♕ 09 - Shrinking

[wishmadeinfire]

[In the lobby there is a child. A familiar child, perhaps to some, and to others a stranger. He's sitting in one of the singular chairs, back straight, feet dangling a bit above the floor. He's dressed in red shorts and a red tank that's cut to show his belly, but he has a white wrap that cuts across half his body in a sort of semi-toga, belted at

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dictated;

[thirteenth]

[He hears the voice of bravado from a child, his heart going out to the poor boy.]

It's alright, try to stay calm. You're in no danger, I promise.

dictated;

[wishmadeinfire]

[That voice. He recognized it from days and nights spent in the owner's lap, listening to stories as the smell of tea wrapped around them.]

Jyuu? Is that you?

dictated;

[thirteenth]

...Yes?

[His mind is trying to think who it might be, but nobody here calls him Jyuu except Shunsui.]

dictated;

[wishmadeinfire]

It is you!

Jyuu, where is this place? Did Papa say we had to move here because of the war?

dictated;

[thirteenth]

[Someone who knows him as an adult? A loss? But even still Jyuu was not a common form of address for him, too intimate.]

Aa. War?

dictated;

[wishmadeinfire]

Yeah, Jyuu, the war! The one with the Yasha clan that's been going on since, like, forever!

dictated;

[thirteenth]

I'm afraid I don't know a Yasha clan...

Re: dictated;

[wishmadeinfire]

Jyuu don't be dumb! Everyone knows who they are!

Where are you Jyuu? I don't like talking through this book.

[And there's a bit of a tremor in his voice, suddenly feeling very, very small and alone.]

dictated;

[thirteenth]

[A-Aww... small child in distress overrides any confusion.]

Can you describe to me where you are? I'll come to you.

dictated;

[wishmadeinfire]

I-I'm in a big room near a really big door and there's a couch and another chair.

dictated;

[thirteenth]

Alright, you're in the lobby.

Just sit tight, I'll be right there.

dictated /ignore big ashura icon, kz?

[wishmadeinfire]

O-okay, Jyuu.

Hurry, k?