- 022nd tide | | in darkness -

[soulofocean]

[Accidental Video]

It keeps going out...! No matter what I-! Let's SEE now...

[The pitch-blackness of the scene is lit by a flicker of fire. For a second we can see Umi's face, looking annoyed but clearly more worried than angry, in the light of a dancing candle. Immediately she puts a hand around the flame to shelter it from any possible gusts

Comments

[concept_killer]

You really should learn how to walk around without sight. Anyways, you probably just heard a rat.

1/2

[soulofocean]

It... wasn't just heard. Something just brushed my arm...

2/2

[soulofocean]

And what the-?? There couldn't be RATS in this apartment!

[concept_killer]

It's a rat.

action; I'm not sure how long I'll be here. Long story. D|

[redstrength]

[Hikaru's fumbling around coming out of her room, one dimly light candle in hand] I was going to try to find some candles for that--

You felt it too?

action;*sigh*

[soulofocean]

[Umi raised her sword at that, trying her best to get her eyes to adapt to the darkness quickly as she gathered with Hikaru.]

Where did it come from...? We're far too high up in the building, doors are closed...

action; blame my boss D:

[redstrength]

I don't know. I wonder if it's those things again.

[Hikaru set the candle down gently so she could handle her sword from its sheath (she really needed to talk to Mokona about a replica) and readied near Umi.]

...I don't like this.

action; /blames

[soulofocean]

Those things...? Did this happen before? This darkness?

[Her back to Hikaru's back, Umi surveyed the barely lit room with a glance. Whatever had brushed her arm was nowhere to be found. Its presence had faded. Or never actually been there.]

Neither do I. Where's everyone?

[child_radical]

That's why I've decided to just stay sitting in the middle of my living room.

[soulofocean]

That may be a good plan, Huey. Is Tsurugi there with you?

[child_radical]

If he is, then he's must have went back to bed thinking it was still night out.

[soulofocean]

Uh. Try to wake him up or something! We don't know if whatever's lurking in this darkness may be dangerous or what.

[alleviatingly]

Ah-- so you think something is in here too?

[soulofocean]

Louise! Are you okay??

What'd you mean "too"? Have you felt it?

[alleviatingly]

I'm okay.

Yeah,...just for a second though. I thought it was just me or something.

[soulofocean]

Yeah, it's what just happened to me. You may wanna get here, Louise. We don't know what sorta strings attached this may have...

ACTION

[godisacreampuff]

[Mokona shuffles in, the jewel on his head giving off a strong, golden glow so he could see where he was going. It wasn't that he felt the need for the extra power, the gold light just lit up the surrounding area better.]

Umi?

ACTION

[soulofocean]

Mokona! There you are! That presence...! Did you feel something off, eerie right now??

ACTION

[godisacreampuff]

For barely a second, but no longer. It was as if it was here and gone in an instant.

ACTION

[soulofocean]

Weird. Like it vanished... [Umi moved over to where Mokona stood, careful not to trip on anything unseen.] I don't like how timely these things are working. It all either ends or starts at midnight. It's when the lights died down...