xiii. phone/action

[ryougi]

[Phone: filtered to Touko Aozaki]

The bet's off. [And just like that, she hangs up.]


[All around Mayfield

For the whole day, Shiki can be found walking around the whole town. That in itself isn't really anything out of the ordinary, but... there's something off. Even if you don't know her, she almost seems lost. Barely paying attention to where she's going, wandering around without even looking--if she bumps into someone or something, she barely notices and probably tries to continue on her way without a word. Either she's too distracted by her own thoughts or she's trying not to think of anything at all.]

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Around town

[aozaki]

[Touko doesn't bother calling back. She already knows what's going on, so throwing her usual orange coat over her shoulders and lighting up a cig (she's shoving 3 packs in her pockets, including one that's been recently regained), she keaves the house immediately after to take a stroll around town.

Luck? Fate? Who cares? Either way, no one ought to be surprised when she walks into Shiki not too long after.]

Ah, there you are. You've been out since morning, I take it?

[ryougi]

[She almost considers not even bothering to respond, but what's the point. Might as well.] More or less.

[aozaki]

[She just falls effortlessly next to Shiki's step. So what if she's not invited, you gotta deal with bosslady now.


After she takes a puff of her smoke.]

Something's in the air today. Have you come across anything unusual so far, Shiki? [ie. zombies...]

[ryougi]

[She shrugs casually enough. It was almost around this time last year they had zombies after all.]

Just a bunch of zombies again. Boring shit like usual.

[aozaki]

[she snorts faintly.]

But not as boring without?

[haha what terrible timing. God knows that if Mikiya is spared from this, Shiki'd use the occasion to cut up sum undead as distraction? it'd certainly work out, at any rate.]

[ryougi]

... s'gonna be boring no matter what now. [Zombies were a distraction, not a challenge, and at least the peaceful times could be bearable with Mikiya here. Now though... welp.]

[aozaki]

Now you're just over-exaggerating your depression, Shiki. You were on your own when you first arrived, hm?

[touko you're prolly not helping... but then again she's a huge subscriber to 'dwelling won't solve anything', so whelp]

[ryougi]

It's different when things were actually better when he was here. [It's like not knowing how good something is until you lose it... or something. Okay no it's probably true but SHE'S DEPRESSED LET HER SULK FOR A BIT. q_q]

[aozaki]

So you got comfortable. [small shrug as she gives out a smoke puff...] What will you do for the rest of the day, then? Just wander around and cut down whatever that comes in front of you? [she should still keep an eye out just in case...]

around Mayfield

[answerer_sword]

What are you doing wandering around like this. It is dangerous out here with all these zombies.

[ryougi]

[There's actually probably a stream of zombie corpses behind her from when they tried to get in her way WHOOPS. She doesn't seem too concerned though, and she gives a shrug.]

They're not that hard to kill.

[answerer_sword]

I suppose you have some special technique for killing them?

[Even Bazett had to incinerate them to get them to stop.]

[ryougi]

Something like that. [MEoDP are handy as always even if the opponent is no fun. u_u]

[answerer_sword]

Have you destroyed the remains well enough? They could come back if you do not.

[ryougi]

They're not gonna be coming back. Trust me on this.

[answerer_sword]

I will. Besides, even if you miss one, I will take care of it.

[ryougi]

If you're that dedicated, then sure. Not like I'm gonna stop you at least.

[action]

[thunderace]

[And here's one of the people she bumped into. The blonde-haired woman doesn't look annoyed, though; just concerned by the blank look on the girl's face.]

Hey... are you okay?

[action]

[ryougi]

[Looking at who she bumped into and... nope, she still doesn't really care. c_c She has half a mind to just continue on her way and ignore the other person, but why not. There's absolutely nothing to do here now.]

Eh, not really.

[action]

[thunderace]

[Sorry, Shiki, Fate's kind of a meddler when it comes to people feeling down! You're trapped.]

What's wrong? Would you like help with anything?

[action]

[ryougi]

[She's going to regret this in 3... 2...]

S'not the kind of thing people can actually help with.

[action]

[thunderace]

I'd still like to give it a shot. Like it or not, we're all stuck together here, right? Some of us have to do what we can to help the others.

[action]

[ryougi]

...

This is turning into a "talk about your feelings and you'll feel better" kind of thing, huh. [HOUSTON WE HAVE REACHED REGRETTING THIS DECISION.]

[action]

[thunderace]

[Yep. Way too late to abort now, Shiki.]

I'm not going to force you to talk about anything. I just figured I'd offer my help.

[action]

[ryougi]

[Ah, how could she have let this happen... Can she just walk away now and never look back...........]

... [Deep contemplative silence as she thinks about it. Well, the base of the problem is common enough here, so admitting that at least wouldn't be so hard.] Someone left.