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[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[On the Plane appears a large mound of rubble, shifting uneasily as though it were just placed there and didn't have time to settle. A slightly corroded pillar stands next to the mound, teetering back and forth before it balances and stays where it is.

For a moment, nothing happens. Then... the rubble shifts and a hand pops out. It waves around before it finds good purchase among the rest of the debris, and soon, Ryotarou pulls himself out of the mess and rolls off the mound, stopping on his side. He's dirty and bloodied, and there are rips in his clothing where the sharper pieces broke through. The smaller cuts have healed already, but the larger ones are taking longer.

As it is, he just lets his head fall to the 'ground' and breathes in the fresh air.]

(ooc: ... This time, it is the fault of AIM dice.)

Comments

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

It'll heal.

[hasarrived.livejournal.com]

... fine. [But he's not moving.]

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[Looks up at him, not sure, but... for some reason, he's a bit concerned. Could it have to do with that dream he had a few days ago...?]

[hasarrived.livejournal.com]

[Yuuto looks away. He doesn't know if he can look Ryotarou in the eyes right now. The mixed feelings about it all are still there, bubbling just beneath the surface.]

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[Ryotarou props himself carefully on his elbows, inspecting Yuuto for a moment later before turning to look at the stars around them.]

[hasarrived.livejournal.com]

[Yuuto has already found his namesake constellation. If he focuses on it enough, the troubles beside him seem to melt away, just for a little while...]

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[After a moment, he lays back down and watches the stars. Then, he points to one floating almost directly over head.]

... Do you know what that is? [Ryotarou doesn't, but it seems kind of strange to have Yuuto being so morose all the time.]

[hasarrived.livejournal.com]

[He'll get over it. When he's addressed, he blinks and looks up at where Ryotarou is pointing.]

Ah, that one? It's Gemini.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

Gemini? ... Does it have a story?

[hasarrived.livejournal.com]

Yeah... If you look closely, it's almost like two people holding hands. Their names were Castor and Pollux, twin sons of Zeus and a mortal woman, but only one of the brothers was immortal. When the other was wounded and killed, Pollux asked Zeus to share his immortality with his brother, and so they became stars, alternating between the place of the gods and the underworld.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

... immortality, huh?

[hasarrived.livejournal.com]

Hm?

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

Sakurai, you're going to have to fight on your own if an Imagin shows up. The Captain has Deneb's contract for now.

[hasarrived.livejournal.com]

[He tenses for a second, then looks away.] I was prepared to do that anyway. But if he has Deneb's contract, then you...?

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

... I have his immortality.

[hasarrived.livejournal.com]

... Ah.

[And he may be putting the pieces together about that Weevil incident, but he won't bring it up.]

This'd better go back to normal soon.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[Ryotarou would probably just shut down if he did, so that's a good call. He sighs and nods a little in agreement, now trying to bend his legs slightly. He winces, but it's not too bad.]

[hasarrived.livejournal.com]

[Yuuto frowns at that.]

... Sure you don't want me to grab you something?

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[Looks over. Blinks.] Like what?

[hasarrived.livejournal.com]

... Water? I don't know!

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

... If you want to.

[hasarrived.livejournal.com]

[blink]

... okay. [He pops off the plane for a second.]

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[And Ryotarou waits, testing his legs every few seconds as if that will speed the healing.]

[hasarrived.livejournal.com]

[Yuuto returns with a glass of water! ... And an onigiri, because he's nice.]

... Here.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[By now, Ryotarou is sitting up, one leg half-curled. He looks at it, then to Yuuto, and takes them while avoiding touching the other.]

... thank you.