Blossom 5 ~ Action post

[spacepeach]

[After making more soup for Simon, MOMO headed into the living room to check on him. When she saw that he was sleeping, she covered him with a blanket, then walked over to look at the Christmas tree once again.]

I wonder...

[Curiosity got the best of her, and she attempted to open one of the boxes. When the lid easily came off she blinked in

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[burningspiral]

[Simon's was startled awake by the scream. Standing before he knew what he was doing (and holding back coughs), he went to her, not looking at the box yet.] M-MOMO?! [coughcoughhackwheeze]

[spacepeach]

Ah!

Simon, don't... the box, don't...

[She'll be trying to push him away from the box and failing, since her whole body is shaking.]

[burningspiral]

MOMO, what's wrong?

[Simon puts a hand on her arm, trying to be as comforting as he can without knowing what's wrong. He glances down into the box, trying to see what she meant--and immediately stumbles away, falling back onto the ground.]

W-what the hell?!

[Simon's used to the sight of death by now. He's seen people die in ways no one could imagine, and has felt people's lives end by his own will. It was the only thing that kept him from being sicker to his stomach, or completely losing it. This... This had to be a sick dream. There was no way. No way that--]

[spacepeach]

[MOMO, however, hadn't seen nearly so many gruesome things. Still shaking, she stumbled back into the kitchen, where she vomited into the sink.]

[pooka_prince]

M-Miss MOMO! Are you alright?

[spacepeach]

I... I think so...

Cornelius, don't open those boxes under your tree, okay...?

[pooka_prince]

I'm afraid I already have, but don't worry about me. Do you need someone to dispose of yours?

[spacepeach]

I couldn't warn you in time... I'm so sorry...

We were going to bury them. What did you do?

[hide_break_play]

What's so scary about these things, anyway? They can't even hurt you.

[spacepeach]

They're dead bodies!

[hide_break_play]

Alive bodies are much more dangerous.

[spacepeach]

I'm not worried about how dangerous they are!

This is... horrible...

[bogusmagicker]

[Even Yuki had heard the screams next door. Bright enough to realize what was wrong, she walks over to the house.]

Do you require assistance?

[spacepeach]

No... no, we're okay now. Mostly.

Are you alright, Yuki?

[bogusmagicker]

I had not thought them important, I regret. We have disposed of ours.

[spacepeach]

We're working on that right now, too.

Thank you, Yuki.

[dramakingsuoh]

Momo?

Was there something awful in your house, too?

[spacepeach]

...Yes...

[dramakingsuoh]

Are you all right? Mother won't say what it was, just that it was something awful.

[spacepeach]

You didn't see it? Thank goodness...!

I'm okay now. Thank you for asking.