[ he doesn't wait right by her side to wake up—they've been in enough battles to know that place is suited better for medics and family. he isn't her family. but he hopes they're close enough that she doesn't mind when he creaks open the door and enters, after he's heard that she's awake and resting. ]
Flayn—?
[ there's a quiet, uncertain note to his voice, despite his mood the rest of the day. ]
[flayn isn't exactly expecting him to show, but she's not really expecting him not to show either. she hopes he will. it's a complicated sort of feeling, one she doesn't really have the inclination to examine in much detail, so she ignores it for the moment.
when he eases the door open and steps inside, she looks up]
...Dimitri?
[she's, uh. sitting against the wall. her pillow's behind her, and her blanket is folded so half of it is under her and half of it is over her! she's got the top bunk and can't climb up there, and doesn't want to bleed on her cabinmates' beds. leave her be.]
[ Of course he's coming to visit. It brings him a certain peace of mind just to see her there—obviously not the state she's in, but the fact that she's alive and well enough to speak to him.
It's not amazing, but to someone who's seen enough death, it's enough for now. Still, he crouches beside her, concerned. ]
[she smiles faintly as he approaches, and then shifts up to a more proper sitting position - which sort of hurts, but she makes a valiant effort at keeping it off her face. she indicates the top bunk she's been sleeping on and hopes that he'll look there instead.]
My bed is up there. I thought it safer not to attempt to climb... and I did not wish to risk rolling around and reopening my wound in my sleep while using someone else's.
...besides, it is quite comfortable here.
[she gives him a careful once-over, just to make sure he's ... as well as he can be. she can't discount the possibility that he's also gotten hurt today - from what she's heard from others, experiences like her seem to be common.]
[ He's quite sure they could find a bed for her where someone would not mind at all, but he realizes by now that she's not going to change her mind. And he's tired himself. There aren't clear signs of injury on him—he smells of smoke and favors one side slightly, but that's about it. ]
I'm glad you're all right, at least. Was it your old wound reopening, or did you sustain more?
It was the same wound. Do not worry - it will heal with time.
[She just - you know - lost a lot of blood. It's (probably) fine; she's had worse. With him crouched down, it isn't so easy to notice the way he favors one side, but she does notice the scent of smoke in the air.
Hm.]
...have you been cooking?
[Normal people don't smell of smoke after they've cooked, Flayn.]
I know. Please do not strain yourself until it heals.
[ it sounds a little stern, princely in a way he rarely pulls here. but it's truly a wasted death to bleed out from an old wound.
as for him, ]
I only returned to camp shortly before you all did. Giyuu, Kocho, and myself stumbled upon a cabin in the woods. [ ... ] It is no longer standing. Fire.
No, I came out unscathed. Just sore. Bruises, mostly.
[ actually he seems the least destroyed of everyone from the break-ins? surprising. ]
I'd offer to show you before curfew [ considering that she explained her bruises to him the week before—it was usually best to have an alibi for such things ] but, that's... um.
[ yeah he's not taking off his jacket for her. ]
...In any case, if you are well enough, I was hoping to hear more of what happened from you. But I can return later if you need rest.
In... In any case, just what you remember is fine. Yin Yu gave me a summary of events already—I'd just like to hear them from your perspective, to make sure I'm not missing anything.
...well... Lili told us to go on ahead to check on the children that we could hear crying while she saw to a small boy she found in the front room. When Yin Yu and I passed through the door, we appeared back on the island.
Something was... wrong with our memories. It felt like we had never left, that we had only recently arrived there. But - the wound on my side... it reopened. There was a tent up ahead, and...
[She bites her lip.]
Neena was inside. She was younger, but... it was her. And it did not seem strange that she was so young. She wanted to take my blood, but Yin Yu got between the two of us so she could not hurt me. We felt something moving under our skin, and they fought, and I tried to help... that is when I lost consciousness. I do not know exactly how we got out, but I do know that I owe Yin Yu my life.
[ His expression darkens, eyes narrowed as she goes on. ]
She appeared in our investigation as well. Neena.
[ There's more that he should address first, but her name strikes out at him like the chime of a bell, loud and dissonant.
...But after a moment, he lets out a long, shaky exhale and collects himself as best he can, still troubled but pressing past it. They need to have this conversation. ]
[...for Dimitri too? Flayn can't understand why that would be. She liked Neena well enough, but... if she thinks of people that the both of them were close to on the island, Neena isn't the first to come to mind. It's Mitsuri.
If this place had really wanted to hurt them, it would have been--
So, why?]
...I do not understand. Why did she appear to us both?
[She just doesn't get it.
Yin Yu being a good man, though - that's much more easily understood, and her expression brightens up a little at that, despite the injury.]
He truly is. It is unfortunate that he was not able to escape this, but... I feel much safer having him here with us.
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Flayn—?
[ there's a quiet, uncertain note to his voice, despite his mood the rest of the day. ]
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when he eases the door open and steps inside, she looks up]
...Dimitri?
[she's, uh. sitting against the wall. her pillow's behind her, and her blanket is folded so half of it is under her and half of it is over her! she's got the top bunk and can't climb up there, and doesn't want to bleed on her cabinmates' beds. leave her be.]
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[ Of course he's coming to visit. It brings him a certain peace of mind just to see her there—obviously not the state she's in, but the fact that she's alive and well enough to speak to him.
It's not amazing, but to someone who's seen enough death, it's enough for now. Still, he crouches beside her, concerned. ]
Shouldn't you be in bed?
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My bed is up there. I thought it safer not to attempt to climb... and I did not wish to risk rolling around and reopening my wound in my sleep while using someone else's.
...besides, it is quite comfortable here.
[she gives him a careful once-over, just to make sure he's ... as well as he can be. she can't discount the possibility that he's also gotten hurt today - from what she's heard from others, experiences like her seem to be common.]
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[ He's quite sure they could find a bed for her where someone would not mind at all, but he realizes by now that she's not going to change her mind. And he's tired himself. There aren't clear signs of injury on him—he smells of smoke and favors one side slightly, but that's about it. ]
I'm glad you're all right, at least. Was it your old wound reopening, or did you sustain more?
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[She just - you know - lost a lot of blood. It's (probably) fine; she's had worse. With him crouched down, it isn't so easy to notice the way he favors one side, but she does notice the scent of smoke in the air.
Hm.]
...have you been cooking?
[Normal people don't smell of smoke after they've cooked, Flayn.]
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[ it sounds a little stern, princely in a way he rarely pulls here. but it's truly a wasted death to bleed out from an old wound.
as for him, ]
I only returned to camp shortly before you all did. Giyuu, Kocho, and myself stumbled upon a cabin in the woods. [ ... ] It is no longer standing. Fire.
[ hence the smoke. ]
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[except haha
on friday she's going to be trying to harvest a bunch of stuff in the farmlands, oops
anyway, she can't help but look concerned when she hears that. ...it looks like he got out of it mostly okay, but still...]
...were you burned?
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No, I came out unscathed. Just sore. Bruises, mostly.
[ actually he seems the least destroyed of everyone from the break-ins? surprising. ]
I'd offer to show you before curfew [ considering that she explained her bruises to him the week before—it was usually best to have an alibi for such things ] but, that's... um.
[ yeah he's not taking off his jacket for her. ]
...In any case, if you are well enough, I was hoping to hear more of what happened from you. But I can return later if you need rest.
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[dimitri!! please!!]
I... do not mind explaining what I experienced, but... I must confess that I lost consciousness partway through it. Much of it was a blur.
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[ ANYWAY ]
In... In any case, just what you remember is fine. Yin Yu gave me a summary of events already—I'd just like to hear them from your perspective, to make sure I'm not missing anything.
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...well... Lili told us to go on ahead to check on the children that we could hear crying while she saw to a small boy she found in the front room. When Yin Yu and I passed through the door, we appeared back on the island.
Something was... wrong with our memories. It felt like we had never left, that we had only recently arrived there. But - the wound on my side... it reopened. There was a tent up ahead, and...
[She bites her lip.]
Neena was inside. She was younger, but... it was her. And it did not seem strange that she was so young. She wanted to take my blood, but Yin Yu got between the two of us so she could not hurt me. We felt something moving under our skin, and they fought, and I tried to help... that is when I lost consciousness. I do not know exactly how we got out, but I do know that I owe Yin Yu my life.
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She appeared in our investigation as well. Neena.
[ There's more that he should address first, but her name strikes out at him like the chime of a bell, loud and dissonant.
...But after a moment, he lets out a long, shaky exhale and collects himself as best he can, still troubled but pressing past it. They need to have this conversation. ]
I owe Yin Yu a debt. He is a good man.
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[...for Dimitri too? Flayn can't understand why that would be. She liked Neena well enough, but... if she thinks of people that the both of them were close to on the island, Neena isn't the first to come to mind. It's Mitsuri.
If this place had really wanted to hurt them, it would have been--
So, why?]
...I do not understand. Why did she appear to us both?
[She just doesn't get it.
Yin Yu being a good man, though - that's much more easily understood, and her expression brightens up a little at that, despite the injury.]
He truly is. It is unfortunate that he was not able to escape this, but... I feel much safer having him here with us.