6/16: belph

[randori]

[ The moment votes were cast, Natsuo had left. He didn't want to hear the results. He didn't want to be a part of it at all. So he picked himself off and left— slow, staggering, blood seeping through the bandages around his stomach that dots a trail from the garden back inside the castle.

He probably wouldn't be able to get very far, but the path he takes is directly up the stairs to his room, and he can be intercepted at any point between the garden and there. ]

Comments

[axilium]

[... well, all he has to do is follow the trail of blood, apparently.

as soon as natsuo's in belph's sight, belph runs up towards him.]

Natsuo!

[randori]

[ Natsuo turns his head- slow, as not to twist his entire torso and bleed out even more. ]

Belph...? I- ...I'm just going to my room. There's nothing for me to see back there.

[axilium]

... Right, and you're just having your period right now?

[randori]

It's not that time of month!

[ ...ugh. Shouting makes him clench his stomach muscles which makes everything scream in pain and he promptly grits his teeth. ]

Stuff like this'll heal, 'cause I'm young and I'm strong and I'm sure it'll be okay.

[axilium]

[um.]

First, don't push yourself.

Second, back up for a sec. Does that mean you normally do have that time of the month...?

[randori]

It's not that time of ever.

[ aka "I don't want to talk about that?"
It'd be smart to keep that in the back of his mind but just let it slide for now. ]

[axilium]

All right, all right.

[letting it slide!]

... Seriously, though, you're going to want to change your bandages.

[randori]

[ Good. He looks down at his stomach, where he can feel the blood having soaked through the bandages and have been working his way through his shirt now too. ]

I will. It's just... ugh. [ He pulls a face. Not being able to move how he wants is such a pain- in both ways. ] I'll do it tonight before I sleep. It's just going to bleed again if I do it now.

[axilium]

... Need any help?

[randori]

It's just washing and tying something over it, so I can handle that much. Unless you want to wash the dirty bandages, I dunno if there's anything people can help with.

[axilium]

... Mmm, maybe not. You seem pretty experienced in this kind of thing, though. Get into a lot of fights?

[randori]

Yeah, it seems like every week there's be a big one, and I gotta go in there and shut 'em down!

[ Not only does he get into fights, he's obligated to seek them out and take part. This couldn't have been very surprising. ]

[axilium]

... Would you say you have a good success rate?

[randori]

I've never lost.

[axilium]

... Let me get this straight: whenever a fight breaks out, you go in and stop it by... beating everyone up?

[randori]

Yeah! That's exactly it!!

[axilium]

...

I'm not sure what to say.

[randori]

[ he hears the judgement in his refusal to comment ]

It's the fastest way to stop a fight. Knock everybody out.

[axilium]

... For the sake of my own safety, I won't comment. You live your best life, Natsuo.