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[fortunefail]

[It's been four days since this incident took place, and now Yuan's finally fully regaining consciousness. The first thing he notices is a pounding headache. Roughly ten seconds later, he realizes his surroundings aren't quite what he expected to see. He's lying virtually face-down in a bed in the clinic. Peculiar, because last he remembers, he'd

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[wise_maiden]

[She doesn't see his note immediately - after all, it's technically the second day of school, and a certain amount of time needs to pass before a reasonable break, especially with the organization taking place.

Eventually though, during lunch, Raine sees the note and leaves one in response.]

So you've finally woken up. I'm... at the school right now, and I'll be here for a few more hours. I'll stop by once classes are over.

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[fortunefail]

Take your time.

[Yuan isn't exactly going anywhere. In fact, if he dozes off again, the rest of the school day will pass in the blink of an eye.]

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[wise_maiden]

[Oh why did it have to be raining today. At least it wasn't - storming. Not yet. But that's not important.

Eventually sometime after classes are over and any additional questions there are taken care of, Raine makes her way over to the clinic. She had been planning on stopping by there, anyway.]

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[fortunefail]

[She'll find Yuan where he was left four days ago. He's sitting up, flipping through his journal to see if there's any mention of Emil these past few days. He still faintly remembers what he did, though he's curious to see if someone's already found the core and undone the damage.]

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[wise_maiden]

[She has an umbrella, but not a new staff. She needs to have that replaced. For a moment she looks at him from the doorway before approaching.] ... Yuan.

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[fortunefail]

[He closes his eyes for a moment before snapping his journal shut. This isn't exactly an encounter he's been looking forward to. The fraction of Aku's essence manipulated him into doing some stupid things, but it still doesn't excuse that he wasn't strong enough to withstand it.]

Raine.

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[wise_maiden]

... How are you feeling? [It's a tentative question. She doesn't know if he even remembers, after all.]

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[fortunefail]

[Shards. He remembers faint shards. That's why he asked where Raine was in the first place. For all he knew, she could've been in the clinic as well.]

... Better. My body has returned to normal.

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[wise_maiden]

[For what it's worth, she's not wearing her usual robes. She's wearing a dark green jacket, instead.]

... Everything is normal? [She knows, but. It's better to hear from him.]

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[fortunefail]

As normal as it can be after what's happened. [He's still exhausted, he's still got a headache... And he's still mildly disoriented.]

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[wise_maiden]

You'll still need more time to recover.

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[fortunefail]

If I didn't, I wouldn't still be here.

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[wise_maiden]

... I'm glad you realize that.

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[fortunefail]

[He's silent for a moment. If she was mad at him, she wouldn't be standing here like this, but...]

I'm sorry. [For everything ranging from not taking her advice, to attacking her, to breaking her staff.]

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[wise_maiden]

... You were being possessed. I understand that they were not your actions. [At least, she hopes that's all it was.]

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[fortunefail]

No. It's because I wasn't strong enough that the disease managed to spread that far in the first place. I'm to blame.