zerotohiro | Some Legends Are Told, Some Turn To Dust Or To Gold [CEREALIA INBOX]

...you've gotta be kidding me. [CERES WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING. That seems to kick him into action though because he's slowly starting to creep out from his hiding place shortly after that.] When did he disappear?

Two... three days ago?

[ It's kind of a blur, with her sleeping pattern being so off lately. ]

Perfect timing for all of this then. Seems to be another one of their favorite things, taking people when we're too busy dealing with other stuff. [First Mabel, now Dezel.] Are Roxas and Xion home right now?

Roxas is, I think... Xion isn't.

... I think.

[ SHE'S NOT DOING TOO WELL. ]

...just stay put, okay? I'll be there in probably fifteen minutes. [A beat.] Maybe longer if any of them catch me again. Think that'll be okay?

That's fine, but... 'them'?

[ Hiro, what did you do, what happened, are you okay?? ]

The ghosts. Have you run into any of them? [Please say no. Please give him one less thing to worry about.]

No... not really.

[ Well. Except for the ones that occasionally drift through, but Mary's been hiding under the covers when that happens. ]

I heard they're causing a lot of trouble, though...

That's putting it way too lightly. [Does he sound a little panicked? Maybe a bit.] I'll explain when I get there. Don't move. I'll try to make sure I'm not followed.

[And here he cuts the connection, already running for Roxas's apartment. When he gets there...sorry, Mary, but there's a loud pounding on the front door of a frantic Hiro who would really like to be inside and not out in the open right now.]

[ Don't move. It's good advice, and considering that Mary isn't all that majestically steady when she does move, it's great advice.

Except when Hiro starts pounding on the door, she has to move, and he might hear the small thud of someone who might have faceplanted-- but sooner or later, Mary will get the door open.

She's sort of hanging desperately to the doorknob to stay upright, but this is Fine. ]

H-Hiro!

[Oh god you poor thing. Sorry, Mary, Hiro's a little more than panicked and he doesn't say anything immediately but instead he grabs her shoulders and practically picks her up to move her, stepping into the apartment and slamming the door shut. He keeps her upright, eyes darting around the room until he decides it's safe.]

...I know this isn't going to stop them if they really want to come in, but let's just pretend, okay?

I-- [ What just happened, how did she get from HANGING BY A MOMENT from the doorknob to being held up by Hiro's hands on her shoulders? And he looks incredibly panicked, which isn't making her feel any less worried. ]

O-okay...?

[Sorry, Mary, no time for pausing or being gentle! Hiro's a little too alarmed to hold still and he's positive the ghosts are coming for them. His grip loosens up though so he's not hurting her, giving her a once-over.]

All the windows and stuff are closed right? [He...might also be subtly starting to steer her back to bed. She definitely looks a lot worse than a few days ago and that's not good.]

Yeah, I didn't want them making me blind again...

[ Mary's been through some shit with these assholes before, she's not taking any chances. Never mind that she can't really do much when every step makes her head swim, but thankfully... her bed's not far. ]

...so you were around the first time the ghosts were out possessing people's bodies and stuff, too? [Ugh why does this stuff happen? Whatever, he's just practically dragging her back to her bed before she gets too dizzy to focus. At least it's close by and when they get to her room he's carefully depositing her on her mattress while he starts pacing around the room.]

You're a medusa though. How could they even make you blind?

My eyes aren't really powerful or anything... [ How little you know, Mary. She's tiredly slumping against the headboard, though. ] All I know is that it looked at me, and suddenly, I couldn't see anymore. And Zara couldn't hear, and Nesso's body ran off without him...

[ Ah, she misses her original housemates. Such wacky shenanigans. ]

[Just a look. Mary, please. You're a medusa and Hiro's going to be convinced they're powerful no matter what. But he's monitoring her closely to make sure she doesn't pass out, still pacing her room as he goes.]

A friend told me about the body possession stuff...were they messing with all five of the senses back then?

I guess so, but I don't know why. I really didn't like it, though.

[ Not that... anyone did. ]

[Mary...it's okay, Hiro's just accepting that answer with a soft (and weirdly nervous) grin.]

We'll find a way to make sure it doesn't happen again. [A beat.] But I think they're more interested in killing us than messing with our senses, so we might be in luck. [If you could call that luck.]

Is... [ Give her a few minutes to cough. ]

Is that really lucky?

I mean it's sort of lucky since we only have to focus on one objective instead of the possibility of them doing a bunch of stuff to us. Don't you think that's easier?

I... don't know. [ Maybe it's only one thing to focus on, but... ]

I really don't want anyone to get killed. I'd rather go blind permanently than have that happen. So just thinking about it is...

I'm not going to let anyone die again. [It's said sharply and without thinking and he stops pacing, biting down on his lip.] That's why it's good we can just focus on one thing. Higher chance of stopping them and finding an answer.

[ Again?

Mary blinks at him for that answer, but she knows better than to ask. Now's not the time. ]

So I should be helping, too...

[ Mary, you look pretty dead. ]

You can start helping when you don't have to anchor yourself to the door to keep yourself from falling...[So yes, he's a.) bypassing that subject and b.) absolutely not going to let anything happen to her.] And you can also help by being a safe base until we get this under control. Trust me, that's helping way more than you think.

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