Tenth Firefly - [Action] - Forward-dated to Christmas morning

[presumablyalone]

[Under one of the lit up trees, not too far from the plaza, is a young boy just slumped up against it with only new feathers white pants on.  Snow that had fallen from the tree branches above him is now on the top of his head, his shoulders and lap, but he's too far out of it to feel the icy sting on his skin.  It's obvious he's been out there for

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[thederpyhalf]

[Yui was leaving to get ready to start giving out presents to everyone with Madoka at some point when she noticed a familiar figure underneath a tree.

...was that...it was that boy! She rushes over to check on his pulse and his condition. He was ok, but oh god he should not be out here dressed like this.]

H-Hey...um, what was it...Seto! Seto-san! Can you hear me?

[presumablyalone]

[Sorry Yui, you're not going to get a response from Seto. He does let out a small noise though and his fingers flex, digging through the snow next him]

[thederpyhalf]

[She frowns. Even with Seto's small frame, she would have a difficult time carrying him, so she had to get him to wake up. But it looks like he could hear him, his hand moved at least. She quickly pulls off her coat, laying it on Seto like a blanket and nudges his shoulder.]

Seto-san, you need to wake up.

[presumablyalone]

[He shivers just a little as the coat is being put on him since it brought a small draft and slowly begins to open his eyes. His eyes... don't seem to be focusing so he can't see who's talking to him]

Mm... ?

[immamartillo]

[ Seto's absence left a glaring hole in Firo's Luceti life; ever since the end of the Draft he's been desperate to fill the time until his friend's return. And so every day he's been patrolling the village, keeping an eye out for a certain little someone...

...who right now is resting under a tree, only a few yards away. ]

S-Seto!

[ He bolts over, nearly tripping as he hurries to take off his coat and fling it over Seto. ]

[presumablyalone]

[Seto remains unmoving, with the exception of a slight stir as he feels the coat being put on him. A small shiver follows showing that he's becoming more aware of the cold]

[immamartillo]

[ Firo kneels down beside Seto and shakes his shoulder. He's moving, so that must mean he's alive. But how long as he been out here? If Seto came back only to die of hypothermia... The combination of cold and worry has Firo almost trembling. ]

Seto! Wake up...

[presumablyalone]

[Letting out a small groan, Seto reaches up and grabs at the coat that's on him to hold it closer to him. The trembling grows more and more each second but he slowly opens his eyes]

Mmm... F-Firo...?

[lostinmyway]

[Grune has just set out to deliver all her presents, dressed for the occasion beneath her usual winter clothes. She hums cheerfully to herself, and she isn't really paying much attention, until--]

Seto?

[Grune virtually never moves quickly. This morning is an exception.

She immediately rushes to his side and starts pulling off her coat to wrap him in it. He looks so cold....]

[presumablyalone]

[Seto doesn't move, even when Grune speaks out to him. He doesn't even shiver from the cold. Instead he purses his lips for a moment before relaxing again and lets his shoulders drop]

[lostinmyway]

[That small movement is encouraging, but she still isn't going to so much as pause as she covers him in her coat and then gathers him into her arms. Seto is a wisp of a boy and Grune is stronger than she looks, and so it doesn't take as much effort as might be expected for her to stand and start walking back towards House 34 with him.

She needs to get him warm and make sure he's all right. She won't let him get any more hurt.]

[presumablyalone]

[As Grune carries him, he lets his head fall and rest against her shoulder. Even though he's pretty out of it, he can tell he's been lifted up off the ground, so he groans in response of her actions. His eyes open after he groans, but only a little. Where is he? He can't tell...]

[consultmybooks]

[And here is one person who Seto's brutal absence has left...something of a dampener on Giles' Christmas spirit. And he'd be lying if he said that he didn't leave the house late that morning hoping to find the boy somewhere safe.

This? This was hardly safe. But when he spots the slumped figure beneath the tree, and his mind catches up with his eyes...oh, the former Watcher moves quickly. Ignore the stupid Santa hat, Seto, one of his housemates made him wear it, really. His jacket is immediately being taken off and bundled around Seto, before Giles tries to shake him gently but insistently awake.]

S-Seto...Seto.

[presumablyalone]

[In response to the jacket and the shaking, Seto only stirs a little, letting his head straighten up for a moment... before tilting back to the side. A small groan follows it. Sorry Giles, he isn't quite ready to wake up.

Want to try again?]

[consultmybooks]

[Already trying again, raising his voice, and tugging his journal closer to hand in case a doctor is called for.]

Seto!

[presumablyalone]

[At that, Seto purses his lips before relaxing again and he opens his eyes just a little. His head only straightens back up a little as he tries to search for the person calling his name]

W-What... ?

[frost_jewel]

[It's him.]

Seto!

[Snow be damned, she's sprinting over to him to try to wake him up. Excuse the rather rough shaking, he's already cold and it doesn't look like he can afford to wait]

Seto, wake up!

[[ooc: If I may!]]

[presumablyalone]

[Oh jeez, why are you shaking him so roughly Mia? It's disturbing his peaceful rest.

He lets out a small 'stop' before opening his eyes just a little to try and look at the one shaking him but... that person looks so out of focus. Why aren't his vision focusing?]

[frost_jewel]

[Oh, thank goodness. Mia keeps her hands on his shoulders to help him sit.]

Can you answer me?

[presumablyalone]

Y-Yeah...

[He brings his hands up to his eyes to rub them and see if that'll help but it shows that it didn't because as he pulls his hands away from his face, everything is just as blurry as before.]

Mia? [He can't see her but the voice is recognizable so it must be her...]