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Who: Mary Kozakura (

immobileyes) and YOU
When: IC 2/27-3/01
Where: Residential District, right by the not-so-standing apartments
What: Mary tries to dig up things from her fallen apartment over the course of a few days, success is varied
Rating/Warning: None!

[ It was hard enough, waiting for the water level to go down enough so that Mary could return to where her apartment was (had been) without risk of drowning. Seto's hoodie, the jacket Hiro had given her... they were the only things she'd been able to find at the time, but now she can search for anything remaining from their apartment.

So feel free to come across a tiny teenager over the afore-mentioned days, getting drizzled on and trying to pry up pieces of the smaller rubble - and HNNNNNGHing at the bigger pieces of debris that she can't budge at all - as she hunts about. The stuffed animal she'd received from Lily is gone, the headband from Kaoru and Shiho has been twisted and bent beyond repair when she miraculously finds that... the dried flowers, from the bouquet Elza had given her... no sign of them. All of her tea...

Mary almost wants to cry, but not yet. She just keeps looking.

And don't be alarmed if she seems worn-out when you see her. It's not some weird elemental effect, she's just terrible at stamina. ]

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[It doesn't take long for Julian to notice that Mary's missing (or at least, somewhere other than in his vicinity), so he nervously sets out in search of her because really, everything terrible apparently happens in Cerealia and he's worried about her!! He's bundled in a long raincoat to avoid the shivery sensation of rain dripping down his tail, even though the coat won't save him from another spontaneous flood... Still, he pushes on half-determinedly, half-frightened until he sees Mary at working amidst the rubble.]

Mary? [For a moment he just hovers in place, as if afraid that a single step in between the rubble will send him hurtling into a hidden sinkhole, but he takes a deep breath and approaches anyway.] You forgot your umbrella...

[He trails off as he reaches her, looking down at her with part alarm and part curiosity. She looks super tired??? He extends the umbrella over so it covers her, and then anxiously] Are you alright?

[ She probably should have told Julian where she was going. Or Zara. Her hindsight's 20/20, totally flawless.

Here's a presence who doesn't frighten or shock her, at least. Julian approaches as tentatively as she would, he's not loud and sudden, and when Mary looks up at him, it's with a weary sort of confusion. Why-- oh, there's an umbrella. ]

I'm okay, [ she says instantly, drawing her hand back from her digging. ] Sorry, Julian... I forgot it'd rain again.

[He looks down at her, still concerned, but also at a loss for words. He doesn't have the heart to scold her, not when she looks this tired and besides, she apologized!! He's content to let it end there. Instead, he kneels down next to her.]

That's alright. [He looks her over again,] Have you been here this whole time? Digging -- looking for something?

[why else would she come back to their old apartment??]

Yeah, I was... [ She gestures to the rubble, frowning. ] A lot of the things my friends gave me were still in here... so I was trying to find them.

[ ASK HOW MUCH LUCK SHE'S HAD. ]

[HE DOESN'T HAVE TO TBH]

I see. If your friends gave them to you, then they must be important. [WWZD... What Would Zara Do...] Why don't you tell me what you're looking for specifically? That way I can help you.

[actually zara would probably tell both of these losers to get out of the rain but Julian Tried at least]

Are you sure? It's still really wet out...

[ CATS DON'T LIKE THE WATER, RIGHT? She knows that much about them! ]

[IT'S OKAY HE'S ZEN... he doesn't like the water but julian's got a phd in suffering]

It'll be quicker if we work together.

... Then, okay. [ YEAH SHE KNOWS SHE'S NOT GOOD AT THIS. ] Thanks, Julian!

[takes out another umbrella from beneath his coat!! though this one is smaller and more suited to Mary's size]

Here, take this first. Though I have no doubt Zara will take care of you if you get sick, it's better to be safe, right?

Yeah, you're right. [ Her hair's already going to be curly and annoying just from all this moisture... so she's accepting that umbrella readily. ] And Zara might get mad if I did get sick.

... So don't you get sick, either!

[just wATCH NOW THEY'RE BOTH GONNA GET SICK]

[no but mary's so cute though... Her hair looks like a bush, but it's like an adorable bush. He blushes just a tad, which is because he's embarrassed!!! and also, he doesn't even deserve concern, but that's a huge ocean of angst that Julian thankfully doesn't delve into at this moment.]

I'll try not to. I'm sure we'll both be okay. [Famous Last Words... but now it's time to dig for Mary's buried treasures!!] Remember to call out whenever you need a break.

I'll be okay!

[ read: She's going to remember she's exhausted in about two minutes and probably slump over across a chunk of cement to regain her stamina without actually saying anything. ]

[MARY PLS.... thankfully Julian's pretty physically strong so he has no trouble with lifting pieces of rubble, so he'll spend those next two minutes determinedly going about his work. He's not too sure on what to look for, but he figures that anything that's not rock and rubble and indistinguishable smashed furniture is a go.]

Mary? I found something, but I'm not sure...

[trails off at the same time he actually looks around for her... MARY ARE YOU PASSED OUT ON CONCRETE...]

[ NOT PASSED OUT.

SIMPLY... SLUMPED.... A BIT. ]

-- M-Mary?!? [oh my god SHE'S DEAD ISN'T SHE???? this is what happens when julian's around THIS IS WHY THEY NEED BUNMOM....]

[Julian scrambles to his feet, still zen, but also 70% in n panic mode and so he rushes to her side!!!]

[and the combination of rain and gravity and just clumsy footing interferes with Julian's attempts to be a real hero, because his foot slips and he falls on his bUTT AND SLIDES DOWN like a moron until he's like two steps away from sleeping Mary's rock]

Ow... [he's here to help.....] Uh -- no, more importantly -- !!

[did mary see him wipe out like a loser... nevertheless he scrambles to her side and like helplessly wrings his hands. sHE'S BREATHING?? OKAY GOOD] What's wrong? Are you feeling dizzy?!

[ YEAH. YEAH, SHE DID. Hold on, she's going to slowly push herself semi-upright. ]

I-I'm-- a little.

[ SHE JUST HAS REALLY SHITTY STAMINA, SORRY JULIAN-- ]

But you fell down really hard--

[who is the bigger loser here THAT'S THE REAL QUESTION]

Oh -- [his face turns pink, because not even all the zen in the world can stop him from feeling like a LOSER, but hastily moves on]

Don't worry about me, I'm used to it! [used to what julian] Maybe -- maybe it'd be best if we stopped here for today?

[he anxiously asks because Julian still can't make decisions on his own even when the only other person next to him is an adorable girl who's clearly tired.....]

I... yeah, I guess so. [ She's tired, he's... maybe not tired, but he's already fallen, and it's getting darker. ] Sorry.

[ She feels the need to say this anyway. ]

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