- 86 [Written / Action]

[fortunefail]

[It's been three weeks now. Three weeks since Mithos died. Yuan should know, he's the one who killed him. Now everything is quiet- too quiet. Revivals don't usually take this long, which means Mithos could very well be hiding out somewhere. Finally, he decides to put this to the test and makes an attempt to contact him.]

[Mithos]

I know you've returned. Have you finally learned your lesson about keeping a low profile, or is that too much to hope for?

[This was an absolute bluff. For all Yuan knows, the Malnosso have decided to keep Mithos for additional experimenting. Still, if that's so, then he won't even see this entry and no harm will be done.]


[Action]

[Shortly after this, from early in the afternoon on, Yuan can be found sitting on the roof of house #8. He'd been patrolling the village perimeter every so often for the past week, but today he'd rather stick close to home. The roof is a good place to keep an eye on his surroundings and it's relatively quiet.

After an hour or so, he lies back to stare up at the passing clouds. To think, Presea and Zelos were sent home recently, only to be replaced by Lloyd of all people. Luceti never ceases to catch Yuan off-guard, even after this many years.

Anyone is free to spot him and tell him to get down from the roof! Or join him up there. Whichever.]

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[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

This is unlike you.

[sketchingideals]

[Art supplies under his arm, Jeb passes by house #8 while looking for a place that he'd like to draw at today. While he isn't drawing and walking this time, he manages to stumble over his own feet again. It's when he's catching his balance that he notices someone on top of the roof.]

Hey, aren't you...?

[fortunefail]

[Yuan watches him from the corner of his eye, but doesn't move to get up.]

... Is it?

[fortunefail]

Hm?

[A bit of a frown appears on Yuan's face as he stares down at Jeb. ... He knows this kid. Didn't he approach Yuan a few months ago, while he was still suffering from the after effects of a kidnapping?]

You...

[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

At this time of day, yes.

[fortunefail]

I needed some fresh air.

[That, and he wanted to keep an eye out for certain suspicious individuals.]

[sketchingideals]

[It takes Jeb a few more moments to realize why this man seems so familiar, but when he does, he smiles a little.]

Oh yeah, you're the guy from outside the clinic a few months back! Yuan, right?

[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

Hm.

[fortunefail]

[He remembered? This kid must have an amazing memory. As for Yuan, he has no clue what the boy's called. He could blame the kidnapping effect for that, but truthfully he remembers everything that happened back then fairly vividly.]

Yes, that's right. ... You are...?

[fortunefail]

[And Kratos is as talkative as ever.]

Did you need me for something?

[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

No, I suppose not.

[fortunefail]

[He can't help but breathe a bit of a sigh at that. They really do have the most awkward friendship in the world. It took quite a while for them to patch things up the last time, as well.]

... Sit down, then.

[sketchingideals]

[Fortunately, Jeb doesn't take too much offense to his name not being remembered.]

My name's Jeb. It's been a while since we talked, so I'm not really that surprised that you don't remember!

[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

[fortunefail]

Any sign of Mithos yet?

[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

None.

[fortunefail]

[Yuan sits up a bit straighter. He'd come down from the roof to make this conversation easier, but... Well, he doesn't expect their talk to last very long anyway. Plus, the house only has one floor, so he isn't that high up.]

You've been well, I trust?

[fortunefail]

It shouldn't be taking this long.

[It's frustrating. Not because Yuan wants Mithos to return- oh no. It's not knowing where Mithos is now that leaves him on edge.]

[sketchingideals]

Well, yeah, for the most part!

[...his laughter sounds a little forced, though he tried to make it sound sincere. It's true--for the most part, he has been all right... but even with his talk over the journals with Raine and others, he's still not quite over what happened between Mithos and himself.]

[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

Is that so?

[fortunefail]

[That forced laugh wasn't exactly easy to ignore.]

If you're bothered by the most recent experiment, I'd suggest you find a way to get used to it. Things like that tend to happen fairly often here.

[fortunefail]

It's two weeks at the most, usually.

[Then again, perhaps the fact that Yuan ripped off both of Mithos's wings is causing complications. Those things are vital to survival in Luceti.]

[sketchingideals]

...I'm that obvious, huh? Well, that did cause me to panic, but I wouldn't say that's the thing that's bothering me. [Be honest, but don't be specific.]

[shiningbinds.livejournal.com]

I see...

[fortunefail]

Hm... [Anything else isn't really any of Yuan's business, though. Or so he believes.]

In any case, whatever it is, it'll blow over.