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First Wasp - [Action]/[Voice]

[Action - locked to Nezumi]

[When Sion opens his eyes, he's greeted by the white ceiling above and the cold floor under him. Also by a wonderful throbbing pain in his back. It's different than the pain he had in his neck when the blister was there, but it still hurts. He forces himself to sit up, groaning, and inspects the room when his eyes come across a bed that's right beside him and on the bed is none other than Nezumi.

This definitely isn't Nezumi's little home so, what is he doing sleeping here of all places? Why is he here? He didn't pass out too...did he? Well--that doesn't matter right now. Sion will have to worry about that later. First things first.

He stands and makes his way over to his friend's side and places a knee on the bed so he can lean over him, using his left hand to support him as his right hand moves to Nezumi's neck. Two fingers press gently against the vein there.

Thump, thump, thump.

Okay, he's still alive and his pulse seems to be normal, so continuing his little examination, he slides his hand to the back of Nezumi's neck. Without even realizing it, he holds his breath as he feels for any kind of bump or blister.

Nothing so far. This is good, really good. But he's not in the clear yet, he has to figure out why Nezumi passed out in the first place. So he just puts his hand down on the bed and speaks firmly but almost panicked]

Nezumi, can you hear me? Wake up!

[Voice]

[It's a little later in the afternoon when Sion finally gets around to opening up his journal. Getting almost beaten up by a grumpy Nezumi kinda delayed him for a while.]

Is it on... Yeah I think I clicked the right button. [ahem] Hello everyone. I arrived here a few hours ago but my friend already explained everything to me so I thought it would be appropriate to introduce myself, especially if I may end up being here for a while. So--my name is Sion. I hope we all get along well.

[But before he goes... ] Oh, has anyone seen a girl named Safu around here? She has brown chin length hair and brown eyes. [ ... ] Aha well.. that isn't the most accurate description, but if you do see her, could you let me know? Thanks.

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[Right after his voice entry, Sion decides to go about and explore the village. Since Nezumi seems to be doing fine, he should at least go find some proper clothes since you know--it's winter and therefore kinda cold.

Should you be around the plaza, you may find Sion wandering around, trying to find the clothing shop. Because he doesn't have a shirt or a jacket on, you may notice the red mark that starts on his cheek under his left eye then circles around his neck, chest, back and continues down past the edge of his pants, but you can't see it going down to his leg since, hello pants.]

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When? What all happened?? Tell me.

[A step forward. He isn't going to take 'stuff' as an answer either so don't try to sneak around this. He wants Nezumi to spill it. All of it, no matter what it is]

[He makes himself comfortable on the bed.] A lot. We infiltrated and that went fine all in all. You got shot, I got shot and almost died. Apparently it became a habit of yours to treat me for gunshot wounds. We'll try to stay away from that here, all right?

[He goes quiet for a second and yes, he purposely kept out the part about him killing a man and how Nezumi took a bullet for Sion. Let's not get into sentiments here and reading in between lines.]

You sure you want the full story? Can you really live with everything I tell you? Knowing what you go back to?

[He knows he can, now he does, but he wants to hear it.]

[All he can do is nod at that. Deep down, he starts to feel angry at himself. Why would he let Nezumi almost die?! How could he let someone get away with doing such a thing?! Well, now that he knows, he can change that. He can protect Nezumi, he can teach whoever wanted to kill him a lesson they'll never forget.

That aside for now...

He exhales, not even noticing he was holding his breath for a minute or two there. He was tense to, but now relaxed. He's ready for this, so with another firm nod, he speaks steadily] Yes.

Get yourself comfortable. I don't need you falling to your knees, crying or something. [Trying to give him a bit of sarcasm to hide that talking about this is something he wants to avoid.]

You assumed Safu would be at the top of the Correctional Facility and you were right. She was and she asked us to destroy Mother. We did it and we escaped safely. Safu...didn't. [He could continue on, but he knows hearing news like that isn't easy. Sion is tougher than he ever gave him credit for, but he knows how badly he handled this when it happened. And that Sion had gone through more than this one.] There wasn't anything either of us could have done. [He doesn't apologize, he doesn't offer condolences. He only looks at him, waiting.]

[Completely ignoring the first part, he stays standing and listens more intently than ever when Nezumi speaks. The words practically rip his heart in two.

He can't...

He can't possibly mean that...

Safu...

dies... Could he?

And what the hell does he mean there was nothing they could've done?! THERE MUST'VE BEEN SOMETHING. ANYTHING. How could they have just let her die in that place?! His whole body slowly begins to tremble, hands curling into fists and his dull nails start to dig into his own skin but he ignores the pain and just stares at Nezumi in shock] ... You're lying. [He can't accept the fact that Safu... That she... ]

[He almost expected this claim. The last time Sion had taken it out on him, though his claim had been more true. It's natural to blame someoneand the acc] I'm not that sick. I wouldn't go lying about your friend dying. It happened.

[He doesn't say anything else, waiting to see how he reacts. Sion had always been good at surprising him. He's almost expecting to be jumped at.]

[If his body would obey his brain's orders, then he would have jumped at Nezumi, punched him, something for letting something like this happen--but he can't. He stays exactly where he is, nails creating purple marks in his palms and trembling just slightly.

His mouth opens slightly as if he's about to speak--or rather yell at him--but he closes his mouth again, lips pressed firmly together. What can he say? Can he really blame Nezumi for what happened, put all of it on his shoulders without knowing what happened? He doesn't even know what led up to it. Maybe it was himself who caused a problem--who made things turn out the way they did.]

Why couldn't we.. [The words get stuck in his throat, so he swallows then takes a deep breath] Why couldn't we save her... ?

[Nezumi watches his hands, seeing how obviously upset he is by this. He can understand. That feeling of helplessness, knowing there was nothing you could have done. Except Sion hasn't even gone through it. Nezumi isn't really sure how he can get through this, try to move through his grief.

Yet he doesn't doubt Sion can do it.]

No.6 took her. The Correctional Facility was one big cover-up. It was just a place to do experiments on people. You know how they wanted to use you? Yeah, Safu was just the same. I'm not sure what they did, she didn't tell us, but she didn't even exist anymore. What we saw was an image, something she used Mother's power for. They connected her to it, wanting to get power. That's all they've ever been after. Power.

I've thought about it. She said Elyurias--[He remembers, Sion doesn't remember that. He sighs, this time on purpose.] Shit, you don't know a thing about Elyurias either. Long story short: giant bee god. She has a lot of power, No.6 wanted it, and took advantage of a lot to get to it. Safu included.

[...]

I didn't want her to die. But Mother was exploding, the entire place was going to Hell because of that, and Safu was gone. I couldn't do anything. You couldn't. She knew it too. Her last wish was to see you. She got her wish. She got more than a lot of people get in the hands of No.6

[A place to experiment on people, Safu didn't exist anymore, Elyurias, she was gone. That's the gist of all Sion is able to really catch out Nezumi's explanation. It all almost seems too much to take in--and yet it doesn't. He gets it, Safu is dead, there was nothing they could do but he still doesn't want to accept that...

Sion lets his gaze fall from the other and to the floor. He stumbles back, his legs bumping into the edge of the bed which makes him fall on his butt back on the bed. Fingers run through his white hair, hand resting at the top of his head. He wants to cry, his eyes sting like he's about to cry but no tears have formed to blur his vision. Even his throat hurts, it's dry, he wouldn't be able to get a word out if he tried]

[He wouldn't blame him if he does cry. Someone like Sion wasn't used to loss and he could remember when Sion had gone through it. How upset and angry he'd been. The only reason why he'd gotten past it so quickly was because their life had been in danger. It was easy to push past grief when you were busy.

He's silent for a moment until he speaks again. Sion wanted the whole story.]

Your cute little dream about breaking the wall came true. No.6 crumbled and your dear mama is okay. You're basically in charge of rebuilding everything. I heard you were doing fine.

[He takes another moment to wonder how to explain himself leaving. Sion had been upset at that too. Nezumi sometimes remembered what Sion said, though he tried hard not to think about Sion.] I left.

[Bluntly is usually his way.]

[In that moment of silence, Sion's vision begins to blur up as tears well up in his eyes, but they stop in their tracks the second Nezumi starts talking again. It even almost feels like a small smile is tugging at his lips, which there probably is one.

This is good. This is really good... kinda. Safu died but... he was able to break the wall down and he got to see his mother again. Inwardly, he isn't sure if this balances out everything, it doesn't feel like it does. It's all confusing to be honest. But at Nezumi's last statement, he forgets about all of that, even if it's just for a second, and almost jumps a little. His gaze slowly moves back to Nezumi, rather shocked]

... You what? [Why would Nezumi just leave? After they worked so hard to stay together... ]

[He was expecting that shock and he had been expecting Sion to question it.] You heard me. I left.

[Nezumi looks at him, waiting to see what else he has to say about this. He expects questions and Sion being himself. He'd just had a lot thrown at him and Sion had always been an emotional guy.]

... Why? [Is all Sion can spout out at this point. All of this is just too much on him. He wants to ask more, really he does, but his mouth doesn't seem to be cooperating as much as he'd like it to be. But why is always a good way to start.

So he just sits there, still half in shock, staring at Nezumi and waiting for an answer]

I wanted to go. I needed change. [Was that part of it? Definitely. But there was a lot more to it than that and he doesn't even feel ready for Sion to know everything. He doesn't feel ready to see Sion either, but here he is and against better judgement he'll let him stay. Sion has always been good at making Nezumi do things he wouldn't usually do.]

Change? But... I thought we were able to break down the wall! [He doesn't fully get why Nezumi would want to leave for such a thing when they had already accomplished something so life changing.

Did he do something wrong?

Did he upset Nezumi and not know it?

He bites his lip then swallows before speaking up again] Did you ever plan on coming back... ?

[That hadn't been his wish, Sion. It was a pleasant surprise and Nezumi was happy it happened, but too much had happened. He'd been craving for revenge against No.6 for such a long time, but it came and went. What was he left with? Nothing. All he had was a realization that he wasn't sure what he wanted to do with his life and a lot of things he had to learn about himself.

And about Sion. He sighs and then scowls, feeling irritated.] Yes, I said I would.

[Once he says that, Sion lets himself relax a bit. It's nice to know that Nezumi planned to come back but he's still pretty upset with the fact that he does leave, so the frown just stays on his face.]

When?

Does it matter?

[He knows it does to Sion and really, he can't answer that question. He wasn't sure when he'd come back himself or when he'd feel ready. There were a lot of things he wasn't sure of and Sion was one of them.]

It does!

[Almost an instant answer. He wants to know when he'll get to be reunited with his best friend again]

[Nezumi glares at him and stands up.] You still have that annoying knack of asking too many questions. You know what has to be known. That's all I'm telling you.

[He goes to his door and opens it, ushering Sion to leave.]

It's the same as always. You want to stay here, that's fine. There's another room here, you can have that if you want or you can live somewhere else. But otherwise? Be a good boy and stay to yourself. There's a guide about this place so read that.

[Sorry Nezumi, but Sion's staying right where he is on the bed]

You still insist on trying to shut me out? I don't get it.

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