User: #dc143c

[lonered]

[USER: #DC143C]

Hey. Uh. It's Keith.

Something just happened to me, and I don't know if it's happened to anyone else.

I went home. I went home for months. But I'm also not sure I even really left? I've been gone... quiznak, a few days here? Maybe? It's confusing but I swear it's real. I remember all of it.

And more than that, I've got the injuries to back it up. You can't fake a fighter crash injuries under battle wounds just like that. And older scars I didn't have before I...

[He's fine. But the impressively colorful display of bruises and minor cuts that cover most of his body is pretty distinct at the moment, and not something he thinks could come from much besides exactly what he remembers happening. It all matches up perfectly.]

Anyway. I woke up in the woods. I don't remember going out there, but I must have. And someone or something stole my shoes, so that's... also awesome.

Has this happened to anyone else? What the hell is going on?

Oh.

Turns out I'm alive after all, by the way, if anyone was wondering. Back home, I mean.

And I have a mother.

[It has been... a really really weird day. He needs a hug. And to beat the crap out of something, but there's no training deck here so that's unfortunate.]

Comments

[lonered]

I guess so.

There's no way it won't be awkward. ...but I'll try not to overthink it anyway. You've got a good point.

[satanslash]

yeah see you got this

well whenever you go back again that is

[lonered]

Guess I've got time to figure out what to say.

You know, in between not getting eaten by shadows and trying to find food that isn't in black and white.

[satanslash]

and doing quests like we're in some weirdass rpg

you holding up okay? you said something about being pretty beat up when you got back

[lonered]

Yeah, I'm fine. Nothing that won't heal.

Crashed my fighter, so that never feels great.

[satanslash]

geez are you sure? that sounds like something thatd cause at least a couple broken bones!

[He does listen to Yukio sometimes when it comes to medical things.]

[lonered]

Nah. Nothing's broken. Bruises. Abrasions. I mean I walked away from the crash and straight into a battle. ...which also sucked, honestly.

But it's fine.

[satanslash]

iunno how you do it but you make my life seem like a walk in the park
anyway i dont got much here but if you need something to clean out the wounds i did find a little bottle of rubbing alcohol recently

probably not the sort of place you want to risk an infection

[lonered]

Thanks. I appreciate it, but I think I've got it.

You're right though. Last thing I need here is an infection, especially since we never know when things are going to go sideways here.

[satanslash]

seriously

yknow i dont wanna wish this on anyone but if were gonna be stuck in this shit whoever is in charge could at least let my brother come along so we could have one doctor around

[lonered]

We have a few healers at least, but yeah. Doctors would be useful. Unfortunately we've learned that by now.

[satanslash]

yukio is really awesome! he trained his ass off to get certified as an exorcist doctor before he was even fifteen!

[Ah... it's been a while since he sang Yukio's praises. It felt weirdly nostalgic, and kind of painful at the same time.]

but yeah hes not here

[lonered]

Sounds like a pretty impressive guy.

It sucks missing people from home, right? More reason to work on finding our way out of this place.

[satanslash]

he really is
i couldnt do half the stuff he can

[Once upon he would have added something about eventually wanting to surpass Yukio, but now...

Not something he wants to think about.]

ah
yeah


is it weird that i forget about that sometimes?