♠ SIXTH DRAW || 4TH OCTOBER 2009 || ACTION
[Why hello there Death City. So its October 4th now, and all seems fine and nice and dandy doesn't it? Well newcomers aside. But this peace will not last for long, for around ten in the morning something will come screeching in your communicators; specifically a--]
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[Coming from the clinic and in Phoenix's room, anyone who enters there ( Read more... )
[ S.O.S ]
[Coming from the clinic and in Phoenix's room, anyone who enters there ( Read more... )
[THE MOST PERFECT WAY FOR MAYA TO ENTER THIS GAME EVER.
I mean.
Of course, being rather new to this whole "Shibusen" thing, Maya had been spending most of the night fiddling with her communicator before collapsing into her bed at some ungodly hour of the morning.
...which means that she sort of forgot to turn it off.
So, come ten o'clock, one sleeping medium is awoken by the BLARING SCREECHING of the black thing on her endtable.]
EEEK--
[Not being one for alarms, she flails a little before noticing that oh hey, what is this? BIG RED LETTERS? She rubs her eyes, giving the thing a rather annoyed stare.] Whaddya want, you...whatever you are? We spirit mediums need our rest, y'kno--
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She freezes.]
Ni--
[Blink once. Blink twice. And then.]
NICK!!
[--AND GUESS WHO IS NOW RUNNING AS FAST AS SHE CAN TO...WHEREVER PLACE NICK IS. She's having a hard time finding it with the GPS, but she'll get there eventually. Be patient for a little longer, Nick!]
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...so, eventually, she's going to be stumbling into your room, completely out of breath and wide-eyed at the appearence of the place. It looks like a hurricane hit it, really, which was pretty odd considering that most hospitals she's been to have been sparkly and clean -- of course, it WAS an SOS signal she heard, so...]
N-Nick...?
[Tentatively creeping towards...wherever in the room you are at this point. And, yes, there's tears in her eyes. She'd never seen Nick in such a bad state before...]
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For Phoenix himself, the moment he sees Maya he freezes for a moment and wonders if his mind is playing tricks on him - because no.
No no no.
It couldn't be.
Why now, of all times? Why her, of all people...?
His breath catches in his throat, and Phoenix's eyes widen just a little in surprise. This was... the last thing that he had expected... had he been his old self he would have already flailed and panicked, but now as he was all he did is to steel himself and force a smile onto his face, brows crinkling as he looks at his former helper before starting far too cheerfully:]
BREW decided to drop you into this place as well, I see.
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Nick...?
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Geez, Nick, I leave for a few weeks and then this happens? You really are hopeless without me around, huh?
[She looks him up and down, gnawing on her lower lip. He...does not look so good. Was that a BRUISE she saw on his face?
...and what was with that ridiculous hat?]
Nevermind that--what happened to you, Nick?
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But he stays strong still, because that's all he knows how to do now - he can't afford to let all of them worry about him, because its not worth it. So all he does is to smile wryly and reply teasingly to the question.]
Well... I guess you could say I got into an unfortunate accident. [Good thing she won't be able to see all the injuries he got under his clothes (especially that long scar down his spine), Maya would freak otherwise.]
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...but. This was not what really mattered right now. She brushed the billions of questions she had off to the side and tried to focus on what she was SUPPOSED to be focusing on right now, which was making sure Nick wasn't in some kind of moral peril or anything.]
...but you're always getting into unfortunate accidents, Nick. ["So that tells me jack squat. :T"] Seriously, are you okay?
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Yeah, last night. [She puts on her thinking face.] ...how long have YOU been here, Nick? Not in the hospital, I mean, but...here.
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[A brief pause as he tries to recall.] I can't say I've actually kept track, since I've spent most of my time stuck in Michigan unfortunately. [Small, weak laugh.] But I suppose roughly about a month, give or take.
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[But uh--OH WAIT. A whole month?!] Gee, Nick, that's a pretty long time.
...and you've already gotten yourself into trouble, huh? What am I going to do with you? [Teasing. Mostly.]
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[Smiles at her words - really Maya, seeing you being here really gives him comfort.] I dunno... maybe you could try getting my pension ready? I am sort of semi-retired already, after all. Ah ha ha ha.
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She scrunches up her brow and just gives him a loo before huffing and crossing her arms.] Fiiine, but you can't hide from me forever, Nick! I don't know who did all of this to you...but they're going to pay! [She obviously thinks the hat and icky sweater and stubble are related to him being in the hospital, too...oh her
...and at that, a blank stare.]
...Nick, since when've you come to me for money? Geez, you must've really bonked your head or something, huh?
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[He inclines his head at the next bit, still smiling and still looking quite amused indeed, oh yes.] Why can't I? A man's gotta try and get his money wherever it comes from. [Not to mention its Trucy's pay that supports the family - along with the money that Apollo allows himself to cough up as well these days. He's not making much himself really.]
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