Video-Voice/Action (around 3PM)
[ Ella's NV turns on, though it's hard to see her face in the darkness. She was out for her own reasons, okay? It was still roughly two hours from sirens, she had plenty of time to get home. ]
"As dark as it is, without all this electricity, it's so much like home it's almost nostalgic. Only I don't have any lanterns with me, so it's really kind of inconven--"
[ She stops short, abruptly looking away from the NV. After a hesitant, uneasy pause... ] "Is...someone out there?"
[ Then a short shriek of surprise as she drops the NV. The audio is a bit muffled, but you can still hear the conversation that follows. ]
"..." [really, really quiet voice] "... Ella-san? Is that--... ?" [followed by a dull 'thud' as the poor boy's knees give in and he collapses to the ground]
"By the gods ... it ... it can't be.." [ Long pause here ] "Kazuma...?!" [ The sound of her steps moving away as she goes to check on the collapsed boy. Please don't be dead. Or a zombie. ]
[nope, not dead. or a zombie. but horribly weak and unable to pick himself up off the ground. He does manage to give Ella a very confused smile, though] "Ella-san... why am I outside... ? It's cold..."
"Kazuma... you don't --" [ Shutting up now. He didn't remember. She shrugs off her cloak to give it to him to warm up, because who CARES if she's freezing, he needed to get warm first. At least she knew where he lived. ] "Never mind why right now."
[Normally he would argue with her and demand an answer, but right then he's just too damn tired. The cloak is nice and warm, though, helping to stop his thin body from shivering so much] "Okay... can... I go home? I'm really tired... I don't know why..."
[ She didn't want to tell him he was killed. He didn't deserve that The VERY FIRST NIGHT. ] "Of course - Of course you can. (pause) I'll get you home, and you can rest - your friends... will be really happy to see you." [ The NV picks up a slight shuffle as she picks up the scrawny boy. ]
[He doesn't seem to mind being picked up, but really he's just too tired to care about anything. Her statement is confusing as hell, though that tiredness translates to him not asking a lot of questions, either.] "They will? ... okay... is Dash okay? She didn't come home... I think I was looking for her..."
"... She's fine. She's just fine now. Here, I'll ... I'll leave my NV on. I'm sure she'll ..." [ Well, she MIGHT. She might not see the entry. But Ella manuevers the NV up so it'll lay open on Kazuma's stomach - that way he can respond to anyone who answers. She'll be more focused on getting him home before sirens. ]
[He's still confused as hell as to what's going on. It's difficult to think past the haze of body ache and exhaustion. He does kind of realize something when she mentions her NV though] "... my bag. I don't-- ... nn..." [Yup, too tired to try to think of why he would leave his apartment without his bag and NV. The whole thing makes no sense to him, but there's just no way he can wrap his head around it right at that second.] "... alright. Thanks, Ella-san..."
"Shhh...worry about it later." [ A few seconds later, once she has NV and boy situated in her grasp she looks down to the device. ] "He's coming home."
[ OOC: So yes! Joint post is go! Ella will be bringing Kazuma to his home, but her NV will be on for him to respond to whoever. She'll be responding too probably, but mostly wants to get him home before sirens go off. Have at! ]
"As dark as it is, without all this electricity, it's so much like home it's almost nostalgic. Only I don't have any lanterns with me, so it's really kind of inconven--"
[ She stops short, abruptly looking away from the NV. After a hesitant, uneasy pause... ] "Is...someone out there?"
[ Then a short shriek of surprise as she drops the NV. The audio is a bit muffled, but you can still hear the conversation that follows. ]
"..." [really, really quiet voice] "... Ella-san? Is that--... ?" [followed by a dull 'thud' as the poor boy's knees give in and he collapses to the ground]
"By the gods ... it ... it can't be.." [ Long pause here ] "Kazuma...?!" [ The sound of her steps moving away as she goes to check on the collapsed boy. Please don't be dead. Or a zombie. ]
[nope, not dead. or a zombie. but horribly weak and unable to pick himself up off the ground. He does manage to give Ella a very confused smile, though] "Ella-san... why am I outside... ? It's cold..."
"Kazuma... you don't --" [ Shutting up now. He didn't remember. She shrugs off her cloak to give it to him to warm up, because who CARES if she's freezing, he needed to get warm first. At least she knew where he lived. ] "Never mind why right now."
[Normally he would argue with her and demand an answer, but right then he's just too damn tired. The cloak is nice and warm, though, helping to stop his thin body from shivering so much] "Okay... can... I go home? I'm really tired... I don't know why..."
[ She didn't want to tell him he was killed. He didn't deserve that The VERY FIRST NIGHT. ] "Of course - Of course you can. (pause) I'll get you home, and you can rest - your friends... will be really happy to see you." [ The NV picks up a slight shuffle as she picks up the scrawny boy. ]
[He doesn't seem to mind being picked up, but really he's just too tired to care about anything. Her statement is confusing as hell, though that tiredness translates to him not asking a lot of questions, either.] "They will? ... okay... is Dash okay? She didn't come home... I think I was looking for her..."
"... She's fine. She's just fine now. Here, I'll ... I'll leave my NV on. I'm sure she'll ..." [ Well, she MIGHT. She might not see the entry. But Ella manuevers the NV up so it'll lay open on Kazuma's stomach - that way he can respond to anyone who answers. She'll be more focused on getting him home before sirens. ]
[He's still confused as hell as to what's going on. It's difficult to think past the haze of body ache and exhaustion. He does kind of realize something when she mentions her NV though] "... my bag. I don't-- ... nn..." [Yup, too tired to try to think of why he would leave his apartment without his bag and NV. The whole thing makes no sense to him, but there's just no way he can wrap his head around it right at that second.] "... alright. Thanks, Ella-san..."
"Shhh...worry about it later." [ A few seconds later, once she has NV and boy situated in her grasp she looks down to the device. ] "He's coming home."
[ OOC: So yes! Joint post is go! Ella will be bringing Kazuma to his home, but her NV will be on for him to respond to whoever. She'll be responding too probably, but mostly wants to get him home before sirens go off. Have at! ]