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[ryougi]

[ All around Mayfield | Daytime

That awful moment you wake up outside the hospital after a bizzare experience in a recovery room... Okay actually no all things considered, Shiki really didn't have that bad of a time there. Sure it sucked no matter how you looked at it, but looking at some of the other "patients" in the room was all she needed to know she was one of the luckier ones. She actually did get some water to breathe in with her newly acquired gills so. Yeah, suck-ish but overall bearable.

Now that she's outside though, WITHOUT THAT HANDY DANDY BOWL OF WATER, things get a bit more complicated, which is why one of the following quite possibly happens to you!

A. There is some hurried and possibly frightening banging on your front door. Someone's in a bit of a rush...
B. Okay no screw trying to be polite about this she needs water now. You may find someone breaking into your yard or backyard or whatever has a water hose. She is also proceeding to seemingly shower herself, what with the way she's just SPRAYING HERSELF, in said hose. This was completely necessary alright!!

Life's hard when you have gills man...]


[ 1451 Mitchell Road | Later that day

And finally, finally, after somehow managing to make it all the way back to her house, Shiki heads straight for the bathroom and gets ready to... fill the tub up with water. Nothing to see here housemates, let's all ignore the fact she came in soaking wet already in favor of the fact that she seems ready for an impromptu pool party.]

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[1st_superhero]

[There is a woman showering herself with a hose in his backyard. Gilgamesh pinches himself, thinking that it might be too good to be true. He had stopped eating his breakfast and rushed to the back yard when he heard a noise and had been greeted by this sight.]

[He's just going to lean back and watch her for a bit.]

[ryougi]

[And whenever she thinks she's gotten enough water to function... Oh someone's here whoops.]

Ah, sorry about using this and all. Sorta had an emergency.

[1st_superhero]

It's alright. After all...I enjoyed the view.

[He looks over her dripping wet form.]

And what was such an emergency that you had to shower with a hose?

[Did she get sprayed by a skunk or something?]

[ryougi]

Ah. One of those kinds of people then. [Though she doesn't sound too bothered at least.]

Couldn't breathe earlier.

at home

[freakinblur]

[Scout's home after dying and reappearing yesterday. Problem is, he's suffering from some retrograde amnesia, and keeps forgetting things. For example, Shiki. Or the fact that he's not!married to her.

When she comes into the house soaking wet and marches up to the bathroom, he watches her with a raised eyebrow. He remembers Mayfield, though, and checks the photos to see her there. He'll follow her upstairs.]

Hey, uh... You okay?

[ryougi]

[C'mon Scout, how could you forget about the best wife ever...

Okay no I mean the tub is still filling when Scout reaches her, and for the most part she looks alright, save for some difficulty breathing.]

As okay as... anyone... with gills can be.

[freakinblur]

Gills?

....

Did ya always have those?

[ryougi]

... do I look like I would have gills normally?

A

[doudemoe]

[It takes a few minutes, but eventually the door is opened by a bleary-eyed teenager, who looks as if he's not had any sleep for months. (Actually, just the past 10 minutes.)]

Yes.

[ryougi]

Your closest sink. [WHEEZING she sounds like she's legit suffocating.] Where is it.

[doudemoe]

[Normal people would question these things. But Minato's not one of those.]

Bathroom's down the hallway.

[ryougi]

Thanks. [AND OFF SHE GOES or as quickly as she can run while suffocating. Should he follow her he'll find her turning the sink on and. Dousing her neck with the water this is probably a bizarre sight to see but what else is new.]

B

[adropofjupiter]

[Marisa's just going to gawk from where she's sitting on the roof of her porch as Shiki soaks her body with the hose. From the height difference, she couldn't see the gills, so this was just...]

...bizarre.

[ryougi]

[Whenever she feels like she's gotten enough water, she goes ahead to put the hose back. When she does though, she ends up spotting Marisa and calls up to her.]

Sorry about this. Had to use it for a bit.

[adropofjupiter]

...what for?

[The witch scoots to the edge of the roof until she can dangle her legs over the edge and lean forward a bit.]

Not every day I see a flash hose showering. Even here.

[ryougi]

Couldn't breathe without it. [Honestly these gills weren't even that bad they just made doing ANYTHING a hassle now.]

A

[normality]

[ Someone hurriedly knocking on his door? Clearly this means Mikiya Christ to the rescue. But yes, he's just opening the door, looking a bit surprised from seeing her here since he's been worried about her with everything going on and checking up constantly on her, but.. now she's here..? ]

Shiki..?

[ryougi]

[O h . . . Maybe in hindsight she should have avoided trying to go to his house don't wanna make him concerned after all that'd just be weird!! Except she really was suffocating so making a run for it now wouldn't work out WELP.]

Where's... your bathroom? [This is what she sounds like btw.]

wow that screenshot is from a vn based on your life isn't it

[normality]

[ That wheezing.. His frown turns a bit more worried, and instead of just telling her the answer, his hand shoots out to grab hers, and before Shiki may fully notice what's going on she's already being dragged through the hallway - gently, though, since he's already worried enough as is. ]

... Here. [ He opens the third door on the right, which is the bathroom - with a nice big bath and all. She isn't sure what exactly is wrong with her, but as long as she goes in and does.. whatever she has to do there.. it would probably be okay, right?

Doesn't mean he won't still be here watching, though. ]

A

[aozaki]

[Biting on the butt of a cigarette as she pokerfaces you.]

That took a while, Shiki. Did you had trouble finding your way, too? [gills are small time man. SMALL TIME.]

[ryougi]

[THEY REALLY ARE NGL but things are hard when you can't breathe man okay.]

Had trouble 'cause I kept suffocating.

[aozaki]

It still looks like you got off pretty lightly, compared to some of the other body horrors I've seen. [She steps back inside her house and just keeps going - of course Shiki's free to make herself at home there.] If you need something in the house, go for it now. You can explain to me what they've done to you after.

A

[returntosender]

[The banging on the door got Hope running to open it. No one ever really stopped by-so it had to be important. Assuming they got around to introductions at some point during their initial meeting, he'll be surprised to see Ryougi as the one behind the sound.]

Ryougi?? Wh-what's going on??

[ryougi]

Shiki. [Even suffocating, she has enough time to at least tell someone that she prefers her first name okok.] Where's your closest sink?

[returntosender]

Right-sorry. [ He stares up in a small fright, what could be wrong?]

This way, into the kitchen. [Grabbing Shiki's wrist and tugging her towards the sink.]