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[It's early afternoon. The journal flies open and turns on abruptly in mid-air, a blast of resonating energy having blown it away from where it had been placed. As it flies, a few flashes of red, white, and black are visible, and when it lands, Asch and Luke are in the distance, swords clashing, the rec center just beyond where they're fighting. Occasionally they'll exchange commentary, but none of it seems to filter in.

The resonating noise continues, though, and as their swords clash one more time, it seems to grow even louder than before, until finally one shout rings clear-]

Pull back you dre-

[And before he can even finish, an explosion of light flares between them, and two identical cries of alarm are the only sound that filters through that eerie resonance. The light spreads, flaring outwards and sending the journal flying backwards, cutting off the feed.

The light is probably visible to most of the village as a single beam of light flying up towards the barrier and disappearing from sight. And there is a nice big crater in the forest just south of the rec center, where pretty much anything in that location - trees, bushes, grass, whatever - has... pretty much been decimated. A journal bearing Asch's name on the cover is sitting in the grass just outside of the crater, looking pretty ripped up and charred. The scene overall probably looks pretty dooming, especially since neither of the redheads are anywhere to be found.

[ooc: most responses will come from Luke, though Asch will chime in as well when he can!]

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[What, no call for him? 8( Luke doesn't really care though, especially not in the mood he's in. Since it took Miyabi a while to get there, it doesn't take long at all for her to get a reply from Luke, whose voice is rough and quiet.]

Miyabi... He's okay. [C-Cough.]

Edited 2011-05-14 00:08 (UTC)

[Hey, she didn't know you were involved. D| Luke's voice startles Miyabi - she was expecting to hear Asch - but it has two definite effects on her. First, relief. ...Okay. Asch was okay, they were both okay. Miyabi lets out a huge sigh, practically slumping as the oppressive weight from earlier lifts from her body.

And then, once she's done feeling relief, comes the anger. The anger from being so damn scared, and concerned. She'll apologize later, once she's calmed down and is able to wrap her arms around the two, but for now,...brace yourself, Luke. There is an angry poncle on the other side of that journal, aura shifting to a red hot glow.]

What the heck were you two doing?! I heard a huge explosion in the forest, and when I went to see, I saw a huge hole and Asch's journal all charred and smoking! Do you know how scared I was?! I thought you blew up or something! The moment you get home, I'm going to hit you both so hard, you--you idiots!

[Speaking of Asch, he's carting his dumb replica through the water, and her tirade is not impressive in the least.]

You think we wanted this to happen? Hey replica, tell her to stop yelling already! Is she trying to drown us?

[Sigh. Uuugh.]

Please stop yelling. [Deadpan.]

Drown?!

[Herr voice is shrill, and squeaky. ASCH, YOU ARE NOT HELPING, GOD. Miyabi's anger only increases, and the hands holding her journal begin to shake. She wants to explode, to scream at them until her lungs burst, to tell Asch to shut his big mouth or she'll shove a Cherry Bomb down his throat, but she just bites she lip and shakes all over. ...Idiots. Stupid, stupid, stupid idiots!

They're okay. They're okay.

Miyabi utters the tiniest of gasps, and her voice crumbles to pieces. She was so scared, she had thought the worst, but they were okay.]

Just come home!

[She hating sounding so desperate, so weak, but these two were her family, experiment or not.]

[That "drown?!" just made Luke wince and hold the journal away a little. Shrill and squeaky... Just the traits of a voice that he hated. Gah.

But then she speaks again, and her voice sounds completely different. Luke hadn't seen what their disappearance looked like, but... it must've been bad, from what Miyabi said. An explosion, huh... Sounds about right. And for someone to witness, especially someone close...

Luke brings the journal close again and tries for a grin. It's tired, but it's there.]

We're trying. We're not really... going very fast.

[ALSO DEADPAN]

We'd go a lot faster if someone had learned how to swim!

Edited 2011-05-14 03:19 (UTC)

[Asch's words hit hard, and it takes only a second for it to register. Luke can't swim. Luke can't swim and it sounds like they're in a large body of water. D-Damnit, those two are going to give her a heart attack...! And just when she was in such a good mood before. Ugh, she really is going to punch them when they get back. Punch them and them hug them tight. She doesn't know what happened to cause this, but she was just so glad they were okay.]

Don't...don't strain yourselves.

[But hurry. Don't drown. She's tempted to grab a bird and rush to them, but...what could she do? Even if she got there, she was so little, she couldn't do anything, and if she sized herself up, it'd take forever to get to where they were. And what could she do then, if she did get there? Swim to them? That's stupid, they'd all get stuck.]

Let me know when you're safe...please. Both of you. If I don't hear from you both, I'll...I'll hate you.

[THIS IS NOT A LIE, SHE'LL TOTALLY HATE YOU FOREVER. Really. Truthfully. ... 8|]

Shut up, it's not like... I was ever taught.

[That was to Asch. Now he'll direct his attention to Miyabi, thus missing how Asch reacts to that.]

Heh... don't worry, Miyabi, we'll - wait Asch what the-

[Asch doesn't bother responding- he's too busy leaning back just enough to dunk Luke's head under the water for a few moments. Ungrateful whelp, seriously. Who the hell does he think he is?]

[And all that follows is a short, cut off shriek of sorts before a lot of splashing and failed attempts at swimming. ASCH WHAT ARE YOU DOING ARE YOU TRYING TO DROWN HIM AGAIN OH GOD OH GOD]

Luke?!

[What. What is going on?! Suddenly Luke was talking, then he was cut off and--...splash?

All Miyabi can see is Luke going under, and Asch pushing him down. She nearly jumps out of her skin, a startled yelp escaping her lips. WHAT THE HELL WAS ASCH DOING?! Miyabi grips her journal, eyes wide with horror and rising fury. This time, though, she doesn't hold back.]

ASCH, I WILL KILL YOU WHEN I FIND YOU!

[Asch scowls, kicking a bit to get Luke back up to the surface. It was just for a second or two, geez.]

Maybe I just won't let you find me, then. [You could show a little sympathy, Luke's the one being an ingrate.]

[And once Luke comes back up, he immediately clings to Asch's neck and shoulders and just breathes with wide eyes while the journal floats open beside him. Maybe once he learned to swim it wouldn't be so bad, but now? Fffffuck this, get him out of the ocean please.

... Though at least Asch's isn't really trying to kill him. Good to know.]

Don't underestimate me.

[Remember the last time you did that? You fell on you ass, man. 8| But she'll plot killing you later. Right now, she's worried about you both, especially Luke since he almost drowned again. Stupid Asch.]

Just get back safely. [She pauses, then frowns, then pouts.] So I can hit you for worrying me so much.

You're not very good at inspiring people, you know. [He's getting more irritated by the moment, and the desire to actually get back to the village? Yeah, that's not getting any better either.

Rather sullen about it all, he ducks his head into the water a bit, mouth submerged, breathing through his nose. He doesn't really feel like talking to Miyabi anymore, or at least not while swimming. This is tiring enough as it is.]

[Luke gives Asch a long glance, and... yeah, he can tell that he's done talking. So instead of just clinging to him like some kind of leech, Luke shifts so that he's holding on with one arm again, reaching back to grab the journal to talk to Miyabi instead.]

Miyabi, Asch saved my life. Don't really hit him, okay?

[Asch's words sting for more reasons that he probably intended, and Miyabi bites her lip so hard she can faintly taste blood. She feels both angry and hurt, taking some time to simmer down. She was just worried! Miyabi got back two of her best friends, and then she thought she lost another two! Of course she was angry! They were careless, and scared her half to death.

For a moment, she just wants to snap at Luke, too, but...no. No, he's just trying to help. So after a few minutes of breathing, she shuts her eyes and mumbles in a clipped voice.]

...Fine. Just come back safely.

We will.

[Though he miiight not inform her immediately once they've reach shore, considering how glad they'll both be once they get there. He'll still give his best little smile and not quite shut the journal, but keep his thumb against the middle of the book to keep it partially open as they swim. They do talk to each other, but whatever they're saying is filtered out by the sound of waves and the fact that the book is barely open in the first place.]

Edited 2011-05-14 13:32 (UTC)

[For a while, all Miyabi can hear is the sound of the ocean and its waves. It's almost soothing, really, as she waits to hear that they got to land safely. That's all she wants to hear, then she'll leave them be to come home as they will. Luke and Asch were strong, she knew that, they could get home together without her checking up on them all the time.

As she waits, listening to her journal, she fixes up the area as best she could. A bit of divine intervention. Definitely not enough to entirely fix the damage, or do much help, but it was better than nothing. She could at least get Faeren and her own power to fix up the crater somewhat. At least it's not a hazard now, once she's done...and thoroughly exhausted.

But not exhausted enough to not give the two an extra bit of good luck. She breathes out, wipes her forehead, and paints the character for heaven on the page of her journal - big and bold.]

天

[Since Asch is the one to peruse the journal after they reach the shore, he studies the page for a long moment before jotting down a little note.]

We don't understand that language, you know.

[It takes a while for Miyabi to respond - she nodded off from the sound of the waves' swell, but when she does roll over and see the little message, the face she makes is just plain comical. Honestly, this one... Can't he just take a good luck charm and not comment about it? Gods. 8|

She rolls over, paws at the ground for a brush she just knows is somewhere, then draws something in her journal as a response to Asch's words, giggling quietly to herself. Now that her anger's been diffused, she can actually relax and joke a little bit.]

[Cue the return of Captain Scowly-Face.]

How mature.

[...But okay, it's short-lived; her cheekiness is vaguely amusing and has earned her at least half of his forgiveness.]

[Giggling again, Miyabi's tempted to ask if they're both all right, but her brush merely hovers over the journal before she closes her eyes and makes a quiet humming sound. No, they were fine. If even Asch can make witty conversation with her, then they're fine. She doesn't have to worry, or be mad at them anymore. The damage was done, and they were okay.]

It comes with my age.

You make it sound like you're some ancient sage.

[Actually, besides her appearance, he... doesn't actually know how old Miyabi even is. People in Luceti often don't look their actual age... is this one of those cases?]

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