see for your eyes child's heart that cries;

[aurathread]

Who: Tsukasa and open.
Where: Various stops around the city.
Summary: Tsukasa has a few things to do around town… and manages to get caught out very late at night.
Warnings: Depression, .hack//SIGN spoilers… nothing else I can think of.


[Leo ward; 5 PM]

[The hospital. He stares up at it, trying to decide if he'd be able to find anyone who can help him. Probably not. Why would he even think that doctors would help him? How can he even explain in a way that doesn't sound completely insane? 'I lost my memories, can you find them?' They won't be able to. ]

[He turns away from Caduceus Hospital, starting to wander again.]



[Virgo ward; 7 PM]

[Shops are starting to close - it's his own fault for heading out late. At least the convenience stores are still open, and Tsukasa does his best to ignore the stare of the shopkeeper as he once again loads up on instant ramen and basic, bland foods. At least his government allowance covers this much. It's just fuel, and fuel that he only remembers to consume half the time anyway. He clutches his shopping bag in one hand and heads out.]



[Aries ward; 9 PM]

[The lights have started to turn on in the city, and Tsukasa wanders the streets, looking for something to do. He pauses at the sight of something familiar, though… and heads towards it. He can't stop himself from running towards the cathedral, staring and trying to figure out how to get over there.]

[He stays there for a long time, just staring at the imposing shape in the night, unsure what his feelings are doing inside of him. He's terrified, but it's also a reminder of home - home as in with people who cared about him, not about with his father.]

[… He should get back to his apartment. He's still carrying the bag of food.]



[Aquarius ward; 13th Hour]

[This isn't where he'd wanted to end up. No. This was the wrong ward - he'd let himself get distracted again. The sky is red again and he still doesn't really know what it means. Some kind of event, yeah, but all he knows is that there's more monsters around.]

[And one of them's chasing him. Something on fire and humanoid and he doesn't have anything that's water or ice based which would be the best bet. It runs him up against a fence and he turns, gripping his staff.]

[It's the best shot he's got, though two casts is going to drain him badly.]

Lanceor Pha! Wryneck Pha!

[He lifts his staff, and a green figure and a purple figure appear in front of him, blasting the thing with electricity and darkness. It explodes, scorching Tsukasa and leaving him slightly burnt and shaking.]

[He slides down against the fence, waiting for his magic to replenish so he can heal himself. … And the plastic bag he was carrying his food in has melted. Can he even salvage this stuff? Gross.]

Comments

[bear_necessities]

[He nods, settling back with a small sigh of relief. At least this guy isn't hurt.

So he turns his attention back to the bag, picking through it to see if there's anything remotely salvageable. No, it's pretty burned up. He shakes his head apologetically.]

[aurathread]

... It's okay. Maybe I can find food somewhere else.

[Though he's kind of running short on his allotment... hm.]

[bear_necessities]

[Oh, is food the problem? Senri knows how to get food with no money.]

.....Hunt?

[Also, look. He can talk.]

[aurathread]

[... Oh. Well that's easier.]

I'm not really good at hunting.

[bear_necessities]

[Oh, well in that case..]

Want help?

[aurathread]

[His initial instinct is to answer 'no', but he really has no chance to catch something on his own.]

... Sure.

[bear_necessities]

[He nods, and turns back to the bag, picking through it for anything he can use to make into crumbs. That should lure some pigeons out. And a small scrap of the half melted plastic from the bag is torn off and put into the book. Because Senri is gonna want to remember this later. The crumbs he holds out for Tsukasa to see.]

Bait. Pigeons.

[Yeah, he seriously intends to catch and eat some nice fat city pigeons. Really he doesn't know why other people don't do this.]

[aurathread]

[Uh.]

Are... pigeons safe to eat?

[This did not occur to him.]

[bear_necessities]

[A somewhat confused nod. Of course they are. Aren't most birds?]

[aurathread]

I'm not sure if I know how to cook them right...

[bear_necessities]

[Senri points to himself.]

I can...

[aurathread]

[...]

Can you teach me?

[bear_necessities]

[A nod. And he stands, gesturing for Tsukasa to follow. Time for a crash course in hunting.]

[aurathread]

[He follows along, not minding this company.]

... I'm Tsukasa.

[bear_necessities]

Senri.

[Bait in hand, he is headed to the nearest grassy area.]

[aurathread]

[He nods and follows along behind the other, watching him curiously.]

[bear_necessities]

[When they reach a likely place, Senri is going to demonstrate how to set simple snares using small branches and the like. He does so silently, but is careful to show Tsukasa each step. Feel free to get the impression that this guy has spent a lot of time in the wilderness.]

[aurathread]

[Tsukasa, on the other hand, seems very confused as he tries to follow along. There might have been wild areas of The World, but he can tell he has the instincts of a city kid.]

[bear_necessities]

[When he finishes, he carefully spreads out the crumbs. Then he nods over to some nearby bushes. This is the most boring part. Now they have to hide and wait. Luckily, he's found city pigeons to be both fat and trusting. Makes hunting them much easier.]

[aurathread]

[Oh. Uh. Huh. Tsukasa attempts to insert himself in some bushes, but ends up getting his sleeve caught on a branch. He tugs, and then stops tugging because he's going to end up just tearing it. Hmm.]

[bear_necessities]

[Oh. That's no good. Senri will come over and see if he can untangle Tsukasa's sleeve from the branch. If all else fails, he'll just snap the branch off to make it easier.]

[aurathread]

[It's easy enough to untangle, when you're not panicking, and so it slips off easily. Tsukasa crouches down in the bushes. Like this, right?]

[bear_necessities]

[Senri crouches down next him and waits. It's... pretty boring. It seems like forever before several pigeons land near the snare and start pecking at the bait.

Almost....

Almost....

There! Got one.]