3rd Soul | Did you know my blood is black?

[42_passes]

[Action | 945 Beulah]

[Crona isn't really sure why there was something in the mail that had such a simple and unexpected name scrawled across it. Why would Crona be getting anything in the mail?

So, instead of immediately opening it, Crona has had it sitting in the room for a while. Every day, the poor child will just stare it it for a long while before finally leaving it to sit. But today...it will be opened. It had been made pretty obvious to Crona just how messed up this place is, after getting sick, dying, coming back to life, getting droned for not going to school...yea. The package is frightening.

Taking a moment to steel the mind, Crona finally cautiously opens the package. All that's in the package is a card...a card that is simply completely jet black. Upon picking it up to examine it, though, BURNING FIRE suddenly runs through every vein in Crona's body.

Crona drops the card, slumps to the ground, and screams. The sensation of searing hot fire moves through Crona's entire lithe form, causing the child to double over, only able to continue to groan and scream.

When it's over...Crona will be greeted by a familiar internal voice. One that'll bring at least a little bit of comfort...for about five seconds.]

[Action | The Church]

[Crona's trying as hard as possible to adjust, but the poor kid just keeps popping up in the church. It feels familiar at least, serves as a reminder to the first encounter with Maka. At least this time, though, the child doesn't look quite as distraught sitting in an out of the way location. There's less staring at the floor, instead Crona's eyes are flitting about the room, taking in the sorts of people that come and go.

Occasionally, though, Crona will speak softly to nobody in particular...as if the strange child is actually talking to someone else.]

[Action | Make-out Point]

[Of course, Crona has no idea what this spot in town is named or what that name implies. All Crona really knows is that the place is nice and secluded...secluded enough so the strange child can have a nice one-way sounding conversation with nobody at all. Nobody apparent, at least.]

Noooo, you can't do that. [...] You weren't even here when I got here. [...] Noooo...I don't knowwww. [...] You can't come out right now, so you can't hit me. [...] Nooooooo....donnnnt...

[Feel free to walk in on the child's...odd conversation.]

Comments

[the curch]

[imperial_ray]

... Oh. Hello again. -Dizzy spots the kid, floating on over.-

[42_passes]

[Oh, it's the piano lady...and she's floating. That's just weird. Of course, Crona doesn't make eye contact, but has at least acknowledged the woman this time.]

You're floating...that's weird. But if you have wings it would be weirder if you didn't float.

[There's a pause before Crona speaks again.]

That's rude...

[imperial_ray]

Ah? Did I do something? -She assumes it's directed towards her...-

[42_passes]

[Crona seems to...snap out of it with a start. Out of nervous habit, Crona's left hand shoots over to grip the right forearm, and the poor kid looks a little mortified...still refusing to make eye contact.]

Noo...not you.

[Crona's face seems to grow even more concerned as the child steals a glance at Dizzy's face. It's hard to get used to the fact that other's can't hear what Ragnarok's saying right now.]

I was...talking to myself.

[Action - Make-Out Point]

[jaws5sonofjaws]

[Mart was going for a night walk when he heard the rambling off in the distance. So he decids to investigate

slinking in the bushes

not creeping at all...]

[42_passes]

[The kid doesn't even seem to notice as the one-sided conversation continues.]

Nooo...you can't even do that. [...] Stop itttt...but they said she can't get me here...I can't give you anything because you're stuck in there.

Noooo...stooooop...

[jaws5sonofjaws]

[Sounds like the kid needs help. Mart' leap into action and out of the bushes to Crona's aid.]

Hey!

Leve that kid alone!

[42_passes]

[All mart is met with is a terrified young child making a terrified noise and falling backwards from a sitting position to flat on their back.]

Wh-what??

Action - Church

[flan4science]

[While Crona sits, Nova approaches through the aisle, a plate of flan in hand. When Crona speaks, Nova will be starign straight at the child...]

[42_passes]

[Crona doesn't even seem to notice, falling silent for a little bit.]

Stop ittt...you have to wait.

[flan4science]

Child, you seem distressed!

[Nova will hold the bowl of flan to Crona.]

Go on and have some!

Flan is harmony.

[42_passes]

[Oh no it's Flan guy again. At least it doesn't freak Crona out AS MUCH this time. Just gonna...eyeball that flan.]

I still don't get...[Crona just stops mid-sentence. Someone in there really wants that flan. Looking horribly defeated, Crona will finally accept this strange old man's Flan.]

Thank you...

makeout point

[1st_superhero]

Hey, you okay?

[And guess who was coming to bug Chrona again?]

[42_passes]

[At this point Crona's just sitting with knees pulled up and forehead down to create a nice little ball of fail on the ground.

It's unsure whether or not Crona heard him, or is pretending not to have heard him...or possibly fell asleep, because that ball of fail doesn't even flinch.]

[1st_superhero]

After walking a circle around Chrona and finding him immobile, Gilgamesh decides to just poke him.]

[42_passes]

[Crona starts, looking up at the assailant with a bit of a wild look. The kid very well MIGHT have been asleep.]

Please don't touch me!

[Action - The house]

[thunderace]

[Fate, even without her speed-enhancing spells, is incredibly fast. So when Crona starts screaming, she's there in an instant, a look of surprise and slight panic on her face.]

Crona! What happened?!

[42_passes]

[Oh man that still really hurts. Still, Crona really doesn't want the nice lady worrying, so Crona will try and fail horribly to put on a nonchalant look...still cringing in pain.]

I...m okay. It just hurt a lot.

[thunderace]

[Fate approaches, the panicked expression quickly turning to worry.]

What did? Did you hurt yourself?

[makeout point]

[buildstherobots]

There's nobody there.

[Dist's voice is plain and frank. He might not have even stopped had the child not looked so... well... like Saphir.]

[42_passes]

[Crona just kind of keeps that gaze fixated toward the ground.]

If someone's talking and nobody's around it means they're talking to themselves, right?

...or maybe someone invisible. It'd be weird if invisible people were walking around.

[buildstherobots]

Mayfield has seen stranger. And you weren't talking to yourself, you were arguing with yourself. Possibly replying to threats, with the sound of it.

Make-out Point

[hell_wheel]

[The strange old man is still wandering about town. He likes keeping on the move.

Hearing the voice, though, he wonders if someone has a cell phone. That one sided conversation reminds him of so many kids.]

Hello, it sounds like someone got back...

....

[He pauses. Wait a second. There is no cell phone, is there?]

[42_passes]

[Yep, Crona's just sitting there with that forehead against the knees. Seems the kid didn't even hear what the old man said.]

I didn't get lost. [...] I was going back like she said! Everybody says you just wake up here. It's too weird.

[...] Some of my...friends...are here too. [...] I don't knoowwww...

Sorry for late

[hell_wheel]

[This isn't too strange to one who travels back and forth to hell.

That said, he totally misinterprets what is happening. Not realizing what Crona is.

Putting a hand on Crona's shoulder.]