Draft Log #4: After

[lucetimods]

Who: Whoever wants in!
What: The return of the draftees
When: The night of the 29th until morning; timing is ambiguous for more freedom D|
Where: See below.
Summary: The battle is, for the moment, over; time to pick up the pieces and go home again.
Rating: IDEK

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[repeatsyearly]

[oh god oh god OH GOD. Just a casual walk through the plaza when suddenly Nagisa notices the injured Seto. Without any hesitation whatsoever, she quickly runs on over and kneels beside him. Is this what happened during the draft? Oh god her worrying was justified. Oh god oh god what do he's bleeding oh god fhsakjbjfkak]

S-Seto! A-are you... W-what...

[presumablyalone]

[Sorry Nagisa, Seto's kinda passed out cold so unfortunately he won't be answering. Instead his still intact wing flaps weakly as he makes a small noise. Even in his sleep he can feel the pain in his back]

[repeatsyearly]

[Oh god what do what do. Are there bandages anywhere? ...Well, there probably are in the shops, but Nagisa doesn't want to leave Seto alone out here like this. He's too big for her to carry him anywhere, too. WHAT DO ffff. Nagisa's on the verge of tears right now.]

S-Seto...

[presumablyalone]

[Huh? Is someone calling his name? It's just barely but he can kinda hear a girl...is it Ren?? It takes him a moment but he slowly and sleepily opens his purple eyes to look at the girl next to her. Well, more like ball of fuzz since that's what she looks like.]

Mm...?

[repeatsyearly]

[Juuust about to start crying when Seto finally speaks up. ...Well, whatever kind of speaking up a small moan can be. In any case, Nagisa immediately perks up a bit, startled, but kind of relieved too.]

O-oh, good! You're awake. [Kinda.] U-um, can you see or hear me, Seto? A-are you okay?

[presumablyalone]

[He opens his mouth to speak but nothing comes out so he just closes it. He can hear you, but seeing you is pretty difficult right now Nagisa. At least he can recognize your voice.

So let's hope a very small nod is enough for you to understand]

[repeatsyearly]

[Nagisa's a little too choked up to say anything, but she nods to show that she does understand. Okay, so Seto can hear her. That's a good thing. Probably just too weak to speak up, anyway. What should she do though? She doesn't have any magical healing powers or anything like that. He's definitely too weak to walk. Even though he's about her height, Nagisa wouldn't be able to carry him at all. Gaaah, what should she do? Trying to figure this out though. Think, Nagisa. Thiiiink.]

[presumablyalone]

[Seto just stares for a long time, his eyes begging to close but he wants to stay awake for Nagisa. If he passes out there's no telling how worried and panicked she'll be and he definitely doesn't want that...

Right now she's probably trying to find a way to help him but he knows all too well that she's too weak to carry someone like him. It would be dead weight so he has to try getting up on his own, no matter how bad it'll hurt.

It takes a moment but Seto manages to shift around enough to press the palms of his hands against the cool ground, using every last big of strength he has just to lift himself a few inches off the ground, and that's just his chest. He grits his teeth and tears form when his back starts to throb, no noises, no screaming. He can do this.]

[repeatsyearly]

[She cocks her head to the side when Seto starts shifting. What is he doing--Oh. ...Oh.. Oh god, she feels like crying from seeing this. Don't force yourself, Seto. Damn it. She can't tell him not to try though; He seems too determined. What Nagisa will do, however, is hold him by the shoulders to help him up into a more comfortable sitting position.]

D-don't push yourself, o-okay?

[Man... What else can she do? In this condition, he shouldn't be out here like this. He should be resting, whether it be at the clinic or just at home. But how would she get him there?]

[presumablyalone]

[This time Seto doesn't even do anything to show he heard her. He's too busy putting all the will power he has left into not screaming. Yes, it hurts that much. At this point the tears that have begun to form slowly roll down his cheeks.

Luckily though with Nagisa's help he sits up, hunching over as he pants heavily. He was holding his breath a little]

[repeatsyearly]

[Alright. He's sitting up now. That's an improvement. She's not going to push him to do anything farther than that though. For now, since there really isn't a way to bring him to the clinic or anything, this will have to do. And so Nagisa sits next to him, a hand resting on his shoulder to make sure that he stays steady. Though if he did have to lie down, she wouldn't mind him resting his head on her lap or anything. But for now, sitting will do.

When she notices the tears rolling down his cheeks, some start falling from hers as well. This is just... man... Why did he have to get sent on that draft? Just... why? To have Seto in such a condition was just... wrong. It was hard to see, let alone even imagine. Yet even then, here he was, just like that. Just... Why?]

[presumablyalone]

[When Nagisa sits down, Seto kinda leans against her shoulder a little just to help keep himself up. All he wants to do at this point is sleep but he forces himself to stay awake for her sake more than his own. He opens his eyes to look over at her and though he can't see the tears, he knows she's sad and that itself makes him frown]

...Mmsorry...

[repeatsyearly]

[Normally Nagisa would be at least somewhat flustered about a boy leaning on her shoulder, but this situation is completely different. If anything, she's glad that he is. At least then she can help a little, though she does wish she could help some more. There's nothing else she can really do for him. ...Why Seto? Or why anyone, for that matter...]

It's okay; t-there's no reason for you to apologize... j-just... [Miraculously feel better or something. Please.]