[Day 282] I'm covering my ears like kid... [OPEN]

[hellpyre]

Who: Rin, Oshawott, Kintaro (the Tepig)
Open: Open
When: Day 282, evening
Where: The Monument
What: The loss of a brother
Format: Will match!
Warnings: Rin's temper. :|

[Speaking to Otoha had taken up a decent chunk of Rin's afternoon. Not that she minded, it had been a nice conversation about the things he had planted via shards among other things, and the company was enjoyable. But she did have other things to do, like bringing dinner to the hospital once evening rolled around. After all, it wasn't like Yukio was going to drag himself away from his work to get food on his own.

With a happy hum and a tail wag, Rin headed to the hospital with Kintaro at her heels. She had no idea anything was even remotely off until she stepped through the entrance doors.

And that's when she saw Oshawott sitting on the floor in the lobby area, making distressed noises that almost sounded like crying. Rin entering got his attention, causing him to run over to her. He was chattering so fast she could barely catch what he was trying to tel her, but soon enough he had her hand in his tiny paw and was tugging her to Yukio's office.

... which was frighteningly empty.

His books, files, notepads were all still there, but her brother was nonexistent.

Feeling a tightness in her chest that she didn't want to feel, she tried to justify his absence, saying aloud that maybe he was with a patient, or had stepped out for a moment.

But Oshawott shook his head, and a word was understood that made her heart sink completely to her feet.

"Skyway."

Grabbing both Oshawott and Kintaro up she bolted from the hospital, calling Yukio's name frantically as tears burned painfully in the corners of her eyes. He couldn't, he wouldn't--

There was no reply. No chastising voice telling her calm down, keep her voice down. Not even a distant glint of light off familiar glasses.

As night came across the Bastion that evening, Rin wouldn't return to the kitchen nor to her apartment. Curled up with a still-crying Oshawott in her lap and Kintaro at her side, she sat in front of the Monument, face blotched red but tears no longer falling.

Just a blank stare out to the space far beyond the edge of the floating land that was their current home.]

Comments

[scary_music]

[Yeah good luck getting Ibuki to talk in length about murder school, really]

... Hey, Rin-chan, did you want anything? Need something? Maybe some... jerky or tissues or something???

Or should Ibuki just stay here with you for now, Rin-chan?

[hellpyre]

[c'mon Ibuki, open up to your local demon child. It'll be like confession! Just without the priest.

And with the kid raised by a priest]

... we can go back to the kitchen.

[Bon will probably come looking for her eventually, better to be somewhere that he knows she would be.]

[scary_music]

[M-maybe later but she barely talks to anybody about murder school, she'd rather just not think about it]

Okay, okay... let's go, then. It's not healthy to sit around on your tushie all day, after all, so, so, good idea.

[She'll stand up, before gently tugging Rin to stand up with her]

[hellpyre]

[Understandable. But Rin is there to listen, should it ever come out.]

'kay...

[Rin gets up, shifting Oshawott in her arms. Kintaro is more than happy to walk on the ground, though, being the less upset of the three.]

[scary_music]

Was there anything you wanted to nom on, Rin-chan? Ibuki's been getting a lot better at cooking, so, so, lay it on Ibuki! Any request! She'll even make cake if you want!

[Ibuki leads Rin toward the kitchen as she talks]

[hellpyre]

I think there's some pastries left over. You don't have to cook...

[It's not that she doesn't trust Ibuki. She does! But she's already going to so much trouble for her...]

[scary_music]

But Ibuki feels like cooking! So, so, lay it on Ibuki! A thing you want to see cooked! Cooking is going to happen!

[hellpyre]

... okay.

[Even Rin has to smile at that a tiny bit.]

I'unno, somethin' light I guess?

[scary_music]

Sure thing, Rin-chan! Some lightweight division cooking, just for you!

[hellpyre]

Thank you, Ibuki.

[Rin will just quietly sit down and continue hugging Oshawott. He needs it just as much as she does.]

[scary_music]

No need to thank me, Rin-chan. Helping each other when the feels are bad, and getting through all the bad times together so we can rise up towards good ones... that's what friends are for!

[hellpyre]

I know...

[Sort of.]

I mean... kinda. I didn't really have any friends until recently...

[scary_music]

It's kind of weird, Ibuki seems to only really make friends whenever she's put in bad situations...

First the island before she showed up at the Bastion, and now...

[And now on a piece of land after so much has been blown up. Anyway, Ibuki starts grabbing some ingredients to make something light because I'm too lazy to google something light that she can make right now I'm sorry]

[hellpyre]

[Rin watches her, mostly quiet as she pets Oshawott and tries to get him to calm down some. Ibuki's comment does warrant a wan smile, though.]

You're lucky then...

[scary_music]

Am I...?

It'd be nice if I could've made some friends before everything started going all bad and wrong, though.

Well, there was Ibuki's old band, but...

[But it was pretty much her fault that had fallen apart]

A-anyway, don't you have a bunch of friends here, too, Rin-chan?

[hellpyre]

[Sounds like there's a story behind that, but Rin won't press right now.]

Yeah. Now I do. I didn't always.

[scary_music]

This is kind of embarrassing to say but, believe it or not, but... Ibuki used to have a biiig problem keeping friends.

[hellpyre]

Really?

[Though "keeping friends" implies that she had them to begin with.]

[scary_music]

Mmm...

[Ibuki nods and hesitates a bit]

They just... kind of get tired of Ibuki? Or something like that.

'That joke wasn't funny.' 'You're exhausting, slow down.'... they start saying stuff like that after not too long, and then they just... stop having anything to do with me.

... Until the Island... until the Bastion, I've... always kind of felt a little lonely.

[hellpyre]

Oh...

[Wow, that's shitty.]

Well, y'know what, if they treat you like that just for bein' yourself then they weren't worth your time to begin with.

I don't find you annoyin' or anythin' so the rest of them can just suck it.

[scary_music]

Ahaha... like, seriously, where were people like you in Ibuki's life when she really could've used a friend that would stick with her, huh?

[She finishes up the meal (it's... nicely prepared, whatever it is because I'm still too lazy to think of something aahh-), putting it down in front of Rin]

... I'm really glad to have you as my friend, Rin-chan.

[hellpyre]

Busy givin' my dad a heart attack every other day.

[She's joking.

... maybe.

Poor Shiro...]

... I'm glad to have you as my friend, too.

[She gives a thankful nod and take the food, clapping her hands together with a quick "thanks for the meal" before digging in.]

Mm... this is really good.

[scary_music]

[She laughs a little at the part about Rin's dad]

It's thanks to having the best chef in the Bastion as her teacher, Rin-chan! Thank you!

Perhaps someday, Ibuki's cook-fu will be strong enough that we can have a cook-off against each other!

[hellpyre]

I'unno, you're gonna need a lotta lessons before you get on my level. Remember, I've been doin' this since I was seven.

[It's also her only real skill outside of fighting, but details...]

You're gettin' there, though.

[scary_music]

Ibuki has a reaaaaaaaaally good memory, so, so, that day could come sooner than you think, Rin-chan!

Then again, then again, she's not the Super High School Level Cook like Teruteru-chan, soooooooooo- maybe not! But Ibuki will do her best to level up her cooking prowess!