Rebel 27 [Action | Written]

[not_meatbuns]

[Litchi is taking a rare day off from the clinic. Only it's not even really a full day; she's just stepping out for a while for some fresh air and a chance to actually check in on her housemates. Watching diligently over Tsubaki is still her top priority, of course, but she needs just a short break from the clinic.

So it's a quick trip back to House 48 first to look in on Tao and Thirteen and possibly get a bath. And some tea. It's been far too long since she was home long enough to really have a chance to sit with her "family" for a while.

Then from there, she'll be heading off to the library to grab some new reading material. There are several things she's been meaning to do some research on, and it's about time she got around to it. She'll be at the library for a few hours before heading back, pausing only to make a note in her journal:]

[Written | Locked 100% to McCoy and Kamui]

Could I speak with you two for a moment when I get back? Something has been brought to my attention that I think both of you need to be aware of as well.

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[yellowthirteen.livejournal.com]

[Yup. He was right. He did not like that answer. But he's not about to take it out on Litchi. It's not her fault and he doesn't want her to feel any worse about this.

Though it brings back a flashback from Halloween. I didn't think I used it that much. She couldn't see then. She thought it was Izayoi, not the hallucinations. Dammit!]

I said she was strong. ...I didn't say she was smart.

[That came out a good mix of angry and hurt, but he didn't raise his voice. But he calms down after a moment.]

...You leave talking to her to me. I'll see if I can't get that thing away from her. Maybe she'll come to her senses now. When she's able to fight again, we should find her a weapon to replace it. Preferably one that isn't cursed.

[not_meatbuns]

[Despite her inward wince -- after all, she too had messed with powers far beyond what she could handle -- Litchi nods. Thank heaven David is here for this, because she's not sure she could talk to Tsubaki about this without feeling like a total hypocrite.]

...Thank you. And yes, we'll have to find her something suitable that won't pose any danger to her. I'm sure we'll find something.

[Worse comes to worst, Tsubaki can always learn from the Filial spirits, too.]

[yellowthirteen.livejournal.com]

[He just pinches the bridge of his nose for a moment, trying to think of what to do next. Dammit, Tsubaki. Of course, it's only at moments like these does he really realize how much he's come to care about her. He realized it before, but having something like this happen is an extremely sobering reminder.

But... at least, like he said, she's alive, and Litchi said she'll fully recover otherwise.]

...Still, that's not something we'll have to worry about just yet. For now, though... let's try not to worry any more. Everything in due time.

[not_meatbuns]

Ah... of course. [From somewhere below the thick guilt, hope is beginning to flicker. They can get through this, so long as they're all together. If the Halloween hallucinations taught her anything, that was it.

She gives him a weak smile.] I'm sure we'll all make it through this just fine.

[yellowthirteen.livejournal.com]

[A weak smile is still a smile. And Litchi's vote of confidence really means something, given how much she tends to worry.]

We will. I know it.