#i was struggling for so long to figure out how to end that HSDJFJS i need to stop staring at it and just post this thing 😭

[nrc-asteryn-crew]

"No no! You don't have to apologise, you're totally fine!"

Kiyuu insisted, shaking her hands in a dismissive manner.

"No one was hurt, really. I was this close to getting to fighting the phantom full on, but this one decided the pacifist route was the way to go. Somehow, there was barely any fighting. So boring..."

Yuuto continued, making a 'this close' motion with his hand, though wincing just a fraction when he registered the pain that came with. It still stung, but was otherwise at least a little better than it had been before. It's not really like he was avoiding telling anyone about it, but he just didn't really care enough to purposefully bring it up, and he knew it'd just cause a fuss if anyone ended up noticing...

Kiyuu rolled her eyes at hearing what Yuuto'd muttered under his breath. She had long been used to him making little jabs like that, so it didn't really affect her much anymore.

"Psh, I wasn't the one giving all those motivational speeches talking about 'freedom' and 'agency' 'n stuff, was I? That was all you, buddy."

She giggled, ever amused at how he tried to shrug off the fact that he cared, and save himself at least a little bit of 'dignity' now that he knew for certain Yuna didn't remember a lot.

"Oi- And? That doesn't mean anything."

He huffed in retaliation, crossing his arms and looking away.

Kiyuu smiled, knowing she'd been right, before turning back to address Yuna again.

"It was really good that there wasn't all that much physical fighting, actually... We just tried to de-escalate as much as we could, mostly since we didn't want you to be using too much magic while overblotted... And that we sorta wanted to just- not solve everything just by fighting? It- I guess it just didn't seem like what you needed..."

Kiyuu explained. She felt a little bad bringing down the mood almost immediatly like that, but she felt like it was something she wanted to get across to her. She wasn't sure how much of the whole conversation she remembered, even subconsciously, but she just really wanted to say something.

"That and er- two magicless and one mage in an all out brawl against a whole overblot phantom? Yeah... doesn't really scream uh- making-it-out-alive to me, y'know?"

She then added, without really thinking, trying to make a sort of light hearted joke that... probably didn't land as well as she'd hoped. She laughed a little just at the incredulousness of it all, rubbing a hand on her neck as she spoke.

Yuuto looked to Kiyuu, then Yuna, and sighed. He did not get paid enough (read: anything), to deal with all this nonsense he was dragged into.

"Point is- you're good. Don't feel guilty over stuff that didn't even happen."

"Ah- yeah!"

[✨OPEN RP PROMPT POST-OB YAHOOO!!!!]

Yuna was... Exhausted, to say the least.

Her outburst had not lasted long, but then again, these sorts of things never did.

On top of that, she had no experience with magic whatsoever, and it was a wonder she wasn't outright dead, if not comatose.

She stared up aimlessly at the ceiling of the infirmary, left to reflect on her (admittedly humiliating) actions, wondering if there would be anyone who would grace her with their company, even if it were only to scold her for her recklessness and nothing more.