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 Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2012 10:08 pm
Shun nodded slowly at that. Though, he had a little trouble relating to the situation.
"Do... parents often act like that..?" he asked slowly while watching her. He wouldn't know. And Mitsu didn't either. He didn't recall anything like that for Lizzy or Hel either, so this was a sort of curious thing to him.
"It is indeed... good to have you back, as dangerous as things are around here.. How much do you know of what had happened?"
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 9:32 am
The question startled her, and the girl frowned in thought as she considered her answer. "Well...I don't think all parents act like mine do," She said slowly, furrowing her brows, "I think my mother and father get mad at me for not visiting and disappearing because they worry about me, but I always...forget that since they're always so formal and stiff with me." Her uncle, on the other hand, was much more openly friendly and affectionate, which was probably why she was much closer to him in the her home than her parents. The fact that he was more of a sibling than a parent also helped matters.
Shaking her head slowly, the frown on Xiu's face deepened. "Not...much, to be honest. Has anything happened that I should know about?"
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 9:40 am
Well, it was fairly obvious not all parents did that. He could attest to that enough.
"I see," Shun nodded, taking that in. Though again, he just had a little difficulty relating. He didn't think about it for long, as Xiu admitted she didn't know much about what had happened.
"Several students were kidnapped. Mitsu included. Granted.. Mitsu was targeted by a specific hunter while the rest were taken as a group," he said, lowering his voice for now, "I believe everyone is back now though."
He didn't know that Israfel had been weaponized.
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 9:53 am
Her ears perked up slightly as she listened intently, giving a small nod of her head. Yes, she was aware of the kidnappings--she had made it back to school for that--but the specifics of what had happened to each of the kidnapped students were still lost on her.
"Mitsu was...targeted by a specific hunter? W-why? ...And by who?" That was something that she had not actually known. Yin, Amphi, and the others--she knew that they had been taken as a group, but she hadn't been aware that Mitsu had apparently been separated from the other students.
She let out a little sigh then, "It's a relief that everyone is back...but I wonder how they're all doing?"
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:01 am
"Candace. She lured us into the haunted house for it. As for why... I believe it was to get to me," Shun said bitterly. Yes, he still believed that. He couldn't think any other reason why they would want to get Mitsu specifically. Not to mention the hunter had pretty much admitted it herself.
"As for the others, I don't know. I've been focusing on getting Mitsu well, admittedly. Lizzy may have more information as far as that goes."
He frowned before walking down the aisle some more.
"Please do be careful though."
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 11:41 pm
Xiu frowned. Surely Shun didn't blame himself for what happened, did he? No matter how she looked at it, her "big brother" had never done anything to warrant Mitsu being kidnapped. No, if anything, it was the Hunters' fault for being such...such asshats in the first place. "That hunter...Candace, is it? I'll keep that name in mind."
She nodded in understanding--she wasn't surprised that Shun was so worried about Mitsu--and made a mental note to call up some of her other friends who were taken and see how they were doing. Hopefully they were all fairing...fairly well, at least? Asking Lizzy seemed like a good plan too.
Xiu trotted alongside the reaper as they moved down the aisle, turning to shoot a surprised look up at him when he spoke. After a moment of silence, she smiled and turned away. "Well, I'll be careful so long as there's no need for me to be reckless."
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2012 11:46 pm
Shun frowned lightly, but nodded to Xiu. She was pretty innocent in her own right, so he was worried about her.
"Oh yes.. when.. you decide to come by. Mitsu has lost her memory.." he murmured quietly while stopping by something else in the aisle to see if he wanted to pick it up or not.
"Hopefully she will regain it in time but.."
He trailed off. He just wasn't sure how plausible that was, as much as he hoped for it to happen.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 9:30 am
There was a rather loud clatter as Xiu's shopping basket suddenly hit the floor. Noting that the other shoppers had turned to look at her and whisper, she hastily bowed in apology before dropping to her knees to retrieve the items that had spilled out of her basket. However, needless to say, her mind wasn't exactly on the task at hand.
"Her memories...a-all of them? Can she remember anything about herself or the people around her, or...?"
Frankly, she was entirely sure how to take in the fact that her friend suddenly couldn't remember anything. Did that include...her time at Amityville as well, and all the years that they had spent here together? The thought made her chest ache a little, but she was quick to push that away. Straightening up with her basket swinging from her hands, Xiu gave a determined nod.
"We'll just support her along the way and hope that she regains her memory then. I'll be careful to be extra gentle when I visit, then."
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 10:39 am
Shun frowned as Xiu dropped her basket. With a sigh, he crouched down and helped her pick everything up.
"Nothing.." he whispered, sounding distant as he thought about it. Shaking his head, he straightened back up and turned back around.
"Please do," he replied quietly. Memory issue aside, she was still physically frail right now. It was best to be gentle with her as a whole. Thinking about it a little longer, he just tried to shove the thoughts aside for the time being. It still hurt a little, this situation.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 3:05 pm
Nothing. Then that also included...Shun? Xiu couldn't bring herself to ask, though she glanced up to study the reaper's face closely before her lips pulled upwards into a small, reassuring smile. "She'll remember, I'm sure of it. And until then...we'll just have to take care of her and help her make new memories." There was a pause, and then the smile faded, her brows knitting together with concern as she reached out and rested a hand on her big brother's arm.
If on the off chance that Mitsu would never regain any of her old memories but one...Xiu was certain that she would at least remember Shun.
She left her hand there for a good few seconds before drawing away to look at the contents of her basket, trying to brighten up the grim conversation as best as she could. "I'll make cupcakes for Mitsu for when I visit--she always liked those. And maybe...do you think I could bring some of the prom pictures I took to show her? Would she like those?" Pictures, chatting, and tea sounded like a way to have fun without it being too tasking on the other ghoul. She wanted to be gentle and cheerful when she visited her friend, not nervous or overly-gloomy.
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 3:55 pm
Not saying anything right away, Shun stood there quietly, looking down at the hand that rested on his arm. People kept saying the same thing more or less. Well. Except for Mot that one day. The Reaper wasn't likely to forget those words anytime soon.
"Cupcakes would be nice.. though as far as the prom pictures, she had some of the ones you gave us before. If you have some others though, those should be nice..."
He shook his head to himself, thinking about this or that. Hopefully she would eat if someone brought over some sweets. The girl did always have a bit of a sweet tooth and all.
"Thank you, Xiu."
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 6:04 pm
"Can do! I'll bring over some sweets and some of the prom photos from this year, then!" She seemed pleased with the plan, mentally going over potential recipes in her mind. She would, quite obviously, steer clear of chocolate, but if any other flavour was okay, then...
"Eh?" The baku cocked her head to the side at the sudden thanks, only to emit a little laugh a moment later. "There's no need for you to say thank you, aniki! I mean, I'm doing this because I want to, right?" In fact, she was the one who had piped up with the offer in the first place. If anything...Xiu was the one who was imposing on them instead of the other way around.
She lifted a hand to point to his grocery items then, jerking her head in the direction of the cash registers. "Ah--are you done? I think I have everything, so if we're all ready, let's pay and get back home!
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 6:13 pm
Nodding quietly, Shun soon raised an eyebrow at the little baku, "That does not mean I cannot thank you, however."
That was all he had to say on that matter. His eye shifted down to the few items he was carrying, then nodded once more.
"Yes, I believe i have everything I came here for. Let's go ring up then.."
Double checking his goods, he made his way over to the cash register and paid for the few things he had. His movements in general were fairly slow, but he didn't seem all too bothered. His body just wasn't quite in tip top shape right now. It was hard to be with the way he had been taking care of himself lately.
Which wasn't very well.
"By the way.. do you ever run into dreams where you couldn't control? Despite being lucid?"
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 9:10 pm
Phew, time to go pay for everything! Sticking her tongue out of the corner of her mouth, Xiu proceeded to drag both her suitcase and her basket towards the cash registers, keeping pace with the reaper (which was, she noticed with a bit of worry, not very hard to do). Once they reached the register, the baku offered the cashier a polite smile before sorting out all her items for him to scan. While he did that, she turned back to Shun with a small, thoughtful frown.
"Where did that question come from? Though..." The frown deepened, creases forming between her brows, "I...I have, yes. It's very...odd, and quite uncomfortable as well. Even though I'm completely lucid, I can't do anything to change the path of the dream." Or wake up, as she had realized. That was the scariest part about it--it was like someone had programmed the dream into her mind, and she wasn't allowed out until the dream "finished".
The thought made her shudder, but she snapped out of it when the cashier told her her total. As she handed over the appropriate number of seeds, she glanced at Shun from the corner of her eye. "...Why do you ask?"
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Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 9:13 pm
With his groceries paid for, Shun took the bag into his left hand, then turned towards Xiu. So even the dream master had trouble at time. In which case, he wasn't sure if she would be able to help a whole lot with things.
"I've had a number of such dreams. Don't let it concern you though."
Even though they have been coming up every time he had tried to sleep lately.
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