twenty-one

[hyuuga]

[Backdated to the morning of the 12th because sometimes life just sucks that way

Have a lovely little thud come over the journals~]

Ou--a...wall?

[Yep, Hinata totally tripped into the wall of the elevator in the castle, instead of just tripping into dirt again. Except...she hadn't been in the castle or even the elevator a minute ago.]

But...the forest? This isn't right. I wasn't here...

[She doesn't even notice that the only thing that came with her sudden appearance back in the castle is her journal. And that, of course, it's open. Losses are just mean that way.]

I do hope...this is the castle.



((ooc; open over the journal or even...feel free to be in the elevator!))

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[hyuuga]

But I'd like to. Um, maybe we could have a spar when you get back?

[shrugs_a_lot]

Tomorrow then.

[Because this is boring.]

[hyuuga]

Ah, you... You're coming back early?

[shrugs_a_lot]

I miss my bed.

[hyuuga]

[Despite everything, she laughs once.]

It sounds more like...like you're bored.

[shrugs_a_lot]

Well...

...

... Okay, maybe a little. Before getting here, my... friends and I were traveling all the time, camping holds no secrets for me anymore. I think.

And that bed is comfy.

[hyuuga]

Ah, I...I can understand that. Camping is...it can be a little boring, especially after traveling.

[She chuckles.] And I am sure it is, Cloud.

[shrugs_a_lot]

At least I know what to expect of the Dead Zone now. Have you ever gone further than that?

[hyuuga]

A little further... I-I went on an expedition to Lente's Point months ago.. But other than that, no...not really.

[shrugs_a_lot]

What did you find there?

[hyuuga]

A home. And...Lente. She used to be one of the residents in the castle, but... She left, years and years ago.

[shrugs_a_lot]

... A resident like... [You? Me? That doesn't sound good...]

[hyuuga]

Yes, like us.. But decades before any of us had been here. They all decided to leave and find their own ways home...or to live lives away from its influence.

[In some ways and with some groups, yes. They were best kept away from, from what she remembers.]

[shrugs_a_lot]

[A pause, digesting this new information.]

It seems that it didn't really work for her.

[hyuuga]

No... Sometimes I almost think she decided to stay behind. She did say others managed to leave, though..

[shrugs_a_lot]

Why would anyone want to stay here?

[hyuuga]

Some people here, they won't be returning to anything good. Some are even dead. So...staying, it's similar to a second chance at having the life they want.

[shrugs_a_lot]

... Hadn't thought of it that way...

Can this place really defeat death?

[hyuuga]

It does...from what I've heard. No one stays dead here, apparently.

[shrugs_a_lot]

[... That adds a whole new level to this place...]

[hyuuga]

[Yes. Yes it really does.]

If I remember correctly... Um, at least people don't die often here.

[shrugs_a_lot]

Reassuring...

[hyuuga]

In its own way, yes..