01 [Text & Action]

[white_fairy]

KIRI

[Yep, Elle's devoted a whole page to her magical book to scrawling her partner's name all over it in big letters.

After the ink dries, she's already getting on to approaching the townsfolk.......who seem to be avoiding her gaze? Wow, rude. At least she's used to it, but the problem is that she doesn't have her white uniform on. How on earth do they know she has Troy? And on that topic-- why is she not dead yet? Maybe exposure to Flare helped to minimize the amount of toxins in her body. Wait, no, that doesn't makes sense considering she drained Sister Heine of her toxins. This is all so confusing.

But nevertheless, her first priority is finding Kiri.

Anyone who's watching from the sidelines will notice some of the human inhabitants making way for her, although the animals seem okay with her presence. However, Elle's not quite used to seeing so many varied animals all in one place, and she's not about to approach them. (She has no clue that some of them talk as well.)]

Ah, excuse me? [Aaaaannnnd ignored. Ugh.] Has anyone seen a boy-- blond hair, red eyes? He usually wears a yellow and black shirt?

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[white_fairy]

[For a second there, it looks like Elle might have a panic attack at the mention of Flare, but old the phone--

Holy.

Crap.]

Y-You're right?! [She seriously can't believe it. Elle even has to grab Kiri's hand to realize she doesn't feel the usual burst of energy from him. And when she looks down at her own hands...] I...don't?

[With no sign of Troy that she can sense, she has her explanation for why she hasn't disappeared yet.]

Owain, would you mind? [Her hand is thrust towards his direction. Obviously she's forgotten about her worry for his 'curse':] I know this sound weird, but could you um touch or hold my hand.

[twitchery]

[He clearly wants to ask questions. He's staring at the hand desperately wanting to ask questions, or at least a wary sort of, "Why?" But heroes don't ask questions. They just do things. And then question them later. Or question them as they do it.]

As you will, though I am wary of what might happen when our...our? Our fearsome powers collide. [Poke. ...]

[lil_sunspot]

[Kiri stays quiet for the most part. What portion of his head is functioning is beginning to register Owain's quirkiness. And then that he's poking Elle. Really, Kiri would comment, if not for trying to piece together why everything Owain is doing doesn't feel like it fits with a 'bloodthirsty demon sword thing lineage'. The boy is confident Elle doesn't have Troy any more, so he isn't keen on stopping either of them... The only concern are Owain's apparent powers. So, he is just going to stand here, hand still in Elle's, pooling what faculties he has in case Owain lives up to either of his proclaimed abilities.]

[white_fairy]

[Oh, there will be answers to give to Owain, but right now there's tears welling up in her eyes the moment nothing horrible happens to him when he pokes her. The smile on her face doesn't read as sad, however. It looks as if a mighty burden has been limited from her shoulders.]

Nothing happened. I'm so glad, hehe...

[Withdrawing her hand, she uses the cleanest part of her sleeve to wipe her eyes, but once she's done, Elle wraps her arms around Kiri's neck in elation.]

I'm finally free! Isn't that great, Kiri?! [The realization really hits her now, and goodness, she cannot stop the tears. It's hard to hold it together when it's practically been a decade since she touched a normal person, not for treatments or for Flare. This is all kinds of amazing.] This whole kidnapping business is horrible, but-- but I don't have to worry anymore.

[twitchery]

[He stared at her for a moment. He glanced down at his hand, as if to confirm that it was still a hand: no claws had sprouted nor was it wreathed in some ebon energy or something terrible like that. It appeared to be a functioning hand. Turned it around, that's the back of his hand. Turned it forward again and that's a palm. Four fingers and a thumb. Everything worked okay.

Gods, it was easy to get Inigo or Brady to cry but this was the first time he got someone to cry just from a poke of the hand.

And then he glanced up and...over Elraine, trying to catch Kiri's attention even though the guy was probably preoccupied but he had to ask.]

What just happened?