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84th Draw - Stopping a friend and other things
[First it was Gold and Silver. A little while later, Lymsleia had joined them and now Roy was gone as well.
It's only been a few days since the kidnappings but Selphie can already see the toll that it's taking on Frey. He's barely home these days and she knows that something stinks when he's not eating anything either. Naturally, the perky brunette has taken it upon herself to hunt him down and drag him back to the house for some food and sleep. He's no good to anybody if he's sick and Lym would worry herself sick and end up stuck in bed right beside him.
She finds him eventually near the fountain with his shoulders slumped forward. There's dark circles under his eyes from exhaustion and she can only wonder what he's eaten in his waking hours since his sister was taken. She walks over with a deep worried frown on her face and it's fallen to Selphie to convince him to come home and take care of himself. She's ready to knock him out if she has to but is really hoping that it doesn't come down to that.]
C'mon Frey. That's enough.
[A bit later after Selphie's managed to get Frey home, fed and put to bed, she's decided to finally put that question that's been burning a hole in her head to good use. Ever since that last post from Sir Catherine, she's had more questions than answers than she's ever had during her stay in Luceti. What had she forgotten about from her previous stay in the village? Who had been in the village the longest? She was going to put her information gathering skills to the test this very moment.]
Luceti! This is Selphie and I've got a questions for everybody in the village. I don't really talk about it very often but like a few others who have come back, I've been in the village before. So if you all don't mind, would you mind dropping me a line telling me how long you've been in the village for? I'll have been here for two years myself this coming April.
Call it a Census if you feel like it but I'm curious.
[Ulterior motives are staying hidden for the time being.]
[ooc: action is for Frey! The rest of the post is open to everybody! Yes, even you antisocial grump faces.]
It's only been a few days since the kidnappings but Selphie can already see the toll that it's taking on Frey. He's barely home these days and she knows that something stinks when he's not eating anything either. Naturally, the perky brunette has taken it upon herself to hunt him down and drag him back to the house for some food and sleep. He's no good to anybody if he's sick and Lym would worry herself sick and end up stuck in bed right beside him.
She finds him eventually near the fountain with his shoulders slumped forward. There's dark circles under his eyes from exhaustion and she can only wonder what he's eaten in his waking hours since his sister was taken. She walks over with a deep worried frown on her face and it's fallen to Selphie to convince him to come home and take care of himself. She's ready to knock him out if she has to but is really hoping that it doesn't come down to that.]
C'mon Frey. That's enough.
[A bit later after Selphie's managed to get Frey home, fed and put to bed, she's decided to finally put that question that's been burning a hole in her head to good use. Ever since that last post from Sir Catherine, she's had more questions than answers than she's ever had during her stay in Luceti. What had she forgotten about from her previous stay in the village? Who had been in the village the longest? She was going to put her information gathering skills to the test this very moment.]
Luceti! This is Selphie and I've got a questions for everybody in the village. I don't really talk about it very often but like a few others who have come back, I've been in the village before. So if you all don't mind, would you mind dropping me a line telling me how long you've been in the village for? I'll have been here for two years myself this coming April.
Call it a Census if you feel like it but I'm curious.
[Ulterior motives are staying hidden for the time being.]
[ooc: action is for Frey! The rest of the post is open to everybody! Yes, even you antisocial grump faces.]
[action]
But it didn't make the worry, or the bitterness go away.]
....When is she going to finally be safe, Selphie? I was just telling myself a while ago I could protect her here.... and now....
I promised myself. I promised her.
[action]
You guys had help back in Sol Falena right? We've got a whole house of people and Pokemon too. I'm sure if we work something out with everyone in the house that we can all do it. Nobody's perfect, Frey and you can't do everything by yourself.
[She smiles sadly. She's had this conversation with other friends before too.]
[action]
....I know you all are trustworthy and capable people. I asked Kaori to move in with us for that reason, because she needed protection and kindness. But there are some things even we cannot yet stop.
[action]
They'll never stop until we get more info.
Re: [action]
But you are right.
[action]
[She'll weave her hands together around the crook of Frey's elbow. He can be as bad as Ceodore used to be.]
Come back home with me Frey. Get enough rest so you don't fall over at least.
[action]
[he stands, inhaling quietly. While he had been pushing himself through on little sleep until now with sheer will and emotion, at Selphie's words he finds it takes a bit more effort to ignore the ache of exhaustion.]
Alright.