sacredpath | pc: akihiko

From:

[voids you voids you voids you.]

I can't say I'm surprised.

[but her lips are pressed tightly together, concerned, while purple and black smoke blooms on her skin like bruises. she's upset, even if she's not saying it.]

From:

ziosar

[Akihiko has his arms crossed, taking deep breaths]

...I'm not surprised either -- I was prepared for something and tried to deal with it.

[By filling himself with way too much caffeines. Didn't work and now he feels indescribably awful physically]

The part I didn't expect was that two of the people I was with would be dead in the morning.

[He's not blaming himself but now he wishes maybe he should have said something more to them last night]

From:

sacredpath

Oh? Where were you staying last night, then?

[somewhere lively...]

From:

ziosar

The market. I assumed there'd be many people there.

[And he was right. It was a cozy time]

From:

sacredpath

Why all of you wanted to be outside in the snow is beyond me, but alright. So both were there, too?

From:

ziosar

I heard some really wanted to watch the fireworks. There were sleeping bags and sparklers, too.

[Very festive! Not everyone was into that, but oh well]

That Brimstone guy kept trying to break the barrier, and Adolphe spent his time with Proust and Yves. Nothing seemed off about anyone.

[He has heard about Jing Yuan behaving differently, so he appends that]

From:

sacredpath

Of course he was.

[causing problems to the very last... it's almost nostalgic.]

From:

ziosar

He wanted to make the barrier explode.

[That does feel nostalgic even though it was just a few hours ago. That idea was shot down real quick, but damn, maybe they should have given that a try after all]

Edited Date: 2025-02-22 03:12 am (UTC)

From:

sacredpath

I'm sure he did.

[it would have been good enrichment at least.]

I suppose we've no leads on what caused it, then.

From:

ziosar

None. But--

[Hm. Well, may as well mention it, since it'll come up at the trial]

I'm sore on my stomach. So are a few others I talked with. We don't have bruises or anything like that, but something happened.

[It's as if he got hit, but he's got no idea who or why. Could have been one of the victims, could be a culprit...but it's something everyone felt, apparently]