childofthefullmoon | 008 [Video] Silent Return

[Some time in the late afternoon, Estelle wakes up to find herself sprawled on the snowy forest floor of Luceti. Dazed and confused, she pushes herself up and looks around. Immediately the chill hits her and she holds her arms close, shivering at a passing wind. She tries to to her feet, but dizziness quickly hits and she's on her knees once again. Its then that she sees her journal beside her.

Somewhere in her muddled thoughts she knows to open it and triggers the video feed. Those watching will see a pink haired girl with lips that are turning blue and chattering teeth. She tries to speak, but only a raspy little squeal manages to escape her throat. Green eyes widen in alarm as she tries again, but with the same results. Her hands quickly cover her mouth in shock, and in the next moment she starts waving them frantically at her journal.

Not knowing where she is or what else to do, she hopes that someone gets the message. She could really use some help right now.]

((OOC: Estelle is back from her mallynap and is temporarily mute. She's ended up in the woods not too far from the Lake House, so she's not very far from the village, but far enough to not know where she is.))

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[Judging from the direction she saw the lightning coming from, she had to assume she must be somewhere south of the village.]

Alright... I'll keep firing lightning bolts... you just keep coming towards them alright? I'll be coming towards you too!

[Judging from the distance she should be there in about ten minutes if her calculations were correct. She just hoped she didn't accidentally fry any branches accidentally.]

[Estelle pauses long enough to look down at her journal and nod. She then goes on her way again, keeping course towards the electric bolts that she sees in the sky. As she goes, they continue to get closer and closer. The movement helps to warm her up, but its still bitterly cold, and Estelle's movements are sluggish at best.]

[Ilyana is also unfortunately not one of the fastest magic users in the world, but worst yet is her endurance.]

Huuuf.... puufff...

Almost... there...

[Don't mind her, as the lightning bolts start to become a bit more... erratic.]

[It takes some time, but Estelle finally can see her rescuer as she fires another erratic bolt of lightning in the air. Estelle waves her arm as she approaches, making strangled noises to try and get her attention. Unfortunately, she manages to to snag her foot on a hidden tree root and falls forward into the snow.]

A-Are you oka-

[It would seem that Ilyana in a bit of a dizzy spell, also fell forward, right near where Estelle fell into the snow.

... She's such a brilliant hero sometimes.]

S-sorry... ran... the whole way... ohh...

[She manages to sit up a little to drape her cloak over Estelle's shoulders to warm her up.]

Sorry... I wish I'd thought to bring more.

[Estelle looks up just in time to see Ilyana fall as well. She gasps softly and pushes herself up to scoot through the snow over to her. The pink haired princess then blinks as the cloak is put around her shoulders. She opens her mouth, and it's evident that she wants to speak, but no words come. Instead, she puts a hand on the other girl's shoulder, looking at her with a worried expression.]

Don't worry... this kind of thing happens to me all the time... and I'm very cold tolerant. Now... we should probably work about getting you back...

[As Ilyana has never met Estelle before, she assumes that she must be a very quiet person, or simply is just... normally mute.]

I'm... Ilyana by the way...

[This happens all the time? Estelle looks a bit befuddled by that but does relax a little, and musters a smile. That smile broadens when Ilyana introduces herself. Putting a finger to her chin, she tries to think of a way to tell Ilyana her name as well. Getting an idea, Estelle then uses that finger to write her name in the snow.]

Estelle?

[Ilyana does blink in surprise that she'd resort to such methods, apparently confirming her suspicions that she couldn't speak.]

Is this your first time in Luceti Estelle?

[Estelle nods when Ilyana says her name. However, her smile fades at the question and she looks down with a shake of her head.]

Oh... I see.

[Luceti wasn't always the kindest of places for many of its inhabitants, so she could sympathize with her apparent distaste for returning.]

Well... did you at least have some friends last time you were here? Maybe we can find them together?

[Estelle sighs a little, being reminded of the fact that both Yuri an Raven had left before she'd be kidnapped. But she does nod, meaning she still has friends here.]

Well that's something at least... right?

[Ilyana tries to give her a reassuring smile while leaning on her Physic staff for support.]

If nothing else... you could always be friends with me if you like going out for food.

[Estelle smiles faintly at that and nods yet again, a bit more enthusiastically this time. She would indeed like to be friends with you Ilyana!]

Well let's go to the Seventh Eleven together then! I hear that the head chef can't possibly turn away two cute girls like us.

[Yes... all the taking advantage of Sanji's weakness.

She offer Estelle a hand up, planning to simply follow her own tracks in the snow back to where they need to go.]

[Blink. Seventh Eleven? Does she mean Seventh Heaven? With a smile though, Estelle accepts the offer and stands, although a bit shakily. She nods her agreement. She would very much like to get out of this cold and get something warm to eat.]

[Ilyana could definitely agree with getting out of the cold, since she's still in a miniskirt. So she leads on, idly talking as they go.]

So Estelle... I don't mean to sound rude, and please forgive me if this is rude... but are you usually able to talk? I know that the scientists often do horrible experiments on the residents here, and one of the people I know recently returned blind... So I was a little curious.

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