2nd Bloom ~ Video / Action

[nephentes_rajah]

[ Yuuka appears on the mirror and she looks tired. Like... "hasn't had a scrap of food or sleep in a week" tired, not "hasn't fought something in a week" and bored. The distinction is in the bags under her eyes and the way she tracks the movement of leaves in the wind lazily. Even her tone lacks any of her normal vigor. ] ...this isn't where...

[ She can't even complete her thoughts. It's pretty bad for herm but if one is wondering the cause of all this, it's quite obvious. The green-haired youkai is literally sleeping in a pile of marigolds. Some have survived this attention, but some haven't.

Yuuka is also clutching something small and white in her left hand, but details are hard to see unless someone finds her in person; at risk to their own health, of course. ]

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Re: [Action]

[nephentes_rajah]

[ It's a testament to how out of it she was in that all Yuuka did was roll over onto her side and wave her hand dismissively.

Go 'way. ]

Re: [Action]

[nekomikoreimu]

[Reimu ignored her, and went to go grab Yuuka.]

I side get up! Those plants are dangerous, even to you!!

[nephentes_rajah]

[ Hopefully Reimu can appreciate the fact that, under any other circumstance, she might have lost at least one of those arms in this situation. Or at least earned herself a few scratches.

But Yuuka just shrugs her shoulders and shakes her head. ] They are soft.

[nekomikoreimu]

[Reimu is aware of the danger, but she persists. She looks at the flowers and raises her hand.]

Well, seems like I need to take some drastic measures.

[Reimu gulps, and then starts to shoot and destroy the flowers. Is she nuts, or just that determined to get Yuula out of her daze?]

[nephentes_rajah]

[ She is going to be pretty unhappy about that when she comes out of this, but for right now all she does is grab some low part of Reimu — an ankle, her skirt, something — and pull the miko in for a hug like she's some kind of oversized teddy bear.

...and, surprisingly, it's not to smother her or crush her into pulp. ] Hush, child, you're being too loud...

[nekomikoreimu]

[Well that catches her off guard. She blushes and does nothing for a moment, her arms up in the air.]

W-w-w-what are you doing?!

[nephentes_rajah]

[ Humming something vaguely like a lullaby, to answer that question. She looks happy but... mostly just tired as hell. ]

[nekomikoreimu]

[Reimu shook her head, and bent her knees. She wrapped her arms around Yuuka, and then put all of her strength into trying to fly both of them. She knew she couldn't get far, but she felt she could get Yuuka far enough away from the flowers.]

[nephentes_rajah]

[ Oh hey look, they're flying! Yuuka just continues to be dead weight and let Reimu do all the heavy lifting. ]

[nekomikoreimu]

[Reimu flew up and away from the flowers, but slower then normal. Even Yuuka could outpace them right now. She headed towards her shrine, but around half way there Reimu had to stop.

She lands with a soft thud and drops to her knees. There were no flowers like what Yuuka was sleeping on before around them. Reimu panted for a bit before saying anything]

Y... you are heavier then... I thought.

[nephentes_rajah]

[ Yuuka looks around, dazed as before. The flowers are not the only problem, nor will their effects leave her so easily. ] ...it looks the same.

[nekomikoreimu]

[Reimu put Yuuka down to catch her breath. While she was used to not eating, she was feeling the effects a little.]

Yeah yeah. You better not try and kill me when you feel better.

[nephentes_rajah]

[ Yuuka curls up against, soundlessly, once she's back on the ground. ] It's all the same, to me...

[nekomikoreimu]

Sure it is. Listen, against my better judgment, I am taking you to my shrine. If you decide to break something or someone when you get better, I will punish you.

[nephentes_rajah]

I just want to sleep. Why can't they let me sleep?

[nekomikoreimu]

Who's they?

As long as your sleep doesn't lead to your death, you can sleep. Let me just get you to the shrine.

[nephentes_rajah]

It will lead to a dream world. Why would there be a shrine? It is father than you can reach. [ If she started to make sense before, she probably isn't anymore. ]

[nekomikoreimu]

... I have no idea what you are talking about. Dream world? You mean that thing inside your old castle?

[nephentes_rajah]

[ Yuuka just grumbles and remains a heap. ]

[nekomikoreimu]

[Reimu sighs, and then proceeds to lift up into the air with Yuuka once again, heading towards her shrine.]

[nephentes_rajah]

[ And Reimu will find that quite a bit more difficult this time around. You see, she appears weak and mindless, but her instincts are as sharp as ever.

When Yuuka Kazami wants to take root somewhere, she has quite literal means with which to do so. ]

[nekomikoreimu]

[Reimu groaned, and attempted to shoot some light danmaku at the roots to make them loosen.]

[nephentes_rajah]

[ One arm freed, Yuuka draws up and reaches for either Reimu's collar or neck. It isn't a tight grip either way, but there's more strength there than her pleading voice would have implied. ] Stop.


...please.

[nekomikoreimu]

[And Reimu stops, and looks at Yuuka.]

I need to get you to a bed.

[nephentes_rajah]

Mrm, I was fine planted where I was. [ Not letting go. ]