Susato Mikotoba 🌸 御琴羽 寿沙都 (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
judicialassistant) wrote2021-11-06 07:36 pm
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[They should have seen the size of the Noctaere he fought. The claw marks are across his back and chest, with puncture wounds around the shoulder area where he had been bitten. Underneath there are likely some broken ribs and dislocation after being slammed into an ice wall over and over. Dark wisp are seeping out along with blood. There's evidence that self healing has occurred, is occuring, but it's slower than usual for a Noctaere.
With time his wounds will likely heal on their own, but a little extra help cleaning the wounds and proper positioning of his body would be beneficial. Alternatively...give him some nightmare juice to eat.]
With time his wounds will likely heal on their own, but a little extra help cleaning the wounds and proper positioning of his body would be beneficial. Alternatively...give him some nightmare juice to eat.]
[He blinks as the flower petals fall over him. Uggh, he shakes his head, knocking the petal off his head. It's just a natural reaction of his Noctaere side to be repulse by them, but he knows deep down they're helping him.]
I can't misss them... [They're everywhere he's been to, besides their own rooms.] Apologiess I could not sstop it. [Turning Noctaere was not his intention, but...he could see nothing else at the time, but to call it's power again to fight.]
I can't misss them... [They're everywhere he's been to, besides their own rooms.] Apologiess I could not sstop it. [Turning Noctaere was not his intention, but...he could see nothing else at the time, but to call it's power again to fight.]
[ While waiting for Yujin to come back, Susato has leaned in towards Kazuma, having (almost) made the decision to remove the necklace with the empty bottle. She doesn't really know why; she vaguely considers that having it break would be bad, and the less obstruction while they are examining Kazuma, the better, but when Yujin enters, she steps back rather quickly to get out of his way.
She's mesmerized by the wisps pouring out of his wounds, and not in a good way, but eventually she steadies herself long enough to say something. ]
I don't even know where to begin. I-- [ She pauses for a second, trying to sound less terrified. ] If we clean him up, it should prevent infection, and I think it'll be easier for you to identify which problem areas need your attention first.
[ There, that sounds intelligent, right? Like, that's probably something Rei would suggest, yeah? ]
She's mesmerized by the wisps pouring out of his wounds, and not in a good way, but eventually she steadies herself long enough to say something. ]
I don't even know where to begin. I-- [ She pauses for a second, trying to sound less terrified. ] If we clean him up, it should prevent infection, and I think it'll be easier for you to identify which problem areas need your attention first.
[ There, that sounds intelligent, right? Like, that's probably something Rei would suggest, yeah? ]
[ Susato's mouth twitches, watching him shake the petal off. It must be the first and last time she'd ever find a (giant) snake cute. Even the best patients hate visiting the doctor and hate medicine, however, so suck it up, Kazuma.
After scattering what she can, she moves to place the large bottle next to her other jar of Glowing Dawns, the emergency stash. From there, her hands are free, and she's finally gonna address the mess she's made of her room, starting with Iris. She tosses her gently onto the bed and immediately starts gathering up all the colorful paper squares she left there. It's like she is only now remembering what she had been doing. ]
Apologies that I couldn't protect you. The bottle was empty, so I started making a new one to give me something to do, but I...
[ Well. ]
After scattering what she can, she moves to place the large bottle next to her other jar of Glowing Dawns, the emergency stash. From there, her hands are free, and she's finally gonna address the mess she's made of her room, starting with Iris. She tosses her gently onto the bed and immediately starts gathering up all the colorful paper squares she left there. It's like she is only now remembering what she had been doing. ]
Apologies that I couldn't protect you. The bottle was empty, so I started making a new one to give me something to do, but I...
[ Well. ]
[There are petals everywhere!!! He couldn't avoid his "medicine" regardless! He'll come around towards the bed, moving his head back onto it.]
...No. [His tongue flicks, looking at the paper squares she's gathering.] I felt your pressence when we fought. Ssomehow...
...No. [His tongue flicks, looking at the paper squares she's gathering.] I felt your pressence when we fought. Ssomehow...
[Ooh, very good, daughter! She's doing him proud. He nods and though he's already unpacking some bandages, he can't do anything with them just yet.]
That's correct. Can you boil some water for me, please? And gather up some cloth or towels? It'll be the best way to get him cleaned up.
[Though, once he's said that, his gaze returns to Kazuma. This is the third time already that he's had to patch someone up who got hurt in a fight, but it feels different this time. This is Genshin's son- a young man he took in to protect him from further harm. How could this have happened right under his nose?]
That's correct. Can you boil some water for me, please? And gather up some cloth or towels? It'll be the best way to get him cleaned up.
[Though, once he's said that, his gaze returns to Kazuma. This is the third time already that he's had to patch someone up who got hurt in a fight, but it feels different this time. This is Genshin's son- a young man he took in to protect him from further harm. How could this have happened right under his nose?]
[ She opens her mouth, about to regale him with the tale about how she fell asleep doing this very thing for the second time now, but then she shuts it again. What did that mean? ]
But I, I wasn't there. [ She should've been there. ] You told me not to leave home.
[ Contrary to what Lord van Zieks believed that one time, she does listen and isn't about to run off into something dangerous all the time. Unlike some people!!! ]
But I, I wasn't there. [ She should've been there. ] You told me not to leave home.
[ Contrary to what Lord van Zieks believed that one time, she does listen and isn't about to run off into something dangerous all the time. Unlike some people!!! ]
[ Yes. Not that she really deserves his pride at the moment, but she needs the boost more than she knows and will absolutely take it. She gives him a determined look, wiping away at her eyes (again). ]
Of course!
Of course!
[ The cool thing about being able to use fire dreamotion: you get to cheat when your father says things like "can you boil some water for me?" and you don't have to bother with silly things like a kettle, or a stove. She's certainly emotional enough that it could have gone wrong at least a hundred different ways, but she is nothing if not determined, and if Kazuma... that is, if her father needed hot water, then by god, he would have it.
She will grab the towels too as requested, and together, the two get to work. ]
She will grab the towels too as requested, and together, the two get to work. ]
[ After some time, Kazuma is still largely unresponsive and the repetitive motions start to wear on Susato. All she can think about is how much pain he must have been in, and eventually, she can't take the quiet anymore, nor the fact that it felt like everything was happening in agonizing slow motion. ]
. . . What about dreamotion?
. . . What about dreamotion?
[He hums quietly, glancing over at the bottles that still need to be filled with cranes.]
I told you once, that thiss world is capable of conveying one'ss feelingss. When you gave me that charm.
I told you once, that thiss world is capable of conveying one'ss feelingss. When you gave me that charm.
. . .
[ She is stunned. She should have been overjoyed (and perhaps one day, she would be). Not once did she ever think that her charms would amount to anything. Even when they both alluded the magic of this world, she just smiled and nodded. Perhaps she thought it was just something people just said to children, to make them feel better. Now...
Now he's telling her the magic had the audacity to work, and still it did not protect Kazuma?? Or keep Jack from turning, for that matter??? ]
Well, it should have done a better job with mine. [ Or maybe she's the problem. She tries not to look too defeated as she visibily slumps onto her bed, huffing under her breath. ] I shall be much clearer this time.
[ She is stunned. She should have been overjoyed (and perhaps one day, she would be). Not once did she ever think that her charms would amount to anything. Even when they both alluded the magic of this world, she just smiled and nodded. Perhaps she thought it was just something people just said to children, to make them feel better. Now...
Now he's telling her the magic had the audacity to work, and still it did not protect Kazuma?? Or keep Jack from turning, for that matter??? ]
Well, it should have done a better job with mine. [ Or maybe she's the problem. She tries not to look too defeated as she visibily slumps onto her bed, huffing under her breath. ] I shall be much clearer this time.
Edited 2022-02-26 23:59 (UTC)
[Yujin hadn't posed the request to Susato with the intention of her using fire dreamotion, though the moment she does it, he realizes that is far easier than bothering with the kettle. It saves them a lot of much-needed time, as well. More brownie points for Susato!
Still, Kazuma is enormous and there's a lot of injuries to tend to, so the chore does indeed get repetitive and taxing. They have to do it, though. The more of Kazuma is cleaned, the better the overview Yujin gets of the damage. The dark wisps are concerning, though. Noctaere energy? He just doesn't know. Do they need more flowers to help with this?
Susato's question snaps him out of his thoughts.]
Dreamotion? You mean to heal his wounds?
Still, Kazuma is enormous and there's a lot of injuries to tend to, so the chore does indeed get repetitive and taxing. They have to do it, though. The more of Kazuma is cleaned, the better the overview Yujin gets of the damage. The dark wisps are concerning, though. Noctaere energy? He just doesn't know. Do they need more flowers to help with this?
Susato's question snaps him out of his thoughts.]
Dreamotion? You mean to heal his wounds?
[ She nods. A part of her wishes she hadn't spoken up, like this is clearly an idea made out of the wildest fantasies of a child, but she continues, clinging to the momentum she created. ]
Jude... I mean, Dr Mathis... I reached out to him when he announced the opening of your clinic. He seems to be quite knowledgeable in magical healing, even before being pulled here to Reverein.
. . . I do not wish to burden him with this if we do not have to, as it would be rather a lot to explain, but... he claims you do not even need medical experience.
[ Could that be true? ...Would it be even easier then, for someone like Yujin, who has medical experience? ]
Jude... I mean, Dr Mathis... I reached out to him when he announced the opening of your clinic. He seems to be quite knowledgeable in magical healing, even before being pulled here to Reverein.
. . . I do not wish to burden him with this if we do not have to, as it would be rather a lot to explain, but... he claims you do not even need medical experience.
[ Could that be true? ...Would it be even easier then, for someone like Yujin, who has medical experience? ]
[Quite frankly, Yujin believes he would be much worse off than people who don't have medical experience. His mind is entirely too rooted in facts, in the knowledge of how healing works on a natural, physical level. He quite believes he'd overthink it, or be entirely too skeptical of dreamotion to have it work the way it ought to.
He's still willing to try to learn, of course, but he knows it'll be a long road for him to walk. And so...]
Do you believe that you could do it?
He's still willing to try to learn, of course, but he knows it'll be a long road for him to walk. And so...]
Do you believe that you could do it?
[ Do you believe-- No??? There is no reason why she would believe this to be anything but a waste of time. Besides, with him working closely with Jude, she was wishfully thinking that Yujin had perhaps picked up a thing or two, but with him so quickly turning the tables, he clearly had more faith in her.
And why not? Here she is, using fire as if it was a totally normal thing, as if it weren't something she'd probably get burned alive for back home. ]
You do not want me to answer that.
...But I took notes.
[ Kazuma already seems to be self-healing. She would just need to give him a catalyst, a bit of a boost. Surely she could manage just that? ]
And why not? Here she is, using fire as if it was a totally normal thing, as if it weren't something she'd probably get burned alive for back home. ]
You do not want me to answer that.
...But I took notes.
[ Kazuma already seems to be self-healing. She would just need to give him a catalyst, a bit of a boost. Surely she could manage just that? ]
Hm...I'm sstill not sure what it did. I remember that bottle wass still full before we fought at least. [So something happened, but at this moment, he doesn't know what. He was far too focused on the fight at the time.
Either way, he's coming up to rest his head beside her in a comforting matter.]
Don't tire yoursself. [He sure referring to all the papers and bottles around.]
Either way, he's coming up to rest his head beside her in a comforting matter.]
Don't tire yoursself. [He sure referring to all the papers and bottles around.]
[ Doesn't matter, she wants to say. It's certainly how she feels. She needs to do better this time, but those aren't the feelings she wants to convey, so she stays quiet. If she's so pessimistic about it, besides, her feelings might not get through at all.
She holds out her hand towards Kazuma's head, hesitating for a moment before she connects and rests it there on top, to acknowledge the comforting gesture. ]
I am not the one who nearly died. [ Nor is she stuck as Noctaere monster. ]
She holds out her hand towards Kazuma's head, hesitating for a moment before she connects and rests it there on top, to acknowledge the comforting gesture. ]
I am not the one who nearly died. [ Nor is she stuck as Noctaere monster. ]
[He makes no sudden movements when she reaches to put her hand on his hand. He's warm to the touch, not trying to take in all the heat around him like a week ago.]
...I thought I could get him back. [He lowers his gaze.] I felt him, insside that thing, fighting in the darknesss...
...I thought I could get him back. [He lowers his gaze.] I felt him, insside that thing, fighting in the darknesss...
[ She can feel the warmth. It is inviting, and it belongs to Kazuma. She recognizes it as such, and she visibly relaxes her hand, feeling the scales underneath as she gently strokes his head.
Even so, there is a sad expression on her face as he struggles to meet her eyes. ]
Did you want to bring him back, the same way he brought you back? [ She can relate. ]
Even so, there is a sad expression on her face as he struggles to meet her eyes. ]
Did you want to bring him back, the same way he brought you back? [ She can relate. ]
[Getting petted like this is certainly....a different feeling than getting hair ruffles. He's not sure if he likes this, or should like this?]
I fought, and fought...but it felt like nothing I did could reach him. And yet... [He curls up a little.] He did everything to keep me alive, bring me to you.
I fought, and fought...but it felt like nothing I did could reach him. And yet... [He curls up a little.] He did everything to keep me alive, bring me to you.
[ Susato is used to fur when it comes to animals. Hair. So that makes two of them, though if he gives any indication that he's uncomfortable, she'll stop. As it is, she just focuses on listening to him.
The origami paper she'd collected off the floor and her bed had been placed on the shelves near the empty bottles. They could wait. ]
I'm sorry, Kazuma-sama... I don't know why you couldn't reach him, but I do know he cares about you. [ They don't... need to talk about the wolves, though she's definitely thinking about them now, as the ones who brought him back. ] It doesn't matter what you've done, or what you couldn't do.
The origami paper she'd collected off the floor and her bed had been placed on the shelves near the empty bottles. They could wait. ]
I'm sorry, Kazuma-sama... I don't know why you couldn't reach him, but I do know he cares about you. [ They don't... need to talk about the wolves, though she's definitely thinking about them now, as the ones who brought him back. ] It doesn't matter what you've done, or what you couldn't do.
[Quite frankly, if there's anyone in their family who would master healing dreamotion first, Yujin has no doubt it'd be Susato. She has the kindness, the resolution and the focus for it. The fire is another bonus. So he nods and sits back a bit more.]
There's no harm in attempting it. If it does not work, we can always continue with the more traditional method. So please.
There's no harm in attempting it. If it does not work, we can always continue with the more traditional method. So please.
[They sure don't. He definitely doesn't want to dwell on what he did to those wolves. He closes his eyes, this anger quietly boiling beneath. Anger towards himself. Once again, he's inconveniencing others for his own failures. Knowing 76 cares makes it feel even worse. His body starts to curl itself around Susato.]
...We'll find him, together. [It's what Susato told him that night, right?]
...We'll find him, together. [It's what Susato told him that night, right?]
. . . [ At the very least, it would keep her out of the way, which is not what Yujin was thinking, but it is what she is going to assume in light of everything. Quietly, she stands up from where she'd been on the floor and hunched over Kazuma's body, clearly hesitant to leave him; but she draws in breath and basically forces herself. She walks in the direction of her room as she passes Yujin, placing a hand on his shoulder for a brief moment before moving on.
It is too much effort simply say "Be right back," it seems. ]
It is too much effort simply say "Be right back," it seems. ]
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