third shipwreck :: VOICE

[miserabledepths]

[Her SFC clicks on, crackling with static for a moment before the muted roar of a shower running overwhelms it. Bathroom; the door shut but unlocked. Water; pouring out for far longer than is necessary

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[unzans_hitbox]

...............

Captain.

[miserabledepths]

[there's no answer. the water keeps running.]

[unzans_hitbox]

Captain. What are you doing?

[miserabledepths]

[a tiny sigh, eclipsed by the dull roar of the water, and nothing more.]

[unzans_hitbox]

...This has to do with what happened at the lake, then, all that time ago.

[miserabledepths]

[No, Ichirin, this has been in the works from the moment Murasa opened her eyes and understood that she was once more trapped under the ocean.

But she can't tell you so right now, and that's a shame.]

[unzans_hitbox]

Answer me!

[miserabledepths]

[She slinks to the floor, pulls her knees to her chin, and does not answer.

Try the door; it's unlocked.]

[unzans_hitbox]

[After listening at the door for the sound of water, Ichirin knocks, always concerned with modesty.]

Captain?

[miserabledepths]

[no response, again. the water, however, keeps running, echoing hollowly in the empty tub.]

[unzans_hitbox]

[Ichirin jiggles the doorknob, and when she finds it unlocked she swings the door open. She doesn't move toward Murasa; she simply stands in place and stares.]

...Captain Murasa.

[miserabledepths]

[she raises her head just enough for those deep, gleaming eyes to glance at Ichirin, but she still doesn't speak.]

[unzans_hitbox]

...You're not doing anything that might hurt you, I hope.

[miserabledepths]

[she lowers her head again; the water drones on.]

[unzans_hitbox]

[Ichirin walks over to the tub and shuts the water off.]

Why won't you say anything?

[miserabledepths]

[Murasa jumps when the water stops flowing. Finally, a reaction.]

Turn that back on.