➈th Letter Home ✉ [Video, backdated to this morning]

[and_above_all]

[The video begins with a bang - quite literally. His handgun extended, Kiriko has calmly shot a deer that had been fleeing deep in the woods. The small animal crumples to its knees, and Kiriko nears it and shoots it again in the head. Storing his gun, the young man kneels down next to the corpse with a half smile.]

Sorry, little guy. Wish things were better for all of us.

[He turns to the PDA and his smile becomes more cheerful. After Yuri's departure, he's felt a little lonely, and wanted to try and solve that.]

Good morning, everyone. I'll be back in a bit, why don't we share a meal together? I know it's hot as hell, but we shoul-

[Kiriko's expression suddenly hardens as a fog seems to cloud the screen. He hadn't noticed it approaching. He stands, and his eyes search the area... What's that smell? Is that...]

..Wait.

[There is a roar as a burning tree crashes down in the distance, and startled, Kiriko jumps. As if watching the ranks of an enemy army draw closer, the boy becomes deathly serious. He covers his mouth with a part of his shirt, an orange glow is reflected in his suddenly cold eyes. He stares ahead the same way a soldier watches death.]

Fire...

[Abandoning his kill, the video clicks off as he begins running in the opposite direction.]

Comments

D'oh--meant to say "she'll worry about injury later" >.<

[azrthmtrnznthos]

[She has to stay relaxed, or it would be bad. That said, Raven'll carefully pull him up, bringing a dark-energy disc up under him to be transported on, and keeping her hand on his. She'll also do her best to project calm with her Empathy--even if he still feels panic, it should help.]

It'll be alright, Doc. I can get us back to the apartments.

x3 No problem!

[and_above_all]

[He's still panicked, alright, but the calm does help much in the way that being around Yuri here when he was afraid did. She was as calm and gentle as a sage, no matter what.

He sinks onto the energy disk, still touching Raven's hand, and looks down quietly.]

...Alright.

[He trusts her.]

^^ *hug*

[azrthmtrnznthos]

[Well, that'll make getting them both out much easier. She's helping stabilize and keep him calm, as the disc and herself levitate away from the fire. Up above the woods, as she's doing her best to stay away from the flames and out of the fumes. Shouldn't take long at all before they're back outside the apartment complex, and heading for the ground.]

Are you hurt at all, aside from the shock of the flames?

[and_above_all]

[He stares down quietly as they levitate away; it's a good thing heights don't scare him. He shakes his head to answer her question, and as the danger becomes farther and farther away, he slowly begins to stop panicking. Still, aftershocks of his scare still remain, and he can't help but remain stressed.]

...Raven. Thanks.

[azrthmtrnznthos]

[Not long at all, before they're on the ground. Still passively projecting calm, although Raven is letting the other man have his space too. She doesn't view him as anything but what he is, a soldier-medic, and this was relatively stressful. No loss of respect here.]

You don't have to thank me, Doc...it's part of what I do.

[And she does mean that. She would rather help people, truly.]