002 // A TRIUMPHANT RETURN (Video)

[bladeisme]

[Today, a face that hasn't been seen in a while pops up. Orange hair and his brown, eastern style looks-like-a-honedge's-scabbard clothes can be seen, before he adjusts his hair 'hand' that has the band on it in order to see his face more easily. Behind him are the familiar sights of Union, although he's clearly more close to Ninetails Vale than anything else. He also doesn't seem bothered by the cold at all]

Ah, hey!

[He smiles briefly, jerkily raising up one of his arms in order to mechanically wave at the camera.]

I'm back. A lot of you probably don't remember me, but...I kind of spent a month up in the mountains after the whole dream thing. Trying to get a little stronger...you know.

[He reaches up to scratch at the back of his head, and while the movement is slow and mechanical, he at least seems much more comfortable with it than he was when he first arrived.]

So, uh....I guess I'm asking if anything happened while I was gone. Yeah, I should've kept checking the band, but...I guess I just forgot.

[Something attracts his attention, and he turns his head automatically - and there's only a little jerkiness as he does so.]

Oh yeah, what's with all the lights? Another holiday? Man, you guys sure like your holidays...

[After a moment, he shakes his head.]

I think that's it for now. -OH, yeah! Maya, is it still alright if I stay with you guys? I still haven't figured out how to go back to being a pokemon yet, but...if your rooms are full up or something, I'll figure something else out.

Comments

[bladeisme]

Pssh - I think I can handle him.

[He gives her a smile in return, though - he's really quite thankful to her for letting him stay at her house and basically mooch off of her.]

Thanks. ...For the record, I'm sorry about leaving without saying anything.

[He looks a little melancholic, remembering the dream world and how it unnerved him. He'd left in order to calm his frazzled nerves over the whole thing, even though he did keep having the same nightmare over and over again.

Ah well. Who really needs sleep?]

[missleadingquestions]

Hey-- don't worry about it. Guys leave around here all the time.

[She honestly, truly doesn't sound or look the least bit bitter about it. Shrugging, she even goes as far as to yawn.]

I wonder, though, if I should get you to sweep the main hall or something...

[Maya you can't assign chores as punishment when you already said it wasn't a big deal.]

[bladeisme]

If you're sure...

[Because wow, that really was irresponsible of him. He should have at least left a note or called or something.

Although at the sweeping, he nods. Seriously.]

I'll do it, if you want me to. I kinda thought I should do something around the place anyway, since you're letting me stay with you and all.

[missleadingquestions]

Hey-- if you're offering, I'm not gonna say no.

[She shrugs, shaking her head.]

I mean, the manor's huge... Shi gets kind of tired doing most of it herself.

[bladeisme]

Yeah, I might as well. Although...I've been thinking of trying to get some kind of job. I don't know what I can do well, but...

[He pauses, then shakes his head, still in that mechanical way.]

...at the very least, I should do something so I can pay rent to you.

[Ichigo takes his responsibilities seriously. At least, when he's not vanishing in the mountains for a month.]

[missleadingquestions]

Hey, if you wanna help? I'm not stopping you.

I'm just also not gonna kick you out, okay? So don't worry too hard.