Light years away from home, just my demons and I alone

[hellpyre]

Who: Rin Okumura and anyone else in the Bastion
When: After Groups A and B return and the Core is installed
Where: Near the apartment building
Style: [these fun things]
Status: OOOOPEN

[So hey. There's this girl. She's been in this place for a while, helped out with a lot of things, and today she got to help do something awesome! Cores are important to the Bastion after all, so that's a good thing.

Except she kind of... lit herself on fire and a lot of people saw it.

Anyone want to talk to her about that?

In all seriousness, Rin can be found after all that hubbub taking a break near the apartments, outside because she really doesn't want to be in her room right now. She's nursing a bit of a wound on her thigh from sliding on her legs under the bird earlier, but whatever road rash she got from doing so is starting to fade finally. Her sword is lying next to her in the grass, and she's just on her back, watching the odd sky above the Bastion quietly.

Mostly because her ears are still kind of ringing from what Crona did.

Ringing ears won't stop her from holding a conversation, though, if anyone cares to bother her, and she's in a decent mood given their accomplishments.]

Comments

[notduchess]

[ Hey, here's a knight, although Duke isn't clanking too much right now. ]

I can take care of that, if you'd rather not wait.

[ Just going to point at those scrapes. ]

[hellpyre]

[Rin peeks an eye open at Duke's voice, sitting up once she's closer, pulling back what's left of her torn skirt to look at the burn on her hip and upper thigh.]

You sure you wanna use one on me? I kinda deserve it for doin' a base-slide on a buncha rock in a skirt.

[notduchess]

Not really planning on going out again today. Or, rather, going out to do more than see if there's peckers within easy reach.

[ In other words, Duke didn't plan on needing to use anything much. ]

[hellpyre]

Well... if you're sure...

[Obviously Duke offered because she wanted to, but Rin was one of those 'don't be a burden on people' types. Still, it wasn't exactly comfortable.]

[goodlifechoices]

[ Rin did catch herself on fire, which had been a little impressive, but she also had an adorable tail so maybe it was all part of the package. Besides, given that Marie had turned her hand into a giant hammer and beat a horse-sized bird in the head, she had no room to think anything anyone else did was off.

She crouches down by the girl when she comes close, her whole demeanor very warm. ]

Hey there, Rin. Mind if I join you?

[hellpyre]

[They are special ladies.

Rin peeked an eye open, the tuft of her tail curling and uncurling where it was resting on her stomach.]

Mm? Sure.

[goodlifechoices]

[ That tail was just so cute. ]

Thanks.

[ She sighs like it's some great relief to get to sit on the ground next to Rin, and stretches her arms above her head before turning her attention back to her. ]

You did really great out there.

[hellpyre]

Heh. Thanks. You did, too. That weapon thing is pretty damn awesome.

[Rin smiled back brightly, looking surprisingly cheerful for all they had gone through.]

[superdrowningskills]

[Alucard is not normally the type to initiate conversation; even less so when his ears have still not entirely recovered from the pink-haired one's attack. This time, however, is different; this time he has a reason to speak to the first person he has ever encountered that is like himself...

He quietly takes a seat next to her. For a few moments he stares out at nothing, contemplating what to say, how to begin.]

...I have never seen flames quite so blue as those you produced today.

[Certainly a more tactful thing to say than to directly ask what composed of the non-human half of her blood; a demon of some sort if he were to hazard a guess.]

[hellpyre]

[Probably the most tactful way she's ever been asked.

Rin doesn't hear him approach like she normally would, but there's enough disturbance when he sits that she's not startled by his voice. She doesn't bother opening her eyes, either, recognizing him by his words alone given that they spent enough time on the Skyway for her to distinguish between him and the other survivor they found.

Her tail gives a twitch where it lays on her stomach, and her shoulders went up in a slight shrug.]

It's a talent.

[Then, after a pause, she peeked an eye open.]

... but you have seen flames like that... ?

[superdrowningskills]

[The speech patterns of a fifteenth century Wallachian are bound to be vastly different than a man from a distant planet, so it's not surprising she knows the difference.

He 'hmm's softly in confirmation.]

There are many creatures I have encountered that create fire through various means, although rather fewer who's flames were a different hue than one normally sees. I too possess some ability to manipulate fire, although I suspect yours are a bit more closely linked to your bloodline than my own.

[hellpyre]

[They should be grateful they can understand each other at all. Something in the Bastion (Cores, maybe?) acts as a universal translator of sorts, though his accent and at least some of hers likely still remain to some extent. They'd be screwed on the communication front otherwise because Rin's English is terrible.]

Ah... yeah...

[That gets her to react in a much more closed off manner, even going so far as to sit up and wrap her arms around her knees, resting her chin on them. The comment about his bloodline confirmed some of her own suspicions. She couldn't sense exactly what he was but there was enough oddity from human nature that it did ping something.]

I haven't told anyone yet. But... I think some of 'em kinda figured it out before now, just by the way I talk about demons in my world.

... I'm half, by the way. My mother was human. Oh, and Bon knows. The guy with the blonde streak? He's from my world.

[kyotoprincess]

[Everything went a lot better than expected. There's one less giant monster to worry about, and they managed to get the Core without anyone getting seriously hurt. They were very disorganized in their attempt, though, which had almost gotten them seriously hurt.

It's only good that they were fast, and that Alucard didn't get hurt from his fall.

But Bon remembers that Rin's ears are sensitive, and that attack hurt even his own regular ears. He figures Rin has to be hurting from that screeching attack. So he'll go talk to her about that, rather than how she can light herself on fire. He's seen that before, after all.]

Hey.

[hellpyre]

[Rin wasn't the smartest cookie in the shed but even she could see the need for smaller, more organized teams next time, on the off chance they ran in to survivors again.

But right then that was the furthest from her mind since she was more about relaxing and waiting for the ringing in her ears to stop. It was evident that she wasn't completely ok, though. When Bon approached, she didn't shift or even open her eyes until he spoke. She was having trouble hearing things she normally would have picked up on.]

Yo.

[So eloquent, dear.]

[kyotoprincess]

[He'll go ahead and plop down on the grass next to her. His ears still hurt a bit though it's probably nowhere near as bad as Rin had it. Damn Chrona with a sonic-based attack.]

How're you doing?

[Not that he's concerned or anything. Friends look out for friends like that, that's all. Even if Rin is different in some ways (he's still getting used to that), she's still Rin. A little bit of sound isn't going to take her out.]

[hellpyre]

Felt better. Just a headache, though. It'll go away soon enough.

[Well a headache and some nice road rash because seriously who does a base slide across stone in a skirt Rin. You dope.

She rolls over on her side, propping her head up with a hand.]

But hey... we did it, yeah? That's pretty awesome.

[unflattering]

[And then there's this guy coming over to check on his buddy.

Yeah, Maka's a little miffed still about being told to run rather than help his allies fight, but there's only so much pouting you can do before realizing that you would basically be a sitting duck and it was for the best. After all, the Core got back to Bastion, and now things will be better. That and his mind is still spinning from the use of his Soul Perception. He still can't quite figure out what was nagging at him so much in it.

Better as far as they can be when most of your loved ones may or may not be dead and the only ones that are here think that you're supposed to be a girl anyway.

He sits down on her other side, not peeking into her field of vision but looking down at her nonetheless.]

Hey.

[hellpyre]

[Sorry, buddy. She'll take the Core next time, ok?

Rin's eyes don't open until he speaks, ears still ringing enough that she's not picking up movement and subtle noises as easily as she usually does. It'll fade eventually but for now she gets to deal with the constant ringing for another few hours.]

'sup.

[Teenagers are the best conversationalists.]

[unflattering]

Nothing much, I decided I'm going to be saving up shards with Crona so we can get rabbits in here.

[Not to eat them, to cuddle them.]

Guess it's a good thing we got the farmland now.

[blackblooded]

[Pretty quickly after the fight was over, Crona realized that maybe sonic attacks weren't the best thing in this situation. After all, they hurt the people fighting beside Crona as well as the actual opponent.

Crona should apologize, and so the meister's going to make an attempt. Which actually means just standing at the corner of the nearest wall, and leaning cautiously around it to stare at Rin.]

[hellpyre]

[The attack did hurt, yes, and Rin's ears are still ringing to the point where hearing people moving around and other such things isn't as easy as it usually is. So Crona goes unnoticed for a good length of time until finally some other sense of 'not alone' kicks in and Rin finally sits up, blinking tiredly a few times before her gaze lands on the shy figure huddled around the corner.]

... I know I kinda lit myself on fire but I swear I'm not gonna bite you if you wanna come over here.

[blackblooded]

[A few more steps, moving closer but still pretty much hugging the wall.]

Mmmmmm...

[Ragnarok doesn't like fire (he could boil up, after all), so he doesn't like Rin.

Crona doesn't know what to think of Rin yet.]

A-- [swallow, deep breath.] are you okay?

[spotofsunlight]

[ Hey, Rin, hey. Shiro plods over to Rin's side. He's still wearing his heavy winter coat and oddly bunny-shaped hat; his manacles still clink loudly as he walks and somehow navigates his feet in such a way that he doesn't step on the chain extending between the wrist links. The loud footfalls of his steps can easily be attributed to his heavy-duty winter boots, which he appears to continue to wear despite the overall genial weather of the Bastion. ]

Hi, uh. Rin? [ He sounds slightly confused, in that perpetual wonder he seems to have, and waves, all sparkly eyes and toothy grin. ] Whatcha doing?

[ He's staring at that road rash, not comprehending its existence. ]

[hellpyre]

[The heavier footfalls actually alert her to his presence easier than others, since her ears are still ringing pretty badly. She sits up when she hears him approaching, rolling her shoulders and neck a little.]

Just takin' a break.

[spotofsunlight]

Why? [ Then he points at her injury. ] That?