[15- Voice] Stumbling on with or without you

[cookiecastle]

Ketsu! METSU! [For anyone who can hear or see ghosts, the sound of an explosion with shattering glass can be heard. Then demonic laughter and electricity crackling.]

Hah.... hah! [panting] Stubborn son of a-- KETSU!

[The sound of running feet, skidding around corners, sliding down a railing. Heavy machinery, clanking pipes, and damp air flow can be

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[prayforprey]

[ he doesn't know how long it's been. he can taste grow and blood, the after-sweat and dulled down fever of a fight that left him more than a little inebriated ]

[ drifting in and out of consciousness has never been a ... pleasant experience, before now. but with a release of tension, his mind has taken a relaxed toll. his body, however, is mangled, all blunt-force trauma instead of the heavy lashes like he's used to, arms bent in strange ways in strange places and his ribs are a blackpurplewebbed mess ]

[ with a mouth that splits a smile, he greets the youth with a hoarse crack of his voice; ]

Hey, kid.

What time is it?

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[cookiecastle]

[He's kneeling down in front of the much taller man, checking pulse]

Holy shit, what happened to you! It's like ten at night-- How did you--!

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[prayforprey]

... Ten at night?

[ unintentionally ignoring that question ]

[ processing ... processing ... ]

Shit, I been out for almost a day. Hahhh ...

[ he tries to move, but it makes a shudder of pain wrack up his spine, contorting his face visibly ]

[ he gently pat-pats his own chest, noticing a missing ring of jade beads, and decidedly ... ]

[ doesn't care. ]

What're y'doin' down here?

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[cookiecastle]

Hunting. God, you're bleedin' all over the place. Holy shit.

[He tries to straighten Genkaku's head, checking his eyes, taking stock of the injuries.]

I gotta get you to a hospital.

[Voice]

[be_my_toy]

Eh?

[Looking at the guide with a wtf face.]

Why is this thing making so much noise?

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[cookiecastle]

Hah?

What thing?

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[be_my_toy]

Eh!? Now it's talking!

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[cookiecastle]

You mean me?

( VOICE + PRIVATE )

[nicotine_patch]

Where's the body at?

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[cookiecastle]

I got him. Moving him up there.

I'll send a shiki to get you.

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[nicotine_patch]

["him?" him or it? would Yoshimori make the distinction, being what he was? probably not. god damnit, he'd heard sneakers sticking in something wet and - ]

[delaying the inevitable isn't exactly hope, but he's still gnawing on nothing but a filter anyway]

Yeah, sure.

[DISCONNECTED.]

[ACTION]

[cookiecastle]

[And pretty soon, there's a crow with bright beady eyes and a white square on its chest flying at Badou, whereever the hell he is at the moment. It's diving for the man's head with beak pointed.]

[PECK PECK.]

Kawwww!

[bullysandwicher]

What are you doing...?

[voice]

[cookiecastle]

Hah? [it takes a moment for him to figure it out.]

Oh-- Noi! Not much, what're you doing?

[voice]

[bullysandwicher]

Nothing much, eating turkey!

Is everything okay with you?

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[cookiecastle]

I ran into some trouble. But I took care of it.

Hey Noi. Uh.... You uh. You noticed anything funny happening today? Like. Anything that. Might'a been dangerous?

[voice]

[wasthanked]

[It's been awhile since he last heard some psychotic demonic laughter. Yoshimori seems to have taken care of it though. Somehow.]

A-Are you okay?

Re: [voice]

[cookiecastle]

Yeah! I'm okay....

Hey Seto. How are you doing?

[voice]

[wasthanked]

I'm fine, but...all those noises. Are you sure you're okay?

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[cookiecastle]

There was a demon trying to eat souls. I chased it into the bottom of the ship and it took forever to catch it. I'm tired now...