[Nemu scrambles into his room as fast as she can, not yet aware of the symbol branded on her face. She had been working (and thinking, trying to understand) when he called, and so she was not aware of his dream. She halts in the door way as the Hitomi whistles by and bows.]
[It's true, his reiatsu is gone, he cannot feel her presence getting closer or even at all. Rage fills every fiber of his being. All the work he put into himself, all cut off.
[Nemu freezes in the doorway, not sure what to do. She has seen Mayuri-sama in many different moods--angry, interested, disgusted, bored, or other emotions. But this one, she does not recognize. He seems...distressed, and she does not know why, or what he wishes her to do. Nor does she wish to displease him when he is in such an unusual mood. She takes a half step forward and then freezes again.]
[She's mocking him, she's doing this on purpose! He finds the closest thing picks it up and hurls it at her. He doesn't care if it hits or not. As soon as it leaves his hand he regrets it - it was a beaker. Nothing in it but the glass itself was difficult to come by.]
You blind idiot, my reiatsu! Can you feel my reiatsu?!
Really? That's your answer?! [He starts the incantation for one of the nastier kidos, pointing directly at her.]
[He finishes and nothing happens. A shriek of anger escapes him. That spell has never failed him before, incantation spoken or not. The bastards weren't lying, they sealed it.]
[Her eyes widened as his kido spell fails. She doesn't dare say anything.]
These...gods forbade you from using your powers, Mayuri-sama? [Her voice is tentative and nervous; she had been haunted by a nightmare of her own, followed by the 'gods' proclaiming her punishment.]
[She has no idea what to do. The only thing she knows to do is make herself as unnoticeable as possible until his anger abates, or until he gives her an order.]
[To be honest he isn't sure what to do right now. However, the anger is abating. His mind is running clearer. So he lost his reiatsu, or at least the ability to access it. Much worse has happened to him.
He toys briefly with the idea of a reboot to his body, the plasma-like state but no. That wouldn't unseal his reiatsu anyway. Best to save that for a time he needs to escape. Which he may need soon enough. These god followers can get very irate at those who go against their gods, even unknowingly.
He turns to look at his idiot assistant. The fire is back in his eyes.]
Don't just stand there! We have experiments to run and data to collect! Perhaps I cannot access my reiatsu but that doesn't mean everything ends here. Stop lazing about and get to work!
[Nothing keeps Kurotsuchi Mayuri down. God or not.]
Mayuri-sama.
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His voice is little more than a whisper.]
It's gone.
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M-mayuri...-sama?
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Tell me what you feel. Now!
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You blind idiot, my reiatsu! Can you feel my reiatsu?!
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Of course, Mayuri-sama. It feels as it always does.
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Really? That's your answer?! [He starts the incantation for one of the nastier kidos, pointing directly at her.]
[He finishes and nothing happens. A shriek of anger escapes him. That spell has never failed him before, incantation spoken or not. The bastards weren't lying, they sealed it.]
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These...gods forbade you from using your powers, Mayuri-sama? [Her voice is tentative and nervous; she had been haunted by a nightmare of her own, followed by the 'gods' proclaiming her punishment.]
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Do you pay attention at all?! You just saw the result!
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[She has no idea what to do. The only thing she knows to do is make herself as unnoticeable as possible until his anger abates, or until he gives her an order.]
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He toys briefly with the idea of a reboot to his body, the plasma-like state but no. That wouldn't unseal his reiatsu anyway. Best to save that for a time he needs to escape. Which he may need soon enough. These god followers can get very irate at those who go against their gods, even unknowingly.
He turns to look at his idiot assistant. The fire is back in his eyes.]
Don't just stand there! We have experiments to run and data to collect! Perhaps I cannot access my reiatsu but that doesn't mean everything ends here. Stop lazing about and get to work!
[Nothing keeps Kurotsuchi Mayuri down. God or not.]
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