Chapter 108// Reishun [Video]

[tinypurplehead]

WHERE IS IT?!

[Her room is a mess, everything that could be turned over or tossed has been, including the dresser. Panic and rage are shown in her expression as she stares accusingly at the communicator. She takes a few deep breaths, trying to calm down.]

Has anyone seen my doll?! Y'know, Tasuki's from that week when there were voodoo dolls of

Comments

[missmaillady]

I haven't seen it, I'm sorry... I think I'm missing a doll too, actually.

[ooc: going afk for a bit, won't be able to tag back immediately]

[tinypurplehead]

That doesn't help!!

[Sorry, trying to calm down again.]

...Yeah?

((ooc: It's all good.))

[missmaillady]

...sorry.

Yeah. It's silly, I shouldn't even be worrying about it, but it was a gift, you know?

Have you seen it? It's this blue... squid thingy...

[tinypurplehead]

[A pause.]

Oh. I think Nami was sleeping on something like that.

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[darc_nidellia]

[Muttering, tentative; he remembers perfectly well how he behaved the last time he spoke to Reishun]

Hmm. I don't know what a doll is, but I have...something.

[He holds it up for her to see]

Is this it?

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[tinypurplehead]

Stupid, how do you not know what--[She stops herself when she sees the doll. For a moment she looks insanely relieved and she's instantly calm. Well, expect for the excitement of seeing it.]

Yeah!! That's it! [A pause as she recalls their last conversation and frowns again.] What, did you take it so then I'd come get it an' then you'd kill me?

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[darc_nidellia]

[Irritated] I'm not stupid. Why the hell would I need to know what one of these things is? It's clearly some ridiculous human thing that serves no purpose. I can't see a purpose for it anyway...

[He manages to look mildly guilty for a moment before he manages to regain control of himself again, and shifts his expression back into something aproaching nutral] I didn't take it. I just...found it. In my room [Yeah, he knows how unlikely that sounds] I'm not gonna kill you. I didn't really mean that stuff I said...

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[tinypurplehead]

Uh huh, an' why should I believe that? [...And then she realizes she really doesn't care as long as she gets that doll back.] Well, whatever. As long as I get it back when I'm alive again.

[hockey_rage]

Are you okay, little girl? Do you want me to help you look for it?

[tinypurplehead]

No I'm not okay. It's really important so I gotta find it!

[Deeep breath. She nods a little at the question.]

Uh huh. Would you help me find it?

[hockey_rage]

Sure I will! Do you know where you last had it? We could start looking there...

[tinypurplehead]

It--it was in my room, but now it's not!

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[willing_sheath]

[The time has come to... attempt to use this stupid thing on her own without hovering over someone else's shoulder... or vice versa.]

[Which means it's a bit after the fact by the time she finally manages the reply... Frankly it would have been faster to just walk down there, but she needed to work with this thing sooner or later, right?]

Have you found it, Reishun-chan?

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[tinypurplehead]

[She's much calmer when she responds, and is indeed clutching her doll.]

Yeah. Yeah, I got it.

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[willing_sheath]

[She nods quietly. A part of her wants to ask if she is feeling any better from the night before, but is also acutely aware she wasn't supposed to see the display. She was just... there.]

[She starts to say something when a fairly loud metalic 'thud' is picked up in the background, making her jump just a bit before looking back over her shoulder. That had to be the fourth or fifth time that had happened in the last hour...]

[She turns back again (still looking a bit rattled).]

I'm glad.

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[tinypurplehead]

Yeah, me too. [Right after yesterday was the abolsute worst time to lose that particular doll, too.

She blinks at the noise.]

What was that?