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The Magic That Haunts Us

[Action for Sigyn Welcome Hall]

[Relatively early in the morning, a high-pitched scream can be heard in the building, followed by hurried footsteps running up to the third floor and the slamming of the door. And given that Hibiki is the only child on that floor who is likely capable of making a sound at that pitch, well...

It might not be so difficult to figure out who, exactly, it was. However, it might be a little more difficult to figure out why there is blood staining the carpet on the second floor.

Sorry about your sleep!]

[Text]

Im n ot goingg to the hopsital today sorry

Rutherfordsan im sorry but i dont think i can ma ke diner either today

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[Instead of responding by text, Eyes chooses to head straight over shortly after she broadcasts the message. He's a little shaken himself with the things going on, but he knows he can overcome it long enough to check on Hibiki. He had to.

So when he arrives at Sigyn House he knocks in her door gently, hoping she would be able to answer before he had to force his way in.]

[There's muffled sounds of crying somewhere inside, but they stop abruptly when she hears someone knocking at the door. She doesn't know who's out there, or who left the bloodstains, or why, and she's scared, so scared that maybe they're still around, and maybe she should have left the building instead of hidden in her room under the blanket.

...Maybe she should have locked the door, too.]

[No answer, so he tries knocking again, this time raising his voice just enough so that she might hear him over her fear or panic, if the message had been any indication.] Hibiki, I don't mean you any harm. Please open the door.

[He saw the blood on the way in, he needs to know it wasn't her because her tears were providing little in the way of comfort.]

[Wait, that sounds like--]

R-Rutherford-san...?

[Her voice cracks from fear as she speaks his name.]

It's me. [He's even pushing the door open a little now to show himself, but it's done slowly so he doesn't startle her too much. Even though he doesn't know if it will help any, he's at least trying.]

May I come in?

[She's peering fearfully out from under the blanket, flinching a little when the door opens, but otherwise trying to compose herself. It's Eyes, so it must be safe... right?]

M-mm. P-please...

[There might be a hint of desperation there. Even a familiar face right now would be enough to make her feel a little safer.]

[He barely catches on to the desperation, and it's enough that he is kneeling at her side in only a few strides. Carefully he reaches out to pull the blanket further back, so he can see her face more properly.

Fear aside, she seemed unharmed... But he couldn't release a breath of relief yet.] Are you hurt?

[She lowers her head, giving it a shake.]

No... No, I'm not. B-but--

Someone got hurt- m-maybe even killed...!

[That, he couldn't offer any reassurances for. Things were becoming increasingly worse throughout the city, and even if he could promise her safety he was never really good at comforting others. So he simply stays close to her, jaw clenching.]

Do you want me to go investigate it?

[She hesitates, here. She knows someone should go investigate it, but at the same time...

Being alone is so scary right now.]

...P-probably...

[He nods, though doesn't move to leave right away. Instead he rests a hand on Hibiki's head gently like he has before, since it was the best form of reassurance he could do.]

Then I'll go. Stay here and as safe as you can be until I return. [It shouldn't take too long...]

Okay...

But... P-please be very careful-!

[She doesn't know what she'll do if one of her friends gets hurt, too...]

[He gives a nod, but says nothing more as he turns and exits the room. Though he does want to thoroughly investigate the scene, he doesn't want to leave Hibiki alone for longer than he has to either. So he'll forsake finding concrete answers so that he can be by her side sooner.

It still might seem like a long time that he's gone, though.]

[Meanwhile, Hibiki returns to her hiding place under the covers. At some point however, her gusk and cyndaquil buddies manage to invade and give her some comfort at least?]

[He can thank them personally with treats later, hopefully when whatever was ailing the city subsided and things were peaceful again. If only it would be sooner rather than later.

There's a soft sigh as he enters her room again and merely leans against the doorway as he sees her hiding beneath the covers again. He never knew the comfort or sense of security such practices did, but if it did help her in some small way...]

[She freezes when she hears the door open again, peering out ever so slowly to see who it is...

And is quickly sitting up on her legs again once she sees him, dislodging the poor critters in the process.]

R-Rutherford-san! Is everything okay-?

It would seem so... Whoever the person injured was, or the perpetrator, may have to do with the residency of room 208 in this building. But I imagine you will have already noticed that. [It was as far as he got before he decided to return to her.]

Do you know who in this house might own a firearm?

Room 208-?

[Nope, she was too busy screaming and running to pay much heed.]

Uh-uh. I c-can't think of anybody...

[He sighs. Part of him wants to ask why she doesn't know who all her housemates were, while another understands that the level of attention he gave to detail was far beyond the norm.

So he'll refrain from speaking the first thought at the tip of his tongue, switching to another branch of the same topic.] Do you feel safe here, at all?

[A pause, before a head shake.]

N-not... right now.

[Strange things have been happening, too... Everything's been kind of scary lately.]

What would your opinion be if I remained in the vicinity of Sigyn House? I still have obligations to see to in Draupnir— [He's really not keen on leaving his job even in this climate.]

... but keeping near isn't unreasonable.

I...

I think... that would be good.

[She normally is the type who wouldn't want to trouble anyone over her own problems, but...

Right now, she's desperate to be around others. To feel safe again.]

[Considering how much he thinks he's imposed himself on her since she started making his meals, this was hardly any trouble for him.

What worried him more was the possibility of finding her amongst the bodies planted around the cities.] I have nowhere else to be today, if you are willing to come out from beneath those blankets.

[Think of your poor pets, Hibiki.]

[There's only a little bit of hesitation before she crawls out from under the blanket, slowly sliding off of the bed. She's already dressed at least; she had been intending to go out up until she saw the bloody footprints, after all.]

Thank you, Rutherford-san...!

[There were many things he could say to her, reasons to scold her just as much as he should be reassuring her. In the end, the only thing he knew was that she was scared like so many others out there, himself included.

Thus he offers the simple gesture of offering his hand for her to take hold of if she wants—to help keep her balance, to serve as an anchor or offer whatever sense of security he could with it. That was the most he felt he could do.]

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