010. [Action for Dangan House/Text]

[ardent]

[ACTION]

[His first thought upon waking up is that he doesn't know where he is.

His body tenses immediately on that bed in the basement, jolting sharply awake as though he's been startled by something, as though he's just been sleeping and he's had a hell of a nightmare; his eyes are wide, his gaze shifting around the room as though he's trying to get some idea of his surroundings and what's happening around him, and he might just look disoriented if it weren't for the fact that his gaze is so blatantly unfocused.

He's taking in everything without really seeing it; his breathing is quick to even out, however, and after a moment his body relaxes against that futon he sleeps on, and any fear that may have been present in him is gone entirely, seeming to take any genuine fight he may have had along with it.

After a moment he sits up, and if he isn't hindered immediately by anything or anyone he'll get up and start pacing the length of the basement, the motion aimless and ultimately pointless, just something to do because...well, it's something to do.

He hasn't lost that odd, disconnected look in his eyes; he's not registering anything very well, that much is obvious.]


[TEXT]

[A text will be hitting the network shortly after Ishimaru wakes up and any discussions with people in person have been carried out; it's short and uncharacteristically careless, and he isn't paying much attention to the device after it's out there, though he'll respond eventually to anyone who replies.]

i'm awake

and i'm sorry


[OOC: Canon-updating completed, for good or ill.]

Comments

D - PARKER POPS UP BEHIN...oh wait

[nostabbing]

[When the Eevee horde takes off for the laundry chute, Parker knows.

She doesn't know how she knows, exactly, but she does; maybe it's their sudden urgent enthusiasm to get downstairs as fast as they possibly can, or maybe it's the fact that she overheard something (the footfalls, the bed creaking, movement of any kind, something) herself, but either way, she knows.

The only question, then, is which is actually a faster way down — following the Eevees through the chute, or picking the basement's deadbolt and leaping the stairs.

(In the end, she goes for the stairs, but only because the chute is preoccupied by Eevees.)

And sure enough, when she gets there, Ishimaru is...

...

well, he's...up, but something's wrong, and she knows it. She doesn't have to be a grifter to know it; he's wearing the same look she'd had on all week.]

Ishimaru?

[ACTION]

[diamondo]

[Mondo's been keeping a close eye on Ishimaru this entire time, but he's not there when Ishimaru wakes up. He's upstairs fixing something to eat. It doesn't take him long to return to the basement and when he does, he drops the plate he's carrying.]

K-Kyoudai?

[The word seems to jolt him back to his senses and he surges forward to wrap his arms around Ishimaru--

No. Wait. Mondo was told that falling into a coma like this means that Ishimaru went back home. If he went back home, then... He probably saw what happened to Fujisaki. He probably saw the trial. He probably saw Mondo's execution. He might have even seen his own death.

Mondo reaches out a hand instead, trying to touch Ishimaru's shoulder. It's the most comforting gesture he can come up with, but he knows it isn't going to do any good after whatever Ishimaru's been through.]

...I'm glad you're awake.

[text] 1/2

[divinitea]

[Whoops, here comes SHSL Helpful! To her credit, however, the message comes a little bit after he's woken up - giving him time to recover? Now why on earth would she do something like that?] 

That was quite the sleep, Ishimaru-kun. You must have been very tired.

[text]

[crystalballer]

[As soon as Hagakure sees the post, he immediately knows what's happened. After all, he's been through this once already.

This is definitely not good.

So...how can he word things delicately...]

Hey, welcome back Ishimaru-chi. You don't need to be sorry, okay? We're all just glad you're awake!

[He would say, "glad you're okay" but...yeah he's pretty sure he's not.]

action;

[superordinary]

[ Naegi's been going downstairs several times every day to check up on Ishimaru, to see if anything's changed. And after finding out that falling into a coma means going home, he's been thinking about the state Ishimaru's going to be when he comes back. Everything spiraled into hell after the second trial and Naegi's attempt to make it better back then only resulted in Ishida. Which made Ishimaru less of a shell but it didn't exactly fix anything.

When he comes in and sees Ishimaru, the initial relief seems to fade when he notices that disconnected look in his eyes and realizes what it means. It means he should go back upstairs and get rid of the butter in the kitchen. ]

...Ishimaru-kun.

[ He would ask "Are you okay?" but he doesn't have to. He already knows the answer. ]

text;

[ghostytrainer]

ishimaru?
what's wrong, what happened? what are you sorry for?

[r u ok, buddy??]

Action

[struck_out]

[The moment Leon sees that message on the network he's pounding up the staircase and throwing the door open, a huge relieved grin breaking across his face. ]

About time you got up Ishimaru! The Class Monitor's gotta be more on top of stuff than this, I think you're starting' to slack dude! Come on, let's get'cha outta bed and back in the game!

[ Clearly what Ishimaru needs is one SHSL CLUELESS MORON. ]

[video]

[lieutenantantichrist]

[Oh, that ain't good.

That's one of the handful of people on this bullshit island that Blake actually gives a damn about, and he does not sound right. He hits the video button. He's not gonna screw around with trying to type on this little damn phone.]

Hey. Kid. What's going on?

[text]

[soundmind]

[...Okay lowercase is usually not a good sign.]

Ishimaru? What's going on?

text;

[lullabytes]

[ Well, Nanami's out and about in Goldenrod when this goes up. While she's stuck to the same city - because, well, you just don't up and leave when someone you know goes into a coma? - she's still working her part time job and training in order to prepare for her backtracking adventure to snag badges.

This involves a lot of gear time, since she is, after all, Nanami. ]

I'm glad to see you're awake again, Ishimaru-senpai. Do you want anything in particular to eat? I can pick it up on my way home.

[ She's not sure if touching the "I'm sorry" would be useful, since it wasn't meant for her. ]

Text | Private

[strongestoftheturks]

Ishimaru. You're back.