A Morning Meeting

[reluctantjinrou]

Who: Natsuno, Elissa, Sora, Riku
When: The morning after arrival
Where: Shipyard
What: Natsuno is interested in hiring Elissa for a job.
Warnings: Discussion of death/killing. Possibly more warnings to come.
Open or Closed: Closed, sorry.

Natsuno was waiting at the entrance to the shipyards, standing against a tree. His arms were crossed, he looked nonchalant. He was keeping his eyes open for a woman in blue armor.

Most notably about Natsuno, aside from his terrible taste in fashion, was the fact he was only sixteen years old. His eyes were darting around, keeping an eye open for anything out of place. He'd met Sora previously and had said he would go off with him, but this, this is what he had been waiting for.

Despite his outward appearance, he couldn't completely quell his nervousness. He swallowed a few times and waited for Elissa.

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[darknessinside]

Riku was just frowning all over the place by this point -- seriously, think she was a monster? No. Just a little too willing to help a guy kill himself, regardless of whether or not she ended up telling him to wait a month. Had Sora not been there...

Well, whatever. Nothing had happened, maybe they could just move on from this.

Riku gave an annoyed sigh.

"Yeah, what Sora said. But fine, I told you not to judge us, so...I'll try not to judge you unfairly, either."

[elissacousland]

"Thank you, sers. Please - do your best to change the young man's mind. He is far too young to desire death. I shall attempt to keep in contact with him through the journal to learn how he is faring and to insure he does not drop into despair and try to find another to fulfill the contract he offered to me."

Crossing her wrists over her chest, the Grey Warden gave them both a slight bow from the waist. "Sora. Riku. Farewell."

... Sorry, it doesn't ever notify me when you reply, Elissa-mun. D:

[rikuheyriku]

Sora's expression tenses a moment at her words--he has such a difficult time understanding Elissa. Really. She confuses him, with the caring-but-not-caring about people... thing. How can you care about the well-being of someone, yet be willing to kill them? It makes no sense. Well, there's no point stressing himself over it, right? His forehead wrinkles just a bit as he nods.

"Alright... take care, Elissa." He offers her a polite wave of his hand, before looking down.

After Elissa leaves...

"Hey, Riku..."

Shifting slightly, he lets out a sigh and scratches the back of his head. Nope, he isn't going to let this go. He's going to make certain he does everything to help that guy. His voice is very serious, as he looks down.

"Later, I'm gonna meet with Natsuno, kay? I'm gonna... try to figure out a way to help him. Maybe talking one-on-one? Think... that's a bad idea? It'll be in a public place, of course... just..."

His voice drifts off and he sighs. This is the first time he's been almost at a loss for what to do. Helping people, for him, is just... something he does. It comes second nature to dive in--almost head-first--to make sure someone's alright. This is the first time he's ever felt so very in over his head, though. It's a little scary, really.

[darknessinside]

Riku hesitated, his face twisting up for a brief moment -- because of course Sora wanted to go off by himself and spend some one-on-one time with a suicidal vampire who was worried about hurting others. Of course. But then he sighed, face smoothing out again as he scrubbed a hand through his hair.

Sora was fully capable of handling himself, after all.

"If that's what you think you need to do. It's not a terrible idea, I guess."

Not necessarily a good one either, but eh...

[rikuheyriku]

Of course.

Sora's brow furrowed in a sheepish way, before he scratched the back of his head, "It's just so maybe he won't feel... I dunno, ganged up on?"

Sighing, he puts a hand to his forehead. He probably has a good idea of what Riku is thinking--that this is possibly a dumb idea... a dangerous one, even. Sora is thinking the same thing, actually; but, his desire to save a friend slightly tips the logic scale. Maybe he should at least reassure his friend...

"I'll show you where I plan on asking him to meet me, and I'll have this on me." He pulls the magical talk-to-everyone-even-those-far-away... book out.

"If anything happens, I'll send you a message. ...Kay?"

[darknessinside]

Riku nodded, his hand going to the pocket where he kept his own journal.

"Alright," he said. "You'd better. I'll be keeping an eye on it."

He paused.

"And...an ear. I guess."

[rikuheyriku]

Sora gives a furrow-browed smile and nods, "Of course."

A couple of seconds later, he looks to the side and rubs the back of his neck. It's obvious Riku isn't okay with this, but is trying to be. A soft laugh escapes.

"Thanks, Riku."

And, change of subject.

"So, uh... where exactly where you, before you showed up?"

Not said in an irritated 'what the heck were you doing??' kind of way--he's just curious, after all. What was so interesting?

[darknessinside]

"Before...? Oh! I was down in the shipyard."

Riku jutted a thumb over his shoulder, back toward the direction he'd come from.

"I was checking out the ships. Figured that'd be a good idea since we're going to need one."