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[It was two weeks he was gone. Two weeks ago Asbel departed from Luceti to go on a mission. It wasn't anything too out of the ordinary. A simple mission off to the mountains to combat third party soldiers. If there was one thing Asbel knew how to do well, it was fight. Not that the mission went off without a hitch, but... Well, it was successful, at least.

Asbel walks through the plaza towards his house, his white coat draped over his shoulders instead of being worn, and his left arm is hanging in a makeshift sling. He probably should stop by the clinic to get that treated properly, but... Well, he's more concerned with getting home to everyone first. He wants to see Cheria and Richard again. If you spot him in the plaza, you're certainly free to inquire and perhaps try to get him to go to the clinic, but...

Regardless of what happens in the plaza, Asbel soon arrives at his house, calmly opening the door as he steps inside.]

Cheria, Richard, Isamu... ...I'm home. [He's looking pretty beat, and there's that whole arm issue, but... he's home.]

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[Sometime later, after recouping a bit, Asbel pulls out his journal, wanting a few answers. Two weeks is a long time to be away in a village where things can change overnight.]

Did something happen in the village while I was gone? It looks like something went down at the Battle Dome.

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[ex_restoring6]

[Naoki's just heading out of the grocery when he spots him (or rather, the back of his head). A blink--thinking to himself it's been a bit since he's seen him--then he's calling out:]

Hey, Asbel!

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[drawnbythesword]

[When he hears someone call out his name, Asbel turns in the direction the voice came from. When he sees it's Naoki, he puts on a smile. He was glad to see his friend again, especially since he hadn't really had a chance to speak with him since their first (re)encounter.]

Naoki!

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[ex_restoring6]

[Naoki grins, walking toward him. Though once he lays eyes on the sling he stares, surprised.]

What happened?

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[drawnbythesword]

Ahh... [Well, it's pretty hard for him to hide it, but he's still pretty embarrassed. He never really suffered an injury like this at all in the Knight Academy.]

Just an accident on a mission, that's all.

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[ex_restoring6]

[If Naoki notices the embarrassment, he doesn't say so, instead going on to a different question,]

Did you just get back?

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[ledbythewind]

[When Asbel finally makes it home, he'll find Richard asleep in bed. But not the bed in the room he usually shares with Isamu-- he's in a different room now, next to the kitchen.

... well, Richard's probably SOMEWHERE in those blankets. Right now all that can really be seen is some messy blond hair sticking out of the top.]

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[drawnbythesword]

[Asbel notices the door for that room's open. It's definitely odd, since they keep the doors for the unused rooms closed. Asbel knows Cheria wouldn't leave it open, even if she was cleaning. So he decides to go take a look and see what was going on there.

Of course, he's quick to notice that the bed is definitely in use right now.]

...Huh?

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[ledbythewind]

[You're going to have to be louder than that if you want to wake him up, Asbel. He makes a slight noise and shifts around in that blanket cocoon, but he's still out like a light.]

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[drawnbythesword]

[Asbel walks over to the bundle of blankets and places his good hand on the mass, giving it a slight nudge.]

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[ledbythewind]

[Another sleepy sound, a bit louder this time, and this time the blankets actually start to move it's hatching, it's hatching! until Richard's head pokes out, blinking blearily at the unexpected awakening.

Give him a moment here, he's still waking up.]

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[i_am_not_cute]

[Pao-Lin's on her way home from the Battle Dome when she spots the injured Asbel in the plaza. She quickly jogs over to him.]

Asbel!

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[drawnbythesword]

[Oh... It's Hubert's friend. Although, with him gone, now she's kind of more his friend, but details.]

Hi, Pao-lin. [He gives her a wave with his good arm as she jogs over to him.]

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[i_am_not_cute]

What happened? Did you get in a fight today or something? [She peers at his injuries, wondering if maybe even her rudimentary knowledge of Nala's magic might at least help some things.]

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[drawnbythesword]

I got into a lot of fights over the past two weeks.

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[i_am_not_cute]

A mission, huh? [She frowns.] Must've been pretty bad. Did you go to the clinic yet?

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[musubi]

[Once Asbel's done talking with Richard, he might find Isamu hanging around the upstairs hallway.

Not that he was concerned or anything.]

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[drawnbythesword]

[He will indeed! He was actually heading up the staircase hoping to find Cheria, since she's not downstairs, but he won't ignore Isamu. He waves at him as he comes up the staircase.]

What're you doing up here?

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[musubi]

[Isamu crosses his arms over his chest.]

I live here, you know.

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[drawnbythesword]

I don't mean that. I mean... Everyone else is downstairs. Why're you hanging around up here?

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[musubi]

My room's up here, isn't it? Why shouldn't I?

[Gosh, so nosy.]

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[healedbythelight]

[With everything that's been happening lately, ranging from Richard being poisoned to the Battle Dome being invaded, Cheria's been worrying herself to exhaustion. After preparing breakfast, she went back to her room, decided to rest her eyes and promptly fell asleep, still fully-dressed. Tiger Festival decided to join her shortly after, curling up against her legs for a nice long nap.

What will you do, Asbel?]

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[drawnbythesword]

[He's going to try and wake her, of course! He's been looking for her, after all, and after not finding her downstairs at all, he figures her bedroom is probably the next best place to look.]

Cheria.

[Action] b-but the house only has one floor )=

[healedbythelight]

[She stirs at the sound of her voice, then her eyes slowly open. They come to rest on Asbel and it takes a moment for everything to sink in.

He's back. Asbel is back.

Cheria immediately sits up once she comes to that realization, a somewhat startled expression on her face. Tiger Festival awakes as well, but aside from purring loudly, there isn't much of a response.]

A-Asbel! You're... When did you get back? Are you hurt?

[Action] But it has a staircase with a raised floor!

[drawnbythesword]

[After the reaction Richard had, he's not surprised by Cheria's reaction. He was gone for two weeks, after all, and then just turns up suddenly. They were probably worried sick, even if they knew he was on a mission.]

Yeah... I just got back about an hour ago. [He dodges that second question for now, but, well... it's painfully obvious.]

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[healedbythelight]

[Of course it's obvious. The hidden questions behind the question were: "What happened?" and "Why is your arm in a sling?" Clearly, Asbel is not about to answer her that easily.]

An hour ago? Have you been to the clinic yet?