1 - In which Mokuren fails at politeness
[Mokuren doesn't recall being moved into a bed, but maybe Shion moved her while she was unconscious. She feels guilty for worrying him, although there's nothing to be done. Shukaido's vaccination didn't work - she's going to die anyway. In fact, shouldn't she be dead already?
But she really feels quite well, so she opens her eyes and sits up. And then she notices things are not as they ought to be. For one thing, she's not in her uniform, but that takes a backseat to the fact that she has never seen this room before in her life. Also, it's awfully quiet. Yeah, sure the birds are singing and it's a beautiful morning, but it's quiet in a way only a deafened person could understand. Also, and most importantly, there is a strange man sleeping in the bed next to her. She scrambles and practically falls out of the bed in her shock. And she's yelling.
Mokuren is a singer, among other things, so she's got a pretty impressive set of pipes. And for the first time in a while, she's not too sick to use them. The scream can be heard halfway down Miller Street. The drone-kids come running to see what mommy's upset about, and of course this is just more distressing for Mokuren. Since when does she have children? Since when is she married to this scruffy... person?
tl;dr: Mokuren is spooked. She is now outside the house, wandering a little ways down the street and staring at everything. Time to give her a nice, warm, Mayfield welcome!]
But she really feels quite well, so she opens her eyes and sits up. And then she notices things are not as they ought to be. For one thing, she's not in her uniform, but that takes a backseat to the fact that she has never seen this room before in her life. Also, it's awfully quiet. Yeah, sure the birds are singing and it's a beautiful morning, but it's quiet in a way only a deafened person could understand. Also, and most importantly, there is a strange man sleeping in the bed next to her. She scrambles and practically falls out of the bed in her shock. And she's yelling.
Mokuren is a singer, among other things, so she's got a pretty impressive set of pipes. And for the first time in a while, she's not too sick to use them. The scream can be heard halfway down Miller Street. The drone-kids come running to see what mommy's upset about, and of course this is just more distressing for Mokuren. Since when does she have children? Since when is she married to this scruffy... person?
tl;dr: Mokuren is spooked. She is now outside the house, wandering a little ways down the street and staring at everything. Time to give her a nice, warm, Mayfield welcome!]