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[toplay_thefool]

[THIS POST IS BACKDATED, AND FOLLOWS DIRECTLY AFTER THIS THREAD!]

[The screen is a blur at first. Not much can be seen, really - the moonlight isn't quite generous enough to illuminate the scene, especially not with the trees towering all around, and instead there are only highlights, silver slivers running along rocks and dirt and bracken, and

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[audio]

[heavyheels]

[ ... adachi is dead

chie hears what he says, understands the words, but she can't process them - not yet.

her own voice is weak, fatigued from fighting so hard, so long. but she has to talk to him. she has to know what this victory cost him.]

Souji-kun ... are you OK?

[audio]

[toplay_thefool]

[no]

I'm alright.

[Another sharp intake of breath, sucked in through gritted teeth.]

I'll be alright.

[audio]

[heavyheels]

[c'mon leader, you can't fool chie.]

How bad is it? Where are you?

[audio]

[toplay_thefool]

[ His nose is wet with blood. When it trickles down his cheek, it tickles, but he knows somehow that it’s Adachi’s blood he’s smelling more than his own.

His vision pulses, his chest feeling raw, every breath burning. But he forces himself to keep them even. He forces himself to stay awake, eyes open. He wishes he could rub away the blood on his face.]

Where the temple path comes into the village… Not far into the forest from there.

[incriminating]

THINK AGAIN, SUCKA.

[toplay_thefool]

denied.

[breakin_ur_lore]

[Med'an sees the feed, sitting in the forest, having tried to follow the fight briefly before getting hopelessly lost. He'd lost sight of Souji quite a while ago - the forest seemed to want him to get lost, like it was plotting against him and the others, and they'd been separated - and this wasn't exactly what he was hoping for when he saw him again, especially when he still didn't know where he was.

He's tired. He imagines they all are. And he's still weak. But, again, he can't stop. Not a lot of people here can heal, and he doesn't know where Myhrta is....or if she can get to Souji before him...

He doesn't know if he can get to Souji at all...]

Souji. Tell me where you are.

[audio]

[toplay_thefool]

The forest. [Med'an can heal, and he knows he needs a healer. He wonders if he knows about Ange, and suddenly it's twice as difficult to get words out.] Near the temple path. Where it comes out into the village.

[breakin_ur_lore]

[Near the temple. That's a lot better than "near a tree", which is what he was expecting - ] Okay. I'm coming, okay?

[He scrambles to his feet to head in the direction he - well, he doesn't know what direction it is. It makes him pause. He's lost.

A bird sings somewhere.]

Did you hear that? That bird?

[toplay_thefool]

A bird -- [He has to think for a moment, has to focus.] Mm. I did.

[Audio]

[dragon_savior]

You did what you had to. Where are you?

[Audio]

[toplay_thefool]

[You did what you had to.

Yes, he did what he had to. Late as it was.]

The forest. [He’s breathing through gritted teeth.] Not far in, and not far - from where the temple path comes out.

[Audio]

[dragon_savior]

I'm on my way. I have some questions for you later, but for now... You look like you could use a good night's rest.

[Audio]

[toplay_thefool]

You can ask. [He doesn't need rest, he thinks, he needs to stay awake. At least until healing comes.]

[andallforone]

[Adachi is dead.

He hears it, knows what it means, knows what that means Souji did when he chased him. But he knows how that must feel, and knows that at least this time it was judged.

Push the basatard in!

He shakes his head empathically, his breathing course and ragged.]

Don't - [Yosuke's breathing is still harsh, and he gulps down air, breaking the flow of his speech.] Don't be an idiot, idiot.

[He sucks in another gulp.] Where are you?

[toplay_thefool]

[He swallows thickly, but is still clinging to that calm tone.]

Forest. Not too far in. [He breathes. Somehow, he manages to make it sound even, steady.] Where the temple path comes out.

[andallforone]

I'll be there.

[toplay_thefool]

I'll try not to wander off.