Forty-seventh Song || Video/Action for Goldenrod, backdated to this morning

[restardom]

[ Your first thought may be that Rise looks like she came out of the wrong end of a fight, considering she's got a large bandage over the left temple, a cutesy bandaid on one cheek and quite a lot of them on her arms and legs. And she still looks a little tired. Despite all of this, her personality doesn't seem to have taken a dent, and she's

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[cynicizing]

... Shit, you're going there too?

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[restardom]

It might be wet and muddy, but it's not like I'd stay h-- wait, you're going?

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[cynicizing]

No shit, Sherlock. Why the hell do you sound so surprised?

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[restardom]

Because I thought you hated everybody.

[ ... what is subtlety. ]

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[shieldofjustice]

Wha... Rise, what happened to you?

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[restardom]

Long story. [ you know, my room blew up, the center caught on fire, crazy dragons, etc. ]

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[shieldofjustice]

I have time.

[Camera pans to a window. He's in the Pokémon Center, and there's waves slamming against the barricade out on the shoreline.]

As you can see, I'm stuck here.

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[restardom]

Where are you?

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[usedkunai]

[Yosuke's... well, not really too crazy about her leaving while they stay behind. He'd rather be on the front lines too - but duty calls, right? Well, the least he can do is give her a proper sendoff in the meanwhile.]

[...Even though he's bruised and bandaged to shit too, and every muscle in his torso hurts from heaving last night. But he forces a bit of a smile anyway, and then, hoarsely:] Just don't... uh. You know, push yourself too hard, especially after last night, okay?

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[restardom]

[ Rise looks him over - because he doesn't look much better today than he did last night - and scoots a bit, giving the bench a pat. ]

C'mon, Yosuke-senpai, you should know by now that I'm tougher than I look. [ even if she's going to be sore for a good while. ] And you don't overdo it, either.

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[usedkunai]

[He gratefully takes the offer, sitting next to her and nodding his head.]

Yeah, I know that. But Souji's probably gonna worry a lot. [A pause. What's this? ...Hm.] That idiot. He's barely been sleeping since the center opened, and now that it's a mess, and you guys are going...

If you came back hurt or even more exhausted, it'd probably be worse for everyone, you know?

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[restardom]

[ even though she says nothing, Rise didn't miss that pause. She doesn't show that she noticed it, however, and nods encouragingly. ]

Then it's your job to make sure he doesn't fall over! I promised I'd keep him filled in as much as I could, and I'll keep an eye out for the others, too.

[ not that much different from support, then. ] I'm worried about Senpai, too, but I know you'll take good care of him. Right?

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[thebelsareinert]

... You look pretty cheerful.

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[restardom]

... [ this is just a frown at you, Hiro. ]

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[thebelsareinert]

You know, it'd be nice if we could get past that before we become mudmates.

.. You okay?

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[restardom]

I'll be fine.

[ minor concession. ]

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[flawlesspoison]

I'm going there too. They need all the help they need.

... are you alright though?

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[restardom]

Me? I'm just fine! [ even doing a little fistpump. ] But hey, we should sit together!

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[flawlesspoison]

Ah... That would be nice.

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[restardom]

Much better than getting stuck with strangers, right? It'll be a good start.