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Date & Time: following the mission in world #1530120; over the course of a few days
Location: in various locations
Characters: the Mekakushi Dan & their acquaintances (see the tags for a full list!)
Summary: The Dan needed to cope and deal with the shock and aftermath of the mission, mostly privately but that is a lot of one-on-one talking so we're putting them all here instead of making a gazillion logs.
Warnings: Talks of death, talks of insecurities, a lot of sad talking.

The mission is over, with one world lost, and a dan member they thought they lost came back thanks to the workings of the Initiative. But everything is only fun and games until someone loses a life once, and now the members of the Mekakushi-dan must deal with their shocking encounter with reality. Maybe they're lucky that they still have each other and their friends to turn to. This post is prose and action spam friendly!

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Yeah... I really thought she wasn't gonna come back. But I'm glad she did.

[She lowers her voice, almost to a whisper.]

Yeah. I'll be okay. [A moment's hesitation before she continues, not at all sure whether to ask what's on her mind or not.] ...What about you?

[He thinks he'll be okay if he doesn't go to sleep for maybe the next forever. He hates the dreams. He also thinks he'll be okay as long as he doesn't have to see something like that again, but who knows how likely that'll be?]

Yeah. I'll survive.

You wanna visit her tomorrow? You're probably worried, right?

That's good... [She opens her eyes again, although she doesn't move away yet. She can't even be sure if Shintaro's actually certain of that, but for the moment, she finds she has to believe him. He has to be okay.]

Yeah, we should go see her. She'll probably be glad to get visitors, too, right?

It's not like she's injured. I think she'll be fine.

[But for now, he just pets her hair and lets her stay close.]

You know, I'll keep my door open at night. You know I don't really sleep, so you can always just come in.

[She huffs out a breath, but it's weak, nowhere close to truly annoyed. In truth, she appreciates the offer more than she's willing to admit.]

...Thanks. But you should get some sleep sometime anyway.

Don't you underestimate my ability to stay awake. [He snickers a little then, the hand that was petting her hair goes to muss it up.]

Don't worry.

[She gasps out a breath, moving to squirm away from his hand.]

H-hey! What are you gonna do up all night here, stupid?!

[Nope. He makes sure her hair is thoroughly messed up before he lets her go.]

Well, my phone's got enough battery for a few games of Tetris.

[Enjoy the sound of your sister squawking, Shintaro. Once he lets her go, she quickly moves away, practically collapsing on the space left on the couch.]

What are you gonna do when the battery dies?

I'm going to grab the charger before it does. Who do you think I am?

...You're really gonna play Tetris all night?

No, probably not. I'll go to sleep eventually.

[She straightens slightly, somewhat subdued by the answer. Maybe she'll fall asleep eventually too then.]

All right, all right... Don't fall asleep with the game on.

I'll be fine, don't worry about it.

What about you? What're you going to do?

If you're gonna sleep, I guess I'll try to sleep again, too. [A small smile.] I'll be fine, too.

[Then, she's gonna get another headpat before he ruffles her hair again.]

You'll be fine once you fall asleep since you won't wake up 'til morning anyway.

[She doesn't complain or argue this time, although she does huff out a breath.]

Yeah... I hope so. Just go to sleep, all right?

I will. Do you want to stay out here a little longer?

...It's okay. I should probably try to sleep again already, right?

Right. It's way past your curfew, after all. [He straightens up where he's sitting, ready to follow her.]

[Gosh, rude!!

She rises to her feet, making a face at him as she backs away toward her door.] It's late for you, too.

Late? Hardly. People like me [ie hikiNEETs] don't need to sleep that regularly.

[That's why you're so gross, Big Bro. Ene's right.]

That's just gonna make you worse! Go sleep!

[Wow don't agree with Ene!!]

I hear you. Okay? Come on, let's go. [You go to bed too.]

[She's right!!!

Reaching her door, she pushes it open again and, slipping inside, calls out,] All right, all right, I'm going to sleep, too. Good night!

Edited 2013-06-22 21:26 (UTC)

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