Report 117 [Video] Backdated to Sunday, 30th

[iceandivory]

[Hitsugaya is sitting up in a clinic bed, though the way he bites his lip for a moment suggests that maaaaybe he shouldn't be. That, however, isn't what's surprising. What's surprising is that after his ordeal, he appears to be his usual annoyed self. He looks as if Sasuke has just informed him he needs to lighten up for the umpteenth time, not as

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[iceandivory]

...Ah.

[Well, he knows she wouldn't have done anything anyway.]

[Voice]

[iceandivory]

I'm fine.

[It's about as close as he can get to a comforting tone, and he manages fairly well considering.]

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[marsfireignite]

[Okay, so she's not actually at his bedside, but she's lingering pretty close. Staring at a dead body is twice as difficult as you think. And she's quiet, as she leans in the doorframe, before she exhales slowly.]

I didn't hear the joke.

[Stupid. 8|]

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[iceandivory]

I doubt it was a good one anyway.

[It's dry but not bitter or angry. He still doesn't quite get it yet. Was it something to do with the event? He'd made sure not to make direct eye contact with anything suspicious....]

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[marsfireignite]

[This doesn't seem quite right. He's not... reacting the way she thought he would. No anger, no 'where the hell is the person who did it', no... well, anything Toushirou would normally be doing for someone who had just died.

Her stomach twists slightly as she digs her fingers into her palms. She's fairly certain he knows who she is, because he would've given her more of an attitude over being in his room in the first place, but there's a surefire way to figure out how without actually asking:]

... Toushirou --

[Beat around the bush or just ask? ... when has beating around the bush ever worked for him. So she grits her teeth.]

Do you know what happened?

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[iceandivory]

[His frown sets in deeper at the tension, and he moves to sit up straighter. He can't decide whether she's asking because she knows or because she doesn't, but he can tell that she needs a finite answer. He doubts the one he has to give is the one she wants to hear.

He didn't remember anything out of the ordinary, but something must have happened.]

No.

[law_of_reason]

Oh, something woke up.

[iceandivory]

[You are more of a something than he is, Kurotsuchi. :|]

Your sudden, inexplicable care?

[law_of_reason]

[All of a something? :D]

No need to be rude. I'm not allowed to check up on you?

[iceandivory]

[A whole lot of something.]

No.

[No hesitation.]

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[supermistfrog]

Ah, you're back.

[It would have been inconvenient if he wasn't. Did Fran care personally? No.]

What did you lose?

[Straight and to the point. No reason not to be.]

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[iceandivory]

[Well, thank goodness Hino is there in the room with him, or this would have prompted a less-than-pleasant reaction. As it is, his voice is strained, curt.]

Unconfirmed.

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[supermistfrog]

[Fran's voice manages to be even less pleasant than usual.]

I hope you're observant enough to see why it's important to know.

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[iceandivory]

Of course. I don't exactly have the freedom to experiment at the moment.

[Trapped in a clinic bed. Somebody kill him. Again.]

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[buntails]

You're back!

[She's a picture of relief as she takes a deep breath.]

Thank goodness.

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[iceandivory]

[...Damn. What the hell happened that had people so worried?]

...Ah. I'm fine.

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[buntails]

Are you sure? We've been worried ever since.

Do you feel alright? Like normal? [What did you lose?]

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[iceandivory]

I'm in one piece, if that's what you mean. [He sighs, shoulders slumped. This is beyond aggravating.]