[Week 34, Day 2] [Video][Intro]

[pocketcandymom]

[She’s obviously taken a short look around the area before making the video, because the woman on the screen has a small bundle of various found objects in her hands. A strange-looking rock, a clump of dirt, a piece of broken pottery, a couple of small flowers. The smile she offers the Hitomi seems quite genuine, and not at all panicked.]

Excuse me?

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[kazuyan]

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[He's not exactly sure what to think. Raikou and Gau sort of disappeared, and that's been that.  Since then, quite a number of folks from different places have shown up on occasion, but never anyone he knew.  In a way, that's been a relief.  While he does worry about his sister and some other people, he thinks they're much better off where they belong.  His stint here has been longer than he expected and there's really no end in sight.  Sometimes he wonders what it is these so-called gods want from him in the first place, before he reminds himself that they're probably just fickle assholes with too much time on their hands.

Hanabusa is a friendly face, the wifey type thing to that infuriating Thobari (who's actually not a bad guy if Yukimi is honest with himself, just...infuriating nonetheless) and he does like her. Which is why he's not all that happy to see her here, stuck with the rest of them.  But he gives her a warm smirk:]

Yo, Seki-san.  Looks like someone's already filled you in. [Since none of the replies before his had been screened.] Welcome aboard. 

[pocketcandymom]

So you really are here, Yukimi-san.

[She looks pretty pleased to see him. It's nice to have familiar faces at least, in a strange place, and at least she knows for sure the boys have been looked after.]

I've had many kind people try to explain the situation to me, yes. Such a friendly place, this Kannagara, isn't it? I suppose you'd have pretty much the same story to tell?

[kazuyan]

Yep, that I am.  Good times.

[His brow quirks a little at the second remark.  Actually, most people he's encountered here have been pretty nice, more or less.  Sure, there's the occasional crazy dude, and sometimes the natives are annoying, not to mention the oni and other benign creatures of the wild.  But he doesn't mention that quite yet.  In any case, Thobari might be a naive and stupid sometimes, but his lady strikes Yukimi as a bit more savvy.]

Heh. The people are okay, sure.  My story is, I got stuck here.  And that's the end of the story for now, sadly.  The kids are here, but I guess you know that already.

[pocketcandymom]

Same as everyone else then, yes.

[At the mention of the children, her expression softens a little.]

Miharu-kun said that Yoite was here, but of course, I haven't heard from him yet.

[She laughs softly, quietly accepting.]

You've been taking good care of them, haven't you? And Yoite... is he... well?

[He'd been dead, after all. She hasn't decided what to think of that yet.]

[kazuyan]

[He gives a suffering sigh. He's always hated taking care of children and yet somehow he seems to keep collecting them like bad habits that he can't shake. Thankfully no one has died yet under his care, or lost any limbs. And for the most part, he's kept them housed and fed. It's a small miracle in itself.]

Yeah, well. Cook something and he just might show up suddenly.

Yoite is...he's alive. I guess that about sums it up. Still got appetite, so you could say he's doing well. ["Well", afterall, is a relative thing when Yoite is concerned.]
 

[pocketcandymom]

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