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[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

Who: Hydra, Ikki, Allen, ANY
Where: The Arena
When: Day 98, evening
What: When we last left our intrepid heroes...

[In the arena, there's some decent quality meat burning as a gift to two particular Judges, a comatose member of Hydra and a few guards with torches... and not a whole lot else to explain what's going on.

Well the real interesting part is going on a little deeper anyway.]

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Re: Ocean - True Heart

[topofthesky.insanejournal.com]

[doesn't even bother looking around this time, bee-lining it towards the well instead]

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

[He whips around at the voice.]

Scowl? ... Ikki?

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

How are you here? It's not the w-

[All of a sudden, whatever Akito has bound up gives another hard YANK, taking advantage of his distraction. At the same time, the wind begins to howl around you again.]

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

[Cue the other one pushing past both of you, footsteps easily on TOP of the water.] Watch out!

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[righthandsmoke.insanejournal.com]

[stumbles a few steps before starting after him] Shit! Ikki, give him the key!

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[topofthesky.insanejournal.com]

[also starting after him, pulling the key out of his pocket]

Oi, Agito!

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

[Slows only a little, enough to look back at Ikki.] Throw it!

[The winds are increasing in ferocity again, though the water remains calm and by the well, you can see Akito taking a step back, sheilding his face.]

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[topofthesky.insanejournal.com]

[already skidding to a stop, and as soon as he sees Agito looking in his direction, he gives the key a good throw towards him]

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

[CATCH, almost seems to blip out of sight for a moment, to reappear at the other's side, kneeling to take care of the first of the lock.]

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

Agito...

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

[Starts pulling harder, dragging more of the chains over the metal grating at the top of the well. Then looks back up at Hydra and Ikki.] That side! Please!

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[topofthesky.insanejournal.com]

[immediately moving to the other side, grabbing and dragging the chains over the grate as well] Like this?

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[righthandsmoke.insanejournal.com]

[right behind him, grabbing a handful of chains to drag over it too] What do you think, idiot?!

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

[From where you are, you can't actually see any distinct form in the well... just deep, deep red water, and the dark shape of something predatory circling underneath. There's almost no explanation for the wind, almost as if the resistance is casual and token rather than an attack.

But as you draw the chains across and they get locked down, the water drops further and further, matching crisscross of chains and grates form themselves in the way as the water recedes...]

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

[Below you, the water smoothes and clears, a now solid, rippled surface to stand on. The clouds clear the sky and the landscape looks almost idyllic.

Akito lets go of the last and slumps back against the edge of the well. He looks pale, and tired, but unharmed.]

Haah...

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[righthandsmoke.insanejournal.com]

[lets go of the handful he's grabbed when Akito slumps down, pushing past Ikki to get to him]

Hey, are you okay? What was that?

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

Ah, I'm fine... I think I've got it.

That was... [Pauses to think about that.] Something... I disagree with, a little. [Shakes his head.] Are you okay, all of you? This couldn't have been safe...

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[righthandsmoke.insanejournal.com]

[just. sags with relief, grabbing Akito's shoulder fondly]

Don't worry about us! We're all fine. The idiot's a little bruised, I guess . . . But you're the one who's been down for days!

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[topofthesky.insanejournal.com]

[shoves his hands in his pockets and catches Akito's eye over Scowl's shoulder, for a moment, before looking away. Times I've Wanted to Punch Scowl But I've Been Good About Not Doing It: 9]

Tch.

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[hatchin_up.insanejournal.com]

[danger gone, Fang is safe...hella yeah hug time]

Mm, we were worried. . .but you're okay! Aren't you?

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

[Both of them glanced at Ikki at the aside.]

... Breaks falls pretty well, anyway.

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

... Days? It couldn't have been that long. [KER-HUGGED]

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[be_my_chum.insanejournal.com]

[Okay, everything takes second to hugs.] Mmm, I'm okay. ... Sorry.

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[righthandsmoke.insanejournal.com]

[moving out of the way for the tiny]

We wouldn't have come in if it hadn't been so long. It's too risky fucking around in places like this.

Re: Ocean - True Heart

[hatchin_up.insanejournal.com]

[releases after a bit]

Ah, you didn't know it would happen.