5th Conviction [Action]

[cry_camellia]

[...What was taking Noel so long? She went off to look for firewood... which was very nice of her. But, um, that was hours agoWhat if she was... WHAT IF...! Th-There aren't any wild pandas in Luceti, are there

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[yourmomsapuppet]

[Yes. Someone is there, though it may not be the someone you would like to know is near.

He doesn't speak, however.]

[cry_camellia]

[Dammit she doesn't have that many senses left to work with!

But she is getting a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach. Hopefully it's just indigestion.]

[yourmomsapuppet]

[Hm...] Has your sight faltered again, or do you not see fit to greet a visitor?

[cry_camellia]

[Now that's a voice she really wasn't expecting to hear. Nor does it fill her with confidence.]

C-Colonel... Clover?

[notafanofyayoi]

[Somewhere in the bushes, something is watching.]

[cry_camellia]

[Oh man. She thought she was feeling bad before. But now? Now she's absolutely overwhelmed by a sense of pure fear, wrapped in a thick layer of hatred and served with a side of nausea.

She knows. And there's nothing she can do. Except hyperventilate. Which is what's happening.]

[notafanofyayoi]

[Yes, keep on doing that, Tsubaki. It feeds off of your fear. It enjoys it; and today, it's feeling particularly aggressive.

Your worst enemy continues to watch from afar, looking to see if she will make the first move.]

[cry_camellia]

[She can't let it win. She has to be brave. What would Jin do? Or Hakumen?! They wouldn't let one of these foul creatures stand in their way.

And neither will she!]

I-I know you're there.

[strongest_nee]

Yo!

[cry_camellia]

H-Hello...? [She turns her head to where she thinks the voice is coming from.]

[strongest_nee]

-A hand on her shoulder.- It's alright. I'm a friend.

[cry_camellia]

[Oh, thank goodness.]

Glad to hear it... Oh! W-Would you happen to have seen another girl by herself around here? Blond hair and green eyes?

[Private]

[mikangirl]

...Tsubaki?

[Private]

[cry_camellia]

[It'll be a while before she gets around to checking her journal. Oh the things she has seen. 8|]

Yes? Nami, is that you...? [It's been a while since she's heard your voice.]

[Private]

[mikangirl]

It's me.

Noel says you're both lost. I'm coming out to get her-- d'you know anything at all about where you are? [Meaning she's doing a round trip 8|a]

[Private]

[cry_camellia]

[Oh thank goodness Noel had the sense to ask someone for help.]

I'm afraid not. We'd been in the forest for some time before Noel and I separated, but I can't feel or hear anything nearby that might give you a better indication...

My apologies for the trouble.

[nomoonplz]

[Hey. Hey Tsubaki. Hear these tiny little footsteps? It looks like you're not the only one currently lost in the woods.]

Brother? Sister Mercury...?

...Saya? [...Isn't anyone he knows around?]

[cry_camellia]

[Oh, she hears them all right. And that voice? Well, it's definitely familiar, but it couldn't possibly belong to the person it reminds her of.

In any case, it sounds like a child in need of help, so she'll try to sound as non-threatening as possible.]

...Hello?

[nomoonplz]

[That? That earns you a startled yelp, Tsubaki. Followed by little Jin ducking behind a tree, because ohgodstrangerhedidn'tspeaktofirst.]

W-who's there? [...Being lost in the woods seems to be making him even jumpier than usual. Huh.]

[cry_camellia]

[Yep - that pretty much proves it. Definitely not who it reminded her of.]

U-Um, my name is Tsubaki. Are you all right?