045: Live Through This And You Won't Look Back

[contract_star]

[Here's Hei! He looks thoroughly exhausted and borderline anemic, but he also seems to be in a relatively good mood. After all, he managed to rescue Yin without getting either of them mortally wounded or killed. Hooray!]

[He's sitting on a bench of some kind, studying a map of what looks like train lines. You might also notice that there's a dusting of snow on the bench and in his hair, though he doesn't seem too bothered. Mostly he's just muttering to himself.]

...should be alright for the time being, but if we can get to Odate within the week we'll be much better off. Getting to the mainland is out of the question at this point...though if that's the case, Akita would be...

[He rubs his chin thoughtfully.] Maybe if we can hunt down Kenji...

Comments

[didorothy]

[guess who hopes to establish a relationship where you don't fear him based on actor physical appearance?]

I don't think I ever like to hear the words 'hunt down' followed by a name.

[contract_star]

[OH HAI THAR! Hei glances up, registers that it's not the Master and smiles a little.]

I mean it in the best of ways. I helped Kenji out of a rather bad situation not long ago, so he owes me. I just have no idea where he is in the prefecture.

[mercwamouth]

No rest for the wicked? Or in this case, the wicked tired?

[contract_star]

Actually, we can afford a bit of a rest now. There's no signs of pursuit, and Akita is a big enough city that we'll have plenty of hiding places. I just want to get as far from Tokyo as we can.

[humanwaterdemon.livejournal.com]

[YAY SNOW! And Bai keeps being a giant water geek] Why are you studying train tracks?

[contract_star]

I'm just figuring out which trains run to Odate, and what the fares will be like.

[chasingstars201.livejournal.com]

[Tentative smile?]

[contract_star]

[Smiles back!] We're alright. Yin and I both.

[wheat-wolf.livejournal.com]

A bit of snow for you, then? Lucky you! We still have several months before snow may fall~

[contract_star]

[Smiles.] It looks like it. November is ending in my world, so we're just starting to get snow.

[madamemoiselle]

{Plops down on the bench next to him, not even bothering to brush the snow off}

Ne, so you're leaving soon, I guess?

[contract_star]

[A wary look at her, since their last conversation didn't end well. It takes him a moment to answer.]

Yin and I are in Akita. It's almost 300 miles from Tokyo.

[witchmaker.livejournal.com]

Hey, you're in one piece! [ Angela will be giving him a pat on the back of the shoulder. ] 'Magine that means you got Yin outta the hoosegow?

[contract_star]

Hoosegow? [Can't help laughing a little.] I suppose I did, yes.

[lamb_of_gold]

Didn't I tell you to rest awhile?

[contract_star]

I did. Or...I did a little. I just need to find a place for us to stay.

[buckingbronco.livejournal.com]

So you managed to get out fine?

[contract_star]

[Smiles!] I did. Both of us did. We've made it to Akita safely.

[saythistostart.livejournal.com]

[Have a curious lurker, Hei.]

[contract_star]

[Senses a disturbance in the Force!] Hi, Ryotarou.

[crowheaded.livejournal.com]

[There is no icon that can properly describe just how betrayed Ikki looks right now.]

[contract_star]

[Hei looks up when he senses a presence and just...sort of stares at Ikki.]

Ikki... [He has no idea what to say.]

[itsthecoat.livejournal.com]

Do you usually spend your time hunting down people?

[contract_star]

I do, actually, though it's significantly less violent this time around.

How are you, Jack?

[brokenamethysts.livejournal.com]

You look pretty busy. What's the rush?

[contract_star]

Ah...it's kind of a long story. An awful lot has happened since the last time you were here.

...Before most recently, I mean.

[fireintothesky.livejournal.com]

[Peering over his shoulder]

[contract_star]

Hello, Henrietta.

[ghostlighter]

I'm guessing that means things worked out for you.

[contract_star]

They did. As well as I could hope for.