Link: https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=94683&page=136#1360 Author: Mystiria827 Time Posted: 2/9/2021 at 8:27 AM Rin glances at Shiawase. Well, at least she's not dead or in a coma or something. But to be entirely honest, seeing Itami as afraid as he is is....... a little bit frightening.

Shiawase finishes rousing herself awake and blinks, glancing between you two. "Rin? . . .Itami? Why are we. . .here? Where's - " Her face goes a little pale. ". . .where's Hitari? Isn't he here?"

Itami doesn't reply and stays in his little ball.

Rin winces and looks at Shiawase. "I.... don't really know what's going on either, but I'll try to explain what happened as best I can."

Link: https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=94683&page=137#1362 Author: Mystiria827 Time Posted: 2/9/2021 at 2:11 PM Rin winces and looks at Shiawase. "I.... don't really know what's going on either, but I'll try to explain what happened as best I can."

"Anything you tell me would be more than I know now," Shiawase replies. She glances worriedly at Itami. "Are you okay?" she asks him.

Oh, yeah, completely fine, Itami mutters, still having a bit of squeak in his voice. Apparently there was even more unexpected encounters than we thought - He tightens his roll. . . .I'm just. . .staying here for a bit. I'll go back at one point. . .

- - - - - - - - - -

"Hm. I do say, now that I know that you're planning something, I'm rather intrigued," says Zandaka, her curiosity obvious. "What am I in it?"

To be truthful - not much, Chaos admits. No one, not even I, expected you to return. But perhaps - They edge on the circle's arc, facing her. - perhaps you would like to join us as a third host?

"A third, you say," Zandaka muses. "I assume the other is Order, along with yourself." She shrugs. "I was intended to be the scale for you two - I see no logical reason for me to not assist."

Splendid. It's quite fun - there are so many pieces unknown to us and themselves. If Chaos had a mouth, the grin on it would be wicked. One day - soon, like all times - we'll finally have a single, clean place.

"Where do I even start...?" Rin mutters. "Right. Well, you went out on that trip in the forest. But you never returned. We waited for a long time, but you just didn't come back. So we went out into the forest ourselves, and we finally found you passed out under a tree. I don't even know how that happened, but we had to move you all the way here. Then we had another run-in with Hitari, but apparently there's something wrong with him, and he was acting..... drunk? or something? And Itami went out into the trees looking for Chaos, and.... well....." Rin motions to Itami on the ground.

Link: https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=94683&page=137#1364 Author: Mystiria827 Time Posted: 2/10/2021 at 7:40 AM "Where do I even start...?" Rin mutters. "Right. Well, you went out on that trip in the forest. But you never returned. We waited for a long time, but you just didn't come back. So we went out into the forest ourselves, and we finally found you passed out under a tree. I don't even know how that happened, but we had to move you all the way here. Then we had another run-in with Hitari, but apparently there's something wrong with him, and he was acting..... drunk? or something? And Itami went out into the trees looking for Chaos, and.... well....." Rin motions to Itami on the ground.

Shiawase blinks. "That's. . .certainly a lot. . ."

I mean, Hitari is here, Itami says, rolling over to meet Shiawase's eyes. Just. . .asleep. He gestures somewhere behind him, where Hitari is still completely passed out about seven feet away. So maybe we should keep it down.

She sighs in relief. "Okay. At least that's something. But, Itami - what did you find?"

He rolls back over. Uh, don't worry about it.

Shiawase looks worried.

Rin glances at Shiawase anxiously. "....yeah," Rin whispers. "And there we have it." He sits down on the ground without another word.

Link: https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=94683&page=137#1366 Author: Mystiria827 Time Posted: 2/10/2021 at 4:24 PM Rin glances at Shiawase anxiously. "....yeah," Rin whispers. "And there we have it." He sits down on the ground without another word.

Shiawase's brow furrows. "Something's missing in that all," she murmurs. Standing shakily, she walks over to Itami and gently nudges his shoulder with her foot. "You're going to need to tell us what you found, Itami. . .or, you know, we'll - at least I'll - have to go look."

Leave it be, will you? Itami mutters. It's no matter but mine.

"So then there is no harm in telling us."

Itami bluescreens for a moment, then realizes that he's trapped himself. Okay, okay - geez. It was just Chaos. No one else important there.

"Just Chaos - " Shiawase looks confused but shakes it away. "We can discuss that later. What else - whom else did you find?"

He sighs and tightens his curl even more. . . .Zandaka's up there.

Shiawase audibly gasps and staggers a little, obviously shocked. "She. . .she is. . .? That's not very - " Biting her lip, she looks at the trees. " - that's. . .not very good, for her to appear out of nowhere. . .but to be with Chaos could also be a beneficial thing. . ."

Hah. Beneficial. Think that if you wish.

(Shiawase is literally like a mom..... she KNOWS when you're not telling her xD)
Rin watches the two, getting a sinking feeling of dread.

*taps*

Link: https://www.sylestia.com/forums/?thread=94683&page=137#1368 Author: Mystiria827 Time Posted: 2/11/2021 at 10:31 AM (Shiawase is literally like a mom..... she KNOWS when you're not telling her xD) Rin watches the two, getting a sinking feeling of dread.

(*neck snap* time is the universe's soup of which we all may drink yet i am only equipped with a fork)

"I think I will," Shiawase replies curtly. "But now, since you're clearly wallowing in your single cowardice, I also think I'll be going."

Woah, woah, woah - Itami scrambles to his feet and cuts in front of Shiawase as she begins walking towards the trees. - that doesn't need to happen, alright? She'll wake up and come over on her own time, and probably take Chaos with her. So how about you just -

Shiawase pushes past Itami and continues her pace, leaving him to stare after her. This entire time I've been hoping that Hitari doesn't wake up, he says loudly. But right now, having him do so and try to kill me doesn't seem so bad. Itami turns to face you. Zandaka's. . .mm, you'll see, I guess. . .she's, uh. . . He stumbles over his words. Well, never break a promise with her.