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[intercalaryninja]

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[blurspot]

...You're supposed to look forward though.

...Nothing happens if you don't... If you don't look forward.

[intercalaryninja]

We both know that, but sometimes it's very easy to forget when you're hurt or scared or sad.

........

. . .

Did you find the box with our things in it?

[soft_focus]

M...Mnh. [...If only he could feel more sure of that.

Instead, he thinks of the box, and nods.] Th...

...My chest, right..?

[intercalaryninja]

Yes. That's right. I put a few things in there before I left to face the person on my arm... Do you have it?

[blurspot]

[...He just got here. So he doesn't know. But he looks toward where his room would be with wide eyes.]

[intercalaryninja]

[Tsukikage frowns and carefully walks around the debris. The door has been burnt down, but traces of dried hemolymph can be seen on it. Not wanting to worry Reira, Tsukikage goes to rip a hole big enough for the both of them to get in, tossing the pieces aside.

Covered in burnt roof and some rubble is the box. Seems like it's been untouched, even if the room was destroyed.]

[blurspot]

[It's a miracle, truly. The boy follows, creeping close before eventually heading for the box to slowly lift up the lid. Will things be safe in there, really?

Will it all be alright?]

[intercalaryninja]

... Ah thank goodness. Everything is okay.

[Duel discs, deck, the bears, some emergency money... anything of worth between the two is in there.

And Hikage is there too, neatly tucked in the corner.]

[soft_focus]

[He can see that everything 'valuable' is in this box. Perhaps not monetarily, but personally, everything is there.

More than everything, in fact, and he reaches in to pick out that unique 'sealed' card.] H...

...Hiikage..?

[intercalaryninja]

... Yes, that's him, Reira-dono.

[Please be careful with him. Tsukikage picks up his duel disc and pockets that away too. Hikage's duel disc... his card are Tsukikage's most precious things.]

[blurspot]

... ...how did...

[...How did it get here, he wants to ask. How did he...

...he shouldn't, really.]

[intercalaryninja]

[He can answer that, at least. It's not personal... how he got to Ryslig, anyway.]

He came with my Duel Disc... or rather with this Duel Disc. When I did the ritual, I ended up with both that card and Hikage's one.

[soft_focus]

...S..

...So it doesn't work on your arm then...

[intercalaryninja]

It does... just my other arm. I'm not naturally right-handed Reira-dono. I just can use it to duel, like my brother.

[soft_focus]

You can duel with both arms?

[intercalaryninja]

Yes, that's correct. It's useful, since most discs aren't too kind to left-handed people.

I'll start getting used to dueling with my lower set of arms in case anything happens.

[Tsukikage... Are you... joking or not?]

[soft_focus]

[Whaaaaaaaat-] ...What's wrong with your other arms..?

[intercalaryninja]

Nothing. I figure it may be a useful trick to pull at some point.

[What if his arms were ripped off or injured, Reira-dono.]

[soft_focus]

...like a surprise..?

[intercalaryninja]

Like a surprise.

[he pats Reira's head and grabs his brother's duel disc, putting it on. The card then is hidden on Tsukikage's person.]

[blurspot]

[He watches as the card goes into place-and from there the lid is closed over the box, the boy picking it up.]

...Tsukikage..?

...

...Where do we go?

[intercalaryninja]

... We'll have to stay with our friends until we get permanent residence... and if not, we'll find an inn. I have money.

[soft_focus]

...With Kurosaki?

[intercalaryninja]

[Nice to hear that he's the first person to think about when Tsukikage mentions friends.]

Yes. They hopefully will let us stay for a short while.

[soft_focus]

...Will they have room..?