yoon's palace

[strawsandals]

I thought I told you to leave me alone.

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ROUND 4 (i remembered to label)

[strawsandals]

[ Aerith aims for the White Dragon with raised defenses. The Blue Dragon is hit by Soujuurou. Some are cleansed by Arven, and then Sunrise casts Cash Out. Everyone in the entire party is clear of any debuffs, now, and can start fresh. Some people miss. Some people hit themselves.

However...several people aim for the threads. The threads sever. Ai will see Yona, the girl on the ground, begin to fade away...just like the others. The dragons fade. They disappear like Shadows usually do in the Nekyia.

Yoon looks at Schneider as his eyes flicker between blue and yellow again. It is an expression on him that she'd expect - guilty. He sees how people are talking back against the God of Conflict.

With his friends gone, Yoon himself grows stronger...but he does not attack.

He is open and vulnerable. The manifestations of his friends have disappeared, but he is not upset. He is struggling to get on his feet, and his hand presses against his forehead as he is seemingly trying to come back to his senses.

The God of Conflict is quiet. ]

[destage]

[So they were shadows all along...Sayaka knew this, and even so, she feels sad. Yoon's friends, they were so important to him...and now it's just him left.

At least the God of Conflict shuts up, but Sayaka will make her way over to Yoon with a concerned expression.]

Yoon-san--Yoon-san, are you going to be alright?

[strawsandals]

I think so.

[ He says it through gritted teeth, because his eyes are still flickering. He sounds a lot more like himself, though. ]

[unweathered]

Here. Eat. It'll clear your thoughts.

[ Schneider closes the distance between the two ot them and shoves the bread into Yoon's hands]

Don't suffer from guilt because of what happened. Don't let it paralyse you.

[ She wonders a little, if this is the best thing coming from her, who acted without guilt and callous disregard for anyone not 'hers' ]

[supherb]

[Arven chimes in after Schneider.]

Y-Yeah. We've got a big pot of hot pot waiting for you, too. And steak, if you're into that.

[Please let the God of Conflict stay the fuck out of this now. He's gotten his fight.]

[gardenful]

[ The silence from the God of Conflict is a concern that sits in the back of her mind, but Yoon's condition is much more important. She'll join the others already making their way to Yoon's side and casts a quick Diarama on him. ]

How are you feeling...?

[strawsandals]

I'm...I'm okay. I'll be okay.

[ He's still very much in pain from that lightning strike, but no one else went for him. Therefore, he's not beat up all that badly. ]

[moodwrecker]

[Thank goodness those Shadows are gone.

She's still on the alert - who knows what the god of conflict has planned now - but she will still approach, casting a dia on Yoon.]

You can fight him. I know you can.

Stay with us, Yoon.

[strawsandals]

[ The flickering in his eyes begins to stabilize. It's slowing down more, now, and it's lingering a lot more on blue. ]

Aubrey...

[townmusician]

Ah, Yoon...

[Get another Diarama for your troubles.]

Everything's gonna be alright.

[strawsandals]

[ Haruka. He's quiet, but he nods. Accepts the heal. He doesn't want to argue that things aren't fine but he'll bite his tongue for Haruka's sake. He's a bit quiet...sorry. ]

[cirquedesang]

[So. He can't join in the hotpot. But he can look on fondly as all these youngins practically swarm Yoon with affection and snacks.

And whenever there's a moment to reach in and do so, he'll give Yoon a very affectionate headpat.]

Better eat up quickly, or else you'll send us back before anyone has gotten to try it.

[Fully implying that the palace is about 2 minutes from dissolving, because putting confidence in Yoon can surely only help.]

[strawsandals]

Celeste...

[ The headpat warms his heart whether he realizes it or not. He's done terrible, perhaps unforgivable things to everyone here today. He doesn't think he deserves this, and it's clear he's beating himself up for it.

However, his eyes are completely blue, now. There is no more flickering.

Yoon is back. ]

[bloodandstars]

[ When severing the threads actually makes the figures disappear, Maika relaxes... marginally.

That was the best outcome, wasn't it? They weren't real. Just that shitty god using precious memories again. She casts a redundant Media on Yoon, Schneider, and Aerith, although they've already gotten plenty of restoration after the last round of attacks. ]

Was that really the last of it?

[strawsandals]

[ He's at least enough of himself again to catch Maika's (very good) question. ]

I...I think so. I don't feel like there's anything else.

[metagame]

Yoon.

[He doesn't really know what to say, but he's tired. Relieved.

Maybe...]

You're plenty strong, Yoon. Your kindness is your strength.

[strawsandals]

...

[ He doesn't say anything in response, if only because he doesn't feel it's true. Not right now. But, he will nod his head in acknowledgement. He will remember how Atem approached all of this. ]

[ledbythewind]

[Richard is silent, watching Yoon's inner conflict. It's uncomfortably familiar, and for a moment he's tempted to avert his eyes, but... Yoon had healed Sunrise, showed distress over her having been injured. Whatever he'd done in this fight... underneath it all, he hadn't truly wanted to.

He was just scared. A scared, lonely child who watched others doing all of the things he couldn't.

... yes, he understands it all well.]

[strawsandals]

[ He spots Richard off to the side. Honestly, he saw how Richard got so upset over Sunrise, and he's glad for that. Yoon will have to apologize to him later. For now, though, he'll let him be unless the man would like to approach. ]

[imperiosity]

[As the others offer the hot pot and the other food they made to Yoon, Aaron will just watch from off to the side because once again this is getting just a little too sappy for him. Even so, he does remember something he picked up some time ago which is still burning a hole in his pocket, and so.

He approaches Yoon where he is so he can hold out the feather he found in the library.]

Here. Think you might've dropped this earlier.

[strawsandals]

[ At least Aaron got to pvp him (sorta) in the end right Fishy -

Anyway, the feather. Yoon is surprised to see it, but he'll receive it properly and thank Aaron with a nod. ]

I didn't realize this ended up there...

[bloodweapon]

[Fray hangs back, allowing the others to help Yoon and feed him. It's only once the kid's had a moment to breathe now that he's back to himself where Fray will offer his two gil:]

You did well today. Thank you for fighting so hard against that god.

[emptyself]

Phew, what a relief.

[ soujuurou sighs, hand to his chest. ]

It’s good to see you back, Yoon. You’ve really had us worried. We should get back soon.

[prozaic]

[Was it that easy? Truly? He wants to hope so, but still...

He hangs back to let he others fuss over their friend.]

[cleansewithfire]

...Mr. Yoon...

[ He seems to be okay, but... ]