fortunefail | - 82 [Voice / Action]

Current Location: House #8

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- 82 [Voice / Action]

[Yuan's returned from the draft, only to find his house in shambles. Sliced armchairs, lacerations in the wall, upturned furniture, broken floors thanks to Ground Dasher magic... And of course his curtains have been torn. The damn curtains always get damaged. The room he just finished redecorating is a lost cause. Hopefully, the Malnosso will fix the brunt of the damage.

It's not hard to tell who caused this mayhem. The sword Yuan confiscated from Mithos a few months ago is gone, and besides, no one else would be stupid enough to break into his house. His hands shaking with anger, he hastily throws up a filter. Not a perfect one, but at this point he doesn't care if someone actually bothers to hack it.]

[Mithos]

Mithos! You- Who do you think you are?! If you dare to break into my house again, you're dead!

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[And shortly after this, he discovers that one of his most important possessions is gone. The jewelry box is still in his room, lying on the floor underneath a window, but the contents are gone. That's why anyone passing by house #8 will see Yuan kneeling on the ground outside, searching frantically through what's left of the snow. Very frantically. The chances that Mithos actually tossed his precious rings out the window are very slim, but he has to try.]

Damn it all! Where are they?!

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[Of all the people- Of all the people to show up right now, it had to be Sheena. The fact that they haven't spoken since the Valentine's Day experiment ended isn't making this any easier. Yuan's been trying as hard as he can not to think about what happened that week, but now it's basically being thrown into his face. All the more reason to stubbornly avoid Sheena's gaze. He'll just keep staring at the ground before him, even though he isn't actually seeing it anymore.]

It's nothing you need to concern yourself with.

Just shut up and accept the help already.

[We don't need to turn this into a big scene. And Sheena's not so wary about stepping on his toes anymore. Last time this happened Kratos nearly ran him through.]

And tell me what you're looking for. Two people'll find it faster.

['I'm willing to try to forget it if you are.']

[You'd think Yuan would have learned his lesson about letting other people help him search during that time he lost Martel's engagement ring and it turned out Lloyd had it all along. Of course, he's still just as stubborn as before and admitting to Sheena that he lost wedding rings this time isn't going to make him look too good.]

No. I don't need your help. [See? He's got one already- ... Wait, no. It's just dirt.]

No, you don't want my help. That's different.

If you leave it up to me to try to guess what it is, I'm probably gonna be wrong.

Then you might as well save yourself the trouble and keep walking.

[He glances back at the window for a moment. Assuming Mithos flung the rings with all his strength, how far would they have flown? Hm... Perhaps a little further away.]

[Mithos is an angel too. That kinda strength would put them in the next village over.]

Too late, I already decided I'm staying.

[Actually, Mithos doesn't have his Cruxis Crystal here. Yuan's probably the only one who knows this, though.

Finally, he takes the time to glare up at Sheena.]

Why?

'Cause I wanna help. And you look like you need it.

I told you, I don't need your help. [And then he continues grasping through the snow. Come on, they have to be here. They have to!

Finally, his fingers brush past something cold and metal. He quickly snatches it up and holds it out in his palm for a moment. Better act fast if you want to see it, Sheena.]

[she grabs at it while it sits in his open hand, keeping her own in a fist and turning so she can look at it without Yuan trying to grab it back right away]

...A ring? [sideways look] You could've just told me.

[Yuan's on his feet before he even realizes it, blushing furiously and ready to force the ring out of Sheena's hand if he has to.]

Give that back!

I'm not gonna steal it, Yuan! Gimme a break. For a guy who's ancient and powerful you sure spend a lotta time losing your stuff.

[looking closer at the ring now, totally ready to play keep-away. There's stuff written in it!]

[Oh crap no, she's reading the inscription! It may be ancient Elven letters, but this is Luceti. Anyone can read it.]

"Our eternal love will never waver."

[After a breath or two, her whole expression changes. This is his...it was for Martel, she guesses.]

[Yuan's not saying a word. He just holds out his hand, not meeting Sheena's eyes. This is exactly why he didn't want her to see. The complete irony of a woman you loved dearly for a week (thanks to an experiment) reading about the eternal love meant for someone else is too much.]

[it takes her a minute, but she closes her hand around the ring again and drops it into Yuan's.]

That's really sweet. There's another one, right?

[not not not going to say anything about feelings and love and...no.]

[His fingers instantly clench around the ring. After a few seconds, he opts to just slide it into his pocket. It's good that he found one of them- it means the other must be nearby.]

... Yes.

[It's probably her fault he had to take it off in the first place. Without a word she is searching in the snow near where he found the first one]

[Oh, he didn't take it off. In fact, he's never worn the ring intended for him from this particular duo. He never got the chance to. Still looking slightly bitter, He'll continue the search as well.]

[not that she knows if the two of them look the same, or anything. Chances are slim she'll find it.

In fact she's wondering how he lost them.]

What's this doing out here anyway?

[There's no point in hiding it. In fact, the truth is less embarrassing than any excuse he might be able to come up with and most of the damage is already done.]

Mithos paid a little visit to my house while I was away.

[instant serious]

What'd he do?

I'm sure you can wager a guess.

[The fact that his house hasn't been burnt to the ground to top it all off is actually surprising.]

Not really. Mithos never went to my house and-

[But he had Ozette destroyed.

Let that sink in for a minute.]

[He's back to running his hands through the snow, now.]

... I should hope the Malnosso repair most of the damage.

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