Yotsuba and...

[sunflowerfairy]

Characters: Yotsuba Koiwai and you!~
Setting: Dorm room 1-03 and the dorm floors.
Format: Prose, but I'll match you.
Summary: A very shaken Yotsuba returns the the Tower and tries to find the people she knew so that she can 'warn' them and get some answers as to what happened to her.
Warnings: Yotsuba will be crying here. Seeing a dead father that you love dearly will do that. Information as to what she saw can be found on her profile.

When Yotsuba woke up, she wasn't expecting to be in a bed. Scared, she sat up and tried to think as to where she was, since she had forgotten a little bit, since so much time had passed, and since she had seen so many terrifying things. Remembering, and not bothering to read the the notes she had been given or look in her trunk, she got out of bed and carefully wandered into the hall. Her destroyed world had been terrible..and lonely. She didn't want her Daddy to be like that! She didn't want it at all..so she had to tell everyone so that they could come up with a plan and help him!

But just thinking about it had started to make her cry, and she didn't stop as she rushed about the dorm hallways, crying out, hoping to find someone she knew. Of course, if she bumped into someone else, that would be nice too, but..right now, her mind was going to the people here she knew and loved.

"L-Luci! Dia?! E..Enoch?! Zett! Romeo?! Mr..Mr Edgey?! Rick?! Are you guys here?! Help!"

Of course, to people she hadn't met, she would just look like a scared little kid that had just arrived. To people that knew her though..this would be a bittersweet homecoming of sorts.

Comments

[scentofmakai]

Zett had just emerged from his room when he froze in his tracks at the sight of her across from him. Was he hallucinating? It was always possible that she'd come back, but he had no guarantee that he would be so lucky as to see her again...

"Yotsuba?"

[sunflowerfairy]

If it was a hallucination, it would have to be a very good one to actually touch Zett, as the girl would, upon seeing and hearing Zett, quickly rush to him and try to hug him, still crying and desperately wanting answers and company.

"Zett! Yotsuba doesn't want that future at all! It was super scary and Daddy isn't supposed to be like that and e-everybody was dead and scary and they smelled bad! We can't put their souls in them! They'd die again and Yotsuba would be lonely! Did Zoe mess up?! I didn't wanna go there at all! It was super bad! Does Enoch know? He promised to save everyone.."

Out of things to say, Yotsuba would just keep on sobbing and clinging tightly to the demon that was her friend.

[scentofmakai]

Zett clung back to her, waiting for her to be done before answering.

"It'll be okay... We're going to fix things and then we can put souls back where they belong. Uncle Enoch will be able to save everyone, you'll see. I know he will."

Where were Lucifel and Enoch... they'd be able to handle this much better.

[sunflowerfairy]

Sadly, that didn't really help Yotsuba calm down, even though she did like the hug. After all, Enoch had promised to save everyone, but..she didn't know if he knew about what state the bodies were in back home. If he didn't know, then everyone would die again when they put the bodies back in!

"I know! But..if we put the souls back in those bodies, they'll die again! They're smelly and wrinkled and scary and dead! I don't want Daddy and Fuka and Mommy and Ena and Asagi and Jumbo ta die! I don't want that future! I don't want it at all!"

[scentofmakai]

"Then we'll fix the bodies, Yotsuba. We can do that." Zett tried to sound reassuring.

[sunflowerfairy]

While that information calmed her down a little bit, it was still just a little. And it didn't change the scary things she had seen, experienced and remembered, so she just kept on crying.

"How?! How can you do that, Zett?! Yotsuba doesn't know.."

[monstrueux]

Ah--! Where are you going, child?

[When Yotsuba rushed by, Gilles, emerging from the shadows, put out a hand, resting it on her shoulder.]

Are you crying? Don't be frightened.

This is going to be good. :3

[sunflowerfairy]

[While the man looked a little scary, the hand on her shoulder was a little comforting..even if it didn't stop her from crying. It did, however, stop her from running. She had no idea, after all, at how terrifying this person could be to children.]

Y-Yotsuba is! I'm looking for Enoch and Luci and Rick..and everyone! They hafta know about the bodies back home! They're super scary and smelly and wrinkly and..and they're dead! We can't put the souls in them or they'll die again and Yotsuba will be all alone again! I don't want a future like that!

I'M SORRY ANYWAY ;_;

[monstrueux]

Yotsuba? Is that your name? What a pretty name.

[Gilles smiles.]

You're looking for your friends? Maybe I can help you find them.

The bodies? No, no, why would you want that? It sounds terrible. So much death! We can't let you be alone. I'm sure we can fix it! We must see what can be done. For now, I can keep you company.

Don't be!~ It'll be fun!~

[sunflowerfairy]

[While it was nice that this man seemed nice, Yotsuba was still crying a little..but remembering what she should always ask whenever she encountered a new person. It seemed like he didn't know anything about the souls or the dead worlds, but maybe he could help her find everyone! Maybe Enoch or Dia or someone else knew him!]

Oh..thank you! And Yotsuba is! Do you know Enoch or Dia or Luci or Romeo?! And it was super scary! It was bad and wrong, but I dunno how to fix it..but are you a good person?

[Thankfully, Yotsuba was gullible when it came to this question, so Gilles could lie and get away with it.]

Haha all right, I trust you

[monstrueux]

I do not think I know them. I have not been here long.

[He actually knew one of them, but not by that name.]

My friends are Ryuunosuke and Lorelei! But I have met some people here whose names I do not know, and those may be your friends.

I am sorry you were frightened. If you'd like to speak about it, I will listen.

[He nodded, answering unhesitatingly.]

Yes--I am a good person!

[He knew he was a wretch and he should admit it, but--he didn't.]

[myblueskies]

Romeo was in his room when he heard his name being called, by someone who was crying and wanted help! He jumped off his bed and rushed to the door looking out into the corridor.

"Yostuba!" He ran at her, wrapping his arms around her tightly, he had been so sad when she had gone, and even though she looked sad now, at least she was back and her friends could help her.

"You don't got to cry anymore, it's alright."

Dorm Floor One

[bashfulshifter]

[DON'T FEAR YOTSUBA ORANGE THE CAT IS HERE]

[Granted, he's frozen at the end of the hallway, too startled and shocked to actually move forward or shift or do much of anything other than stare, because...]

[...did they really bring her back?]

[stitchedupbodyguard]

The sounds of someone crying had drawn Veronica out of her room and into the hallway. She looked around in confusion before spotting Yotsuba a ways away from her. She was crying again? What was going on now?

"Y-yotsuba? Is something wrong?"

Alright then! I'll do my best not to mangle it..

[sunflowerfairy]

[Oh..so he was a good person that had just arrived, like she had a loong time ago. How long, Yotsuba couldn't say now, but she bought the lie Caster threw out, even if she didn't know who his friends were.]

Oh..I don't know Ryu...Ryunoskye and Lor..Lorelei, but maybe they know Enoch or Luci or Romeo or Dia or Mr. Edgy! It was super scary..but if they know where Enoch is then Yotsuba can help save everyone! Do you know where they are?!

[Yes, Yotsuba, just hand the butcher his knife. Nothing bad will come of it.]

[sunflowerfairy]

While Yotsuba wasn't really thinking about how much nicer the Tower was in comparison with her dead world, it was true that this place was quite a bit better than it. Right now though, Yotsuba returned the hug, clinging to Romeo as tightly as she could, and continued to cry.

"Romeo..it was super scary! Daddy's body..it was weird and scary and it smelled bad and it was dead! We can't put his soul in there, or he'll die again and Yotsuba will be lonely again.."

Vaguely, Yotsuba remembered a dolly that Enoch had made her to give her a friend when she needed one and no one else was there. But not even the dolly had been allowed to follow her. She would be alone if Daddy and everyone else died!

[sunflowerfairy]

[Oh, Yotsuba would continue to cry and be terrified, but when she saw Orange at the end of the hallway, she quickly rushed to him and tried to scoop him up and hug him tightly, crying all the while. That whole ordeal had been terrifying, and she needed some comfort and answers, even if Orange didn't like it.]

That was really bad, Orange! Daddy's body was weird and it smelled bad and it was dead and everyone else was like that! We can't put their souls in there, or they'll die again and Yotsuba will be alone..

[At this point, Yotsuba would attempt to bury her face in the cats fur. There was probably no way Orange would approve of this.]

I don't wanna be alone..I don't want that future!

[sunflowerfairy]

While Yotsuba didn't trust Veronica a hundred percent, when she saw the scarred girl, she quickly rushed to her and tried to hug her legs as tightly as she could.

"That was..that was horrible! It was really scary, Ver..Veronica! Daddy can't be like that or he'll die again when we put his soul in! I don't want that future!"

Veronica, sadly, probably had no idea what she was talking about.

[bashfulshifter]

[The cat doesn't have time to not like being coddled by a small crying child, because as soon as she runs towards him Rick gets his nerves together and shifts back, kneeling at Yotsuba's level with arms open to accept her in a firm hug.]

...I-It'll be o-okay. You're okay now. [Said softly and with entirely too much confidence, interspersed with gentle shushing and rocking as she buries her face in his hair.] Y-You're here, a-a-and you're s-safe, and w-we'll m-make it all b-better...

[sunflowerfairy]

[And Yotsuba would return that firm hug, clinging onto the man while she kept crying. While the shushing and rocking was a little comforting, it would still take actual answers to fully calm her down.]

But..how, Rick?! Do you know?! We can't just leave their bodies like that..or everyone will die and we'll all be sad and lonely!

[stitchedupbodyguard]

Veronica nearly topples over from the force of the kid clamping onto her legs, only staying upright because of her training. It was odd seeing this little kid that had been so uptight before, now latching onto someone that she barely knew.

But she was a kid. And she seemed to be panicking quite a bit. It was a shame that Veronica didn't know what she was talking about. Didn't make her not want to help though.

Lightly detaching the kid from her legs, Veronica crouched so she was eye level with Yotsuba. She pulled a hankerchief from her cloak.

"H-here, use this." She handed it to the girl, a bit unsure of what to say. "Try t-to c-calm down. Explain w-what's g-going on."

[sunflowerfairy]

While Veronica managed to pull Yotsuba off of her legs, the child just wanted to grab onto her again so that she could have a hug. After all, spending a month alone and surrounded by the corpses of the people you loved was never very pleasant. However, she accepted the handkerchief, but unsure as to what purpose it held, she just held it as she continued to cry and speak. While she tried her best to calm down, she just needed to cry for a few moments and get it out of her system.

"I..I was back home and I saw Fuka and Daddy and they were dead and looked really weird and they smelled bad and they shouldn't have looked like that! Everyone looked like that though, and we can't put their souls in them or they'll die again!"

[bashfulshifter]

[Oh no, Rick's greatest weakness! Providing useful information! He stumbles over his words, desperately looking for the response that will ease the child's distress (and by extension, his own).]

--I-I know, I--w-well we j-just had a m-meeting to f-f-figure out and--it s-sounded like--

[He's almost sure there was some discussion about what plans the admins had to bring back their worlds, but...he'd spent so much time back in the kitchen, he definitely missed the details on that one if it was elaborated on. Or maybe it was about other Towers?]

[It feels worse having to lie to her, and Rick isn't very good at that anyways. He sighs, patting Yotsuba's back.]

...I d-d-don't know. But...I p--promise we w-will f-f-figure it out and m-make it b-b-better. W-We're--all of us--a-are w-working on it. W-We'll m-make it o-okay again.

[stitchedupbodyguard]

Veronica listened dutifully to Yotsuba, letting the child say whatever she had to before she spoke up herself. By the time Yotsuba is finshed, the asassin was shocked at what she heared. She knew exactly what Yotsuba was talking about.

"...Y-you went back home? Oh no..." As far as she knew, the worlds were destroyed. And she had hoped so hard that it was just a clever illusion. She took the hankerchief from the girl's hands, noting that she wasn't using it, and started wiping away some tears. "I'm s-so s-sorry."

May be a little slow. Plot going down this weekend. Welcome back! *hugs*

[oathshackledbird]

Diarmuid is just leaving his room when his enhanced hearing picks up on a small familiar voice calling out for help. At first he thinks he's imaging it. He has to be. Why would the Tower have sent her away only to bring her back so quickly? It is a trick? A different version of the same girl he had cared so much for? Then, the names she is calling for register. They are not the names of people from her home, but people from here.

And among them, his name.

It takes only the blink of an eye for him moving at full speed to make it to her side. When he sees her, tears wet the corners of his his eyes as he kneels down and holds his arms out for a hug.

"Yotsuba..."