845: In The Aftermath.
[X] Plan Aftermath
"Pixie, over here real quick!" You wave your ally over, and she responds by floating over to you curiously.
"What's up? Is it gossip?! I love gossip!" Pixie adjusts her Kyoko Crown, "This one time, at the Fairy Village, I-- ack! No!" She playfully protests, "My crown! Now I'm just a commoner...! Oh, woe is me...!"
"...Yeah. A real tragedy." You nod along, tapping the Soul Gem Ring to your Gauntlet.
(YOU GAINED 33 MACCA!)
Man, it must've pulled out a lot more grief than last time! You're just glad that you ended the fight when you did! Any longer, and...
...You shake your head. Everyone's alive, that's all that matters.
...Well, everyone you meant to keep alive. You walk over to Hino's body, and find Kohaku standing over him as well. She looks at his body with...
(INT CHECK: 14+9)
...Anger? Melancholy? No, not quite...
You gently put your arm around Kohaku...
...Who promptly shrugs your hand off of her shoulder. You take a step back. "I'm sorry, I--?"
"You should go help Kyoko." Kohaku interrupts, not looking away from her father, "She looks like she could use some healing."
"...Uh, yeah. What about you?"
"There's something I need to do. I'll join you guys in a minute." She answers with a tired voice. "...We can talk later. I just..."
"Hey, I get it. You don't have to explain anything to me." You nod, turning to Turbo Granny, "Just gimme a shout if you need anything, okay?"
Kohaku doesn't reply.
You're worried about her. She lost both of her parents in such a short time, and...
...Well, sure, they might not've been decent people, but it still must hurt.
She'll come to you when the time is right. You just need to trust her to be okay until then.
You quickly put your hand to your Gauntlet...
(YUMI: RECARM)
(YURLUNGUR WAS REVIVED!)
...And motion Turbo Granny to set Kyoko up on a pew that you've dragged out. You give her the ring back, and she slowly puts it on her finger.
Kyoko doesn't say anything, just staring at her lap.
You tap your Gauntlet, and swap Virtue and Turbo Granny for Yurlungur and Devil Dog.
Yurlungur floats around the room, cautiously looking at the pile of ashes that were once his body. "Hurt." He mutters.
Devil Dog sets his jaw into place with a groan, "Son of a bitch, that Lorelei gal can sure throw a punch!" He chuckles, "My kinda woman, actually..."
You cast a healing spell, while quietly judging Devil Dog for... Pretty much everything that's come out of his mouth.
(YUMI: MEDIARAMA)
(ALL ALLIES HEALED!!)
Kyoko still doesn't look up at you, but she mutters a quick and faint, "...Thanks."
"Anytime." You offer a sympathetic grin.
"...Fuck, how do you find the energy to smile like that?" Kyoko groans, leaning back into the pew, "My entire body just aches...!"
"That's..." You think for a moment, "...That's a fair question. If I had to put it to words--?"
Kyoko's looking at something with a shocked expression. You follow her gaze to--
Kohaku stands above her father, mace already coming down on his head. The sound of a meaty thwack fills the room as blood splatters over the floor.
"You robbed me of a normal life!" Kohaku shouts, swinging again, "You stole those I cared about away from me!" Another, wetter thwack, "And you lashed my back if I ever even hinted at wanting to be more than you'd planned!" Another, "You piece of shit!" Another, "Lash me now! Try to lash me!" She screams, raising the mace again. She bellows a scream of primal rage, and...
...
...
...
...Hino's head is...
...
...Kohaku is crying as she pulls the mace away.
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"Pixie, over here real quick!" You wave your ally over, and she responds by floating over to you curiously.
"What's up? Is it gossip?! I love gossip!" Pixie adjusts her Kyoko Crown, "This one time, at the Fairy Village, I-- ack! No!" She playfully protests, "My crown! Now I'm just a commoner...! Oh, woe is me...!"
"...Yeah. A real tragedy." You nod along, tapping the Soul Gem Ring to your Gauntlet.
(YOU GAINED 33 MACCA!)
Man, it must've pulled out a lot more grief than last time! You're just glad that you ended the fight when you did! Any longer, and...
...You shake your head. Everyone's alive, that's all that matters.
...Well, everyone you meant to keep alive. You walk over to Hino's body, and find Kohaku standing over him as well. She looks at his body with...
(INT CHECK: 14+9)
...Anger? Melancholy? No, not quite...
You gently put your arm around Kohaku...
...Who promptly shrugs your hand off of her shoulder. You take a step back. "I'm sorry, I--?"
"You should go help Kyoko." Kohaku interrupts, not looking away from her father, "She looks like she could use some healing."
"...Uh, yeah. What about you?"
"There's something I need to do. I'll join you guys in a minute." She answers with a tired voice. "...We can talk later. I just..."
"Hey, I get it. You don't have to explain anything to me." You nod, turning to Turbo Granny, "Just gimme a shout if you need anything, okay?"
Kohaku doesn't reply.
You're worried about her. She lost both of her parents in such a short time, and...
...Well, sure, they might not've been decent people, but it still must hurt.
She'll come to you when the time is right. You just need to trust her to be okay until then.
You quickly put your hand to your Gauntlet...
(YUMI: RECARM)
(YURLUNGUR WAS REVIVED!)
...And motion Turbo Granny to set Kyoko up on a pew that you've dragged out. You give her the ring back, and she slowly puts it on her finger.
Kyoko doesn't say anything, just staring at her lap.
You tap your Gauntlet, and swap Virtue and Turbo Granny for Yurlungur and Devil Dog.
Yurlungur floats around the room, cautiously looking at the pile of ashes that were once his body. "Hurt." He mutters.
Devil Dog sets his jaw into place with a groan, "Son of a bitch, that Lorelei gal can sure throw a punch!" He chuckles, "My kinda woman, actually..."
You cast a healing spell, while quietly judging Devil Dog for... Pretty much everything that's come out of his mouth.
(YUMI: MEDIARAMA)
(ALL ALLIES HEALED!!)
Kyoko still doesn't look up at you, but she mutters a quick and faint, "...Thanks."
"Anytime." You offer a sympathetic grin.
"...Fuck, how do you find the energy to smile like that?" Kyoko groans, leaning back into the pew, "My entire body just aches...!"
"That's..." You think for a moment, "...That's a fair question. If I had to put it to words--?"
Kyoko's looking at something with a shocked expression. You follow her gaze to--
Kohaku stands above her father, mace already coming down on his head. The sound of a meaty thwack fills the room as blood splatters over the floor.
"You robbed me of a normal life!" Kohaku shouts, swinging again, "You stole those I cared about away from me!" Another, wetter thwack, "And you lashed my back if I ever even hinted at wanting to be more than you'd planned!" Another, "You piece of shit!" Another, "Lash me now! Try to lash me!" She screams, raising the mace again. She bellows a scream of primal rage, and...
...
...
...
...Hino's head is...
...
...Kohaku is crying as she pulls the mace away.
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