[Action]

[salvationfound]

[It was a normal day. Slightly overcast and wet thanks to yesterday's rain, but Kratos finds this to be a perfect opportunity to escape from his home and cure the cabin fever he's developed. Staying inside and avoiding this... absurd experiment was Kratos' intent, but he just needs some fresh air. Especially after it rained. The air was always

Comments

[Action]

[fortunefail]

[Kratos may just be the unluckiest man in the village at the moment, because guess who else had decided to escape his home? That's right, Yuan was just heading towards the grocery store to gather some ingredients for tonight's dinner when he sees... Uhm... Whatever the hell Kratos and Presea are doing. People have been acting strange since yesterday, but this is a whole new category of insanity.

Naturally, he has to stop and watch.]

[Action]

[salvationfound]

[Kratos was hoping that no one would pass by during... whatever this was. But...

... No. No. Why did he, out of all the people in this village, have to stumble upon this? Kratos lifts his head enough to shoot Yuan a look - one that's clearly asking for him to stop standing there and come help him.]

[Action]

[fortunefail]

[Yuan would help, but that look of desperation is just too priceless. Opportunities like this one don't come too often, not even in Luceti, so let's enjoy it a bit longer.]

Is that supposed to be a dance, Kratos?

[Action]

[salvationfound]

[He should've known. Kratos won't even dignify that with an answer. Just lower his head again and shake it.]

[Action]

[fortunefail]

[Haaah. If only there was a way to record this moment for later. He could watch it whenever he needs a good laugh.]

Is this going to wear off soon?

[Action]

[salvationfound]

For our sake... [He can't even finish his sentence. He's practically dying inside. Can't you see that? Why won't you help like a true friend would?!]

[Action]

[fortunefail]

[Riddle me this, Kratos. How do you help someone who's dancing passionately to the music inside his head? If you can call it dancing, anyway.]

Should I knock you unconscious if this little problem persists for more than an hour?

[Action]

[salvationfound]

Do something. [Heck, kill him if you must.]

[Action]

[fortunefail]

[And to think, when Yuan actually wanted to kill you, you wouldn't let him.]

It's either that or paralyzation. [He holds up a hand, allowing lightning magic to spark between his fingers.]

[Action]

[salvationfound]

[Well, Kratos wasn't flailing like an idiot during that time. He just narrows his eyes at that. He'd even accept that than to dance like a fool. But he'd prefer it if Yuan would just... drag him out of there and slap him out of it, or something. At least Presea looks acceptable while doing this.]

[Action]

[fortunefail]

[Oh, fine. He'll try something, then. How hard could it be to stop someone from... uh... performing spastic movements? Just as he steps towards Kratos, though, a strange song dawns in his own head. It doesn't entirely fit the dance Kratos and Presea are doing. No, this song asks for something a bit more... creative. What are those words?

"Mi-a-hii, Mi-a-huu! Mi-a-haa, Mi-a-ha ha!"]

...

[Action]

[salvationfound]

...

[As Kratos can only hear teenage girls singing a song in a strange language in his head, he fails to realize why Yuan has stopped. He just waits, and his increasing glare signals that his seemingly endless patience is reaching its end.]

[Action]

[fortunefail]

[Meanwhile, the ridiculous song in Yuan's head is becoming louder and he's getting a sudden urge to dance along. He's just not sure how, because what kind of dance would fit this nonsense? Either way, there's more important matters to tend to. Kratos looks sort of-

"Mi-a-hii! Mi-a-huu! Mi-a-haa! Mi-a-ha ha!"

He doesn't entirely realize his foot is tapping along to the music. He's perfectly aware that he's still frozen to the spot, though. A step forward may result in an enigmatic prance, so he's stubbornly staying put.]

[Action]

[salvationfound]

[Kratos doesn't entirely realize this either. Yet.]

Yuan.

[... Okay, now he's noticed. He looks down at Yuan's foot... And while part of him wants vengeance, the other half doesn't want anyone else to suffer from this. And another small part of him doesn't want this to become even more of a spectacle.

Too bad he can't really move anything other than his hips and his hands.]

[Action]

[fortunefail]

[It sounds like the prelude to this song is ending soon. He needs to get the hell out of here before the actual verse starts, because there's no telling what'll happen when it does. When he tries to take a step back, though, it comes out awfully rigid and his shoulders made some sort of peculiar shrugging motion along with it.

Must not give in... Must not...]

[Action]

[salvationfound]

[It's with impending horror that Kratos realizes that Yuan can't get himself out of this, either. So close to salvation, only to have it ripped away from him, and not only that! His misery had been doubled!

That impatient, yet hopeful expression of his? Gone. In with the mortified exasperation.]