[Day 153] I understood the meaning of love... [OPEN]

[hellpyre]

Who: Rin and YOU!
Open: Open
When: 153, afternoon
Where: The Gazebo
What: The past few days have been difficult, but Rin is in a surprisingly good mood today. Apparently that's enough to warrant randomly singing??
Format: Starting in action, but I'll folow
Warnings: Rin being Rin is a given by now.

[The past few days had been a whirlwind of emotion. Some good, some bad, but all of it actually fairly exhausting. In it, though, Rin had gotten out some much needed things that had been bottling up for some time, and in a stark contrast to the anger that had nearly destroyed the kitchen, she found herself in a surprisingly good mood this day.

Like. Really good mood.

Good enough to apparently sing. Which she didn't do very often at all. Sometimes she could be caught humming a song while working, but actually singing something?

Well, she did used to be in the church choir growing up, so it wasn't that far fetched of an idea. But it had been years since then, and her voice was a little out of practice.

Still, something about that good mood compelled her to make her way over to the gazebo where the piano was. She couldn't play (Yuki could, but even she had fallen out of practice with that in recent years, too) but she knew enough to strike a note and start from there. She wasn't singing to anyone in particular, and the song that came out of here surprisingly wasn't a church hymn.]

Kuon no shijima yagate sora ni
aoku aoku tokete nijinde
mahiru no tsuki no usui kage wa
sugu ni sugu ni mirai wo yobu...

[It didn't quite sound the same without some accompaniment, but she still got rather in to it. Enough that she probably wouldn't notice if some one stopped to listen...]

Comments

[hellpyre]

[That would be easier if Satan wasn't her father.]

... hmn. So. You can get me to spill my guts and cry like a baby but I can't get you to admit why you're not doin' well?

[She's on to you, Zulf. Run.]

[fuckthemancers]

[Well your dad is probably dead, Rin.]

[...Both of them.]

Ah- no, that's not... I'm being honest, I promise. I really have just been finding it difficult to fall asleep these last couple of days.

[Coincidentally the same day the truth came out and he had to track Kid's ass out onto the Skyway.]

[hellpyre]

[I'unno man he's a tough son of a bitch. He's probably chilling on some piece of Gehenna out there, just waiting.

... the other one is dead though, that much is true.]

... 'kay.

[She's letting you off the hook. For now.]

If you're sure.

[fuckthemancers]

Mhm.

[Zulf gives a sigh.]

It's just been... a trying few days. I suppose that might explain it. I thought I would be more tired after that Skyway visit, funnily enough.

[hellpyre]

Well... it was a pretty heavy thing that went on... I wasn't exactly feelin' great after it either.

[Which Zulf was there for. As were several others later. Rin hadn't cried that much since she'd lost Kuro...]

Just try to get some rest soon, okay?

[fuckthemancers]

I'll certainly do my best.

[Or... not, because fuck nightmares.]

I don't want to be at my worst when Colin starts the expedition to return to the Observatory.

[hellpyre]

... he's going back?

[Why is she surprised? Why is she not more surprised than that.]

[fuckthemancers]

...Yes. You didn't see the table he set up where he tried to bribe passing individuals with pastries?

[hellpyre]

... how the hell did I miss that?

[fuckthemancers]

I haven't the faintest. Where were you yesterday?

[hellpyre]

I was on the Skyway! Where else would I be?!

[Sexing Bon--

No.

She wishes]

[fuckthemancers]

I don't know. That's why I asked, Rin. I suppose he must have packed it all away by the time you came back.

[hellpyre]

I guess so... I got back kinda late and went straight to the onsen.

What's so damn important he gotta go back to that place anyway?

[fuckthemancers]

He wants to loot the area.

[What, just tellin' it like it is.]

There's also, from what I understand, the issue of an enormous man eating plant.

[hellpyre]

There was. I hope he's bringin' some one else who hits as hard as I do, 'cause that thing almost took Nathaniel out...

[That was her way of saying "sorry, not going with you guys".]

... are you goin'?

[fuckthemancers]

...Yes.

[hellpyre]

... oh.

[Damn it, Zulf.]

... be careful. Please.

[fuckthemancers]

I will, don't worry. I don't plan on senselessly throwing myself into danger.

[hellpyre]

Good. Leave that to me.

[She's half joking]

[fuckthemancers]

I don't want anyone acting recklessly.

[Oops, is his voice coming out a bit sharper than usual?]

[hellpyre]

[Oops.]

... it's what I do, Zulf. I take the hits no one else can, okay? The only reason I ain't gonna go time time is 'cause I don't wanna risk gettin' taken out by the fire system again.

[fuckthemancers]

You still shouldn't just throw yourself into danger without thinking about alternative options! You only have one life before Mother brings you home, and we need every person still here!

[hellpyre]

So does everyone else here! I can handle it, Zulf! I ain't gonna die out there! If I don't take those hits, who else is gonna?!

[Well that escalated quickly...]

[fuckthemancers]

You don't know that! Why not just avoid hits entirely!?

[And it doesn't seem like it's going to calm down at this rate.]

[hellpyre]

Because I can take it, and if it's the choice between me bein' in pain and my friends dyin'-- it's not even a choice at that point I know what I'm gonna do!

[And neither is she.]