Event Nine.

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Thus, on Life’s gloomy sea, Heareth the marinere Voices sweet, from far and near, Ever singing in his ear, “Here is rest and peace for thee!”

t's a dark night, and the sounds of feet in the darkness are further dampened and hidden by even more magic, as they are lured away by the soft sounds of dreams that are too good to be true, leaving the Town much, much emptier than when it began. On one side, an island, and a ticking clock to a gruesome death. On the other, the slow realization that those bonds everyone has been forging might mean much, much more than they first thought. Welcome to Awash's ninth event log, everyone! Further information on this event can be found here at the OOC post. You are welcome to start your own posts or logs for this event as well. If there are any questions, please ask them here. Please be sure to very clearly mark where your characters are in your prompts, so people know which they can tag depending on which group they are in. Thank you!

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[messianic]

[It's too bad he's not Kyrie proper right now, because he's being treated to the look of Minato actually, legitimately shocked as he stares at the person offering him gentle encouragement.

What.

This is--]

Kyrie-san...?

[... (In a minute, he'll remember the pendants and what he's been told. Right now, seeing Kyrie being so nice is throwing him for a major loop.)]

[crowsigliere]

Ding ding ding! Ladies and gents, we have a winner. Someone tell this poor kid what he's won.

Looks like it's nothing near so fancy as a shiny new car or a set of granite countertops, but here's hoping the novelty of getting to meet the sweet scarecrow Caramia had described some time ago is worth the trouble. Kyrie, on the other hand, hasn't... actually realized anything has changed. Or, more accurately, he can't recall ever acting any other way. Whoops?

"Hm?" He'd been responding so well before!! Is Minato just surprised he's here...? That must be it. Maybe he didn't see him when they were all going into the forest before, or... oh. "Ah, I'm sorry... I must not have said hello."

Yeah, that's probably it. He smiles through the apology anyway, focused more so on the fact that Minato doesn't look so down anymore. Shock is at least a good margin better than sadness.

[messianic]

[...Ah.

Ah... quietly, more to himself than anything:]

Is that how it is...?

[He thinks he gets it now, startling as that initial impression was. Quietly, he clears his throat--if Caramia is gone, then Kyrie's pendant...]

... Sorry, I was just... um, a little surprised by something. It's good to see you safe and sound though. Really, it is.

[crowsigliere]

Hm! Well, he definitely still has no idea what might have startled him, but if Minato isn't worried about it, then why should Kyrie be? There are about a dozen more important things here.

"I'm glad to see you, too." His expression softens, because he really does mean it. "It would have been awful if even you had disappeared..."

But he's still smiling! He's still determined! Fight him, Chroma!!

"You weren't hurt at all, were you? In the forest?"

[messianic]

[...Well. He was, but, you know, it's fine. Nothing that couldn't be healed.

So nothing to fuss Kyrie over.]

Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks, Kyrie-san.

[A beat, and:]

What about you? You went in too, right?

[crowsigliere]

Minato, no...! Be more careful!!

But Kyrie just shakes his head, blissfully unaware that his son is a Big Liar, and hums a soft negative.

"I'm alright!" As alright as anyone can be after all that, anyway. "It was sort of crazy in there... But, I don't think I really helped much."

He laughs once, lifting a hand to the back of his neck. He's mostly just glad to have all his senses working as they should again, and that he avoided being set on fire, thanks.

"I can't remember directions very well, so I would have gotten lost on my own. And I'm not as strong as Mr. Lion, so I can't really fight, either."

[messianic]

[He sucks at being careful, sorry, Kyrie. Also, hearing Kyrie being this self-deprecating and uncertain feels...very wrong.]

Are you sure you're okay? That sounds... like it was a little dangerous after all.

[He's concerned!!]

[crowsigliere]

Look!! It's fine!! And besides, can anyone really ever be 'okay' in a place like this?

"Oh, I don't mind if it's dangerous!" Which... isn't really answering the question that was asked, but he certainly looks fine, so?? Hey. Don't worry about it I guess. "I don't want anyone to get hurt, but... I do want to help. So, as long as there's something someone like me can do, I'll do anything. I can't stand to see everyone here so upset."

Even if he isn't always sure how to help, he likes to be useful.

[messianic]

[That doesn't!! Answer the question at all!! But you know, it's fine... Minato tucks that into the back of his head, but otherwise bites his tongue about it.]

Is that right...

[That is like the opposite of everything he's ever heard from Kyrie, so this still feels like he's accidentally stepped into the Twilight Zone somehow, but thanks.]

I'm sure you were a big help out there, Kyrie-san. Even if we haven't found them yet...we're all doing our best. We'll definitely find them together.