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medicalpunch) wrote2013-01-07 09:30 pm
medicalpunch) wrote2013-01-07 09:30 pm
1st Punch
[Action: Where the rivers meet in the village]
[Sakura's arrival in Luceti comes with a short, bitten-off yell of surprise and a splash as she drops into the icy water. The white-clad figure vanishes underwater, then reappears, struggling, fighting to surface long enough to catch her breath. It's shockingly cold, iced over in places -- although thankfully not where she fell -- and even if she knows nothing else yet, she knows she must get out of the water.]
[Flailing, gasping, reeling in shock from the sudden cold, it's extremely difficult for her to get atop the water as a ninja would normally go -- but she's too cold to swim properly, she knows that all too well, and with the ice besides, she has no other choice.]
[She's proud of her own strength and control, and she makes herself display it now, pushing up out of the water and working her way until she is balanced by chakra on the surface.]
[Now, though, she's exposed to the bitter air, soaking wet, with nothing but a thin, backless white dress to cover her. And she's freezing.]
[She makes her way toward the shore, where there's a journal waiting for her. Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be a warm blanket or anything like one. Just the journal, with her name on it, and a biting chill to the air.]
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[Sakura's hair is is still damp when her face appears on the journals. She's managed to get dry and warmed up -- and much more warmly dressed than when she arrived -- but she looks disoriented, worried, and worn.]
I don't know what this place is, where it is, why it is. I'm not sure I even want to speculate. But if there's anyone... familiar out there, anyone who knows me -- I'm here.
[Sakura's arrival in Luceti comes with a short, bitten-off yell of surprise and a splash as she drops into the icy water. The white-clad figure vanishes underwater, then reappears, struggling, fighting to surface long enough to catch her breath. It's shockingly cold, iced over in places -- although thankfully not where she fell -- and even if she knows nothing else yet, she knows she must get out of the water.]
[Flailing, gasping, reeling in shock from the sudden cold, it's extremely difficult for her to get atop the water as a ninja would normally go -- but she's too cold to swim properly, she knows that all too well, and with the ice besides, she has no other choice.]
[She's proud of her own strength and control, and she makes herself display it now, pushing up out of the water and working her way until she is balanced by chakra on the surface.]
[Now, though, she's exposed to the bitter air, soaking wet, with nothing but a thin, backless white dress to cover her. And she's freezing.]
[She makes her way toward the shore, where there's a journal waiting for her. Unfortunately, there doesn't appear to be a warm blanket or anything like one. Just the journal, with her name on it, and a biting chill to the air.]
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[Sakura's hair is is still damp when her face appears on the journals. She's managed to get dry and warmed up -- and much more warmly dressed than when she arrived -- but she looks disoriented, worried, and worn.]
I don't know what this place is, where it is, why it is. I'm not sure I even want to speculate. But if there's anyone... familiar out there, anyone who knows me -- I'm here.
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[A beat, and he crosses his arms.]
And just to clear things up straight away, you're in a completely different world now.
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[As her teeth start to chatter, she shakes her head.]
How.
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[...Yeah, teeth chattering isn't a good sign at all.]
But never mind that. You look like you could turn into an ice cube at any second.
[Here, he'll just take off that thick coat of his.]
If you need to warm up, you could slip into this for now. The rest of your clothes oughta be back in the village.
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[But it's a halfhearted protest, and she accepts the coat with a look of definite gratitude toward him.]
Thank you.
[And she pulls the coat close around her. It's already warm from his body heat, and it feels like a blessing right now.]
[Once she's not about to turn to ice, she can think about the other things he said.]
Back in the village?
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[Well, maybe. He's at least got some semi warm clothes on underneath. And at the mention of the village, he nods, folding his hands over his chest.]
And we're actually not too far from the village. There should be some buildings close by, at any rate.
[And luckily, Riku's not the sort to just walk off and let her fend for herself. Plus, the plaza's a bit of a walk, anyway.]
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I'm sorry, I don't think I got your name... I'm Sakura.
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[He shrugs.]
No need to apologize, though. Not like I introduced myself sooner, anyway.
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[He turns away, peering over his shoulder.]
So, if you need a tour guide, you're in luck.
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I appreciate it -- thank you.
[And if he's offering, she's definitely going to take him up on it.]
Is... is there a place where I can get some dry clothing, to start with?
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[In fact, he'll slowly start in that direction-- though only a few steps, so not to completely ditch her or anything.]
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If they could get all my clothes and bring them here, you'd think they could drop me off with them!
[Instead of this very thin and very revealing (at least when wet) white thing.]
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[A fountain she'll get to see before long, actually! For now, she'll just have to take his word for it.]
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You sure they aren't just trying to start people off sick? Especially when it's this cold...