screwthatnoise

It's too late to get a response from her—she darts towards you, keeping her one knife hand low (out of stabbing range) and the other high, aiming for his chest.

Edited 2013-07-30 05:03 (UTC)

[Well I think Naoto's actually the one... in front...]

[ YEP WE'RE TANKIN', bringing his sword up to block that knife ]

Knife is blocked, and she tries to push forward. From this close you can see cold eyes glaring into you from under the hood—but they aren't cold eyes that would belong to Zwei.

No.

Those are Hail's eyes.

[ ha HA, are we bladelocked, well he's definitely physically stronger than Hail at least so he can hold that at a standstill ]

—You are part of Hail. The part that wants to give up and die. Right?

[While Naoto is playing tank Sion slips around him to tackle Hail from the side. Teamwork.]

She pushes back, though she probably isn't as strong as you, no. At the very least she can keep him like this. When she speaks again, her voice is frigid.

"I'm the reasonable part of this girl."

When you tackle her, you are sent flying right through her, and suddenly every part of you that went through her is sent into pain, as though your nerves are now revolting against your very being.

[Well that was unexpected, rolling to a crouch on automatic defensive but then kind of. Freezing and trying to remember how to breathe...]

[ —ALARMED, and distracted, glances back at Sion ]

—Sion? Sion, are you okay?

The figure takes advantage of this moment by thrusting her other knife into your side, Naoto.

[I think I just got my boyfriend stabbed, trying to speak, or move. Managing to get to his feet--maybe not.]

[ FUCK ]

[ okay half-twisting away from that, though he doesn't manage to get entirely out of the way, trying to force Hail away from Sion by pushing the fight closer to the tree ]

The closer you get to the tree, the louder that internal screaming, the one that makes no sense, gets, and though Janta seems rattled, this Zwei-look-alike doesn't seem affected by this at all.

"Just give up! I... I really will kill you if I have to."

[Manages to get to his feet again, going for the candles while Naoto keeps Hail distracted.]

Why? Why go through so much trouble just to stay unhappy?

[ once they're far enough from Sion that he's not in immediate danger, pulling back and striking— aiming for the knife in her right hand, so he can knock it away ]

The candles are tall, and despite the chilling breeze they haven't fallen over or anything. How nice!

Back to you, though. The knife flies out of her hand, but she seems unphased by this action.

"This is what she deserves. Because... this is how it is."

[Cool, grabbing a few if he can and heading back to the tree where his stabbed boyfriend is fighting.]

Who cares about 'deserves'? She can have a nice life, so she should. No giving up.

[ trying to pin her to the tree, though not putting his full weight into the lunge, just in case weapons go right through like bodies do ]

"She can't."

Against the tree she goes, almost putting no effort into resisting this. A branch catches her hood and pulls it aside, revealing a pair of desperately sad eyes.

"She can't...!"

[ quick glance at Sion, shakes his head just a little (no burno yet I'm pretty close to this here tree) and back to sad Hail ]

Yes, she can. But our first step is that we have to get rid of this tree.

[Yes you sure are. Setting the candles down to hover.]

Naoto's right. She can, she will. Let us help.

"This tree stays. I did not tell her to plant this for no reason."

What was the reason, then?

[ GLANCES BACK AT SION then kind of flicks his eyes up at the jantalimb in the tree branches, before putting his gaze back to sadHail ]

[Oh goody. Climbing the horror tree.]

[Nods and edges around the two of them, touching the tree to try to get a handhold, braced for the hurtyourself feelings at least.]

"Because the seed belonged out here. I provided guidance. That's all."

She's either failing to notice Sion or blatantly ignoring him. It's hard to say when her hopeless eyes are this focused on yours, Naoto.

And Sion, you will get those wonderful hurtyourself feelings, but if you can keep focus you can climb to the very branch with the dangling limb.

Edited 2013-07-30 07:39 (UTC)

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