Trial 4: Dragon May Cry?

[pint_sized_carnivore]

Who: Chie Satonaka and YOU
What: Chie contemplating about serious things, mostly about Yukiko's disappearance.
When: Afternoon of April 2nd
Where: A small river near the castle
Rating: E

Chie is sitting on a boulder by the river, looking at a picture on her phone. It was the picture with the dog she and Yukiko adopted when they were children. It was because of that dog that they met and became friends in the first place. Sure she has Rise and Nanako in here with her, but it's not really the same. Nanako is too young and wouldn't be able to relate to her, while Rise seems to have found new people to be with. Then again, she only became friends with the idol because of the murder case, otherwise, she didn't think Rise would even bother with a plain jane like her.

Her eyes are a little red, so it was obvious she's been crying earlier. She closes her phone and puts it away in her pocket when she notices a big pile of flat rocks on her feet. She picks one and stands up. She throws the rock as hard as she could, and watches it skip on the water's surface. It made her smile and feel a little better, so she picks another stone to throw. In the back of her mind, she thinks of what could happen in the future if Yukiko is still here in this strange world, all the fun things they could do together and what adventures await them here. But then again, maybe it is for the better. After the Space Olympics, she knows this place could be dangerous. Getting to spare her friend from that kind of danger is a good thing... But it doesn't make things easier for the time being.

Comments

[wishmadeinfire]

The warm day warranted being appreciated, especially after that whole space debacle. And debacle was putting it all rather nice, wasn't it? Yes, it was. He was just glad to be back on solid earth, with Felix, and actual sunlight and something that was not a horrible, terrible silver track suit that set his teeth on edge for how horrible it looked.

He had been sleeping in the past few days, not that he hadn't earned it, but sleeping in did not mean he had to leave Svitana's care to someone else. Riding was an important part of his day and Svitana's, and it was a good chance to make rounds around the Castle, like running sentry duty but a little more relaxed.

And so, on this round, he spied Chie by the river, tossing stones. Curious, he dismounted and left Svitana to settle down for a sun nap not to far off. He approached through the grass, anklet jangling with his step, dressed in black and red today, much thinner than usual since the weather was so much warmer.

"Chie?" he called in greeting, stepping down onto the bank.

[whistles_the_blues]

Blues had just been out for a walk when he caught sight of a rock skipping across the water. It didn't take him long to look around and catch sight of the person tossing them. He didn't approach and instead picked up a stone of his own to give it a try for himself.

1/2

[foolreversed]

Out of nowhere Chie may hear the following being shouted relatively close by:

"TSUBOMIIIIIII-!!"

This is followed not long after by Adachi suddenly appearing, just as out of nowhere as that earlier shout. He stops at the riverbank a little further down from Chie, apparently just after running around judging by the way he hunches over, hands on his knees as he tries to catch his breath.

"G-Geez... where the heck did she go...? I thought she'd enjoy a walk after all that snow but--"