[OPEN] You're not really sure what you're doing this for...

[bisection]

WHO: Sinistra & Anyone
WHAT: Mulling about, quests, Soap Search 2018
WHERE: Bluo and elsewhere
WHEN: All of October
WARNINGS: None yet



ONE.

[ The stressful ebb and flow of this village upheaved any chance of Sinistra having a normal sleeping pattern. That might be why he's sleeping beneath a few books in the library, strewn like a fallen bird in a chair. His sleep even looks clumsy, head drooped to one side so he's leaning partly off the chair and arms laying limp and open. He's snoring ever so softly. He's never been able to breathe well in his sleep.

He has a few fairy tale books open in his small lap. None of these books were factual or direct, but if he'd learned anything during his religious upbringing, it was that truth could be found between the words of fables. He's got a mission, now, to succeed in the seemingly impossible task his brother has given him. He is rife with the fear of dying again or being left all alone.

Luckily, despite all of this, he is still a light sleeper. It'll take little for an interested party to stir him back to the waking world. ]

TWO.

[ Like a hoverhand on prom night, Sinistra is lingering an odd distance from the Bluo group home his brother is currently living in. He's still afraid to go in, though the residents have started to approach him on occasion. He can't blame them for their hesitance. He can't seem to bring himself to enter it or even get close to the door.

Instead, he's sitting on the ground, digging a small hole with a stick. He's not sure what to do with himself while he waits for his brother on the occasion where he feels brave enough to stop by to see him during the day. Being with his brother is still awkward as it is. Waiting near the house where he betrayed him so terribly is... far, far worse.

He'd rather sit quietly. He'd rather be left alone. If someone comes to bother him, he'll look up, meet their gaze with deadly seriousness and ask: ]

Do you know where I can find soap?

WILDCARD.

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[bisection]

[ Sinistra nods, bringing his other hand up to gently and briefly hug Minato's arm. He lets go and lets out a small, relieved sound before smiling in a small way that mimics the smile Minato is wearing for him. ]

Me too, Minato...

[ He opens the door for them and leads him inside. His home is as sparse and dusty as ever, but at least it looks more lived in than on prior visits. ]

[messianic]

[Sinistra lets go too quickly for Minato to be able to hug properly back, but...that's okay. The one-armed hug was very cute regardless.

And Minato's definitely looking around as they walk in.]

Oh... it looks better in here. That's a relief.

[bisection]

[ Sinistra lets him go to enter through the door after him. He looks around the living area and shrugs his shoulders. ]

I tried to make it a little better.

[messianic]

I'm glad for it. [Quite sincerely!]

It looks a bit more like a home like this.

[And it means Sinistra is settling in a bit more.]

[bisection]

I wanted to feel a little better in here, though I really did not do much.

[ It won't be until Momo blows through that it will really start looking better. For now, it at least looks like a human is residing in it occasionally. ]

I might just... lay down in my bed for now.

[messianic]

Of course.

[That's said peacefully, and Minato nods.]

I'll stay until you fall asleep, okay?

[bisection]

Thank you again, Minato.

[ It just makes him feel better to have someone by his side.

He leads the way to his room, sitting on the mattress with his hands on his knees. ]

I truly hope things do work out.

[messianic]

[Minato just hums softly at that, taking a seat at the very end of the mattress so Sinistra can properly get into bed. And, quietly:]

I believe they will.

And... I'll keep believing, until they do.