Session Start: Sun Apr 21 17:51:53 2002 *** GMAmy changes topic to 'Grandia: New Horizons | Chapter 26.1: Erel and Mitsuo: Waking from a Dream | Location: Tenkali village, morning, July 8 | Lude Start' The sun shines a thin beam of light through the window, falling softly on the blankets that cover the sleeping Mitsuo. The air still holds a bit of early morning chill as the sun peeks above the horizon. All is silent in the Tenkali village, except for the birds in the jungle beginning to stir and sing their morning song... * Erellisae is resting on a chair next to Mitsuo's bed, but only just - she's leaned over, head resting on her diary on the bed, one hand still barely clutching her pencil. She's dozing lightly, some of the first sleep she's had in a couple days. * Mitsuo's body remains as still as the morning air for quite some time. Suddenly, his eyes twitch, and he lets out a deep breath, breaking the monotony of his breathing so far. * Erellisae shifts slightly in her sleep at the noise, but doesn't wake up. Her pencil, however, slips out of her hand as she shifts, clattering on the floor. * Mitsuo groans softly, almost inaudibly, as if finally climbing out of a deep abyss where the journey was long, and tiring. His eyes twitch once more, and then slowly open, looking dazed, "...." * Erellisae twitches a little in her sleep, especially as the light from outside hits her face. "Mmmnaah... zzz..." . o O ( W...what...? ) * Erellisae 'mrphs' again as the light hits her face, until she lifts her head up, glaring at the sun, her eyes defocused. "U-uh.. must've slipped off..." She starts rubbing her eyes in an attempt to wake up. >< * Mitsuo rubs his eyes a bit, noticing the world is a nice, big, nearsighted blob. His mind is still very fuzzy, and he attempts to sit up to try to find his glasses. He can think that clearly, at least. ^^; * Mitsuo reaches out with one hand, fumbling for his glasses, which he manages to snag on his third for fourth swipe. He puts them on, blinking, "(w)....Where...huh?" * Erellisae stands up, eyes closed, and yawns loudly, stretching as she does, before dropping her arms to her side and looking up at the ceiling, blinking back tears. "Come on, Mits... wake up, please...?" * Erellisae blinks, stiffening at the noise, and blinks somewhat blearily at the sitting-up Mitsuo, talking rather dreamily. "Ooh, still dreaming... that's nice. Must've needed the nap..." * Mitsuo finally overhears Erel, and really looks confused, especially at her words. O_o ...Erel? What's...what's going on? * Erellisae blinks, then blinks again, rubbing her eyes fervently in an attempt to wake the hell up. ^^; "...M-Mitsuo...?" ...Erel? W...where is this? * Erellisae looks rather more clearly at Mitsuo, stiffening in shock, before darting forward, getting half on the bed as she gives Mitsuo the hug of his life. "M-Mitsuo..! You're back! Thank the spirits, you're back..." :D * Mitsuo acks, hugging her back and continuing to look as confused as one can get, "....Uh...Er...That's...um...I went somewhere? O_o" * Erellisae appears to be crying into Mitsuo's shoulder as she hugs, repeating the same "you're back... you're really back..." repeatedly. ...I...I don't understand...Erel...? * Erellisae slowly starts to calm down, moving back a bit and looking puzzled. She sniffles a little and wipes her eyes, before looking back at Mitsuo. "Y-you... don't remember?" I...I'm not sure...Things are...sorta foggy...and I'm a bit sore. * Erellisae watches Mitsuo carefully. She looks worried, anxious. "Foggy... how foggy? I mean..." Like...like I was sleeping really hard, and...it's a little hard to think. * Erellisae smiles a little weakly, sitting on the edge of the bed and watching Mitsuo carefully. "Well, you can have the tactful thought out reply designed to make you feel okay, or the brutally short facts as-they-are." ^^; * Mitsuo blinks once again, "...I had a klutz attack and killed someone, didn't I? -_-;" * Erellisae looks off into the middle distance, staring past Mitsuo as she remembers. "Uh... no, no, I wouldn't call it that. You saved all our lives... mine in particular. It was nowhere near a klutz attack." I...I saved you? * Mitsuo puts a hand to his head, struggling to remember. * Erellisae nods, looking down at the bed. "That d-demon... he blocked us all in a wall of something, and started hurting us all. He'd picked me up, about to stab me--" her hand drifts to her side, "--when you..." Demon...You me- * Mitsuo opens one of his other hands, and finds, enclosed inside, are two of the spirit stone shards. His eyes widen, as everything suddenly comes flooding back. His body tenses, "...It wasn't a..." * Erellisae notices the tense immediately, and moves closer, taking his empty hand, watching him carefully. "Mitsuo..." No...no way...it can't be... * Erellisae squeezes Mitsuo's hand, watching him carefully. "Mitsuo, you're..." It doesn't make sense...It just doesn't! I... * Erellisae holds Mitsuo's hand with both of hers, closing her eyes. "I know... I... tried to figure it out, but I can't. Maybe the legends were wrong..." * Mitsuo closes his eyes tightly, "...Everything...I thought I knew myself...and now..." I don't know /what/ I am anymore... * Mitsuo can feel his hand being released, and then a stern-sounding "Hey." from Erellisae. "Open your eyes, you." * Mitsuo opens them. * Erellisae is pointing - literally point blank - at Mitsuo's nose. ^^; She grins, looking and sounding like her normal self. "Someone very dear to me told me one it doesn't matter what you are. Only who you are. You're Mitsuo Reese. Not Mitsuo Icarian." * Mitsuo blinks (he's been doing this a lot), and suddenly looks ashamed, "...I must seem very hypocritical right now, huh?" * Erellisae smiles genuinely for the first time in a while - not a grin, just a smile. Taking Mitsuo's hand again, she shakes her head, speaking softly. "No, you don't. I know what it's like... and I know it's only natural to feel that way." * Mitsuo takes a deep breath, "...Everyone is okay, right? No one's hurt?" * Erellisae looks amused, giggling. "I have no idea. As far as I know they are, yeah. You've been out of it, what, about three days now." ^^ Three....days? O_o How can anyone be out that long? * Erellisae pokes Mitsuo in the arm. "You tell me!", she says, grinning, before sobering up, looking down at the bed. "You had me all worried..." How long have you been here? * Erellisae smiles, looking back up. "About... oh, three days?" ...You've been here this whole time? * Mitsuo's gaze softens a bit, and he looks very, very touched, "...Thank you. I...I don't know what to say..." * Erellisae nods, looking down at the bed and coughing slightly. "W-well... of course I have. You think I was gonna leave you alone?" Still...That's a long time to wait...Thank you... * Erellisae bops Mitsuo, but only lightly. "You're telling me! I thought you'd never wake up!" She sniffs, and wipes away a tear. "But... you're welcome." ^_^ I'm sorry I worried you....Really sorry...If I had my way, I wouldn't of... * Mitsuo looks down at the bedsheets for a moment. "..." * Erellisae shakes her head. "No, don't, please. You're okay - that's what matters." ^^ ...Things are so confusing right now...Are they confusing you as much as they are me? * Erellisae smiles a little wanly. "Some things are. Some not so much. But maybe we can butt heads and work it out." ^^ * Erellisae grins, pointing to the ceiling. "After all, there can't be much an Icarian and an Alentian in tandem can't work out!" She blinks, and sweatdrops. "Sorry. Happyfunadventureyay Erellisae rearing her head a little." ^^; * Mitsuo cracks a smile, the first smile he's had all morning, despite the obvious fear and confusion swirling in his thoughts right now, "...At least we still have that...:)" * Erellisae watches Mitsuo silently for a while. "... you want the advice of a veteran of this sort of thing?" ...Yeah, I would... * Erellisae waggles a finger at Mitsuo. "Try not to think about it... it's hard, I know... it can be really hard. Especially right now. But... you're right. It doesn't matter what you are, not to any of us. You're Mitsuo. Just take each day as it comes, and you'll accept it in the end." I guess that's all I can do...^^; But if I have a few broody moment trying to work things out, you won't hit me, will you? Or tickle me? * Mitsuo looks a touch meek. Just a touch. ^^; * Erellisae smiles, shaking her head. "I know what you're going through, Mits... I understand. And /believe/ me, I know it's not easy... we're all here for you. No-one thinks any worse of you... I mean, you saved all of us." Really? I mean...honestly? I dunno...I mean...Like it or not...I'm not quite like anyone else anymore...Sometimes people fear what they don't know... * Mitsuo bites his lip, expecting Erel to smack him for that. ^^; * Erellisae eyes Mitsuo, opting for the glare rather than the smack. "Remember I've been kidnapped, chased out of two towns, been told I'm a different species and may or may not have a hometown on an island somewhere. Don't tell me you're not quite like anyone else anymore, mister." ...Sorry Erel. ^^; * Erellisae ends her run by flicking Mitsuo's forehead lightly. She looks a lot better for it. ^_~ * Mitsuo grins, and ows a little. ^^; * Erellisae shakes her head, her eyes softening. "It's okay. Just... take your own advice, okay?" ...I'll try. Really, I will. * Erellisae takes Mits' hand again, with a heavy sigh. She looks up, smiling softly. "'s good to have you back, Mits..." * Mitsuo smiles a little, "...It's good you're okay too....You're not really hurt, are you? That thing...he...before I did.../that/...he cut you..." * Erellisae shakes her head. "I've had time to rest. I'm raring to go. Just gotta figure out /where/..." ^^; ...Yeah, I guess...I'm not really sure what's going on either. I'm in a sea of confusion here... * Mitsuo rubs his head a little. * Erellisae looks at her diary still laying on the bed, before closing it hurriedly. "U-uhm. Well... after we've exhausted all the leads about Justin and Feena... maybe we should try to find the Alentian village... it could answer a lot of questions. Gaia... both of us... it could be worth a try." * Mitsuo's eyes light up at the name Feena, as if realizing something, "...Yeah, maybe that's a good place to start..." * Erellisae nods. "And maybe if we can find Liete and Feena, they can tell us a little about ourselves." She blinks, as a thought strikes her. Are you thinking the same thing I am? * Erellisae blinks at Mitsuo. "Uhm... I have no idea?" ^^; "I'm not /that/ good at magic yet, jeez..." ^_~ * Mitsuo shakes his head, "I just meant...Feena and Liete...they might be able to help us understand..." ...It means we need to find them even more... * Erellisae nods. "We'll find them, don't worry. I promise you that." * Mitsuo smiles, "Hey, I promised you the same thing." * Erellisae nods... then grins, rather mischievously. "Now, aren't I meant to serve you now or something like that?" ^_~ * Mitsuo looks confused for a moment, then balks, "...What the...O_o Gah! No!" * Erellisae giggles, then grins at Mitsuo. "Aw, wassamatter? C'mon, I'm supposed to be your priestess!" ^_~ But...but...that's so dirty sounding! ^^;; * Erellisae tries to keep a straight face, but collapses, giggling. "Oh, come on..! I'm just winding you up, jeez!" ^_~ She grins, then hugs Mitsuo tightly suddenly. "Spirits, I missed you, Mits... don't do that again, y'hear me?..." * Mitsuo chuckles softly, and hugs her back, "I'll try not to..." * Feray knocks on the door once and doesn't wait for a reply, striding in. She adopts her Erel tone and says, "Erel! Gooooooooooood moooorrrrrrrrniiiiiiiiiii---....woah. Hugfest." * Feray's voice squeaks and she coughs to change it back. * Mitsuo looks up quickly, "Huhwha? O_o" * Erellisae gyacks, and scrabbles away from Mitsuo, looking down at the bed and trying to hide the interesting shade of red behind her hair. "Uhm... hi?" ^^; * Feray grins wryly. "Hey, Mitsuo, I see you're awake....I'm glad, you were starting to smell!" * Mitsuo looks down, "...Sorry? ^^;" * Mitsuo smiles, though. ^^; * Erellisae eyes Feray, the blush slowly receding. "Hey! He was not!" ^_~ * Feray grins. "Well no, he didn't after you gave him a sponge bath...but he was due!" ...What?! O_O * Mitsuo looks down and notices for the first time he's bare chested, and actually wonders. O_o * Erellisae blinks, then blinks again. * Feray strides over and grins, leaning down to hug Mitsuo despite his barechestedness. ....welcome back. * Erellisae turns positively scarlet. ^^;;; "Feeeeeraaaaayyy...!" * Mitsuo hugs Feray back, "...Good to be here..." Good to see you okay too... * Feray looks up and winks. "Wow, Erel, I can see why you hugged him...he's all smooth and nice feeling." ...Gah stop! ^^; * Erellisae keeps the blush on her face, but sticks a tongue out at Feray. "And I got to hug him first, so nyah!" :P Oh don't worry, I'm saving my love for one of those thickly muscled tanned Tenkali warriors. Mmmhmmmm. ^_- * Mitsuo shakes his head, and then grins a little, "...Or a certain merfriend. ;)" * Erellisae eyes Feray. "Hey, now, I've heard you and Nathan both slipping in and out of rooms! You'd be surprised what you hear when you're up all night!" ^_~ Ah. I see how it is... * Feray blinks and backs her ears, moving to sit on the edge of Mitsuo's bed, bouncing a little. A faint blush appears on her cheeks. Hey now! There's two of you and one of me! Stop ganging up! Pot callin' the kettle black, miss, "Erel gave me a sponge bath. ;)" * Erellisae grins. "You started it!" ^_~ * Feray laughs and then turns to eye Erel. Hey, you look hungry. You should go get some food....I wanna talk to blondie here alone. ^_- * Feray waggles an eyebrow suggestively. * Mitsuo groans softly and smacks his forehead. * Erellisae eyes Mitsuo. "Hmm... a sponge bath from his personal priestess. Think it's a good idea?" She collapses in giggles again, before getting a little wearily to her feet and stretching again. "Yeah... I should go get sm'more sleep, too..." Yeah....go take care of yourself, alright? *slight concerned edge to her voice* * Dill flies in through a window, puffing in a way that suggests it's pretending to be a bird I'll take it from here.....oh. Hey, Dill! Puff! * Dill looks at Mitsuo, and winghugs his face * Mitsuo smiles, but his eyes are beginning to look slightly dark again, as if he's trying really hard not to think about everything...at least for a little while. * Erellisae nods, smiling a little wanly. Now she's relaxed and not keeping a vigil, she's letting the tiredness take over. Mitsuo can pretty easily tell she's /shattered/. * Mitsuo doesn't have time to brood much as he's winghugged o_o Puf-pu-pu-puff! Hey Dill. ^^ * Feray jabs a finger at Erel. "Go. Before I tie you to your bed and feed you myself." * Mitsuo hugs the little puffy. ^^ And don't tempt me. I will. I'm just that sick and cruel. ^_- * Dill flies around Mitsuo's head, before landing on Feray's head * Erellisae blinks at Feray o_O Gyack! Uhm... okay. ^^; * Feray gets a fuzzy creature on her head. She blinks. ....what am I...Jalanda suddenly? * Dill looks down at Feray, and grins. * Erellisae waves to Mitsuo. "Hey! No thinking, okay?" ^^ Erellisae then makes her way out the door to get some much-needed r&r. * Dill waves goodbye to Erel * Mitsuo waves, "...Bye Erel...and thank you..." * Feray is silent now. ...Feray? What is it? Kwu. * Syri peeks out from under Mitsy's bed. ...wow, look at that...Syri too....you're a regular beast magnet. * Syri kwus questioningly. Kwu kwuu? ^^; I guess I was really boring just lying there...Hey Syri... :) * Mitsuo pets the little carro's head. * Feray tugs Dill off her head and places the winged fluff in Mitsuo's lap gently. Kwu! Kwu kwuuu kwuuuuu! ...Feray. What's going on...I mean...outside? * Feray utters a low, tired sigh. * Syri hops up and curls up next to Mitsuo's side, staring out the door protectively in demonstration ...That wasn't happy sounding. * Dill looks up at Feray, and shrugs. ...well. We're preparing for a fun visit from the Icarian church followers...or should I say church army? Kwu. * Mitsuo tenses once more, and looks down, "...Heh. Bad timing, huh...?" * Feray shakes her head and turns to eye Mitsuo, her expression unnervingly serious. If they get violent, we're going to defend the village. They...don't know about me, do they? How...how could they know? I don't think they do...I think they're pursuing Erel, actually...I gave my word that we would either be gone before they arrived or we would defend the town.. I want to know if you'll help us. * Mitsuo closes his eyes for a few long moments, apparently thinking. When he opens them, there's still a faint trace of fear, but also determination, "...Of course." * Feray softens her gaze a little and grins faintly. "Good....but I mean, I would understand if you didn't want to...in light of recent events..." ...Yeah...It's...been a really strange few days... ... I still think the Church's timing sucks. Couldn't they have done this any other day but TODAY? Well...from what I've seen, they appear to be set on being major pains in our collective rears. So probably not. ^^; Bleh. I want to beat them up on that principle alone...But they're after Erel. And that's...grgh. I can't let them hurt her. * Feray smiles faintly at that, an understanding light in her eyes. I know. They won't...trust me. Mitsuo... Yes? How are you doing? Jokes aside. * Mitsuo looks down at the bedsheets once more. I'm so confused... It doesn't make any sense to me, really...and... * Mitsuo sighs, "...I'm not quite sure what to do. What I should do." Well, let's look at this logically, hmm? You really sort of have two choices here. You can stay with us and continue our search for Justin and Feena or....you can attempt to ignore what you are, head off and be miserable in your hometown or some other 'burg. ...What makes you think I'd leave you all? O_o Well, considering our wonderful luck at being drawn into trouble with the ICARIAN church.. ^_- Feray...Uh... Their headquarters...are in New Parm. ^^; Mm..? ...Where my house is. * Syri gnaws on Mitsuo's bedsheets, not quite awake, not quite asleep. Well, I did say 'some other 'burg', handsome. I'm not gonna run away from them. * Feray nods and pauses, going silent again. ...I just wish they would pick on us when I had some time to process all of this. ....you'll have plenty of time. This is something important, a change in who you think you are. There is no time limit on acceptance or understanding here.. I know... * Feray turns her gaze to Mitsuo, something different in her eyes. Respect. Lots of it. Just...it's... * Mitsuo looks up to Feray, somewhat confused by her expression. Sudden. Huge. Badly timed. Frustrating. But mostly confusing? Mostly. I haven't gotten to any other stage yet. ^^; I want to tell you something.. What? What you did back there....you saved us all. Don't look at yourself as being anything besides a great guy, Mitsuo. Just because you have this new power, it doesn't change who you are inside. And that person is brave and wonderful. * Mitsuo blinks, and looks like he doesn't really know quite what to say, then he wets his lips a little, "...That's probably why I'm not bashing a pole like I did last time I found out about myself. I...I have wonderful friends. Wonderful friends that I'm glad are alive..." * Feray grins wryly, her serious expression breaking just slightly. "Wonderful, exceptionally good looking friends." Damn right. ^_- Seriously though...you're Mitsuo. And you'll always be Mitsuo to me, alright? If you ever need to vent or cry or laugh, talk to me. You can tell me anything. Promise. ^_- * Mitsuo nods a little, "I'll keep it in mind...and the same goes for you." * Feray pauses, an expression of longing flitting across her features before the same grin assumes itself. "Good. Now, put some clothes on and get outta that bed, boy. You're damned purdy and I'm barely resisting taking advantage of your oh so helpless state." * Feray leers playfully. Hey now. ^_- * Mitsuo waggles a finger, "What will the others say?" * Dill flies over to Mitsuo's pack, and pulls out a shirt, carrying it in its mouth Probably 'Wow! I didn't know it was possible to do that!' * Mitsuo smiles, and takes the shirt from Dill, "Thanks. :)" And as for you, Feray... ;) ...More like, "What are you doing with that young man!" Oh, what will Dylan say? What will Nathan say?! Crying and lamentation will ensue. It will not be pretty. * Mitsuo pulls the shirt over his head, his stomach growling loudly as he does so. * Feray laughs, standing. "Yes....men everywhere will weep at the loss of my beauty....." * Feray blinks. ...and there are fresh fruits down in the eatery ^_- Oh thank goodness. I thought my stomach was going to eat itself. O_o Wow. That'd be a cooler trick than Nate turning into a crab. ^^; ...Heh. I...sort of have a trick now too. ...Course, I'd really like to know how I did it... ... Although now that I really think on it... * Mitsuo shakes his head, "...Confusing." * Feray tosses Mitsuo a fond look. "Give it time. What will be will be. Focus on getting some food first, huh?" * Mitsuo nods a little, "...Okay." * Feray turns and waits for Mitsuo to hurry up. ;) * Mitsuo pulls himself out of bed, looking a little stiff from laying in one position for three days, "I'll be there in a moment, okay? :)" Mmhmm... I'll linger outside and make obscene whistling noises. ...Feray! ^^; * Feray grins and heads out the door, pausing. ...oh. And, uhm. I told Lily that you're a butterfly. I hope you don't mind. ^_- * Feray ducks out quickly. ...You did /what/?! O_o * Mitsuo chuckles a little, shaking his head, and is about to head outside when he accidentally brushes his hand against someting, and, curious, looks down to see what it was. * Erellisae's diary is sitting on the bed where Erellisae closed it earlier. She was evidently sleepy enough to forget about it when she left. ^^; * Mitsuo is already looking at it before he his rational thought tells him "Hey, don't look at journals, nit." * Erellisae's journal is filled with all sorts - little doodles amongst the margin, sketches of the party (although Erel's drawing skills leave something to be desired) and through it all her rather scribbly script. It's hard to read at times, but far from impossible. Just messy. ^^; * Mitsuo smiles a little bit, and figures that he should give this back to Erel before she realizes it's gone for too long. He then notices that despite her drawing skills, she draws Mitsuo's glasses correctly. Like big coke bottle bottoms. ^^ * Mitsuo can probably also fairly easily pick his name out of Erellisae's script at various places - the first night in Sult, the merman city, shortly after Erel found out she was Alentian... Mitsuo features prominently in the last entry, too. * Mitsuo blinks, slightly curious now, and tries really, really hard not to look, but sees just a little bit of the entry. * Dill hovers over Mitsuo's shoulder * Mitsuo doesn't read too much of the entry, because it's /wrong/. But he gets the basic drift that Erel was worried over him, and looks touched once more. ...Erel's a good person, isn't she Dill? Puff * Mitsuo nods, and grabs his backpack. Then, he gently places the diary inside, "I'll give this back...We'd better go, huh? Gotta face the day..." * Dill flies out the door Puufff! ...Heh. Right. * Mitsuo shakes his head, still looking nervous and unsure, but also has a look of relief, and determination. He drapes the backpack over his shoulder, and slowly heads out, to meet with his friends once again. With that, Mitsuo goes off to meet the others, and to face whatever trials this day might bring... ==Session End== *** GMAmy changes topic to 'Grandia: New Horizons | Chapter 26.1: Erel and Mitsuo: Waking from a Dream | Location: Tenkali village, morning, July 8 | Lude End' Session Close: Sun Apr 21 20:42:22 2002