♠ 013 - Here's the day you hoped would never come. ♠

[zombie_pen]

[staggers into the house, looking the worst for wear. His hair is a mess, his clothes are torn in a few places, dirt smudges all across his face and arms. The dark slashes under his eyes made it perfectly clear that he hadn't slept for days. He dropped his bag in the hall, sighing to himself]He really is gone. I looked everywhere, in every nook and

Comments

[2yoraedragon]

She was fine.

...And I can take care of her for a little bit longer. You look like you need some time to recover.

[zombie_pen]

I'm glad she behaved. Sometimes she can be a bit of a handful.

[smiles faintly] I really don't want to be alone, actually. She'd be a welcome distraction.

[2yoraedragon]

Animals seem to behave around me. I think it's because of my eyes.

Okay. I'll bring her over, then.

[zombie_pen]

[blinks]

Usually it's a person's presence that calms animals, not their eyes.

Thanks, man.

[2yoraedragon]

I have Dragon's Eyes. People with them are supposed to change the world in a big way. Deis said that's why the whelk listened to me. Strangely enough though the horses didn't really like me.

No problem.

[zombie_pen]

[looks closer at the individual] I suppose I could see it.

What exactly is a whelk?

[2yoraedragon]

A whelk is kind of like... they look like snail shells, with tentacles for mouths.

[zombie_pen]

Oh. [thinks] Don't sound like the most pleasant creatures.

[2yoraedragon]

Nah. They're really gentle. ...They don't like very many people, though.

[zombie_pen]

Did anything happen while I was gone? People seem to be acting kind of strange.

[2yoraedragon]

People kept speaking their thoughts. It was really weird.

...And I think I upset Ema by accident.

[zombie_pen]

[blinks]

Glad I wasn't here. I prefer my thoughts to stay in my head these days.

Who's Ema?

[2yoraedragon]

She's... a friend.

I... can see why people really want thoughts to be private.

[zombie_pen]

Are things okay between you two?

Did you say anything particularly embarrassing?

[2yoraedragon]

I... told her that I killed Nina. [He looks away.] And that I killed a good number of Imperial soldiers, but that's not as...

[He closes his eyes, and clenches his fists.]

[zombie_pen]

[looks at him with pained eyes]

I'm sorry, Ryu.