faithfulflame | Fifth Prayer: Loss

[She'd just checked Usagi's room, and it was empty. Nothing remained of Sailor Moon save for a half-empty bucket of pudding just sitting in the fridge. With a cry of frustration, the normally reserved miko took it out and hurled it at the trash bin, chocolate oozing down the wall. This was just too much. First Ami, then that awful Apep creature taking Sabriel, and now Usagi!

Her friends would need to be told, of course. So, a few minutes later a Voice transmission pops out over the journals. Rei's voice is tight and controlled, but there's definitely an undercurrent of sadness]

I'm sorry to inform everyone that Tsukino Usagi-san has been sent home by the Malnosso.

Please think of her fondly, and wish her luck.

Should anyone wish to make a formal prayer for her, I will be available to help with that, so please contact me via the journal.

[Closing the feed, Rei picks up her journal and heads out to the little tent shrine she, Ami, and Usagi had put together months before, lighting a flame on the brazier with Eferin and preparing several prayer strips of her own for her friend and Sailor Moon. She burns them, and sends her wishes to the other girl, whereever she might be]

Be well, Usagi-chan.

(OOC: Feel free to respond via voice, or find Rei at her little hideaway)

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[He didn't expect her to.]

Oh? That's a quite a nice thing to do for a friend. Usagi and Ami should consider themselves lucky.

It was the right thing. Ami-chan doesn't always speak her mind.

That...sounds about right. She's a very smart but very quiet person.

Yes.

[She pauses, catching herself now.]

Monkey-san, I heard about you. Fighting. You should worry less about me, and more about yourself.

[He sighed heavily.]

...you too? I've heard the lecture from everyone now, from Adele to Itachi. I'm fine.

Adele-san.

[She pauses, whispering that name, like its an object of fear]

Monkey-san. When the evil spirits walk the earth, nobody is fine.

[He caught that too--but, again, not his place.]

That includes you, if you didn't realize that.

I'm a miko.

[Like that explains it all]

Even so, you're still a teenaged girl

Who's trained to fight evil spirits.

[Her tone...irritable]

I'm not a child.

I wasn't saying that you are.

[His, in contrast, is cool and level.]

I'm just saying that everyone has limits; be careful not to hit yours.

[Because he has--and he's regretting it.]

Monkey-san. I know my limits. I'm nowhere near them.

[His tone is insufferable]

I had my own share of fighting this week. I came out fine.

[Against the complications caused by Apep? That warrants investigation--

Later.]

Be careful regardless. These are stressful times, and mistakes can easily be made with the best intentions in mind.

I'm aware.

Just was making sure. No one should have to be alone in situations like this.

I'm always alone. And I like it that way.

[Why on earth is this feed still open. Rei has no idea, but she's talking as she's packing up things for a trip to the shrine]

[It's still open because he wants to talk and not focus on himself, mostly.]

Even when times are hard, Oiselet?

Especially then.

[Lying, obviously, she wants to hear voices since House 3 is all quiet. Lupin may hear her shifting stuff around though]

[He does, and he settles back onto Wilhelmina with a soft chuckle.]

Boy, this does sound familiar!

Excuse me?

I've been thinking similar things for the last month; its why Luke brought Ami over and had a talk.

And why did you need to be talked down? Something foolish, no doubt.

My limits had changed and I didn't want to acknowledge it. Instead, I worked on getting stronger so much that I crashed into them.

So you didn't pace yourself, Monkey-kun? Power is hard to gain without pace.

I'm twice your age--don't '-kun' me.

...I mostly was like that because most of my partners have gone home. They're back to playing the game, but two of us are still here.

I was trying to be strong for her and myself, and for my friends here that needed support. It's why I'm warning you about these things.

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Fifth Prayer: Loss

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