[ORP] The Restless Dead

[SilverLutz]

Sawa remained as long as she could to hold her lantern, but eventually it broke apart and the little fireflies flew off. Others seemed to have more luck with their lanterns holding up, so she glanced over at Zuko to see how he was faring and had to hide a giggle behind her paw.

The dark male was still standing, his little basket between his teeth but with no more lights within. It had also loosened enough to allow the bugs within to fly free, but Zuko didn't notice. He had fallen into a light sleep standing up, looking absolutely ridiculous in doing so. He jerked awake as a firefly settled on his nose and after a bit of teasing from Sawa, the two wandered off, considering it a job well done.

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Ruaka had a bit better luck with her lantern as it held up until dawn, but she was struggling to keep her eyes open after Kokayi and she had stopped speaking due to exhaustion. With the rising of the sun it seemed the whips were either well on their way into the catacombs or had ignored their attempts all together, so it was with heavy paws and eyelids that she stumbled away to get some sleep.

[quote="MangoMeow]Last post from me!]  

[MangoMeow]

((I'm going to exit out my N'ezi too.))

With the container as flimsy as it was showing itself to be, Miniya finally set it down tentatively - and just in time, as it cracked open right as it hit the ground. The adolescent watched with ears pulled back at the fireflies fluttered out, sighing in a mixture of relief and sadness. She really wasn't a very good crafter, clearly.

"S-so..." She glanced back at her father, a hopeful look in her eyes. They tried, right?

Kione rolled his eyes at that, but he couldn't say that he wasn't just as interested in leaving now. "Alright, let's go." With a jut of his head, the white lion led the way away from the crowd. What else could they do? Their container had broken, and he saw no reason for either of them to stick around now.

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As the night progressed, it seemed like little else was going to happen, and with a sigh, Kokayi finally put down his container, a bit smug that his had managed to stay intact this whole time but mostly just tired. He watched as Ruaka slowly made her way home to sleep before deciding that that wasn't a bad idea.

With a yawn, the adolescent stretched himself out wide, popping a joint in the process, and then started making his way home. He was sure that he'd seen his sister and father heading home too, so his mother couldn't say he'd left early.