[ 41 - Mist broadcast; video ]

[heartbetween]

[It's not clear exactly how the Forge turned on, but the video feed crackles to life. The feed shows a landscape (if it can rightly be called that) swirling with mist, nearly impossible to make out much else but it, a few broken stones, and...the form of a very familiar man

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[reflectedstasis]

[When the Forge crackles to life in his pocket and a vaguely familiar voice reaches him - the words too muffled to understand clearly, at first, Fai pauses in his wandering to watch the rest of the video.

And frowns.

Because the man looks more than a little worse for the wear, but he doesn't look dead yet, which means his words really make no sense what-so-ever. Although, if the things he's heard about that Mist are really true, then his assessment will be true enough if left there.

And the fact that going to help the man meant delaying his having to go home to face a certain ninja, or the fact that he probably wasn't that far since the Mist was so thick around him now that he himself could barely see...]

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[reflectedstasis]

[So after he lets out a soft sigh, Fai casts a glance around, his single eye flashing gold as he stretches out his senses as far as the Mist will allow him, tries to ignore the way his own magic feels so very muted for the effort - like trying to swim through thick waters - and brings the feed up to send a video]

Mister Kaien? I don't know who your friend Taichou is, but I think I'm nearby. Can you tell me where you're at so I can come get you?

[Video]

[heartbetween]

[There's no immediate response--now that Kaien has noticed the beginning of the Blood Awakening, he wastes no time in turning back. He hears Fai, though, and blinks once, twice. Looks around while still moving for someone nearby (the mist interferes with his reiatsu sensing, this far out). Takes about five more steps before he realizes it came from his Forge.

It takes more restraint than he would have thought not just throw the damn thing and smash it to pieces for broadcasting something like this.]

Not quite sure. [His voice is a little rough, hollow. So unusual for him.]

Guess I'll see when the mist gets thinner. But if you come this far, you'll start bleeding too.

[Video]

[reflectedstasis]

Ah...that would not be ideal.

[That would, in fact, be very bad considering he was already weak from not feeding for several weeks. Even so, he glances around again and sighs, doesn't even notice when his eye flashes golden in the effort to see further into the Mist - right before he catches a flash of movement to his right...]

Kamui?

[A shake of the head before he starts moving once again. No one was there, not yet.]

I know I'm somewhere in the Ruins. I'm just not quite sure where anymore, but if you get close enough, I'll hear you. I'll just be careful not to go that far in, I think.

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[brbpunchingmage]

[He's on the street already, the view shows. There's nothing at all in his tone, simple and straightforward. The helmet obscures some of his face, at this angle, and that's not an accident.]

Which direction from where you left me, mage?

[Video]

[reflectedstasis]

South-South-west. Past the Hunting grounds and into the Ruins.

[He spares a glance down as he walks.]

I should have him out of the thicker Mist before you get here, Kurogane.

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[brbpunchingmage]

Good.

[Kurogane's not even really sure what that means, but apparently that mist is a BAD THING. So whatever, it's good.]

On my way.

[And he doesn't seem prone to add more to the conversation, just quickens his pace.]