WHO: Wataru Kurenai (
destinysplay)
WHAT: Say hi to the island's newest victim resident.
WHEN: March 11th, Early morning.
WHERE: \o/ The beach.
WARNINGS: ... uhm. Maybe a warning for adorable social awkwardness.
(
I merely wish to draw the map of my future. )
"You ok?" She stopped a good five feet away, stance relaxed, but alert. Wary. Not of him, but of the surroundings.
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"I... .. I'm fine...." Wataru spoke quietly, keeping his head down. His voice was so quiet that it was difficult to hear him at all.
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"A-actually... I..." Wataru pressed his lips together, unsure of how to continue. He knew exactly why he was in the water. He didn't understand why this woman was assuming so many things and was speaking so intently at him. His clothes were fine, or would be, as long as he could go home and change out of them before he caught a cold. "... I wasn't drowing. I... fell. Into the water. ... but I'm all right now."
It wasn't lying, at least.
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Another once over and she sighed. "We should get into the town. If you're hurt at all, the creatures here will soon smell it. I know you more than likely don't trust me, but this is the truth."
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If any of that was true, Wataru wasn't sure he wanted to risk exposing his identity.
"All right..." His voice was still quiet. It was easy for him to trust people, but the only reason he was showing hesitation was because of how well armed she was. Wataru moved a little closer, showing he was ready to follow her as long as she led the way.
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She swallowed, then started up the beach, every part of her alert. It hadn't while she hadn't been attacked, yet, she could hear the cry of the ahool and that did make her nervous. "The village seems to be safer than the rest of the island, There are houses and such. All houses seem to have clean clothing and a small store of food."
And then after a bit of a pause. "I'm not a native, if you are wondering." She was fare from it. From the first arrivals on the island, actually, but she'd let him make of her words as he will.
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Wataru just looked very, very confused.
"I'm sorry. I don't understand..." Sure, it was strange to wash up on this place, but not entirely out of the realm of possibility. He just didn't know how far he'd have to walk to be able to get back home.
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"Do you know what an ahool is?" It was worth a try. Judging by the lost look, she was fairly sure of she tried to explain the whole I'm not from your world thing, she might confuse him even further.
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When asked if he recognized the name of the creature, Wataru shook his head a few times. He didn't know and he wasn't sure if Kivat knew either. He could feel the other moving around a bit in his hands, impatient at having to be still and quiet for so long when they were in strange territory.
"How do I get back to town?" Wataru turned then, staring back out at the water and seeming to realize for the first time how he couldn't see anything in the distance. ... that wasn't a good sign.
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"If I give you an order, will you obey?" She needed to know. If that thing got any closer, she didn't want to have, to her, a dead weight around. And she saw it as her duty to get the new arrival up to the village proper asap now.
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"N-no, I--" When the woman took out her gun, Wataru's eyes widened and he quickly took a step back. That sounds wasn't familiar, but he'd heard monsters make strange noises before. It wasn't one of his. He dropped his hands to his side, Kivat taking the opportunity to fly back and hide in Wataru's hood in case he was needed. Wataru wouldn't transform in front of anyone else if he could help it, but it seemed like he might have to.
"I guess so..."
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"Please tell me you're not bleeding at all. Even the smallest cut..." And they were so screwed if that was the case. Taking a breath, he motioned the boy to come closer. "We might have to run, and fast."
Please let her be wrong, please let her be wrong.
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When she motioned at him, Wataru moved closer again, looking worried. He didn't think he'd be able to run very fast in his current state, still disoriented from waking up in the water, but he would certainly try.
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