yoon's palace

[strawsandals]

I thought I told you to leave me alone.

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i have coco's blessing to do this

[moonshaded]

[As the real world fades back into existence, new sounds fade in with it. There's Sunset city, of course, but there's also something else...almost like you can still hear their voice.]

...real sick of this shadow realm maze bullshit... So if Yoon is on the other side of this and you don't let me through, I'll make you wish the smug pigfucker who invented magical barriers was dropkicked back up their mother before they ever opened their mystical baby eyes! You're gonna regret ever being born a big clever obstructive barrier so OPEN THE FUCK UP!

[The front door of the library yields very suddenly and in a very normal-door-like manner to reveal Kainé-yelling-on-loop-in-4k-for-24-hours-dot-mp4, who may nor may not get herself banned from the establishment for this.]

[cirquedesang]

[Oh another shouty one. Noted.]

[moonshaded]

[Hey, at least she got the door open.

Now she's no longer shouty, just scowling at the very real downtown scene on the other side of the door she worked so hard to bust down.]

Guess it's over.

[metagame]

[if only he knew what a shadow realm was]

[moonshaded]

[Obviously it's a realm where the shadows go! Super inventive naming terminology from yours truly over here.

No other meaning.

She glances around. This is definitely not the Nekiya. Any triumph she might have felt for getting through the barrier? Gone.]

...What're you looking at?

[metagame]

Nothing..!

[She's scary!]

[destage]

[...HOLY LORD ALMIGHTY--]

M--Miss?!

[ONE OF HER LEGS KIND OF SUCK RIGHT NOW BUT SHE IS GOING TO GO OVER, even if she flinches a bit at the swearing and yelling--]

Are you okay!?

[moonshaded]

[There's the smallest dilation of her eyes - maybe it's just the light of the real world filtering in, but maybe it's surprise at being asked something like that as she takes in the scattered scene.]

... You're asking me? [Kainé sounds a little incredulously surly, watching this girl limp over to her like a wounded deer. She looks down at Sayaka's leg.]

Looks like you're the one who's not okay. What happened? [How'd they fix the big guy when he got stabbed the other night? Why didn't they think to patch her up before they left the Nekiya?]

[destage]

Of course I am. How long were you out there...? It felt like we were in there forever, and if you were out here...

[Of course she's worried!!! That is who she is as a person!!!

...She's only recently found out about this but still--

The question gets Sayaka to pause, rubbing at her leg a bit--Kainé will likely see the mark from it, but--]

One of the plants we were dealing with decided to attack with something particularly sharp--put me to sleep and then stabbed me awake, practically. It's...not an experience I'd recommend!

[No need to put Yi Sang on blast. The man felt guilty enough. But Sayaka will gladly give Kainé the full story of what happened otherwise--about the village, about the people in it and their fights, about Yoon, and about the god of conflict getting owned--]

--I think that about sums it up.

[gardenful]

[ giving her a wave!! your mean lady presence was missed!! ]

[moonshaded]

[One wouldn't be expecting this to get a response, but after a long pause of silence for her to adjust to life coming at her fast, Kainé's fingers lift just about halfway and wave back - a movement of literal inches.

Maybe she's just still startled about where she ended up. Her voice drops low.]

...Shit.

[gardenful]

[ Amusement flashes in Aerith's eyes, bright and full of mirth. She won't comment on that slip for now in a true moment of mercy for Kainé. ]

We all made it out okay, if you were worried.

[unweathered]

[ Laughing hysterically bye]

[moonshaded]

[Oh thank god, something she can respond to normally.]

Laugh it up. [Yeah, yeah. It's so funny. Schneider should definitely keep pushing.]

[unweathered]

[ she will definitely keep going even if it means getting maimed]

How can I not when you gave us such a wonderful speech just then? Our crybaby healer must appreciate it.

[ledbythewind]

[ma'am this is a Wendy's]

[moonshaded]

[Actually it's about to be a hot pot restaurant.

He's going to get all the intensity of her gaze directed right at him, even if he didn't say anything.] What happened?

[moodwrecker]

[Jesus christ.]

...We won.

[moonshaded]

[Now she's just standing outside the library over this scene of assembled Chosen, her volume lowering and a librarian somewhere taking a hit out on her.]

Good. ... Looks like there's a lot of you here. Guess you've got it handled.

[Without knowing who went in here, she's looking over the group like she can get a headcount from it.]

[imperiosity]

[damn girl]

[moonshaded]

[If he's looking at her, he will get A Look in return. Does he have a problem with her going after bullshit magical barriers or something?]

[finalmix]

[ slow clapping with a semi impressed look on his face. ]

[moonshaded]

[He gets the classic in response: A hmph, her shoulders and chest squaring up slightly in response.]

RUNS IN

[strawsandals]

[ He's like. Really frazzled from everything, obviously, but he's not gonna ignore all the yelling? What's going o- ]

...Kaine??

[ HELLO? ]

[moonshaded]

Yoon!

[A little more expressive than she normally is, still...but maybe in contrast to all the shouting, it doesn't stand out.

Kainé had intended to keep her distance, but now that Yoon's taken notice of her, she comes down a little closer.]

I heard you kicked that shitsack god out of here.