6th Conviction [Action]

[cry_camellia]

[Look, it's Jin! Except no. It is, of course, a Tsubaki who has run away from home so that no one would know who she turned into. Because it's embarrassing. And stuff.

ANYWAY. She still needs to eat and get supplies, so she'll be hitting up Seventh Heaven and the grocery store, looking troubled. Hopefully no one will recognize her as Jin, because

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[hatesbeingshort]

[Poor poor, Tsubaki, looks like you won't get away without being unnoticed, or so you might think.

Because Yuber, who currently looks like Nu is coming out of the clothing store at the same time. Though Tsubaki may notice Nu is dressed rather strangely in dark colored clothing.]

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[jin_niisama]

[With a cursory glance, she does notice. And it does strike her as strange... but she's not exactly in a position to inquire about it now. Not like this. So she'll make an attempt to turn away inconspicuously and pray that Nu either doesn't know Jin, or at least has no interest in bothering with him...]

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[hatesbeingshort]

[Well, Tsubaki is in luck at least that Yuber has no clue who Jin is. To him, he's just another pathetic human.

But it's a shame, "Nu" is now heading in the direction of "Jin".]

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[jin_niisama]

[Hearing those footsteps behind her, Tsubaki starts feeling a little paranoid. Was Nu following her? She can't help taking the tiniest peek over her shoulder. Well, Jin's shoulder. Which isn't as easy as it should be thanks to these shoulder-capes. And unfortunately for her, it probably looks pretty darn suspicious.]

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[cuttingedges]

[Does wanting to fight not!Jin count as torment? :|a Because Krizalid here is approaching in a very battle-ready way...]

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[jin_niisama]

[It sure does! Especially since not!Jin here is fairly ill-equipped to deal with violence at the moment. Aaaand it probably doesn't help that Tsubaki seems to be staring at Krizalid. Even like this, her vision is still pretty unreliable... So it's not intentional staring, but staring nonetheless.]

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[cuttingedges]

[He'll take that stare as enough of a cue to begin. Have a big purple energy ball coming at you, not!Jin. :|]

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[jin_niisama]

Wh-What in the-- [It's a good thing that Jin is, uh, not exactly bulky. Tsubaki manages to dart out of the way just before it can make impact.]

What do you think you're doing!?

[bullet_dance]

[o-oh god, it's Jin. D: UHHHHH. She would say hi, or greet him, or something, but what would he say? She's scared of what the reaction would be.

So she just stands there.

Awkwardly.

Giant. Panda.]

[jin_niisama]

[A shiver runs down Tsubaki's spine Jin's spine?, and without even turning around, she knows what that means.]

...You're there, aren't you?

[bullet_dance]

[fhhfjdrhise OF COURSE THAT HAPPENS. Composure, Noel! Composure.]

M-Major... it's been a while.

[jin_niisama]

[Whipping around, wide-eyed.]

What did you just say...?

[not_meatbuns]

[And here is a Litchi-turned-Dave, just trying to get some grocery shopping in because that is safe and normal enough. And she stops and gives the other man an odd look.

...Didn't Jin go home again? Did she miss something?]

[jin_niisama]

[Eek! It's David! And he -- wait. No, that's right. David already knew. Crisis averted!]

David? You're back...?

[not_meatbuns]

[Blank look for a beat or so. ...Oh wait, that's right, he's probably talking to her. This is so many kinds of awkward, she doesn't even know where to--

--Wait. Does David know Jin? Watch as Litchi completely blows her cover!]

I... I'm sorry?

[jin_niisama]

[Tsubaki will most likely blow her cover too. :|]

Back to normal, I mean. Or... don't you recognize the voice?

[belialedge]

[Hey. Hey Tsubaki. Does it feel as if someone's watching you? Because it should.

...Did that hindrance return? Or is this another person affected by the experiment? Either way, this one's being cautious for now and staying at a distance... though "Ragna" is still pretty easy to notice regardless. In fact, given that "he"'s wearing a black cloak today, he... kind of stands out a bit.]

[jin_niisama]

[Feeling those eyes on her back, she has a look around. Great. Just great. Just as she's starting to wonder whether the Grim Reaper isn't as bad as he seems, here he is lurking around again and looking even more suspicious than usual.

...But you know what? She is really curious as to what Jin actually has to do with Ragna. Seriously, why would he desert the Librarium and disobey orders just to hunt down this guy? Maybe... just maybe she could do some detective work here. He is watching, after all.]

...Why are you staring like that?

[belialedge]

[...It's not him. She'd heard him over the journals often enough to know that that is not how that hindrance usually reacts to Ragna.

Somehow, this fact is actually a good thing from this one's point of view.]

...Who are you? [That sounded... awfully deadpan. Um.]

[jin_niisama]

You... don't recognize me? [Is this not the real Ragna? Is anyone who they appear to be?]