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[xxii_thefool]

...taking the "sea of my soul" thing a bit too literally, isn't it...?

[Someone is fiddling experimentally with the SFC, although she doesn't seem to realize immediately that she's succeeded in activating it. Instead, Minako holds it up in front of her to study it thoughtfully, with several hairpins sticking out of the corner of her mouth and a towel draped over her damp and tousled hair, looking back and forth between the SFC and something a bit to the side of it that she seems to be holding up in her other hand.

Then abruptly she brightens.]

Ah, it's doing something!

[The hand that's not holding the SFC quickly drops - there's a brief flash of a blue key in it before she stuffs that into a pocket to free up a hand long enough to get the hairpins out of her mouth.]

Igor? Theo?

[A beat, and then a shake of her head and a rueful smile.] --as though they'd use something like this when he can just call my phone whenever he wants.

[She sighs a little, still wearing that lopsided smile, and begins looking around her again.]

It'd be nice to hear someone's voice, though...

Comments

text -> action?

[xxii_thefool]

oh

OK

[And then Minako waits, and thinks while she's waiting about the things that Yukari has avoided saying via text.]

action forever c:

[tsundyne]

[Yukari can almost hear Minako's voice trailing, or getting softer in that response. It's only two words -- only four letters, yet it still has a lot of impact. More than it should.

She stops only for a moment though. After reading it, she tucks the SFC back in her pocket again and keeps going.

Everything would be even harder to explain without her voice. But it's not like Yukari can hide from her for a week either; that wouldn't be fair.

She arrives in the plaza, where she assumes Minako is, having grabbed a towel too on the way (just in case it's needed). If you didn't know her, you might think she looks a little lost herself, but she isn't. She takes a glance around, and despite the crowds, it isn't hard to spot that head of red hair . . .]

Re: action forever c:

[xxii_thefool]

[Minako is indeed not too hard to spot, especially not with her naginata propped up near at hand and that towel still draped over her shoulders. She stands there absently dabbing at her wristwatch with a corner of the towel, watching alertly for Yukari's arrival, and when she catches sight of her, she brightens and quickly raises her arm to wave her hand over her head.]

Yukari! Hey!

[tsundyne]

[Ah . . . looks like she's already got a towel for herself. Not surprising, but having a second never hurts, so Yukari hangs onto it when she approaches, smiling. She waves back, and once she gets close enough, she will hand her both the bag and said towel.

This leaves her hands free to pull out her communicator, which she does quite quickly. Odd behavior, even for her, someone who texts a lot --

But pretty soon, she makes things clear.]

hey ♥ i probably shoudlve mentioned somethign earlier biut i...sort of lost my voice..

[She sighs a bit as she shows her the screen. Trying her best not to make this awkward.]

[xxii_thefool]

[The towel that Minako has is pretty damp by now, so the extra and the change of clothes are greeted with a bright and grateful smile.]

Thanks so much! I was starting to feel pretty gross.

[She looks a bit confused when the communicator comes out without Yukari saying a word - until she reads the text, and her expression immediately clears into understanding and concern.]

--oh, geez, I'm sorry. What happened? Are you sick? You didn't have to come out here, I could've come to you...

[tsundyne]

[Yukari shakes her head at that, trying to curb any of Minako's other oncoming speculations, too. She's always seemed like a bright girl with a good imagination -- good qualities in a leader -- but even she couldn't come up with this stuff.

Well, Yukari doesn't think she will, anyway.]

it's kiind of a long story ^^; but uh... they call it a curse.|

[. . .]

did you find a brochure somewhere on you?

[xxii_thefool]

Oh-- [Minako visibly stops herself, and takes half a second to redirect her thoughts.] Yeah, I did. It mentioned the curses. So this is the kind of thing that happens...?

But at least that means it's temporary, right? Once it goes away, you'll be able to talk again?

[tsundyne]

[At that, Yukari nods. To everything -- it happens, it's temporary.

She doesn't really know what else to say, really. She could go into detail about how unpleasant they can be, but she isn't entirely willing to type it all out in text; nor does she want to scare her off so soon after getting here.

She waves a hand dismissively, then types.]

they cant shut me up forever - don't worry (:

lets jsut find you a place to change

[xxii_thefool]

Good idea. This whole thing will be easier to deal with if I'm not feeling squishy on top of it.

[She grins cheerily. Yukari may be forgiven for thinking Minako is not really taking this situation as seriously as she should. Then again, that may not be all that unusual for Minako.]

I'll try not to make you explain too much while you can't talk. I only really have one more question right now, anyway - this is one of those "time moves differently here" things, isn't it? After all, I just saw you back in Iwatodai less than an hour ago.

[tsundyne]

[She's figuring things out pretty quickly. Yukari supposes it really does make sense that in this "other timeline," that Mitsuru would've trusted her just like she did him.

She just can't wait for that topic to come up.]

yeah, that's exactly it
ive been stuck here for almost 2 yrs if you can believe that

[She shows her the SFC screen, and then begins to lead her in the direction of the marketplace.]

[xxii_thefool]

Two years...?

[Minako's brows draw together, concern shadowing her face as she follows along after Yukari's lead. It's a long time to be stranded in a strange place, and although Yukari mentioned that at least some of the others were here at some point in the past, she gave no indication of how long it's been.]

...That sounds tough.

[tsundyne]

[. . . She just nods.

And since she's a pretty awesome multitasker, she'll start typing and walking at the same time. Though this does mean that her responses come a bit slower.

A quiet sigh as she types:]

yeah... but its not always so bad. pretty sre im used to it by now

[. . . That, or she's just numb to everything.]

[xxii_thefool]

Isn't that because you're a strong person?

But I'm sorry that you've been stuck here on your own.

1/2

[tsundyne]

[She is pretty strong, isn't she? At the compliment, she can't help but perk up a little and grin. Rather than grab her SFC to type a response right away, she kind of basks in it --

And gives Minako a shake of her head, when she apologizes.

It isn't her fault.]

[tsundyne]

[Pretty soon after that, just as she's about to type something else, the marketplace comes into view.

So she points ahead. They're almost there.]

[xxii_thefool]

[Minako draws herself up a bit to look curiously in the direction Yukari points, as though adding a couple centimeters to her own height might somehow enable her to see any more clearly.]

Ah, is this it?

[Whatever "it" is exactly, aside from a place to change clothes. That's really the most relevant point for the moment, anyway; Minako's pretty willing to roll with things.]

...It's kind of funny how normal everything looks, considering.

[tsundyne]

[Yukari nods, and then starts typing on her SFC again. It's not just a place to change into the clothes she brought; it's a place to pick new ones, if she is so inclined. After all, she may be here for a while.]

it's a bit like walking through paulownia mall

the best part is everythings free (:

[She's about to show her the screen, but then pulls it back to add something really quickly:]

oh and there are changing rooms!

[xxii_thefool]

Ah, that's right, there was something in the brochure about that! [Minako grins at Yukari.] I guess if we're going to be kidnapped to this place, it's the least they can do.

The question is, is it more fun to go on a shopping spree when you can get whatever you want and not have to pay anything, or less?

[tsundyne]

[. . . Deep questions indeed.

Honestly, Yukari is rather used to the free stuff by now, so going back to paying would probably bite pretty hard. But she shrugs -- Minako can decide for herself!

Just a little bit more walking and they're there, and there are plenty of stores to choose from. Yukari has her own favorites, but she'll see what catches Minako's eye first before leading her anywhere.]