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[fortunefail]

[It's Thursday evening and the sun is slowly beginning to set. As dusk falls, Luceti residents who are near the south east edge of the village may notice a peculiar shimmering in the bushes. Like dancing sparkles, if you will. They may easily be mistaken for fireflies, but that is far from the truth.

Yuan has returned from his (silent) kidnapping and mana is literally evaporating from his body. Bright sparkles are rising up from his skin, before fading into the night air. Not to mention the peculiar smell coming from him. Evaporating mana emits a rather unique aroma that's neither pleasant nor unpleasant. The best way to decribe it would be... 'odd'. It's both a curious situation and an extremely embarrassing one, which is why he makes sure to stick to the forest's edge as he slowly makes his way home. He'd reach house 8 a lot faster if he crossed through the village itself, but he'd rather take a detour than make himself the center of attention.

All the way around the northern edge of the village he goes, but the closer he gets to house 8, the more exhausted he feels. Losing mana is like losing life and the more he pushes himself, the greater the fight to stay conscious. He'll get there eventually! Anyone is free to spot the peculiar sparkling man along the way.]


[[OOC: Tags will come from filamentfail!]]

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[Action] (Hope you don't mind a passing Jedi)

[thefinaljedi]

[Luke Skywalker had been finding it more and more difficult to settle in in the evenings lately. With Anakin, Lupin, and Adele all out on a mission, he had a lot weighing on his mind. Recent events had also caused him to begin patrolling around the village around dusk. Tonight, he's attracted to a peculiar aroma, and dancing lights.

When he realizes its actually a person, he rushes over, curious and intrigued]

Sir? Sir, are you alright?

[Action] (fslkjsjfd I welcome him with open arms!)

[filamentfail]

[Yuan was just leaning against a tree to rest when he realizes someone's approaching him, so he tries to straighten up as much as he can. He's putting on the biggest pokerface he can muster as he meets Luke's gaze, but his voice is hoarse and his eyes just a little bloodshot from lack of sleep.]

I'm fine.

[Action] =D

[thefinaljedi]

No, you aren't. I can feel something leaking into the air, and your vital signs are slacking. Plus, that smell. Its...not natural.

[He walks closer and pulls down his hood]

Please, allow me to help you.

[failguardian]

[Oh hey isn't that her penpal guy...? The jerk stopped responding after awhile but that isn't on Anise's mind right now.]

Yuan! I didn't know you sparkled.

[OBVIOUSLY Yuan's sudden acquisition of maybelline skin is more important than his exhaustion.]

[filamentfail]

[That's... Wait, who is that? She seems familiar, but Yuan's a little too tired to fully remember.]

... Not of my own volition, I assure you.

[failguardian]

Hehehe, yeah! It looks pretty stupid. So, how come your skin is doing that?

[Is it a rare disease or something???]

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[knightofratatosk]

[It's kind of hard to miss something sparkling going past outside the house, and because Emil is pretty sure there isn't an experiment going on right now, he's going to go outside to see just what it is.

He's NOT expecting to see...]

... Yuan?

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[filamentfail]

[Of course. It would be just Yuan's luck that someone like Emil would catch him like this. He'll try and pretend that the sparkles aren't bothering him, but even aside from that he's still exhausted and sore, so whatever front he's putting up will not be quite as impressive as usual.]

Emil.

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[knightofratatosk]

You're, um...

[... wait. What if Yuan doesn't REALIZE that he's sparkling? That would be kind of awkward... how exactly does one bring something like that up?]

[Action]

[biteoffherhead]

[Moro catches sight of this, and more importantly, scent. That scent is simply too fascinating, and lures her in. She approaches, and follows, though she isn't too incredibly subtle about it.]

[Action]

[filamentfail]

[Yuan starts the moment he realizes he's being followed by a giant wolf. There's only one giant wolf in Luceti that he knows of and there's hardly any doubt this is her. He stops to face her, looking both tired and wary.]

...

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[biteoffherhead]

[She's a fairly respectful distance away from him, of course. Close enough that she can get good whiffs of that scent, but still far enough to give Yuan a running start if he needs it.]

What a scent.

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[wise_maiden]

[Yuan's path happens to take him right past the stables and her house. Having been in the stables, and noticing Noishe's sudden shift in behavior, Raine frowns, and noticing an increase in the mana in the area, steps outside to investigate.

... well. Yuan acting strangely. This almost isn't a surprise anymore.]

What? Wait -- Yuan, get back here.

[action]

[filamentfail]

[He slows to a stop, but doesn't turn back to meet Raine. Nope, he's just fine leaning back against a tree, here.]

... What?

[action]

[wise_maiden]

... there's something wrong with your mana. It's all over this area.

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[sketchingideals]

[Having been warned about Drusilla, Jeb is doing his best to make his way home. But when he sees Yuan, he can't ignore him. He's not sure if it's the sparkles, the odd scent, or the fact that the man just looks... not at his best.] ...Yuan?

[action]

[filamentfail]

[Sob, why are there so many people out today? Yuan just grumbles to himself before slowing to a stop to face Jeb.]

Yes?

[action]

[sketchingideals]

Are--are you okay? [He'll be nice and not question the sparkles or the scent... yet.]

[action]

[shiningbinds]

[...he can sense the mana as it comes closer to house eight. Kratos knows it can't belong to anyone else but Yuan, but there's something wrong. Yeah, guess who's coming out to look for you, worst best friend ever?]

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[filamentfail]

[About time, Kratos. You know how many people have asked him about the sparkles? Or the smell? Or both at the same time? It's been a while since he was last so humiliated in Luceti.

Either way, by the time Yuan gets to the bridge near house 8, he has to stop for a rest again. He's almost there, but his legs just don't seem to want to keep going for the moment.]

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[shiningbinds]

[That will make him easy to find, at least. And find him Kratos does.]

Yuan! [And he's quickly at Yuan's side. ...but not too close to Yuan's side.]

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[lostinmyway]

[Somewhere, Fenimore is screaming.

The reason for that would be that despite the recent warning about Drusilla...here's Grune, wandering about alone after dark. As always, she isn't paying particularly much attention to her surroundings--until she notices something sparkling in one of the bushes. My, are those fireflies?

She heads on over to take a look.]

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[filamentfail]

[Grune will be sorely disappointed to find that they aren't fireflies. By now, Yuan's come so far that he needs another rest, so he's crouched down near the base of a large tree.]

wow so latesfhysudf

[imatreenow]

[As the sky darkens, Mithos realizes he's in trouble. Not even a week separated from his return after having his death penalty removed, and he's already scouting the forest for signs of Martel's own inevitable return. ...Except his leg isn't fully back to normal yet. Recovery is a slow process. He spends long hours sitting and manually moving his leg to slowly rebuild the muscles, then testing how much it can move on its own. He's getting to the point where he can stand if he keeps most of his weight on his good leg.

So while he still needs a crutch to walk around, he's cut down from two to just one. But this still doesn't make for the easiest travel, especially through the woods...which is precisely why he's in trouble. He'd gone out farther than he meant to, and now he's returning later than he wanted. The village is in sight when his senses are hit by an overwhelming wall of mana. He freezes on the spot, eyes darting around--

...What in the world. A shimmering glow radiates between the tree trunks a few yards away, and.......that's Yuan. Yuan is at the center of it. Mithos stays where he is, unable to move stealthily in this condition. The surrounding brush provides some coverage, and he'll observe the strange sight.]

/claps

[filamentfail]

[Any other time, Yuan would be able to sense Mithos' presence, but his mana is completely out of whack. He can't fly, he can't cast magic, he can't do anything too extraordinary. All he can do is slowly drag himself home, which is easier said than done when he's getting overwhelmed with exhaustion.

He needs to rest again... Leaning back against a tree, he's trying to regain some of his energy. How great it would be to just lie down and fall asleep right here, but he needs to get home before anything else.]