∞ 86: Awakening to the stars [action]

[chikaidestroyer]

[He had awoken before the sun had set, in time to see Yuber attempting to write out his boredom over the journals. Just dealing with that conversation had been exhausting, and he had rested again before finally getting out of his room. And out of the house. How long had he been out and bedridden? Long enough to miss the monsters disappearing and the village being repaired, apparently.

His flowers had been pretty ravaged by the earthquake. He nudges at the broken flowers with his shoe, then ignores them in favor of the slowly blooming moonflowers on the trellises. Something familiar and yet new, after the chaotic happenings. An earthquake, John's recovery, monsters, a stab in the chest... Too much for one month.

He flexes his right gloved hand restlessly, a slight wind picking up as he looks skyward. The clouds would move in soon, and tomorrow would be overcast.

They would block out those damn stars.]



(ooc: I'm baaaaack~ ♥ Albert's AU can be found here.)

Comments

[chikaidestroyer]

She doesn't know I'm out here. [But he gives the windows a glance. It isn't as if he's making a secret of his being outside.]

Considering the circumstances, I would be surprised to hear of parties.

[corrinesbell]

What do you mean? With everything basically back to normal I think it's a great occasion for a party.

[chikaidestroyer]

[He shakes his head slightly, though he has to admit he's amused by her choice of words.]

Basically back to normal. Yes, that sounds about right.

[corrinesbell]

I mean, yeah there are a lot of people going crazy, but that could make things even more fun.

And don't worry, I'd definitely ask you. [That moment of unwarped Sheena he might've caught is totally gone again.] As long as you weren't going to fall over, or anything.

[chikaidestroyer]

I'm afraid I haven't had much exposure to whatever is going on. Busy being bedridden, you understand.

[And he raises a brow at Sheena's forwardness. It's too bad they've never talked about parties in the past for him to, well, compare their current conversation to.] To a party? I would have thought you would have chosen someone closer. The Chosen, for instance. [...It's almost a joke. He's seen how Zelos acts.]

[corrinesbell]

He never picks one specific girl to go with, no matter how much we beg. [this is clearly very frustrating for her]

I was trapped in bed too. Isn't it the most boring thing? Oh, but I did come to see you right after that, not that you'd remember. ...Even sick and asleep you're pretty handsome.

[chikaidestroyer]

Ah, thank you. Though I'm sure others would beg to differ. [But he does notice Sheena's laying the compliments on pretty thick.] ...Are you feeling all right now?

And I wasn't aware the Chosen was such a prize. [Really, he didn't. It wasn't as if he asked Raine and Sheena for the lowdown on all their companions.]

[corrinesbell]

Are you kidding? He's the Chosen! He's the most powerful man in Tethe'alla! And even with just one whole world now, he's still rich and popular and everything.

...Me? Honestly I still hurt all over every once in a while. That thing attacked me, though, and Master Zelos saved me.

[chikaidestroyer]

[...Okay, Albert's thoughts were derailed by that last bit of information.]

Master Zelos?

[corrinesbell]

[That was a moment of utmost fangirling, right there]

It's the Chosen's respectful title.

[chikaidestroyer]

I don't recall you ever using that title when referring to the Chosen.

[corrinesbell]

He's never exactly gone out of his way to save me before!

[Oh, Sheena. You are so wrong. Albert will need to hear the real story when she's back to being her usual self.]

[chikaidestroyer]

[He's just going to stare for a moment at Sheena. Because that is a strange reaction for sure.]

Did something happen? Were you unable to control the summons from your world?

[corrinesbell]

...Unable to do what?

[chikaidestroyer]

[Does he need to clarify?] You had mentioned that there were summons from your world, when all of the monsters were around. Do you remember that?

[corrinesbell]

I remember the monsters. I don't exactly go around looking at them in Meltokio, Albert, how would I know which ones were from my world?

[chikaidestroyer]

You ... traveled extensively with the Chosen's party as a summoner. [If she doesn't remember this... How many people had he met tonight who were affected? Was his memory wrong?

This was exactly why he hated his memory being tampered with.]

[corrinesbell]

I've only left Meltokio five times in my entire life.

Besides, I would have gotten dirty.