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[Chizuru had fallen asleep to the sound of waves. She had gotten used to the unsteady rocking that the boat subjected them too for the past several days. It wasn't a long journey, from Osaka to Edo, but it was just long enough to get used to the bouyancy of the water before having to subject yourself to re-acquainting yourself with the durability of hardened soil.

When she'd stepped off the boat, she was light-headed, and her eyes were barely capable of staying open. From all the crying, seeing Yamazaki off to his watery grave, her eyes had nearly swollen shut, and she still had yet to sleep a wink since they said their final farewells. Perhaps she had fainted, and that is why she found herself curled up in a ball on a soft patch of grass. She woke with a start, gasping when she'd realized what (she thought) had happened.]

Oh, no! I'm so sorry! I must've just-- [Chizuru rolled onto her hands and knees frantically, spurting out awkward apologies to pretty much anyone within a listening distace, when she realized that...wait. Since when did the arbor have such lush greenery? Edo wasn't nearly as developed as, say, Osaka, but...the ports at the very least would have...

..but wait. Chizuru froze, holding her breath as she listened. There was no sound of the waves breaking against the rocky shores, or the flapping of canvas as the masts yearned for the wind to catch them. Instead, there was only the soft hum of insects and the occassional chirp of a bird, the gentle rusting of feathers.

Feathers...really close. Chizuru sat back and sighed.] ...did I wander off somewhere? [She looked up at the sky, wincing but also in awe at the brightness of the sun.] ...wasn't it Winter...? For it to be so hot...

[There was that rusting sound again. So close, was it the sound of silk robes brushing against itself?!] Who's there?! [Chizuru cried out in a more panicked voice than she would've liked...but it was then that she realized that...] Oh, no...

[She was alone. Alone and lost, yet again.]

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[nikori]

[His shoulders flinch a bit when Chizuru brushes his bangs back, really just because he was mildly surprised and is still awfully embarrassed about this. But he does smile a bit at it. He tenses once again though when she makes her latter comment. Oh, Chizuru... How could she say something like that? Always blaming things on herself..]

No, it's fine. Don't blame yourself, alright? I chose to come out here myself. I couldn't leave you alone out there, anyway. This place can get kinda dangerous sometimes. [Well. For Chizuru, anyway. Heisuke wouldn't admit to it being in any way dangerous for him. huff huff!!]

[cannotcrossdress]

[Of course it's dangerous. Everywhere they go is dangerous, these days. If it's not rasetsu or Choshuu soldiers, it's the bloodlust or demons. Face it, Heisuke. They're all 'fated' - some would say it's for adventure, but as far as Chizuru's concerned, it's a fate of pain and suffering.

She just wants to help ease some of it, somehow.]

I'll make it up to you. [All that you said? Irrelevant. Chizuru is not going to be dead weight here, and you can bet that things are going to change for the better now that she's here.

She's not entirely sure how, yet. But she'll figure something out.]

[nikori]

[This is true. Even in Luceti it is, especially with the drafts and whatnot. But still.

Despite Chizuru completely ignoring his protests against her doing something for him, Heisuke does smile a bit when she insists on helping. That's so... Chizuru. And even if this place does suck and he's a little afraid of having her stuck here too, Heisuke has to admit that he is at least a little happy to have her here as well. He missed you okay--]

Well... if you really have to, I guess... Just don't force it though, alright?