Twenty-two ~ Video

[controllingluck]

[For anyone around before the video kicks in... when she appeared, pulled back into port and living again, she crashed with a loud startled cry, NV oddly in hand. Sitting up her hands flew to her head, NV dropping a few feet away, skittering to a stop, flipped open and ON...]

Why?!

[A hard gasp was heard on the NV first, the video picking up only

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[action] (youknowwhat? *puts shades on* Deal with it!)

[controllingluck]

[She wasn't trying to be convincing. She was just trying to make sure no one got hurt because of her. Which right now, it really shouldn't be too bad, her curse, but it was bad enough they were both there and around.]

[She drew back from the hand trying to steady her, shaking her head.] No. No, I'm fine. I can... I can get there on my own.

[Forever the stubborn one. It's just because she's thinking of you guys. She pushed up to her feet again, one toe hitting her NV and not even looking at it. One hand held a fist full of coat as she steadied herself on her feet, looking up with a weak:]

See? A-all right.

[action] (........ )8 but. don't wanna. /grabs for your shades--)

[payingthepiper]

...

[not fine. not cool. Allen had opened his mouth to say something to the effect of "if you grab her feet I'll grab her shoulders" toward Sephiroth, but he cut himself off when the girl swayed up to her feet and -- barely kept on standing.]

[his voice was no longer restrained concerned. it was outright worry, albeit in a stay-calm sort of way:]

Please sit back down, Miss Himiwari. Just for a bit.

[action] (no worries <3)

[controllingluck]

[the tiny thing was more stubborn then you both! Or, so she would seem. She shook her head at Allen, the motion making her head spin again. Brains were clearly new or something. Her hands balled up into lose hair with a small groan.]

I-I am though. I can... walk. I... It's fine. I'm... fine. Just a headache. [she said in mild protest. They couldn't help. She wasn't sure she could deal with taking that bad luck on herself just yet and she wouldn't leave it to them. It was easier if she just moved on her own.]

[And yeah, that was her trying to start walking again, head aching, tummy feeling the pull of her bring brought back, and currently wishing life didn't suck so much at the moment. Or her NV didn't tattle on her... ]

[action] (backtagging is a way of life!)

[payingthepiper]

[Allen just -- frowned. it was becoming obvious that there were no words for this (though he would have been completely fine with Sephiroth's speaking for both of them).]

[but just... grabbing was rude, wasn't it? and people in a state like her would maybe try to jerk away, which would just make things worse--]

[- but what else were they supposed to do? she was going to fall and hurt herself even more.]

[the exorcist looks up and tries to catch Sephiroth's eyes, giving a slight nod (sign for let's do this) before just moving forward to snag Himiwari's left arm with his right. if she insisted on moving, they could give support.]

[action] ( way to make her cry guys <3 )

[controllingluck]

[Left arm taken] A-Allen!

[She moved to try and step away only to find---Right arm taken.] Sephiroth! Don't do...

[Too late anyhow huh? She looked, wide eyed from one to the other before looking really distressed to--yeah, sorry boys, it's been a really emotional day, but to suddenly crying. Just a little bit, but yeah, the stubborn? That'll be gone now. No point. She listed a bit to the right, head down and just really tired now to go with the headaches.]

[action] (-- TEARS ARE CHEATING. D8)

[payingthepiper]

[Sephiroth? wait, that was the name of--]

[oops, no time to think about that now. Allen stumbles to try to keep her level, but it's when he spots her tears that he really seems uncertain. fortunately, that uncertainty lasts for a second (it's not of pain, it's not of pain, and), all he does after is just wait.]

[no reason to move if she didn't want to, right? his eyes went on up to Sephiroth's again, his own expression rather old-seeming.]

[action] (she's a girl who just came back to life. She's permitted.)

[controllingluck]

[Sorry Allen, Sephiroth, she wasn't dealing with this too well. For all she knew you two were going to stumble into something horrific and right now her mind was only thinking on painful things.]

[Her hand rested on her head again, head dropping further down before trying to shake it. No, she didn't need to be carried. She heard that! She didn't want them hurt too.]

[She also didn't realize that balance and gravity are two things she needed to concentrate on. Almost as if on cue, the little Asian girl started to drop... yeah, okay, so maybe Allen was right, she should have stayed seated a bit longer. Bah!]

[action] (/nods sagely toward both.)

[payingthepiper]

I can-- [help carry her, help do something, but helping to carry would actually be getting in the way with their height differences, and while a nervousness started up in his stomach over that realization of who Sephiroth was, the man... wasn't acting like a crazy lunatic, and so there was probably no reason to get too caught up about it.]

[right then, anyway. he'd find out later.]

[with the room number, he nodded; with Himiwari abruptly drooping, he tried to give her more support while at the same time finishing his sentence --]

I-if you carry her, I'll get the doors. [and then, stating the obvious,] It's a really good thing it's not far.

[action] (... n-no it's not.)

[controllingluck]

[For the moment she was in a complete lack of caring. Or almost complete. With the fact that she was now worried about both of them having to deal with her and her curse she just gave up, fully intending to stop being stubborn and drop and sit for a moment until the world stopped spinning and until she could try to fix what had happened. Of course it wasn't anything big, for either of the, and the weird sensation at the back of her mind wasn't that bad, but she still worried.]

[Worried but... gave in. It was to her displeasure to find that neither of them would let her just SIT though, and she found herself being picked up and carried. One might consider the grumble she just mumbled as a protest, and the fact that one hand hit the shirtless man holding her in the chest as another form of protest, but... she had given in.]

[Both hands snaked over her face to hide behind them, rubbing a bit at her eyes and covering a deep frown. She was going to be very worried, yet, and a little upset, but she was done trying to win her way]

[action] (yes.. yes it is. )X<)

[payingthepiper]

[he swiped up the NV without a second word, though -] Definitely. I-I... no, she wouldn't have. [- he was speaking quietly, as if she couldn't hear even though she was right there. though when he got up again to start walking, the way that she looked...]

[she wasn't going to struggle anymore, he instinctively realized. that brought both a wash of relief and dread.]

[still, they could actually move now. that was what mattered. he was keeping an eye on her, but he was also starting toward the Towers. (an eye on Sephiroth, as well; this man was obviously different, but still. the old versions had set off Kadaj too often for Allen not to be semi-wary.)]

Let's-- hurry, then.