003 ✝ third step [action/video]

[manmade_angel]

Filtered from Haine

[The video feed starts up and there's a brief picture of a blue eye, then an excited smile once she realizes it's recording. Nill stands up with her journal and passes the camera over what appears to be a rather... colorful array of clothing. Oranges, greens, a purple shirt, a yellow scarf with blue fringe... And most of it

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[action]

[whichwayagain]

[Mihai had been wondering about the pants he'd found just barely peeking out from under his bed, which led to a pile of leather and vinyl that would put the average fetish-wear shop to shame. On opening the journal to find out, he sees Nill's well-meant video, and lets out a soft sigh. Really, couldn't there be one peaceful day inside their house?

He almost voices a reply there, but doubtlessly the girl would be inside, waiting for Haine to come home and discover her handiwork. So Mihai closes the journal and heads out, finding Nill in the living room.]

Miss Nill? Do you have a minute?

[action]

[manmade_angel]

[Nill's been sitting on the edge of the couch almost all afternoon, waiting for Haine and doing pretty much nothing else. She's been working on everything for the better part of four days (not to mention tending to her other chores and the cooking and so forth), so she's had four days to get excited about this.]

[But of course, that's no reason to brush off Mr. Mihai! He looks concerned about something... She stands up and moves over to him, still smiling, head tilted a little.]

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[whichwayagain]

Miss Nill--

[That's about all Mihai can get out before he looks into the girl's eyes. It's rare that he meets someone so completely innocent, and the man lets out a quiet laugh before shaking his head.]

You must be excited about the surprise you've put together.

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[manmade_angel]

[Nill smiles--so Mr. Mihai saw her video post! Maybe he wants to see everything up close, though? She nods, very happy that Mihai noticed, and takes his hand to lead him into Haine's room so she can show him what she did. The stitching is poor, and some of the design elements are a little crooked. But if what Kida said is true, if all she needed was to put in effort and love, then everything would be alright.]

[voice]

[risingwinds]

A friend, huh? I'll definitely keep my eyes out for him.

[As for the clothes... they're definitely colorful, but Ven doesn't seem too bothered by it. After all, the kid wears a jacket that's half black and half white; his fashion sense kinda sucks.]

[written]

[manmade_angel]

Yes, he's a very important friend.

You're the one who helped me to the Welcome Center, yes?

[voice]

[risingwinds]

Yup, that's me! You been settling in okay?

[written]

[manmade_angel]

Yes! A few days later, some people I knew from home arrived. We have a house now. It's #33, if you wanted to come visit.

And I'm sorry I didn't tell you my name before! It's Nill.

[voice| filtered]

[liketofu]

[Who in the world can ignore someone wearing a yellow scarf with a blue fringe anyway?]

Aw, that's really sweet of you! I'll be sure to keep an eye out for him then.

[written]

[manmade_angel]

Thank you so much! Do you think he'll like them? I'm not the best at sewing.

[voice] 1/2

[liketofu]

[She blinks at the writing...oh, was this supposed to be silent since it might be a surprise? Got it.

She mimes zipping her lips then as she grabs a pen and writes-]

[written]

[liketofu]

You're welcome!! I don't know if he'll like it though, what does he usually wear??

[voice]

[generalflirt]

Aaaah~ A silent beauty?! And with such skills too?! I'm sure he'll appreciate it!!

[written]

[manmade_angel]

Well, I am silent. I'm mute.

But you really think they look okay? It took me so long to do, and some of the stitches are so messy.

1/2

[generalflirt]

[...Oh wow what. His eyes widen a little]

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[generalflirt]

[...But he recovers quickly! First a blind girl, now a mute one. Jee-sha things are weird here sometimes. But he smiles and nods, shrugging at the book!]

Of course! I can't say how any man could refuse such a heartfelt gift!

[rain_of_bullets]

[It's a while before Haine returns, a pair of familiar pistols securely fastened at his hip and carrying all the extra guns and ammo the store would let him leave with. Best to stock up anyway.]

[It's relatively quiet for a few minutes after he shuts his door behind him and starts putting the weapons away for later use. A clatter can be heard a moment later as some of the ammunition falls to the floor.]

What the fuck...

[He picks up one of the nauseatingly bright colored tops, bows all down the front and holds it as though just touching it might give him a disease. What the hell is going on? Where are his clothes?]

Badou you little bit-...

[He curses a few more times under his breath. Who else could be to blame for this after all? Did he raid the used clothing store? More importantly, where the hell were his normal clothes?]

[There's a sudden flurry of movement as Haine begins his search. Badou wouldn't be so obvious as to put them under the bed like Nill might but they had to be somewhere. And if they weren't? He was

[manmade_angel]

[Once Haine comes back, Nill tears herself away from Mihai to wait outside of Haine's door and listen to his reaction. Once he came out and was in front of everyone in the house, he would look nonplussed and maybe a little grumpy. But the reaction he had when he was by himself would be how he really felt--]

[...why did it sound like Haine dropped something?]

[And now it sounded like he was looking for something. Had he just not seen? After a moment, Nill swallows her hesitation and knocks softly on the door.]

[rain_of_bullets]

[He bristles a little at the sound of the door, but sighs and walks over. No one else knocks that softly anyway, so he's not surprised to see Nill when he opens it. He pulls it open a little further before he steps away and goes back to pawing through what's left in the room. Given how little he owns, it's pretty obvious his old clothes are gone.]

You don't have to knock.

[He's a bit too oblivious to realize just where the clothes that are now in his closet came from or recognize the pained little stitches that tacked the bows on. Too busy thinking of ways to punish Badou for this mess later.]

The old man told us where the weapon shop is, so I picked up some stuff.

[His way of trying to assure her that they'll be safe. With Giovanni running around loose here, it's hard to feel much at ease.]

...did someone do laundry or something?

[manmade_angel]

[Nill comes into the room and watches him looking around, worried. He's agitated, she can tell that much, but by what? That man Giovanni? Is that why he carried a lot of ammunition into the house? Since the beach incident, she hasn't heard of anything happening--nor has she seen evidence on Haine of any fights.]

[When he asks if she's done laundry this week, Nill clasps her hands in front of her and shakes her head. Then she looks from Haine to the closet, then back at the floor. Has he noticed...?]