[So doing her usual Leeroy Jenkins thing is out of the question - for one, there's too many of them, and for another, it is difficult to run off on one's own when one lacks shoes. Also, the doctor angel might flip her shit and she'd feel bad about doing that to one of the decent angels she's met. This time, Asako's gonna stick with the group like a good Mission Control.
...But she IS trying to See where Akira is, because she can't help being concerned. And while she's still with the group physically, her mind is...elsewhere. It's a dark place, a night with no stars, a cave, the ocean reflecting only the light of the moon--- it's horrifyingly lonely.
Oh, Akira...how did you end up here?
Because he is there. She wills herself to go closer in this apparent mindscape.]
[There's a faint stirring in the air, almost like a breeze, though if she could smell there she would be able to tell that it's something more foul. The entire place feels like it's being pressed down on by some great weight.]
... ko. Asa...
[His voice is shaky, and though his presence can be felt, he's nowhere to be seen.]
... should have... you couldn't... gone with you... died... should be the one... can't...
No, you didn't fail, how could you have? The Mall decided to drag me home, and I returned at the wrong place, and at the wrong time. This was nobody's fault
[After searching in there for a long while, if she goes deep into the cave she'll find she steps on something that makes a clang. It's got holes in it, but they're too small to put a limb through. It's almost like a... wire cage?]
[Upon finding the cage, she scoots away just enough to not be standing on it anymore, then kneels, then...basically lies down, resting the side of her face as well as one hand on the cage. She may not be able to reach through, but she can still be there.]
...But she IS trying to See where Akira is, because she can't help being concerned. And while she's still with the group physically, her mind is...elsewhere. It's a dark place, a night with no stars, a cave, the ocean reflecting only the light of the moon--- it's horrifyingly lonely.
Oh, Akira...how did you end up here?
Because he is there. She wills herself to go closer in this apparent mindscape.]
Akira? Are you all right?
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... ko. Asa...
[His voice is shaky, and though his presence can be felt, he's nowhere to be seen.]
... should have... you couldn't... gone with you... died... should be the one... can't...
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Where are you?
[All of this is said very gently. She knows he's upset - she can feel that much.]
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... Asako. Here... not sure... Bel... trapped...
[His voice is fading in and out, as if he's losing concentration.]
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[There's an edge of panic in her 'voice'. Fading away in your own mind like that is kind of not a good sign, right?]
I'm right here, I'm not going anywhere.
Bel took over? [Concern. Worry. Lots of it.]
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You... dead. Couldn't... get away with it. ... power. To punish him...
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[That was a strange wind... She tries to look towards where it came from, because maybe that's where Akira is?]
Shhhh, I'm here now
[She tries to reach out - well, as best as an incorporeal person in a mindscape can reach, anyway.]
It's okay now, everything's okay
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failed failed failed failed failed failed failed...
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No, you didn't fail, how could you have? The Mall decided to drag me home, and I returned at the wrong place, and at the wrong time. This was nobody's fault
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Where are you? I want to see you please come back
[The battle and the zombies are all forgotten - they're so far away right now...]
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You're in there, aren't you?
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[There's the smallest puff of warm air against her cheek, and then it's gone. He tries to reach towards her, but he's pulled back.]
... ko...
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Aki...shh, I'm here, I'll try to find some way to get you out of there
[It feels like her heart is in her throat, right now.]
I'm not leaving until I do
[...not even if they need her for the zombies.]
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Don't...
[He doesn't want her to get hurt...]
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