Who: Izumi, Rhyme, Shiki, Tsuzuki
When: After
this cry for help.
Where: It's going all over the place
What: Rhyme and Shiki need a rescue during the zombie madness, so Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder Izumi, along with Tsuzuki's help, go on a rescue mission.
Rating: PG just in case of zombie attack
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Just don't get bitten. )
Izumi would be surprised to know just how accurate an observation he had made about the smell of death on Rhyme. Perhaps he'd ask her about it someday; she would be more than happy to explain it...well, as best anyone could explain a situation like that.
Honestly, she hadn't noticed the wings until he started to move. She remained clutched to him, one hand holding obsessively onto Bubbles. Rhyme looked back at Izumi after gazing at the sky, her pleading ocean blue eyes latched onto Izumi's own. "You mean...you're going to fly us? But what if I'm too heavy!? I might be too heavy for you to carry me!" Sure she was still a little freaked about something unseen happening. What if she slipped out of his grip, fell to the ground, and became zombie chow!?
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Besides, before the girl knew it, the two were airborne. All that the Shinigami had to focus on was getting to the Mech Building without much complication. He really wasn't worried about Tsuzuki and Shiki...Izumi knew that the other Shinigami would follow through. Tsuzuki was that type of person, after all.
Hey, maybe some conversation would lighten the mood. "What's the name of your friend there." Children usually cooperated better if you distracted from the bad, a useful lesson for a Shinigami from the Pediatrics ward.
[[OOC: Is it me, or is this extremely adorable?]]
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She stayed silent until he started to talk to her, which was good because her mind had no fodder for thought except zombies. Tilting her head a little, she wasn't exactly sure what he meant but she did catch onto his meaning as she gave a small smile. "You mean Bubbles?" If she wasn't holding onto her savior, she would have brought him around so Izumi could see the plushie. "Shiki and I made plushies together a while ago. She has this one plushie that she uses as her psych and his name is Mr. Mew, and even though Bubbles can't move around or attack things, I like him just the same."
Now seemed like a perfect time to assess what would be a good animal for Izumi. "Do you have a favorite animal?" She asked, finally starting to notice how his hat looked a little like dog ears from the side.
[[ It's soooo adorable! I love this relationship, they're so cute! Rhyme needs a big brother. ]]
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The scythe was a useful tool in eliminating that tie.
"Bubbles eh?" A fish...Bubbles...he gets it. Good one Rhyme. Little kids were never good at naming things, just taking the obvious choice. Seemed a little artless, but kids are kids. Nothing much you could do with them. They were a little more than halfway there now. Just hold on. Izumi won't let you down Rhyme.
"My favorite animal?" Well this took a little thought. The obvious assumption would be a dog, just by looking at his ears. But. "A rabbit." Just like Meroko.
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Certainly his admission of a rabbit surprised her. "Really..A rabbit? Oh...Ok! That's interesting. Why a rabbit?" She didn't know how loaded a question that was, because all she really was trying to do was get more information so she could make him a rabbit plushie.
She hoped they were getting closer to safety and figured the must be. Izumi knew what he was doing. She couldn't hear the zombies anymore and that was always a good sign. Zombies would always make some sort of noise, they weren't really intelligent enough to be stealthy.
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The Mech Building came into sight. "Ya see that Bell-chan?" We're going to be fine now." There were no zombies around this area, so Izumi took a landing right outside the building.
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Her heart raced upon hearing the news and she brightened a bit more. "Oh, good! I was getting worried with you having to fly all the time. It's good that you can rest and I can walk now."
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What was an appropriate way to phrase it for Rhyme. Of course Izumi couldn't just tell the girl that his job included taking the souls of dead children. If this zombie thing didn't give her nightmares...that would. "I work in Pediatrics." Simple answer.
Izumi felt a little down since the girl was so excited to walk again. "You really do worry too much, Bell-chan." Oh well. Putting Rhyme back on her feet, Izumi took another look around. Just to make sure no unexpected company came.
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"I knew it was something with children, it's obvious to see. You're so good at calming me down, surely you'd be really, really good at handling children."
Rhyme turned her attention to the ground and stepped onto it when he placed her there. Had she known he still wanted to carry her (and had he truly convinced her that she wasn't heavy at all), she would have let him carry her around. It was honestly a little sad for her to leave his arms, but she felt like she was being a nuisance while he held her. However, she did reach up for his hand.
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Well, worrying about that isn't going to lead anywhere. Meroko wasn't here, and Izumi was just going to have to make the best of it. "Handling them is one way to put it..." Mumble mumble.
Taking the hint from the small girl, Izumi graciously grabbed Rhyme's hand. After all, she was just a defenseless little girl. There was no way she could know that she was reaching for someone who, on an order, could easily take her life. It was probably better of that way.
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Relief washed over her as he took her hand, but mostly Rhyme was happy to be close to a safe place like the Mech Building. "Izumi, I trust you and all but how do you know the zombies aren't here too?"
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Leading the way inside, Izumi kept a firm grip on the small girl's hand.
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