Protect the Newcomer?

[hontobakabaka]

[Ruri is still rather beat up after her brush with the fender and still feeling a bit odd from the healing magic.  She just looks pale and is moving slowly, but she still isn't doing a lot of it other than a few simple chores]

Action - Cosplay Cafe

[Still, she is working, see that girl in the maid outfit selling tea?  She'll gladly take your order and probably chat a bit, but she looks rather tired]

Action - 2242 Stevens Road

[Coming home from work she spots a box on the front lawn with her name on it.  She'll take it to the porch, set it down and open it.  These have all had computer components in them in the past, but, this one has something in it that causes her to quietly close the box and start crying.]

Phone - Drone Filters

"It seems several of you are new and awakening here.  I'd like to welcome you to Mayfield, but I can't.  Its a terrible place.  One part prison, one part psychological experiment.  If you need help...  I'm Ruri, feel free to ask.  I honestly could use some sort of distraction right now and while the best explanation of what is going on is held by Mr. Rose at the library, I can fill in some gaps."

Action - The streets of Mayfield

[If you're from Japan, you know the cheery tune of the street vendor's ramen flute.  Playing a delightful little tune to announce fresh ramen.  Well, that instrument is playing the tune, but its got the tempo of a funeral dirge as a little girl in what looks to be a Ramen cart attendant uniform with a frilly apron walks by playing it.  A very blank expression on her face.]

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action : 2242 Stevens Road

[bridesearching.livejournal.com]

[ Because Millie hasn't gone to see her BFF Ruri for a while, this is the one time that she decided to! And seeing the girl out front, but not close enough to tell much else, she waves out to her and calls - ] Ruuuuriiii!

[ But it's then when she's closer that, oh, oh. Oh. ] Ruri...? Ah, ah! Ruri! [ Yep, time to hurry over to her friend and to get to before the steps of the porch. ] Ruri? You're crying? What's wrong??

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

[She wipes her eyes a bit]

"I put these things in boxes. Never to come out again ever."

[bridesearching.livejournal.com]

[ Millie looks down at the box. It's closed, so she doesn't know what it's meant to be about. ]

"Did you take it out by mistake??"

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"No, but they sent it to me here... Just some things from when I was happy."

[She opens the box and takes out the skirt, tank top, pink dress, frilly apron and ramen flute]

"That winter and summer...."

Action - Cosplay Cafe

[princeofjunes]

[Yosuke strolls into the cafe smiling - nothing out of the ordinary there. But it's not hard to tell something's very off with Ruri, and he switches to concern almost instantly]

Ruri? What's wrong?

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

[She looks up, still really tired looking]

"Another friend got droned... I think its going to be permanent... That and I'm still sore from the car accident."

[princeofjunes]

[Not that he's not worried about your friends Ruri, but... priorities.]

Car accident? You got hurt? When?! Shit, are you doing alright?!

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"Over the weekend. I was rather beat up till Miakis used one of her runes on me... I've felt a bit odd since but... I'm fine."

Phone

[doudemoe]

Want to play an online game?

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"Oh... Minato... I guess... If you have a computer give me the MAC address and I'll connect it to Omoikane."

[doudemoe]

MAC address?

[It's been a while since he's heard any computer terminology, sorry.]

Action - Streets

[fated_blade]

[Color her concerned. She is not usually so downbeat]

Ruri, are you alright?

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

[She stops playing and looks up at Saber]

"....I put this away when Akito and Yurika died. But this town thought I should have it... I don't know why."

[fated_blade]

[Frown]

I am sorry...I do not know what you need, but...I am here.

[you are friends with her son, and she likes you lots]

[Streets]

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

[He knows that particular instrument, but he hasn't heard it in a long time. Curious, he follows the sound to it's source.]

Ruri? That you?

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

[She stops and looks at him, nodding slightly]

[weiss-tank.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen one of those in a while! Did you just get that back? [He sounds a bit excited, but the slow tune and the fact she doesn't seem overjoyed dampens his enthusiasm.]

Cosplay cafeee

[kinpika.livejournal.com]

[Taking a table for himself.]

Can I get some soda, please??

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

[Ruri walks over and nods]

"Certainly Gilgamesh... What kind?"

[kinpika.livejournal.com]

Whatever kind you think is best!

Action - Streets

[koyo]

I didn't know you could play.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"I learned when I was working a ramen stand... I'd play this... This song too, just a much faster version... To get customers' attention."

[koyo]

Really? ( ( He wonders why the song is so slow and then remembers Ruri mentioning something about this before. ) ) Ah. . . Do you want to go somewhere?

Flute dirge

[roadroller]

[Rin pauses to listen....

... Ruri, you're doing it wrong. But she decides to wait for her to finish.]

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

[Ruri really seems wrapped up in her own little world. She's doing well enough to avoid cars and people but she'll keep on playing till her full attention is grabbed]