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[008] [voice/action] worker's compensation

[Touya wishes he could say he had been drafted and was recovering from his wounds--then at least he could tell people where he's been for the past two weeks. As it stands, he really doesn't remember much of anything aside from bright lights and the occasional person coming to feed him. Where he was, who he was with, and what happened: all of these things are blanks.]

[He stumbles out of the forest in the early afternoon, dressed in the clothes given to New Feathers, but he looks like he's been beaten up. His trek out of the forest was something out of legends. He must have run into every low branch, spiny plant, and mean squirrel possible. Though that really doesn't concern him right now.]

[Once he's out, he makes a break for his house, hobbling along but looking extremely driven. He opens the door far more forcefully than usual and calls for both Yuki and Yue. ...and no one answers.]

[He tears through the house, and when he finds that empty he tears through his journal. Nothing.]

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Has anyone seen Yukito or Yue?

[Feel free to meet him on his way home, if you like! ♥]

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[Sanji answers without being completely aware who he's replying to; he just hears a familiar name and responds]

Not today, no--

... Touya?

Yeah Sanji-san? [He sounds distracted. He's trying to find Yuki's journal or a note or something to indicate where he's gone. As a result there's much rustling and Touya looks very distracted while he's trying to respond.]

You're back. [Novel idea, that.]

[He's distracted, so it takes him a moment.]

...Yeah, I'm back. Sorry, those droids didn't let me call in. Has Yukito been gone as long as I have?

About a week.

Listen, you alright? Need any help?

Yeah, no-- I mean, yeah I'm okay, I just need to find him.

[But if Yuki's been gone a week and Touya just got back... chances are he's not there for Touya to find. His shoulders slump a little.]

But I guess he hasn't come back yet, if he's not here and not at work, huh?

[There's a tiny hint of sympathy in Sanji's stare. He just shakes his head]

...yeah, I didn't think so.

[Touya looks at the wall, almost unsure of what to do now. Yuki and Yue could need his help and he doesn't know where they are or where to start.]

I just have to wait for him to come home, then.

Sounds like a good idea. [Really, it's all Touya can do]

Don't worry about your shifts. It's closed as of now.

Closed? Why are we closed? [This gives him an opportunity to talk about something else, calm down a little...]

[Admitting why they're closed means admitting he's been having a hard time - not usually his preferred method of distraction. He hedges a little]

With you and Yukito gone, I thought a break was in order.

We'll be open again for when the New Feathers get here, though.

Ah. [He can read between the lines.]

If you can give me a day to recover, I can be back the day after.

It's not necessary. [Though he appreciates the offer]

For now, I still think a break will do the place good. I gotta straighten shit up anyway.

Though if you're willing, you can help with that.

[He pauses before answering--which is strange for him. Usually he'd never hesitate to offer his help, but Touya is definitely distracted by Yuki and Yue's absence. He's thinking about what he'll do all by himself in this empty house. Work, obviously.]

Yeah, I can help, definitely.

Thanks, then. I appreciate it.

[You know when you pass a dude wearing only pants who vaguely resembles what you expect someone who was hit by a truck to look like while you're out jogging, it does tend to prompt you to slow down and settle into a little intense stare]

[Touya's still booking it back to his house, stopping briefly to brush some gravel off his foot. He sees the person staring at him--she looks like she's a few years older than Sakura, but she still has a seriously intense stare for a kid.]

[He watches her for a moment before continuing on. Looking over his shoulder at her, though, causes his path to veer directly into a shrub. Which yes, he falls over. God, he's never been this uncoordinated in his life, what happened to him?]

[Hey she's sixteen physically!! Just a bit short but - Oh wow uh. Is that guy okay or not? She makes her way over to him, but keeps a respectable distance]

Hey!

[Six is a few years. Sort of. ~~Not really, but Touya's like 6'SomethingRidiculous, most short young people are kids to him.~~]

[But more importantly, yeowch, that fall smarted. More scratches for his collection--and now this girl is yelling at him.]

Hey what? [He makes a face while he tries to get up. He's really not in a good mood.]

[Okay, bad mood on his face and it looks like he got more cuts. She sighs to herself before advancing a tad and offering the tall guy there a hand now that she's concluded he's not anyone she knows to be overly dangerous]

You need some help?

[Frustrated and upset as he is, Touya isn't to the point of taking out his anxiety on other people. Even if this girl isn't looking at him in what could be termed a 'friendly' way. He sighs and reaches out, annoyance pulling back into humbled expression.]

Yeah, thanks. [He takes the offered hand and uses it to steady himself before standing up.]

[Okay, good. And once he's up... he again is surprised by how ~~CLAMP~~ tall he is. Well, whatever]

Watch were you're going next time.

[...yeah, not 'friendly' at all. She does have a point though, even if she isn't saying it very nicely.]

I was trying to, but I think the Malnosso did something to my sense of balance. [Or to his sense of not running into painful objects. He sighs and looks at his elbow. Yep, he skinned it. Now he has a matching pair. But a skinned elbow isn't his main concern now.] I have to get home.

Oh, well, can you even make it back alright, given that?

[She says this lightly. It's not quite an offer to help, but]

Haven't keeled over and died yet. [He's not terribly enthusiastic about possibly falling a half dozen times between where they are now and House 60, but...]

Someone's waiting for me at home, so sitting around here isn't an option. [He hopes someone is waiting for him, at least...]

[SIGH] I was asking if I should take the time to escort you, jeez. Think a little next time!

[...what the.]

You, escort me? What are you going to do? Drag me along in a wagon? Jump up and down when I'm about to run into a low branch? [He bends over her to illustrate the extreme height and size difference. And feels no remorse doing it--because this girl is rude. Where was her mother, letting her child talk like this?]

[!!] You know I was going to make sure you didn't fall by way of walking next to you but if you're going to be like that then forget it! Jeez.

[Her face flushes a bit and he sighs, turning away a bit]

[Ha... this girl's reaction is just like Sakura's. Less flailing and foot-stomping, though. It does cause him to crack a smile.]

Sorry, I didn't mean to make you mad. I could use a hand, yeah.

[...At least he apologized. Turn] I'm Haruhi, by the way.

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