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Characters: Kachessa Crim and anyone who wants to interact
Setting: Mail Room
Format: I'll change to match
Summary: Kachessa receives a package in her mailbox. The contents lead to quite a scene.
Warnings: Infant death

[Receiving a package is not what she expected. Not at all. So she opens it the second she pulls it from her mailbox. And it takes all her strength to not drop it when she sees what's in it. She... No. No. Kachessa drops to her knees, removing the body of her son from the box delicately. A scream of pure anguish is ripped from her throat as she doubles over. The infant's body is in her arms, and she's sobbing like crazy over it. It would be hard to get him away from her, but she'll remain there sobbing for the time being.]

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[That's alright. Yotsuba didn't know what religion was. She just thought that there was still a God and Heaven here and that everything worked in the same way it did back home. At the question, Yotsuba smiled a little and nodded.]

Yeah! There's a huuge meadow here! And a graveyard!

...The graveyard. That... That seems more proper.

[She'll... Remove her vest and wrap the infant in it before tucking him back into the box and taking it up.]

...Thank you.

Okay! You're welcome! Follow Yotsuba so that you don't get lost!

[And, with that, Yotsuba would run to the stairs, waiting for the woman to keep up with her. She was trying to act older for the event, but..not doing a very good job of remaining solemn.]

]Kachessa will nod and follow the girl, holding the package carefully. It'll... Have to be his casket. She doesn't have anything else, but yes, she'll follow the girl. Her energy is... Welcome, and she'll smile a bit sadly.]

[Yotsuba, for better or worse, didn't know what a casket was, but if Kachessa managed to bring the idea up, she would suggest making one in the workshop. As the woman followed her, Yotsuba would keep running down the stairs, pausing every few minutes to make sure she didn't fall behind or that a monster wasn't about to get them. While it would be a long run, they would eventually reach the graveyard floor, and Yotsuba would present it with a wave of her hand.]

Here we are! We can bury him here!

[Unfortunately, Kachessa doesn't have the skill for that in the first place, so this will have to do. When she arrives there with Yotsuba, she'll look around.]

...I'll need something to mark his grave with... Even if it's just something simple for now.

[At that, Yotsuba nodded, thinking.]

Oh! There's some wood in the workshop! Yotsuba can get some and mark it with my crayons! Will that be okay?

Would you be so kind as to get me some? Just enough wood to make a cross. And don't worry, I can carve his name into it. I'll... Dig his grave while you do that.

[Kachessa will smile a bit before seeking out a clear space to begin digging, setting the box down while she does so.]

[While Yotsuba wouldn't have a problem with fetching wood normally, there was one part of that request that made her keep following the woman as she wandered off and started to dig.]

Okay..but..what's a cross?

Like this.

[Chessa will draw one in the dirt with her finger.]

It's not hard to make. I just need the top portion, where his name will go, to be wide enough. Is that something you can do?

[ooc: them anymore.]

It is! Yotsuba just didn't know what a cross was, that's all!

[And with that, she would run off, returning a few minutes later with two long pieces of wood and a rope so that they could make the cross. When she reached the woman again, she would present the items to her, smiling.]

Here you are! We can mark his grave with this!

[By the time Yotsuba returns, Kachessa has already placed the package with her son in it in the ground, and is burying it. She'll smile.]

Thank you, Yotsuba. I don't believe I introduced myself. I'm Kachessa Crim.

[She'll finish burying the infant and then set to tying the cross together. And once that is done, she'll take the golden key from around her neck and squeeze it. It transforms into a knife, and from there, Kachessa carves a simple name into the cross: Rook Crim. It's erected to mark the grave and then she'll sit back, wiping away the next wave of tears.]

...A mother shouldn't have to bury her child.

[ooc: better.]

[Normally, Yotsuba would introduce herself immediately, but she couldn't help but watch in amazement as the key around her neck turned into a knife. As Kachessa cried, Yotsuba would try to hug her, but she would also ask a lot of questions while smiling happily.]

I'm Yotsuba Koiwai! And why can't a Mommy bury her child? That way, he can rest a bit better, since you're there in his..um..final moments! And..why did your key turn into a knife? Is it a gift from Heaven too?!

[Kachessa will... return that hug. It's nice, and she needs it.]

...A mother should see her child grow into a strong adult. He should have lived to bury me, not the other way around. He... Was only an infant. I wish I could have seen him grown.

[She will... Tuck the key back under her shirt.]

...As for the key, it's... It was a gift to me. Given by a sorceress who said I would need it. It is... I wouldn't say it's a gift from Heaven, though.

That would have been nice..but then he would have been able to be with you in your final moments! It's just the opposite here..but we can try and help him reincarnate! Maybe there's still a Heaven here!

[..Yotsuba..no.]

It was good that the sorceress gave you that key though! It's awesome!

...I don't believe in Heaven. Not after the things I've seen.

[But she... Appreciates the optimism of the child. After a few more moments, she will stand and begin to leave. Rook is buried, and she... Needs to sort out where to go from here, emotionally.]

[Sadly, while the sight of a dead child was sad, she didn't quite understand why she didn't believe in Heaven. If she didn't know, she would have asked, but it seemed that she did know and didn't think it existed. Normally, she would have run off and asked, but she had to help in her own way. So, clapping her hands and looking very sad and confused, she started to speak.]

Um..Na..Namu, A..Amida, Butsu!

[And, after that, if the woman hadn't run off yet, Yotsuba would try to catch up.]

Why not? A lot of bad things happen here, but it still exists! Encoh's lived in it and Luci's an Angel, so it does!

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A small ray of sunshine in a very gloomy Tower.

She's adorable and Kachessa appreciates her. ;u;

And Yotsuba will be pretty happy to help her and be her friend. :3

I apologize for any typos. /o\ Post-op meds.

It's alright! I hope you feel better soon!

I'm already feeling much less woozy. It's mainly pain now.

That's good to hear. Hopefully the pain passes soon though..><;

The pain is fine so long as I take my meds. But then I get sleepy.

Well, then you need to rest.

I've been doing so! xD My meds make me drowsy.

I'm sorry to hear that..but hopefully you'll recover a bit faster so that you don't have to take-

I'm already doing a lot better! I've been able to stay up in longer spurts. I'll be on them awhile.

Well, that's good to hear! You might be on them awhile, but it's nice to know that you're feeling-

It was just ankle surgery, so it's not too big a deal.

Maybe..but I'm still glad to hear that you're feeling a bit better.

Thanks. ;u; <3 I'm feeling much better now that we've got my meds sorted out better.

Yay!~ <33 I'm glad to hear that! :3