2nd duel - [action/written, not bothering with backdating]

[revolutionarygirl]

Action

[Utena's back from her mallynapping. ...and she's been dumped at the very edge of the forest. As she regains consciousness, things begin to come back to her. This place is called Luceti, she has wings, she's been here for a few months now...

But one thing that doesn't come back is her ability to use her voice. The moment she calls out, her eyes widen at the lack of sound.

She shakily stands to her feet--it really looks like the Malnosso did a number to her in more than one way, doesn't it?--and starts walking. She's not about to just stay where she is...]

Written

[Once Utena is able to get back to her residence, she immediately gets her journal and writes down a question:] I hope this isn't too awkward a question to ask, but has anyone ever lost a sense after being kidnapped by the Malnosso before? You see, I can't use my voice right now.

Comments

[Written]

[geniustheveil]

[The answer comes belatedly, after Ami's had a moment to recover from the surprise. The writing is still neat and tidy.]

I've also lost my voice at their hands.

[She doesn't specify that it had been a death penalty instead.]

[written]

[revolutionarygirl]

[Probably for the best that you didn't specify, Ami.]

Ugh, why do they do that? It's such a pain.

[written]

[geniustheveil]

I don't know their reasons, but in the end, it helped me to realize I had to speak for myself once I could do so again.

[written]

[revolutionarygirl]

Oh, really?

[written]

[geniustheveil]

I'm sorry you're experiencing the same. I found it easiest to keep my journal with me at all times.

[She slips away from the hint to explain further.]

[written]

[revolutionarygirl]

I'll keep that in mind. Thank you, Ami.

[written]

[geniustheveil]

And remember, if it's because of the malnosso, it will wear off soon.

[action]

[shinesbrightest]

[Shinji catches sight of Utena when she's started making her way through the village. He recognizes her easily—she had been visiting the apartment before to see Misato. Even though he hadn't spent a lot of time there, he remembers that much, at least. He notices that she doesn't look so good, so he starts making his way over to see what's up.]

Hey, are you okay?

[action]

[revolutionarygirl]

[She turns in the direction of the voice. Oh, that's--that boy. Shinji, right? The one who's friends Misato, right? She hasn't talked to Misato since what happened during that weird experiment. She probably should...

Except she can't talk at all, and she remembers that the moment she tries to talk. She closes her mouth in frustration.]

[action]

[shinesbrightest]

[He blinks at that, confused. He has no idea what to make of that. She's looking right at him, so she can't be ignoring him, right? Hrm.]

Is something wrong?

[action]

[revolutionarygirl]

[She'll just... nod. Since she can't talk.]

[action]

[shinesbrightest]

[She just seems really tired to him, though now, her silence strikes him as odd. He's still not sure what it could be, but...]

Um... Then is there anything I can do to help?

[action]

[revolutionarygirl]

[Is there? She's not sure. Hm... well, it would be nice to get back to her apartment and get her journal! So, she nods again.]

written;

[divinacommedia]

....Can they seriously do that?

[he had no idea...]

[written] AND THIS IS WHY WE STICK TO THE ORIGINAL SUBJECT LINES, SELF

[revolutionarygirl]

Sure looks like it.

[written] LOL DONT EVEN WORRY ABOUT IT

[divinacommedia]

How...?! With experiments or-... or whatever? That's just wrong...!

[written]

[revolutionarygirl]

I agree. They shouldn't mess with people the way they do! What even gives them the right?

[written]

[divinacommedia]

We should really teach them a lesson!

[written]

[revolutionarygirl]

We should! It's not their place to do things like this!

[Action]

[tailasoldastime]

[Beast happens to be in the same place after taking a long-needed walk around the village. Too long fixing up the mess from the storm... too long trying to dry the first floor of his house and picking up everything... too long catching up on sleep. He has missed his usual exploration and he hasn't come by this spot lately.

And then he sees that girl... the bright pink hair makes her stand out enough, but she's also getting up from the ground, not very smoothly. Is she new? Or...?

Well, whichever it is, she will probably need help so he's going to trudge over in his beastly-like way and try to get her attention.]

H... Hello, uh... d-do you, need some... help?

[action]

[revolutionarygirl]

[Doesn't take much to get her attention, really--Beast is hard to miss.

At first, Utena's not sure what to make of him. But it really does seem like he's just trying to help. That's something she appreciates, so she nods and gives him a little smile. She hopes she can get the appreciation across, even if she can't speak.]

[action]

[tailasoldastime]

[She doesn't look too scared, good - and he does recognise the appreciation. But that reaction does look familiar... for some reason it reminds him of Ariel, though he doesn't know why.]

I, uh... c-can you... walk?

[action]

[revolutionarygirl]

[She's not sure. She hopes she'll be able to. She manages to take a few steps before falling back over. What did the Malnosso do to her?!

She looks back up at Beast with a sheepish grin. This might take a few attempts.]

[action]

[tailasoldastime]

[Oh no, she's falling, not good-! D'oh, he fails to reach her in time, but now that he's closer, he offers a paw for her to take to help her back up... this is really starting to remind him of Ariel now - how did he support her again...?]

[action]

[revolutionarygirl]

[She'll gladly take that paw. Man, who knew this was going to be so difficult? She's pretty thankful that Beast showed up, even if she doesn't know him.]