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[tearsofademon]

[The video shows a certainly lazy mage, sitting on his bed, gently petting a Clefairy who’s curled up on his lap, sobbing into his clothes. …Also his face looks pretty heavily bruised, there, as though he’s been slapped a lot. Not that he seems particularly in pain, or if he is he’s hiding it pretty well.]

Haa… a week here, huh. That’s a new record, even for me.

[He says this cheerfully, but his expression softens into a somewhat regretful smile as the Clefairy in his lap lets forth another sob, one that’s pointedly unamused. “Clef.”]

…I guess I really worried you, didn’t I.

[“Cle-Clefairy clefair clef fairy fairy clef…” Her already-half-choked-up chatter is muffled a little by how buried she is in his clothing. She’d been so scared – so scared – because he wouldn’t wake up, no matter how much she used Wake-Up Slap which is supposed to be able to wake anyone up, and this went on for days, why wouldn’t he wake up?]

…Sorry, Rose. I didn’t mean to scare you like that.

[Rose stops sobbing for a moment to look up at Ryner in surprise – she’d been so sure he’d say something stupid about how she shouldn’t worry so much about him or something. (Which is on his mind, sure, but he’s trying to have tact here.) But after a moment, the tears take over again, and she buries her face even more in his clothes.

He just strokes her a bit more, he hopes calmingly.]

We’ll do something special to make up for it, all right? I mean, it’s too late tonight to go to the theater, but maybe – huh?

[And suddenly, at the window, there is the beating of wings, the scrambling of feathers, and a loud “’TOWL!” that announces that a certain Noctowl has returned from a couple day trip (that he decided to take seeing as Ryner wasn’t waking up any time soon at the time).

Gail is greeted by other voices in the room who are just off camera at the moment – an Absol, a Quilava, and a Paras, to be specific. (There's also a Yanma under the bed, but she's still in a bit of shock from being out of the PC for such a long stretch, so she's being quiet.) Rose tries to stop crying, at least, even if she doesn’t look up.

When he lands and registers that Ryner’s awake, Gail tilts his head and lets out a happy “Noctowl!” in happiness that Ryner is now awake.]

Ah, Gail! I guess you took a trip while I was out, huh.

[A nod from the Noctowl, who then maneuvers to take off the satchel he’s wearing and open it to display its contents: lots of fresh berries and plants and such, and… a Pokémon egg?

Yeah, um… guess who met a pretty wild female bird on his travels and had a… thing with her. He seems so proud of himself, too.

Ryner… is surprised, to say the least, but manages to not freak out.]

And you brought back your kid, I guess? Well, I hope it’s yours, anyway…

[A nod from Gail.]

…Well, I don’t see why not, I guess. Who am I to say no, right?

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[no-nukes-plz.livejournal.com]

There's a theater?

[Yes, all of that, and this is the bit the nerd focuses on.]

...wow, you look pretty beat up. Did you get into a fight? Is she alright?

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[alpha_stigma.livejournal.com]

Mmm. There's a dance theater in Ecruteak. We went to one of their shows... a couple weeks ago, I guess.

[And at the mention of his injuries, he just smiles as though nothing's wrong.] Ah... I'm fine. I'll be fine. Er, well, I think it's mostly a few days old, anyway. It'll probably go away soon.

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[no-nukes-plz.livejournal.com]

You act kind of like she's your child. It's... sweet.

[He adjusts his glasses and thinks.] You think?

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[alpha_stigma.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I'd consider her that... but I try to give her a good life, you know?

Ah... well, I kind of slept through it all, somehow. Even if it didn't feel like I was asleep...

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[no-nukes-plz.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I know what you mean.

...you slept through it? How do you sleep through getting beat up like that?

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[alpha_stigma.livejournal.com]

Well, it really didn't feel like I was asleep. I... actually, I went home, for a while.

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[no-nukes-plz.livejournal.com]

...oh, I see. That happened to me, too. Guess I shouldn't be surprised.

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[alpha_stigma.livejournal.com]

I'd heard of it happening, but... well, Rose got scared when I wouldn't wake up, I guess. And when she doesn't like something, well...

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[no-nukes-plz.livejournal.com]

Poor thing. She seemed pretty upset. [Understatement of the year.]

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[alpha_stigma.livejournal.com]

Yeah... [He gently strokes her again.] I hope I can make it up to her, somehow. Much as I was... glad, in the end, to be able to go home for a while, I don't like seeing Rose like this.

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[no-nukes-plz.livejournal.com]

She must be pretty fond of you. It's a pity you can't take her home with you.

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[alpha_stigma.livejournal.com]

Yeah. It'd be nice, if she could go back to Roland with me... well, assuming she wanted to, anyway.

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[no-nukes-plz.livejournal.com]

...you live in a place named "Roland"?

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[reveiller]

[a bit of a look, Ryner]

Rise and shine.

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[alpha_stigma.livejournal.com]

Ah, good morning. Or... evening, I guess.

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[reveiller]

Nice nap?

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[alpha_stigma.livejournal.com]

Mmm, more or less. Started out not so great, but it turned out all right in the end.

[He strokes Rose again.] ...Though, it would have been better if I hadn't ended up worrying her so much.

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[reveiller]

[a brief chuckle and a shake of his head] You'll have to make it up to her, it looks like.

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[alpha_stigma.livejournal.com]

I'll figure something out, hopefully.

[He leans his head to the side in an attempt to stretch his shoulders a little without moving his arms.] Don't suppose I managed to miss anything troublesome happening while I was out.

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[reveiller]

[a chuckle]

Not a thing. Maybe it was Rose's vigilance.

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[alpha_stigma.livejournal.com]

Haa, maybe it was.

...Well, guess I'm glad that I'm the only thing they had to worry about, then.

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[reveiller]

Oh, and you owe me coffee.

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[alpha_stigma.livejournal.com]

Haa?? Why?

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[reveiller]

Do I need a reason?

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[alpha_stigma.livejournal.com]

It'd just be nice to know what I owe you for, is all. It's not like I won't.