Five, in which Angel touched the wrong railing

[talks_to_fish]

They should have strawberries in the forest by now. Does someone want to go strawberry picking with me?

[ooc: She's affected by this and will be obsessed with your character for a few hours should she see them now (action or video). This will be creepy, but it won't entail any of the other options. Voice and text won't trigger anything.

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[Because these two need to get into more trouble together[action]

[no_no_badtouch]

[Ritsuka had changed venues for the moment. Instead of fishing he was walking in the woods with a stick, slashing at the plants as he passed. He was still avoiding everyone and figured that it was a good place to do so. He hadn't checked the computer so he hadn't thought anyone was going to to be out there.]

[action]

[talks_to_fish]

[She looked up when she heard a sound and stood, the basket with strawberries still in her hand.]

Hello?

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[no_no_badtouch]

[He turns his head to look in her direction.]

Oh. I didn't think anyone was out here.

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[talks_to_fish]

[She stares at him for a moment and then smiles, walking over to him and offering some strawberries, reaching out to his mind at the same time. She won't do anything, just watch.]

I didn't know you would come... you're taking a walk?

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[no_no_badtouch]

[He tilts his head a bit, confused. Had he missed her inviting him somewhere or something? He wasn't sure, so he took one of the strawberries with a quiet 'thank you' and looked at it. He ... couldn't eat it.]

Um ... would you like it?

[He offered it back.]

I ... can only drink blood.

[The admission was more mumbled under his breath then anything else. It was a fact that he was still ashamed of.]

[action]

[talks_to_fish]

Why?

[She didn't take the strawberry back yet, but her hand hung in the air, inches apart from Ritsuka's hand.]

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[no_no_badtouch]

[Ritsuka frowns. He doesn't know why. He just knows it was something the Major did to him.]

I don't know. [His voice is still quite.]

After he experimented on me ... I was like this.

[It takes him a long time to say anything else, and his eyes are down toward the strawberry. He's actually ashamed that he couldn't stop the Major from hurting himself and Seimei.]

I'm sorry. Thank you ... for helping with my brother.

[action]

[talks_to_fish]

And none of the healers can stop it?

[She frowns for a moment.] Is there anyone from his world here? Maybe they could help with it. [And then she smiles and takes his hand instead, squeezing it lightly, while the free hand plops the strawberry into her mouth.] I was glad to be able to help, even if I didn't do much at all.

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[no_no_badtouch]

[He shook his head, frowning heavily.]

I don't like people knowing. It makes Soubi and Seimei sad.

[His eyes fall down to their joined hands.]

I was really mean ... I'm sorry.

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[talks_to_fish]

I won't tell anyone. ...You weren't mean.

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[no_no_badtouch]

... thank you.

[There's a quiet pause.]

I was mean to everyone and yelled. I shouldn't have yelled ... but she shouldn't have gone down first. Seimei doesn't like people.

[action]

[talks_to_fish]

Did she know about that?

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[no_no_badtouch]

I don't know. He doesn't keep it a secret though.

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[talks_to_fish]

She might still not have known.

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[no_no_badtouch]

She should have as-

[He stops himself knowing that whatever the Major put in him is getting the best of his anger. He bites his lower lip.]

Yeah ... I guess.

[action]

[talks_to_fish]

...How much did the major change you?