[Video] 006 ☽

[lunateclock]

[So amidst all of the insanity? The kraken attack and the craziness? There is Minato making an oh-so necessary broadcast. He seems to be leaning against the side of a building, but despite the crashing of what must be tentacles and the panicked atmosphere, he looks pretty calm. Is that blood on his temple...? Oh maybe. And he might be holding his

Comments

voice; /oh hi just... jumping in here too if that's alright ;;

[rise_to_caesar]

Where is he, Takeba?

[Hello, SEES daddy has been listening in.]

[rise_to_caesar]

[With Yukari supporting Minato's opposite side, they'll be able to move him a lot faster. For now though, his attention moves to Ken - Ken lacks both the height and physical strength to be much help in transporting their leader but that doesn't mean he's useless.]

Ken, you lead the way. Find us the safest route possible - we're counting on you.

[chivalrygrudge]

I think there's some stores nearby that are safe.

[He nods, and heads towards the larger road. It might be a little bit more in the open, but there's less likely to be trouble from the debris.]

[lunateclock]

[He doesn't have to do much here--he depends on his team and trusts them, and so he can trust them to find the best option here. So he falls silent, nodding quietly at their suggestions and simply supporting his own weight as best he can.]

[garudyneinstyle]

[Yukari is silent as well, as she watches Ken lead the way, following him at Minato's own pace. She refuses to rush him, for fear of making his injury worse, so they would just have to be patient.

Then again, she's fairly sure they both understand the need to pace themselves. Even as the stores come into view, as they walk along the large road.]

[rise_to_caesar]

[Like Yukari, Akihiko knows that Minato can't be rushed right now. Trusting Ken to guide them, he continues to move at that slower pace.]

Just a bit further... We'll have you resting in no time, Arisato. Leave it to us.

[chivalrygrudge]

[Ken keeps walking, and points to a (mostly) undamaged furniture store.]

We can rest in there.

[The owners look like they've fled, so it'll be okay to just walk in. Probably.]

[lunateclock]

[He does trust them, he trusts them completely--with his health, with his life, and with each other. He's trusted them for a long time. After all...they've been through a lot together.

So he nods, trusting in Akihiko's words, though all he says is--]

Alright.

[There's a lot unsaid, but that's how he is, isn't he? He's leaving it to them because they don't need his guidance, and it seems it's their turn to take care of him. But with them stepping up to the task so quickly, Minato can't even have the heart to protest that he's not that badly hurt.

And so they walk into the empty store, Minato blinking and glancing around. Huh. He doesn't think he's ever been in here before...]

[garudyneinstyle]

[Yukari walks in with the rest of them, glad to have the company who're being more encouraging than she is at the moment. She perhaps doesn't realize how long she's been silent, but--

Once she catches herself, she knows she must say something. So she looks around the store briefly...]

It...looks abandoned.

[rise_to_caesar]

[Akihiko glances around the building - it's definitely deserted but it does seem safe enough. Ken made a good choice.]

It'll serve it's purpose. [He gestures with a nod over towards a mattress that's displayed on a bed frame.] Let's get him over there, Takeba...

[chivalrygrudge]

[Ken scurries over and picks up some pillows, putting them on the bed so that they can prop Minato up if he wants.]

[lunateclock]

[Which is most certainly what he wants. As much as he likes sleep, laying down at a time like this seems a little wrong, even for one as collected as him. So he sits on the bed, out of breath despite their slow pace there.

But he does offer a quiet 'thanks'.

What now...?

Well he's not particularly sure how he should direct his team at the moment because he has to find out something very important first.]

Are you going to go help the others?

[SEES does tend to play hero. And he honestly doesn't mind if they do now that he's safe; he just needs to knowwhat it is they want to do.]

[rise_to_caesar]

[Big Damn Hero tends to be synonymous with SEES.]

We aren't going to just leave you here, Arisato. Rest for a few minutes - [He turns his gaze to Yukari and then to Ken before it settles back on Minato.]

We're all going together.

[garudyneinstyle]

He's right.

[Yukari gives a serious look at Akihiko, and at Ken. Her gaze lingers longer than Akihiko's does, perhaps because she still hates seeing their leader like this--but after a moment, she looks at him again. Her look is still as just as serious, as if she's trying to tell him that they won't back down.]

Fuuka is probably helping the others right now, the best she can. We can keep her updated, and join her--when we're all ready.

[chivalrygrudge]

[He nods, and smiles a little bit, despite everything.]

We'll wait as long as you need to. I think... we could all use a rest, at least for a few minutes.

[lunateclock]

[...Oh. That's...well, that's more than he was expecting in a way, but he's definitely touched.

But of course...that's what he said, wasn't it? Stick together as a team. Of course that goes for all of them.

So despite everything, he smiles faintly, nodding.]

That sounds like a good idea. No need to break up the team here.

[Look, there are even four of them--/shot]