[Kaito's Heart]

[soulping]

[A gust of wind rushes past you, so strong that you nearly stumble backwards from the force. You hear whispers in your ear, an unfamiliar voice saying, no, not here, not now, go back, before your senses shut off entirely]

[You wake up again to find yourself in a room]

((#dragonheart on IRC for this heart party aw yeah))

Comments

Re: TRUE HEART

[clocksandroses]

[cracks her eyes open . . .]

Ow.

Re: TRUE HEART

[carptricks]

[Despite depositing her right into the save point, he's still sitting on top of the poker table]

Ow. . .

Seems like an understatement.

Re: TRUE HEART

[clocksandroses]

[SITTING UP WAY TOO QUICKLY]

Are you okay—?!

[. . . and immediately doubling back over because ow, ow, ow that was too much, too fast, that hurts]

Re: TRUE HEART

[carptricks]

[crossing the room quickly-- far too quickly for someone with a hole in his stomach-- and crouching down next to her]

Slow down, dummy. . . I couldn't heal it all. You're gonna need to get someone to heal you more outside, too.

Re: TRUE HEART

[clocksandroses]

Y-You're the one with a hole in his stomach, s-stupid . . .

[Speaking through gritted teeth, hand pressed tightly against the deep gash in her side. Her left arm dangles uselessly by her side.]

Re: TRUE HEART

[carptricks]

[scoots a bit closer, but doesn't reach out for her just yet]

S'fine, s'fine. I told you. . . this can't kill me.

[frowns]

You, on the other hand. . .

Re: TRUE HEART

[clocksandroses]

[stiffens immediately]

You'd have jumped in front of me even outside.

[And then you really would have died.]

Re: TRUE HEART

[carptricks]

[:x]

. . .

Yeah. I would've.

[it's honest, at least]

Re: TRUE HEART

[clocksandroses]

Why?

Re: TRUE HEART

[carptricks]

[. . .]

Why is that a question?

Re: TRUE HEART

[clocksandroses]

Just tell me.

Re: TRUE HEART

[carptricks]

. . . because I care about you.

[the fond insult of idiot goes unsaid]

Re: TRUE HEART

[clocksandroses]

[. . . Hunches her shoulders, looking away from him.]

Re: TRUE HEART

[carptricks]

[ducks his head and hunches his shoulders, falling quiet. . .]

[and after a moment of silence, he speaks again, voice low]

What did you see?

Re: TRUE HEART

[clocksandroses]

Everything.

Re: TRUE HEART

[carptricks]

. . . there's a lot there, Aoko. What did you see, specifically?

Re: TRUE HEART

[clocksandroses]

That you're Kid. Pandora. Snake.

[Achingly slow, she reaches into her pocket to pull out the police badge. It's . . . covered in her blood . . .]

Re: TRUE HEART

[carptricks]

[. . . ugh no, he wasn't ready to talk to her about that]

And all of that made you doubt--?

Re: TRUE HEART

[clocksandroses]

[Scrubbing at the badge with her scarf, silent.]

Re: TRUE HEART

[carptricks]

. . .

[holds his hand out for the badge]

Did you make it to the billiards hall?

Re: TRUE HEART

[clocksandroses]

[She doesn't give it back to him until it's as clean and shiny as it's going to get. And even then, she's careful to avoid touching his skin when she drops it into his palm.]

Mm.

Re: TRUE HEART

[carptricks]

. . . [doesn't say anything after that, he just. pockets the badge and glances away from her]

Re: TRUE HEART

[clocksandroses]

. . .

[she lets the silent stretch on and on]

I gave Pandora to your father. Is that okay?

Re: TRUE HEART

[carptricks]

. . . s'fine. He'll take care of it.

[he's quiet]

Re: TRUE HEART

[clocksandroses]

[. . .]

[Eases herself back down, curling up gingerly on her side.]