[It's been about 4 days since Tsuna's arrival and Elle's inevitable start to her 4th week, so have a very rambly message:]
H-hello, Reborn...I'm guessing Tsuna's already contacted you now. I should have called you when I first saw him, b-but... [There's a sniffle-- wait, has she been crying? She doesn't sound sad.] Well, that's something I should apologize for. I said I would look out for him for you, yet I couldn't do that. I-I was thinking about it, but then I--...Well, I kissed him and I didn't mean it! I-it just sort of happened and I wasn't myself. Still not myself...
So, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do that to your student. [Really, Elle? Really?]
And...and I get it now. What everyone was talking about. I thought it wouldn't be bad, that I could've resisted it. [A sigh.] Now I don't know what to do.
[Too scared to go outside, but too embarrassed to outright ask. It doesn't help that Tsuna's words come to mind after a pause. She sounds distant now.] Sorry, I just-- I'm sorry, you can ignore that...last bit.
(I'll just reply back, and then we can set up the log!)
The answer is resounding and clear, but she can't even bring herself to say it. Ignoring the ache in her head--]
I think so, but, I need help. My hands... [He might hear the sound, then, of metal dragging over stone. A heavy clinking sound. Chain links. She's not attached to anything but she certainly can't do much right at that moment.]
[He is already out of bed, pulling on his clothes with the quick efficiency of someone who is used to late-night wake-up calls, but he hears the sound loud and clear just the same.]
Princess [He says again, clear and calm and careful] Where are you?
[Rapunzel wants to say thank you, but it feels out of place at that exact moment. But she's grateful for his certainty, and even though she would have gladly asked for Naruto's, Edward's, Sakura's, Alphonse's-- any of her friends, really, but especially her housemates' help she just felt like calling Reborn first was the right thing to do. She didn't want to freak the others out showing up suddenly in this state.]
I think the place that used to be the Luminar. I'm at the top.
[He is already prepared and heading out the door by the time she responds. He keeps the device on, as if afraid to lose the tenuous connection.]
I'll be there as quickly as I can, Princess.
[He contemplates as he runs, wondering what would be the best way to keep her mind off of things; it's clear that this is related to her disappearance, likely that something had happened at home.
Unfortunately, he can think of many horrible explanations for that.]
Thank you. [Pascal can probably be heard making reassuring noises, putting the the phone aside. As for Rapunzel, she's not really going anywhere, but she does manage to shift enough to sit up, only relaxing some when she can hear his footsteps drawing closer with something of an echo.]
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[anywhere anyplace anytime, baby.
Hibari out.]
Welp, better get this started.
H-hello, Reborn...I'm guessing Tsuna's already contacted you now. I should have called you when I first saw him, b-but... [There's a sniffle-- wait, has she been crying? She doesn't sound sad.] Well, that's something I should apologize for. I said I would look out for him for you, yet I couldn't do that. I-I was thinking about it, but then I--...Well, I kissed him and I didn't mean it! I-it just sort of happened and I wasn't myself. Still not myself...
So, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do that to your student. [Really, Elle? Really?]
And...and I get it now. What everyone was talking about. I thought it wouldn't be bad, that I could've resisted it. [A sigh.] Now I don't know what to do.
[Too scared to go outside, but too embarrassed to outright ask. It doesn't help that Tsuna's words come to mind after a pause. She sounds distant now.] Sorry, I just-- I'm sorry, you can ignore that...last bit.
(I'll just reply back, and then we can set up the log!)
Would it be all right if I stopped by?
Re: (I'll just reply back, and then we can set up the log!)
...O-okay, but I'm not exactly...myself right now.
[But there's a text following up with her address.]
[Not Here]
[Voice] - Oct. 27th - Sometime after midnight
Hello? [Okay, this time with more confidence.] Reborn, are you here?
[Voice]
Princess? Are you all right? [Where have you been? he wants to ask, but decides to hold off on the barrage of questions.]
[Voice]
The answer is resounding and clear, but she can't even bring herself to say it. Ignoring the ache in her head--]
I think so, but, I need help. My hands... [He might hear the sound, then, of metal dragging over stone. A heavy clinking sound. Chain links. She's not attached to anything but she certainly can't do much right at that moment.]
[Voice]
Princess [He says again, clear and calm and careful] Where are you?
[Voice]
I think the place that used to be the Luminar. I'm at the top.
[Another tower of sorts.
Fitting.][Voice]
I'll be there as quickly as I can, Princess.
[He contemplates as he runs, wondering what would be the best way to keep her mind off of things; it's clear that this is related to her disappearance, likely that something had happened at home.
Unfortunately, he can think of many horrible explanations for that.]
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(ooc: Figured we could just continue it here.)