess? It should not be bothering her this much. It was a just a dress

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[forcalmeternal]

Hey, this was nice. Yuna looked around at the assorted plants in fascination. ...Apparently a 'greenhouse' referred to the plants in it and not the color of the house itself! Although she supposed it had looked kind of green from the outside, with all these plants.

The humidity in the air reminded her a little of home, and to prevent the feeling from souring, she paid attention while the (unsmiling! Was Yuna doing something wrong? Yuna asked, but the lady didn't answer) lady taught her to plant a...er, plant and gave her a little box of bulbs and a...the lady had called it a trowel?

Yuna tried it, and didn't think she'd done too badly! She looked up for confirmation, but the lady had disappeared again. It was such typical behavior for the lady that Yuna just shrugged and turned back to her little box. Next!

[cursed_exorcist]

Waking up late was nothing new to Kagura, but to miss breakfast was just sacrilegous. When it came to food, Kagura had animal instincts and an appetite to match. As the nurse guided her past the cafeteria, Kagura's mouth watered at the smell of leftovers. Unfortunately, it wasn't time for lunch, so that meant Kagura was going to be stuck in what felt like limbo for an hour. She had nothing against gardening, but she had needs, and they weren't being met. However, as soon as she entered the greenhouse, a shudder ran through her body. She's here... Kagura's sixth sense could not be ignored, not that the Kyuubi would ever allow it, especially when its splinter fragment from another dimension was so close by. The creature's gluttony and greed were unparalleled, and Kagura had to stay on her guard, lest she involuntarily carry out Yomi's prediction

[forcalmeternal]

Hmm, that seemed to be a nice little row...although she really had no idea where the bulbs actually were. Yuna was looking around to see if she could memorize the spot her little row was, so she could (hopefully!) check back sometime, when someone caught her eye.

"Kagura!" Yuna grinned. Working with the plants had been nice, but she was glad for the company. However, her expression turned quickly to concern. "...Are you okay?" Was she better from whatever had upset her yesterday? Was she okay from whatever she might have met at night?

...Night. Yuna had been trying to put that off, especially since people seemed to have developed some sort of way of dealing with it. But fiends-er, monsters?-always took their toll. "Nothing bad happened?"

[cursed_exorcist]

Was she really that transparent? If so, then Kagura wasn't doing a good enough job hiding her pain. She tried to distract herself by shoveling some dirt into the pot followed by some seeds. "Yeah, I'm fine."

When Yuna asked if anything bad happened, Kagura tried wracking her brain for why she would ask such a thing. "Oh, do you mean last night?" Her blue eyes made sure the nurses were gone before she continued. "No, nothing bad happened; in fact, last night was pretty good. I got together with some people I know, and we got our hands on some weapons. Well, stuff we can use as weapons."

Kagura was somewhat proud of this accomplishment. So far, she had felt naked without a weapon at hand, and while she still didn't have a proper blade, the makeshift weaponry she had gathered last night satisfied her. Or perhaps, it was working together with a group again that made Kagura happy? Hime and Sokka's presences were certainly welcome. "And the best part was that we didn't run into any trouble either." Not unless you count Sokka's bloody nose

[forcalmeternal]

Ah, that was good. "I'm glad!" Yuna said, grinning again. Both that Kagura was fine and that nothing happened! Yuna wasn't one to let go of people so easily, and was a bit sorry that she couldn't think of a way to keep better track of everyone. But, it was like two years ago: everyone had their own things to do, and when to do them.

Mmm, but...it made her a bit sad that she couldn't seem to do anything this time. Yuna folded her fingers as she moved her gaze to the bulbs she'd just planted. ...But...that was okay. Sort of. She wasn't the summoner this time, but everyone was working for the common goal. Yuna could be the cog this time! She didn't mind that, as long as she was doing something"That's good news!" she replied. Yuna wasn't used to salvaging for weapons; she wondered how it worked. "Umm, about that...do...is there a way..." Yuna tilted her head. "Well, there's a fiend...that I'm worried about. Is it possible to get a team and well, hunt it? I-I don't want it hurting anyone else." Ouch, speaking of that fiend, Yuna's back

[cursed_exorcist]

"A fiend?" Kagura rolled the words over her tongue. She knew Yuna was from a different world, so the word's meaning might not be the same; however, in this place, there were only so many things Yuna could have been referring to. "Do you mean the monsters that roam the institute

[forcalmeternal]

"Um, yes, that," Yuna replied sheepishly. 'Fiend' was the term most familiar to her, and she had reservations about calling anything 'monsters' when fiends, in Spira, were simply the spirits of the dead.... Which meant she should stop saying it because it was confusing! She'd remember to do that next time

[cursed_exorcist]

"Yeah, there's a bulletin board in the Sun Room. Patients sometimes use it to pass on information," Kagura said, keeping a wary eye on the other girl. She was still concerned about Yuna's wounds, but she also wanted to trust that the other girl knew what she was doing

[forcalmeternal]

"Sounds convenient," Yuna responded about the bulletin. There were a lot of people here, all (most?) against their wills, so Yuna saw the wisdom in passing notes. Like messengers, only in a static place.

The monsters...so they were like fiends, after all. Fiends didn't disappear because the instinct to cling to life never went away.... Except, this was being done...deliberately. "That sounds horrible," she said quietly. Similar to how she couldn't imagine how fiends could be manufactured, she couldn't imagine how monsters could be created. Every night

[cursed_exorcist]

"I'll try," Kagura replied with a small laugh. It seemed like Yuna was a reasonable person, not reckless like Kagura. Yuna's next question caused her to take a moment and think

[forcalmeternal]

That Kagura couldn't promise to stay out of danger was a testament to their situation, sadly. Yuna supposed she should be used to it, but she never could. Ah, but she was a cog now, not a... Always something I can do, she repeated to herself.

"Waking up as soon as..." Yuna repeated. So that was what happened? Yuna hadn't thought about it, but that made sense. It also answered the question of escape, much to Yuna's consternation.

"Thank you, for the information," she said. Bats...Yuna wasn't good at clubbing weapons, unfortunately. Hmm, maybe she could use it as a rod? Sort of? In any case, Kagura was right, it was better than nothing. ...Especially with things like traps around. Oh, dear. "People have been trapped...a long time, huh?" she commented, subdued.

[cursed_exorcist]

"No problem. I'm glad I could help you," Kagura said with a smile. Yuna seemed nice, and Kagura hoped she could become friends with her; however, the conversation quickly returned to a more sobering topic - their captivity.

"It seems that way," Kagura replied. "I don't know for sure how long this has been going on though. Today is only my fourth day here."