fortunefail | - 89 [Action]

[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.]

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On my way home, yes.

[He is oblivious to Emil's unasked question.]

No, I mean, you're also kind of... sparkling.

... I'm aware.

It doesn't hurt or anything, does it?

[And he may be reaching out to poke at one of those sparkles now.]

[The sparkle will undoubtedly feel pleasant and tingly, considering the nature of mana. It's just a very trace amount, so it won't be such a strong sensation.]

No, it doesn't.

Whoa... that feels kind of weird. But... it's almost nice.

[...]

Does it feel that way for you too?

[What kind of ridiculous question- ugh.]

I have better things to do than pay attention to how nice it feels.

But how could you not notice something that feels like that?

It's coming off my body, I'm noticing it just fine. I just don't care.

Oh.

There's gotta be some way to fix it though, right? How did it even happen in the first place?

The same way anything out of the ordinary happens in this place. It'll wear off soon enough.

[Hopefully before he, you know, dies of mana deprivation. Though he's hoping Kratos can replenish his mana a bit.]

That's good...

[Except Emil doesn't really look like he's paying that much attention to what Yuan just said. He seems a little... distracted for some reason.]

[Yuan frowns mildly at the lack of response.]

So... You can go home now.

Oh... okay.

[... but he's not moving.]

...

[Fine, then Yuan will just have to start moving, himself. Still at a slow, agonizing pace.]

[... and Emil will just sort of be wandering after him without even realizing it. Congratulations, Yuan, you've got a barnacle.]

[Once he realizes he's actually being followed, Yuan stops walking again and turns to face Emil.]

What?

[Okay, that's enough to make him stop in his tracks and jump somewhat.]

N-nothing, I just, um... do you need any help getting home?

[... How can Ratatosk's other self be such a wimp? Sigh.]

I've just told you that I don't.

Oh, right. I knew that.

[Right now he looks... well, not unlike a cat that has just consumed catnip. In other words, somewhat stoned.]

[He's just going to assume Emil has had too much coffee and try to walk away, again.]

[... and following again.]

[......]

Emil.

[He stops short and almost jumps.]

Y-yes?

For the last time, go home.

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