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Can't really see anything. . .
( gripping tightly on the edge, he's trying his best to inspect the inside but it's really dark. geez. it's a relief when ryoji finally speaks up, but only for a second. broken? does that mean that he's hurt?
oh fuck. yukine isn't sure how he's going to get him out. )
Broken?! What's broken?! Hey, hey guy! Just hang on there and I'll see if I can't get you out!
Can't really see anything. . .
( gripping tightly on the edge, he's trying his best to inspect the inside but it's really dark. geez. it's a relief when ryoji finally speaks up, but only for a second. broken? does that mean that he's hurt?
oh fuck. yukine isn't sure how he's going to get him out. )
Broken?! What's broken?! Hey, hey guy! Just hang on there and I'll see if I can't get you out!
No, it's nothing!
[ But that's what people say when they're trying to tough out injuries, isn't it? The thought barely touches Ryoji's mind when he hears the rise of panic in Yukine's voice and can't help but blurt out ]
Don't leave— [ "—me to die in this hole," if he wanted to be dramatic, but Yukine's going to have to leave if he's going to get help, so Ryoji bite down on his bottom lip to stop. ]
[ But that's what people say when they're trying to tough out injuries, isn't it? The thought barely touches Ryoji's mind when he hears the rise of panic in Yukine's voice and can't help but blurt out ]
Don't leave— [ "—me to die in this hole," if he wanted to be dramatic, but Yukine's going to have to leave if he's going to get help, so Ryoji bite down on his bottom lip to stop. ]
( in all good conscious, he can't stand to leave this guy here in the hole if he's asking him not to. it's dark down there and something about the dark has always unnerved yukine, so he isn't all that eager to abandon someone to it.
he does, however, really need to get this guy out of the hole though. who knows what could be down there? and he's hurt. okay, okay, okay, think! )
Okay, okay! I won't go. Do you have a phone on you? I have an idea!
he does, however, really need to get this guy out of the hole though. who knows what could be down there? and he's hurt. okay, okay, okay, think! )
Okay, okay! I won't go. Do you have a phone on you? I have an idea!
[ Phone... Ryoji pats his pants pockets for it, finds it in his left, and turns on the screen— cracked from the fall, three quarters of the battery already gone, but it lights his face in the darkness. ]
The police? Or the fire department?
[ He could call for help, that's right. But he wonders whether he'll get signal so far beneath the surface. ]
The police? Or the fire department?
[ He could call for help, that's right. But he wonders whether he'll get signal so far beneath the surface. ]
No, uh—
( honestly, that might possibly be a better idea. yukine is pretty sure, however, that he has a solid plan so he's not ready to try to call in help from someone else. not yet! his phone has plenty of battery if it comes down to it. )
Me. Are you ready? I'm going to give you my number.
( honestly, that might possibly be a better idea. yukine is pretty sure, however, that he has a solid plan so he's not ready to try to call in help from someone else. not yet! his phone has plenty of battery if it comes down to it. )
Me. Are you ready? I'm going to give you my number.
[ —"but"? That makes it sound as if Yukine's idea and staying with Ryoji are incompatible, and there's an immediate sinking feeling in the pit of Ryoji's stomach as he starts to guess at what the plan is.
But. Some of the most important people in his life, he'd only been able to connect through hearing their voice or reading their words, and he had been okay. It'll be okay. ]
...Okay. [ he repeats, a whisper into his phone, settling back into the darkness with his head up at the sky. ] I trust you.
But. Some of the most important people in his life, he'd only been able to connect through hearing their voice or reading their words, and he had been okay. It'll be okay. ]
...Okay. [ he repeats, a whisper into his phone, settling back into the darkness with his head up at the sky. ] I trust you.
( it's kind of bewildering to hear someone tell him that they trust him so easily. he almost says something dumb or tries to question it because the guy doesn't even know him. they don't even know each other's names. . .!
still. it's a pretty big deal, so he's gotta make sure that this all works. )
Thanks. So, in the meantime, let's talk a little? What's your name?
( but he's leaving ryoji's view now to approach the dandelion at the edge of the sidewalk. )
still. it's a pretty big deal, so he's gotta make sure that this all works. )
Thanks. So, in the meantime, let's talk a little? What's your name?
( but he's leaving ryoji's view now to approach the dandelion at the edge of the sidewalk. )
[ It's easiest to trust strangers; Ryoji extends the same amount of faith to every person that meets, adjusting it accordingly only after. The fact that Yukine is still speaking to him means his faith has gone up. ]
Ryoji. [ A short answer, distracted as he paces the darkness. ] You? Tell me about yourself?
Ryoji. [ A short answer, distracted as he paces the darkness. ] You? Tell me about yourself?
My name is Yukine.
( there's a noise as yukine takes a pocket knife out of his pants pocket to start carving at the base of the dandelion. this is easily one of the most bizarre situations of his life. )
I'm a high school student. Moved here this year at the—Geez! This thing is thick. Oh, yeah, at the start of the year. You?
( there's a noise as yukine takes a pocket knife out of his pants pocket to start carving at the base of the dandelion. this is easily one of the most bizarre situations of his life. )
I'm a high school student. Moved here this year at the—Geez! This thing is thick. Oh, yeah, at the start of the year. You?
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